morning. >> okay. >> ifing rs crossed. >> hoping sunday the weather good morning, america.er flooding emergency. towns across the midwest under water right now. rivers rising. drowning homes. and at least a dozen tornadoes ripping through the heartland. now another dangerous storm targeting the flood zone. students and teachers return to marjory stoneman douglas high for the first time since the massacre. as the sheriff faces mounting questions and calls for his job. an abc news exclusive. the mother whose life changed in an instant when a 3,000-pound tree fell on top of her and her young children in central park. now she's telling her story for the first time. >> it's scary. they were little. i was just worried about them. >> as she prepares to file a $200 million lawsuit. fire on the plane. the terrifying moment a carry-on

burst into flames in the overhead compartment. a passenger and flight attendant scrambling to put out the blaze. and lisa marie presley's shocking claim. elvis' daughter now saying nearly all of her $100 million inheritance is gone. where did it all go? and good morning, america. we hope you had a good weekend. they needed good news at marjory stoneman douglas high, and they got it over the weekend. check it out there. that is the hockey team for the high school. they won the state championship on sunday. >> it's amazing after all they've gone through. so much excitement there. they were the underdogs in the tournament. they came back to win it all. and one of the students said, now we're going to bring the trophy back to the best high school in america. and a lot of the guys, a lot of the players dyed their hair blond in honor of a classmate they lost. >> inspirational story there. >> big time.

>> we're going to have more on that ahead. but first, we begin with the dangerous weather stretching from texas to the ohio valley. at least 12 tornadoes touching down in four states, including kentucky. those rising rivers leading to rescues. abc's marcus moore starts us off in paducah, kentucky, where the governor has declared a state of emergency there. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: robin, that's right. the mayor of paducah has declared a state of emergency because of the rising river. they want to protect the homes and businesses in the city. this is what they have done. they've put up these massive floodgates along the flood wall. the first time they've done this in seven years. overnight, crews in kentucky working to put up the last of several new floodgates as the river continues its rise. the swollen rivers across the region submerging people's homes. forcing evacuations and rescues. more than 100 water rescues in kentucky alone. the flooding from a nearby river leaving this ohio home waterlogged. at least a dozen confirmed twisters touching down across four states.

tornado warnings sounding the alarm. >> you've got a house that completely has collapsed on itself. >> we heard glass shattering. and it blew out a couple of these posts on the porch and drove them through the house. >> reporter: the complete devastation on display this morning. >> we were all scared. we didn't know what to do. we were just getting everybody safe until we could find out what was going on. >> certainly your heart goes out to them as they are looking through what's left, the rubble of what was once a home. >> reporter: buildings left ripped apart. homes shredded and destroyed. in some cases, only the cement foundations remained. >> you can see a door as well in that pond. >> reporter: and in arkansas, parts of the roof of this motel torn away. at least four people are dead, including three in kentucky, where the governor has declared a state of emergency.

and back here in paducah, kentucky, the real concern is how quickly the river is rising that's why the flood gates are in place until the river goes down. but it's not expected to crest until wednesday. >> that's right. okay, marcus. those concerns will last most of this week. another storm is on the way. rob is tracking the latest. good morning, rob. >> good morning, robin. unfortunately we do have more storms lined up. this one in the south will track mostly to the south. the damage done in louisville. the wettest february on record. the ohio expected to crest there later today. the problem is we also have rivers north of there that are still in flood stage. major flood stage. record flood stage. all the water needs to flow downstream to the gulf of mexico. the mississippi won't crest until later on this week, early next week. the next system comes on wednesday, brings another round of rain, severe storms. four to five inches over those areas that are still flooded. northeast storm coming this weekend, too. >> you got it, rob. thank you.

we're going to go down to washington, where president trump is holding a meeting with the nation's governors. at last night's ball he said last night the parkland shooting would be the first thing they would discuss. cecilia vega joins us with more on that. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the meeting with the governors happens here in just a few hours. but this morning, the president seems to be at odds with the nra over raising the minimum age to purchase long guns. they're opposed to that idea, even though the president says they'll end up backing it. at a black tie gala overnight, president trump told the nation's governors school safety is a top priority. >> we'll be talking about parkland. and the horrible event that took place last week. i think we'll make that first on our list. >> reporter: among his ideas, a proposal to train and arm potentially hundreds of thousands of educators. and over the weekend, the president told fox news, had teachers in parkland, florida, been armed, there would have been more survivors. >> most of the people would be a whole different story. >> reporter: but florida's own

governor, now among those flatly rejecting the idea. >> i want our teachers to teach. and i want our law enforcement officers to be able to protect the students. i want each group to focus on what they're good at. >> reporter: and this morning, the nation's most powerful gun lobby faces growing backlash. at least 16 companies, like delta airlines, metlife insurance, and wyndham hotels, have ended programs with the nra. the group is standing firm in its opposition of raising minimum age to purchase semiautomatic weapons. like the one used in parkland. something president trump says he would consider. >> perhaps we'll do something having, you know, on age, because, it doesn't seem to make sense that you have to wait until you're 21 years old to get a pistol. but to get a gun like this maniac used in the school, you get that at 18. i mean, that doesn't make sense. frankly, i explained that to the nra. >> reporter: but the nra says that plan is far from a done

deal. >> i know that people are trying to find daylight between president trump and 5 million law-abiding gun owners all across the united states. these are just things he's discussing right now. so far, nothing has been proposed yet. >> reporter: about arming america's teachers, even ivanka trump says she's not sure if arming teachers is a good idea. she was asked if guns in schools would make america's children safer. she said, "honestly, i don't know. there would have to be an incredibly high standard for who could bear arms in schools," george? meantime, over the weekend, we learned the feud between the president and mexico over that border wall has broken out. >> reporter: turns out, there was a very testy phone call between president trump and mexico's enrique pena nieto. that phone call took place last week. they were supposed to set up a visit for pena nieto. but a senior official tells us that the president went off script and brought up the border wall. enrique pena nieto stuck to his script and said that mexico is

not paying for it. by the end of that phone call, that visit was not happening, george. >> michael. >> thank you, george. as the white house and congress face pressure to act on gun control, students of families are preparing to return to stoneman douglas. allowed inside the school for the first time since the shooting. and while they are trying to recover, calls are growing for the sheriff to resign. abc's victor oquendo has more from parkland. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael, the sheriff has made it very clear, he's not going anywhere. this morning, teachers and faculty making their way back to campus. as they get ready for classes to resume on wednesday. but for the students, it was an emotional return. >> almost there. we'll get you in. >> reporter: new this morning, an inside look. students returning to stoneman douglas high school for a special orientation sunday. sharing this video with abc news. walking through that familiar campus under uncommon circumstances. >> coming back to where everything occurred. it's just scary.

>> reporter: it was the first time back on school grounds since the massacre that left 17 dead nearly two weeks ago. >> i cannot stop looking at that building. i cannot stop imagining what was going on inside that building. it tears me up inside. >> reporter: florida governor rick scott now calling for the state's department of law enforcement to launch an investigation into the shooting response. the broward sheriff's office saying they'll cooperate. meanwhile, 74 gop state lawmakers sent a letter to governor scott, urging him to suspend sheriff scott israel, who is a democrat, accusing the department of ignoring repeated warning signs about suspected shooter nikolas cruz. despite the mounting questions, the sheriff telling cnn he's not going anywhere. >> it was a shameful, politically motivated letter that had no facts. and of course, i won't resign. >> reporter: but in the face of so much heartache and loss, a huge win. and some much-needed uplifting news for the parkland community.

the stoneman douglas eagles hockey team coming from behind to win the state championship sunday. >> we just came out and played hard. gave everything we got. this wasn't for us. this was for the 17 victims. we played for them. so passionate. so emotional. it's all for them. >> reporter: the team is now heading to a national tournament. but listen to what they did when they got back to campus. they took their medals that they won yesterday. they placed them around the crosses for each of the victims at the growing memorial outside of stoneman douglas. michael? >> amazing gesture. there are claims, victor, from the coral springs police officers, when they arrived on the scene, several broward county sheriff's deputies did not or would not enter the building. >> reporter: sheriff israel told cnn that as of right now, he's only seen one deputy that did not take action, and that was the school resource officer, scott peterson. he says if he finds any

wrongdoing, on behalf of any other deputies, he'll deal with the officers the same way he dealt with peterson. michael. >> thank you so much, victor. george. back to school in florida. congress back to work in washington today, facing growing calls to act against gun violence. want to bring in mary bruce. mary, on any gun control issues, the gop leaders in congress have bj pretty quiet. >> reporter: republican leaders have been notably largely silent. look, right now, despite the tremendous political pressure, the growing calls to act, once again, congress right now appears poised to do nothing. there are plenty of options on the table, including improving background checks or banning bump stocks. but there's no clear consensus right now. no votes on the schedule. look, republican leaders are likely to be very hesitant to do anything that puts them at odds with the nra or many of their constituents, unless they're certain they have the backing of the president. the president has floated many ideas, including raising the age

to purchase these assault-style weapons, maybe arming trained teachers, there are questions about what legislation he would be on board with. george, congress is not going to act here unless they're certain that the president will lead the charge. >> that might not be enough. okay, mary. on saturday, we saw the release of the democratic memo that rebuts claims from the president and other republicans that somehow the surveillance of some people connected to his campaign was tainted. >> reporter: democrats have now released their long-awaited version of the memo. it's a heavily redacted document. they say it debunks the republicans' claims that the fbi and doj abused government surveillance powers when spying on a former trump campaign adviser. this all comes from the house intelligence committee. traditionally a bipartisan panel, but they've been struggling to conduct work under the increasingly partisan sniping. >> it's about as divided as you can get. mary, thank you. robin. we're going to the turn to

the end of the winter games. norway taking home a record 39 medals. followed by germany, canada, and the united states in fourth. 23 total medals. nine of them gold. our senior national correspondent matt gutman is there, for all the excitement and the spectacular closing ceremony. that ceremony also put america's relationship with north korea in the spotlight. >> reporter: it certainly did, robin. there was almost a dizzying array of diplomacy happening in the closing ceremonies. probably as many security personnel there as spectators. but first, of course, all that pomp and pageantry. there were drones and pandas. a k-pop band. then came the athletes. the american team led by jessie diggins. watching it all, ivanka trump, just an arm's length away from north korea's spy chief. moments after they settled down, an announcement from north korea from kim jong-un calling the tough new sanctions against north korea an act of war.

and then startlingly, just minutes after that, another announcement from north korea suggesting that it would be willing to have its delegation on the ground talk to the american delegation. the white house said ivanka trump didn't meet with any north koreans and said that any talks would have to lead to north korea abandoning the nuclear program. robin. >> but wait, there's more. intrigue at the games. involving russia, matt? >> reporter: right. south korean officials believe that russian cyberspies hacked the olympic websites. thousands of cyberattacks during the games. making it very difficult for folks to print out tickets during the opening ceremony, putting that olympic website on the fritz. officials also believe that the russians made it look like the north koreans did it. called a false flag operation. analysts believe this was payback against the olympic committee for banning russia's participation officially in the games over this ongoing doping scandal. robin? >> all right, matt. safe journey back home. thank you. michael? >> thank you, robin.

we turn to that frightening video on a flight overseas. a carry-on bag bursts into flames in the overhead bin of the airline. the flight crew threw water and juice at the fire. which broke out as people were boarding. it was apparently caused by a passenger's portable charger. most likely powered by lithium ion batteries. last thing you think about. you put your phone up there and throw that up there and next thing you know fire on the plane. >> they did act quickly. back here at home, crews are cleaning up from a deadly avalanche in washington state. it swept over a group of five snowmobilers. one was killed, others were injured. kayna whitworth has the story. >> reporter: good morning. a scary deal. two separate avalanches. killing one, trapping 65 people in their homes over the weekend in washington state. right now crews are working to clear the roads at crystal springs snow park outside seattle, after an avalanche killed a 32-year-old man. he was with a group of five snowmobilers. they had stopped for lunch at the base of the slope when that wall of snow came crashing down.

and we have pictures there, they were taken as the sudden rush of snow buried the two snowmobiles. the area was in an avalanche warning. heavy snowfall over the weekend made mountainsides vulnerable to avalanches. we have one captured on video. a 25-foot to 30-foot wall of snow piling over the road. that one there trapping people in their homes. right now, conditions extremely hazardous. this morning, authorities are warning everyone to be aware of avalanche dangers. george. >> that is remarkable video. kayna, thank you so much. >> happened so fast. >> amazing to see that. now to the startling claim from lisa marie presley, the daughter of elvis, saying nearly all of her $100 million inheritance is gone. she's suing her former manager. and t.j. holmes is here with the story. good morning. >> and she's music royalty in this country, right? the sole heir to the guy we call the king. she was the sole person to inherit his $100 million

fortune. she got it when she was 25 back in 1993, was worth $100 million. she says it has $14,000 left in the trust. how did we get here? she sold 85% of her interests in elvis presley enterprises in 2005. 85%. she doesn't own a majority. she didn't own a lot of things. she got $100 million in that sale. her former business manager she says mismanaged her money, made a bad investment that went bankrupt, and now she only has 14 grand left in that trust at this point. >> 14? >> we see these stories too often. >> that's unbelievable. >> he's one that still makes a lot of money. the top list of dead celebrities making money. >> even 15% i would think would be a fair amount of money now. >> you'd think so. but most of the money, $35 million to $45 million, comes from graceland. he didn't own the rights to most of his music, guys. a lot of that money is not coming in. that you would expect to be coming in. >> wow. back to rob with the storm coming to the northeast later

this week, rob? >> it's the same storm we mentioned earlier. it will bring more rain across the tennessee valley and the ohio river valley. areas that don't need it. maybe severe storms, too. but thursday, friday, it develops into a coastal low. and it could be a mess friday into saturday with wind, coastal flooding, snow mixed in. the strongest storm we have seen in the northeast in a couple of weeks. we'll be discussing that for sure. time now for the select cities brought you to by sensodyne. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. soggy start today and it's going

to be that way through the morning commute. then showers, thunderstorms, and breezy conditions this afternoon. a stronger storm wednesday night through saturday morning and then a brighter, drier, but still-cool weekend after that. today's temperatures mainly in the low to mid-50s with those scattered thunderstorms and breezy conditions. tonight, you can see 30s just about everywhere, san mateo and san francisco in the 40s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a coming up, that $200 million lawsuit. the mother crushed by a falling tree in new yo's central park. she's telling her story only here on "gma." and you might want to check out your instant pot. some people say their models are melting. we're going to tell you how to know if yours is at risk. that's all coming up on "gma." hi, i'm bob harper, and i recently had a heart attack. it changed my life. but i'm a survivor. after my heart attack, my doctor prescribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin.

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three-alarm fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. firefighters on the scene. able to rescue a mother and her children. carrying them down the ladder to safety. at least one of the buildings collapsed. an investigation is now under way. >> definitely heroes these firefighters and police officers out there. now to an exclusive interview of a mother nearly paralyzed by a falling tree in central park. she's telling her story for the first time, as she prepares to file a $200 million lawsuit. abc's adrienne bankert had the chance to sit down with her. >> reporter: good morning, michael. anne monoky shielded her sons from danger. and while grateful to be alive, her life is upside down. this morning, she's breaking her silence to share her story and the major legal action she and her family are now talking. >> well, it's everything. our lives are forever altered by what happened. >> central, we have a large tree that fell. i need ems here forthwith. we got young kids hurt. >> reporter: anne monoky doesn't remember much from the morning

of august 15th, 2017, when a 3,000-pound tree came crashing down in central park, on top of her and her three young children. >> we got ready in our apartment. beautiful, sunny day. went to the park. that's all i remember. the next thing i know, i was -- at the icu. >> you had the baby, james. >> correct. >> reporter: strapped to you? >> correct. >> reporter: the two eldest in their stroller tangled in the 75-foot-tall elm's branches. >> they said somebody's under there. >> reporter: this morning, anne monoky and husband curt speak out for the first time. and announce today they're filing a $200 million lawsuit against the city, the central park conservancy, and several other companies charged with maintaining the park's trees. >> i remember being at work and looking outside at the blue sky day thinking, it's impossible. can you repeat that? >> reporter: curt seeing the video of good samaritans rushing to help his family. >> back up, back up. >> she just kept saying, what

happened? what happened? then, where are the boys? where are the boys? >> i don't think of myself at all. i'm more worried about my kids and what they've been through. you know, they went in the ambulance by themselves. it's scary. they were little. so, um -- that's more -- i just am worried about them. >> from firsthand accounts, it was anne acting as a hero. >> reporter: their 2-year-old with a skull fracture. anne with four fractures in her neck. two of which have healed. she tells us that doctors say the other two will never heal. and she's at constant risk of becoming a quadriplegic. >> you know, to be told by doctor you'll stop breathing if something jarring happens to you. you have to be really careful. for my kids, i have to move forward and keep going. >> reporter: anne remains optimistic, even as the day to day is interrupted. >> i can't fall. i can't do, anything outside. i have to be really careful.

>> reporter: because you were running marathons? >> nothing like that. the baby, i couldn't lift him up for months. and, um, you know, my other children, i -- breast-fed. that was not a possibility. >> reporter: their lawyers claim negligence and that the trees were not properly maintained. you wouldn't define this as a freak accident? >> this wasn't a freak accident. this was a preventable accident. >> this was a tree failing right before their eyes. >> reporter: the couple says the case is about sending a clear message to make parks safer. >> we have to tell our story because we want to make sure that, you know, these families are protected. no one should have to go through what we went through. >> reporter: and they're eternally grateful to doctors and nurses and perfect strangers. >> they ran towards danger to help us. they saved my life. they saved my children's lives. >> reporter: and new york city officials won't comment as the lawsuit hasn't been filed yet. that happens later this morning. we should be hearing back from

the central park conservancy as well. anne and curt say they have a great family around them. they hope to one day track down the good samaritans who helped them. they want to thank them personally. michael? >> thank you so much. let's bring in abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. we heard about this case. how strong is this case? what does she have to prove? >> you heard the key distinction between freak and preventable accident. if it was a freak accident, then she may not be able to recover. you have to show negligence. even on the part of the city or the organization that owns the park or the people who maintain the trees. something has to be different that they could have and should have done to prevent it that they didn't do. that will be the key legal question. >> how hard is it to prove that? >> they've obviously done a full and thorough sort of forensic examination of the tree, where it was. they're making allegations it was overwatered. too much snowplowing. it shouldn't have been in the spot it was in. i have to believe that the city

would have liked to settle it but that they couldn't agree on a number. my guess is there were a lot of discussions back and forth here about how much to make this go away. and they couldn't agree on a number. as a result, the lawsuit is now moving forward. >> it goes to the courts. she suffers serious injuries. she's still suffering. one of her kids was badly injured, as well, how does that factor into the case? >> that could factor into possible damages. you separate this into two phases. the first phase is, are they responsible? was there negligence? should there be some sort of civil judgment here? if the answer to that is yes, you go to the damages phase. you talk about, okay, how much should this be? and then you talk about everything from her injuries to her children's injuries, to the suffering that her children have gone through, her husband has gone through because of what she's going through. so, it definitely becomes relevant when you're talking about how much should the civil judgment be. >> $200 million seems like a lot.

>> look, people throw out the numbers. the number they're suing for doesn't matter. you can put in any number. you could put in $3 billion. it doesn't matter. the key question is, how much does a jury think it's worth? how much were the damages? >> does it affect the jury when they see a large number like that? >> i don't think so. first, you have to show responsibility before you get to the question of damages. >> when you look at the images, it's fortunate no one was killed. >> absolutely. no question about that. >> thank you, dan. coming up, a new warning about the model of the instant pot that some people are complaining has melted. how to tell if you have one that could potentially be dangerous. ave one that could potentially be dangerous. i wish i could wake up and say hi to a giraffe. ride a train in the sky... and visit far away galaxies. when you stay at a disney resort hotel, all your wishes come true. from being in the middle of the magic,

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we're back with a new warning about the instant pot. it flew off the shelves last christmas. but some owners now reporting their pots melted. gio benitez is here with more. >> reporter: people are in love with their instant pots. look at this, more than a million members on this facebook forum. they were flying off the shelves on black friday last year. some customers say one model is melting. it was one of the most talked about brands at the holiday season. >> it's called the instant pot. >> it does slow cooking. it does pressure cooking. it even makes rice. >> it blows everybody else away. it's instant pot. everybody is using it. >> reporter: one woman crediting her instant pot with helping her lose 80 pounds. >> it makes cooking healthy food fast.

>> reporter: but this morning, some units of one model of instant pot have not only been cooking. >> i first noticed the separation in the front. >> reporter: but also melting. this is what mother of three, vanessa, discovered on her instant pot multicooker two weeks ago. the bottom melted. the wires, scorched. >> i was scared. i'm glad i found it before i used it again. >> reporter: she's not the only one. the company saying on facebook, we have received a small number of reports of the gem 65 8 in 1 multicooker overheating, resulting in localized melting damage. one customer writing, i have seen bubbles forming on the bottom of mine. >> as a parent, that's not something i want to have to worry about. >> reporter: the complaints only about one of instant pot's 14 models. the gem 65, 8 in 1 multicooker. the only one with the oval shape. instant pot telling abc news,

and its customers, that they'll provide next step about replacements shortly. the company has not issued a recall. >> two years old. a lot of great family meals we cooked in that. >> how nice is that. >> reporter: the safety of slow cookers after a popular tv show portrayed a malfunction fiction al crock-pot, the home. crock-pot clarifying for nearly 50 years we have never received any consumer complaints similar to the fictional ones portrayed. as for vanessa, she wants this scare with her instant pot to be her last. >> i don't know if i ever want another instant pot. i enjoy how it cooked the food. not as much as i enjoy the safety of my family. >> reporter: good point. instant pot says they're cooperating with the u.s. consumer product safety commission and says they take any problem with a product seriously.

but customers are frustrated. one even claims it's been months since they brought this issue to their attention and still no recall. >> as you pointed out, this only affects some units of one model. how do people know if theirs is safe? >> so the good news is, it's not the pressure cookers. we have a photo that shows you the multicooker, it's gem 65, 8 in 1. it's only ones with a specific four-digit number called a batch code. you can find the batch code on the silver label on the underside of the device. you can see the batch code there is on the screen. you can find them on goodmorningamerica.com. if your product has one of these numbers, the company says, stop using it immediately and get in touch with them. >> thank you, gio. >> great advice. coming up, we have the real story behind one of the hottest snacks out there. and the one-time janitor who created them. come on back. come on back. if you're anything like me, your to-do list just keeps growing. (laughs desperately) it never stops. which is why the online financing application at carmax.com is so convenient. get some of that finance stuff out of the way

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>> reporter: it's all because of this man, richard montanez. he emigrated from mexico as a child and dropped out of high school, was working in a frito-lay plant. when a machine malfunctioned. it left the cheetos without the dust. he decided to take them home and spice them up. >> what would happen if i put chile on a cheeto? >> reporter: that led to a meeting with frito-lay's president. and that impulse decision could become a billion-dollar snack. he's the executive vice president of multicultural sales at pepsico. and the film based on his life will be coming soon to a theater near you. >> so many ideas. so many things you could do that people haven't seen them yet. >> reporter: and he says it was a message from the company president encouraging employees to act like an owner that inspired him. he hopes to inspire others to bring their own ideas into the world. looking at the meeting, he says he had no idea how to pitch a business plan.

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good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 news mornings. >> and good morning. it's 7:56. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. it's definitely a rainy forecast today. hi, mike. >> hi, reggie, hi, everybody. we're definitely getting light down at the surface. there's pockets of moderate rain. you could see the yellow and the orange, which is a little hot. we may be seeing ice as snow levels are dropping. the north bay is quiet, but behind that, we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. the storm impact scale is a one, light. for the rainfall amounts and mainly the steady weather this morning, but watch out for that lightning, hail, and snow down to 2,500 feet this afternoon. sue? >> big problems on the roads with the rains, we have an accident with a motorcycle westbound 80 at carlson. that's blocking lanes and really stacking things up there. and speaking of stacking, one car on top of another. this is northbound 101 near rohnert park expressway. sig alert issued here and traffic is stacking up now all

the way into petaluma northbound. >> thank you, sue. coming up, the oscar nominees before they were stars. that's next on "gma." another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. join us

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. students and teachers are returning to marjory stoneman douglas high school. for the first time since that deadly rampage as president trump says school safety is a top priority and proposes to train hundreds of thousands of educators. it's the top-ranked diet that fights heart disease and lowers blood pressure. it can also reduce risk of depression. dr. ashton is here with the latest. pressure to be perfect. our surprising conversation with college-age women about the stress they're under. afraid of failing. no matter how successful they are. the one key message for all our kids this morning. are we headed for the worst heartbreak in "bachelor" history? a brutal women tell all as former contestants slam arie.

the producers saying, if you think you know what is going to happen, you don't. ♪ i'm still standing countdown to the oscars. our first look at the interview with oscar host jimmy kimmel. and what he thinks about the best picture mixup one year ago. >> i'll be honest. it would be funny if it happened again. >> and we're rolling back the clock. can you spot the best actor nominees before they were stars? all ahead this morning, as we say -- good morning, america. welcome back to "good morning america." it's great to have you with us on this monday morning. and, excited about the oscars. jimmy kimmel is a great host. always has tricks up his sleeve. a lot to top this year. >> i love to see that old footage, too. >> oh, yeah. celebrating the finale of our black history month series. this morning, a real-life hidden figure. she's a groundbreaking doctor who has inspired so many medical students. we cannot wait to introduce you

to dr. patricia bath. not many people know about her. she's a true hidden figure. not anymore. we have news to get to as well. starting with president trump. he's meeting with the nation's governors today and says school shootings will be at the top of the agenda. back to cecilia vega at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the governors will be here in a few hours. as you say, guns and school safety, a big focus of the talks. president trump is still pushing that idea of training and arming potentially hundreds of thousands of educators. he said had the teachers in parkland been armed, more people would have survived the tragedy. this is putting him at odds with his ally, republican governor and friend rick scott who is among the vocal critics of this idea, speaking out against arming america's teachers. the president is at odds with the nra also over raising the age limit of long guns. they are opposed to that idea. the president says, they'll come around. george, congress is back from

its break today. but there is little indication that republicans here on capitol hill are poised to make a big move on gun control. >> that's been the pattern we have seen in the past. thank you very much. michael. now to two stories we're following overseas. first, the north koreans now saying they're open to talks with the u.s. but the regime also firing back over tough new sanctions. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is here. martha, how is the white house responding to this? >> reporter: michael, the white house made clear they'll keep maximum pressure on north korea until there is irreversible denuclearization. the north was set to secretly meet with vice president pence. when he was in south korea for the opening ceremonies and north canceled at the last minute. while this new offer of talks may sound promising, the u.s. won't do it unless they're talking about getting rid of the north's nuclear weapons, michael. >> and we're expecting a report on the ambush in niger that killed four u.s. troops. >> reporter: we are.

this started low risk and turned into a kill or capture mission. with four american soldiers killed. national geographic channel was with the same men a week before that mission. and we have this first look at that video, which includes a candid moment with 25-year-old ladavid johnson. he was a mechanic who doubled as the camp barber. he was killed in the firefight. national geographic channel will have much more on the mission on "chain of command" tonight at 9:00. michael? >> thank you so much, martha. robin. we look forward to seeing that. you guys up for a challenge? >> always. >> what you got? >> i've been challenged. you all have been challenged. you have been challenged, too. it's coming from be the match. it's called lemons for leukemia. asking everyone everywhere to, yes, suck it up for be the match. they're trying to set a record for most donors added in a 24-hour period. you know i can't step away from a challenge. it came via twitter. i said, i'm in. challenge accepted.

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>> oh, george. it was not -- everybody, coming up. >> love your spirit, man. love your spirit. the new research on the popular dash diet. could it not only help you fight heart disease but reduce your risk of depression? and we're counting down to the oscars. less than a week away. wait until you see some of this year's nominees before they were stars. what do you have upstairs, lara? >> i'm here with joel edgerton. who has a brand-new movie with the one and only jennifer lawrence. we're going to talk about that. we're going to talk about oscar picks. so much to talk about. get on up here you guys. great audience. "good morning america," we'll be right back. g america," we'll be right back. oats seem pretty simple, right? they're actually kind of extraordinary. see, oats contain a soluble fiber called beta-glucan. beta-what? stay with me here. this is where it gets interesting. this fiber really doesn't like cholesterol. so, it traps some of the bad cholesterol and shows it a thing or two.

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[ cheers and applause ] what a great crowd. welcome back to "gma." we have this wonderful audience. we hope you can join us sometime. tom kelly is worth the price of admission. >> yes. >> i'm telling you. what goes on with that man while we're downstairs. thank you, tom. thank you. thank you lara spencer for "pop news." >> happy monday. great group we have. lots to talk about. we begin with this. one week away from the season finale of "the bachelor," everybody. oh, yeah. and arie luyendyk jr. and one contestant, i guess they're not getting along well. that contestant is calling it the worst heartbreak in "bachelor" history. it happened at the women tell all episode last night.

it has everyone talking online. wondering what arie did that made the former contestant caroline tell him, i know what you did. and i don't know how you could do it. she then told "the hollywood reporter" what she witnessed was worse than anything in "bachelor" history. as we said whatever it is that happened, airing next monday. on "the bachelor" finale, yes, right here on abc. tune in. we'll be talking about it. >> yeah. but -- i gotta say. it makes me want to find -- i know what you did last week. i want to see now. >> it was -- we were watching it this morning. >> it's all on tape? >> apparently, it's all there. my buddy, our pal, chris harrison said he was left speechless. >> that is saying something. he's seen a lot. >> he's seen just about everything. >> tune in, everybody. also in the news, michelle obama has announced the title and release date of her memoir. it's called "becoming."

it's being released on november 13th. the publisher calling it an unusually intimate reckoning from a woman of soul and substance. the former first lady explains it's about how a little girl from the south side of chicago found her voice and used her strength to help empower others. yes, she has. absolutely. last year, it was reported that obamas' two-book deal is worth $60 million. a significant portion of those earnings will go to the obama foundation and other charities. >> looking forward to that. >> $60 million. >> a one-two punch. >> a lot of people wanted to write a book. for $60 million. i'll write a book. fashion flying across the catwalk in italy at the dolce & gabbana show. models were replaced by drones. audience members had to shut off wi-fi so they didn't interfere with the operation of fashion's newest darlings. >> what could possibly go wrong?

>> i know. right? bags dropping on your head. just thought i would share that with you. tiger woods hitting them long and straight again. great news for him and golf fans. maybe bad for some feathered friends. there's tiger at the honda classic this weekend in florida. hitting a long drive. lands right in the fairway and bounces off. >> oh! >> a little friend. he was out for a sunday stroll. why are you bothering him? >> but he's walking it off. walk it off. walk it off. >> the goose was not hurt, robin. woods eventually birdied that hole. >> kept the ball in the fairway. >> it's a tough bird. >> tiger finished the weekend at even par. coming in 12th. the best finish since 2015. congratulations, tiger and goose. that's all i have. >> that's all you have. it's just enough. thank you, lara. we appreciate that. to our "gma" cover story. a new study reveals the popular dash diet may not just help fight heart disease and also lower blood pressure. it could reduce the risk of

depression. dr. jennifer ashton is here with us. doc, tell us about the study. >> let's get right to it. it was preliminary data of a report going to be released in april at the largest neurology conference in the country. they really wanted to answer the question is there a link between our diet and the risk of depression in older adults? they're talking about the dash diet which stands for dietary approaches to stop hyper tension. they found that the people who adhered to this compared to the western diet had an 11% lower risk of depression. now, western diet, high in saturated fat. red meat. high in sugar. dash diet is kind of the opposite. kind of interesting association. they didn't prove cause and effect. but interesting association. >> the 11% significant. >> could be. >> what is involved in following the dash diet? >> first, lots of fruits and vegetables in the dash diet. a lot of color on your plate. low-fat or non-fat dairy.

which in and of itself could be controversial. we heard you want to go for the full fat dairy for weight loss. and very limited sugars and sweets. now, again, this diet has been shown to lower the risk of bad cholesterol, heart disease, lower your weight. you want to eat fresh, nonprocessed foods. a lot of color. >> you're a doctor. you're a nutritionist. you know it all. what do you feel about this? >> i don't know about that. >> what do you feel about the diet? >> here's the goal. this is exciting to me because it does warrant more research. but signifies we should take a hole listic view on conditions and behavior. and the more we can integrate that, the better. >> all right, doc. thank you. now over to george. thank you, michael. we have a parenting alert about young women growing up in the girl power era. high stress can come with the high expectations. in her new book, enough as she is, rachel simmons looks at how we can teach young girls.

first, debra roberts with more. with a group of young women about the challenges they face. >> i'm studying africana studies and premed. >> i study psychology and economics. >> i study government and history. >> reporter: young women at the top of their game. studying at smith and mount holyoke colleges. show of hans. how many of you feel stressed? a lot of the time? how much do you think or worry about failure? >> it's always in the back of my head. it's never been an option, if that make sense. >> we don't talk about how failing is not only an option but is sometimes the only option. failure is learning. think women and girls are not taught that. where for men my age, for them, failure is inevitable. it's a way to grow. >> reporter: yet, as accomplished as they are, graduating at rates higher than guys often with better grades, many women are downright miserable inside. says a new book, enough as she

is. educator rachel simmons has spent years documenting the state of young women. girls are showing depressive symptoms more than twice as much as boys. do you have downtime? >> that's a good question. >> reporter: you all laughed. >> i don't find myself with a lot of downtime. when i do have downtime, i don't know what to do with it. what should i be doing now? i'm checking my lists making sure i'm not missing something. >> it's something i'm working hard to add to my routine. i think it's so important. you need things that bring you joy. >> i have a lot of downtime. i factor it in for my self-care. >> reporter: what does that include? your self care and your downtime. >> i don't study after dinner. at all. i do all my studying before dinner. it's worked really well for me. at the end of the day, i feel like i accomplished something. >> reporter: when we're talking about stress, finish this sentence for me. sometimes i worry that i -- >> sometimes i worry that i'm

not good enough. i think that -- in an environment like this, it's easy to compare yourself to the person sitting next to you. that can start these things in your head instantly about, you're not good enough. or you're not worthy. >> i try not to compare myself to others. but i think it happens naturally just because we're living in a space where, we're constantly seeing other people's performance an successes. i'm working on trying to look inwards and focus on myself. >> reporter: in a world empowering them to be anything they want, we may have forgotten one key message for girls. that you don't have to be perfect. what would you tell your high school self that you know now? >> you're not perfect. that's good. we need to live as people. not these sort of perfect women robots. >> reporter: for "good morning america," deborah roberts, abc news, northampton, massachusetts. >> rachel simmons joins us. welcome back. my daughters are in this right now. i have a 15-year-old and a 12-year-old.

especially the 15-year-old, that pressure, you can feel it growing. you say it comes out if in unexpected ways, as well. >> i want the audience to do an activity with me. everybody sit in your chair the way you think a typical guy sits in his chair. >> well, they're right. >> everybody is leaning back. what about the way you think a typical girl sits in her chair? guy get more permission to take up space. girls get the pressure to be in, quiet, small. that's what that activity really shows them. >> you say one of the ways young women should be taught to deal with the stress is to be kinder to themselves. self-compassion. what is that? >> when you make a mistake, try to be gentle with yourself. talk to yourself the way you would talk to a close friend. we're always so much nicer to other people than ourselves. >> that makes a lot of sense. you have a good analogy for this. test it out. >> i was going to ask, who here has lost their keys. this is something we do in front of our children. often we can be hard on ourselves. what do you say? >> i'm losing my mind.

>> so the question is, if we could do something different in front of our kids, say, i lost my keys, this is stressful. i'm worried about it but it's going to be okay. we teach our girls not the beat themselves up. when they make a mistake. >> sometimes there are real, stressful situations you can't wish away. how do we deal with those? >> we want to tell our teens stress is normal. it's not their fault. they're under pressure. we're here for them. it's not they're putting pressure on themselves. we want to teach them to have gratitude. when you're in the car with them, text them, say, what are you grateful for right now? when you can appreciate what you have in this moment, it's the best shield. against that disease that i'm not enough. >> is there a difference the way moms and dads should deal with daughters? >> dads have so much more permission to reject the pressure to be perfect, the more you can screw up in front of you kids, the better for them. >> no problem on that rachel. thank you. she'll be back with more on teens tomorrow. a story about toxic social media pressure. >> yes.

that's tomorrow. let's go to rob right now. hey, george. i tell you, i lose my keys and my mind every day. the folks that were in rome losing their minds looking at this rare snow event. that is st. peter's square. the basilica. the vatican there. can you imagine, a snowball fight. the roman coliseum. i never knew man could build such things. as the gladiator would say. they're sledding and skiing down some of the hills. that is a rare sight there. incredible cold snap happening throughout all of europe. how about your l good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. soggy start today and it's going to be that way through the morning commute. then showers, thunderstorms, and breezy conditions this afternoon. a stronger storm wednesday night through saturday morning and then a brighter, drier, but still-cool weekend after that. today's temperatures mainly in the low to mid-50s with those scattered thunderstorms and breezy conditions. tonight, you can see 30s just about everywhere, san mateo and

san francisco in the 40s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, aalal we're counting down to the oscars. all week long. just six days until hollywood's biggest night. this morning, chris connelly is taking a look at the nominees before they were stars. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. their oscar nominations put them at the peak of their profession. they had to start somewhere. in independent films or tiny roles. or high school. ♪ yearbook pics of oscars 2018 acting nominees give tantalizing glimpses of the talent within. so did these before they were stars performances. >> i wasn't expecting anyone. >> reporter: who was? supporting actress nominee allison janney made her film debut as a school librarian in the 1989 drama "who shot patakango?" >> what are you doing here? >> reporter: that's timothee chalamet.

in a 2009 "law and order." >> we're going to go to my room. could you please not tell mom and dad about us playing xbox. >> reporter: before getting whacked. >> how many broken lives i have to look at every day? >> reporter: frances mcdormand. a public defender with an addiction issue on a 1985 "hill street blues." and "get out's" daniel kaluuya. he got into a 2009 episode of "dr. who." >> you had that thing. that machine. did you make this happen? >> reporter: before he became a "three billboards" cop, sam rockwell turned up in 1990s "teenage mutant ninja turtles" as head thug. >> anything you want, we got it. anything you want to do, do it. you know what i'm saying? >> reporter: 1982, willem dafoe had a question. >> hey lady, how about it? >> who is this beautiful young lady here? >> i'm ola mae.

nice to meet you. >> reporter: that's double nominee mary j. blige. 20 years ago on "the jamie foxx show." 33 years ago, laurie metcalf getting her big screen start with madonna in "desperately seeking susan." >> hi, ya. >> gary, she's taking the car keys. diary. that little sneak. what did she say about me? ♪ hello ♪ and now, the end is near >> reporter: long before taking on winston churchill, gary oldman played sid vicious. in 1986's "sid and nancy." he sang a twisted version of "my way." ♪ and now much more than this i did it my way ♪ >> reporter: all right, guys. let's see if you can recognize a couple of oscar-nominated faces from back in the day. first, this one.

a johnny winter album in her hands and a big career ahead of her. who is that? >> anybody? any guesses? >> allison janney. >> it is. congratulations. >> all michael. nice. >> hey, chris, you can tell by how i answered the question with a question that i was really sure. >> reporter: you gotta love those '90s yearbook pictures. how about this one. a drum majorette in high school. has bravely marched to the beat of her own drum. she's in the middle right there. who is that? >> oh. we can't see because there's a -- there's a -- >> you gotta tell us this one, chris. >> that's frances mcdormand of "three billboards" during her days at monessen high school in pennsylvania. talented people all. >> we'll be right back. school in pennsylvania.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 news mornings. >> good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc 7 news mornings. right now, firefighters in san jose are checking for hot spots after putting out a fire at a strip mall. the two-alarm fire started around 3:15 this morning at the mall on alvin avenue at fontaine road. it damaged several businesses inside that building and also spread to the attic. the cause is still under investigation. no one was hurt. sue? >> well, standing water and hydroplaning the big issue this morning. we've had a couple of sig alerts. better news now, up to rohnert park northbound 101, we had a car on top of one another. that has just now been cleared. sig alert lifted, but slow traffic back to petaluma. and earlier, a motorcycle accident westbound 80 at carlson has been cleared out of lanes, but still slow and go all the

way westbound from highway 4. >> sue, ♪ 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.

how about that storm this morning. we're already seeing some light to moderate rain develop in the santa cruz mountains and trying to spill into the south bay. but for the most part, it's been fairly light and we're already starting to see some drop-off in the north bay, but there's more showers on the way and thunderstorms for the afternoon hours. jessica? >> mike, thank you. we'll have another abc 7 news

update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and ♪ welcome back to "gma." and i got to say, we have a very, very happy monday audience with us this morning. bringing the spirits up in here. i love it. and we are counting down to the oscars all week long. jimmy kimmel is hosting again the this year. sure to be more fun stunts. the cookie and the candy drop. one thing no one wants to see a repeat of is the best picture mixup. paula faris taked to jimmy about that moment. >> warren, what did cow do? i still don't know how it happened. i'm still not clear on how the wrong envelope got into warren

beatty's hands. color-coding might be a nice thing to think of. it would be funny if it happened again. >> are there any safeguards to make sure what happened last year doesn't happen again? >> the biggest safeguard is that price waterhouse coopers will have to go out of business if they do it a second time. think they're going to be very, very careful. >> yeah. so -- >> if it happens again, it's great for jimmy. >> price waterhouse coopers. what do you think about color coding? god idea? >> too confusing to me. just give them the right envelope. double-check it. that's fine. >> or put george on the case. it won't happen. we'll have paula's full interview tomorrow right here on "gma." and oscars coming up this weekend. >> yep. it's going to be great. we have great guest to bring to the table. a director, writer, actor. now starring in "red sparrow"

with jennifer lawrence. please welcome joel edgerton. >> how are you? good to see you. >> how you doing? hello, love. how are you? >> i'm well, thank you. >> how you doing? >> right here? in the middle? >> right in the mix of things. >> we're talking oscars. you have a best picture favorite? >> i'm a real fan of "call me by my name." a very moving film. and -- my controversial statement is that i think that "mud bound "should have been one of the top. >> oh, nice. >> such a beautiful film. an important film. wasn't that controversial. obviously. i didn't get yanked up into the sky or anything like that. >> dee reese did a wonderful

job. >> it's great. the performances. the it's lyrical. >> and red sparrow, as well. >> yes. >> jennifer slaurns a russian operative. you are a cia agent. >> yes. with a heart of gold. >> with a heart of gold. >> i do, i do. my character is maybe too knavely optimistic. sees the world as being something he can make better. it kind of makes him bad at his job. does that make sense? there's a lot of cia guys. they get into the field thinking they make the world a better place. the whole world is riddled with corruption. >> i saw the movie. he makes one heck of a movie. >> thank you. >> and i was surprised -- and i hear your accent now. you mastered this american

accent. i had no idea. >> who did you channel? who did you think of? >> who was i channeling? >> for your american. >> i think i suspect the reason why is some australians are good at american accents is because all i did growing up was watching american tv. this is going to show my age. "brady bunch." "8 is enough." "gilligan's island." "happy days." a mix of gilligan with greg brady mixed with -- >> chachi. >> he was nice. >> let's hear the accent. >> i'm curious. did you want me to know you were following me or are you just real clumsy? >> you americans always think the rest of us are so interested in you, don't you? >> what made you want to become a translator? >> if i work for the government,

my uncle helped me get the job. in my country, if you don't matter to the men in charge, you do not matter. >> trying to get a russian accent. not easy. >> it was like, i don't think will was a single person on the movie doing their own accent. i'm sure there was a russian actor doing a latvian accent. >> your mom, michael and mary ann, are with us this morning. did you know gnat joel was going to do this from a small age? and that he would make it so big. >> now he's going to get embarrassed. >> i didn't know you were going to give her a microphone. >> she requested. >> at the age of 2 1/2. he did a play. they cast him as a sheep. he was not happy. he wanted to be the king. so, the boy that was going to be

the king decided to opt out of it. so joel took over. so i thought, yes, he's going to be doing this. >> you were a tough 2 1/2-year-old. >> this happens on every job. i start as an extra. then i elbow everybody else out of the way. >> lovely to have your parents here. >> i don't know why i started sweating profusely. you hand my mom a microphone, i start to perspire. >> you took a drink, i thought, uh-oh. i loved the film. it's a thriller. intrigue. has everything. you should check it out. it's "red sparrow." in theaters this friday. joel edgerton. and his parents. we'll be right back. >> thank you.

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back now at "gma" with a special announcement in honor of "black panther"'s record-breaking success. the walt disney company is donating $1 million to the boys and girls clubs of america to expand their good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nighco. the steady rain starts tapering at 9:00. isolated showers and sunshine at noon and then some scattered thunderstorms and breezy conditions this afternoon. i've got an even stronger storm, a two, moderatatatatatatatatatat

>> we have friends from ireland enjoying "good morning america." back over the to you, robin. all month long, we have been set brating black history. this morning, the grand finale of the special series highlighting women. a hidden figure. one of the women who changed the world. dr. patricia bath is the inventor who revolutionized the way cataract surgery is performed. i'll have the privilege of speaking with her in a moment. first, her story. the human yi is one of our most complex organs. 100 million cells working hard each day to give us the gift of sight. sometimes the eye's lens gets cloudy. creating what's known as a cataract. it makes it hard to see. >> for years, struggled with finding a better

way to remove cataracts. friends and colleagues, it's a pleasure to present the this preliminary report. >> reporter: dr. pa trish that bath is the pioneer who revolutionized how cataract surgery was per tomorrowed. >> i discovered a method to remove the cataract with a laser beam. >> reporter: she's the first person to use a laser. she invented laser faco. >> i knew that was a groundbreaking discovery. soy heedly did file a patent for this new technology. in 1986. >> reporter: history in the making. dr. bath is the first african-american female doctor to receive a medical patent. her curiosity began as a child. and by the time she reached high school, she was a national science foundation scholar. her cancer research earned her a "new york times" front page

feature. >> i was in harlem. it was the tip of the civil rights era. i think that was note worthy that a black child in harlem could be doing scientific research alongside a white kid from the hamptons. >> reporter: she wept on to earn her medical degree from howard university, as she rose in the ophthalmology community, she was often the only woman and the only person of color. >> i did not allow that to faze my vision. if anything, it challenged me to be not equal but better and the best. >> reporter: she became the first woman ophthalmologist at the joel stein eye institute. in 2009, her advocacy work for the blind earned her the ultimate honor. president barack obama appointed her to the commission for digital accessibility to the blind. >> it was exciting to become an incidental role model by

striving for excellence. working hard. giving back to the community. >> would you please welcome, to "good morning america," dr. patricia bath. how are you? how are you? come on over. come on over right over here. oh, sit down. oh, my goodness. i love the welcome that you received coming on out like that. please tell us, at a time this revolutionary technique you came up with at a time when women, minorities in science were overlooked. how did you overcome the hurdles? >> i had a few obstacles.

i had to shake it off, like taylor swift says. >> shake off the haters. shake off the haters. >> hate-eration. segregation, that's the noise. you have to ignore that. keep your eyes on the the prize. that's what dr. martin luther king said. i focused. >> you talk about dr. king. your career really parallels pivotal moments in the civil rights movement. how did that impact you? >> you know, as a medical student, as an undergraduate, i was involved in the civil rights movement. and so, you know, i saw the results of the suffering from racism, with health care disparities. i was determined to make a difference. i was determined to try to serve my community and harlem. >> you had offers to go all around the world. and you chose to stay here in your community. working out in california you

were still working with the martin luther king hospital. >> i had dream credentials from nyu and columbia. when i was at ucla, i decided i'm going to serve the people in compton and watts, in addition to my practice at ucla. i had to do that. because -- of my formative years during the civil rights struggle. >> and you have traveled around the world and helping people preventing blindness with your organization. tell us about that. >> well, the american institute for the prevention of blindness, we championed a new concept called community ophthalmology. we wanted to prevent blindness throughout the world. because we believe that eyesight is a basic human right. it's like health care is a basic rum height in america! i said it. >> you said it. you said it. you said it, my friend. >> i said it. >> we have something in common. my parents met and fell in love

at howard university. my niece is a graduate of the medical school at howard, which you are. they're celebrating your50 years from doing that. with something special at howard. >> i graduated in 1968. this is our 50th anniversary. i'm being honored by a named scholarship. >> oh, that's wonderful. all right. that ats terrific. and -- you also -- you did your residency at nyu. and we have some people from nyu. a young woman who wants to ask you a question. >> thank you so much for being here. your career is full of so many firsts. from your time as a resident to your time on faculty at ucla. how did you remain open to pursuing the roles? >> to connect with what robin said, you know, coming from,

family, my father emigrated from trinidad. my mother came from the south. they had high expectations. only 100%. only as. they wanted me to absolutely be the best. and so, i had to use my life and you know, reward them by hard work. >> and how did you -- you're so optimistic. i believe that optimism is so important. when you see these young residents. knowing what you went through, how did you bypass those hurdles? >> i want to pass the torch to young girls and have them do s.t.e.m. the residents, choose ophthalmology. i want them to avoid the financial hardships i had by sponsoring the the patricia bath go fund me scholarship at howard. >> do you all have something to give dr. bath? >> we have a gift for you.

>> oh. >> thank you. ♪ 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.

we're back now, "gma's" food boost. sponsored by quaker oat. i'm here with our pal, "the chew's" carla hall. thank you for being here. >> great to be here. >> we have two teams. needing the know who knows their food facts best. before we get started. i want to ask a question. the importance of american heart month and why raising awareness is key to a healthy lifestyle. >> heart disease is the leading cause of death in the u.s. with

men and women. >> but we know this. >> but it's preventable. exercise. healthy diet. getting those checkups. the awareness is so important. >> games are fun and serious. but there's the -- a method to the madness. our two teams. we'll ask a question. whoever hits the buzzer first gets to answer. carla will let us know. if your team gets it right you get a point. if you get it wrong, the other team gets the point. there's a something at the end. >> a little something at the end. >> number one, are you ready? step up to the buzzer. this salad item contains potassium and magnesium. cucumbers, tomatoes or spinach. >> spinach? >> oh, i guess she goes first. and the answer is --? the answer is spinach. um -- this salad item con taints

potassium and magnesium that works to lower blood pressure. >> we just did that. >> i wanted to tell them why it was spinach. >> oh. i just said that in the question. >> you did? whatever. sorry. okay, moving on. we're serious and still having fun. all right. you guys. true or false. eating dark chocolate is not beneficial for your heart. >> false. >> that's exactly right. >> you got to point. we got two over here. >> it's false. it's false. >> so eating dark chocolate. a little bit. >> a little bit. >> final question. here we go. true or false. oats contain a fish that may reduce the risk of heart disease. >> true. >> did she go first? >> i don't know. >> this game needs a little

work. >> it's true. it has three grams of soluble fiber. >> nice work. gotta say. she was correct. the winning team is going home with gift cards to buy all your favorite heart healthy foods, guys. we have gift cards for you. hugs for you. thank you all so much. carla, thank you. >> this was fun. >> by next week, weal have it down pat. >> or not. >> you can see "the chew" at 1:00 p.m. eastern on abc. don't go anywhere. remember, spinach is good for you.

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 news mornings. >> good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings and meteorologist mike nicco is here with a check of that forecast. is it still raining? >> yeah, it really is, south of the san mateo bridge, all the way over to about danville southward, even some embedded moderate rain showing up and some snow up on mt. hamilton. it's drier up in the north bay, but go farther north of that, that's where the showers and thunderstorms are brewing for our afternoon forecast. tat's why the storm impact scale is a one. sue? >> accidents on the richmond san rafael bridge. you'll find solid stop-and-go traffic all the way across the span from the east bay. give yourself about 20 minutes extra to get over from east bay to marin. >> sue, thank you. time now for "live with kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for the abc 7 midday news and our reporting continues on our news app and abc7news.com.

remember for join us for abc 7 mornings weekdays 4:30 to 7:00. have a great day. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from orange is the new black, laverne cox. and star of the drama, "the good doctor," freddie highmore. plus, some lucky member of our studio audience could win some academy cash. as we kick off our oscar countdown game. all next on "live" grade and now, here are kelly agrippa and ryan seacrest. ♪ [cheers and applause]