good morning, america. taking on president trump. overnight, rob porter's first wife targets the women of the white house for their response to the abuse allegations against the former top aide and what we're now learning about that trump family scare, the white powder hoax that sent donald trump jr.'s wife to the hospital. pipe dream. chloe kim, america's newest golden girl, the 17-year-old snowboarder soaring to victory while tweeting about breakfast right before taking the win. as shaun white seeks redemption, can he claim gold again? setting the record straight. "the bachelor" fan favorite who was reported missing by her mother now telling all after getting booted from the show overnight. what's the real story behind her disappearance? and the race to be top dog. thousands competing for the

westminster crown but only one will win. is it lucy's lucky day? could biggie get a big victory or is flynn's fluff going to win the judges' favor? ♪ ♪ it don't make no sense what was that? >> those dogs are dripping in finesse running around the ring. >> good morning, america. a lot of eyes, of course, on the westminster competition and the other big competition, as well, the olympics. what a thrilling victory, chloe kim, this is a drop the mic moment right here. bringing home gold, the nearly perfect score. >> but you think going for gold would be distracting enough but obviously not for chloe. in between runs she was tweeting about ice cream and being hangry. well, good news is, not only did she win, she finally got that

dessert called breakfast of champions with that gold medal. >> and great hug for her dad. but we begin with the backlash for the white house. the first wife of rob porter is taking on the president and top women in the white house for downplaying her claims of domestic abuse. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tracking all the latest. so many tough questions out there and this white house still doesn't have good answers. >> reporter: yeah, george, they say that they can't get into specifics in answering these questions but the reality is, they are choosing not to answer these questions and now rob porter's ex-wife has questions for this white house too. this morning, the woman behind this black eye that has rocked the white house breaking her silence. colbie holderness, former white house staff secretary rob porter's first ex-wife, writes in "the washington post," i'm not a partisan, i'm not an activist, far from it. others sought us out in the course of investigating rob. holderness is naming names while she says she appreciated this from counselor to the president kellyanne conway -- >> i have no reason not to

believe the women. >> reporter: holderness says she was dismayed when conway says she does not fear for white house communications director hope hicks who is dating porter. >> i'm sorry for any suffering that this woman has endured, but in the case of hope, i have rarely met somebody so strong with such excellent instincts with loyalty and smarts. >> reporter: adding strong women get abused too. >> many women get abused, no question. >> reporter: but holderness said her statement implies that those who have been in abusive relationships are not strong. recognizing and surviving in an abusive relationship takes strength. the white house still refusing to say exactly who knew what and when, and press secretary sarah sanders saying the words that many have wanted the president himself to say. >> why haven't we heard the president say exactly what you just said there that he takes domestic violence very seriously? >> i spoke with the president and those are actually directly his words he gave me. >> why hasn't he said that?

he had the opportunity. >> i spoke to him and he relayed that message directly to me and i'm relaying it directly to you. >> do you believe rob porter's accusers or are they lying? >> look, the president along with the entire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. >> that doesn't answer the question. >> as i just said i'm not going to go beyond that. that's where we are right now. >> reporter: the response from holderness, while i cannot say i am surprised i expected a woman to do better. so we are now on day eight of this controversy. it has overshadowed the release of the president's $4.4 trillion budget plan yesterday and threatens to overshadow the senate debate on immigration. >> they're not answering a lot of those questions. as you were pointing out yesterday when the president wants to tweet something he tweets it. he has not made those kind of statements yet.

this is also putting a lot of focus on this whole issue of security clearances, rob porter had an interim security clearance and looked like he was not going to get the permanent one. many other top white house officials still don't have those, including jared kushner. >> jared kushner is on that list and jared kushner's attorney tells "the new york times" there are about a dozen or more other people here at the white house that kushner's level who do not have this permanent clearance and we know that one of porter's ex-wives told the fbi, george, that she thought he would be subject to blackmail because of these abuse allegations and their discussions, these ex-wives' discussions with the fbi doing their background checks. >> you mentioned that immigration debate today. the president is tweeting about that but the parties appear as far apart as ever. >> reporter: it's an unusual scene we'll be watching with no legislation. we expect it to take three days. the president tweeting, this could be our last chance to fix daca. >> that deadline march 5th. thanks very much. robin. this morning, there are also new details about that trump family scare, a white powder sending don junior's wife vanessa to the hospital.

our chief national correspondent tom llamas is here with the latest. >> the president's daughter-in-law is speaking out after handling that suspicious envelope and we've learned what exactly that white powder was. this morning, the president's son don junior and his wife vanessa recovering from a scare. someone sending a suspicious envelope to a new york city apartment owned by don junior's mother-in-law. it was addressed to don junior but vanessa trump opening the letter to find a white powder inside. she called 911 just after 10:00 a.m. monday telling police she felt dizzy. >> respond to 44th, suspicious substance. >> reporter: firefighters treating her and two others at the apartment. then taking them to this hospital in manhattan for evaluation and precautionary tests. the powder later deemed to be nonhazardous and sources telling abc news that it was just cornstarch but the threat prompting the white house to react. >> i know the president spoke with her. beyond that at this point it's an ongoing and active investigation so i can't comment

any further. >> reporter: sources tell abc news that letter expressed anger towards don junior but not the president. earlier don junior tweeting, thankful that vanessa and my children are safe and unharmed after the incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning. truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. and thanking the secret service and nypd for their decisive action and support to his family in making a rough day manageable. now, vanessa trump sent out this tweet -- thank you so much for all the help today in new york city, appreciate all the quick response to make sure that i was safe. she also thanked all those responding agencies as well, including the fbi and the secret service, guys. >> glad it worked out. thanks, tom. now to the olympics, team usa adding more gold this morning with that incredible performance by chloe kim. two-time olympic champion shaun white looking to match her and he's out for redemption after the last olympics. amy is there for it all and good morning to you, amy.

and amy spoke with chloe after that near-perfect run. is that right? >> that is completely right, michael. you know what, it was perfection to those of us watching. i braved the frigid temperatures today to watch chloe kim dominate the halfpipe and she told me it isn't about the points or final score but it's about the sport. at 17 years young kim proving to the world today that she is the very best. meet team usa's new golden girl. >> chloe kim, your olympic champion! >> reporter: snowboarder chloe kim spinning her way to gold in the women's halfpipe. now the third american snowboarder to fly into the top spot this winter games. a daring debut for the 17-year-old who was too young to qualify for sochi. the native californian wasted no time showing she's snowboarding royalty. the overwhelming favorite, this team from torrance, showing little sign of nerves with kim's dad cheering her on with this

homemade sign and, while waiting to hit this nearly perfect final run, kim taking to twitter writing wish i finished my breakfast sandwich but my stubborn self decided not to and now i'm getting hangry. she's a big foodie. she showed her love for churros and ice cream and sharing a pre-olympics pizza run. >> i am glad i got pizza in my system and a latte and feeling good ready to go. >> reporter: all business when it mattered most, saving the best for last pulling out back-to-back 1080s. you were in this unique position of knowing no matter what you did on that last run you were winning the gold, so tell me what was going through your mind? >> just knowing that i had won the gold medal was insane. i'd hate to go home with a gold medal knowing that i could have done better so i think that the adrenaline was just for myself. >> reporter: and arielle gold adding more hardware for the u.s. by winning bronze in the same event.

even conquering the halfpipe with a dislocated shoulder. gold got hurt in her training run in sochi and didn't get to compete. the 21-year-old has been working with a sports psychologist to get her mind right. >> it just made me that up much stronger coming into this olympics and it definitely set the bar. i'm just super grateful to have been able to earn a medal here. >> reporter: just hours later, snowboarder superstar shaun white starting off with a monster performance in his fourth olympics debut, looking to bounce back after placing fourth in sochi. and the two-time gold medalist making a remarkable comeback after suffering this scary injury last fall requiring 62 stitches. i spoke to shaun before the opening ceremony. >> i'm telling myself i'm going to be fine and step out knowing dangers and it's intimidating but yet that's what it's all about. it's like overcoming those fear and those odds. >> reporter: they're practicing for closing ceremonies behind me

complete with fireworks so you can enjoy that right now. in the meantime, a big part of the halfpipe competition is the music they blast during each run and shaun told me that in his super bowl ad this year they played black sabbath "iron man" underneath his snowboarding, so he told me watching it got him pumped so he'll ask officials to play that song tomorrow when he competes. so let's take a look at the medal count. team usa still in the top five with three gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals. norway, though, still in the lead with the most medals. michael. >> and, amy, another american star that's competing shani davis. what's going on with him? >> that's right. speed skater shani davis competing in the 1500-meter. he started off strong but did fall behind and he is not going home with a medal in this event. you may remember, of course, davis facing some backlash before the opening ceremony after tweeting about losing the coin toss to luge star erin

hamlin over who would carry the flag. davis does have one more event left, the 1000-meter and that happens later this week. guys. >> all right, good luck to him in that and thank you so much, amy. we're not done. we will have more with amy. but right now, we get the latest on the deadly flu epidemic and one of its newest victims, a texas mother of two who died after she turned down tamiflu because of the medication's cost, and linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: she was a mother and schoolteacher and her insurance only made a small dent in the cost of the antiviral so she decided to try to go without the potentially life-saving drug. the small texas town of weatherford reeling from the sudden death of second grade teacher heather holland. >> i just couldn't believe how quick it had gone. >> reporter: the 38-year-old died of complications from the flu last week. not long after nursing her two young children through the virus. her husband telling abc news, she did not take an antiviral because of its cost, $116 for

the generic form of tamiflu with her medical insurance. he says they could afford it, but on principle she refused to pay. the next day he says he bought the drug and made her start taking it. one company that tracks drug prices telling abc news the average price right now for tamiflu brand is $175. and $135 for the generic form but the drugmaker says it is organizing with pharmacies and insurers to mitigate financial concerns. and even with no insurance, discounts are available. >> we can get the cost for generic tamiflu down to about 58 to $60, that's a pretty big savings compared to cash prices of almost $148. >> reporter: now as the deadliest flu season in a decade barrels on some promising new research from columbia university scientists suggesting a new kind of ultraviolet light

could kill the virus. their research suggesting low level uv light in ceilings of enclosed spaces like lobbies and hallways could help kill the virus in the air. that is how most flu infections get transmitted from something like a sneeze. >> if we could kill the viruses while they're in the air we really think we could take a bite out of the seasonal influenza epidemics. >> linzie, you mentioned some of those discounts. how else can families save? >> most insurance plans do not cover it. and if they do it's a small fraction. you can call around and find the best price or use apps like rx. put in your zip code and tell you who has the best price. they've also negotiated discounts on our behalf and you can use coupons that they have at your pharmacy. bottom line, if you can't afford it or maybe you have to buy for a few people in your household, let your pharmacy know. there should be help out there. >> do not wait. thanks very much. now to a story of hope. conjoined twins successfully

separated with the help of dozens of doctors and nurses in texas. abc's kayna whitworth has all the details for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. jill richards learned that she was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound, so the family relocated to houston to deliver the twins and be close to them during their year-long hospital stay. a miraculous chance at a new life for conjoined twins anna grace and hope elizabeth richards. their mother jill gave birth to them right after christmas. the newborns, conjoined at their chest and abdomen, at texas children's hospital their doctors began treating them before they were even born. >> first question the parents ask, what's the outcome going to be for my children? will they be potentially separated? we prepared all the situations. >> reporter: a team of 75 surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiologists and nurses came

together to perform the intricate procedure. >> you need more than a football team to do it. >> reporter: the girls' hearts were connected. >> they had two separate hearts but were fused with a bridging vein and hold your breath this will that final moment. >> reporter: seven hours later each sister wheeled out of the opt rating room where mom and dad got to see their babies in separate beds for the first time. can't imagine what that was like for those parents. the girls also shared part of their diaphragm and liver but now they should be able to go home in about a month, guys. >> that's wonderful. thanks for sharing that. >> really amazing what they can do. oh, boy. glad they're okay. and now to those brand-new portraits of president obama and first lady michelle obama getting a lot of reaction. the paintings making their way to the national portrait gallery and marking two major firsts. that a first official portraits

of an african-american first couple and by the painters too. mrs. obama said she felt an instant sister girl connection and president obama says he's a big admirer of kehinde wiley, even though he says the artist refused to give him less gray hair and smaller ears. maybe he should have consulted a little bit more and said, hey, hey, hook me up right here and there. >> people are having fun with it on social media. >> real pathbreaking portraits. >> and the memes, homer simpson falling back and beyonce. yeah, they were really good. >> and they were good sports about it. >> as always. let's go to rob now. a big chill across the midwest. >> yeah, middle of february now so it is cold ow there. the trampoline jumping for joy, oh, just a little bit of freezing rain coating that trampoline. nobody got hurt there. some fun. here's the cold air, yeah, exactly, looked cool too. 12 feels like in chicago. feels lying in the teens across

i-95. 17 is 2 windchill in st. louis. big warm-up coming tomorrow and thursday, 60s, 78 in charleston, a little bit of rain with this. that warm-up will feel good. good morning i'm abc 7 mornings meteorologist mike nicco. sunny today and try air. temperatures above average. calmer and clear and cooler

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning our climates from 30 and 53, 37 53, 37 53, 3,

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reported her missing, many thought it was because she was in hiding because she was really the winner and trying to keep it a secret, but alas in reality the 22-year-old nanny from los angeles says she's still picking up the pieces. >> oh, nice. >> reporter: she was a fan favorite from the moment she first drove onto "the bachelor." >> i'm bekah. >> reporter: stealing arie's heart week after week. >> bekah. >> but reports she was on the missing persons list made headlines. >> what are three things that make you excited to be alive? >> reporter: in november, the 22-year-old mom's told 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. that is, until a tip came in from an unlikely source, a bachelor nation superfan turned supersleuth. >> i just googled bachelor contestants 2018 and i found that online and then when i got to her picture and it was the same name, then i was 100% sure. >> reporter: martinez reacted on

social media saying, mom, how many times do i have to tell you i don't get cell service on "the bachelor" and, honestly, the scariest thing about this whole story is that my efforts to conceal the worst driver's license photo of all time have been thwarted. >> have a little faith in me. >> reporter: it seemed even the controversy couldn't stop the blossoming love between bekah and arie. >> tia, will you accept the rose? >> reporter: now their journey has come to an end. so while the bachelorette was never missing she will certainly be missed by the bachelor nation. >> it's hard to accept that is over. >> while bekah m. was the punch line of a lot of jokes it was no laughing matter for police who were legitimately unable to make contact with her. bekah m. says at the time she had already been eliminated from the show. so, a lot of questions. why wasn't she answering the phone? where was she? >> linsey, thank you.

we'll get to it right now, because bekah martinez is joining us from l.a. thank you for joining us. a lot thought you were shooting "the bachelor" when she filed that missing persons report. set the record straight. >> yeah, so there is a lot of misunderstanding about that. i couldn't set the record straight at the time because it would give away i was, in fact, eliminated. but, yeah, i was about a week off the show. i needed some time to get away and decompress and so i went up north, up into the mountains with some friends, planned to stay for a couple of weeks. i was there for six or seven days with no phone service, which i told my mother i would have phone service because i thought i would, and then i just had this weird feeling i needed to go home all of a sudden and so i got in my car, got to cell service, called my parents and told them, hey, i'm coming home. then, yeah, my mom told me she reported me missing only 12 hours before so that was a bit of a shock to me. >> was she upset at you that she didn't know where you were?

what did she say when she found out she was okay? >> at first she was calm but angry. oh, my gosh, rebekah, i was so worried. you know what, i go traveling a lot with friends, go camping all the time and so, i mean i thought everything would be fine but i mean she had been expecting contact with me that she didn't get, so i think her imagination went a little wild as any good mother's would and, yeah, so that's how i ended up on the missing persons list. >> but what did you think when you found out you were a missing person or reported missing? pen or reported missing. >> the funny thing was after she explained her side of it to me, i got where she was coming from but then what happened was that day my mom called the sheriff's department to tell them that i wasn't missing, however, we didn't realize that they needed to make actual direct contact with me, so three months later, only a couple of weeks ago i got a call from the sheriff's department asking me if i was

still missing and i was like, no, i'm not missing at all and i haven't been for a few months, so that was really shocking to me and i thought in that moment, oh, my gosh, this is about to blow up. >> and blow up, it did. some fans, they thought you were missing because you were sequestered with arie. >> yes. >> but we saw last night -- were you shocked you didn't get the rose last night? >> yeah, i think it was really shocking and surprising for me because, as you've seen on this season, our relationship was really strong and i think we really had something special and unique that we shared and so it was really surprising for me. >> bekah, it's never too late to find love. if you are the bachelorette, make sure you tell your mother before you film the show. how about that? and thank you so much. >> i will be sure to fill her in. thank you. >> thank you. you can see a new episode of "the bachelor" monday night 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >> she cleared it up. >> now we understand.

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good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. the ceo spoke out and said a user must violate policy and she sort of calls it a code of law. that policy, three strikes and you're out. she says logan paul hasn't done anything that would cause those three strikes. this morning, youtube ceo susan wojcicki saying despite the advertising sanctions imposed on the 22-year-old's channel, youtube is not ready to end its relationship with the man whose network has 15 million followers. >> we always try when we think about our actions to make sure that we're being consistent and we have a three strikes rule and if somebody strikes out three times, we terminate those accounts. >> reporter: paul who has two violations became famous or posting outrageous stunts like these on his youtube channel. in january, he got into hot water for posting this video from a visit to a so-called japanese suicide forest. >> i really hate to say this. i think there's someone hanging right there.

>> reporter: fierce backlash forced him to take down the video after it was viewed 6 million times. at the time youtube said it didn't remove the offending video immediately because they have a billion videos uploaded to the site every day and are unable to monitor everything posted. logan apologized saying he should never have posted the video but told michael some of his antics are not appropriate for children despite his popularity with teenagers. >> it's odd because, michael, i'm 22 years old. it's not like i'm making content necessarily for kids. sometimes i cuss, sometimes i make inappropriate jokes. i want to make jokes that kids my age are going to like. i have my own demographic. now i will say i'm much more aware of the impact that my actions have on myself and others. >> reporter: but since the january suicide incident, paul has made some more nefarious headlines joking about taking the tide pod challenge. the meme that has spread across the internet in which kids try to eat detergent capsules and

he also drew poor reviews for tasing a dead rat in one of his most recent videos. that video prompted youtube to withdraw all advertising from paul's youtube site on friday tweeting, in response to logan paul's recent pattern of behavior, we've temporarily suspended ads on his channels. but youtube's ceo says when it comes to paul's future with the website, he should be treated like everyone else. >> we can't just throwing people off our platform. we look at what people do and if they, again, if they violate those policies three times, we kick them off the platform. >> reporter: and the ceo also saying that a video being tasteless is just not enough. what you think is tasteless isn't necessarily what someone else thinks is tasteless. they have to be consistent. >> so does he have two strikes now? the rat and the forest. >> we think so. she hasn't officially said that but we think so. all right. coming up, would will be top dog? the fan favorites going head-to-head at westminster.

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through? >> i'll walk you through. tonight seven dogs compete for best in show. we know who four of those dogs will be. i want to introduce you to lucy, the borzoi, so lucy's helping to become the first borzoi to win the whole thing. next, slick the border collie took the herding group for the third straight year. his handler says slick likes to bite his owner's feet and lick his ears. luckily he did not do that during the competition. if you like fluff, you will love flynn, the bijon frise. he clinched nonsporting. the last time a bijon one was 2001. so it may be his turn. this is the biggie, the pug. he was a huge crowd favorite at the competition yesterday. biggie's father died unexpectedly last year so it was an emotional moment for him to win the group because he was competing in his father's place. it was a very big moment for biggie.

he was very emotional over there. >> still got three more dogs to come for the finals. >> we do. so the sporting, the working and the terrier groups, still have to pick and with those three winners tonight for the big win. >> who do you think right now? >> i have to root for biggie. i have to root for biggie but thai, the giant schnauzer seems to be the heavy favorite to win. i know too much about this. >> you don't even have a dog. >> you have a bunny. >> i should enter him in a show maybe. >> all right. but you'll be back tomorrow. be sure to tune in. tomorrow the best in show live right here. remember last year it was rumor. rumor has it. >> we always got the music for it. coming up, the olympic athlete winning gold on social media. have you guys seen this? for this stunt. this is how he rides it to the top. >> wow. >> he's okay. >> in style. >> yeah. plus, the brand-new "sports

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new backlash for the white house. the first ex-wife of that fired aide, rob porter, takes on the white house and the women of the staff for downplaying her allegations of domestic abuse. an olympic star is born. chloe kim soars to gold. the 17-year-old snowboarder tweeting about breakfast sandwiches, ice cream, and getting hangry in between her runs. and this moment overnight, crying as she got her gold medal. new this morning, harry and meghan and their first visit to scotland as new headlines emerge about her quiet visits to comfort victims of one of britain's biggest tragedies. ♪ time to get the chains out "sports illustrated" sizzling new swimsuit issue. the cover just revealed just hours after model danielle herrington found out she's the

winner. following in the footsteps of tyra and beyonce, her first interview since the big announcement live right here. ♪ hey what you want "black panther" fever. michael b. jordan live on "gma" and brand-new footage from the movie you will see here first. all ahead as we say, good morning, america. ♪ just a little bit yeah just a little bit ♪ ♪ just a little bit he's playing the the bad guy this time. good morning, america. great to have you with us. tuesday morning, fat tuesday, happy mardi gras, everybody. we cannot wait to chat with michael b. jordan. >> excitement around him being here and, of course, there's so much excitement for the olympics. but what do you do if you're an athlete and it's not your time to compete? you have some time to waste, right? well, swiss freestyle skier fabian bosch had an answer to that. look at him go up the escalator. he said after 20 years i still couldn't figure out how these

things work. am i doing it right? >> all the way -- stay with him. stay -- oh. he did it all the way to the top and then crawled over. there you go. thank you. all right. got to pay it off. >> that's one bored guy. >> that's true. we have news to get to including the white house still struggling with that domestic abuse scandal. former top aide rob porter's first wife lashed out overnight at the president and top women in the white house, want to go back to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, the white house still refusing to answer key questions. >> reporter: it will not go away until they start to answer these questions. the woman behind that infamous feet show showing her black eye is breaking her silence. former white house staffer rob porter's first ex-wife, colbie holderness is taking on the trump administration, holderness particularly outraged that sarah sanders refused to say whether the president believes porter's accusers. take a listen to my exchange with her right here in this briefing room yesterday.

does he believe rob porter's accusers? or are they lying? >> look, as i just said, the president along with the entire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. >> that doesn't answer the question. >> as i just said i'm not going to go beyond that. that's where we are right now. >> reporter: now, holderness is writing in "the washington post" she expected a woman to do better. george, as you say, still so many questions about exactly who knew what and when. >> you'll be back in the briefing room today. cecilia, thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now to south korea and olympic glory for one of america's young stars, chloe kim, grabbing a gold in the women's halfpipe. amy is there for it all and amy, chloe really lived up to the hype. >> oh, boy, did she ever, michael. we have a new american superstar right here this morning. chloe kim, the 17-year-old snowboarding phenom from southern california going home with gold and capturing hearts everywhere after her epic turn

on the halfpipe. kim taking to social media during the event in between her runs she was tweeting that she was hangry and craving ice cream. both of her parents were born right here in south korea. and it was so special because her grandmother was on hand to watch her granddaughter compete for the very first time. she spoke about what that meant to her in her post-win press conference. >> i mean, i feel like i got to represent both the u.s. and korea today. and i'm very honored to have been able to do that. >> mm-hmm. >> pretty cool because u.s. snowboarder arielle gold also took home the bronze in the same event, making a comeback from 12th place all the way to 3rd by the end of the competition. it was an incredible run and then veteran snowboarder shaun white looking to bounce back after placing fourth in sochi, the two-time gold medalist looks poised to make a remarkable comeback after suffering a very frightening injury last fall which required 62 stitches to

his face. he is going to compete in the finals tonight. that's tomorrow morning for us and i plan to be there, i think it is worth frozen toes and fingers for it. i'm going to brave the temperatures and watch shaun compete. i can't wait. >> well, i'm sure we'll hear all about your frozen toes and fingers tomorrow morning when you tell us how it went. >> we'll check back with you. the latest royal visit happening now. prince harry and meghan markle are in edinboro, traveling to scotland for the first time. as a couple. people crowding the streets to see them and this morning we've learned that meghan is continuing in the tradition of harry's mother, princess diana. she has been making secret visits to organizations helping those who were affected by a terrible fire there in june. coming up, bill and melinda gates are here live revealing the toughest questions they've been asked and what's their best advice. the brand-new "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover model is here for her first interview since the big reveal.

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audience. good morning to you and to you and it's that time of year again. girl scout cookies being sold everywhere thankfully. at the office, outside local stores. and one celebrity getting in on the action. actress jennifer garner spotted selling cookies to support her two little girl scouts. she posted this picture on instagram saying she would take a limited number of orders from fans online but if you just happened to be coming out of the brentwood, california, grocery store where she was selling those samoas you got to buy them directly from the sweet star herself. that photo racking up more than 70,000 likes. my guess is those two little girls are going to win a prize. >> i know. >> dedicated mom. [ cheers and applause ] >> i must -- yeah, i have about nine boxes. >> that you bought from jennifer garner? >> that i bought, period. i'm already down to like six boxes in two days. >> share with your friends. >> okay, come on over. i got -- >> thin mints. my jam.

also in "pop news" this morning, the brand nine west, you know it, the shoes, they're known for sort of inexpensive styles. but apparently you sell enough of them, they can really add up. check out what those pumps created for co-founder vince camuto before he passed away three years ago. real estate insiders now saying a palatial hamptons retreat has been sold by his wife for $72 million. those are just a couple of the pictures online this morning. camuto paid half that price for the 15-acre estate. called villa maria. i don't know if you've been out to the hamptons. you kind of can't miss it. he bought it in 2005. it has 11 bedrooms, a carriage house, a gust cottage, a pool, an enormous wine cellar. and 780 feet of gorgeous waterfront. you have to wonder what the sisters of st. dominic of amityville think of their former home. nothing understated about the place now, the buyer, by the way, is a mystery. >> really? >> uh-huh.

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>> you don't. just move on. >> we'll move on. thank you very much, lara. >> you're welcome, michael. >> that's the way to close that out. now to our "gma" cover story. all about the woman gracing the new cover of "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. model danielle herrington is here for her first interview since the big reveal. before we chat, though, here's a look at the woman joining the exclusive club. ♪ the "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue, the cover every model wants. in the last five decades kate upton, ashley graham, heidi klum, elle macpherson and christie brinkley snagging that top spot. and on full display this year, the conversation about body positivity with a series of nude photos titled in her own words shot by an all-female crew. the models having complete creative control. and just this morning, the magazine introducing this year's cover model danielle herrington. she is the third black woman ever to grace the cover, following in the footsteps of

tyra banks and beyonce. after debuting in the magazine just last year, the california-born model turned cover girl is here live right now. [ applause ] let's not wait any longer, danielle herrington, come on out. come on out, danielle. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what's wrong with being what's wrong with being confident ♪ >> welcome, welcome, congratulations. >> thank you. >> have a seat. you have to be excited. >> oh, i am over the moon. >> excited and relieved that this is finally out now. >> yes. >> so what was your reaction when you found out that you were going to be on the cover? and what was your family's reaction when you told them? >> it was -- i mean, i was in tears. i was bawling crying. i worked so hard for this. and i put in so much work. and to see like my dreams pay off, i mean my hard work pay off

and, you know, i reached my dreams so it's -- >> but it's an amazing thing, you're the third african-american woman to ever grace the cover of "sports illustrated." [ applause ] yes. you had tyra banks in '97. beyonce in '07 now danielle herrington. how does that make you feel to join that club? >> i mean, it's beyonce and tyra banks like, come on, like i am so happy to follow in their footsteps. and, you know, to be the third one is just amazing. and i'm so like overwhelmed by it and, you know, i just can't wait to like be a business woman like them so -- >> that they are, they're great businesswomen. tyra banks was the inspiration for you to become a model? >> yes, she's how i found out about "sports illustrated." i remember watching on tyra -- on "the tyra banks show." she said she was the first black woman to cover "sports illustrated" swimsuit so i just always aspired to be like her and follow in her footsteps. >> you've done it and we reached out to tyra actually.

she has a little message for you. >> oh. really? >> she's here right now. [ applause ] >> hi, danielle. do you really understand what is going down right now? do you really understand how your life is going to change? so many little girls are looking at you and saying, oh, my gosh, that could be me one day. there are so many people telling little girls that look like us that we're not good enough and that we can't achieve our goals. but by them looking at me back in the day, and them looking at you now, you are the living embodiment to say that dreams do come true. [ cheers and applause ] >> she was talking to you and i got a little choked up by that. >> yeah. >> how does that make you feel to see tyra send you that message? >> it makes me feel amazing, like she is my idol and she, you know, she was the one i looked

up to. so for me to be the one that little girls in the next generation is going to look up to is just really inspiring. >> this is just the first step of many. what's next? >> i mean, i can't even tell you. i didn't even -- this was such a surprise. i'm just going to take in this moment and be present in the moment because this is like still -- like, i'm emotional. like, it's heavy. >> it is very heavy and i got to say you're handling it well. you should be excited. i love when someone comes here and they're excited about something. this is a big day. we're all happy for you. we're all excited for you and, you know, enjoy the ride. >> thank you. >> enjoy it. congratulations and this issue is online now at si.com and it hits newsstands nationwide tomorrow, danielle herrington, everybody. and now we're going to go over to you, rob. >> congratulations. we are excited to show you more in the way of olympic highlights. this athlete out of wisconsin, check her out.

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[ cheers and applause ] all right. i am here with the ultimate power couple, bill and melinda gates. their gates foundation. [ applause ] over $40 billion worth of grants. it's tackled some the toughest problems in the world. and now they're answering some of you questions. it's their tenth annual letter. welcome back. >> thanks for having us again. >> i can't believe it's been ten years. with the annual letter. [ applause ] you always do something different every year with this. this one you said you're going to answer ten tough questions from people. why did you decide to do that? >> well, we thought, you know, on this tenth anniversary we get asked these tough questions and we are superambitious for the world. i mean, we want more children to survive and thrive. but these kinds of questions pressure-test for us. the work we're doing.

pressure-test our optimism. and i think they help us be more transparent and take people on the learning journey we've had during this time. >> i appreciate both of your optimism and you said, okay, we see the headlines all around the world and you said despite those headlines, bill, that there is much to be grateful for. there is much to be optimistic about even in this political climate that we're in. so how are you able to still continue this work? >> well, being objective about the progress the world has made, whether it's less violence in the united states, or childhood deaths going down, that allows us to see the exemplars, the heroes, the innovation. and actually drive that progress even faster. we work a lot in africa and even there where it's been toughest, things have improved immensely. >> you never shy away. you know, in this recent article you were calling out some big tech companies and being critical of them not sharing critical data with police. explain more behind that. >> well, the government plays a very critical role in terms of

looking at financial flows and communications and it's now easier to gather information so we're going to have to have a lot of safeguards. but we're also going to have to let the government collect taxes, see money-landering, and i think we can strike a balance. the absolutists who think it's a surveillance state or blind government is not the right approach. >> there have been so many questions that people have asked. and i really love them all. this one in particular, they said you guys have been married 25 years, okay. [ applause ] i mean, gnat's right. and have worked closely together and andrea asked on twitter what are your arguments like? how have your tense interactions changed over the years? >> well, i think, you know, first of all, we agree on the broad goals of where we're going as a couple with this foundation, so that's first and foremost. we always have that in mind. but i don't think either of us is afraid of a little bit of grist in the conversation.

because that's how you get better. and sometimes, one of us will learn something first. we'll see it out in the field in africa or we'll read something and so we bring that to the conversation but always with that shared goal in mind. >> that shared goal in mind. okay, we have some students here, some students who want to ask questions. i know you love that. nathan has one. he is from information technology high school and what is your question? where are you? what's your question for melinda? there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> my question is for melinda gates. and i want to ask you, do you think that college or your determination gave you the fuel to be where you are today? >> oh, thanks for that question, nathan. i definitely think both my parents instilled the value of going to college in me and my siblings very young. and then i think being in college, you know, i had to work really hard at computer science and economics. and i think it made me realize, though, if you work really hard at something and you keep that resilience up, you can

achieve anything. and so i do think it was that college degree that helped me -- set me on my way. >> education, and, leslie, i know you have a question for bill. >> yes. >> for mr. gates. >> there is for mr. bill gates. my question is, what advice would you give to our generation today on how to set goals and stay motivated? >> well, i hope you can see strong role models and look at how, you know, the miracles of science, the miracles of nonprofit organizations, the frontiers of curing disease, letting people communicate in new ways that you get to drive that to a new level. you know, we don't know where artificial intelligence and genetics and new ways of making energy, how those will shape the world. even today things like social networking, how do we shape it so it doesn't take us apart from each other? the new generation has a lot of problems to solve and, you know, so i'm excited that you'll step

up and see, hey, we solved some of our generation's problems. but we left plenty for you to work on. >> he does have a way of saying that. we have -- when i look at these young faces here, and something that you have said, melinda, every time that we meet, it's a big world out there. and sometimes people think, well, if we're only talking about certain countries or we're only talking about this country. you have said it's and, not or. it doesn't have to be one or the other that we should say and when talking about this. >> absolutely. and you see this -- if you travel as much as i'm lucky to do, you see the commonality we have as human beings when you see a mom and a dad who care as much for that child and want to educate them as much as we do in the united states. and for them to grow up, not just healthy, but to thrive and reach their full potential.

those are shared human values. >> as my mama said, we have more in common than not so why not celebrate all those similarities instead of those few differences. >> definitely. >> thank you. bill and melinda gate, thank you very much. we always appreciate and look forward to you being here. we'll be right back. [ applause ]

good morning north bay. let's get up and get going thnchts is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning to you i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings and sue hall has a quick look at traffic. >> we're heading to the golden gate bridge, reports of police activity. both directions moving nicely. they are out there and you may see slowing. we have residual slow photographic from southbound 880 stacked up to highway 92 and back to san francisco. north 280 before san jose avenue, accident second lane from the left. from the left. >> and m from the left. >> and ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing,

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abc7news.com. you can join us wow. >> yeah. welcome back to "gma," everybody. we got a great audience. >> we do. [ cheers and applause ] >> and, robin, we have some special guests here. >> we have the team leaders from across the country representing family, career and community leaders of america. you can't miss them in those beautiful red blazers. hey, ashley, tell us a little about the organization. tell us a little about it. >> well, we are the family, career and community leaders of america. we're a national student organization with over 160,000 members nationwide. [ applause ] yes, we're here kicking off national fccla week where we'll celebrate our organization with all our members across the

nation. >> that's wonderful. >> thank you. >> it's about career and family and different things. >> yes, we are a career readiness and we are getting ready for -- >> she's ready. >> i know she is. >> i'm ready to go, thanks to fccla that prepared me for all these opportunities and for my future. [ applause ] >> wow. i'm impressed. >> wonderful. >> well, you nailed your television debut. >> you nailed your television debut. >> thank you very much. >> great job. thank you guys for joining us this morning. and we're also celebrating mardi gras, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] so we got something special for you. we're going to have some king cake for robin. >> from randazzo's. >> this is not just any king cake. >> this is authentic. >> randazzo's and my friends over there from louisiana for mardi gras, they knew. they saw it coming in and you have to determine -- and it's great to see if you get the

baby. because if you get the baby you have prosperity, good luck, but it means you have to buy the cake next year or throw the mardi gras party next year. >> baby, baby, baby, baby. i feel like the baby is right here. ♪ i want my baby back thank you all very much and thanks to everybody at randazzo's. >> great cake. >> i know. >> this is really good. >> it is. >> anybody want to take this? let me know who gets the baby. let me know who gets the baby. [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, take it and pass it around. pass it around. >> but, thank you. you know our next guest from "creed" and "friday night lights." now, he's making his bad guy blockbuster debut in "black panther." please welcome michael b. jordan. [ cheers and applause ] >> how are you? >> thanks for having me. >> come on over. >> what's going on, george? looking good. >> good, good. [ applause ]

>> mwah. thank you so much. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> my man. what's up? >> you too. thanks for having me. hey. >> we should have had a birthday cake for you. you just had a birthday. >> i did. i did. i did. i just turned 31 so it's been -- hey, i know. what you got to say? what? >> no. [ laughter ] >> robin said you're making your bad guy debut. but i gotta say, there's no nicer guy. no better guy than this guy right here in the real life. >> appreciate it, man. thank you. >> one of the nicest guys out there. [ applause ] birthday, for your birthday you were with the cast of "black panther." had a little party to celebrate. >> yeah, we -- i was in south korea for a minute because we were on this press tour so we started off in south korea. had my birthday. and then we flew to london, you know, a lot of press. then we celebrated there, too. we did a little karaoke which was a good time. >> what's your go-to? >> k.c. and jo-jo "all my life." we got loose.

it was fun. it was a good one. >> "all my life." i tell you what, this movie is giving life to a lot of people. it is the most tweeted already most tweeted film. [ applause ] >> crazy. >> crazy. why is this important to you? >> i mean to me honestly, i mean besides being a huge, you know, comic book fan growing up, black panther was one of my favorites. i think representation is extremely important, especially in film and television. so, you know, i just keep thinking as my 10-year-old self, how would this movie impact me? what type of difference would it have made in my life growing up as far as what the possibilities were, the capabilities of myself, so just what it means to these kids and this future generation is going to be extremely important. >> it's got to be so inspiring to you and energizing to you to see all these kids excited by the movie. >> the gifs and the youtube videos and the gofundmes and everybody rallying behind this thing. and really trying to support the community that may or may not have a chance to see the film, so it's a movie mint right now.

it's a moment and i'm enjoying it. >> so many children will be inspired by your character, by the themes in this movie. who is your inspiration in the industry? >> oh, man, i mean there's so many. i mean from the usual suspects, the greats, you know, will smith, denzel, sam jackson, courtney vance, don cheadle. i've been really blessed and lucky to have a lot of positive role models around me. leonardo dicaprio, tom cruise, people i look up to that i may not know personally but their work kind of really inspired me. >> hopefully they're listening. >> i kind of looked at everybody growing up so it was as a collective, you know, film -- >> this has been your path, your journey? >> yes, since i was a kid just seeing -- used to be on "all my children." just seeing all the crew that are here with you guys. just come in, it's like family reunion. they were my uncles and stuff going up. -- growing up. so it's been a long journey. but we're here and we're having a good time. >> the crew gets excited when you're here.

they remember you from "all my children" days. >> a lot of love. >> you ready to see some of this? >> please. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm standing in your house. serving justice to a man who stole your vibranium and murdered your people. justice, your king couldn't deliver. >> i don't care that you brought claw. the only reason i don't kill you where you stand is because i know who you are. [ cheers and applause ] >> that was an exclusive clip. that's never been seen. you show up, special stuff just starts coming. >> i know. >> i bring gifts. i come with gifts. >> but first time playing the villain, the bad guy. did you do anything special to prepare to be a villain? >> i mean, honestly, not really having a blueprint, not really knowing exactly how i wanted to approach the role. i know eric was sad, he had a

lot of passion, had a lot of rage. he was lonely. so for me i spent a lot of time by myself, a lot of music, you know, a lot of speeches, a lot of historical figures in the past, revolutionaries that i kind of tried to embody their essence, not necessarily -- like, i wanted that feeling around me when i was kind of portraying this character. and, besides the physical training, also, you know, just working out and kind of getting back in shape was a thing. >> which was harder, this or "creed"? >> "creed," i think "creed." just living like a fighter and shoutouts to all the professional boxers and amateurs that sacrifice so much trying to make weight and just that whole process is very strenuous. erik, i wanted to be physically intimidating. i wanted to be bigger. and being the antagonist, quote/unquote villain. i wanted to look kind of massive on the screen. >> we saw you with director ryan kugler. this is your third film with him. you didn't even have to

audition. >> no, not for this one. that's -- >> yeah, me and him have a special relationship and says, mike, you want to have fun and i'm like, yeah. and it's that easy so when he told me his vision for the movie and for the character and kind of what he wanted to do, you know, along with the cast and dealing with marvel was a no-brainer, it was no hesitation. >> probably just the beginning, too. >> yeah, we got some -- we got some plans for you guys from here on out. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. >> always happy to see you, man. happy belated 31st birthday. >> appreciate that. >> can't wait to the see it. >> looking good. [ cheers and applause ] "black panther" hits theaters on friday. michael b. jordan, everybody. and when we come back, one on one with "fifty shades" author e.l. james. be right back. author e.l. james.

all right, back now with a little game of trivia for our ticket tuesday giveaway. john will be playing for this side of the audience. and mariella will be playing for this side of the audience. okay? so no pressure. and there's only one question. and the winner will win tickets to the "black panther" imax movie. okay, so here we go. you ready? the question, in the movie "captain america: civil war" which team is the black panther on? oh, yes!

>> he's on ironman's team. >> john. okay. mariella, do you have an answer? >> the other team. >> the other team. >> the answer is, well, both, of course. because he starts with team iron man and switches to team captain america. so that means that everyone in the audience will get tickets to see "black panther" courtesy of our friends at imax. good job, guys, two of the brightest minds here in america going to battle but everybody wins here at "gma." good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. the breezes are going to relax today and with total sunshine, temperatures above average in my >> we just are chatting going on to bigger and brighter things. lara, back over to you. >> everyone is a winner. thank you, rob. now we turn to "fifty shades freed," the movie scoring big at the box office. and as we close in on

valentine's day, author e.l. james is opening up about the finale of her best-selling series as it hits the big screen. >> we're going to the playroom. >> reporter: "fifty shades freed," the final installment of the "fifty shades" trilogy is filled with all the sexy, sultry scenes that audiences have come to expect. >> oh. oh. >> reporter: and for e.l. james, the saga's creator, it's a time to reflect. >> it's just been so phenomenally successful that i find that's kind of overwhelming. and i sort of come out of myself and look as if it's happened to somebody else, to be honest. >> good morning, wife. >> good morning, husband. >> reporter: "fifty shades" fans turned the fiery love story of billionaire christian grey and anastasia steele into a red hot phenomenon. >> you may call me mrs. grey. >> reporter: at its peak, there were 50 shades teddy bear,

endless lines at book signings. and in london, a spike in calls from people trapped in handcuffs. >> so you want to play? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: and while these books are known for putting the bondage into bonds of love, james says the stories are about more. >> the press seemed to concentrate on the sex. the fan base just comes back to me and says it's about the love story. it's about the love story. it's about the love story. so i think that that's what resonates with the fan base. i think when i set out to write the books for me they're about unconditional love. what happens when you don't have it. what happens when you do. and i think throughout these films, christian grey finally realizes that he is worthy of unconditional love and anna is the person that gives it to him. >> they might be a little bit about the sex. [ applause ] "fifty shades freed" in theaters now and you can see a special

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we are back now with eddie redmayne. you remember he won an oscar for playing stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." now taking on a very different kind of role. the new movie is "early man." welcome back. good to see you. [ applause ] i love this story. you're a big-time oscar winner but when the creators of "wallace and gromit" called that's what impressed your family. >> absolutely.

such an institution, these guys that make these films. "shaun and the sheep." and "chicken run." and all their films are made out of clay basically. old-school animation. and it was such a wonderful thing to be a part of. >> tell us about your character. his name is doug, and he's been described as a can-do caveman. >> he is. he is perhaps -- i've played quite a few optimistic characters but he's by far and away the most sort of plucky and joyful -- so he's a caveman. he has a sidekick who is a hoggy, warthogggy character and they live in the stone age. but down the road, without them realizing it, the bronze age is basically trying to take over their land. and make their land into a mine for ore but he fights back. >> not going to let it happen. let's see a little bit. >> the leader of the bronze people says if we play this game and beat them at it -- >> nice tight shorts. >> oh, mom. >> we can have our valley back. that's what we want. >> and if we don't beat them --

>> oh, well, then he said we'll spend the rest of our miserable lives working down a mine. >> no! what's a mine? [ applause ] >> so where does that voice come from? >> you know, i've barely done any voice work before and so i had no idea what the process would be. but the answer is, you go and sit in a sound booth with the director and you mess around for a couple of hours, doing ridiculous -- >> doing it right there. >> doing ridiculous. i got physically into it so i end up after the recording sessions with all these weird sort of knots and would have to go to a chiropractor. >> you're not watching a screen there. you're just playing. >> and you do the line hundreds and hundreds of times and they shift them and mold them out of clay. every shot. >> it's got to be freeing not to

be on camera. >> oh, it's so good. you can basically turn up in your pajamas and can kind of except there was one day -- actually, it was just before christmas doing the last recording session and i had a filthy cold. and so suddenly, doug's voice, rather than being up here was, dougie. he grew up suddenly. the sequel. he aged a bit. but, no, it was so much fun. >> your family is getting bigger and bigger, about to have another baby. >> yes, it's true. [ applause ] yeah. >> what's it like having a tiny one at home? >> it's wonderful. she is completely wonderful. i don't think she's really aware that there's -- we thought there was a moment where she went up to my wife, hannah, and kissed her tummy. and went, baby, and i was like, she's only 18 months. i was like, wow. she's a genius. and she turned around and pointed to my stomach and kissed my stomach, and went, baby, so i'm not quite sure. >> creative. one or the other. you know, jamie dornan is out doing "fifty shades."

i didn't know this before, you were his roommate. >> this is very true. >> in los angeles. >> he was on another program saying -- asked to describe you as a roommate and came up with one word, desperate. >> yeah, which is definitely true but the amazing thing about -- one of the amazing things about living with jamie basically like living with a puppy because he has more energy than any human being you've ever met. and there is this weird thing about jamie dornan, which is from -- there's sort of a twilight zone between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. when he just goes insane. and it was like a puppy, had to let him outside. and my friends would come for tea and see jamie doing weird star jumps in the garden. what's he doing? it's his weird twilight moments. >> you're pretty nice. he calls you desperate and you call him a puppy. eddie redmayne, thanks for coming in. everyone at home you should know you're going home with a pair of tickets to see "early man" in

theaters this friday. we'll be right back. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now.

i we worked with pg&eof to save energy because wenie. wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california.

okay, america, say hello to the new, gentle and politically correct roseanne. >> i no longer attempt to stab people when i'm angry with them. it's very good. >> thursday night on abc it's the cast of roseanne in one revealing reunion. >> we answer all the questions people have asked me for 20

years. >> what don't you know? >> i had several nervous breakdowns but fortunately no one noticed. >> from behind the scenes then. >> we had big fights. >> now that you mention tabloids -- >> and what about all those stars who got a jump start with roseanne. >> george clooney. 'a doll. leonardo, doll, oh, johnny galecki. >> would wouldn't like to kiss johnny? >> i love being a grandmother. criticizing your children in front of their children, oh, my god, is that fun. >> roseanne: the return. >> like being home again. >> you guys are a tough crowd. >> a special "20/20" at 10:00, "good morning america" is brought to you by safelite autoglass. america's largest vehicle glass experts. >> i had two pieces of king cake. >> yes. >> but she got the baby back there. [ cheers and applause ] >> baby. >> that's good luck. >> have a great day, everybody.

so long.

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