good morning, america. breaking news. another explosion in austin overnight. >> we now need the community to have an extra level of vigilance and pay attention to any suspicious device and do not approach it. >> the blast injuring two men just hours after authorities called for the serial bomber to turn themselves in. police warning this explosion may have been triggered by a tripwire. residents now told to stay in their homes. also this morning, president trump's new attack. taking direct aim at special counsel robert mueller. and this morning, both republicans and democrats warning the president not to fire mueller. this, as the president prepares to unveil his opioid plan, calling for the death penalty for drug traffickers. severe weather alert. hail and blinding rain pounding the south.

millions now in the path of possible tornadoes, as another big storm heads for the east coast. the abc news exclusive. the couple at the center of that stunning kidnapping case, called a real-life "gone girl." now telling their terrifying story right here. >> i thought i was walking to my death. >> police at first calling it a hoax. the stranger-than-fiction story only on "gma" this morning. ♪ how you like me now >> xavier knocked out by florida state! >> and a cinderella sweet 16. the underdog teams stealing the show. florida state stunning top-seeded xavier. loyola dancing their way past tennessee. and nevada sweeping cincinnati. is this the maddest march ever? what's not to love about this time of the year? good morning, america. great to have david here with us all week long.

wait a minute. did you hear that? that's the sound of brackets busting everywhere. >> everywhere. i said if syracuse wins, i'll show up and do "gma." >> that's a good thing. but there have been almost a dozen upsets so far. espn said there are, as you can left out there. so many of these games, we never saw this coming. >> nevada was down by 22 deep in the second half to come back and win like that. >> never give up. >> never give up. >> why they call it madness. >> we're going to have much more on all that coming up. but first, that breaking news. another explosion in austin, texas. let's go back to marcus moore there in austin. >> reporter: austin truly is a city on edge this morning. as invest gators have been waiting for daylight to begin the process of trying to find evidence after a fourth explosion overnight. too dangerous to do that work

overnight, they said. this morning -- >> there's a loud explosion. >> reporter: -- federal agents and police sweeping this neighborhood in austin, texas, after a fourth explosion rocked a home in less than 20 days. >> we need to lock down a two-block perimeter. there's a nail in the wound of one of the subjects. >> reporter: authorities responding to a blast potentially caused by a tripwire. the detonation injuring two men in their 20s. both rushed to an area hospital. >> we walked out, and we just hear so many sirens. >> reporter: overnight, police extending a lockdown until 10:00 this morning, urging residents within a mile and a half radius to stay in their homes. even school buses not allowed in the affected areas. >> we need the community to have an extra level of vigilance. pay attention to any suspicious device. >> it's a real situation now. it's not, you know, oh, don't touch any packages. it's like, no, seriously if you see anything weird and stressing it to your children. >> reporter: this latest incident coming 17 days after the first reported explosion just a few miles away. police have followed up on more than 700 phone calls about

suspicious packages in the austin area. authorities are investigating whether last night's attack was in response to this press briefing. >> there's been an increase in the reward. >> reporter: the blast triggered just six and a half hours after the austin police department offered $115,000 for any tip leading to the arrest of a suspect. >> we need that tip. you may have the one piece of information that lets us put this all together. >> reporter: austin police say bombings, which killed two people and have injured four others, were, quote, meant to send a message. the package is were designed to look innocent, unassuming. abc news learning the bombs were built using nuts, bolts, nails, and metal pieces as shrapnel. investigators believe the suspect is highly skilled since he was able to move the packages without detonating them. change the dynamic this morning. we're now talking about the possibility of residents here coming across the tripwire which the police chief says shows a higher level of sophistication compared to the other devices.

we're joined by austin mayor steve adler and austin police chief brian manley. you said you were investigating whether this could be a hate crime. what do we know about the victims overnight? >> so, the victims from this incident were two anglo males. this was in a different part of austin, as well. we said from the beginning, we're not willing to rule anything out. just because when you rule something out you limit your focus, and so this does change the concerns that we had initially, although we have still not yet ruled it out until we understand what the ideology or motive is behind the suspect or suspects. >> i know you have had more than 700 phone calls, tips coming in. i know you think the suspect is highly skilled because they have moved the bombs without setting them off. what do the kind of bombs tell you about the suspect you're dealing with? do you know anything about who might be behind this? >> at this point we don't have any specifics leading us to one suspect and that's why we're pushing the message out that we need every tip, every piece of information.

however inconsequential you may think it is, that may be the one piece of evidence we need. if this explosion last night was the result of a bomb that was utilizing tripwire technology, that is showing a different level of skill, above what we thought the suspect or suspects possess. >> this came hours after the news conference offering the reward. do you think whoever is behind this is responding, trying to send message? >> at this point, there's not enough data to be able to know that. we're one of the safest cities in the country now dealing with some pretty horrific events. i think the important message right now is just to tell anybody if you see anything that you suspicious, just don't go near it and call 911. >> mayor, i know you mentioned austin is one of the safest cities in the country. it's a wonderful city. i know the entire neighborhood has been shut down. you have told families to stay indoors until about 10:00 this morning. school buses can't even get through to pick up kids. what do you say to the families, the parents and really the

children who are living this nightmare, mayor? >> we have some of the best law enforcement folks around dealing with this. there's an army of federal agents. we have state resources. so we're putting every resource available. this is the highest priority. we're going to find out who is responsible for this and we're going to stop it. >> one last question, chief. i know you mentioned the possibility of a tripwire. you'll have more later this morning. also, the sophistication of the prior bombs. do you have any suspects, any names, any potential people you're looking at? >> we have had a lot of good leads and tips. we run each one of those to ground. we have people we have looked at. but there is no leading suspect at this time. i want to re-emphasize the importance of however inconsequential you may think the piece of evidence or the video you may have is, we need it to put this together. >> we're thinking about everyone

there in austin. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you heard the chief say that no leading suspect after hundreds of tips coming in. >> that is scary for the entire community, when they have no idea. >> as the mayor said, if you see something suspicious, just stay away. now to president trump taking on the russia investigation, blasting the special counsel and the fbi in a series of tweets over the weekend. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are warning the president. cecilia vega has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hi, robin. good morning to you. the white house has publicly said at least ten times that president trump has no plans to fire robert mueller. those weekend tweets and his own lawyers call for an end to the special counsel investigation have many worried about the president trump's next steps. this morning, both republicans and democrats have a stern warning for president trump. do not fire robert mueller. >> if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency. >> this would undoubtedly result in a constitutional crisis.

>> reporter: washington sounding the alarm after the president's personal attorney over the weekend called on the justice department to end the special counsel's inquiry between russia and team trump. >> the entire thing has been a witch hunt and there is no collusion. the russia story is a total fabrication. i call it the russian hoax. >> reporter: overnight, a white house lawyer trying to ease concerns, saying the white house yet again confirms that the president is not considering or discussing the firing of the special counsel robert mueller. but president trump spent his weekend behind closed doors, lashing out on twitter. seven tweets in two days. escalating his attacks on the russia probe and its key players. blasting sanctimonious james comey. even naming mueller for the first time, saying the mueller probe should never have been started and that there was no collusion and there was no crime. it started late friday night with the firing of fbi deputy director andrew mccabe, ousted

less than two days before he was set to retire. his benefits stripped. >> you cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from doing the right thing. >> reporter: mccabe denies any wrongdoing. but an inspector general report concluded he authorized a conversation between fbi officials and a journalist about a clinton foundation probe and then he misled investigators about it. while the president called mccabe's ouster a great day for democracy, mccabe says he was let go as, quote, part of this administration's ongoing war on the fbi and the efforts of the special counsel investigation. sources tell abc news mccabe has been interviewed by mueller's team and that mccabe documented his conversations with the president and handed over those memos to mueller's investigators. but in one of his many tweets this weekend, president trump said he spent very little time

with andrew mccabe and that he never saw him taking any notes. some democrats say it's time to pass legislation to protect formally robert mueller's investigation. robin, and perhaps the most extraordinary response to all of this weekend's events, former cia director john brennan's public takedown of president trump. take a look at this tweet. quote, when the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. that from the former cia director, robin. >> yes, that got a lot of attention. just one of many tweets we saw and we know that the president is heading to new hampshire today. >> reporter: he is, robin. the place he once called a drug-infested den. he'll be there today along with the first lady to talk about the opioid crisis. among his proposals, stricter penalties for drug dealers, including the death penalty. >> thank you, cecilia. david. >> robin, thanks. >> we're going to dive in with our chief legal analyst

dan abrams. president tweeting, using robert mueller's name directly. there was also the statement from the president's personal lawyer, john dowd. i wanted to show everybody at home. i pray acting attorney general rosenstein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of ag jeff sessions in firing mccabe late friday night and bring an end to the alleged russia collusion investigation. you have the president using mueller's name directly. you have the personal attorney saying, get rid of the investigation. what's going on? >> it's getting under his skin. who wouldn't be annoyed? you have some of the top prosecutors in the country investigating him and those closest to him. remember, also, that mueller's team has subpoenaed documents from the trump organization related to russia. this also happened relatively recently. and let's remember, this has nothing to do, meaning the mueller investigation should have nothing to do with the mccabe firing. but you see now the president trying to lump them together to suggest, oh, well, because you

have mccabe being fired, that somehow tells you that the special counsel investigation is tainted. one has nothing to do with the other. >> but you did say it's under the president's skin now which is understandable. you have also said before you thought president trump would fire robert mueller. what is the likelihood of that at this point? what happens if he does? >> i said it when he almost did fire him. i think now it's not going to happen. i think it's still unlikely. i think this is mostly sort of saber rattling on the part of the president, on part of his lawyer, et cetera. the impact would be seismic if he were to fire robert mueller. i think the result by the way would be political, not legal. and as a result, i think it's not going to happen anytime soon. >> quick question on stormy daniels. big development in this case as well. because the president is now directly involved. they've gone back to court. they're seeking $20 million in damages, because they say she's broken her agreement. >> named for the first time. after distancing himself for a

long time from this case you now see the president named in this. look, don't minimize the possibility that trump and his team could have an argument against her. there was a deal in place. you can say it was invalid. but they had a contract that she wouldn't talk about this. does that mean that he's going to win millions of dollars against her? not necessarily. but don't immediately dismiss this. this is going to be a long, it seems like, protracted fight. >> and now directly involved. >> directly involving the president now. >> dan abrams, always good to talk to you. we should remind everyone at home that james comey will sit down with george stephanopoulos, his first since being fired by president trump. that's going to air on "gma" of course and on a special edition of "20/20" on sunday, april 15th, right here. michael. >> thank you, david. now to the tragic fall at a cirque du soleil show. a performer with more than 15 years' experience falling in tampa, the audience watching. abc's whit johnson is here with the story. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. that 20-foot fall happening in front of hundreds of people.

for a moment, some witnesses wondered if it was part of the act until they saw the performer motionless on the stage floor. ♪ this is the terrifying moment a high-flying routine turns tragic. 38-year-old cirque du soleil performer yann arnaud was partway through his act saturday night. something goes terribly wrong. arnaud plummeting to the hard stage below. no mats or safety nets. to break his fall. >> they had a performer that fell from an unknown height. >> this is a 30-foot fall. >> you could tell he was knocked out. there was no movement, no nothing. >> us, as the audience, we were scared to move or speak. >> reporter: he was taken to a nearby hospital. he later died. the father of two and veteran aerial strap specialist first performed the routine for the public the night before the accident, writing, "after so

much work and training and staging, our straps duo act is finally in the show tonight. it's time to go for it." arnaud had been with the company for 15 years, frequently posting his acts on social media. in a statement, the circus company saying the entire cirque du soleil family is in shock and devastated by this tragedy. this is not the first time gravity-defying tricks have come with devastating results. ♪ in 2014, eight performers with barnum & bailey plunged to the ground after dangling from their hair in a routine called the human chandelier. they were injured but survived. and just last year, five members of the famed flying wallenda troupe were injured while trying to set a world record. rehearsing a routine like this one. some falling nearly 40 feet to the ground. these incidents are still rare. las vegas had its first performance back in 2013. as for this tragedy, the company canceled the rest of the weekend

shows in tampa. it's also refunding tickets to those in the audience and witnessed this awful crash. >> an awful, awful thing to see. whit, this is your first story on "gma." >> yes. >> weekday. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. >> tell us about yourself in ten seconds. >> from california. moving my family to new york. experienced my first nor'easter. i survived last week. >> never had to pay attention to weather before, now you do. >> exactly. i need to go coat shopping. that much i know. >> welcome to the team. >> thank you so much. true pleasure. speaking of nor'easter, rob? >> hi, robin. just for whit, we've got another one coming your way. we'll get to that one in a second. it's already brought some severe weather to parts of texas. 30 reports plus of it. this is not snow outside of austin. this is hail accumulating. we had hail the size of baseballs or larger. whitney, texas, blinding hail. and now we have a threat for not only hail but tornadoes today as this storm begins to move off to

the east. dixie alley north of birmingham, huntsville, northwest of atlanta to the southeast for georgia, coastal carolina. northern parts of florida. then, this is still a convoluted mess. tuesday into wednesday. we're looking probably some wet snow. from d.c., long island. to the northeast, as well. time now for your select cities brought to you by downy. good monday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. today, our brightest, warmest, and driest day of the week. we'll have a few high clouds this afternoon.

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overnight. the fourth explosion in that city in under a month. police believe this one was caused by a tripwire and could be linked to the others. and president trump this morning visiting new hampshire today. to take new steps in the opioid crisis. he's calling for the justice department to seek the death penalty against traffickers. we continue this half-hour with the abc news exclusive interview with the california couple involved in the so-called "gone girl" kidnapping case. the kidnapper is now behind bars. they're sharing their story for the first time with you, amy. >> it was riveting. denise huskins was kidnapped and sexually assaulted three years ago this week. at first, police refused to believe her story, suggesting she and her boyfriend, aaron quinn, were making the entire thing up. but you know what, they fought back until the man responsible was brought to justice. >> denis huskins vanished from her boyfriend's home. >> reporter: it was the bizarre disappearance that sparked a national media frenzy.

>> the new twist in what some call the real-life "gone girl." >> reporter: 29-year-old denise huskins kidnapped from her boyfriend aaron quinn's bed. reappearing days later. authorities were so suspicious of the circumstances of how she went missing, they publicly called it a hoax. >> i don't know how to describe what it's like to sit back silently and watch the world have a conversation on the most horrific thing that you have lived through. >> reporter: she was quickly dubbed "the gone girl" after the novel and film about a woman who stages her own disappearance. >> meticulously stage your crime scene. >> reporter: but for the couple, the ordeal was brutally real. >> i remember thinking, this is a really bad nightmare. the voice kept saying, over and over again, wake up. this is a robbery. we're not here to harm you. i -- opened my eyes. and there was a flashing light.

he said, aaron, turn over. >> he knew his name? >> yeah. he said, aaron's going to put his hands behind his back. you're going to tie his hands behind his back. and his feet together. he was encouraging me. saying, you're doing a good job. >> reporter: the details are disturbing. they were bound. drugged. had goggles placed over their eyes. headphones in their ears. and separated. the kidnapper demanded a ransom of two installments of $8500 for her safe return. >> i think they fooled themselves into this fantasy that you could wake up a person in the night, take the person you love, throw them in the trunk of the car. we would move on with our lives after that. >> tell me how you got through mentally those 48 hours. >> i expected the worst. my only hope was to maybe show him the human that is in front of him. >> how did you do that? >> he spoke to me a lot. he shared with me that he just had a difficult time in his

life. and so -- and i shared with him something that happened when i was younger. hoping maybe that knowing that i have already been assaulted, that he won't want to add to it. but, you know, he -- >> he raped you. >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: the kidnapper decided to release her, blindfolding and driving her about seven hours south to her hometown of huntington beach. >> when he opened the car door, i thought this is it. either i'm going to hear a gunshot and that's it. or i'm going to get pushed off a cliff. i was -- he was guiding me. i thought i was walking to my death. and then i heard a door close behind me. and i pulled up the blindfold. and i thought, oh, god. he is going to release me. >> and this entire time, aaron, you go to police.

and the moment you walked into the door, nobody believed you. >> no. everything was accusatory. and fairly quickly, the detectives said, i don't believe you. and just started saying i killed denise. i knew they were going to look at me as a suspect. that's what they should do. i was the last person to see her. if she didn't get the kidnappers to let her go, i would be behind bars. >> there are so many parallels to how i was treated by the kidnappers and how i found out aaron was treated by the good guys. >> reporter: shortly after huskins reappeared, the vallejo police department held this press conference. >> the investigation has concluded that none of the claims has been substantiated. mr. quinn and miss huskins have plundered resources away from the community. >> they're saying this is a kidnapping hoax. >> we know they're out there. we know that the public is in

danger. they're trained professional criminals. they're going to do this again. >> reporter: three months later, another kidnapping. this time, a failed attempt. led to the arrest of a huskins' captor, 38-year-old harvard educated former attorney matthew mueller. you said, i am the woman behind the blindfold. >> yeah. and i looked him in the eyes. he saw me. every part of me. but he never looked into my eyes. that he saw me, and he did. and so i wanted to make sure that he saw me, and he did. >> reporter: mueller was sentenced to 40 years in prison. the couple says that's not enough. the vallejo police department did eventually apologize. >> they wrote a letter of apology. >> reporter: how was it received by you? >> they gave it to us and said they were going to keep it private until the investigation was completed. they haven't made a public apology.

>> they acknowledged that they were wrong but they wouldn't have done anything different. like sorry, i'm not sorry. >> reporter: last week, huskins and quinn settled a civil lawsuit for $2.5 million. the police declined to speak to abc news until after that settlement is signed. they do not admit any wrongdoing. you believe that matthew mueller didn't do this alone and that his co-conspirators may still be out there? >> yeah. >> yes. >> how does that make you feel? >> terrified. >> people called your story stranger than fiction. isn't it true that truth is often stranger than fiction? >> it's only strange because law enforcement made it strange. this was a, people broke in my home, threatened my family. charged a ransom. if they came out and said this is a kidnapping, collected evidence. got denise back. no one would be talking about "gone girl" or anything like that.

>> and denise and aaron are moving on with their lives. we have happy news to report. they recently got engaged. they plan to marry in the fall. there you see aaron proposing to denise. they said, despite having gone through the worst experience of their lives, this has made them stronger and their families stronger together. and bonded them in a way that they think will be forever. >> what was it like to sitting down with them and spending time with them? >> they wanted to tell their story for so long. they were nervous. they've had these emotions for three years. going through something that horrific, having no one believe you and accuse you of making it up. >> no public apology yet? >> no public apology. >> there's so much more here. there's so much more here. see more of this incredible story on "20/20," friday, 10:00 p.m. eastern. right here on abc. coming up on "gma," exclusive new details about those children held captive in that california home by their parents for so long. how are the children now doing this morning? and their newfound freedom. also only on "gma."

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back this morning with the abc news exclusive. new details about what life is like now for those california siblings rescued from that so-called house of horrors. their parents are now behind bars. our senior national correspondent matt gutman is in los angeles. the older kids released from medical care? >> reporter: that's right. it happened under a cloak of

secrecy. all seven of the adult siblings are together in a home in rural california, and reunited with the family dogs. and while still under the state's care, it's a huge milestone for them. because, for the first time in their lives, they're able to walk out their front door whenever they like. held captive for their entire lives, the eldest turpin siblings are finally free. in an exclusive interview with abc news, their attorney, jack osborn, says the seven adult turpin siblings were released from the medical center on thursday. they're now in a rural home and reunited with the family dogs, which, you see playing in this youtube video. what's their favorite new experience so far? >> moving into new bedrooms where they have been able to pick out their own bedding. have closets, with their clothes in them. be able to have a bathroom right handy that they can use. and, probably, most of all, just to go outside.

>> reporter: osborn, a longtime advocate for children, calls it a type of rebirth. what do they think the outside world is like? >> they are looking forward to going out to restaurants and stores and movies. and going for walks. and shopping. and all those things. >> reporter: prosecutors say david and louise turpin systematically imprisoned and starved 12 of their 13 children. and the siblings are now obsessed with food. >> experiencing making ice cream sundaes with hot fudge on top. i saw them do that this week. and -- um -- they love mexican food. >> reporter: they also have been watching a lot of movies. their favorites? >> the force is with you, young skywalker. >> reporter: the "star wars" series. their parents had taken them on trips to places like las vegas, where the couple had renewed its vows multiple times. and to disneyland. but those trips were rare.

even though most of them are in their 20s, they have never driven a car before themselves. >> no. >> reporter: and kind of feels like you're saying they haven't been in a car all that often. >> doesn't seem to be something that happened very often. >> reporter: in january, their 17-year-old sister, who had recently accessed the internet, posting on to youtube songs with titles like, "where is the key" -- ♪ where is the key >> reporter: -- escaped and alerted authorities. that 17-year-old sibling had only been social media for a few weeks when she began chatting with a man who told her what's happening in her home was wrong and encouraged her to escape and alert authorities. the younger six siblings have been split up into two separate homes. we know that the older ones and the younger ones have skyped together. now that the older ones are in their new digs, they're hoping to plan for a reunion. guys? >> let's hope so. all right, matt, incredible reporting from you on this.

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t.j. holmes, we know what you spent the weekend doing. >> yeah, four days on the couch will really wear you out. but we have never seen fewer top four seeds in the sweet 16. north carolina, two seed. defending champ, out. blown out the gym by seven seed texas a & m. number one seed, xavier. out. blown out by 12 to 9 seed, florida state. two seed, cincinnati. out. beat by 22 -- they were up by 22 with 11 minutes left. nevada came back. the second largest comeback in tournament history. what do you do after a win like that? if you're eric musselman, you take your shirt off and flex. >> he knew what he walked into. >> that's what the tournament is all about. >> about the kids. about fun. >> the tennessee men lost. the tennessee lady vols lost. had never lost at home in the ncaa tournament. all right, equal time.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news. another explosion rocking austin overnight. two men injured. authorities calling for the serial bomber to turn themselves in. and a police warning that this explosion could have been triggered by a tripwire. the investigation at this hour. the new attack. president trump taking aim at the russia investigation. blasting special counsel robert mueller by name. lawmakers this morning on both sides of the aisle warning the president, do not fire him. how you doin', wendy williams? she's back. the tv host, following doctor's order, taking time off to focus on her health. >> a perfect storm, i have to say, had been brewing since late july. >> how she's changing her life and her message for all women this morning.

♪ it's only a matter of time new this morning. one incredible video from two of your favorite singers. lin-manuel miranda and ben platt. their contribution to this week's march for our lives. ♪ the sun starts setting the sky goes cold ♪ and the highs and lows of "american idol." so many hopeful yous now with that golden ticket to hollywood. former winner taylor hicks is here live to break it all down. and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ >> love this theme we got going this monday morning. good morning, america. and it's wonderful to have david muir here today and all week long. >> good to be back. if today goes well. so far so good. >> so far so good. i think you're in.

we just mentioned the collaboration between ben platt and lin-manuel miranda. part of the march for our lives, the contribution to the movement. david, you're talking to the students from parkland. >> no matter where you stand on the issues, this young generation is showing they can put their voices to work. but first, we have that breaking news overnight. another explosion in austin, texas. two men injured in the new blast that could be work of a serial bomber. let's go back to marcus moore. good morning, again, marcus. >> reporter: good morning, investigators here in austin waiting for daylight to begin searching the neighborhood behind me, because they said it was too dangerous to do that at night. all indications are that the suspect is highly skilled. they believe a tripwire is what detonated last night's explosive, the fourth in less than 20 days.

they're urging the public to help them solve the case. >> we need every tip. every piece of information, however inconsequential you think it is. that may be the one piece of evidence we need. >> they're trying to figure out if last night's response was in response to the reward being raised to 115,000. robin is a scary situation for residents here in austin. >> tense times there in the good city of austin, thank you so much. to president trump and the reaction to his twitter storm over the weekend. taking on the fbi and special counsel robert mueller by name. let's get to cecilia vega in washington this morning. hey, e sill cecilia. >> reporter: the president spent the weekend behind closes doors, escalating attacks on the key players. many in washington, as you said, that the president might be close to firing special counsel robert mueller. fueling that, the president's personal attorney called on the

justice department over the weekend to end mueller's investigation. and those rapid-fire presidential tweets, seven in less than two days. among them, the president firing off at robert mueller. naming him by name for the very first time. take a look. the mueller probe should have never been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. all of this comes after the late friday night firing of fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. that happened just days before mccabe was set to retire. we now know mccabe has been interviewed my mueller's team. but, david, a white house lawyer is now trying to ease these concerns here in washington saying the president is not considering or even discussing firing robert mueller. >> to try to calm the tensions. see you tonight on "world news." michael? we have a nice update. take a look at this photo of father and daughter. meghan mccain and senator john mccain. >> he looks good. >> meghan put this on instagram. over the weekend

with the caption, no place i would rather be. from the family's cabin in arizona. the longtime senator is battling brain cancer. but his spirits seem high. posting this photo with his wife, cindy. he even tweeted out his march madness bracket. he picked arizona, of course. like the rest of us, his bracket is busted. >> and like the rest of us, he needs a little help with a selfie. >> he got himself in, though. >> he got himself in. we're so glad he's doing well. so is wendy williams. >> so is wendy williams. coming up, we'll talk about wendy williams. going one on one with amy. after a three-week hiatus after a health scare. she has a message for all women out there. someone else with a message, jill goodacre. harry connick jr. and jill are here. her five-year battle with breast cancer. how their family got through it. their important mission they want to share with you this morning. they're both here live. >> really inspiring.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] hello, adrienne. how you doing? do you like the entrance of michael strahan? he's like five, four, three. >> right on time. >> right on time, as are you, being with us here on this monday morning. great audience. >> yes. >> i don't know if everybody realizes this, but tomorrow marks six months since hurricane maria hit puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands.

and we're going to remember the phillips family of 14. i had the privilege of spending some time with them. their generator was still working. they made 250 meals a day. >> a day. >> 250 meals a day out of their own home for their community. we're going to check in with them and others on their road to recovery. we cannot forget. we'll see them tomorrow. >> amazing they can do that for the community. [ cheers and applause ] >> we're following up on it. >> we know, harvey, everybody in texas. you have to remember people and don't forget. >> they still need help. >> it's not over yet. help us with "pop news" adrienne bankert. >> are you ready for this? we have to start with a song. >> of course. >> the words you all know. now this is a story. ♪ all about how my life got flipped turned upside down ♪ very good. very good.

>> oh. >> i love it. >> they had the dance. >> okay, they had the words. the reason i'm bringing this up is because will smith had a very festive st. patrick's day. a little "fresh prince of bel air." with the caps, don't let this be you. rocking a kilt and high socks. a hip hop st. paddy's to the smith household. >> if you don't follow him on instagram, give yourself a treat. he's one of the best if not the best on instagram. he's incredible. inspiring. >> we're still rapping along with him. two words for you. "black panther." the marvels colossal blockbuster tops the box office for the fifth straight weekend. the first time that's been done

since "avatar." over $600 million in the u.s. alone. that's only the beginning. you can applaud that. that's just the beginning. experts say that over the next few days it will pass "the avengers" as the top-grossing superhero film in the u.s. of all time. so -- >> i'm not surprised. >> not surprised at all. we saw it. >> wakanda forever. and finally, "hamilton" creator lin-manuel miranda and "dear evan hansen's" original lead, ben platt, just released a song. here's a first look at "found tonight." ♪ no matter what they tell you tomorrow there will be more of us ♪ ♪ telling the story of tonight

>> that song, an emotional mashup of "story of tonight" and "you will be found." march for our lives takes place in washington, d.c., around the country, and around the world this saturday. [ cheers and applause ] >> i have chills. >> gives you the chills, right? >> i know, just touches you so much. >> it will speak to the students marching on march 24th, this saturday. >> you're going to talk to them. >> two talented guys lending their talents to something great. now we're going to go to amy with the "gma" cover story. you had a chance to sit down with wendy williams who is back on the air today after break. >> that's right. fans are welcome back wendy williams. problems with her health forced her off the air for three weeks. we sat down with her to discuss how she's making her health a priority. and what she wants others to learn from her experience.

she's the talk show host known for telling it like it is. >> time for "hot topics.">> rep at the center of her own "hot topics." >> i have been trending with what the hell is going on with wendy. >> reporter: wendy revealing that she was stepping away from her show for three weeks. 21 days hiatus. from the woman who told me not that long ago, i don't take days off. >> i don't take sick days. in the entire almost ten years of doing the show, i have never taken a six day. really, amy, it was a perfect storm. a perfect storm that had been brewing, i have to say, internally, knowing my body, since late july. >> reporter: you fainted on the show. >> oh! >> reporter: and were back after the commercial break. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you think that fainting spell had something to do with the graves or with your thyroid? >> i had missed three doctors appointments with my endocrinologist.

he's the one who handled the thyroid and the graves. >> your health was at the bottom of the list. >> yes! i'm functioning okay. feeling weird. i'll get through it. i went in february, and that's where i found, whoa, your levels are way off. >> reporter: and so, your doctor said, that's it, wendy, you're taking time off. >> yes. >> reporter: how did you receive that information? >> i cried. and then i laughed. are you out of your mind? it's sweeps? >> and what did he say back to you? >> do you want to be swept? but it turns out, it was the best prescription ever. because i met a great team. they gave me a full, like, a full workup. i found out i was very deficient in vitamin "d." my internist told me, i'm if not the worst case of deficient vitamin "d" she's seen in her career. i've had vertigo.

all my life. that was affecting my equilibrium. and -- it was just -- just a mess going on inside my body. but i'm saved. >> reporter: williams says she's anxious to get back on the air and share an important message with her viewers. >> we, as women, if we have families, you know, taking care of children, home, our husbands, we take care of everybody but ourselves. > we put ourselves last. >> yeah! i'm not doing that anymore, amy. wendy first. if there is one thing to request from my "wendy" watchers, don't request me how i feel. when i see you in the streets, the grocery store. don't ask me with the woo woo woo and the puppy eyes, then i'm going to snap, how do you feel? >> nobody likes that pity party. >> no, i'm not that girl. i'm wendy. >> what should they say? >> how you doin'? so i can say all right. >> now jerry o'connell filled in

for wendy during her hiatus. the first time she's had a guest host in the history of the show. so it was a big first for her. >> she's a workaholic. she hates to miss the show. how was it for her to give up the hosting duties. >> i asked her how many times she watched jerry. she said, he did a great job. i only watched twice. she was directing from the show. and then she couldn't watch. >> she is very unique in what she does. it's hard to replace her. we're happy she's back. >> she's back today. >> all right, we'll be watching. to robin now. >> happy. so happy to have wendy williams back and so happy she took the time to get well. and it's an ongoing journey. and we have a "gma" health alert about how to turn back the clock on your heart. a new study says exercising in middle age could held your heart function like it's 20 years younger. did you hear that? 20 years younger. dr. jennifer ashton joins us now.

the ever-young dr. jen. tell us a little about this study, jen. >> thank you, robin. we have known for awhile that exercise is good for lowering risk factors for heart disease. but now, a study is showing that exercise can remodel the heart and change its function. it was a small study. they took healthy but sedentary years of age. adults in middle age, 45 to 64 years of age. divided them into two groups. one did yoga or weight training. the other did moderate to high intensity cardio four or more times a week. two years later when they tested them, they showed that the cardio group had heart function that pumped better, delivered oxygen better. and 50-year-old hearts actually looked like they were 30 or 35. it's the fountain of youth. >> it is. how exactly did they function better? just tell people, if you don't move it, you're going to lose it. >> that is the line i use all the time. we have to remember.

the heart is a muscle. it's a pump. it needs to contract. but it also needs to relax. when people are sedentary from a cardio perspective. we're not talking about strength or weight training. sedentary from a cardio perspective, it gets stiff. stiff hearts don't pump well. >> okay, so, what type of exercise are we talking about here? >> well, listen, i want to be clear. you need weights. you need flexibility. you need balance. you need interval cardio. if you're on a treadmill, jog fast, then walk. alternate and you can really change the function of your heart. check with a doctor before you start any rigorous exercise program. >> i have been doing the peloton. i can feel the difference. i can tell. my heart is pumping. i don't know if i'm 20 years younger. but i'm who givesing it a good shot. >> robin, you look like a teenager. >> thank you, thank you. oh, no, no, no. [ cheers and applause ] no, no, no. speaking of that, jen, tell even about your challenge for march.

>> march was a cardio challenge. i'm a weight training woman. i've been doing cardio 13 out of 19 days and i feel fantastic. >> a dry january. water challenge with you on february. now this. i love what you're doing. >> march is cardio. stay tuned for april. >> you got it. thank you, jen. let's head over to rob. >> my heart was pumping just watching tv this weekend. check out merlin the cat, who clearly had a bracket that was busted. going at it with march madness out of brooklyn. he's like ohio state, you're not going to -- villanova. virginia, i had you going all the way. forget about nine lives. he needs nine brackets. everybody's excited about that. my bracket looks like a crime scene. good monday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. today, our brightest, warmest, and driest day of the week. we'll have a few high clouds

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>> wow, powerful. the hashtag what if. we're joined by ryan deitsch and alex wind. good to have you both here. i want to ask, because that psa really hit something. a lot of people often say about young people, they're young. they're not going to get anything done. ryan, i'm curious about the hashtag and what you thing about the power of young voices together like yours? >> well, personally, i just think, young voices everywhere, they are just as equal as any other voice. in this country, we have the freedom to say what we want and we have to use to it the best of our ability to be able to spread messages we have to spread to make the world a better place. >> have you seen how powerful your voice is? >> yeah, definitely. we have over 800 marches around the world now, on almost every continent. >> we're getting antarctica. >> it just shows the youth are our future. one day, we're going to have a

president from our generation. we're trying to make the change before that happens. >> we have always known that. the youth is our future. last week, walkouts all over the country. some students were disciplined. not everyone saw eye to eye on whether or not students should walk out. what do you make of that, ryan? >> i heard some students were paddled. even the anti-protesters were pushed out, i thought that was tragic. we expected something to happen. because this is definitely an event that has uproar. but at the same time, i think everybody should be able to say what they want to say and do what they want to do. >> let's get to what you have seen so far. before you march on washington in a couple of days, you matched on florida's state capital. the governor every signed it into law. it didn't ban assault weapons. but you got the age raised to 21, and some teachers can be armed now in the state of florida. what would you make of what i guess is a split victory for you?

>> it's not a split victory. it's a very, very tiny -- we maybe scored a point in that game. because, raising the age to 21, it did something. however, the money to arm teachers is a complete -- it's three steps back. >> it's taking away from the education budget, too. a system that is already underfunded is being taken away for security. it's just ridiculous to see that because there's so many teachers that need that money. there are so many schools that need that money. it's going to just cause more violence in the school system. >> people have varied opinions in this country. you're fully aware of now that you're part of the fight. you mentioned something, though, one point or three steps back. you realize, a marathon not a sprint when you take up a cause, right? >> yeah. >> of course, but, there's so much more that needs to be done and there's so much more that can be done that hasn't been. >> when is the march? who can take part? >> this saturday. this saturday. like i said, 800 marches. worldwide. there's a march in a local city

near you. you can find that by looking at march for our lives.com and just by typing in your zip code. you can see where is the nearest march. that way, you can go and make your voice heard. in the end, that's what matters. making our voices heard. >> where are you going to be? >> i'll be d.c. >> you'll be in d.c.? >> have that t-shirt on? >> hopefully. >> it's march for our lives. what do you make of the idea that your voices have gone global? not just in country alone. all over the world. >> it just shows that, you know, people are standing with us because people in other countries, you know, the united kingdom, japan, they have done -- they've made sure their gun laws are strict and they've made sure the mass shootings don't happen there. they're tired of seeing how this happens.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. happening today, a celebration of life for the three women killed at a veterans facility in yountville. jennifer golick, jennifer gonzalez -- excuse me, christine loeber were mental health workers. they were shot and killed by albert wong on march 9th before he took his own life. this evening's memorial will be held at the napa valley performing arts center at lincoln theater and we are going to have live coverage starting at 6:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. right now a look at traffic with a lex cyst. >> we have a pretty big headache here. we've got nah rollover crash at mckee road, an oil spill as well. still waiting for caltrans to clean that up. left lane is blocked, down to

about 11 miles per hour. toll plaza looking okay for the bay bridge, but just hearing about a new crash on the san francisco side. two vehicles involved in that and a slight backup approaching. reggie? >> thanks,

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hangs around through friday, reggie. >> well, enjoy the sunshine today. anothe [ cheers and applause ] welcome back. to "gma." and you can tell this wonderful audience that we have to start off the new week. let me ask you, who is not crazy about harry? harry connick jr. is who i'm talking about. yep. but wait. but wait, there's more. a whole lot more. and his incredible beautiful wife, jill goodacre. they are both here to talk about her private five-year battle with breast cancer. we're going to talk to them live in just a moment. but first, a look at their enduring love and the impact her diagnosis has had on their family. >> this is a song that i wrote for jill. >> reporter: when harry met jill. it was love at first sight. ♪ so i loiter

>> reporter: jazz sensation harry connick jr., married for 23 years. >> it's a victoria secret model. something goodachor. >> hi, mom. it's jill. >> she's right. it's jill. >> reporter: the couple, who have three daughters arks peered on harry's talk show last october. >> all i wanted to do was gro old with you and have as many years as i could with you. >> reporter: jill revealed hour they life was turned upside down. >> i did the mammogram. they said everything looks great. then i was headed into my son gram. because when you have dense breasts, it's good to get also a s sonogram. they came back in and said, something looks a little funny. and, um -- so i went for a b biopsy the next morning. and i got the call that i had breast cancer. it was one of the hardest days of my life. >> do you remember telling the the girls? >> that was the worst.

worst of all. they were so in shock. it was just -- devastating. >> reporter: five years later, jill is in remission. and teaming up with her husband, to raise awareness for early detection. >> you have to do it. it's better to know. you find out early, it saves your life. >> reporter: they'red a vote kating not just screening for breast cancer but also for colorectal cancer. >> my mother died of chance per. we both have been touched by cancer. >> reporter: the couple is partnering as paid spokes people for an at-home colon cancer screening test called cologard. consult your doctor. this should not be considered a substitute for a colonoscopy. >> it's all about taking control of your own health. >> please welcome once again, jill goodachor and her husband,

harry connick jr. thank you both. i have been wanting to sit down and talk with you. when we were watching your show back in october. we did not know what you have been going through. and a lot of people don't know that the journey continues. you're doing well. but that it's been a very difficult last few weeks for you, jill. >> yes, it has. i am doing well. but, um -- you know, one day at a time. i'm feeling better and better. but, it's just -- so important as you know, early detection. and -- i'm here to talk about it. >> well, i'm glad that you are and that you're somebody that's been very private. this is very important to you to come forward. and as my mother would say, make your mess your message. and your message is about early detection. >> early detection and always my message is if you have dense breasts, ask your doctor and get a son gram.

my breast cancer was not detected with a mammogram. and a sonogram saved my life. >> amen. i'm the same way. same thing. mammogram came back fine. the second test determined it. >> i didn't know that. >> what are you doing and want to make sure people are aware of? >> it's about early detection. now that i'm 50 and jill is a couple years older than me though sheing loose about 20 years younger than i am. she would have said it if i didn't. when i turned 50, she started saying, you have to go get a colonoscopy. i didn't want to do it. not the prep, the sedation. the time off work. if you talk to your health care provider and you're over 50 and at average risk, you can get screened in a noninvasive way. you don't have to get a colonoscopy. you can use a product i used called cologard.

the most preventable yet least prevented cancer. 1 in 3 americans are not getting screened for colon cancer. 35 million americans. 90 pgt of this cancer could be treated if it were detected early. so, there's a website, the the new 50.com that can tell people about it. 50 now is different than it used to be when we were kids. it's really, really get screened. there's options now that are better. >> there are different options. we have to stress, in many cases, it's not a substitute. but having this, because some people don't have access to a doctor so this is another way. >> that's right. you can learn about, the if you go to new 50.com, you can learn about all of that. there was stuff i feeded to learn as well. >> when family member is diagnosed with cancer, it affects the entire family. >> it does. >> we saw you on your show. being there. and how are you able to with all

that was going on with jill and at home to continue on as you did? >> i think -- this is my -- life. so, this is my hero. everything else, there's an expression we use in louisiana. land ya. it means bonus. lan yap is extra. my career is -- lan yap. this is what we live for. if you're not healthy, your whole life is going to be sent into a state of disarray. so, i -- my mother's death sort of put me on a different kind of path. jill's cancer diagnosis put me on another kind of path. i want to make sure this hero of mine is healthy. anything else that comes after that, is bonus, really. >> yeah, jill, i'm so happy for you. i know this is not easy. >> thank you. >> it is not easy to come out and discuss something. but your hope is to make a difference. we have heard from people when they saw your show with harry, that they went to the doctor. that they got screened.

>> that was amazing. >> hearing that more and more. getting letters. >> we got hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of responses. people came to me personally and said, one woman said, i went to the doctor the next day. i didn't know about dense breast tissue. they found a tumor. i had the surgery the day after that. we heard that so much. i'm like, you know -- i'm so proud of you for doing this, because jill's very, very private. >> it makes me so happy. >> it's an amazing thing. >> you are an amazing couple. 4 years in april? >> yeah. we've been together 28 years. we married 24 in april. oh. [ cheers and applause ] >> how have you put up with him all these years? >> he's awesome. >> she's saying that because we're on live television. >> that's it. >> she don't say that at home. >> your show is also awesome. people are outraged it sending in september. i hope it finds another home. it is uplifting.

it's inspiring. >> thank you, thank you very much. >> all right. thank you, jill. thank you, thank you both very much. we'll be right

we're back with the excitement on "american idol." the third night of auditions. leading to lots of golden tickets.

we'll have a chat with season five winner in a moment. first, last night's highlights. ♪ and i love you so that's what you say ♪ >> reporter: the singing started off sweet. >> are there two number one spots availablesome. >> reporter: a sweeter sound? >> you're going to hollywood. >> can you show me now milk a cow. >> you have to start at the top of the you hadder. >> others forget to tell mom they were auditions. >> hi, it's katy perry. >> well, it's obviously not. >> reporter: nearly everyone overall impressing the judges. effie receiving a standing ovation. >> oh, golly. >> why are you a property administrative manager? >> i ask myself every day. >> reporter: and maddy joined with her best friend marcus. ♪ boom boom boom >> should we say this out loud.

you're going hollywood. >> all right. >> going to hollywood. the words everyone wants to hear. great to have season five winner taylor hicks here. taylor, thank you. >> how you doing, man? ♪ it's the "gma" alarm clock. >>ky do that without the harmonica. i got the gap in my teeth. last night's show. maddy and marcus. a special moment. what do you thing about yesterday's show snnlts it was one of the best audition shows this season. it was also one of the the best audition shows i have seen in five or six years because of how beautiful the ending of the show was. maddy has a great voice. shoutout to my friend, travis, who has down syndrome in birmingham. great night for television and for "i doll." >> who are some of your

favorites. >> les green. that, my friends is great rendition of "change is gonna come." he could easily be in the winner's circle. >> did that make you biased because he sang the same song? >> maybe a little bit. that's a great song if you sing it well. you have to feel it. tonality is a big part of the show. at the end of the show you have to sell records. you have to be that beautiful tone of voice and get out and move and sang. you have to be a sanger. >> who else can sang that you think can make it to the top? >> i think crystal can. she has a wonderful voice. she's one of those unique talents where she's been singing karaoke. but, karaoke helps. it's a big thing. she's gt great stage presence. think she's a really, really unique voice. she's got the look. and she -- i think she's just needs experience.

>> your guy, who mastered it all, because you won season five. what is your advice for the contestants? >> i'll say it. i'll say it. i'll say it. stay off your cell phones. your mama, your aunt, your uncles, cousins. i have seen contestants lose their voice because their cell phone is ringing all the time. they're talking on the cell phones. you will lose your voice. you got stay off the cell phone. >> that that last piece of advice you would have thought. but it makes sense. >> it's a good one. and use the bathroom a lot. >> stay off the cell phone. >> the bathroom has humidity. a lot of recirculated air. use the bathroom a lot. it's good for the voice, people. >> i didn't think about that. you've been staying off the phone. you've been in the bathroom a lot. you have a new album coming out. >> i do. i got an album coming out in the fall. i've been in nashville. i have a show, it's a food and

travel show. i'm a busy man. love me some "gma," baby. >> we love it. we love you too, man. we appreciate it. good luck with that. ♪ see more "idol" tonight. 8:00 p.m. eastern. keep on going. don't stop. see it right here on abc. we're going to play over to rob with the weather. >> will have you, taylor. way to go. check out california. truckee, three feet in three days. oh, yeah. just fall right into the fluffy stuff. squaw seeing eight feet in the last storm. this storm, convoluted one. developing tonight, tomorrow, into wednesday morning. look at the white. first day of spring is tuesday. we have white coming up the i-95 corridor. probably not much more than three, four, five, six inches. it is snow. the extended outlook. april 1st, more cool weather.

cue the boos across much of country. how about some warm weather across the south. go the good monday morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. check out all the sunshine. a few high clouds, but very mild spring-like temperatures today. that all changes tomorrow with >> like that harmonica. give me that. >> if i could, i would. coming up, scott eastwood. he's here live to talk about his new movie. and could he play a superhero next? through he is. look at that handsome fella.

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we're back now with scott eastwood. we loved him in "suicide squad." and "the fate of the furious" he's here on "gma." back on the big screen saving the world in "pacific rim uprising." welcome, man. "pacific rim uprising." >> yeah. >> you and john you have such a rapport. what was it like after the camera stopped? >> we have a real bromance.

>> how was it working with the young kids? >> it was fun. a lot of great actor ps young great actors with great careers ahead of them. we got to play a mentor character. it was fun. >> i loved the first "pacific rim" movie. i did. were you a fan of the the first one? >> i was. i thought what guillermo del toro had put together was a fun, charming universe. >> you made another one. let's take a look. >> okay. everything we got for deployment. >> okay. don't get yourself killed. you either. >> well, that's confusing. >> let's just stay focused. >> maybe a little jealous. you didn't get the kiss.

>> well, it was confusing. it was very confusing, right? >> in this movie, the physical, adventure. you love adventure in real life. you do shark dive ppg sky dive. what haven't you done that you want to do? one thing? >> that i want to do? there's a lot of things. >> something adventurous. >> adventurous. i don't like the cold. soy try to stay away from the cold. that's what i don't want to do. um -- >> staying away there the cold is your worst fear? but i hear -- >> i don't like scary movies. >> you sky dive. swim with sharks. don't like scary >> no. >> you're a very complex man. we have seen ewe in a few action movies. one that is a particular x men character. some people say you should

become. >> i've heard this. this is coming -- a common theme here. >> who would that be? >> look. they keep saying wolverine. but -- i -- i -- >> hey. i'm going to tell you right now. my man behind you, he didn't go, yeah, he went like this -- yes, jesus. he believes it. >> he's praying. i love it. >> but i think it's great. because, hugh jackman, he said, part of his inspiration was your father. so who would inspire you if you were to become the character? and can you see his -- his portrayal as part of your father in his portrayal? >> i do. >> in what way? >> he's kind of the anti-hero. he's -- so -- he's always finding -- >>ky see that.

always fighting against his destiny in a certain way. >> mm-hmm. yeah. >> we're glad you're here, man. you and i, i'm not going to do shark diving. i'll keep you out of the cold. but we have to watch a scary movie together. come on, scott. >> with you, okay. >> i'll bring the popcorn. appreciate you. really do. "pacific rim uprising" coming out friday. check

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. if you like the sun, better get out there fast. >> recharge today, because the rest of the week, rain in the forecast. errands, exercise, yard work, all good. let's take a look at our high temperatures. low to mid-60s along the coast. mid- to upper 60s for most of us, even some 70s pop up in san jose, morgan hill. so temperatures pretty close to average. all right, wave got a light storm monday, should say tuesday, wednesday, then a moderate storm coming for thursday. alexis? >> okay, nothing has changed here in the south bay. northbound 101 near mckee, we still have the left lane blocked from an earlier rollover crash and fuel spill. backup seven miles, going to take you about 50 minutes to go that backup stretch. and westbound 80, a little slow on the bay bridge in san francisco. an earlier crash has cleared at fre

fremont. >> >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, to time academy award winner hilary swank and from the new film, "pacific rim rising," scott eastwood. plus maria menounos joins ryan at the coho desk. all next on "live"! and now, here are ryan seacrest and maria menounos. ♪ [cheers and applause]