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morning suggests americans, 48% to 32%, find james comey more believable than the president. >> and a lot of headlines from comey's new book this morning including john kelly calling president trump dishonorable for firing comey and the former fbi director even comparing the president to a mob boss, very strong words. >> he did that time and time again. he also writes that the president is unethical, untethered to truth and he went even farther in the interview. i spent several hours this week with him. it was such an intense experience. i couldn't believe at times what i was hearing and comey said he could not believe what he was saying. startling and unprecedented judgments from a former fbi director about a sitting president. january 6th, 2017, trump tower. fbi director james comey set to meet president-elect donald trump for the first time. as you headed into trump tower that day, were you nervous? >> yes. >> reporter: comey was with a group of intelligence agency heads briefing trump and his top aides on how the russians

interfered in our election. >> president-elect trump's first question was to confirm that it had no impact on the election and then the conversation, to my surprise, moved into a pr conversation about how the trump team would position this and what they could say about this. they actually started talking about drafting a press release with us still sitting there and the reason that was so striking to me is that is just not done, that the intelligence community does intelligence, the white house does pr and spin. >> you also said you were strike by what they didn't ask. >> very much. no one, to my recollection, asked so what -- what's coming next from the russians? how might we stop it? what's the future look like? it was all, what can we say about what they did and how it affects the election that we just had. >> reporter: comey then asked to meet alone with trump to warn him about that now infamous

steele dossier, unverified information on trump's ties to russia including allegations of trump's encounters with prostitutes in moscow. >> i'm about to meet with a person elected president of the united states by all accounts and from my watching him during the campaign could be volatile, and i'm about to talk to him about allegations that he was involved with prostitutes in moscow and that the russians taped it and have leverage over him. >> was there any choice there? why, if this was salacious and this particular part of the dossier unverified, still unverified, by the way? >> yes, so far -- when i got fired it was unverified. >> did you tell him the steele dossier was financed by his political opponents? >> no, i don't think i used the term steele dossier. i just talked about additional material. >> did he have a right to know that? >> financed by his political opponents? i don't know the answer to that.

it wasn't necessary for my goal which was to alert him that we had this information. >> how graphic did you get? >> i think as graphic as i needed to be. i started telling him about the allegation was that he had been involved with prostitutes in a hotel in moscow in 2013 during a visit for the miss universe pageant and that the russians had filmed the episode and he interrupted very defensively and started talking about do i look like a guy who needs hookers and i -- since he was asking rhetorically i didn't answer and moved on and explained, sir, i'm not saying we credit this, i'm not saying we believe it. we just thought it very important you know. >> did you tell him you thought it wasn't true or you didn't know if it was true or not? >> i never said i don't believe it because i couldn't say one way or another. >> how weird was that briefing? >> really weird. it was almost an out-of-body experience for me. i was floating above myself looking down saying you're sitting here briefing the

incoming president of the united states about prostitutes in moscow. >> reporter: january 27th at a private dinner in the white house, president trump raises the issue again. >> he says he may want me to investigate it to prove that it didn't happen and then he says something that distracted me. he said if there's even a 1% chance my wife thinks that's true, that's terrible. and i remember thinking, how could your wife think there's a 1% chance you were with prostitutes peeing on each other in moscow. i'm a flawed human being but literally zero chance my wife would think that that was true. what kind of marriage to what kind of man does your wife think there's only a 99% chance you didn't do that, and i said to him, sir, when he started talking about i may order you to investigate that, i said, sir, that's up to you but you'd want to be careful about that because it might create a narrative that we're investigating you personally and, second, it's very difficult to prove something didn't happen. >> did you believe his denial?

>> honestly never thought these words would come out of my mouth but i don't know whether the president was in moscow with prostitutes peeing on each other in 2013. it's possible but i don't know. >> i got to say that took my breath away. >> i would imagine so. >> the president came back to what he said again and again and again. >> he said that again and again and again. as you were saying before we went to that piece that he went further. comey went further than you were expecting, even more so than what he talked about in the book. >> when you push him on his judgments about the president, when you push him on his actions, he's both reflective, doesn't give some ground on some things but he is just not holding back on president trump in any way, shape or form. >> he talks about how it was an out-of-body experience for him to sit with the president. it must have been on out-of-body experience for you to sit with him. >> thank you for saying that. we were there for several hours on monday and there were probably about 15 or 20 of us in the room and collectively i prepared well for this, i thought i knew the story,

collectively we weren't ready for everything that he was getting ready to say. >> i've known you for a long time and you come back from interviews all the time and i don't think i've ever seen you -- the reaction you had coming back from this. >> it really did stun me. let's bring in cecilia vega, our correspondent, and our chief justice department correspondent pierre thomas as well and cecilia, as we said the white house has known this was coming and braced with a response. >> reporter: the president himself is responding. he just tweeted, george. take a look, james comey is a proven leaker and liar. he leaked classified information for which he should be prosecuted. the president calls him a weak and untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible director of the fbi. he says the handling of the hillary clinton case and the events surrounding it will go down as one of the worst botched jobs of history. quote, it was my great honor to fire james comey and it's not just the president. the rnc is firing back too. they've got a website calling

him lying comey.com and even a war room set up, george. >> what other headlines that caught your eye that you expect to get a response from the white house. >> reporter: i expect to hear about this anecdote of chief of staff john kelly saying he intended to quit after comey was fired because he didn't want to, quote, work for dishonorable people. i'm also struck by the language that comey is using to describe the president. he calls this presidency a forest fire. the president himself he says is ego driven. he gets really personal, talks about the president's appearance, saying that he appeared shorter in person and this line was wow to me. he said the president appeared orange from tanning. there is zero love lost on this. >> even made comments about the size of his hands. pierre, you've known james comey for a long time as well. he seems like a man on a mission. >> reporter: george, i've been talking to people close to comey as we approached the release of

the book and your interview, and they say this is professional and personal for comey. comey believes the president is possibly corrupt. it's personal because comey believes he was treated shoddily, fired when he was across the country in los angeles and hearing about it from the media and people telling him that the president did not even want him to fly back to washington on the fbi plane, george. >> comey has critics as well. >> reporter: i spoke to a critic last night who said the book had an unseemly tell-all quality, especially for a former fbi director and was indicative of his own ego. comey is a lightning rod, perhaps the best known and most controversial fbi director since j. edgar hoover. >> reporter: the president pardoned scooter libby for lying about leaking. >> reporter: the irony not lost

on anyone on that front. he was the chief of staff to former vice president dick cheney here in the bush white house, convicted of lying to the fbi in connection to leaking that identity of sib valer valer valerie plame. >> james comey's new book will be available april 17th. >> you can see the rest of george's full exclusive interview with comey this sunday night, a special edition of "20/20" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> a lot of people will be tuning in for that. now to the other major developing story, russia is now warning the united states about that possible strike in syria after the suspected chemical attack that left dozens dead. the u.n. security council will meet about it this morning. and "world news tonight" anchor david muir is there in the region for us. good morning, david. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. here in the region they are definitely bracing for

some sort of military strike. they know that the president back in the united states met with his top national security advisers, his national security team in the last 24 hours but as you mentioned, just this morning, in fact, a short time ago the russians coming out and now saying they have irrefutable proof that the chemical attack in douma was a setup despite the horror already seen by the world. they are the faces of the children, the families hit with the suspected chemical attack that horrified the world. and this morning, with pressure mounting, president trump at his national security team and key allies are now carefully debating strategy and the level of proof on the ground. how to strike and when with the leaders of britain and france telling the president they too believe something must be done. this morning, new signs air strikes could be coming and soon, a u.s. destroyer is already in the mediterranean. british aircraft and french warplanes here too. a french warship right off the coast here in lebanon while inside syria, new images showing assad's forces and the russian

forces supporting them suspecting something is coming and soon. now moving military assets to prepare for any possible attack. in the last 24 hours the russians remaining firm. after already sending in their own inspectors trying to convince the world despite those chilling images, there was no chemical attack. >> we 100% sure that was a clear provocation, for example, white helmets, we are absolutely sure were involved. >> reporter: in washington president trump meeting behind closed doors with his national security team late thursday, just days after the president told the world in a tweet, get ready, missiles that are nice and new and smart are coming. but after meeting with his own defense secretary, james mattis, who is urging caution, the white house is now saying, quote, no final decision has been made. the president talking with his counterparts in france and the uk, british prime minister theresa may says they are committed to working closely

together. french president emmanuel macron now saying publicly that they have unspecified proof of the attack, that at least chlorine was used and from president trump who said missiles were coming, a more cautious tone in the last 24 hours. >> we'll see what happens, folks. we'll see what happens. it's too bad that the world puts us in a position like that. >> reporter: likely influenced by his own national security team. >> today our president did say that he's not made a decision. >> reporter: and perhaps the real question here this morning, would syria consider another one of these isolated air strikes like what we saw about a year ago, a relatively small price to pay given the significant gains they made in syria against the rebels. take a look at these images. they're quite telling from the last 24 hours. that's bashar al assad meeting with the iranians of damascus. you can see the smiles on their faces and in douma where that suspected chemical attack took place there are reports the syrian flag is now flying again. >> can you give us a sense of

the atmosphere there in beirut where you are? >> reporter: well, they're certainly bracing particularly given the words from president trump earlier in the week about missiles coming, new, smart missiles, be ready for them, they're on the way. but i can tell you that independent inspectors were here in beirut in the last 24 hours. we've now learned they made their way to damascus and arrived and are expected to go to that site, but as you know the big question several days after that alleged attack, what kind of evidence, what kind of proof will they be able to find. >> that is the question. you'll have more for us later and, of course, also tonight on "world news tonight." thank you. the new bombshell from the cosby trial. former supermodel janice dickins dickinson's heated testimony. >> reporter: a longtime law enforcement officer said that he

had never heard such extraordinary testimony in his entire life. he was talking about the testimony of former model janice dickinson. she is one of the five cosby accusers who we've heard testify here. all describing in graphic detail incidents in the '80s when they say they believe bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them, allegations that cosby has long denied. dickinson testified about an encounter with cosby where she says he offered her a blue pill. she says she took it, immediately became woozy, dizzy, unable to move and she told the jury she can still remember him smelling like espresso, cigar, body ode. he was america's dad on top of me. the defense pounced taking issue at her admission of the alleged rape in a book about her life story and inconsistencies about drug use and sexual relationships throughout her memoir. the defense called them lies. she said it was poetic license. next up on the witness stand today, andrea constand, the woman at the heart of this case. robin. >> we know that you'll be back in that courtroom. all right, linsey, thank you. michael. now we'll go to rob with

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and the squeeze flay on, back to the cold with another threat for severe storms sunday. with the active weather and good friday morning. waking up to clear conditions, san francisco about 50 degrees right now. so it's a little cool in the outlying areas. in the upper 30s, otherwise warmer today and tomorrow. rain returns on sunday. 66 in oakland. a little breezy around the bay but not as windy as it was yesterday. 70 by the delta.

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holding back on the president and writes that the president is unethical, untethered to truth and speaking in pretty riveting detail about his encounters with the president. >> you can see the full exclusive interview with george and comey this sunday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern 9:00 central on abc. but we begin with the tragic incident of a teenager crushed to death in the back of a minivan. he managed to call 911 twice. those calls raising questions about police response. abc's gio benitez is here with this tragic story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning. by all accounts it seems this teenager did everything right making two 911 calls, even telling the operator where he was. now, we want you to know we will not be airing those calls here this morning. they're just too difficult to listen to but they are now at the center of an investigation. this morning, questions about how a 16-year-old got stuck in the backseat of a van crushing his chest. >> my son never came home from school and we thought he was at a tennis match. >> okay. >> we don't know where he is.

>> reporter: according to prosecutors kyle plush was found asphyxiated in the third row of his 2004 honda odyssey tuesday. his body discovered six hours later even though he called 911 twice. the "cincinnati enquirer" reporting he was kneeling on the third seat trying to get tennis equipment from the back when according to a law enforcement source, the seat flipped over onto the floor of the cargo area trapping him upside down. despite being trapped he managed to call 911 at 3:14 p.m. the call got disconnected but a few minutes later he managed to dial it again prying the make and model of the car to the operator. by then responding officers had traced the gps coordinates from his phone to this parking lot. they were just feet away from the honda odyssey but didn't know it because the second 911 operator did not pass on the information plush provided. the officers eventually left the scene without finding anything. that 911 operator has been suspended.

>> this young man was crying out for help. we weren't able to get that information to the officers on the scene and we need to find out why. >> reporter: his father is the one who found his son hours later suffocated inside that honda odyssey. authorities in cincinnati demanding a review of the 911 system, the county prosecutor launching an investigation into what went wrong. and this morning, police are still trying to figure out whether this was a technical failure or if the 911 operator was just not doing her job properly. you know, one of the heartbreaking moments on that call he says that he thinks he's going to die and he tells the operator to tell his mother that he loves her. >> heartbreaking. thank you, gio. >> all right. now to the ex-miami dolphins cheerleader accusing the team of discriminating against her because of her gender and religion. as more nfl cheerleaders come forward with harassment claims paula faris is here with that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

what a tough story, you guys. we have seen cheerleaders filing lawsuits about unfair wages but in this particular complaint, the former dolphins cheerleader says she would told to the to talk about her faith or virginity and she and her lawyer are calling on the nfl to do more to protect cheerleaders. they spend every game on t sidelines cheering on their team. >> touchdown, dolphins. >> reporter: but this morning one former miami dolphins cheerleader is throwing a challenge flag, accusing the team of gender and religious discrimination. >> i got sat down in an interview with my director and my coaches and they brought up my virginity which was kind of shocking to me. >> reporter: ware says her decision to wait for marriage was no secret but according to a complaint she filed wednesday with the florida state labor board, during her yearly tryout one of her superiors told her she was, quote, not allowed to speak about anything related to her virginity to anyone and that she needed to develop into a woman. ware is also accusing the dolphins of discriminating against her for talking about her religious beliefs.

>> i was told that i wasn't allowed to mention god and what really broke my heart is seeing how public football players can be about their faith. >> reporter: and just last month former new orleans saints cheerleader bailey davis filed her own complaint after she was fired for posting this photo, breaking a rule that prohibits cheerleaders from posting revealing images on social media, a rule that the complaint says doesn't apply to men. davis says some of the work cheerleaders are asked to do made her feel worthless. >> at appearances fans will be asking to take pictures with us and sometimes the guys will try to put their hand a little too low on your back and you just have to be polite all the time. you always have to be polite. you always have to smile. >> reporter: with women making up nearly half of all nfl viewers, many say the league needs to do more to ensure equality in the workplace. >> when you hear what's going on with the cheerleaders, and you hear the kind of workplace issues they're dealing with and

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back now with a dilemma for david copperfield. the world famous illusionist may be forced to reveal the truth behind one of his tricks as he takes the stand in a multimillion dollar lawsuit. abc's adrienne bankert is here with the story. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning. copperfield's highly lucrative career is unrivaled. he's broken multiple guinness world records, has won nearly two dozen emmy awards for his magic, flying illusions and stage shows. but the escape artist may not be able to get out of revealing one of his big secrets on that witness stand. david copperfield now may be forced to reveal the secrets behind one illusion in court.

[ applause ] >> thank you so much. >> reporter: jury selection is under way for a case filed by a former audience member, gavin cox suing the magician. he claims the show didn't go on as planned at one of copperfield's 2013 las vegas appearances. cox says he was part of this illusion called the vanishing crowd. >> wave good-bye. >> reporter: where 13 audience members disappear from a cage suspended above the stage and reappear at the back of the audience. >> david copperfield was his idol and that's why he came from london on his birthday to go see the show. >> reporter: he says it was chaos, rushed off the stage into a dark construction zone. he says he slipped and fell. cox now claims he has permanent brain damage from the fall. he's suing the mgm grand hotel and copperfield as well as the construction crew linked to the incident. his attorney says they want copperfield to explain on the

stand how the trick works. >> he's made a lot of things disappear but i'm still here. >> reporter: copperfield's camp tells abc news this illusion has been performed successfully for over 15 years with over 100,000 audience participants, and that the history of the show speaks for itself. so the man suing copperfield claims he has a host of injuries, he now requires a ventilator. opening statements in the case begin today. but david copperfield among one of the richest men in the world. this is going to be interesting. >> it sure is. thank you, adrienne. >> no problem. >> coming up, you have to see this. the remarkable moment a young boy who is color-blind sees color for the first time. he's going to join us with his mom when we come back. there they are. >> sweet. ere they are. >> sweet.

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we are back now with the heartwarming story of when a little boy who was color-blind sees color for the first time. 6-year-old cameron frink couldn't distinguish between reds and greens so first let's take a look at this. this is how we see everything. >> that's how he sees everything there. >> and this is how we see everything. that was until cameron's mother erin gave him a pair of special glasses changing his view and take a look at that remarkable moment. >> look at your case and tell me what color that is. wait.

are these my color -- >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. this is red. oh, my gosh. this -- and that's white. look at the sunset. >> i feel incredible. >> what do you think, buddy. >> oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh and you're -- oh my -- your pants are black. >> of course my pants are black. >> and your -- and your shoes are pink and yourshirt's white and you're peach. mom, thank you so much. >> adorable. >> precious. >> precious moment, indeed. cameron and his mom are joining us now from marietta, georgia. cameron, erin, thank you for joining us. we have to ask when did you first notice that cameron had an issue with colors? >> he was about 3 years old and

in preschool excelling at all the normal preschool studies that you would normally have except his teacher started noticing he was having trouble with his colors. and as he progressed through school we realized that he was color blind. we have a family history of it and as he's gotten older and been able to elaborate more on his colors and kind of explain it to us, we realized that he was color-blind. >> and cameron, i've watched the full video. i saw you say can i wear these glasses to school? i'm going to wear them forever but you've only had them for a week. what is your life been like since you've had the glasses? >> well, it has been amazing. there's been so much colors. and there's even some that -- there's even some that i didn't know existed. >> oh, like what? like what color did you not know existed?

>> well like maybe -- >> too many colors for him. >> too many colors. >> too many. >> he's still learning what they all are. we'll say violet. >> i bet he is. erin, we saw your adorable son's reaction. what was it like for you to see him witnessing colors for the first time? >> it's indescribable. you know, you see these videos that are on facebook and youtube of all these firsts and i didn't think that i'd ever experience it and then when i did, gave him the glasses, i didn't know if they were going to work or not and as soon as he saw the color red -- i'm going to start crying and tearing up now. for the first time it was -- it was amazing and him see him see the world and all these colors that didn't existed is incredible. he's an awesome little boy and

we just have so much fun together now when we go outside and he can see everything in technicolor, it's indescribable. >> cameron, what's your favorite color? >> my favorite color is red. >> all right. >> thank you so much for sharing your story with us. >> thank you. >> have a fantastic weekend. aw. >> that was great. >> thank you. you too. >> we needed that today. >> mom's love. >> bye. >> coming up we'll reveal the new cast of "dancing with the stars," the athletes version. our friend tom bergeron is upstairs. you ready, tom? >> i don't know if we can top that story. we'll try. are you ready to meet our first couple? let's see who is behind our giant mirror ball. i'm doing my vanna white here. ♪ just dance >> we have a stuck ball. could we -- we'll take a break and get it fixed. you'll have to wait till after the break. hello. [ applause ] t dance ♪ >> we have a stuck ball. could we -- we'll take a break and get it fixed. you'll have to wait till after the break. hello. [ applause ]

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. abc news exclusive james comey one-on-one as his upcoming book rattles washington, the white house already attacking him calling him a liar. more from his explosive first interview since the president fired him. what he thinks happened with president trump in moscow. only on "gma" this morning. game on. as millions of women battle online harassment the group of female gamers banding together calling themselves the bully hunters. but with them overnight cameras rolling as they launch their mission to make the internet safe for everyone. get ready for the pollen tsunami. are your allergies about to kick into high gear now that the warm weather is finally here? the simple tricks for big relief. ♪ i did it again oops, she did it again. britney spears breaks a big award show overnight bringing it

to a standstill as jim parsons takes the stage and reveals how britney inspired him at one of the most important points in his life. ♪ and get ready to dance. we're headed back into the ballroom. athletes taking over the dance floor this season. are you ready to root for america's sweetsweetheart, the r beater, mr. football, the big hitter, the ultimate baller, pitcher perfect, the silver medalist, a serious shredder, the og triple axel, the new triple axel, the reveal and their very first live interview this morning only on "gma." ♪ >> look who is saying -- good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ so much to do so much to see >> brought me to your knees. >> brought me to my knees.

all that star power up there. >> who is better than tom bergeron? >> he is the best. >> the best. >> we are happy that the "dancing with the stars" crew is here this morning and it is a big one. there are all these athletes all over the place. >> oh, gosh. >> we know one thing they won't go easy on each other. everyone is very competitive. going to be a very competitive season. just wait until you see who is here and you can check out our audience. they are ready to cheer on the new cast for this season. >> tom gave some good clues. >> he did. this is going to be a great season. a lot of news to get to as well including a first look at my exclusive interview with james comey, the former fbi director fired by president trump. he is not holding back at all including talking about his first meeting with president trump and their discussions about what happened in moscow. >> it says he may want me to investigate it to prove that it didn't happen and then he says, something that distracted me because he said if there's even a 1% chance my wife thinks that's true, that's terrible. and i remember thinking how

could your wife think there's a 1% chance you were with prostitutes peeing on each other in moscow and i said to him, sir, when he started talking about it, sir, i said that's up to you but you'd want to be careful about that because it might create a narrative that we're investigating you personally and, second, it's very difficult to prove something didn't happen. >> did you believe his denial? >> honestly never thought these words would come out of the my mouth, but i don't know whether the current president of the united states was with prostitutes peeing on each other in moscow in 2013. it's possible but i don't know. >> want to bring back our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, the president has responded. >> reporter: didn't take long, george. it came in. james comey is a proven leaker and liar. virtually everyone in washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did until he was, in fact, fired. he leaked classified information for which he should be prosecuted. he lied to congress under oath and the president is also calling him weak.

it looks like he's also going with this tweet. i did also just speak with his counselor to the president, kellyanne conway, her words to me, george, comey is a disgruntled ex-employee with a revisionist view of history. these pushbacks not just coming from inside the white house, outside the white house also. the rnc has a website up lyincomey.com and a whole war room built to respond to this book. this is sending shock waves through this town right now. excerpts of the book have already leaked and we talked about them this morning. among comey's claims that john kelly, the chief of staff, threatened to quick after comey was fired saying he didn't want to work for dishonorable people. comey is also making some personal attacks on the president saying he had small hands, saying that he looked orange from tanning and, george, i've got to say that is not sitting well with those in the white house. one thing kellyanne conway said to me a few minutes ago she called those, quote, unnecessary and immature pot shots. i bet you we will be hearing a lot more from them. >> a lot more on that, cecilia

but they're going straight at him on his honesty and credibility. our new poll shows the public believes james comey over the president by a substantial margin, and we also know that james comey has delivered at least some of this testimony to robert mueller, the special counsel, and was under oath with some of it to congress. >> reporter: that is exactly what this white house is going to cling on and the allies of the president will cling on, they say that there are holes in his story that he is as you saw the president right there a liar not trustworthy and they're going to keep going on this one. >> dangerous battle for the white house. thanks very much. you can see my full exclusive interview with comey this sunday night at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central right here on abc. >> all right, george, thank you. now we're going to turn to the other major developing story. russia is now warning the u.s. about that possible strike in syria after the suspected chemical attack that left dozens dead. the u.n. security council will meet about the dangerous situation this morning and "world news tonight" anchor david muir is there in the region for us. good morning again, david. >> reporter: robin, good morning again.

from beirut, i can tell you from here in the region, they are preparing for some sort of military strike. they have been for days now particularly given that tweet from president trump earlier in the week saying be ready, the missiles are coming, smart, new missiles as you'll recall but in the last 24 hours president trump meeting with his national security team at the white house. the white house then saying that no final decision has been made. but they continue to plan and they now have help from their allies, britain, france, both saying that they believe action should take place after those horrific images. i can tell you that just this morning, the russians have come out and said that the chemical attack in douma was a setup. they did not say by whom but they claim that they have irrefutable proof of that setup and i can tell you here in bay beirut in the last 24 hours, independent inspectors here on the ground planning to make their way to damascus and learned they have arrived there and intend to go to that site of the alleged chemical attack to look for evidence but now several days after that attack the big question what will they find? robin. >> that is the big question, okay, david and david will be

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>> that was a good way to start the weekend. they bring it each and every time. always a treat to have them here and what a performance we saw from them. they got to go change. because they're going to meet their partners and all that and we have a special guest bringing us "pop news." come on out, the one and only tom bergeron. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ legendary >> oh. applause ] >> how are you? >> nice to see you. >> that great felt. i do some of my best work in a fog so -- >> worked out really well. >> yeah. so lara wanted real job security so she said let tom do "pop news." [ applause ] so here we go. >> let's do it. right into.

>> we start off with britney spears getting a standing o at the glaad awards. spears, a long-time advocate for the lgbt community, and accepting the vanguard award given for promoting equal and acceptance. she just spoke a few words but when britney speaks, people listen. take a look. [ cheers and applause ] >> we can all join hands together and know we are all beautiful. >> that's it? okay. [ laughter ] i assume she said more. that's not all the britney news we have. "big bang theory's" jim parsons accepting his own glaad award saying britney changed his life, and sitting in an audition room and the music video for "baby one more time" appeared on the tv. he nailed the audition. britney giving him the confidence he needed to knock it out of the park. he's hoping to cast britney in an upcoming project. we'll see how that goes. >> you never know how it affects you.

>> we've got more. not coincidentally it's about disney. [ laughter ] disney has released a new trailer for the animated feature, "the incredibles 2" where helen goes out to fight crime while bob stays home to care for little jack. this is going to be a good one. take a look. >> i like mom's new job. >> bye, sweetie. >> i'll watch the kids, no problem. >> that's not the way you're supposed to do it, dad. >> why would they change math? math is math. >> how are the kids? >> great. >> and jack-jack? >> he's in excellent health. [ cheers and applause ] >> all the main stars are back. it's easy when they're animated and don't have to argue with their agent too much. craig t. nelson voicing mr. incredible and holly hunter elastagirl, and samuel l. jackson as frozone and hits theaters june 15th.

speaking of incredible movies that's what we call in the movies a segue, remember, "flashdance," the cinderella story starring jennifer beals. >> of course, we do. >> a small town girl hoping to get her break as a professional dancer. tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary. oh, my back just went out. the sleeper hits the title song, "what a feeling" winning the oscar for best original song in '84 inspiring countless others to -- wouldn't it be funny if this movie inspired britney who then inspired jim parsons who -- it's like a big circle. isn't it? couldn't be more fitting than on this day with our "dancing with the stars" team. >> absolutely. >> did you say 35 years? >> 35 years. yeah. i was only 7. >> okay. >> your story and you're sticking to it. >> yeah. you want me to do more? really? >> because -- >> okay. you know what is popping, the cast of "dancing with the stars." >> yes. >> is popping. >> that's why we're stretching. the buzzing. don't look behind us. they're all --

>> you want 30 more seconds. >> they're setting up. >> this is a finely oiled machine, ladies and gentlemen. this is -- [ cheers and applause ] this is live television. >> live. >> no, i got a whole thing i want to do now. oh, the cast of "dancing with the stars," do you all want to know who will be competing, please say yes. [ cheers and applause ] it's all athletes. are you ready for your big reveal. >> all right. let's reveal the cast. hit it. [ cheers and applause ] >> kareem abdul-jabbar and lindsay. johnny damon and emma. ♪ mirai nagasu and alan. chris mazdzer and witney, josh norman and sharna. jennie finch and keo. tonya harding and sasha. jamie anderson and artem.

adam rippon and jenna. let "dancing with the stars" begin. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> look at that group and there's one more that we're going to -- >> there's one more. >> the buzzer beater. >> yeah. >> what is it, the 26th season? >> the 26th. >> 26th? my back just went out. >> this is -- i think i've said this on the show before. this has been one of the true gifts of my career to be able to work with these incredible people and to be doing it. now we'll be wrapping up our 13th year of "dancing with the stars" with this season, so, yeah. >> amazing. and you are -- [ cheers and applause ] right now over to george. thank you, guys. we're going to go to a story about female gamers fighting back. millions of women are reporting harassment within the multibillion dollar gaming

business and many are now joining forces to tackle the problem head on. abc's erielle reshef is in chicago with the story. hey, erielle. >> reporter: hey. good morning to you, george. some of the world's top gamers are women, and many of them gathered here in chicago last night to try to put a stop to what they say is incessant sexual harassment. they're calling themselves the bully hunters going undercover and going after some of those would-be harassers in the game. online gaming. it's a multibillion dollar industry and more than 40% of gamers worldwide are women. many of those female gamers claim in-game sexual harassment is rampant. comments like these so lewd we have to bleep them. >> get the [ bleep ] back in the kitchen and take your [ bleep ] hands off a video game. >> reporter: some of those female victims aren't just saying me too. they are saying game on. enter the bully hunters. >> these are the bully hunters. they're some of the top female

gamers in the entire world but they're so afraid of reprisal they're concealing their identities. they're a vigilante hit squad who banded together to end sexual harassment in their sphere starting with the popular game, "counterstrike global offensive," also know as cs go. >> what was the impetus for developing bully hunters. >> it's been a problem. >> reporter: natalie casanova is a renowned gamer and goes by zombie unicorn. >> you changed your name because of harassment in gaming. >> i used to go by my real name miss casanova and it's cool, right but i would be harassed all the time. >> reporter: she says she's been a victim of in-game sexual harassment for years and time to create tools like this to fight back. >> we just really wanted to do something to start changing the status quo like doing something standing up, taking action because if you don't do anything nothing will ever change. >> reporter: the bully hunters launching their mission overnight in chicago, streaming live as female gamers reported abuse in realtime to bully hunters.org.

within an hour this gamer says she was targeted. >> so this comment, was this sexual in nature? >> oh, yeah. it's usually when it becomes harassment it's derogatory. it's in sexual nature. there's trash talk which i'm going to get you or i'm coming after but when it becomes sexual and intense, it becomes really uncomfortable. >> reporter: the bully hunters called to action. using what the group calls their unmatched skill to defeat an alleged harasser in the game. some experts say in-game sexual harassment experienced by female gamers can take a toll. >> there's tons of research out there that shows that women experience depression, this can impact their work performance, their job performance, their physical health and their relationships with other people so sexual harassment is very insidious and has very far-reaching consequences. >> reporter: organizers tell us the bully hunter will make online gaming a safer space for future generations. and we reach out to the makers

of csg and have not heard back. by the end of the live stream they had 50,000 viewers. they're hoping other elite gamers will join in global movement to stamp out sexual harassment. >> that is some response. thanks very much. let's go to rob. >> hey, guys, hey, george. we are with some dancers. i'm not dancing but i don't mind being surrounded by them. this little boy, got to check him out in western pennsylvania. our "gma" moment. he's trying to kick this soccer ball and misses the first time, the second time but watch him pump himself up. i got this. i got this. i got this. focus, i am the ball. kind of foul tipped it but the persistence there is key. all right. isaiah, i've got professionals who will show you how to kick. ladies, show him how it's done, one, two, three. boom. that will kick the soccer ball and will be a goal. good friday morning. waking up to clear conditions, san francisco about 50 degrees right now. so it's a little coo little coo

outlying areas. in the upper 30s, otherwise warmer today and tomorrow. rain returns on sunday. 66 in oakland. a little breezy around the bay but not as windy as it was yesterday. 70 by the delta. 71 morgan hill. the accuweather forecast, rain returns sunday afternoon. [ cheers and applause ]n. everyone is excited. we have our "dancing with the stars" all athlete cast here. what an incredible cast it is and i got -- i'm going to have to read this off the card. between all of you, 15 x games medals, 7 olympic medals, 6 nba titles, 5 usa basketball medals and two world series rings. but all of you are athletes. all at the taupe of your sports. but who here is actually taken a dance lesson? raise your hand. >> oh, boy. >> there you go. kareem. >> i love it. >> i want to ask, one of the

stars of the 2018 olympics in front of me, adam, give it up for adam. [ cheers and applause ] skaters have had a good history on this show over the past seasons. you going to bring any of your moves from the olympics to the dance floor? >> those are big dance shoes to fill. but you know what, i'm going to do everything that i can and you know what, i'm just going to take -- here's the thing. >> tell us, adam. >> we want you to get over your bashfulness. >> oh, i just -- i think i really hope i'm not shy. i think jenna will have her hands full. >> i'm so excited. >> and i can't wait. and that's my dance move. jenna's hands being full. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> speaking of big dance shoes. >> indeed. >> kareem abdul-jabbar. [ cheers and applause ] the legend.

what are you, lindsay -- >> 5'4". >> can you stand by each other. >> yeah, yeah. >> wow. >> you got this. >> i love it. >> this is good right here. >> kareem, your dad was a jazz musician. >> yes. >> he went to jazz clubs and got the feel. >> my dad also -- my mom and dad met at the savoy and knew the guys that the savoy dancers, the lindy hoppers and knew some of those steps. >> so you got some -- >> i hope i do well and make him smile. >> you will. >> got some of that rhythm. >> yes. >> and tonya harding, tonya, you were at two olympics. we know you have the moves on the ice. how does that translate to the dance floor? >> it doesn't. [ laughter ] absolutely does not.

i need to get rid of a few things like my skating face, my skating follow-through and my feet. >> you can't get rid of those. we need those. [ applause ] >> i want to go over to chris. >> sasha has his hands full. >> a lot of full hands on this show. >> yes. >> full hand. >> chris winning the first ever u.s. men's single luge medal in the olympics this year. [ applause ] >> according to my trusty notes, you have an odd ritual, you jump into a freezing cold lake. >> we only have five seconds left so -- >> yes or no. >> the pacific ocean. the pacific ocean. >> the pacific ocean. the pacific ocean.

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70 in -- >> announcer: welcome back to "gma." our "dancing with the stars" party kicks off now. ♪ holding me back [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." give it up for the "dancing with the stars" troupe. they've been working hard for us all morning long and who is excited about this cast, season 26, tom. season 26 of "dancing with the stars." [ cheers and applause ] >> it's just amazing. i want to just get that answer which we were running out of time. do you have that strange ritual where you jump into a frozen lake? is that going to factor into -- we got to find one in l.a. for you -- >> it can't be frozen because there actually needs to be water. there can't be ice. >> there is that. freezing. >> i think the pacific ocean is

pretty cold this time of year, but there is no snow in l.a. so maybe we can shovel in some snow. >> good, you're adaptable. look at that. >> i grew up in the coldest place in the country, saranac lake so that's -- >> sweet. is it true what they say on "seinfeld," shrinkage? >> oh. >> come on. leave it to your imagination. >> kareem is like -- you know -- >> that's all right. >> this is live. >> looking around, there is somebody missing, adam, right? there is one person missing this cast member and are you ready to meet the final contestant? are you? >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> the most valuable player in the ncaa women's basketball championship game, arike. she is a student at notre dame.

i hope that you watch the women's final four. it was fantastic. >> great finish. >> congratulations on the national championship for the fighting irish. not one, but two game winners from arike. so you're clutch under pressure. is it the same on the dance floor? >> i mean i guess we're going to find out. we'll find out soon. >> uh-huh. [ applause ] >> i like that. a woman of few words. >> indeed. >> but how do you balance everything? don't you have finals coming up? >> yeah, definitely. i mean i have a lot of stuff going on with school. i still haven't caught up from the final four and being gone from school that long but i mean he came here and we're going to work on the schedule and try to find time but we're definitely going to have time to do it. >> are you signing up for any classes while you're there, gleb? >> well, i guess so. you know, i'm going to have a lot of time, but we're going to work really, really hard. she's very competitive so watch out, guys. >> ooh.

>> all right. >> i tell you, and the thing is -- the thing is you both said -- they both said their answers with who like love for you guys. >> yeah, yeah. >> ice water. >> ice water in the veins athlete look right there. >> i felt it. >> you can just go for a swim in that energy right there. yeah. >> too cold for me. >> but we'll bring stuff back to the studio. we're glad they joined us. so thank you guys for joining us. we'll come back to the studio and -- [ cheers ] i have a question for johnny damon. you know, first of all, i love your hair, johnny, but you are not only -- you're 18-year major league veteran which is amazing, in itself. a two-time world series champion, but you have eight kids. >> that's right. >> wow. >> when you have -- who is most excited to see you on the show? >> i would say my 3-year-old dreanna.

she's just a -- she's precious. she dances all the time. she has rhythm. a lot more rhythm than i have, so she's inspiring me to become a good dancer because the father/daughter dance, this year i took five girls to the father/daughter dance. between chasing them around and doing a couple moves here and there, it was fun. i look forward to it every single year. >> what a sweet daddy. sweet daddy. mirai, you kind of indicated at the olympics that this could be happening. >> it was pretty blatant. >> you said you were auditioning here. >> and i made it. here i am. >> woo! >> congratulations then and now for being here with the cast. >> thank you. >> and we have a special message for you. take a look. >> wow. >> there's no message. >> no, we don't have a special message for you. >> that's the message. >> the message is you're on your own, kid.

[ laughter ] >> i have a question, mirai, you competed against adam who is your best friend. how is that going to be? >> i mean look at him. he's wearing sweatpants today. >> ooh. >> you know, this is what -- >> honestly, her tone seems pointed. >> you can tell this is an all athlete dance. >> gosh. >> this is an all athlete cast. i was backstage and josh norman was telling people i don't really dance. i don't like to dance. i'm not that good. he's a cornerback. all they talk about is they can do everything better than everybody. everybody here is buttering each other up except for you guys. >> you know what, no harm, no foul. i'm going to leave it on the dance floor. i'm actually getting practice. because i'm in a sweat suit right now. i'm thinking ahead. [ applause ] >> so smart. >> you have your hands full. that's all i'm going to say. you have your hands full.

>> go ahead. i'm sorry. josh, you are one of the best cornerbacks in the league and you do very well on the football field but do you think being a cornerback, quick feet, keeping up with the tempo, keeping up with the moves of other people and anticipating those are going to help you on the dance floor? >> that's a good question. i think so. we got together a little bit and put that to the test. >> he's got quick feet but the rest of that we're working on right now. >> it's coming along. it's coming along. >> can i go over to jamie? i understand that we were talking about rituals that people have. you before you compete, you have a ritual? >> yes, i mean i get to be in the mountains all the time and when i'm really nervous and feeling a little ungrounded like to chill in the trees. >> you like to hug a tree. >> yeah, a little earth appreciation of nature. >> we're not playing favorites here. i just -- we want to make you all comfortable but there are no

trees that we saw outside the studio, so we brought in one. did we not? do we have a tree available for hugging purposes? yeah, bring it right -- oh, that's lovely. oh. >> i'm not hugging a tree. there we go. >> yay. [ applause ] >> that's awesome. >> jennie, let me ask you this, they have been trying -- you've been trying for awhile to get this woman on "dancing with the stars." >> absolutely. >> so what was it about saying yes now? >> well, to be honest with you we have three kids so it's a shorter season but the all athlete cast it was like, game on. [ applause ] >> look at that picture. now are your kids excited to see you on the show as well. >> they are. my youngest is a little girl, and she is -- she is a tomboy having two older brothers just like i was, but she has way more glitter and glam and style to her so she is most

excited. >> you are all awesome. [ applause ] from your respective sports and we'll be big fans of you on the dance floor. we can't wait to see this. a lot of smack talking here, people. this is real. >> michael, i got to tell you a lot of times over the years we said the most competitive season but i think this time because of these people and what they've achieved individually, it could well be true. >> yeah. >> i have a feeling you're right about that 100%. "dancing with the stars" athlete season 26 premieres monday, april 30th at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. we're not done. coming up, we have more with the new "dancing" cast

♪ ♪ with you i can feel again [ cheers and applause ] those kind of moves will kick up the pollen around here. it's going to warm up nicely and finally start to feel like spring. let's take a look at your "gma" pollen report sponsored by claire -- claritin. the usual spots this time of year are kicking it up high across parts of the southeast out in the intermountain west and the trees are blooming and the ash, the maples, the oaks out there but, you know, because it's been so cold, we've actually had a bit of a delay in the trees blooming so have you heard of this pollen tsunami, guys?

well it's kind of a term this year because now that the trees are waiting to bloom they'll bloom with a lot of other things that will be blooming at the same time so the next couple of weeks it's going to be a tough go so, you know, close your windows. when you come in from the outside, take your clothes nice flat looking bay this morning and the winds will be a little gentler this afternoon. so as a result temperatures can warm through the 60s, upper 60s from our inland all right. guys. we are ready for the weekend. michael, back upstairs to you. >> thank you. i am here with comedian, actor and according to his instagram profile male model jim gaffigan. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> there you go. >> that's the blue steel look right there. right now you can see him on tour, on netflix and in movie theaters in the new film "chappaquiddick" and thank you for joining me.

>> thanks, buddy. >> i really appreciate it. this movie, "chappaquiddick," obviously is not a comedian, you're known for comedy. from 1969, the incident with senator ted kennedy drove his car off a bridge and a young woman was killed and you've been taking on some dramatic roles lately. how is that for you? >> i love acting. i look at the opportunity that's presented to me. you know, really i've been doing this for 25 years so it really comes down to taking the best opportunity i get and this role was fascinating. it's a fascinating story. i think it's an important story for us to look at. >> i agree with you. you play kennedy friend and u.s. attorney paul markham. we'll look at a clip of your work. here we go, "chappaquiddick." >> thank god i got you. >> i need to ask a big favor. can you hold off on the senator's statement just a little longer? >> you'll have to speak up, son. i have a room full of reporters here. >> i need you to hold off on releasing the senator's statement a little longer. >> well, i'm sorry. i've already released it. >> what?

>> i'm just going through it for the third time. >> oh, jesus. >> actually i have a few questions for you, mr. markham. >> oh, yeah. [ applause ] >> by the way, that is a fat suit in that scene. i'm not that fat. this is a fat suit too. >> it's a serious role but we can see you're still funny and ed helms was here. >> yes. >> you showed a picture of him getting a perm in his hair. >> yes. >> so he sent a little picture of you getting your eyebrows tinted. >> there you go. >> you looked like you're enjoying that. >> well, you know, i mean it's like i'm such a genetic disaster. for me to appear like by the way this is not even my hair color. when i get hired for acting jobs we need to make you look more human so they dyed my hair. it's brutal. but, yes, that is true. ed and i had a great time. he is a fantastic actor so -- you should really see the movie

for all these performances. jas jason clarke is so good as ted kennedy, and of course, kate mara, giants. >> i know very well. >> a story that needs to be told in the way you told it. "dancing with the stars" day, did you notice people dancing around the studio. >> i did notice it. >> a little bit. >> as the only ten-time winner of "dancing with the stars" i wish the contestants luck. >> you're the star that won't quit. you keep coming back. you actually have some dance moves. we got a little video. this is you doing the haka dance. >> if you see, those are two of my three sons and i was trying to embarrass them and they were pretty humiliated. >> that's -- you were on vacation in new zealand. you know who does a dance like that and you remind me of him when you do it? the rock.

>> the rock. i've been compared to him my entire life. >> when you do dance you have a signature move? >> i'm -- my signature dance move is watching people dance and judging them. [ laughter ] >> that's a good one. >> i'm not really -- i'm not really somebody who likes to stand up so -- [ laughter ] i respect people who dance. i think these dancers are very impressive but i'm more of a watcher unless there's an opportunity for me to embarrass my 12-year-old son. >> woe all take that opportunity to embarrass our kids. you're right about that. we want to check on your wife. how is she doing? >> she's doing great. thank you. [ applause ] she's -- you know, you can't really have a tumor removed from your brain and be 100% but her 80% is like a normal human's 100% so she's doing great. >> that's awesome, manage. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. always fun. always fun and "chappaquiddick," it is in theaters now and as jim said make sure you go out and

see it. coming up, everybody, we have a crazy dance challenge for the new dancing cast that you don't want to miss. that's coming up next when we come back with more. [ cheers and applause ] "gma's" pollen report sponsored by nondrowsy 24-hour claritin. live claritin clear.

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>> there we go. >> you guys ready to use it. ♪ just dance ♪ just dance >> okay. ♪ just dance >> here we go. great job. we're going to ask the audience, who created the craze, the athlete or the pro. athlete. [ applause ] >> hey, lindsay. >> wow, i just got beat bad. >> you got to step it up. >> next time. >> next up we have adam and sasha, come on and open up the locker. see what we get. >> come on. >> all right, sasha. >> come on. >> oh, you taking off your jacket. i, boy, we got rhythm gymnastics ribbon. let's see what you got, fellas. hit the music. ♪ ♪ baby you're a firework

>> i got to say, this one is going to be close. athlete or pro. okay. it's 1 for 1. this is the last round. >> okay. >> i dropped it. >> let's see what's in this locker. this is a group effort, everybody. alan and emma. and we're going to tell you right now it is a ski dance. a ski dance. so get on out here, people. let's go. cue the music. ♪ ♪ i'll take my clothes off >> josh, get it on.

♪ >> okay. i will say this for everybody, everybody won on that one. everybody won on that one. hey, thank you guys. congratulations, "dancing with the stars" athlete season 26 premieres on april 30th. premieres on april 30th. 8:00 p.m. eastern here on abc. ( ♪ ) your heart doesn't only belong to you. child: bye, grandpa! and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body.

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if what we just witnessed is any indication it will be a heck of a season with you so thank you very much. the reason we're playing this song, we have a dear member of the abc news family, tom zobrowski who loved mornings like this. he is a former executive producer. he is heading off to our abc station in san francisco, kgo and we wanted to say we love you, tom. come on out. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ my future lies beyond the yellow brick road ♪ [ applause ] >> we love you. you have no idea because he puts us through this all these years

and to have you be here, what does this mean to you this moment? >> it means the world. i just want to say you will always be my home. you will always be my family. so thank you for everything. it has been an amazing 15 years. thank you. thank you. i'm going to take revenge on the producers for that. >> take revenge on the purchases for that. thank you very much. what does it say, left my heart in san francisco. >> and i'll watching on abc 7 in the bay area. >> yes. san francisco, you now have our heart, tom, have a great weekend, everybody. verybody.

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i'm reggie aqui. let's get straight to this live picture of montara. a cliff rescue ongoing. alexis is watching this with me. he went over the cliff in a vehicle, survived and taken up, alexis. >> this is incredible to watch. just off state route 1 and able to get to this man in the water and working up the cliff. we have seen a rescue chopper in the area. they have people on jet skis searching not confirmed other passengers but thank goodness they made it to this man. hopefully they make it up okay. we'll continue to watch this and monitor it online. abc7.com. let's get to lisa argen for a look at the forecast. >> it's a beautiful day with temperatures coming up for everyone. 54 in san jose. from our east bay hills camera less wind today. that's mid-60s around the bay. 70 in the warmest locations.

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