>> i brought treats in honor of the authentic st. patty's day. >> it's a tradition like none other. >> the new good morning, america. deadly bridge collapse. brand-new video shows the moment this 950-ton instant bridge, installed just days ago, crashes on the drivers below. >> there is a bridge collapse. we have a report of several people injured at this time. >> rescue crews worked through the night to find survivors. at least six dead. a major investigation under way now. we're live on the scene this morning. another white house shake-up. new reports about national security adviser h.r. mcmaster as the president faces a major new development in the russia investigation. the special counsel orders his business to turn over documents and our exclusive interview with the secret government operative who partnered with trump to try to build a hotel in moscow. it's only on "gma."

also new this morning, donald trump jr.'s wife, vanessa, filing for divorce after 12 years. what they're saying now. new storm warning. a fourth nor'easter may be moving in. two systems moving across the country. rob tracking them right now. and there's no place like home. the german shepherd mistakenly sent to japan now back in kansas this morning. the dramatic reuniirgo and his owner joinlive right here on "gma." and good morning, america. it is official. march madness is here. a whole bunch of brackets already busted. thanks, in part, to this buzzer-beater right here. loyola chicago, a big underdog, but they won last night. >> at this point just over 6,300 espn brackets out of 17.3 million are still standing.

>> surprised there are that many. >> are you still standing? >> i'm surprised there were that many. i never entered. >> there's also another big bracket busting game. we are going to have more on that in a moment. of course, loyola's secret weapon. but we're beginning this morning, of course, with that deadly bridge collapse. you are looking at the scene there live picture outside florida international university where that pedestrian bridge crashed just days after it was built. >> here's what we know right now. at least six people were killed. ten others taken to the hospital. the bridge cost more than $14 million. it was built using a quote accelerated construction technique. see that time lapse, put in quickly and victor oquendo is on the scene with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. there are still bodies stuck underneath the rubble. this will be a very delicate process. heavy machinery has been brought in. but crews have to be careful out here. the concrete apparently crumbling a little more overnight. this bridge was supposed to make things safer for the students at fiu and neighboring city of

sweetwater. but on thsday, it came crashing down without warning. this morning officials say at least six people were killed and ten injured when this pedestrian walkway collapsed at a miami college. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the moment caught on this traffic camera. >> there's two cars under there. >> a worker was on top of it when it fell. >> reporter: teams working through the night searching for any signs of life underneath all that rubble. >> we're using all of our equipment. we're using our search canines and we're going to continue to search this pile until we're sure that there's no other survivors. >> reporter: but as the night wore on, hopes dimmed, and then finally word that rescue would become a recovery. it all started at 1:30 p.m. thursday. the pedestrian bridge came crashing down without warning onto a busy thoroughfare crushing passing cars and trapping drivers. >> there's a bridge collapse. we have a report that several people injured at this time. >> i saw the bridge just

collapse in front of me. and it fell on the cars that were sitting there waiting for the light to change. >> at least four cars under this bridge. three, four are going to be unobtainable at this time. >> reporter: witnesses describing the horror. >> one of the guys who came out of the car, he said that he still had people in his car and we looked and the car was -- the other half of the car was crushed. >> i saw people running. there weren't any officers on the scene yet. >> so it was chaotic. >> it was like a movie. >> i wanted to get under that bridge. i'm pretty sure many people wanted to help out. i wanted to go under there and try to pull people out, if possible. but it was really dangerous. >> reporter: the bridge weighed 950 tons and spanned 174 feet over a six-lane road connecting . physical international university's campus with the neighboring city of sweetwater. it was still under construction. the portion that collapsed installed just last saturday in a matter of hours and had not yet open to pedestrians. at least one of the injured, a pedestrian walking underneath the bridge.

>> he heard the crumbling and he was able to just -- he reacted but then he didn't react fast enough because there's no way to outrun a 10,000 whatever boulders coming crashing down and he was hit. >> reporter: officers who were driving nearby raced to the scene. sergeant jenna mendez climbing on top of the debris to help injured construction workers. >> we had two unconscious. we had two conscious injured in a state of shock. one of the unconscious was not breathing. we started compressions on the one that was not breathing. >> being a dad and grandfather, you just can't -- you just hope this would never happen to anybody in your family or any family you know. >> reporter: there is the possibility that more people are unaccounted for underneath the wreckage. crews were out here all night long. this will be a slow and meth methodical process. geor? >> thanks very much. michael. thank you, george. investigators as victor said are on the sryincene tto determine what went wrong.

our senior transportation correspondent david kerley has more and, david, they're looking at how this so-called instant bridge was constructed. >> reporter: good morning, michael. an innovative design. we have learned there was stress-testing going on at the time of the bridge collapse and some tensioning to keep it suspended. investigators are going to want to know everything about how this bridge was constructed. it's nicknamed an instant bridge actually called accelerated bridge construction touted as a modern safe way to erect a bridge. prefab it like this one, on the side of the road, and then, in just a few hours, move it into place, improving safety and construction. but this bridge, either during or after a stress test yesterday morning, collapsed. in the rubble, a vehicle belonging to an engineering firm which does such stress tests. that company did not return calls asking if it was

conducting those tests. and overnight, florida senator marco rubio tweeting, the cables that suspend that bridge loosened and the engineering firm ordered that they be tightened. they were being tightened when it collapsed. ntsb investigators arrived on the scene overnight and will be looking at everything. >> look at the construction technique, look at the materials. all these things are factors into the construction of a bridge and its safety. >> reporter: also this morning, the florida department of transportation taking the remarkable step of revealing that the university, which was in charge of the project, did not hire a, quote, preapproved company to do what's called a secondary design check on the bridge. both the design firm and the construction company involved in the project say they offer their condolences to those who were lost. and say they'll fully cooperate with the investigation. cecilia, usually they find there is more than one cause to a bridge collapse like this. cecilia? >> david, thank you. there are so many questions this morning. florida international university's president mark rosenberg joins us now live. president rosenberg, our thoughts are with the fiu

community this morning during the this tragedy. this was a project that brought greapride to your university. you said it was all about collaboration and being th is supposed tprotect students. >> well, first of all, our condolences to all the family members and loved ones of those who were injured and killed in this accident. this project was about neighborliness and goodness. this project was about linking two communities together. we started in 2010 planning and talking about this project. this project has been done as every other project at fiu in terms of construction. a transparent competitive bid process, certified contractors and so obviously we're shocked and we're going to cooperate fully. there will be a full investigation. we're grateful to the governor and to the senators and first responders who are here. but we've got to get to the

bottom of this. and we will. >> there are certainly a lot of questions. among them is this stress test that was being performed just yesterday. why wasn't the area cleared of traffic and pedestrians? >> there are a lot of tests that go on. and i can't answer that question. i assume that they believe it was a routine, normal test. but that's what the investigation is going to determine. >> the florida department of transportation says that the firm chosen to do a secondary check on this bridge was not prequalified. and that it was the responsibility ofhe university to choose the correct firm. what happened? >> we're aware of that allegation. we're investigating that. we'll have more information quickly. we only work with certified contractors that have been approved by all the appropriate authorities. >> president rosenberg, thank you. again, our thoughts are with your community. >> a lot of questions left to answer on that one. we're going to move on to

new tensions between the united states and russia as the u.s. accuses russia of targeting our critical infrastructure for cyberattacks. and president trump orders new sanctions to punish russia for meddling in our election and let's bring in martha raddatz with the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. we have those sanctions that hit 19 russian citizens and several russian entities which were announced yesterday. those are some of the most significant actions by the trump administration. but this goes well beyond just election meddling. the administration now accusing russia of a series of cyberattacks on critical u.s. infrastructure including nuclear power plants, water, and electric systems, and aviation. this is a very alarming development and a fear that cyberexperts have had for a long time. according to homeland security, russian hackers did not shut down any of the systems. but there are indications of penetration in those systems, whh is a huge vulnerabilit and one that many cyberexper believe we are not fully

prepared for. >> we are joining our allies to take on russia for the poisoning of that former spy in england. >> reporter: we are and there may be additional sanctions. the state department did not rule that out yesterday. >> okay, martha, thanks very much. sanctions being imposed as president trump closes in on another major change to his foreign policy team. national security adviser h.r. mcmaster now in the crosshairs. want to bring in jon karl and, jon, as with rex tillerson, there has been tension between the president and mcmaster for a long time. >> reporter: really almost since the start, george. he was brought in hastily to replace michael flynn. he was not the president's first choice to replace flynn. and this tension has really reached a fever pitch in recent weeks. i would say he's been going out the door for the last couple of months, but as the speculation intensified last night, the press secretary, sarah sanders put out a tweet saying just spoke to the president and h.r. mcmaster. contrary to reports,

they have a good working relationship and there are no changes at the nsc. notice, george, the present tense. there will be changes at the nsc? just not immediately. >> we'll keep a close eye on that. major new development in the russia investigation. robert mueller subpoenaing the trump organization. that appears to cross that red line president trump had said about not going into his finances. >> reporter: the president was asked directly back in july if going into his personal finances unrelated to russia would cross the red line. now, this looks like personal finances, but related to russia. certainly very close to the red line, if not over it and, george, perhaps more significantly this indicates that the special counsel investigation is nowhere near over. it is expanding into new areas. >> not even close to being over. jon, thanks very much. as the news broke about those subpoenas yesterday afternoon, i was sitting down for an exclusive interview with the businessman in the middle of one deal mueller is examining. felix sater is the man who partnered up wit trumpo try to build a hot in moscow while

trump was running for president. >> started making phone calls to some of the contacts i had there, promoting the deal, promoting the opportunity of the deal. asking for where this were good pieces of property, where a deal like this could be built. which banks could finance it. >> and the financing of this deal would have come from bankers close or relatively close to vladimir putin. >> yes, it would have been banks in moscow because foreign banks will not finance there. so it would have absolutely been some of the the banks in russia. >> do you think president trump should be concerned about any information many you've given to the government about him? >> well, since the only thing i've ever done with donald trump, president trump are real estate deals, no, i don't believe so. >> but we now know, in fact, we just learned today that robert mueller has now subpoenaed the trump organization for any information having to do with the trump tower in moscow. the does that surprise you? >> no. >> if they dig into this deal, what are they going to find?

>> they're going to find that felix sater tried to put together a deal in moscow for a trump moscow deal and was very enthusiastic and very tenacious and tried to get this deal put together. that's the extent of what they're going to find. as it relates to my activities. >> as it relates to your activities. did it ever strike you as strange. you're a real estate guy. you wanted this deal to happen, no question about that. >> yes. >> is it appropriate for a presidential candidate to be seeking a deal in moscow with russian financing while he's running for president? >> i can't answer that. i can only answer in the following way, a beautiful building could have been built and maybe even improved good will relations between the countries because of it. i didn't see any downside. >> he wanted that thing to be built. he kept working at it for an awful long time.

but you know, working on deals with donald trump was just sater's day job. for more than 20 years he has been a secret government operative and this is a story straight out of a spy novel. we'll have a lot more on that in our second half hour. >> looking forward to that one for sure. there's also news this morning about trump's family. vanessa trump, donald trump jr.'s wife, has filed for divorce. our chief national correspondent tom llamas is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the couple confirming this in a statement we're about to show you. the couple filing for divorce in manhattan's supreme court. following 12 years of marriage and five children, donald trump jr. and his wife vanessa are filing for divorce, one of the last times the family was pictured together was in this instagram photo don jr. posted in february, celebrating their son's birthday in palm beach. the couple putting out a statement saying we will always have tremendous respect for each other and our families. we have five beautiful children together. and they remain our top priority. we ask for your privacy during

this time. the president introduced the couple back in 2003. vanessa, a former model. just last month vanessa and her mother were hospitalized as a precaution after she opened an envelope containing a white powdery substance later determined to be cornstarch. dojr. immediately responded on twitter tweeting none should ever have to deal with this kind of sickening behavior. now, i have had the chance to interview don jr. over the years. he's always taken pride in being a family man and spoken flowingly of his wife and children. no doubt a tough time for the trump family including the president, who is very close to don and vanessa's children. cecilia? >> thank you, tom. >> we turn to those bracket busting games shaking up march madness. the biggest upset so far underdog buffalo. a 13 seed blowing out fourth seeded arizona in round one. that was a surprise we didn't see coming. and loyola, who made the tournament for the first time in 33 years, knocking off miami

with that incredible buzzer-beater you see right there. we'll tell you more about their secret weapon coming up. >> i like the secret weapon. i have a hint. and now we're -- you have a little hint. >> pretty much all i can contribute to march madness. i'm not going to lie. >> don't give it up yet. well, now, we're going to go over to rob. and you're tracking two storms. one that could be another nor'easter. please say no. >> i'm sorry, buddy. this would be nor'easter number four. and it's in california right now. this storm hit topanga canyon to calabasas. a mudslide there yesterday and got more rain coming in today so we got two storms on the map. the one in california yesterday will bring severe storms to the south, midsouth today and dissipate. the next storm coming in hitting california now will bring rain, snow to the mountains and actually snow to pretty low elevations and monday severe weather across the south. by tuesday, wednesday, this is when things get murky anywhere from virginia up towards the northeast.

could become our next nor'easter. and that is, by the way, the first day of spring. details to come throughout the weekend. speaking of the weekend time for your weekend getaways. good morning, i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. a chance of showers and thunderstorms and lesser chance tomorrow. dry sunday and monday and a stronger storm tuesday evening. for today, low 50s along the coast and the rest of us mid to upper 50s. chilly. tonight cooler than this morning

and the scattered showers hang around. tomorrow is not a wash i want to share with you this photo of one of my favorite photographers i follow on instagram, keith ladzinski. that's his english golden retriever. he took it with an infrared lens strolling across a frozen lake. that puppy embracing the extended witness. >> are those reindeer on your tie? >> i got it on a sale rack but it's in honor of st. patrick's day. >> just don't look too close. coming up, more of my exclusive sbrir with the businessman who tried to build a trump tower in moscow. and a secret government operative who helped take on al qaeda, the russian mob and the mafia. and reunited. that dog that ended up in japan. irgo is here to tell us about his story. his family is going to tell the story.

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♪ she's awfully pretty ♪ is she from the city >> welcome back to "gma." that's one of "bachelorette" becca's suitors trying to sweep her off her feet from banjos to -- do they work? to horses. they're trying everything. but becca just revealed what she's really looking for. and it might be someone at this desk. the hint is it's not me. so there's that. wait until you hear who her celebrity crush is. >> oh, wow. >> coming up in "pop news." >> quite a tease. >> yeah. >> you have to wait for that. >> got to wait. stay tuned. we'll start with more of my exclusive interview with felix

sater. he's in the news now because of his efforts to build a hotel in moscow with donald trump. that's just one piece of an amazing story. after being convicted of felony assault for slashing a man's face in a bar fight, sater began a secret life, working behind the scenes with u.s. intelligence agencies and investigators to take on al qaeda, russian cybercrime, north korean nukes and helped stop assassination plots targeting colin powell and president bush. the range of things you're involved with is staggering. mafia here in the united states. >> yes. >> al qaeda. >> yes. >> you gave the phone numbers of osama bin laden? >> yes. >> fbi agents and federal prosecutors who worked directly with him confirm his service on mob-related and national security cases. and former attorney general loretta lynch testified that he provided information crucial to national security. you worked for the defense intelligence agency. >> yes. >> you also worked for t cia. >> yes. >>ou were an fbinformant. >> i was never an informant. i was a confidential source.

>> i'm trying to tick through in my head your potential enemies. al qaeda, cosa nostra, russian mob, russian criminals, north koreans. aren't you scared? >> i've been scared every day of my life. but courage is not the absence of fear. courage is conquering it. >> reporter: ironically, sater's government work also connects him to key figures in the mueller investigation. top mueller deputy andrew weissmann supervised sater's cooperation after a 1998 plea deal. and mueller himself was head of the fbi during the time sater helped the government. now sater has talked to mueller's team because of his business dealings with donald trump. >> i'm a businessman. in fact i was working on a bunch of real estate transactions, real estate deals to try to build some beautiful buildings with donald trump of all people. >> back starting in 1996? >> real estate i believe i started in '99.

>> reporter: donald trump has claimed he doesn't really recall sater, saying in a 2013 deposition, he couldn't even say what sater looked like. >> if he were sitting in the room right now i really wouldn't know what he looked like. >> this is your business card then? >> that's my business card. >> he said he doesn't know who you are. is he telling the truth? >> i'm sorry. can't speak for the prest. >> you worked with him for many years. >>es. >> spoke with him, what, dozens of times? hundreds of times? >> yes. >> you say you can't speak for him but what does it feel like when, after all that, donald trump says, i don't think i could pick him out in a room? >> disappointing. >> reporter: in fact, sater says they were once so close, in 2006, trump had asked him to look after don jr. and ivanka while they were in moscow. and arranged for a private tour of president putin's office in the kremlin.

>> as we pass an office the security guard or -- i guess it was part of like the equivalent of their secret service says, that's the boss' office. and he opens the door just to show it sort of take a look through the door but don't go inside and ivanka said, do you think i could sit behind the chair? and he looked at me and says, okay, go ahead. i guess i convinced him. she sat down behind the desk, spun twice in the chair, was very happy about it. >> ivanka trump told "the new york times" she did not recall this incident but the deal now eyed by the special counsel is the one that didn't close. trump tower moscow. >> i approached michael cohen about the opportunity. he was very excited. donald trump signed the letter of intent. >> you had known michael cohen for a long time? >> we've known each other since we were teenagers. >> some of the e-mails you wrote to him were made public, published in "the new york times." one said i will get putin on the program and we will get donald elected. buddy, our boy can become president of the usa and we can engineer it. i will get all of putin's team to buy in on this. what did you mean by that? >> two guys that know each other since teenage years being beyond giddy that somebody that they knew and worked for was running

for president. trying to do a deal in russia. and clearly, if the deal had gone a little further, and i wished it would have, i would have gotten on the phone. i would have made phone calls. i would have gotten to people who know putin to try to get his blessing and bring him on board and hopefully -- >> to help elect donald trump? >> i was trying to do a real estate transaction. i clearly was not involved in the campaign, nor was i involved in any of the political end. >> the "times" also wrote that you wrote that you were eager to show video clips to your russian contacts of instances of trump praising russia, and then coordinate for putin to praise trump's business acumen, and, quote, if he says it, we own this election. >> yes, i wrote that. >> a lot of people have been wondering, is one of the reasons president trump was so easy on president putin during the campaign is because he was looking to make this deal happen in moscow. >> i can't speak for the president. i know that as a real estate

developer, which is by its very nature three parts optimist, one part realist, to try to get a deal that is the tallest building in the world or the tallest building in europe, you have to get buy-in from everyone. >> when you're doing all this were you aware at all of the russian efforts to interfere in our presidential campaign? >> i was not aware of what they were doing. most of it came out after the election. and i read about it just like everyone else in the newspapers. i certainly would never in any way, shape, or form, work with people who are our geopolitical opponents to the detriment of our country. >> do you think that anyone in trump's orbit was working with those people? >> i certainly hope not. but i do not know. >> you have spoken to mueller's team, correct? >> i'm sorry. i can't answer something to do with any active investigations. >> if at the end of the investigation we discover that associates of president trump

were actually working with the russians as they were interfering in our election, what would be your reaction? >> send him to jail. >> it's just incredible how much in the mide of this felix sater is. he worked with andrew weissmann, robert mueller was the head of the fbi. obviously knows donald trump and michael cohen. and there's no question now that mueller is looking at this moscow tower deal. >> to hear him say -- the president say he doesn't know who he is even though he, sater, says they may have been together dozens or hundreds of times. >> going back 20 years. >> wow. >> it's really something. >> wow. >> michael? >> oh boy, george. incredible is right. coming up, we have that dog sent to japan on a united flight now reunited with his family and they're going to join us next. pretty pooch. e going to join us next. pretty pooch. plaque psoriasis can be relentless. your plaques are always there at the worst times. constantly interrupting you with itching, burning and stinging.

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we are back now with the family finally reunited with their german shepherd after he was mistakenly shipped all the way to japan on a united airlines flight. kara swindle and irgo are joining us live from kansas and kara and irgo, welcome. nice to see you guys. . and kara, how does it feel to finally be reunited with irgo? >> it feels so good to finally have him back. it's definitely unmistakable events. >> irgo is 10 years old. this was his first flight. supposedly an hour, it turned into a 16-hour one-way ordeal to japan.

he has an ear infection, was on medication. how is he doing now? >> you know, he seems to be doing okay. he's a little restless but hopefully once we get him back home, he can finally start to relax a little. >> he looks happy right there with the family when you're being reunited. was he able to get his medication for the ear infection while going through this whole ordeal? >> yes, yes, i did have it in my luggage so he does have it now thankfully. >> united airlines said they were going to fly irgo first class with an attendant. so how was the return flight for irgo? >> so, from what originally was planned, it had changed a lot. he was supposed to come back just in a cabin on the regular flight. but for some reason united wouldn't let him fly in the cabin. so they decided doing their corporate jet would be the best bet and got him there a whole lot faster, as well. >> whoa. okay. irgo, you know what, you have a lot to live up for irgo's next flight. corporate jets.

and united said -- >> he's never going to want to fly regular again. >> i don't blame him. united apologized for their mistakes but what have they done to make this right by you? >> you know, so far we haven't talked about what is going to happen after. we've just wand to get him home. so now that he's home and hopefully, in the next week or so we can finally talk to them about what's going to be done to fix this. >> earlier this week another dog died on a united flight. >> yes. >> will you pursue a case against united? >> most likely, yes, we will. because i don't want this to ever happen again. and i want to make sure that they actually do something to stop all of this. and make sure that no one has to go through all this. >> as we say, there's no place like home. i'm sure that's what irgo is thinking. "wizard of oz." you live in kansas. i'm sure irgo was saying this is not kansas anymore.

we're so happy that irgo is home -- >> well, we actually -- >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> we actually just moved here. we've only been here for a few days now. so he doesn't even know this is home yet. >> oh, wow. we know we're very happy you all are reunited. we love seeing the video of irgo with the family when you all got back together. and we're so happy that he's okay. and we wish you guys the best on your new move and your new home. >> thank you very, very much. >> thank you. we reached out to united for comment again, but we have not heard back from them. they did apologize for the mistake and say they are following up with the vendor kennel where the dogs were kept to understand what happened. >> plus, he got to fly private. >> that's pretty amazing. >> international traveler now. >> she said they didn't want to put him in the first class cabin, i said oh, no, they didn't put him under the plane. pretty good. >> champagne, fancy dog bones. what do you get? all right, coming up, march madness, the big bracket busters and the person who is now being called one of the team's secret weapons.

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go ahead. >> a busy day. this is a national holiday. you stay up late for this one, and the secret weapon we're talking about, the good lord above. is what we're talking about. we're talking about loyola-chicago here. they have a direct line to the good lord. that is sister jean is what her name is. sister dolores -- jean dolores-schmidt, the team chaplain. she's been there for some 20 years. she does the prayer with the team before the games and she prayed with them before this one. they sure enough got the upset. listen to her explain the help they got in pulling off this win. >> thank god. thank god you did it because we knew we would do it. and when we were in this the locker room ahead of the game, we just knew that we would do this. >> guys, get this. she actually said in the prayer, she asked god, do your part and the players will do theirs. so apparently, god filled out a bracket and he had loyola on h bracket. but you know who else had loyola-chicago? president obama.

>> really? >> it was a hometown thing. he sent out a tweet and actually gave her some love as well. congrats loyola-chicago and sister jean for a last-second upset. he picked that one. don't give him that much credit, he also picked arizona. in the elite eight. >> you have your hometown thing. check this out, guys. >> okay, it was all fun and games yesterday. today my boys are playing and it's serious. i'm in a different mood today, george. >> i know nothing about march madness. >> really? >> the guys have all been teasing me about it. i do know about nuns after 12 years of catholic school all my life. so that's how i can help you out in this. let me know what you need about catholic schooling. i'm your girl. >> that's what i was thinking. >> could you say a prayer for texas southern university today? thank you. thank you. t.j., thanks, man. get a little sleep. take a nap. you got a late night tonight. coming up, rihanna, she's going -- she's taking on snapchat after the shocking ad with her involvement and her response. we have that this morning. we have that this morning.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. deadly bridge collapse. brand-new video shows the moment this instant bridge crashes on the drivers below. >> there is a bridge collapse and we have a report that several people are injured at this ti. >> search and rescue crews race to find survivors. the inveigation right now. we're live at the scene. are we headed for another nor'easter? the new warning about a fourth major storm that may slam the east coast. rob is tracking the latest right now. also new this morning, donald trump jr.'s wife vanessa filing for divorce after 12 years of marriage. what they're saying now. ♪ rihanna versus snapchat. backlash over a shocking ad

beauforted what snapchat is saying this morning. it's time to light the lights. you know lara loves pepe the prawn. now she's taking you behind the scenes of the muppets with the creator of your favorite characters and the secret to one of the most famous scenes in movie history. how was the rainbow connection created. all ahead as we say good morning, america. ♪ on the most sensational inspirational ♪ >> nothing says good morning like the muppets. that's right. good morning, everybody. great to have you all with us here on this friday morning. >> we have your daily dose of royal wedding news. it's now just two months away and prince harry and meghan important hurdle before the big y. i'told it involves the queen. it's coming up. >> more on that coming up. first that deadly bridge

collapse in miami. six people killed. the bridge was installed at florida international university just days ago. want to go to abc's victor oquendo on the scene. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. this pedestrian bridge was intended to make things safer for the students here at fiu and for the neighboring city of sweetwater. they celebrated when that portion of the bridge was installed over this busy thoroughfare saturday only to see it come down a few days later. authorities confirming there are still five bodies stuck underneath the rubble and there is a possibility more people are unaccounted for. the latest numbers, six people are dead, ten more taken to the hospital. the 950-ton bridge cost more than $14 million and it was built using a new axle rated construction technique. florida international university's president michael rosenberg telling us on "gma" they're working with investigators to find out what went wrong here. crews have been out on the scene all night long and brought in heavy machinery but have to be careful. the concrete apparently crumbling more overnight.

this will be a very delicate process. george. >> victor, thanks very much. >> now to news about the trump family. vanessa trump has filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage. tom llamas has more. good morning. >> reporter: let's get right to that statement put out by the couple. the couple saying we will always ha trendous respect for each other and our families. we have five beautiful children together and they remain our top priority. we ask for your privacy during this time. now, the president introduced the couple back in 2003. vanessa, a former model, michael, as you mentioned they were married for 12 years answer have 5 children together. one of the last times they were pictured in february celebrating their son's birthday in palm beach. don junior runs the trump organization with his brother eric. don was also very heavily involved in the campaign and still remains politically active. vanessa, for her part, shunned the limelight and attention that came with the campaign and eventually presidency of her

father-in-law. last month vanessa and her mother were hospitalized after she opened an envelope with a white powdery substance. don immediately responded saying no one should ever have to deal with this sickening behavior. >> all about the kids at the end of the day. >> definitely, definitely. we all know this, the east coast has seen three nasty nor'easters in just the past two weeks and now, sorry to break it to you, a fourth could be on the way. rob, say it ain't so. >> let's play the blame game. this big blue "h" blocks the flow and releases the cold air and puts that storm track right over us. that's why we may have the fourth one. two in the pipeline, one in the central u.s., strong storms across the midsouth. that will dissipate as we go through time but storm number two brings heavy rain and mountain snow to california. we'll get into the plains monday. sunday, monday with severe weather and tuesday, wednesday, in through the mid-atlantic and a couple of our models do funny

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welcome back to "gma." welcome to our wonderful friday audience. we got to turn the camera on tom this morning. come on. [ applause ] >> he call works so hard but come on, double duty right there. [ cheers and applause ] >> can you top that. >> that should give you all an indication of the spirit in here, the mood is very upbeat

and let's go with "pop news," shall we? [ applause ] meghan markle who is one step closer to joining the british royal family , in aeclaration made public on thursday queen elizabeth gave her formal concept to markle's marriage to prince harry and wrote in a letter to the council stamped, my lord, i declare my consent to a contract of matrimony between my most dearly beloved grandson prince henry charles albert david of wales, i guess that's his real name. harry is much easier and rachel meghan markle, turns out the first six people in line to the british throne need the content sent of the queen before marrying and harry is number five. by the way, we are t-minus 64 days. >> who is counting? >> and counting. [ applause ] are you guys excited about that? is everybody here going to watch? i mean -- who doesn't love a

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>>ou have a celebrity crush, i understand. >> oh, do i? >> who is it? >> michael strahan. >> michael strahan and why is that? >> hthe gap in his tooth. [ applause ] >> michael, you know that is just the beginning. >> you know what. >> our producers are already setting up a seven-week extravaganza. someone telling me -- >> all i can tell you i'm flattered and if you could actually see a plaque man blush, i would be plushing right now. that's all i'm saying. >> let me just say becca went on to tell ellen if michael was the one to step out of the limo, it would and i quote be a very short season. boom! >> wow. >> why we got to make this about me? [ applause ] george, you're right. >> bachelor on line nine. >> we'll ride this cart until

the wheels fall off. i'm flattered. thank you, thank you, becca. i'll be watching. >> we're going to move on to our "gma" cover story, this morning a female pilot has joined the me too movement claiming she was the victim of sexual assault by her own captain and paula faris has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. and it's the me too movement th was the impetus for this pilot coming forward claiming she was drugged and raped by her captain and when she reported this to her employer she was told to stay silent and now she's suing. >> i trusted my captain. we had a lot in common. >> reporter: betty pina and alaska airlines' first officer and military pilot says that trust she once had in captain paul engelien was broken last june when she claims he drugged and sexually assaulted her during a layover in minneapolis. >> i believe that this is a underreported swept under the rug not dealt with issue in our

industry. >> reporter: in a new lawsuit filed by pina against alaska airlines she alleged engelien invited her for drinks in the lounge. it was there she claims the captain brought her a second glass of wine and after two sips says she was having a hard time keeping her head up and things appeared to be closing in. the next thing she remembers is waking up and being pulled on her right ankle. she alleges in her complaint she woke up again hours later on engelien's hotel bed naked from the waist down and feeling very ill. >> i saw my black purse and i opened it to see if my phone was in there because i couldn't feel it. and my underwear were in my purse. and i just kind of -- i'm freaking out. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit when many it pina confronted the captain about what occurred he denied any sexual conduct and said you were coming on to me pretty hard. >> why would i put my underwear in my purse?

i've never done anything like that. that to me seemed like he did that. he wanted to clean it up or, you know, obviously this was very calculated. >> reporter: pina says she reported the incident to her union representative and later told an alaska airlines many hr official she had been sexually assaulted. she was placed on paid leave and reportedly told not to discuss the details of the investigation. pina did not report the alleged attack to authorities. as for the captain, he continued to fly. >> what occurred is absolutely unacceptable. >> reporter: alaska airlines told abc news on thursday, captain engelien has now been grounded adding we are taking this matter seriously. the safety and well-being of our employees and guests is a top priority. it is our policy to withhold an employee from work during this type of investigation. >> i'm very grateful and i'm grateful for the few people i was able to tell to be there for

me and supportive and to keep it quiet till the right time to give people an opportunity to handle it. >> now, alaska airlines took her off the active flight crew after she first reported that alleged assault. she just recently returned to full duty. as for the request to speak with the captain they have gone unanswered speaking unspecified damages in the lawsuit. >> tough case. >> thanks. woo he want to turn to rihanna taking on snapchat over an offensive ad on the app making light of domestic violence. something rihanna is a victim of. abc's linsey davis is here with more on this and, linsey, this is causing a lot of outrage understand fwli. >> reporter: it is. good morning. snapchat is learning firsthand why singer rihanna has been hailed queen of the internet internetleclapback. it's a response to a perceived criticism with a comeback and rihanna is not mincing words and snapchat is apologizing but is that enough? ♪

singer rihanna has a few choice words for snapchat after the popular app featured an advertisement for a mobile video game called would you rather asking users if they would rather slap rihanna or punch chris brown. many on social media accuse the ad of being tone deaf in light of the domestic violence incident in 2009 between rihanna and her former boyfriend chris brown. brown pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna following a heated aument a a pre-grammy party. among those who con sdemed the ad chelsea clinton who tweeted awful that anyone thinks this is appropriate. awful that any company would approve this. the would you rather ad was removed earlier this week. and while the game developers are not afill yalted with snapchat, snapchat released an apology saying, this advertisement is disgusting and never should have appeared on our service. we are so sorry we made the terrible mistake of allowing it through our review process. we are investigating how that happened so that we can make sure it never happens again.

the pop star is not buying it and posted this. now, snapchat, i know you already know you ain't my fav app out there. i'd love to call it ignorance but i know you ain't that dumg and went on to say, shame on you. throw the whole app-oligy away. ♪ don't tell me you're sorry >> reporter: a flurry of posts followed with it fans saying they planned to quit the app including joe budden many saying rihanna said to delete the snapchat app so guess what i'm doing. they need to be more careful about the influence ads can have on young minds. >> it says this is acceptable and maybe even fun in i and that can certainly change attitudes and values as kids develop and get into their own romantic relationships is. >> reporter: just last month when kylie jenner was unhappy about its new design and posted, snchat anymore or is it just me. this is so sad, snapchat's stock plummeted $1.3 billion. one person tweeted, y'all

thought kylie killed snapchat. but rihanna dragged it to the grave. rip. the death of snapchat is unlikely. the app still boasts 187 million users, however, snap's stock dropped 5% in midday trading after rihanna posted her discontent and snapchat says it has a had is tri of working against domestic abuse. kylie jenner still uses snapchat. we'll see if rihanna does the same. >> a real head scratcher. thanks, linsey. want to go back to rob with more weather. >> hey, cecilia, with all this snow we have a specific way, the way we measure snow and don't use dogs because they come in all shapes and sizes. this is pavlog, the corgi, first time he's seen this kind of snow. i applaud him for jumping when the television red light is on. well done th good morning, i'm "abc 7

news" meteorologist mike nicco. a chance of showers and thunderstorms and lesser chance tomorrow. dry sunday and monday and a stronger storm tuesday evening. for today, low 50s along the coast and the rest of us mid to upper 50s. chilly. tonight cooler than this morning and the scattered showers hang around. tomorrow is not a wash ♪ now to our series, taking a closer look at homeschooling and how parents are doing it with a modern twist combining technology with old-school methods. espn's jessica mendoza is back with more and good morning, jessica. >> good morning, michael. well, you know i homeschool my own kids and i get asked all the time. how does it work? why do you do it and so today i wanted to intercoo of take a deeper look into families, how the system looks today and why there is a multitude of families now doing it.

let's take a look. meet the families behind a brave new world of homeschooling beyond the kitchen table. professional athlete tim tebow knows families like them well. his parents were early adopters of the movement when you see where homeschooling is at now there are so many different variations it's everywhere. >> people are kind of getting used to it. used to the virtual school and so many people are part of it. >> why are more families choosing it now? according to the u.s. department of education, 34% of parents choose the method out of concern about the school environment, such as safety, drugs or negative peer pressure. while 17% say they homeschool because of dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools. >> there's a new cadre of parents that believe they can do a better job at home and the kids will be advantaged when this he go on to college and life. >> reporter: a perceived advantage. this couple say led them to homeschool their three boys. >> it was really that lack of deep focus on critical thinking

and analysis. >> reporter: the dillons implemented what they call an eclectic approach to homeschooling. >> jt because bells arant ringing or teachers aren't directing them down the hallways doesn't mean the child doesn't come away with a sense of time management, a sense of floishing certain goals. >> reporter: goals met by utilizing a mix of online lessons, more traditional at home if instructions and they also factor in time for socializing through sports. >> we have dinner together every night. we get to travel at unusual times so i think homeschooling is definitely allowed us to be a closer family. >> reporter: and while there are still unanswered questions about how homeschooling compares with traditional education, its growth has caused regulation on the state level with fewer than half calling for homeschooled studen students' academic assessment. 12 require testing. le this couple are homeschoolers from

massachusetts. a state which does not require evaluati evaluations and don't follow a curriculum or have a set asked and their two kids are screen-free. >> our version of it is under the self-directed learning so kids express an interest in something and we let that go wherever it wants to go. that doesn't mean that there's zero structure in our life. >> reporter: charles is a public schoolteacher but feels homeschooling was a better fit for his family. >> we are trying to provide a nourishing environment and then let the child kind of unfold development agoly rather than saying they're in kindergarten so they must be reading at this particular juncture. >> reporter: the kids socialize through activities like circus arts and family folk corral and charles says the kids' educational future is open-ended. >> there could come a day where uma or charlie decide they really want to go to high school or really want to go to tenth grade. i don't think we're wed to

homeschooling. every year we say what's going to be the best for this year. >> now, a lot of people want to know how homeschool kids still get into college. now, they still have to take the same entrance exams like the s.a.t. but so many more colleges are adapting because there's so many more homeschool students to be able to change and adapt. >> but i love the way you do it with the split schedule. have them at home for a few days and have them at school a few days. how does it change the relationship with them. >> not so much it changed it but strengthened it. i homeschool two days a week and go three days a week and get that social aspect. even though i'm home the teacher is creating the curriculum. i print it up online doing our science and math and all that stuff and still be able to send them to school and be with their kids and friends. >> i'm glad you brought this to us. thank you. we will really appreciate it. we will really appreciate it. we'll be right

good morning north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning it is 8:27 i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. we are following developing news of a deadly crash. a honda accord heading eastbound this morning the driver lost control of a car and hit a tree near manual street. he and a female passenger died on the scene and another man and woman taken to the hospital and their identities not released. to dogs inside of the car and one died. alcohol and marijuana are suspected to be factors in the crash. let's see how the morning commute is doing otherwise.

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>> we have a one, light on the storm impact scale for showers and thunderstorming today and a lesser chance tomorrow. reggie. >> thank you, mike. we'll be ♪ it's time to get the chains out ♪ welcome back to "gma." i'm here with dianna de la garza, the mother of superstar demi lovato whose powerful new memoir "falling with wings" is a candid look at the struggle with fame and toll of addiction and mental illness, love that's possible with the help of family. dianna, thanks for joining us. the name of your book is called "falling with wings." what does that mean to you? >> the very last sentence of the book makes a statement. it says despite how far and how

hard we had fallen as a family, we had restored our wings through therapy and were able to soar toward a brighter future as a family together. >> it seemed like you had it all together. ki that were successful on their way up in the entertainment business and you thought that was a formula but what was the reality of it. >> i was totally wrong on everything that i thought in the beginning. i think more the reality for me today is being mentally and physically healthy, plus being able to work a job that you truly love every day of your life. that's what i think really equals happiness. >> yes, and i agree 100%. [ applause ] and writing a book is one of the most personal things you can do. >> yeah. >> what gave you the courage to share this with everybody? >> i think demi is the with unthat gave me the courage

because she was being so open and honest and vocal about her struggles and i mean i saw how much it was helping people everywhere and, you know, i thought when i was writing my book, i thought i want to be honest and open and tell the whole story and i want to be a part of that. so that's why i did it. >> what do you think triggered some of your personal struggles. >> i mean, it's hard to pinpoint exactly what brings out an eating disorder or, you know, i think that possibly being brought up in a very strict environment, i kind of set goals that were really almost unattainable for myself at a young age. you know, trying to be perfect and keep everyone happy and i think that my eating disorder was sort of a way to gain back some of that control that i felt like i didn't have and that makes sense to people who have eating disorders.

so i think that, you know, there were also other things that happened to me along the way in, you know, my first marriage and all the way through to the time i went into treatment. >> and you say in the book, speaking of treatment you say that you hardly recognize the woman who went into treatment in 2011. >> yeah. >> so tell us about then versus now. >> i think the woman that went into treatment when i finally did accept help, i think she was a really broken, tired, you know, just a really sick girl and now our lives are so different. i mean, we're healthy. we're happy. we're still going to therapy. you know, i have a great relationship with food. just all the things that we've been working on, i think that that's the strong person i am today. >> you talked about getting through this with family. >> yes. >> and with love. >> yeah. >> and we have someone here who

is family who loves you wants to come out and talk with you as well so we'll welcome out your daughter, demi lovato. [ applause ] >> i love you. [ applause ] >> demi, momma -- there we go. >> always your mom to get things right. demi, thank you for joining us. >> oh, my gosh, of course. >> with your mother and you even said, life has changed so much since your mother entered treatment in 2011 and how has it changed for you? what changes have you seen in your mom? >> the changes i've seen in my mom, she's happier and she's calmer. she used to suffer with anxiety and when she self-medicated she was more depressed and she kind of had a cloud over her and now she glows and she is just so

cheerful and she's the most positive person i know. >> you've been outspoken about your own challenges with mental health and how does it feel for you to watch your mom share her struggles with everyone. >> i feel very proud of her. i know it's something that is not easy firsthand being somebody that's struggled with mental illness and being open and talking about it. i know it's not easy to be open with the world and for her to share her story is something that i'm extremely proud of. >> we want to congratulate you of six years sober. >> thank you. >> congrats. [ applause ] >> i love you. >> and in order to do that you got to start from somewhere. so if there's someone out there struggling with addiction or mental illness what is your advice to get a start and make themselves bet are. >> i think the very first thing you have to do is admit you have a problem and then you have to ask for help. so, you know, you also have to know it's possible. i -- one of the reasons i stayed

sober is because i want people to know that it is possible for you to get help and to recover. it's something that's very important that people know that you're able to ask for help these days and people will help you. >> and, dianna, have any advice for anyone struggling an says i have to pick up this book "falling with wings"? >> i would simply say reach out and get help from wherever you can, family, friends, you know, community programs, whatever you can do. reach out and get help because it is a good thing. >> and we've all -- you acknowledged before sometimes resources aren't there for a lot of the people. a lot of people to get help and demi you were here a few weeks ago and talked about working with cast whi tries tohelp people get helat your concerts. robin roberts is going to speak at a conference. tell us more about it. >> cast is a treatment center that i co-own and we have brought it on the road so before

the concerts, a couple hours before if you sign up and you're going to the concert you can come to this motivational speaking and i'm so grateful robin is going to be doing it. somebody that is so inspirational and i love her to death so i'm very grateful that she's coming. [ applause ] >> applaud and agree on all those things. and i must say, as i was saying to dianna, it's very personal to write a book and put it all out there to help other people, i got to say we're so grateful for both of you for sharing and you and i bought it because you were a dallas cowboy cheerleader. >> i'm so proud of both of you. congratulations, demi, on six years. [ applause ] the book, "falling with wings," it is out now. make sure you go pick it up. we'll be right back, everybody. [drumming] one time, in new orleans, well, before it was even founded, a french teenager,

bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. [trumpet playing] some make you move to jazz, funk and bounce. some of our stories aren't quite as straightforward. blocked by the saints! [crowd roaring] while others prove that great things can happen... even on a monday night. cause for three hundred years, great stories have started the same way. one time, in new orleans. [crowd applause] ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪

>> announcer: wednesday you're going to love this madly. ♪ david guetta, sean paul and becky g. take over the morning and it's going to be a nonstop party wednesday only on "gma" presented by pepsi. >> all right. i saw some green over there. apparently i got to step up my st. patrick's day spirit because the reindeer aren't cutting it.

your st. patrick's day forecast with the crazy leprechaun four leaf clover thing. cloverleaf, texas, 83. ireland, indiana. st. patrick's day, missouri and for all you complaining about the weather, spring outlook warmer than average across mos good morning i'm meteorologist mike nicco. have the umbrella handy. chance of showers and thunderstorms and cooler than average temperatures. low to mid 50s this this weather report is brought to you by lincoln navigator. should i do my river dance? >> oh, yeah. >> come over here. do you like the muppets? >> who doesn't? >> do you guys like the muppets? [ applause ] so very excited to share with you for the first time ever five of the original muppet

performers, the guys and the girl, the lone girl that give life to kermit, rolf, animal and pepe the prawn and have come together and how they find the voice and characters inside themselves. ♪ it's fun to play the music >> reporter: it's no secret like millions of people i am a huge muppet fan. love the photos but eventually many you do need to take a lady on a date. >> reporter: i had a moment when i guest starred on the muppet show in 2017 and i have a longtime "gma" relationship with pepe, the king prawn. can i help you? >> i'm just reading the copy. es up. 's not the copy. >>epter: so no one was more excited to sit down with fou of the original muppet performers. frank oz, bill barett. a, dave goeltz and fran brill to discuss "muppet guys talking."

whoa, whoa, whoa. what about the muppet gal. >> i'm honored to be one of the guys. i always felt like they're my brothers and we're just a unit. >> reporter: a unit that has reveled in the joy of bringing the likes of kermit and fozzie bear to life for decades. >> the actual success of the muppets is not the muppets. it's all of us knowing each other and playing. >> as i watch this it was so clear this was a love letter to jim henson. did you intend it to be. >> the love letter to jim was part of but not the whole thing. everybody knows jim. a couple people know me but nobody knows how brilliant these guys are. >> reporter: it delves into how some of the most classic characters come to life. i think of prairie dog when i think of you. how much is she like you. >> a considerable amount. >> takes pride in presenting the four season. >> she started out being very, very sweet. >> reporter: but eventually as the movie shows more of fran's real personality snuck through.

>> somebody said what are you going to do next? i'm going to run the network. >> gonzo. >> yes, gonzo. >> how did you come up with that voice. >> i didn't have the voice worked out and i thought, well, he has a big nose so i'll make him nasal then i thought but he's really scruffying looking so put a little bit of this in. >> what a wild idea. >> so, bill, tell us about my beloved pepe. how did he come to be? >> well, he's based on my wife's aunt who is from madrid, spain. she doesn' speak a lot of english and when i first met her i just noticed she would speak in statements basically. never a question she's -- come on we go to the mall, okay. >> i'd say, okay. let's go to the mall. many and i just thought it was an interesting way of addressing people in general. >> i have someone who is jell-o, okay. >> frank oz, the man behind so

many muppets including miss piggy, grover and that little hairy drum-playing maniac.♪ how did you come up with animal's voice? >> i don't know. we were talking about that last night about voices and i don't ever think of voices. i do characters and the voices essentially just happen. >> can i hear animal? >> how about that? >> my god, it's amazing. the film also gives up some secrets. the iconic scene of kermit playing his banjo in the swamp ♪ we know that it's probably magic ♪ >> when you watch it, you would have no idea in a tank underneath that water was jim for hours. >> yeah, it was a little canister. >> he was a tall guy. >> 50,000 gallon drum but smallerle. just room enough for him to fold up inside. >> reporter: the only muppet guy

is gerrie nelson who is not here many today. he passed away shortly after the group met to make the film. >> oh, this is so much fun. >> i lovesnufflelufagus. >> he was so diverse. it was amazing. >> what do you think jim's reaction would be tomuppet guys talking. >> i know one thing is that jim actually loved all the guys. i think if youike see muppet guys talki you get a lot of credit. t d>>ha you wantpeople to take away from it. >> spreading the fun and joy would be a great thing. >> there's not a single person here except you and me. >> well, that's not so bad. >> so, if you think i'm the only one with a crush, a strange crush on a muppet, you would be wrong. at the height of the muppet show it was seen by more than 235

million people in more than 100 countries around the world. i've got to get the plug in. the movie "muppet guys talking" is out today only available for download on municipalpetguystalking.com. so passionate. >> the voice. >> i mean, could you tell, i was like excited. i decided that's my nextlife, muppeteer. thanks for listening. coming up celebrity beauty hacks, all under $10 coming up on "gma."

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beauty hack because we all need them. we all want them and they're really affordable. >> exactly. everything you can find in your kitchen on top of it, right? very accessible and start first with this. i mean, priyanka chopra. >> stunning. who doesn't want this skin. >> what does she do to get it. >> she swears by this. she takes yogurt because it is a probiotic and contains lactic acid will exfoliate the skin. a little honey to give you that moisture content and then some turmeric where you get your anti-bacterial -- >> mix it all together. >> is turns sunshine yellow and brilliant in its color. >> audience members are trying it out here. looks good. how does it feel? feels good. >> it feels amazing. >> it'll stain your face. >> yes, right. so just a little bit you want to use then also ten minutes you remove it and have a beautiful employee and relieve tired skin.

magnificent what it does. >> how much does this cost. >> literally for everything for all the ingredients together it's $7.92. >> that's a bargain. >> lasts for many treatments. >> who do we have here. kristen bell. so she's head to toe glowing. what does she do. >> she is using a sugar scrub on her body in the shower so what you want to do take brown sugar. it's best because of the coarseness and gentle enough for your body and feels great. wonderful smell to it and mix it with olive oil. that will bind the sugar together and then it's also give you hydrating benefits you could use if you want coconut oil to replace it with a different scent and honey. sweet aroma and moisturizing effect. >> could be messy. >> but you do it in the shower and goes right down the drain and mix it together and can actually make a whole batch and keep in your shower for a month or two. you could ingest it as well. very easy and feels amazing on the skin. >> how much? >> look at this.

$9.90 for everything. >> the best hair in hollywood. i feel like we've seen . this has been around for a while. >> mayonnaise in her hair. it's luminous, amazing and she has -- i mean access to everything, right? they have all these access to great treatments. this is one of her hacks she goes to, mayonnaise. why it's so popular is because you have your eggs so with the egg yolk you have nutrients and high protein that nourishes your hair and egg whites help with the oil to degrease it and and d vinegar. >> $2.98. >> this glow that she has, chips -- i want chips. lips and cheeks come from beets. >> get this beautiful pop of color from beets and what she does is takes it and puts it on

her lips. >> look at that shade. >> one of nature's beautiful shades. >> people pay a lot for a lip stain. >> it is a natural lip stain and beneficial. >> 8.44 for everything. [ applause ] >> you guys look gorgeous. thank you for participating. thank you so much.

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