average is good. >> thanks for w good morning, america. breaking overnight, secret deals. as the fbi focuses on that "access hollywood" tape while investigating president trump's personal lawyer, new evidence of another payment to protect the president in the run-up to the election. a former trump tower doorman paid off by "the national enquirer." reporter ronan farrow broke that story this morning. he's here live. showdown over syria. president trump warning u.s. air strikes are coming. the military waiting for the president's final decision. after that suspected chemical attack, will russia retaliate? new reports of negotiations under way between the u.s. and russia. missouri's embattled governor fighting back against explosive new allegations by his former mistress facing pressure to step down, the one-time political rising star calls it a witch-hunt.

baseball brawls. the bitter rivalry between the yankees and the red sox erupting, overnight. hit by a pitch and charging the mound. both benches clearing and the padres versus the rockies swinging for the fences on the diamond. and 32-year-old rookie andre ingram chasing his dream for ten years, finally shining on the court. we'll talk to him live about his debut with the l.a. lakers only on "gma." we have got to get something straight here. fonzie, did you say happy thursday? did you scream that in the studio? michael didn't hear that. >> i didn't hear it. you want to do it again? >> happy thursday. >> there we go. >> good morning, america. we got a very busy thursday morning ahead. we have a very busy thursday morning and, you know, somebody is going to be busy this summer.

i'm pretty sure the nba summer league, 32-year-old nba rookie andre ingram. ten years in the making to become that rookie on the lakers and he ended the season on a high note, with a win, and we'll talk to him about his big nba debut live today. >> looking forward to that. but first, that breaking news overnight. new evidence of a third secret payment to protect president trump during his campaign. a former trump tower doorman was also paid off by "the national enquirer," and there are new details on the fbi raid on trump's personal lawyer michael cohen and they seized documents related to that infamous "access hollywood" tape. abc's kyra phillips is in washington with the latest. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, we have learned this morning that a former trump tower doorman received hush money from ami, the parent of "the national enquirer," after he went to them with this salacious story about trump, third secret deal involving president trump's personal attorney, michael cohen, and the fbi wants to know all the details. according to this just-released

report in "the new yorker" ami, which owns "the national enquirer," paid a doorman, dino sajudin who worked at trump tower $30,000 to sign a non-disclosure agreement after he offered the company a salacious story about then-candidate trump during the 2016 election. eight months later, "the national enquirer" paid $150,000 to former "playboy" playmate karen mcdougal after she claimed she had an affair with trump. both of these contracts prevented sajudin and mcdougal from going public with information that could have hurt trump's campaign for president. the parallel between the two stories raised new questions about the role "the enquirer," and trump's personal attorney, michael cohen, may have played in protecting his image during the election. cohen seen leaving a restaurant yesterday uncharacteristically

quiet. >> why do you think they raided your office and hotel room? >> reporter: had his office, hotel and home raided by the fbi earlier this week. prosecutors are probing whether cohen broke finance or campaign laws in connection with ami's payment to mcdougal as well as cohen's own $130,000 payment to porn star stormy daniels. money he says he paid out of his own pocket by taking out a home equity loan. and we pushed the story even further. we have learned that monday's early morning raid was a hunt for evidence of potential election violations, george. and michael cohen's personal finances. investigators want to know if there were secret deals made outside the campaign to protect donald trump. >> that is becoming clear. kyra, thanks very much. robin? george, now to the latest on the white house reaction to those raids, and if president trump will attempt to fire special counsel robert mueller

or the deputy attorney general. let's bring in abc news senior white house correspondent cecilia vega, and that "access hollywood" tape may now be the center of the investigations, cecilia. >> reporter: yeah, robin, you remember this. that tape was among the lowest moments of the trump campaign and here we are 14 months into this presidency and they are still having to answer questions about it. this white house says the president has, quote, deep concerns about the direction that the special counsel is taking, but, even though this raid on cohen's office is separate and done by the fbi, the president and his allies all see it as very much connected. we know the president is furious. sources are telling us that aides here are in full-on crisis mode, staffers are just beaten down by this constant onslaught of questions. the president is tweeting this morning, take a look. he's pushing back on a "new york times" report saying, if i wanted to fire robert mueller in december, i would have fired him. now, in the past the white house

has made it very clear, despite the president's private musings, they said he had no plans to fire him. now when asked, sarah sanders says, robin, we have no personnel announcements. >> that is a difference. thank you. george. i'm here now with ronan farrow of "the new yorker" who broke that story this morning, and also our chief legal analyst, dan abrams, and let's start. this is a pretty complicated story. no evidence of the underlying story "the national enquirer" was trying to stop is true. yet, they still tried to stop it. why? >> correct. and multiple ami sources told us that in and of itself seems suspicious to them. that they went to such extraordinary lengths to bury a story that seemed in the view of a lot of people involved in this investigation baseless. you know, this was a person relaying secondhand information there was an affair, possibly a child resulting from an affair. again, no hard evidence at all, and yet they paid a very large sum. we now know that was part of a pattern of the payments. >> the pattern is the issue for the investigators. we know they're looking at the payoffs to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. we know they're looking at the "access hollywood" tape and we know they're looking at this.

what were the underlying crimes here? potentially. >> well, look, i think -- they're looking at michael cohen as far as we know right now, and it's important to distinguish sometimes, michael cohen from donald trump as much as we want to put them together. so, look, the most obvious is potential campaign finance violations which is basically, if you are protecting someone by paying money, giving money and the purpose of it, the purpose of it is to aid the campaign, that's the hard part to prove, if you can show that, then there's a potential campaign finance violation. the other issue is potential bank fraud meaning, what was being reported to the banks in connection with this money, et cetera. and i think that's why they're looking at all of this together. >> and who knows once they go into the files what they find. >> absolutely. and -- but i think that you have to believe that it's about more than just a campaign finance violation. it's hard to believe that they would be going in with guns blazing in this way only over campaign finance.

>> another twist in the story right here, david pecker, a longtime friend of donald trump, we know that. it also appears that there was you scratch my back i'll scratch yours, including a meeting in the white house that david had last summer. >> well, look, i'll be careful to stick to what we reported. which is just, yes, that meeting happened. multiple outlets reported that. yes, multiple sources close to this investigation that was buried involving this doorman said they believe this was part of a transactional relationship. you know, i would say the most important point here is, george, this is another example of a system used by men of a certain amount of power and wealth to silence stories about them of all kinds, and now this is applying to a guy in the white house, but it's very much the same playbook that we saw in the weinstein story including many of the same individuals, dylan howard, "national enquirer," all players we exposed being involve in that weinstein story. >> "national enquirer" is a media company. will they have some kind of first amendment defense against

this investigation or any charges? >> they have a first amendment rights, the way any other media entity has first amendment rights. the question is, were they using them simply to eliminate stories and not publish stories? if that -- >> for business reasons. >> well, if you can demonstrate that they are basically doing this just to not publish stories, they may lose some of the press protections that they would ordinarily have, but that's tough to prove. it's going to be tough to prove because their position is, look, we paid for these stories because we wanted them and then we decided later on that we didn't want to publish it. now that's our editorial judgment. disproving that is tricky and so you still have to go into this at first blush, treating them as any other media organization would be treated. >> and what are you hearing from inside? >> well, that's exactly the thing. multiple, multiple sources who were directly involved in this investigation saying, yeah, maybe the underlying claim wasn't true but the way in which it was shut down was suspicious and newsworthy, including by the way adding after the fact, a

million-dollar penalty if this guy ever breathed a word about this. >> meantime, clearest statement yet from the president that he has the authority to fire robert mueller. >> he has the authority to fire robert mueller. we talked about this. it's just a question of the logistics of exactly how he would go about doing it, but there is no doubt that if president trump wants to fire mueller he can figure out a way to fire robert mueller. >> thank you very much. robin? all right, george. now to the showdown over syria. president trump warning u.s. air strikes will be coming in retaliation for that suspected chemical attack. now, new reports of negotiations with russia. so let's go to abc chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz in washington for us. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the u.s., french and british military are all getting into position. their warplanes and ships and possibly submarines are just waiting for the word with president trump tweeting about timing just moments ago. this morning, the u.s. military awaits the president's final decision on exactly when and

what to target with president trump tweeting, never said when an attack on syria would take place. could be very soon or not so soon at all, but the president has made clear the attack is coming. missiles, the president tweeted, that are nice and new and smart. >> we stand ready to provide military options if appropriate as the president determined. >> reporter: the options ranging from strikes on chemical weapons storage facilities to airfields to even assad's military command headquarters. >> assad was given a warning a year ago. he didn't heed that warning so the president is going to have to go back in with something that's going to make more of an impression on mr. assad. >> reporter: the smart missiles, satellite-guided weapons which could be launched from sea and air. a u.s. destroyer already in the mediterranean with tomahawks, a french warship off the lebanon coast, even possibly u.s. and british submarines. and french planes could be launched from jordan, british

from cyprus, trump's promised response in retaliation for that suspected chemical weapons attack in douma last weekend. new images posted by activists showing an unexploded barrel bomb which they say contained chemicals. assad has called the images fake but this morning the syrian military is increasing its defensive posture and repositioning warplanes. the syrians are moving their equipment to areas where the russians have aircraft thinking those sites will not be hit and this morning, putin's spokesman confirms that the de-confliction line between russia and the u.s. remains open with a russian newspaper claiming secret talks with the u.s. to try to get coordinates for sites that may be targeted so russian aircraft won't be hit. but none of this has stopped russia from conducting naval exercises off the coast of syria as a show of force, robin. >> but what about repositioning

syrian aircraft and a heads-up that a strike would be coming, does that complicate things? >> reporter: well, it does, but the syrians had to know this would happen when chemical weapons were used and whether they move them or not, the pentagon is tracking their every move and will know where to find them, robin. >> all right, martha, thank you. michael? thank you, robin. now to the race to replace house speaker paul ryan. ryan announced yesterday he will not seek re-election. the speaker meeting with president trump and gop leaders last night. abc's senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, michael. well, the jockeying here is already under way for who will be the next speaker of the house. this morning all eyes are on ryan's number two, kevin mccarthy, and the majority whip steve scalise. both of them were at the dinner at the white house with the president last night. while the president has said he wishes ryan well he has not said who he would like to see as next speak ever of the house. ryan has some ideas on who he

would like to be his replacement but he's also staying mum for now and, remember, he is still speaker. ryan says he plans to stay in the position through the end of this term, but he may possibly have to leave even sooner if members decide they want to speed this process along. or, michael, this entire debate could be for nothing. if republicans lose the house in november, democrats will then be the ones filling the speaker's seat, and as for what comes next for paul ryan, right now he says he has no plan to ever run for elected office again. including for president, but, michael, he isn't ruling it out and that is a classic political response. >> yeah, and there's a lot of speculation out there that if something happens with president trump and he doesn't run again that paul ryan might take another look at it. >> i guess it's the never say never and thank you to mary for that. >> you got that, michael. now to a dramatic moment in the bill cosby trial. the defense demanding a mistrial after one of cosby's accusers directly addressed him from the stand. abc's linsey davis was in the courtroom and joins us now from norristown, pennsylvania.

good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it was a one, two, three punch. we heard from three cosby accusers inside the courthouse yesterday. one of them clinging to a handkerchief throughout her entire testimony. at times she sobbed. she says that she was an aspiring model and that in 1986 at just 17 years old bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her. through tears, she looked at him from the witness stand and said, you know what you did, don't you, mr. cosby? it was at that point the defense moved for a mistrial. the judge denied that request. now, she is the same accuser who the defense pointed out was convicted of giving a false statement in 2007 to police in an unrelated matter. what all three had in common they claim they were drugged then sexually assaulted by the now 80-year-old comedian but it is opening arguement, his attorney said keep your eye on the ball. describing all these other witnesses as distractions.

after all, this case is only about andrea constand who claims cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in his pennsylvania home in 2004. and of course, bill cosby has always denied the allegations against him. robin. >> linsey, as you said, you've been in the courtroom for this. people want to know was there any reaction from cosby when his accusers were on the stand testifying? >> he had very little observable reaction. for the most part he has his head down. at times, his eyes are closed, but he always appears to be listening very closely, robin. >> all right, linsey, thank you. michael. now to those two big fights breaking out on the baseball diamond, the bitter rivalry between the yankees and red sox hit by a pitch, tyler austin, slammed down the bat and to the mound he goes. wild pitches being thrown but he and joe perry. both teams stormed the field. that was the second time during the game. two players and a coach were ejected from that ball game and earlier in colorado.

>> this one. >> rockie star nolan arenado charging the pitcher after the fastball hits his back. throws a hat at him, wild melee. five ejections in that game. even the bullpen pitchers made it out onto the field to help out in that one and it looks like mma in baseball mixed together. it's the beginning of the season. >> you're a former pro athlete. what kind of message does that send for kids when they see stuff like that? >> that's not a part of the game, and football is a little different because we can do stuff under the pile. >> what's going on -- >> you don't want to know what's going on under the pile. >> he didn't mean to say it makes it any better. >> it doesn't. it doesn't make it any better, kids, but, rob, hopefully the weather will get better. "under the pile" with michael strahan. all frustrated spring is not here yet. donner pass out there in

california over towards nevada was shut down for a time with snow, another unusually strong system for this time of year coming into california. strong jet stream. we got wind advisories out, maybe 60-mile-an-hour winds and, yeah, you're seeing that right. a blizzard warning posted for parts of south dakota and nebraska. here we go for tomorrow, tomorrow night, blizzard conditions there in parts of south dakota and also severe weather in the southern part of this thing not once, not twice, but three times into sunday. so significant storm coming through the weekend. time now for your spring-like cities brought to you by sherwin williams paint.

good thursday morning. waking up to some sunshine here in san francisco. we are looking at still the possibility of a few light showers lingering in the north bay throughout the afternoon, and the waves are going to pick up as the winds kick up today. it will be warmer tomorrow and saturday and looking at rain possibly returning late sunday, more likely into monday. low 60s today for concord and fremont as well as palo alto, 59 in san rafael. coming up, the governor of missouri under pressure to resign after that alleged report of sexual encounters with his mistress. we'll have his response this morning. and the remarkable nba rookie at 32 years old, andre ingram, proving dreams do come true. he's talking to us live. he's talking to us live. dreams do come true. he's talking to us live.

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also right now, round two finished for mark zuckerberg on capitol hill. the facebook ceo faced even tougher questions from lawmakers on the scandal ramping up the idea of regulation for the social media giant. and the texas national guard arriving at the mexico border, this as california's governor agrees to send 400 national guard troops to the u.s./mexico border and he says this will not be a mission to build a new wall. instead, governor brown says those troops will focus on fighting drug crimes and human trafficking. >> praise from president trump or that move. the latest on that scandal facing the governor of missouri fighting back after the release of allegations about the extramarital affair that already has him facing a felony charge. amy is here with that story and governor eric greitens is using the term witch-hunt. >> he did use that exact word and the governor, once a rising star in the republican party

long ago, as you say admitted having that affair with his hairstylist but now a report from the state legislators claim that began with a physically aggressive and unwanted sexual encounter initiated by the governor. this morning, missouri governor eric greitens facing new calls for his resignation as a newly released report includes allegations of forced sexual encounters between greitens and the woman he admits having a month's long affair with before running for office in 2015. >> we're not scared by their lies and we're not afraid of their falsehoods. >> reporter: greitens always maintained the affair with his hairdresser was consensual but she claimed he blackmailed her and her husband to stay silent. now she's going a step further saying he sexually assaulted her. he denies her claims but in the more than 25-page report including testimony from the governor's one-time mistress, she accuses the former navy s.e.a.l. of forcing a bear hug after she was crying when she attempted to leave his basement before what she says was their first sexual encounter. earlier she says he tore her shirt exposing her against her

will. she also accuses greitens of striking her, spitting in her face and calling her obscene names. greitens, a once rising political star who swept into office promising family values -- >> i am a very proud husband and father. >> reporter: -- caught the attention of major republican figures, including donald trump. even bought the domain eric greitens for president.com and now charged with a felony for invasion of privacy and facing a special investigation, the governor says he's the victim of a witch-hunt. >> this was a private mistake that has nothing to do with governing and shouldn't be about politics but people are turning that personal mistake into a political spectacle and telling new lies about it. >> reporter: greitens and his lawyer zeroing in on a claim made by his mistress that he snapped a photo of her while blindfolded and partially nude in that basement, something she

says in her testimony, she can't clearly remember seeing describing it as like remembering it through a dream. her attorney telling abc news in a statement, instead of taking responsibility for his actions governor greitens has decided to let his team attack my client by mischaracterizing her deposition testimony. adding, it is time to set the record straight. greitens goes on trial next month on the invasion of privacy charge and in the meantime, missouri legislators are expanding their investigation and will make recommendations about whether to impeach him, and following the reports released greitens said this, the accusations published in the house committee's report will be directly contradicted by the facts that emerge in court. in just 33 days a court of law and a jury of my peers will let every person in missouri know the truth and prove my innocence. so, george, we'll know some more in about a month. >> a lot more. thanks. dan abrams back for more on this. so, dan, this legislative report raised the stakes political a and raises impeachment but

legally. >> no question. this report indicates action that is far more serious than the criminal charges. i mean, he's saying i'm looking forward to clearing my name in a court of law. the allegation against him in criminal court doesn't relate to what was in -- >> the minor charge about -- relatively minor charge. >> the invasion of privacy, so he's facing a count for allegedly taking a picture of her nude without her consent and transmitting it. what this report indicates is sexual assault. he is not charged criminally with a sexual assault and so, you know, there are two tracks here that he's got to be defending against, obviously the criminal one being the more important one. >> right, and the trial may come first, so how does he defend himself against this allegation? >> first on the invasion of privacy it has to be either, i didn't take the picture or it was consensual. because if he took the picture and it wasn't consensual and he transmitted it there's no question that --

>> the question is, do prosecutors have the picture? >> i think there's no question they have the picture. i think the question is going to be did he -- is he going to be -- will they be able to prove he took and can they definitely say it was not consensual. the bigger question again about these much more serious allegations here will likely not be addressed in this criminal case. you could always add charges later but for now, it seems those are going to remain in the political realm. >> and he's calling this a political witch-hunt but this report came from members largely of his own party. >> that's right, five republicans and two democrats wrote this report, which is why you're not hearing him basically say it's all politics. because the problem is he can't really argue that. look, they believe this was credible. that report makes it clear they viewed her account as credible. he's in a tough spot. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. robin. all right, george, maybe the question of the morning, would you share your car with a complete stranger? let a complete stranger drive your car? now you're going to get paid.

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and t.j. holmes, tell us how it works. >> would you let me borrow your car, robin? >> because i know you. yes. >> what about a stranger. >> no. >> if they paid for it. >> that was quick. >> if you got paid by the hour. you could make money for a car sitting. that's what we're talking about. this is uber rent powered by getaround so they're trying this in san francisco but, essentially what we're talking about here, the simplest way to put it airbnb for cars allowing a perfect strange story rent your car by the hour. they pay you a fee and they bring it back to the same spot and they could possibly expand it to the 60 plus million users they have. >> how much money are we talking here. >> a basic car, a nice car, decent car, anywhere from 7, 8, 9 bucks an hour is what it's going to cost you. a nice ride then, yes, it's going to cost you maybe up to $50 an hour but the cost is not that prohibitive. >> and it can pay for your gas and parking garage and -- >> george, look, george is not

having it. >> the owner gets $7 an hour. >> the owner collects that cash. yes. and let me show you more how this works so we do have it set up. >> you have to explain insurance as well. >> i'll get to that. but we have as you see the app here, we have a car -- i've identified and rented a car outside from a perfect stranger. all right, now, i'll walk out. you see where it has that purple dot. that's my ride which is sitting right outside of our studio here at tss. now, all i have to do is click that unlock button and that's all i need and the car that i need unlocks for me right outside. i get in and i drive off. now, i know you guys are talking about, how do i keep a perfect stranger from driving off with my car? they check out the drivers and do extensive background checks and have a stable of drivers but lojacked. they can disable your vehicle and no one can continue driving with it.

also, insurance, i know you are concerned about -- getaround and uber offer their insurance. your insurance has nothing to do with it, they say and have a with it, they say and have a million-dollar policy on your car, anything happens small or large, you are covered through the getaround app. >> i just got to believe all that wear and tear, all that paint is going to cost you more than $7 an hour. >> we hear that and say, they have it for a certain number of hours. they can't just wear it out, george. >> all right. bring us back something. where you going? where you going? for some people this would be a great service. >> yeah. >> if you can subsidize your car ownership, how about that. well, none of us are giving our cars up. coming up, we have a 32-year-old laker rookie chased his dreams for ten years. he's here live to talk about finally playing in the nba and he definitely finished on a high note. note. ♪

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♪ we are back with the man bringing a new mean to the phrase rookie of the year. >> ooh! >> 32-year-old nba rookie andre ingram proving you're never too old to see your dreams come true playing in his second game last night ending the season on a note and andre joins high note and andre joins us live from los angeles. andre, good to see you, my friend. your shirt kind of says it all. always in pursuit. you spent ten years in the g league trying to make it to the nba. did you ever think that this day would come? >> you know what, i did. and that's kind of why i kept coming back because i genuinely

felt that this could be the day that it happened, or it could be the season it happened, so year after year with, you know, that belief, you kind of get encouragement from home and, you know, people who know you so you keep after it so, yeah, i thought it could happen one day. i was just glad it did. >> well, all that encouragement paid off for you and now you're just such an inspiration to so many others out there pushing to something they believe in and dream of but the lakers, how did you react to the surprising news when they delivered it and how did your family react when you told them? >> yes, so my family's reaction was probably the real one. mine was a bit more reserved. i was in the presence of the front office and so i showed my happiness, i didn't let it loose like my family did. they actually had me call my wife and family as they told me and so i mean i couldn't even hear what they said on the phone. there was so much screaming and yelling and i loved it because that's what i wanted to do but

obviously couldn't but it was just an amazing feeling, amazing day. >> so what was that feeling when you put on that jersey and you stepped out on that court for the first time? >> you know what, each part of the day, it just got better as it went on, from seeing your jersey in the locker room, going out for warm-ups, hearing the crowd. getting ready for warm-ups with the team and the crowd is going crazy. it's just electric out there and everything from stepping onto the court and then you get up and down a bit and every -- with every step it just got better and better and then to have the type of night that we were able to have, that was special. >> what a payoff for your persistence but at any time in the last ten years did you think of hanging it up, giving it up? >> you know what, maybe not hanging up and giving up, but maybe taking a different route. i always felt the g league was the best route for me just the most direct route to this dream, and so, yeah, at times when it

didn't happen year after year we said, well, maybe overseas is the route and maybe it's just not time or not to be, who knows, but again, having that encouragement from other, being inspired by others and to keep going kind of kept me in there and i'm glad it did. >> yes, we are glad. patient and persistent. andre ingram, number 20 in your program, number 1 in your heart. that's andre ingram. congratulations. >> yes, congratulations, man. >> thank you, guys, so much. i appreciate it. thank you for having me. >> always in pursuit. coming up, how a chance encounter on a plane led to an unexpected bond and answered one woman's prayers of becoming a mother. come on back. of becoming a mother. come on back. ngs and lose weight with contrave. it's fda-approved to help adults who are overweight or struggle with obesity lose weight and keep it off. contrave is believed to work on two areas of the brain: your hunger center...

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and martha stewart here live helping you up your party hosting game. it's a good thing. and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. >> oh, yeah. ♪ good morning, america. it's great to have you with us here on this friday eve. thursday morning. great to have martha stewart here. >> i love how she said good morning, america. >> very distinct. >> yes, and it's really getting busy behind the scenes. audiences, when they're filling up our studio in the morning, you know, it can be a little hectic but by the looks of it some of us are in a fighting mood in our slippers. >> i didn't know the camera was following me there with my froggy slippers. i love when the audience come in and i say don't look at how the doughnuts are made. >> that's why they're here. >> i have on proper shoes now.

don't worry about that. >> i'm the one with the slippers on underneath. >> they're all upstairs. new details on that fbi raid of the president's personal attorney michael cohen. now evidence of a secret -- of another hush money payment, another secret deal. we're going to go to kyra phillips for the latest. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right, hush money and president trump's personal lawyer caught up in the fbi crosshairs. again this morning, another breaking development, this time a just-released report in "the "new yorker,"" media company ami, which owns "national enquirer," paid a doorman, dino sajudin who worked at trump tower $30,000 to sign a nondiclosure agreement after he offered the tabloid a salacious story about the then candidate trump during the 2016 election. now, eight months later "the national enquirer," you may remember, paid $150,000 to former "playboy" playmate karen mcdougal after she claimed she had an affair with trump. now, both of these contracts prevented sajudin and mcdougal

from going public with information that could have hurt trump's campaign for president. the parallel between the two stories, george, raises new questions about the role the enquirer and trump's personal attorney michael cohen may have played in protecting trump's image during the presidential election. abc also learning that federal agents were searching for documents related to that infamous "access hollywood" tape that as you know surfaced just a month before the election. sources telling us now the hunt for evidence continues for potential election violations and michael cohen's personal finances, investigators want to know were there secret deals, george, being made outside the campaign to protect donald trump? >> they are digging deep. okay, kyra, thanks very much. robin. and now to those rising tensions over syria. the military ready to strike after president trump's warning that missiles will be coming and word that the u.s. has been in

contact with russia about what will happen next. let's go right back to abc's martha raddatz in washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, again, robin. the military is just awaiting word from president trump who is tweeting this morning that he, quote, never said when an attack on syria would take place. could be very soon or not so soon at all. but the president has made clear a missile strike is coming. the u.s., french and british military are all getting into position. there are warplanes, ships and possibly submarines ready to strike. the de-confliction hotline between the u.s. and russia set up to avoid unintended casualties is up and running and a russian newspaper reports that moscow is trying to get a target list so it can get russian troops and planes out of harm's way. as for the syrians they are moving their equipment to areas where the russians have aircraft thinking those sites will not be hit. syrian president assad still denying he used chemical weapons on his people.

this morning saying any strike would be on the basis of lies, but president trump has already declared that the man he calls the animal assad did, in fact, use chemical weapons and that order to punish syria could come any time, robin. >> very tense times. okay, martha, thank you. michael. >> all right, thank you, robin. now it is time for this fun video that we have to call monkey see, monkey do. that is bolingo, he's a 12-year-old gorilla, a visitor favorite at busch gardens tampa bay loved by his handler and she's teaching him a few new tricks. he matches her move for move. recognizing shapes and colors as well. he's the first gorilla ever born at busch gardens tampa bay. she says he's very picky and he'll keep her on her toes. very good at what he has learned. >> she says that never gets old

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what a wonderful thursday audience as we like to say, happy friday eve. [ applause ] incredible. uh-oh, you're rubbing your hands together. a good "pop news." >> a lot of pressure. let's do it. good morning to you all and to you. and we're going to begin with "avengers: infinity war," already breaking records and it hasn't even hit theaters. fandango revealing they're selling twice as many advanced tickets as "black panther" did, and listen to this, more than the last seven marvel universe movies put together. so that had me wondering, yeah, so what is it? what is it about "infinity war" that has everybody so fired up.

they revealed some behind the scenes footage and some bloopers on twitter and we'll give you a peek. >> how is this dude still alive? >> he is not a dude. you're a dude. this is a man. a handsome muscular man. >> muscular man. >> very funny. behind the scenes videos so funny seeing all the actors they interview, they are -- it's such a love fest. i think they're having such a good time together and that, of course, always as we know translates when you're happy together, it shows. >> is certainly does. >> there it is. just two weeks before it opens, "avengers: infinity war" on course to presell more tickets than any other superhero movie in history. we'll find out when it opens april 22nd. >> that is some great writing to get everybody in to one movie. >> how do you do that? and not make it five hours. >> exactly. some people wouldn't complain if

it was five hours. >> absolutely not. also in "pop news" this morning, do you guys know what wawa is, as a penn stater i do. central pennsylvania, new jersey, i think parts of florida, anyway it's sort of like 7-eleven, and in honor of their 54th anniversary, wawa decided to do something pretty special. you need to be in on the secret. it's a secret menu and this morning, we're here to help you unlock this sweet goodness of it all. you start by going on a bit of a wild goose chase if you will. you go inside a wawa and go to their touch screen ordering kiosk, which they did not have back in my day at penn state, i can assure you, at the bottom left you will see a logo and a secret menu appears where among the delicious offerings you could order a birthday cake milkshake in honor of them or a smoothie. the screen will say, well, it says it all. some secrets are meant to be shared which is why i'm sharing it with you. the secret menu will be available through may 6th. i thought that was a fun idea. social media.

that's what i call "pop news." >> we are. >> penn state. >> all right. thank you, robin. the next story is redefining the term animal house on college campuses. southeast missouri state, the latest school to allow students to bring cats and dogs with them to live in their dorms. where was this when i was in college? >> i know. >> so "the washington post" is reporting there is a rise of pet-friendly schools beyond emotional support animals. these include mit, stevens college, and now 20 others across the country, supporters say it really helps students adjust and it makes perfect sense to their life and also to keep them on a schedule. rules at most schools are straightforward. pets need to be trained, quiet. get your roommate to sign off and even students who don't have pets see it as a draw. showing how welcoming college communities can be, and for a full list of pet-friendly schools, check out the

washingtonpost.com. >> i think it's a good idea. >> good idea. >> article, you know, i don't have a ton of time but the article is interesting with social media and this generation, it's even harder for them for a host of reasons, which you can read about but that, this might be a way for them to adjust better, just made perfect sense. >> i would have loved to have a pet. >> i would have had 40. >> it was hard enough for me to clean up after myself. a little tough. [ applause ] >> fair enough. fair enough. >> all right. thank you, lara, as always. our "gma" cover story and talk to jen. a new study looking at why breast cancer patients are more likely to see their cancer spread after surgery. why it might have to do with the healing process. dr. jen, what's going on here? >> first, the big qualifier. we have to remember that surgical resection or removing a cancerous tumor is still safe and effective and most people don't relapse, but there is a well-known fact in breast cancer

and prostate cancer that after surgery the chance of relapse or recurrence tends to be close to that time of surgery, 6 to 12 months, and we really didn't understand why and that's what this study was looking at. >> only those types of cancers? >> well, no, in other types of cancer as well, but particularly in those types, oncologists have been looking at this and didn't understand what was going on. >> there has been talk about that. >> exactly. >> something as common as a painkiller. >> so let me tell but this new study. first, we have to qualify done in rodent, as we've said before mice and people are not exactly the same thing. but it really tried to answer why does this happen and it honed down on this inflammation so surgical wound healing. when you make an incision in the skin and your body heals that incision, there is a thought that that inflammation actually attracts cancer cells, so what blocks that inflammation, the common class of medication known as nsaid, ibuprofen or prescription drug like toradol.

>> always make sure you have that after surgery? >> absolutely not. i spoke to several cancer specialists who said cautious, you know, this is not ready for prime time and they think it's not going to be that impactful, but when you talk about taking this class of medication, we use this post-op all the time and cuts down pain. don't have to give opioids but can upset your stomach and kidneys and in some cases can cause more bleeding although that hasn't been my surgical experience. >> you know, people are waking up and they're hearing this, oh, come on, especially if they have a surgery scheduled. >> 100%. those women in particular for breast cancer need to be reassured that having surgery, whether it's lumpectomy or mastectomy, isn't going to increase their risk but oncologists are looking at this one area and there are a lot of other factors go into your risk of relapse not just this but inflammation, wound healing. i like it because it's an example of something positive, wound healing, that could potentially have a down side. >> thanks so much. george. we have a lovely story now

about two strangers whose chance encounter on a plane ended up bringing them both a new family. paula faris here with that. >> call it fate or destiny. these two were meant to sit next to one another on that flight and they discovered they had an instant connection, so much so that one of the women wound up adopting the other woman's child. it was an in-flight conversation that changed the lives of these two women forever. >> the baby. >> reporter: samantha snipes was flying standby, visiting a friend in north carolina eight months pregnant, and just leaving an abusive relationship. she says she felt lost and alone and was considering adoption. >> i loved him so much like i was just really depressed. i stayed in my bed for four months straight and then like i loved him but i didn't feel like i even loved myself yet. i was going through so much stuff and i didn't feel like i could love a baby the way he deserved to. >> reporter: seated next to her on the flight, was temple phipps.

>> made me feel like i was talking to a friend. >> i learned that she was considering adoption and from that point that she didn't have a plan and had not selected a family so i pitched myself as a mother and gave her my number. >> reporter: turns out phipps had been trying to adopt for years. >> you okay? all better. >> every time i would inquire they said it needs to be a two-parent household. >> reporter: when snipes went into labor two days later and needed someone to talk to she called phipps who came right away. >> talking to her and seeing her with the baby and she looked like she would be a great mother for him. >> reporter: it was in that moment snipes said she realized the woman she had formed this unexpected bond with was also the adopted parent she was looking for. >> and she said i wanted to see the two of you together and i think you should be his mother. do you want to adopt him? >> reporter: phipps agreed and about two weeks later she was able to take baby vaughn home as her own. >> i won the baby lottery for sure.

miracles do happen. >> reporter: 18 months later, the two women say their bond is stronger than ever. >> amazing woman who was selfless and courageous and gave me the opportunity to be a mother. >> we're friends. she's like my sister, my mother. i don't have a family anymore. i mean, my whole life started over here. it's amazing. >> say bye-bye. bye-bye. >> goose bumps. he is such a cute baby. the birth mom samantha regularly visits her biological son and in that flight she not only found a mother for her son she found a sister, a friend. she and temple have become family. they're writing a book. what a read that's going to be but the birth mom wasn't even supposed to be on that flight. her flight had been canceled so she was bumped to that particular flight. it was destiny, just meant to be. >> thank you, paula. great story. now let's go to rob. >> thanks, paula. we often talk about how much

screen time should we let our kids have. here's a question, how much screen time should you let your pet have. our "gma" moment is this little darling. tegan, on his ipad because that's what you give a 10-week-old pup and, of course, there is an app for that. which is i guess a fish or something that you can jump on and paw print on. this could easily translate to cats. but at ten weeks i think this is way too much screen time for this dog, may have to scale back. there is an app for everything and on the heels of national pet day we wanted to show that to you. coming up next, "deals & st good thursday morning. waking up to some sunshine here in san francisco. we are looking at still the possibility of a few light showers lingering in the north bay throughout the afternoon, and the waves are going to pick up as the winds kick up today. it will be warmer tomorrow and saturday and looking at rain possibly returning late sunday, more likely into monday. low 60s today for concord and fremont as well as palo alto, 59 in san rafael. ls

now to "deals & steals," tory johnson is here on this thursday with the hottest accessories for spring and summer up to 68% off, tory. we got a lot to get to. let's do it. >> okay, so first up, this is called pietro. every single genuine leather bag they make is made right here in new york city in the garment district. not only beautiful but we brought some backup to help show you. we picked three people from our audience, katie, harriet and victoria. you see they're all wearing the same bag, three different colors, and there's so much versatility. clutch, cross-body. you can use the top handles, two zippered compartments up side outside. >> i didn't know that was the same bag. >> same exact bag, five different colors. so much versatility. great discount, too. normally $160 slashed by 54%, $74. >> $74.

>> genuine leather. >> and made here in new york city. >> made right here in new york city. what do we have here? >> these are called keysocks and three things to notice. these are no-show compression knee socks meaning they go all the way up to the knees, compression along the leg and then no show for the top of your foot so we've got some "gma" staffers to help us with these. hanna, alexia and nicole. you can't see unless they pull up those pants you wouldn't see that. they get the benefit of compression, the knee high which keeps the sock up all day so it doesn't then bunch around your ankles, and then you can wear open shoes like ballet flat, pumps or sneakers without the socks showing around your ankle. >> can work out. >> you can go. so if you like compression but don't want someone to see the sock, keysocks are for you, 14 bucks normally, slashed in half, 7 bucks. now i've seen this before. this is great. >> so this is an invisible spray

that will prevent blisters. so you spray it on the area of your heel, there you go so you'll spray it. dries in 90 seconds and you have to let it dry and it creates this durable barrier in the back so that you can wear whether it is -- it's called preheels but, whether you wear heel, sneakers, flat, any shoe that will provide blisters or irritation, it will prevent it. you get two sizes. this size you are holding plus the little size, great to put into a bag for on the go or for traveling, two of them, normally $25, slashed in half, $12.50 for the set. >> preheels, that could be men or women. men can use that as well. >> absolutely right. absolutely right. okay. peepers. so i'm not sure. you like those or do you like a little bling for you? let's see what looks better. [ applause ] >> peepers. [ applause ] so peepers makes fabulous functional glasses in a variety

of types, there are readers, sun readers, polarized. ones without any strength and a little glitter on the side. there you go. a little glitter on the side. those are for you. those have your name on it. >> flash of glitter. >> a little splash of glitter. they also make the clear ones. blue blockers so, if you have strain from digital strain from watching a device or screen all day long, blue blockers are for you, so normally 22 to $24 slashed in half, 11 to $12. >> yes. [ applause ] >> and we have -- they helped us out behind us. we don't want everybody to think at home they just wear shades in the studio. no, we gave them those. okay, look at that. five little stainless steel discs that you can write letters, numbers, a date, a name. this one says stra. pick the name or meaning that matters most to you and a slider so it's adjustable. normally $82 slashed by 62%, 29 bucks from rusty cuff.

>> gorgeous. last but not least. come on out. lulu dharma. this is a giant weekender bag. tony and tawan show you the size of these bags. faux leather but incredibly durable. lined for easy cleaning and wear it two different ways, a variety of colors, you can't go wrong, $121 normally slashed by 68%, $39. >> perfect size. great size for the weekend. and guess what, a little surprise. everybody here is going home with gifts from peepers and keysocks. and we partnered with all of these companies on these great deals. tory, you did it again. you can get all the details on our website, and coming up, martha stewart is here live.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> good morning. i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." and happening today, san francisco mayor mark ferrell will follow up on what he and the police department are doing to stop car burglaries. data showed a 31% drop in breakups from january to february of this year. the mayor had promised to work with police to better prevent and respond to break-ins. alexis? okay, taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we are starting to thin out on the left-hand side here. very bright, so make sure you have your shades with you in that vehicle this morning, but a pretty typical drive through the maze. and we are starting to look a lot better here southbound 680 crash just before highway 4 has been clear for about 30 minutes, so stop-and-go residual delays

back into benicia are starting to improve. lease

now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> hi there, everyone. it looks like a sparkling day out there, but we will have some cloud build-ups. the wind's going to kick up and we could still see a shower. 50 san jose, oakland and mountain view. you can see all the sunshine downtown. 39 santa rosa, cool, breezy. temperatures in the upper 50s from san mateo, and we'll see warmer weather tomorrow.

>> lisa, thank you. we'll have another abc7 news ♪ welcome back to "gma." we have a great audience here this morning. thank you guys for joining us. [ cheers and applause ] we appreciate it. and along with our great audience we have a great treat sitting in front of us. the ice cream sundae for breakfast. how many are a fan of that? raise your hand. [ applause ] well, as it it turns out not everybody is a fan of the ice cream sundae. not everyone agrees with being a fan of it and a new article in "the new york times" arguing that ice cream sundaes must be stopped. boo, yeah. they claim that with many restaurants offering less dessert options these days it's usually just a lazy option to get an ice cream sundae. >> they say there's an arms race

in ice cream sundaes, people going too crazy all these different variations. >> i've seen crazy milk shakes but the further they go, the happier i am. [ applause ] but this article, this article goes as far to say that it's not even dessert, just ice cream in a wig. i give them credit. that was pretty funny. but it is an american classic so what do you guys think? are they overrated? >> i love a hot fudge sundae. [ applause ] >> i would tank nuts instead of sprinkles but it's not the kind of thing i would order in a restaurant. >> so what maybes the perfect one for you, hot fudge. >> hot fudge. how about you? >> well, me, i'll eat it any way you give it to me. look at me. does it look like i turn down much of anything. george -- >> hot fudge and i like nuts not sprinkles. >> i like nuts too. a little bit of whipped cream. >> i am outnumbered. my little girl harper is a

fanatic for sundaes and has a plan where she wants -- she follows all these places with the crazy sundaes and wants to go to five in a row one afternoon. >> in one day. >> in two hours. i'm not sure it's going to work. >> she'll be bouncing off the walls. >> she wants to do it but doesn't mean she'll get it. >> maybe on her birthday. >> not overrated, are they? >> no. >> somebody is going to enjoy this for breakfast. i'm going to give this to robin, you take it away. [ applause ] >> oh. look at that. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> see, there. proof that who doesn't love a sundae? >> everybody loves a sundae. >> thank you, michael. now since it's one more day until friday we have something that will get you ready for the weekend. take a look. have you seen this. take a look.

♪ one day to a new beginning ♪ every day will be a new world was awaiting ♪ >> i warrant to hear them sing. the lebaron family and the video racking up 9 million views and counting and this morning we decide odd have the entire family joining us live from utah. please give a warm well many can jordan, landon, heidi, spencer, andrea, caitlyn, justin, katrina and jason. oh, my gosh. bright and early in utah. whose idea was this? >> whose idea? well, our mom really wanted a mother's day present so all decided we'd throw together a

little group recording and there we go. singing "one day pore." >> that is one heck of a mother's day present. this is the first time you performed this together. is that part true? >> yeah. yes, kind of crazy so we always sing around the piano and always sing other songs but jason decided we have all the parts for "one day more" and mom requested it so decided we sang through it once or twice and recorded it. that's what you see. >> wow. >> jason, when did you reel lyze this thing had taken off? >> well, it just -- you know, monday after jordan posted it we were getting excited about hundreds and thousands of views and we were like, wow, okay. but then tuesday, wednesday came, it was like what is happening? millions of views. what is going on? >> so unexpected. >> it brings -- as i said such joy. you're a loving, loving family. but you are a family and

sometimes it can get competitive so who is the better singer in the group? [ laughter ] >> the best singer? [ laughter ] >> i love that. that's good. >> and the first -- the first thing that i thought when i saw this video was, wow, the entire family can sing and jordan and jayson your family is full of amazing singers but your wives, caitlyn, justin also sings as well with this group. do you have to audition to be -- to become a part of the family if you weren't born into it? >> well, i would say there's probably not a formal audition process but it's something we get to the bottom of early on in the relationship. yeah. i think the first thing my mom asked when i started dating angela was what part does she

sirng? >> a lot of pressure. >> karina was beautiful before when i heard her sing, i was like, yeah. >> you're good. you're good. >> and speaking of good, would you serenade us this fine thursday morning, lebaron family, hit it? >> yeah. >> let's do it. dad. >> you got it bud. ♪ tomorrow we'll discover what our god in heaven has in store ♪ ♪ one more day one day more [ applause ] >> wow! >> thank you. beautiful. beautiful. beautiful. you nailed it. who is on piano?

no, who is on piano? >> that's our dad. >> dad. >> that's dad, right? >> all righright,. want to show dad some love as well. have a great day, everybody. thank you so much. >> thank you, guys. >> on broadway. >> pretty amazing to have everybody in the family to sing like that. man, i'll never get into that family. [ laughter ] all right, coming up, everybody, we are facing off for "gma's" ultimate make-off challenge. >> oh, boy. >> we have to make the perfect spring centerpiece and look who is here to help us out, the one and only martha stewart. [ cheers and applause ] >> how are you? >> what do we have here? >> second kiss of the day. >> yes. i'll take it. >> we're debuting on "gma" my

new craft line at michael's and it's called celebrations and we're so excited about it and it's a lot of do it yourself and i think we have a challenge coming up. >> oh, gosh. >> a little challenge coming up. >> and that looks -- that's 3d. >> this is all done on martha cricket cutter. have you ever used a cricket? >> i've had a cricket when i went fishing but never -- >> i'm digging this look, martha stewart. you like it? >> i love it. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, we're going to be right back and with you, martha, you'll help us out in our michael'

not so bad out here. skids from virginia beach in the marketing department. if you had to market this past winter and spring how would you do it? >> i'd go straight to the news. i mean i'm a man for the tv. i love the spotlight. >> you look fantastic. i love that about you. you just got to take the spotlight and grab it. spring is coming but first look at this shot from mt. washington a couple of days ago. it was 6 degree, windchill of minus 17. not that pretty but look at what's coming. we do have a blizzard for the northern tier but the heat will pop up ahead of it. 90s across parts of texas and some of this will get into the east including virginia beach. have you that to look forward to. from our east bay hills camera this morning waking up to

some sunshine, temperatures in the 30s and 40s to get going and then partly cloudy skies for most, upper 50s, this weather segment is brought to you by mcdonald's. robin, back up to you. >> all right, rob, thank you. [ applause ] we are here, we have one of the biggest names in fashion, a dear friend, one of the most inspiring philanthropists who has made it her personal mission to empower women all around the world. please welcome diane von furstenberg. [ applause ] dvf. what is your shirt say. >> in charge. >> and you are. >> well, i think that's kind of what i -- what -- you know, when -- i always say i didn't know what i wanted to do when i was a little girl but i knew the kind of woman i wanted to be and basically i wanted to be a woman who was in charge, in charge of her life, that who could pay her bills and everything and then i

realized it's very much the essence of what i stand for, what i wanted for myself, what and what i want for every woman and so it's just a reminder of, you know, push that button which is your own strength, you know. because you could lose everything, your family, your money, your wealth, your health, but you never lose your character. and when i talk about -- [ applause ] when i talk about -- i talk about being in charge. it doesn't mean it's aggressive, it's also a little bit that but -- >> that too. i understand. >> it's really being in charge of you first. >> you are in charge of the ninth annual dvf awards. i cannot believe it's here already. you've created it and this year's nominees -- >> i know, this is the ninth year and at first i was very shy, you know, philanthropy is a little like landscaping, you know, you're shy and don't know

if you can plant a tree or take out a tree and then you realize that trees grow like children do and so at first with philanthropy you're shy then start helping and things happen and then you end up having a family. >> i know, this family that have you created and these honorees this year are just incredible. these women. >> you know what, we celebrate is people who have courage, strength and leadership. >> and those are the women that we're seeing right now misty copeland, the supreme court just cyst sonia sotomayor. i look at these especially these young women that we have right here, how do you help them become the woman that they want to be and you have to read her memoir. it's beautiful. i know how important your mother was to you but what do you tell to young women? >> i think the most important thing in life is really to know that the most important

relationship is the one you have with yourself. everything really truly starts with yourself. you were talking about my mother. when one thing about my mother is that she survived the concentration camp, she weighed 49 pounds. she couldn't move but one day she had to fill the question there, her name and this and that. state of health. even though she could not move she wrote excellent health. and that is being in charge. even though she could, you know and that's really -- that's the kind of thing that you have to remember. it all starts from you, from your relationship with you, trust in yourself, liking yourself. but that means also being hard on yourself. >> exactly. especially in this time, i mean this is wonderful that you've had this ninth year for the awards but especially in this climate -- >> now everybody, you know, it's like i was a feminist when i was young but then in my daughter's generation, to be -- they took

it for granted. now my grandchildren generation they don't take it for granted. >> they don't take anything for granted. >> they are activists and i think that is wonderful. >> it is and you are wonderful. [ applause ] i love and appreciate so much your style and your passion and may i -- i am wearing a diane von furstenberg, so you know. just so you know. i love her but the dvf awards tomorrow night. bless your heart. >> thank you so much, robin. thank you, everybody. [ applause ] coming up, martha stewart, we have diane von furstenberg and we have martha stewart. come on back. ♪ ♪

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event 1 to 3:00 to make spring flowerpots with paints and tape from the martha stewart collection. we'll show you how to use them. buy a clay pot and the rest of the supplies are provided for you. can't beat it. it's about centerpieces and you are the queen of decorating. so how do we up our like party throwing game. >> easiest way is to go to michael's and this is the by far the easiest and get one of our new ten party ideas. we have a whole line of amazing things for parties. from balloons and pom-poms and medallions and a -- >> one-stop shopping. >> michael's is sump a fantastic place. i can get lost in there and i've been actually -- i've been designing all kinds of crafting tools and ingredients for many years for michael's and i love crafting. >> yes. we've heard. >> and i think all of you are going to be challenged right

now. >> we are. >> i'm going to see your cra crafting skills. >> the folks want to hear some tip, though for making -- before we get started, please advise. >> okay. not just about centerpieces but if you don't want to go out and buy a whole lot of flowers you can use decorative papers and you can cut on a cricket machine if you -- we all do some demos on that. you should because when you see what it does now, it's like a laser cutter, it can cut paper and it can do all kinds of amazing things, letters, flowers, butterfly, we have all kinds of programming in the machine now. >> fabulous. >> so you don't have to -- >> cricketing machine. >> if you want to make a sign, i just did for easter, big happy easter sign and cut out all kinds of rabbits and put them on the wall and you can do large letter, tiny letter, it's amazing. all of these were cut -- >> on the cricket machine. >> everybody, very, very unusual. >> and stencils. >> and then stenciling, we have

hundreds of colors of fantastic all-purpose paint. all surface paint and you can use these beautiful paint, they come in different finishes and you can paint glass, you can paint wood, you can paint fabric. you can do all kinds of things with these paints. they're very scientifically produced and the long lasting and washable and go in the dishwasher and go in the oven but anyway we'll do some on our -- >> we're all here because we love a little healthy competition. we're going to make our own centerpieces. >> we have affixed the stencil to each of our containers and then you take what's called a pouncer. do you know what pouncer are? is that in sports? >> they pounce. >> so these are little foam pouncers and stick them in the paint and then -- >> no cheating. >> get them on the end of the pouncer and then you stencil through your stenciling like that. that's why it's called pouncer.

>> 30 seconds on the clock. are you ready? >> three, two, one, go, girls and boys. [ applause ] >> i'm counting on you, strahan. >> pouncing, baby. >> so beautiful. [ applause ] >> how are you >> all: four, three, two, one. [ buzzer ] >> ooh. >> oh, boy. >> martha, you have about ten seconds to decide who has pounced. >> oh, wow, you did a great job. oh, you did a perfect job. >> well -- >> i lost. >> oh. you made a mess.

[ laughter ] >> rob needs a pouncing lesson. >> secret really is -- there, you put on too much paint. there's -- >> it's all right. >> i'm guessing -- >> well, i mean i would agree. >> i think big is better. [ applause ] michael. everybody, head to michael's. make/break event. thank you. this saturday 1:00 to 3:00.

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good morning! i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." and let's check our forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. hi, lisa. hey, jessica. starting with live doppler 7, we're seeing some showers up in the north bay, sea ranch, along the coast. you can see some of the build-ups here from mt. tam. more than likely, your day is dry, cool and breezy, but not really now with that chance of a shower mainly in the north bay. mostly clear here in the city, upper 50s today. alexis? okay, taking a look at the san mateo bridge, westbound 92 is stop-and-go, as usual, but actually not looking too bad there if you are heading out towards the midspan. no major blocking issues there. southbound 680, though, pretty heavy in sunol. a two-car crash past sunol boulevard locking the left lane. one of the vehicles needs to be towed. you're jammed from 280. time now for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for the

"abc7 midday news" and our reporting continues on our news app and abc7news.com. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, star of the film "i feel pretty," amy schumer. plus, aisha tyler. all next on "live" ." [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: good morning. how are you? ♪ >> ryan: