>> an 85-year-old in better shape than good morning, america. deadly crash. a navy fighter jet goes down off the coast of florida killing both crew members on board. the investigation right now. the trump administration blasting russia over that assassination attempt on a former spy. ambassador nikki haley warning if we don't act now, chemical weapons could be used in new york. stormy daniels versus the president. a new report connects trump to the adult film star. who is the new trump organization lawyer involved? new trouble for united airlines. this dog mistakenly put on a 12-hour flight to japan. >> i burst into tears. this is not my dog. >> a day after that tragic incident with the dog in the overhead bin. a criminal investigation now under way.

♪ are you ready for it and let the march madness begin. the big dance just hours away. some already facing heartbreak and others celebrating this incredible history-making win. the coach saying this month is for miracles. ♪ and good morning, america. michael is all smiles this morning. texas southern. >> yes, this month is for miracles. we need a miracle. we have xavier, our first time in the tournament, our first win yesterday to make it in and texas southern university, represent us well. so proud of you. look at the slam dunk. >> you are celebrating this morning. >> i used to be able to dunk like that. >> t.j. will come in and talk about that. we have a lot of news to get to as well and we'll begin with that military plane crash overnight. a navy fighter jet down off the coast of the florida keys. our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has details. good morning, martha.

>> reporter: good morning, george. the fighter jet was so close to landing but turned deadly in those final moments. the search and rescue operation began within minutes of the crash. >> somebody said it blew up in the air. >> reporter: helicopters hovering overhead. you can see the landing gear of the capsized f/a-18 hornet as rescuers searched nearby for the two naval aviators. the crash happened during the jet's final approach, one mile from the naval air station in key west. the two aviators ejecting from the aircraft as it went down. one witness writing on social media that she saw the jet roll and explode before going down. >> the airplane happened to be upside down at the time they left the cockpit there might not have been enough room for the parachutes to open. >> reporter: the aviators were found a mile from the aircraft in the water. both were declared dead after arriving at a florida hospital. president trump responding to the tragedy overnight tweeting,

please join me with your thoughts and prayers for both aviators, their families and our incredible u.s. navy. this morning, the investigation is under way as officials piece together what went wrong. those witnesses who saw the explosion may have just seen the ejection seats launching. those seats have saved so many lives. but if that jet was rolling or upside down, the angle for the ejection launch may have led to the deaths. all that still to be determined. george. >> we are thinking of their families this morning. okay, martha, thanks very much. we certainly are. tensions this morning are escalating with russia over the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in the uk. the white house now issuing its strongest words yet saying russia is responsible for what it is calling the reckless attack with a nerve agent. our chief foreign correspondent terry moran has the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. this morning, a written

statement of solidarity. there's no plausible alternative to moscow being alternative in the act. president trump himself has not personally talked about russia, members of his administration are pulling no punches. while former russian spy many sergei skripal and his daughter cling to life, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley demanded that russia come clean for what she called an atrocious crime. >> the united states believes that russia is responsible for the attack on two people in the united kingdom using a military grade nerve agent. >> reporter: british prime minister theresa may has expelled more than 20 russian diplomats, the largest expulsion since the cold war. and cut off all high-level contacts between the two countries. >> we will not tolerate the threat to life of british people wane others on british soil from the russian government. >> reporter: but ambassador haley took it even further saying the threat needs to be

contained. >> if we don't take immediate concrete measures to address this now, salisbury will not be the last place we see chemical weapons used. they could be used here in new york. >> reporter: the white house now standing with britain saying in a statement, this fits into a pattern of behavior in which russia undermines the sovereignty and security of countries worldwide. well, that statement was certainly welcomed here but make no mistake this is a crisis for people in britain, the u.s.' closest ally, and in that they look to the president of the united states and are looking to president trump to speak out for america. cecilia. >> okay, terry, thank you. as terry said the president still has not directly condemned russia. so far that's coming from aides. >> he'll be before cameras today. we'll see what happens there. we move on to new documents that connect adult film star stormy daniels to the trump organization. tom llamas is here with the details. these documents reveal a second longtime trump organization lawyer involved with the case.

>> reporter: that's right, george. good morning. the attorney for stormy daniels hasn't squared off with the president's attorneys just yet in a courtroom, but he is starting to lay out his case and this morning, proof of a connection between a deal cut by stormy daniels and someone who directly works for the trump organization. these documents given to abc news by a lawyer for stormy daniels and marked highly confidential revealing a corporate attorney for the trump organization secured a temporary restraining order against the adult film star in late february to stop her from talking about an alleged sexual encounter with president trump in 2006. the restraining order refers to daniels as peggy peterson, an alias previously noted in what she called a hush agreement. jill martin is the trump organization attorney who signed off on the restraining order. the address noted here is the location of the trump national golf course near los angeles. but what isn't noted anywhere, martin's connection to the trump organization. the new development comes after

daniels offered to pay the president $130,000. the same amount she says the president's personal attorney, michael cohen, paid her to stay silent about an alleged affair in 2006. she said she had with mr. trump. the white house passed on the deadline. >> i had conversations with the president about this and as i outlined earlier that this case had already been won in arbitration and that there was no knowledge of any payments from the president and he's denied all of these allegations. >> reporter: just days before the election, daniels and the president's personal attorney michael cohen signed the agreement. cohen paying daniels $130,000 he says he facilitated with a personal home equity line. now, according to "the wall street journal," the trump organization attorney jill martin that we mentioned said she facilitated the filing in her individual capacity until a new york-based lawyer gained approval to practice in california. the company had no involvement in that matter according to her

and we also want to mention a court date has been set for july 12th. l.a. court officials tell us this is just preliminary but attorneys for both the president and stormy daniels are expected to meet the judge. >> she says she -- the trump organization has no involvement but she's been a lawyer for them since 2010. >> that is correct. as the president's lawyers try to keep him out of that story, more changes inside the white house. larry kudlow named as a replacement for gary cohn. rumblings of even more changes coming. >> reporter: he fired rex tillerson and the secretary of state saying he is getting close to having the cabinet and other things he wants, in other words, he's not there yet and i've got to tell you, george, in the west wing here, there is a real sense of uncertainty. you talk to senior officials, they are convinced that big changes are coming. they have no idea exactly when. but i have heard speculation in recent days of at least a half a dozen top officials leaving or

potentially leaving or uncertain status including the veterans affair secretary, including ben carson, the secretary of housing and urban development, the attorney general, the national security adviser, the education secretary, and even the chief of staff john kelly, and nobody here knows when or even exactly what is coming but there is a sense of uncertainty that there are big changes coming. >> and likely several staffers still facing security clearance issues as well. the president last night, jon, at a fund-raising speech was talking about his negotiations with justin trudeau, the canadian prime minister, and in the midst he said this, this is according to "the washington post." nice guy, good-looking guy comes in, says, donald, we have no trade deficit, i said, wrong. i didn't even know. i had no idea. i just said you're wrong. kind of stunning. we haven't seen this before. the president conceding he just made this up. >> reporter: yeah, and by the

way, if you look at the actual figures, george, from the united states government, from the office of the u.s. trade representative, in fact, justin trudeau was right, there is a surplus, the united states has a surplus with canada, a big surplus on services, a slight deficit on goods overall so the president didn't know and turned out he was wrong. >> and no comments yet from the canadians on this? >> reporter: no comment yet. >> jon karl, thanks very much. so many talking to the white house says there's a major uncertainty. president trump is also celebrating the house passing a school safety bill after nearly a million students across the country, you remember those images, took part in that national school walkout demanding action. victor oquendo is in many parkland, florida. it has the backing of the white house and the nra but many democrats say it does not go far enough. >> reporter: that's right and good morning, cecilia. while those students were walking out yesterday, lawmakers in d.c. were busy working on the stop school violence act that passed in the house and there is a similar version in the senate.

this half billion dollar bill would fund training and other initiatives that would enhance school safety and implement added security issues like stronger locks and emergency notifications for schools that would notify law enforcement of emergencies, but this bill does not address gun control, democrats say that more needs to be done, still, it passed by an overwhelming majority. cecilia. >> the parkland shooter nikolas cruz was back in court, officially changed his plea. >> reporter: he kept his head down and did not make eye contact with the victims' families. as expected he stood mute so a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. but as his defense team has said he's ready to plead guilty and serve consecutive life sentences without parole but want the death penalty taken off the table. >> thank you. >> now to new fallout for former silicon valley superstar elizabeth holmes founded a company that claimed to revolutionize blood testing but now she's being charged with running a massive fraud.

abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with more and, rebecca, i remember her being on the cover of all these magazines about a big success story. what happened? >> such a fall from grace here, michael. good morning. yes, this was silicon valley's golden girl. she attracted all sorts of washington heavyweights to her theranos board including former secretaries of state henry kissinger, even general james mattis who quit after being nominated for defense secretary and now she's charged with a massive fraud. she's the stanford dropout, once hailed as the youngest self-made female billionaire, appearing on the cover of magazines like "fortune" and "forbes" often in her signature black turtleneck just like steve jobs. >> the individual is the answer to the challenges of health care. >> reporter: but this morning a stunning fall from grace. elizabeth holmes who spent years claiming the lab tests at her hot start-up theranos could detect hundreds of diseases with

just a few pricks of blood now charged by the s.e.c. with a massive fraud. the 34-year-old and her top associate accused of lying about the technology which regulators say never actually worked like it should and allegedly defrauding investors out of $700 million. >> how would you describe her? >> she loves attention and she really plays up to power. >> reporter: just last year we visited the theranos headquarters in silicon valley. the building appeared mostly empty. oh, hi, yes, we're here with abc news. >> this is private property. we don't allow filming on property here. >> reporter: back then former employee erica chung recalls an environment of unprecedented secrecy, something she testified about in a separate lawsuit against the company. >> i have not experienced anything, anything like working at theranos and the level of secrecy and the amount of hiding that goes on in any other company. >> as part of the settlement

elizabeth holmes will pay a $500,000 fine and she cannot serve as a director, officer of a publicly traded company for ten years and she had to return 18.9 million shares of the company's stock. but neither she nor the company has admitted or denied any wrongdoing. theranos' independent director said in a statement that the company is pleased to be bringing this matter to a close and looks forward to advancing its technology, michael. >> rebecca, if you were a regular investor, will you lose money? >> everybody who at this point put money in isn't necessarily getting anything out. the only way they get anything out is if this money can make -- if this company can make money or if they sell the company and ultimately makes money. >> is this the end of it for her or could she face lawsuits? >> she could likely face lawsuits. they opened a criminal investigation and that is unclosed. >> she has settled some lawsuits already. >> yes, she has. many. >> thanks so much. cecilia.

>> thanks, guys. a major recall from ford affecting more than a million cars. the warning this morning, the steering wheel could come off while you are driving. our senior transportation correspondent david kerley has more on this. david, some drivers are telling really terrifying stories. >> reporter: it is a scary thought, cecilia. we're talking about a lot of cars, mostly these ford fusions. imagine you're in the car and driving down the street and your steering wheel is loose and in one case the steering wheel actually came off. the problem is a bolt right down here in the middle that holds this on and it's getting loose they've heard of 140 incidents three accidents two injuries. ford said you should notice in your car that the wheel is loose and that's when you want to take it in and get it fixed. we're talking about 2014 to 2018 ford fusions, also some lincoln

mkzs. the majority is the fusions. nearly 1.4 million cars total. >> they have the recall. they must have a fix for it as well. >> reporter: they do. go to the dealer, get a new bolt, it's longer and it should hold the wheel on tight. >> okay, david, thanks. michael. >> keep the steering wheel on. that's very important. >> you need that. you know what, march madness time. yes, getting under way. t.j. was texting me last night. he was excited about my texas southern university team. what's going on with the tournament? >> a good look at this face. you won't see it after noon eastern time. this is the day, march madness kicks off, we're talking 16 games today, 70 million filling out brackets for this thing today, $10 billion going to be wagered on this tournament. a lot of it illegally in the office. but last night, we had the play-in games including a nice story from texas southern. this is their first-ever

tournament win and they started 0-13 on the season and won their conference tournament so the worst start for any team to get into a tournament but did their thing last night. we have a viral moment from another kid. a play-in game, arizona state, one of the fans, a little guy, look at this. you think they just lost the final four. a lot of people said arizona state shouldn't have been even been in the tournament. he was hoping they would make a run but he was actually the son of someone who works for arizona state so good for him. hey, this is very emotional, all right? arkansas plays tomorrow. i'm very excited. but, folks, at work they have something for you. everybody is going to be watching at work. no productivity today, right? there is a boss button. the ncaa gives you a boss button so if your boss is walking by, just click that and -- >> it shuts off. >> office etiquette. >> oh, you're looking at office etiquette. >> they want to make sure we're all invested in this tournament today but today is the day, folks. it's happening. >> so happy. >> i am very excited about this.

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saturday. dry weather sunday and monday and a warmer storm next week. as far as today, temperatures in the mid to upper 25550 my accuweather seven-day forecast, all of these coming up, new trouble for united airlines. a dog died on their planes and now how did this german shepherd bound for kansas end up in japan? >> that is a crazy story. plus, the abc news exclusive. the parents suing fox news over what they call a bogus story about their murdered son. he's a former dnc staffer. what these parents are now saying. it is all coming up only on "gma. the day after chemo might mean a trip back to the doctor's office, just for a shot. but why go back there, when you can stay home, with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection, which could lead to hospitalizations.

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♪ west side welcome back to "gma." that is beyonce and jay z performing "bonnie and clyde" their hit song for their "on the run" tour. but fans were so excited when they announced they're bringing it back launching part two but that excitement short-lived for some out there. >> yeah, ticketmaster crashed during the presale leaving many people empty-handed and not happy at all but they will get another shot to buy the tickets when they go on sale for the public on monday so i will be in line for that. yes. >> those prices will go up. a lot of other headlines we're following right now including six army soldiers now recovering after getting caught in an avalanche in vermont. they were undergoing mountain warfare training when the snow came tumbling down.

thankfully all of them were rescued and none suffering life-threatening injuries. one was actually able to return to duty. and it is official. toys "r" us is going away and will likely have to close all their u.s. stores and they said that early this morning, they must liquidate. >> so many of us grew up with that store. strange to think that it's going to be gone. we are all talking about this story, more trouble for united airlines involving another family pet. a criminal investigation is now under way after, of course, you remember that tragedy with the dog placed in the overhead bin. well, now, a 10-year-old german shepherd that was supposed to make that quick trip from oregon to kansas, instead ended up all the way in japan. abc's linsey davis is here with more on this and hopefully the explanation, what happened, linsey? >> reporter: yeah, crazy one here. good morning to you, cecilia. united has now issued two apologies in recent days for canine catastrophes. one that ended up dying, and now one u.s. senator is pressing for answers from the airline about the care of animals on its

flights. >> this would be our worst nightmare. >> reporter: new woes for united airlines this morning after it mistakenly put this kansas-bound dog named irgo on a 12-our flight to japan. >> i know he's going through hell right now because he's not obviously used to this. >> reporter: kara swindle was with her family flying from oregon to kansas city, her 10-year-old pup flying in cargo. when she went to pick up her german shepherd she was met instead with a great dane. >> the minute i said irgo up popped this great big great dane instead of my german shepherd. i was in instant tears. >> reporter: according to the airline the mix-up occurred during a connection in denver where the two dogs were accidentally placed in the wrong carriers after being walked. united sent these pictures of irgo arriving in japan. united tells abc news they apologize for this mistake and are investigating the mishap. but united's apology comes after the tragic death of this puppy, kokito, on a flight from houston to new york on monday. >> she took him out and opened

the thing and then she got the dog, and he was dead. >> reporter: kokito died after the family says a flight attendant demanded they stow him inside the overhead compartment for the duration of the three-hour flight. >> we were like it's a dog, it's a dog. she's like, it doesn't matter. you still have to put it up there. >> reporter: united tells abc news their flight attendant did not hear or understand there was a dog in the bag and did not knowingly place the dog in the overhead bin. according to the u.s. department of transportation, in 2017, there were 24 deaths reported of animals transported by air. three-quarters of those deaths occurred on united airlines. next month united plans to start issuing bright-colored bag tags to customers traveling with pets inside the cabin so attendants know right away there is an animal inside. meanwhile, 13,000 miles later irgo is flying back with an attendant in first class no less and he's expected to be reunited with his family later on tonight. as for kokito's family, united

said they refunded them for their plane tickets and the pet fee. it's unclear if there are plans for additional compensation. you have to imagine. >> it's just crazy. >> i wonder if irgo is like, they said it would be a quick flight. >> right. >> first class. >> i imagine him with a glass of champagne up in first class. >> jammies. >> that is the least they could do. >> lots of biscuits. >> thank you very much. we'll turn now to that newlywed husband arrested after police say he confessed to a catholic priest that he killed his wife. abc's eva pilgrim is here with the story. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. what happens in confession stays in confession, it's supposed to be between you, the priest and god. right? not always. a pennsylvania man charged with criminal homicide after police say he made the ultimate confession. >> he was calm. he told me that he killed his wife. he said i need to talk, and that's what he said. >> reporter: the priest saying 44-year-old john grazioli tearfully telling him that he killed his 31-year-old wife,

amanda. the two just married this past september. this all started when police say they got a tip about a suicidal man searching this home in an affluent neighborhood outside of erie, pennsylvania. finding grazioli's wife dead inside, shot in the head. investigators say they tracked grazioli's cell phone to a nearby cathedral where they found his white mercedes suv and grazioli inside the rectory. father polinek calling 911. >> just to safely, you know, do the right thing which is call the authorities. that was it. >> reporter: police locking down the church. eventually bringing grazioli out in handcuffs. thankful for the way the priest handled the situation. >> it was heroic and he kept his composure and i guess he did a very good job from our perspective and i'm sure he did a good job from the perspective of the man upstairs. >> reporter: now, under roman catholic laws, i know a lot of

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back now with our abc news exclusive. the parents of seth rich, he was the democratic party staffer killed in 2016. fox news ran a false story wrongly suggesting rich may have leaked dnc e-mails to wikileaks. fox later retracted the story, but rich's parents are now suing the network and tom llamas with the story. >> reporter: george, good morning again. the rich family is now suing fox news, one of their reporters and a well-connected republican donor who they say coordinated on a fake news story and put it on the network. throughout my interview with the family they described the torture of dealing with their son's murder while battling what they call lies on the fox news channel. just four months before the presidential election, seth rich, a 27-year-old staffer for the democratic national committee, was shot and killed in washington, d.c. >> he was shot twice in the back. he put up a struggle. >> reporter: police say it was a botched robbery but the incident

exploded from a local crime story into international news when, according to a new lawsuit, conspiracy theorists and fox news tried tieing the killing to the upcoming election. >> i want the people who started the lies who are responsible for the lies held accountable. this has got to stop. >> reporter: 12 days after seth's murder, wikileaks published more than 44,000 hacked dnc e-mails. u.s. intelligence agencies say russia is behind the attack. but the rich family says fringe political groups started spreading a conspiracy theory that seth, who, worked for the dnc, leaked the e-mails. >> the fact that he worked for the dnc and the timing worked for those who had, you know, other motives. >> reporter: seth's parents say there was never any evidence connecting their son to wikileaks. >> his computer didn't have anything on it. he would never have done it. >> reporter: but they say that didn't stop fox news.

in their lawsuit the riches claim a fox investigative reporter and a republican donor with ties to the network lied to the family to win their trust. promising to help solve their son's murder, when actually, according to the lawsuit, they were planning to tie seth to the dnc hack painting their son as a criminal and a traitor to the united states. the story ran prominently on fox news, including on sean hannity's show. >> if this is true and seth rich gave wikileaks these dnc e-mails, this blows the whole russia collusion narrative completely out of the water. >> reporter: roughly a week later fox retracts the story. >> out of respect for the family's wishes for now, i am not discussing this matter at this time. >> they never called us to check any facts. they took a rumor and ran with it. >> reporter: the rich family says their son's reputation is forever tarnished. they now hope to find justice in court.

>> we lost his body the first time and the second time we lost his soul. they took more from us with the lies so we want our son's life and his soul restored and i want our life back so we can move forward again. >> reporter: now the riches say they never received an apology from fox news. the only thing that network is commenting on is that the republican donor accused in the lawsuit of orchestrating this, ed butowsky, was never a contributor as stated in the lawsuit, only an on-air guest. butowsky telling abc news i tried to help the rich family find out who murdered their son. i thought and continued to think that is important. d.c. police have told us they're still investigating this case and looking for seth's killer. george. >> okay, tom, thanks. let's get more on this with our legal analyst dan abrams. you know, you feel for the parents but this is a very tough

case for them. >> it is a tough case. it would be an easier case, of course, if seth rich was alive because then he could sue and say he was defamed. but someone who has died can't be defamed and so now the parents are basically saying that they did this on purpose, meaning to get past the standard of intentional infliction of emotional distress, you effectively have to be able to say, they did this to hurt us. that's why they did this. that's going to be tough here. now, the lawyers will say you can argue that it doesn't have to be intentional, it can be reckless. but the bottom line is it's a very tough standard to overcome. >> and they also have to show that the story was outrageous and that's a technical legal term. >> outrageous and extreme but i think the harder thing is going to be to show that the reason they did it is to hurt the parents. fox's defense is going to be we were working on a story, we got it wrong. and that happens in the process of stories. we weren't doing this to hurt

the family. you know, again, they're going to say their conduct was so reckless that they should be held responsible. it is tough but, look, the key here is can they get it past a judge because if they can get it in front of a jury -- >> a lot of sympathy. >> you could find a sympathetic jury but the first thing they have to do is they need a judge to say i'm going to let this move forward. the strongest claim is against the private eye himself, the problem is he's also suing fox news and i think they don't want to start a battle with him. >> complicated case. dan abrams, thanks very much. michael. thank you, george. coming up, why you could be getting a payday if you bought a snuggie. we have all the details coming up next. >> did you buy a snuggie? rheumatologist befor move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate.

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>> you guys join a cult? >> reporter: with talk show hosts. >> what they should throw in is a pointy hat so you can look like a wizard or something like that. >> reporter: and online. >> basically it's a robe you wear backwards. >> reporter: but now all star marketing group, the company behind the snuggie, is paying customers $7.2 million in refunds for practices the federal trade commission says were deceiving consumers. the company frequently offered buy one get one free promotions for $19.95 but the ads never disclosed that customers would also be charged a nearly $8 handling fee for each blanket, nearly doubling the price to $35.85. those affected customers will receive on average about $33 each. >> you and i are the only ones with a snuggie. we're going to snuggle up to possibly a check. >> i like it. i like it a lot. >> you two, you need to get with the program. all right, coming up, everybody, what tim tebow is saying that could change the way you educate your kids and the record that drake just broke that has nothing to do with music.

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good morning, america. great to have you with us on this great thursday morning. >> it is a good thursday morning. >> gets me every time, george. >> do you guys remember this movie "twins"? one of the biggest hits of arnold schwarzenegger's career. wait until you hear which hollywood a-lister is joining him and danny devito for a sequel. the answer is coming up in "pop news." >> is it triplets now? >> i know nothing about this, really. [ laughter ] full confession, i have no information for you. >> we will hear from lara in a little bit. we have a lot of news to get to including the latest on the military plane crash. a fighter jet went down off the florida keys overnight. i want to go back to martha raddatz for more on that. >> good morning, george. the f/a-18 fighter jet was on its final approach about a mile from the run wray when it went down. search and rescue was launched within minutes. witnesses say they saw the jet roll and explode before going

down. the images from the crash site show the jet belly up with the landing gear sticking up out of the shallow waters of key west. the two naval aviators were able to eject but were pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital. so investigators will have several key questions. was there an explosion as the witnesses say or were they just seeing the ejection seats launched and were the deaths caused because the ejection was launched as it was rolling or upside down? those seats have saved many lives over the years but the angle and altitude of the jet plays a key role. but a very tragic day there in key west, george. >> it certainly is. martha, thanks very much. >> definitely is. now to the new school safety bill passed by the house hours after nearly a million students all across the country walked out of class to protest gun violence. let's go back to abc's victor oquendo in parkland, florida, with the latest on this, victor, critics say there is still a long way to go. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia.

the issue with the bill is that it doesn't address gun control at all. still passed by an overwhelming majority called the stop school violence act and this half billion dollar bill would fund training and other initiatives that would enhance school safety and implement security measures like metal detectors, stronger locks and emergency notifications for schools that would notify law enforcement of emergencies. also on wednesday school shooter nikolas cruz was in court for his arraignment. head bowed the entire time, not making eye contact with the victims' families that were right there in the courtroom. a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. though he would plead guilty if the death penalty was taken off the table. later today we're expecting new surveillance video from outside the school on the day of the shooting to be released. it shows school resource deputy scot peterson not taking action while the shooting unfolded. cecilia. >> okay, victor, thank you. michael. thank you. so many people being caught up in march madness including a former white house resident, barack obama.

during his years as president he shared his bracket with everyone out there and the tradition continues with the former president tweeting out his bracket with michigan state going all the way. last year michigan state didn't fare so well. they were knocked out in the second round. so maybe a little former presidential love is going to take them all the way this year. but he always tweets out his bracket and he usually does okay with it. not bad. big basketball fan, yeah. >> got a lot coming up including the new way to homeschool. it is exploding in popularity right now. we'll talk to tim tebow all about it. and a new major medical headline on dementia and exercise for women. and lara is upstairs. hey, lara. >> hello, you guys. so, speaking of exercise, tory is with us as well with some amazing "deals & steals." as you see right here, a little exercise involvement starting at $6. helping you get in shape and saving some big bucks. you don't want to miss it so come on upstairs. so come on upstairs. are cream conditioners bringing your hair down?

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[ cheers and applause ] >> so what did you do the 40 in? >> what did i do? i almost pulled a hamstring. the 40 was so long ago, i forgot. >> i didn't realize. >> all the way back. you're a busy man. >> how rude of us. welcome, everyone. a lot of texans in the crowd today. and welcome back to lara spencer. >> thank you so much. let's get right to it, good morning, you guys. good morning to you. we begin with this.

if you have teenage boys you know exactly what i'm talking about. they are obsessed with this video game. apparently it is kids of all ages and includes rap superstars. overnight drake broke a record for the most people watching him play the addictive game on a streaming service called twitch. over 600,000 people watched drake play a video game. >> come on. >> if i seem perplexed, i am. on many levels. but one of those watching was football player terrell owens would tweeted at 2:00 a.m. this morning that now he's hooked on fortnite. drake says he got into it because there's always down time in the recording studio. congratulations on your new record. [ applause ] >> girls are not interested? >> no. >> but you are? >> i wish i had time. >> it is literally an obsession. >> really? >> yeah. moms out there, do your kids play? do you know this?

oh, my goodness. anyway, movie news, eddie murphy coming back to the big screen. [ applause ] so how do we know this? thank you, arnold. arnold schwarzenegger just revealed during a panel at south by southwest that eddie basketbawill be joining him and danny devito in a sequel to "twins." their 1988 hit about twins separated at birth. the idea for "triplets" as the new film will be called has been floating around for awhile. in 2015 he was asked if he was into it, yes, as long as the script was incredible. that's a quote, so it must be. arnold says the script is done, in the can, ready to go. eddie is in. no word on when they will start shooting. [ applause ] >> smart of eddie. high risk but high reward. >> yeah. >> george was laughing when you broke the news. >> the original, i think it cost

under $15 million to make and it grossed well over $200 million back in 1988. it's a very funny concept. a great trio so look for that. also in the news, selena gomez taking time out of the spotlight we're learning this morning. reports say she needs a little alone time. this coming after rumors she is taking a break from on and off boyfriend justin bieber. entertainment tonight reporting overwhelmed by the media attention surrounding her love life and family has decided to get out of los angeles for a bit putting work and any other obligations on hold. great idea, when you need it, you got to do it. it's been a hectic time for the singer dealing with a liver transplant and circus that comes with dating someone just as famous as she is. justin celebrated his 24th birthday go-carting with friends. selena gomez nowhere in sight. >> still so young. >> i know. >> we do wish her well. she's been through a lot. so thinking about you. finally, a little thursday real estate eye candy. you don't know this happens

quite often with me, george. these guys put up with it. you love it too. >> i am into this. >> this is a sharon stone addition as you saw there. the home she shares with her sons is featured in the next issue of "architectural digest." feast your eyes, baby, on casa de stone. 25 years in the making. this is a labor of love for sharon. she calls it her happy place and i can see why. >> where is it? >> she's very private about where it is. i'm assuming california. stone says she was totally hands-on in the process, 25 years in the making, had so much fun. she and her interior designer are teaming up to do other friends' homes if the whole acting thing doesn't work out, nice to have a plan b but seems to be working out for you. sharon may be too busy to do your house. she's starring on t series "mosaic" on hbo getting huge rave reviews and check out the new issue of "a.d." it hits newsstands wednesday march 21st. we thank you, "architectural

digest." >> thank you, lara. great news with "pop news" as always. now we go to our "gma" story. homeschooling is soaring in popularity and jessica mendoza is here with more and my daughters were homeschooled for a few years and i know you started homeschooling your kids. >> it's a subject super close to my heart. i started researching because there are so many different ways we can now educate our kids and the curiosity has never been higher and as i start talking to more family, more people, i enlisted a good friend, tim tebow. take a look. with two national college championship wins and heisman trophy to his name, gridiron great tim tebow became a household name playing three seasons in the nfl. his trademark tebowing pose becoming a aphenomenon. now professional baseball player, tebow is not only known for his moves on the field but also for his charity work off the field with his foundation.

the 30-year-old florida native crediting much of his success to his strong faith and being homeschooled. >> why did your parents decide to homeschool? >> they wanted us to learn reading, writing and arithmetic but it wasn't number one. it wasn't the most important thing. they wanted us to learn a work ethic, a dedication. >> walk me through a day of homeschooling. what's that look like? >> oh, goodness. well, we also grew up on a farm so waking up and doing chores and then having a bible study then we'd break up into our individual studies. the whole process was always something that i knew had a great purpose. >> reporter: tebow believing in the benefits so much, he authored this interactive homeschooling guide called "know who you are, live like it matters." what was the hardest thing you had to go through? >> when you go to practice and, oh, you're homeschooled and that means you're probably weird or stuff like that and honestly it never really affected me. but i know it affected a lot of homeschooled friends of mine and some of my siblings. >> you can be the cool kid.

>> you can be the cool kid and break the trends and show that, yeah, you're different but in a good way. >> reporter: tebow credits his parents as pioneers in the homeschooling movement and over the last 20 years, the method has grown in popularity. from 1999 to 2012, the percentage of homeschooled students has doubled, and as of 2016, there are about 1.7 million. homeschooled students in the united states. >> almost all of it was value based for religious reasons. people are now actually homeschooling for the academic reasons. >> reporter: single mom darcell white says it was a deeply personal choice to homeschool her three kids near dayton, ohio. >> they're more engaged in what they're doing and can go at their own pace. >> reporter: the whites take part in a learning co-op where other homeschoolers meet up and attend classes or go on field trips. >> how do i make him stay? >> one week they work on science, the next they do a craft and that way they get to spend times with their friends.

>> reporter: but she says she largely lets her kids lead their own lessons, an approach called unschooling. >> we are many interest-based learners. [ speaking french ] >> reporter: she says it's not without its challenges. >> it's gotten harder as they get older to meet each child's individual needs. it requires more of my time being the facilitator and researching. >> reporter: but darcell says it has helped her kids grow. >> it's been a great experience for the whole family. >> you know, something i never knew about tim tebow before reading his book on homeschooling was the fact he was dyslexic and not only did that help him better academically but athletically. he had special flash cards used on the football field that helped him with his dyslexia to retain information as a quarterback on the field which is crazy. >> yeah, i had no idea about it and had no idea his mother was such a pioneer in the homeschooling process and i enjoyed it because of the

flexibility of the homeschooling as well and each kid is very different but for you why did you decide to go into homeschooling? >> first of all, it's one of the hardest things i've ever had to do and you know this. i hybrid homeschool. that sounds crazy. there's all these different variations. i travel so much for "sunday night baseball" and on the road and the hybrid they're home with me for two days and go to school three days. it's kind of a mix so they can go out and i get my time at home and you know how difficult it can be and the challenges that we face. point is it's not a cookie cutter system anymore. we're educating our kids in a variety of different ways. >> a lot of things you thought you knew you find out you didn't know when it comes to educating your kids. >> right, right. >> you learn something at the end of the day. i'm excited because you'll be back. >> tomorrow. >> we'll have more from jessica about homeschooling and her journey and it's on our website as well. now we a're going to go to cecilia. >> thanks, michael. now to a "gma" health alert. two very big medical headlines for women. one about how exercise could lower your risk of dementia and the other about menopause.

dr. jen ashton is here, important topics. let's talk about the study on menopause. it says there is a drug that could reduce the discomfort of hot flashes. a lot of women might say this sounds way too good to be true. >> right. and the verdict isn't in but big news for women's health. this drug was a small study done in london. it was funded by the uk medical research council and it worked by blocking this brain chemical that's thought to really be important in the generation of hot flashes. when they gave women this drug, they found a 72% reduction in the frequency of their hot flashes and a 38% reduction in the severity of their hot flashes compared to placebo so a well-run study and this happened in a four-week period of time. we need more research but very interesting finding. >> they say it could happen over the course of three days. side effects come with that? >> always have to think about that. liver toxicity in past and in this study that disappeared when women stopped taking this drug. what else do we know about it? it is a pill. you take it twice a day. we don't know the cost and right

now in this country, it is in phase two clinical trials, 42 centers are recruiting patients if anyone is interested go to clinicaltrials.gov to see if they're eligible. >> not out there yet but there are other ways to manage the discomforts that come with hot flashes. >> even though menopause is a natural stage in life, 70% of women experience hot flashes, and 10% to 15% of women, those hot flashes are debilitating meaning they cannot function day to day at work, at home, in their social lives. it is not one size fits all. more options than ever. you can talk about hormone replacement therapy, there are nonhormonal options, in particular there is a medication that's we've been using in gynecology for almost 20 years and there are natural supplements, dietary practices, behavioral modifications that are being studied and in general low risk and may give you a benefit so it's about finding what works for you.

>> so important that we are talking about this, yes. >> another big headline out there, this study shows there's promising signs -- connection between exercising and lowering the risk of dementia. >> another small study done by association but in finland really interesting. we've known what's good for the heart is good for the brain. this study took 50-year-old women on average, put them through a bicycle fitness test, followed them for 44 years, tested them for dementia along the way and found the most highly fit women were 88% less likely to develop dementia compared to those who are moderately fit. so here's the bottom line on this one and for everyone listening, it is never too late to get fit or be active. to protect your heart and your brain and some level of fitness does some good. it's not like you have to be an olympian to have some benefit. >> you don't have to run a marathon. >> exactly. just get out there. >> i'll get up right now. >> yes. >> i should not have taken the elevator up here. thanks, jen. over to rob with more weather for us. >> you know you have to exercise your pets as well. want to take you to ireland.

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welcome back to "gma," everybody. thank you guys for being here with us in times square. we really appreciate that. >> all right, i got a little topic here. i know it's early in the morning but i want to talk to you about late night snacking. we all have a little experience in it. >> you mean like 8:00, 8:30? [ laughter ] >> a little later than that, george. i'm talking about between midnight and 4:00 a.m. on the weekends and the food that you crave after you have a late night out, digital advertising company in market ranked the top five chain restaurants for late night meals based on the number of visits between midnight and 4:00 a.m. so any guesses about the top five. give me some guesses. >> waffle house. >> what did you say? >> totally waffle house. >> hamburgers. that is not a place. okay. >> taco bell might be up there. >> that's a particular meal, sir. >> i feel like taco bell.

waffle house, mickey d's. >> i got you right here. >> not that i'm ang expert. >> all i can tell you is taco bell is not on the list. >> what? that is not right. >> number five and this is my go to in college because they have two tacos for a dollar, jack in the box. >> all right. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> why were you so unhhu >> don't you start that. number four, number four, white castle. >> oh, yeah. >> it's back. >> a stack of those little babies. >> only been there once in my life. >> right down the gully. >> number three, denny's. >> that makes sense, yeah. >> denny's. >> number two, whataburger. >> that's texas over there. that's a texas thing. [ cheers and applause ] >> and you're right, george.

a lot of people here from texas. that is huge in texas. and the number one and i heard people yelling out, waffle house. >> yes. [ applause ] >> over there. >> she's very passionate about late night -- >> i've never seen anybody so excited about whataburger. >> i mean, everybody screaming like they have stock in these companies. [ laughter ] but that is -- those are the top five. >> all right. >> may or may not have had a late pizza saturday night. okay. who here is ready for march madness? [ applause ] you guys know this. the annual college basketball tournament kicks off today. earlier we told you about former president barack obama, his pick is michigan state to win, but he also said just because i have more time to watch doesn't necessarily mean my picks will

be better. so he's smart on that one. country music star tick mcgraw is weighing in tweeting out he thinks uva will take this. >> i like that choice. >> a good one. >> you agree with this. so did you know that march madness also means that there is a huge drop in office productivity? >> no shocker there. >> stopping to watch the game. >> it is pretty addicting. >> i was told people take their phones into the bathroom and like hiding in the office kitchen and watching the games. anybody here guilty of some -- >> anybody? >> march madness sneak-away. our stage manager is. where are you going? >> right now. >> i tell you right now, all these people eating late night food are also sneaking away. don't act like -- >> exactly. >> you guilty of -- is anythings so important that you would sneak away from work to go do it? >> to watch or -- >> go participate. >> sleep. >> sleep does not count.

>> there's no sneaking away from work for us. >> there's so much you ditch work for. no one wants to admit it. you're nodding. >> baseball. >> baseball. >> or coming to "gma," right? >> coming -- >> do your bosses know you're here? they do now. [ applause ] >> good question. >> our bosses know where we are at all times. we got double phones. >> you can't get away from anything here. >> thank you for that. that's interesting. well, something that i found out today, myself, it is absolutely incredible kids day. did you know that? it is celebrated the third thursday of every march every year and we have an incredible kid who will join us. her name is kennedy o'neal. she is a 5-year-old author and she has a book called "the

adventures of super kennedy." she's here with her dad and co-author, chris and sabrina. >> hi. >> hey, kennedy, i see you have your super kennedy outfit on and can you tell us what your book is about? >> teaching kids how to save money. >> oh. very important. very important lesson. >> sabrina, what's the big lesson you're trying to keach kennedy about money? >> well, not only is it important to earn money and save money but it's also important to help your community and help our churches, so just instill in her those values. >> that's amazing. i want to of course adad, hey, chris, this is lara. i just wanted to ask you. how did kennedy end up learning from you guys and taking it to the next level and writing a book? >> yes, yes, i had my -- i wrote my first book in 2015 and that

motivated her. it was called "done deal" and that motivated her to write her own book and she just -- i asked her what she wanted to do and she said she wanted to teach kids about saving and investing. i said, okay, we put it together and here we are. [ applause ] >> hey, kennedy, what do you want other kids to learn about your book? >> kennedy. yes. >> do you have a lesson for other kids? >> other kids like to teach kids how to save money. [ laughter ] >> good lesson. >> okay, kennedy. i have another question for you. what are you going to buy with your money? >> what are you buying? >> toys and houses. [ applause ]

>> toys and houses. >> toys and houses. kennedy, that is a great answer. well, wendy, it's amazing, you're 5 years old and already have other kids in mind and try to help them out and teach them something so we commend you on that. we're going to give you a round of applause. [ applause ] and, chris and sabrina, keep it up. you're doing a great job with young kennedy. coming up we have the star of "fresh off the boat," constance wu. she is here. she's going to be here live. we'll be right back.

>> announcer: wednesday, you'll love this madly. ♪ some love >> david guetta, sean paul and becky g take over the morning and it'll be a nonstop party, wednesday only on "gma." presented by pepsi. all right back now on "gma," boy, we've enjoyed these nor'easters with the snow. cut through the trees. fresh shots, incredible. mt. snow, vermont, seeing the same snow there. over 60 inches of snow in the past few days. second snowiest march on record. a second storm potentially sunday morphing into another

coastal low tuesday night into wednesday and there's some more potential snowfall across parts of the northeast. that's just one model. that can change. we're still a long way out. if you're a skier, you can continue to lick your chops. might be skiing into july. that's a quick check of what's good morning, i'm meteorologist mike nicco. showers up in the north bay spread south by 9:00 and thunderer and hail in the storm system low to mid 50s today. this weather report is brought to you by geico. michael, i know you want to play golf. be patient, my friend. >> i better be patient. 60 inches of snow, i'm like, whoa, they're not playing golf any time soon. i'm here with constance wu, she steals the show on abc's "fresh off the boat." and next summer heading to the big screen in the movie "crazy rich asians." constance, thanks for joining us. >> pleasure to be here.

>> "crazy rich asians," so much is coming out about this movie. people are very excited about it. we just saw a little sneak peek of "entertainment weekly's" cover with you on it. what can you tell us about it. >> at its heart it is a love story and it's a love story with some obstacles because my character, rachel, doesn't know how if incredibly wealthy her boyfriend is until she goes and visits his family in singapore for a wedding and not only is he wealthy but he's singapore's most eligible bachelor so all the women in singapore kind of want to bring me down. >> so you did what for yourself? >> we'll see. we'll see in the movie how i do. if i'm able to hack it. >> and this is based off a book by kevin kwan. had you read the book before you did the movie? >> i had. i had read all three books actually before i did the movie and i read the first book before i even did the screen test for

the movie. >> how different is the movie from the book. >> they're pretty similar. the book has a lot of different plot lines. our movie is under two hours so it can't go through all those so it focuses on nick and rachel's story. pretty true to the book. >> in "fresh off the boat," you're fantastic. >> thank you. >> you really are. [ applause ] and this is a first sitcom that focused on an american-asian family in 20 years. how does that make you feel to be part of that. >> i'm incredibly proud to be a part of that and also incredibly inspired to see other asian-americans making their own content not just on network tv but other platforms like youtube or hulu or yahoo! all these other places, yeah, it's been a great experience. >> and your character jessica is a fan favorite. her parenting style, boy, she is tough. >> yeah, she's a little tough. >> a little tough. so where do you draw that from? where do you draw that -- >> a lot of people think it's from my own mother.

my mother is not like jessica. >> you better say that on national tv. >> i don't think i would be allowed to be an actress if my own mother was like that. i based her on the real jessica living in florida to this dare and i got to meet her and read about her in the book and, yeah, i pretty much tried to stay true to her. >> there is a lot of great '90s references in the show. asa base. how cool is that, you guys. >> favorite band, right? >> is there like a '90s trend that you would like to see come back? >> '90s trend. >> you know, like leggings and -- what are those -- >> leggings, did those ever leave? >> they used to wear leg warmers. >> leg warmers. is that '890s. >> i wore them in the '90s. [ laughter ] i didn't wear them in the '930s. >> i think if anyone could bring them back, it would be you.

>> thank you. appreciate it. [ applause ] well, thank you for being here and joining us. i got to say you're so incredible in "fresh off the boat." you can see the season finale of "fresh off the boat" tuesday, 8:30 p.m. eastern right here on abc, check it out. coming up tory is back with more "deals & steals" for you and your kids. ♪

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reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. and mike nicco it looks like there's going to be rain eventually. >> eventually. it's starting to move over from the peninsula over to the east bay. the storm is a one, waves of showers and breezy conditions. small hail and light skpng a one all the way through saturday. alexis. >> okay. enjoying the dry pavement for now. a disabled vehicle on southbound 880 before high street blocking one lane. delayed back to the maze. and here is maybe the last little bit of sunshine for the day. mike in the bay bridge, the toll plaza thinning out on the left side. >> time now for "live with kelly and ryan." back at 11:00 a.m. for the midday news and the

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