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>> a live look at the peach. pretty today. >> "good morning america" starts right now. good morning, america. breaking overnight, sean hannity fires back after being named in court as the mystery third client of michael cohen. >> there's been all kinds of wild speculation from the mainstream media today about me and president trump's personal attorney, michael cohen. >> stormy daniels also there in court as president trump fights to keep his documents private. an abc news exclusive. james comey here for his first live interview since being fired as fbi director. the president now calling for him to be prosecuted. what comey is saying about the president's response to his interview with george and tell-all book. only on "gma" this morning. spring break disaster. hundreds of americans stranded in mexico, told their airline's next flight out won't be till
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june. the outrage growing this morning. ♪ and incredible victory. the first american woman in more than 30 years to win the boston marathon after this powerful moment of sportsmanship, waiting for her friend to catch up, putting her victory at risk, now both of them are live on "gma." ♪ we do say good morning, america. and it is great to have paula faris here by our side. >> thank you. > what about that amazing win by des. >> an incredible win and a resurgence for the american women. but if you didn't see it, she's the first american woman to win the boston marathon in 33 years and that friend she was waiting for was shalane flanagan who won the new york city marathon in november. we've got that incredible moment of sportsmanship. unprecedented, and we're going
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to talk about it. >> casual look-back there. >> a little bit. george, your interview, of course, with james comey getting a lot of headlines and his book is finally out today and this morning, the former fbi director will be here live as you see here in times square. there's so many questions, george. >> we have to get his reaction to all the reaction of the book. but first, we begin with that big surprise in court. fox news anchor sean hannity named as one of the clients of president trump's personal attorney michael cohen. porn star stormy daniels also made an appearance in court and abc news kyra phillips is here about the latest. kyra, the key question in the courtroom was, would president trump's attorneys get a first look at those documents seized in the fbi raid? >> that's right. we'll talk about that. but first, you saw the media circus outside the courtroom. inside the courtroom, no cameras, but we did have producers there and when michael cohen's attorney had to reveal that third client over the past year, those in the courtroom literally gasped when they heard the name sean hannity. >> the media went absolutely insane.
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>> reporter: overnight, sean hannity, the conservative fox news host, addressing the surprise revelation that he was once the client of president trump's longtime attorney michael cohen. >> there's been all kinds of wild speculation from the mainstream media today about me and president trump's personal attorney, michael cohen, after my name was mentioned in court proceedings earlier today. >> reporter: hannity's name revealed as cohen's client during this ek explosive hearing monday, related to last week's fbi raise of cohen's office, home and hotel room. >> michael cohen never represented me in any legal matter. i never retained his services. i never received an invoice or paid him for legal fees. i did have occasional brief conversations with michael cohen. to be absolutely clear, they never involved any matter, any -- sorry to disappoint so many -- matter between me or third party or a third group at
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all and my questions focused on real estate. >> reporter: the most important part of the judge's ruling, the president and michael cohen won't have a chance to look at the documents before federal prosecutors. stormy daniels, front and center for the court proceedings. >> my attorney and i are committed to making sure that everyone finds out the truth and the facts of what happened and i give my word that we will not rest until that happens. >> reporter: during the hearing, the judge demanded to know the names of cohen's three clients in addition to clients donald trump and republican fund-raiser elliott broidy, who paid a "playboy" model $1.6 million to keep silent about an affair. cohen's attorney mentioned the third client wished to remain anonymous. after some back and forth, hannity was eventually named. last night on "hannity", frequent guest alan dershowitz admonished the host for failing to disclose his relationship with cohen on the air. >> i will say that i really think that you should have disclosed your relationship with
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cohen when you talked about him on this show. >> you were in a tough position because, a, you had to talk about cohen and, b, you didn't want the fact that you had spoken to him to be revealed and you had the right, by the way, not to have your identity -- >> i have the right to privacy. >> dershowitz also blasting the raid saying it could open the door to precedent and seizing records protected by attorney/client privilege. meanwhile, every day i am asked how far michael cohen will go to protect president trump and does he still represent the president. yes, he still represents the president and he is on record saying he will do anything to protect mr. trump. i saw your reaction too with the dershowitz interview. that's how everybody was. i mean the fact that he was on the program and going right after hannity. >> confronting him head-on. okay, kyra, thanks very much. let's get more on all this from our chief legal analyst, dan abrams. let's start out with this hannity thing.
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it's hard to really know how and where it fits into the case. >> right. because on the one hand you have michael cohen saying he's one of my three clients, that's it. there are just three clients you need to know about and he's one of them. and yet, then, you have sean hannity saying he was never my lawyer. i never paid him. i never retained him, et cetera. so my guess is it's somewhere in this kind of in between world meaning he never paid him, he never retained him, but he was getting legal counsel from him in some way, shape or form. because otherwise, you know, michael cohen's lawyer isn't being honest with the court. i mean, remember, it's not the media that put sean hannity in this position. it's michael cohen's lawyer who put him in this position. >> court was actually dealing with quite a serious issue yesterday, the president's attorneys had gone in saying we want to look at all these documents in the raid first to make sure they weren't privileged. the judge basically said no, at least not for now. >> right. this is an attorney/client privilege question. the question is now that the raid has happened, who gets to look at the documents first? and typically -- and again, this happens, meaning lawyers'
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offices are raided, and there's a specific protocol that's in place that has been adhered to here and what happens is you have a team of prosecutors who are not working on the investigation who go in and determine if something is privileged. then that does not go to the investigators. what cohen's team is saying is, we want to be those people -- >> trump's team as well. >> trump and cohen, right. saying we want to be the ones to go in there and give that first look at the documents. the judge said no but, is waiting a week or so to let them gather everything, put it onto a database then come back to it to figure out will it be the prosecutors or some independent person. >> might call an outside lawyer to come in. >> exactly. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. we want to tell you stormy daniels is going to be giving an exclusive interview to "the view" at 11:00 eastern. 12:00 central. let's go to robin. of course, president trump is facing all these headlines while he is in mar-a-lago this morning where he'll meet with
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the japanese prime minister. our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl is there and, jon, any reaction from the president to the cohen hearing so far? >> reporter: robin, the president's legal team has made it clear that they will continue to fight on this. this was a setback clearly, but it's just the beginning of the process. they will fight to keep cohen's material from getting in the hands of prosecutors, citing attorney/client privilege and, robin, the stakes are incredibly high. if you talk to people very close to the president they will say that they fear they are more concerned about cohen's material than they are with whatever robert mueller, the special counsel, has. >> and something else on people's minds, u.n. ambassador nikki haley announced new sanctions against russia and it seemed like the president and the white house walked back those statements a bit. >> reporter: oh, they absolutely walked them back. haley actually said the sanctions would be put in place monday, yesterday. it did not happen. i am told the president directly intervened on this. it's still something that may happen. he wants to keep it as something
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that he can impose on the russians and also, robin, i am told the president still very much wants to have a one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin including telling aides that he'd like that meeting to be at the white house. >> we'll see if that does happen. okay, jon, thank you very much. paula. >> something that should be of concern to all of us, good morning. now to that new urgent warning about russian hackers. the u.s. and u.k. are issuing a rare joint statement about a massive attack which is targeting millions of homes and businesses worldwide through the internet and our routers. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas joins us from washington. pierre, how worrisome is this? >> reporter: indeed, paula, good morning. today, u.s. law enforcement and homeland security officials are warning americans again are the victims of russian government hackers who are secretly exploiting something very close to home. new this morning, the government issuing an urgent alert warning state-sponsored russian hackers have secretly launched a campaign to infiltrate internet routers to commit espionage,
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steal business and design secrets and to potentially launch future attacks. the target, millions of american companies, small businesses, even your homes. those routers controlling the flow of internet traffic now apparently one of the primary gateways for the russian government to snoop on americans and potentially shut down services. >> these devices actually make ideal targets. this is a global threat. the simple way to think about it is that once you own the router, you own the traffic that's traversing the router. >> reporter: the new warning coming on the heels of a recent intelligence report that russian government hacking has targeted a wide range of u.s. critical infrastructure including the electric grid, nuclear power plants, water treatment, aviation. security analysts sounding the alarm that we may be on the cusp of cyberwarfare. >> imagine if you would that during the cold war we found out that soviet military intelligence operatives had placed secret explosives that could take down the electric grid all around the united states.
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>> reporter: the russians in some cases have gained access to internet router passwords and credentials. once they're in they can see your internet traffic like e-mails and even change content and commandeer your computers, paula. >> they're taking over our computers. that's extremely troubling, pierre, but there is the concern that these bad actors have already embedded themselves into our router so what can we do to protect ourselves? >> reporter: paula, many of us may not realize but you can change the password on your router. in fact, authorities are emphasizing the public can play a role in reducing this threat. that's the primary reason they're putting out this alert. >> good advice, pierre. note to myself, change my router password when i get home. >> i think a lot of people will be doing that, paula. thank you. we have the latest now on barbara bush. the former first lady at home with family this morning suffering from congestive heart failure and chronic respiratory illness. abc's dan harris joins us near her home there in houston. good morning, dan. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. we're coming to you from downtown houston in front of a statue of the former president
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george h.w. bush. a few miles from here, in a gated community, the bush family home where this morning the former first lady, barbara bush, is surrounded by her family including, of course, her 93-year-old husband and her five children, among whom there is, of course, another former president, george w. bush, and a one-time presidential hopeful jeb bush who ran in 2016. barbara bush is 92 years old. she's been married to george bush for 73 years. that is the longest marriage in american presidential history. she has become one of the most popular members of this american political dynasty in part because of her candor and forthright manner. and in her failing health with her heart and lung problems she has decided to go public with a very personal decision which is she's no longer pursuing medical treatment for her underlying
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conditions and rather pursuing comfort care to treat her symptoms and make her comfortable in whatever time remains. >> we do hope that she is as comfortable as she can be in this situation. any idea her spirits? we hear she's still always trying to lift everyone else around her. >> reporter: robin, that's right. her family says she's in good spirits. as feisty as ever. the family spokesman said she's been a rock in the face of her health problems. more concerned about other people's well-being than her own. and i found a great quote from her where she said to a reporter -- and i'm quoting here -- i'm not afraid of death. i've done it all. >> all right. dan, thank you very much. we continue to think of the entire bush family and lift them up in prayers. >> we do. we have an update on senator john mccain. he's been fighting brain cancer and now he's recovering from surgery to treat an intestinal infection at the mayo clinic in phoenix. his daughter meghan tweeted, my father is in stable condition. he continues to inspire me every day with an intense grit and determination. she thanked the doctors and everyone praying for him. paula.
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now to that fallout growing from the arrest of two black men at that starbucks in philadelphia. it was caught on camera as you know. angry protesters briefly shutting down the store on monday and now the company says that store manager who called police is no longer working there. abc's linsey davis is on the scene and has more. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. this location is back open for business this morning but that manager who called the police on the two black men who were sitting inside of the restaurant, well, she is out of a job this morning, but that has not stopped the protests. several groups have come to this starbucks location to march, sit in, stand up, speak out, you name it, in the wake of the viral video of the two black men escorted out of the starbucks in handcuffs. police say they were sitting at a table but had not made a purchase. when they were asked to leave, they refused. that's when the manager called 911 reporting the incident as trespassing. witnesses say they were simply waiting for a friend. the police commissioner says his officers did nothing wrong but the police department is currently reviewing the
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incident. now, the mayor of philadelphia says this is not a starbucks issue. he says this is a societal issue and he went on to say there is work that we have to do. and, robin, as you know, when you spoke directly with the ceo of starbucks, he said that he desired to sit down face-to-face with the men to apologize. we've heard from a starbucks spokesperson and say they are hopeful that that meeting will happen sometime this week. >> and he said he wanted to work with those two gentlemen also in finding a solution much as people are saying, this is not just a starbucks issue, it's a societal issue. but, we are hearing that this perhaps is not the first incident at that particular starbucks. >> reporter: yeah, we've heard from the mayor's office. they say they've received additional reports about similar incidents at this exact location, robin. they say they're looking into it. >> all right, linsey, thank you very much. paula. >> ceo taking important first steps but those are just first steps. now to an urgent manhunt that is under way for a
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grandmother on the run, accused of killing her husband in minnesota and then killing a woman who looked like her in florida, all in order to steal her identity. abc's victor oquendo has the latest on her possible whereabouts. >> reporter: this morning, the nationwide manhunt for the grandmother in the blue shirt seen here smiling on surveillance accused of murdering her husband and the woman she's speaking with at the bar. >> the only thing we know is that she is absolutely armed, dangerous. she's on the run and we need to do everything we can to bring her to justice. >> reporter: lois riess allegedly killed her husband in minnesota, then took off in her cadillac escalade and her first stop was a casino. >> our suspect loves casinos and has a gambling problem. >> reporter: she made a calculated decision lining up her next victim by befriending a woman who resembled her. riess and 59-year-old pamela hutchinson spotted here chatting rat a bar. hutchinson was later killed at her motel and police believe
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these images appear to show riess leaving her motel, stealing her purse, i.d., and credit cards along with her car, a white acura they say was last seen in corpus christi, texas. >> our main fear is that, once she diminishes all her resources, that she will be desperate and she will commit another act of violence. >> authorities say that she might even be in mexico at this point. u.s. marshals are helping in the search. riess is wanted for murder, grand theft auto and identity theft. george. >> thank you, victor. now we have good news, history-making win for kendrick lamar. robin, you say the name of it. >> "damn." >> first rapper to win the award. it's usually awarded to jazz artists. it captures the complexity of modern african-american life. >> "damn." >> also, won five grammys. fans say the pulitzer prize even better. >> how you like me now?
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>> and the accompanying soundtrack to "black panther." rob, what do you got? >> hell, yeah. >> what? >> this ain't snow. damn, this is hail coming down in oakland and accumulating on some of the roadways there. this is from a storm that's moving through the pacific northwest today and now we have winter storm warnings out for the midsection of the country, mason city, maybe 6 or so inches with this next one. april doesn't want to quit as far as winter goes. hi, there.
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i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. sunny and dry today. still a little bit cooler than average, but definitely quieter than yesterday. clouds return tonight. not as chilly as it was this morning. and one more storm before that warm weekend. today, upper 50s along the coast. the rest of us around 60 to 65 degrees. low to upper 40s tonight. we do have 50 in san francisco and lakeport at 39 for the extremes. my accuweather seven-day forecast. wednesday and thursday, one on the coming up, james comey is here live. his first live interview since being fired. he will react to president trump and hillary clinton's supporters who criticized his actions. and that spring break disaster. hundreds of americans stranded in mexico. their airlines saying flights back home won't be available until june. til june. traffic on the ponte vecchio on a monday. always late.
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if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. good morning. i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." we have developing news out of san jose. this is a live picture from sky 7, where firefighters remain on the scene of a four-alarm fire at an apartment building on mclaughlin avenue. flames were seen coming out of at least one of those units just before 6:00 this morning. we have seen a number of people, including a child getting treatment as well. there are no reports of injuries yet. we'll have much more on this story as we continue to follow it on our midday news. right now, though, let's get a traffic update with alexis smith. >> good morning, jessica. looking at northbound 101 through san jose, we are seeing some stop-and-go traffic, starting well south of here at 880, all the way back down to
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about hellier, so plan on delays. and slow out of the valley, westbound 580, 59 minutes, and we have a crash on willow pass road. and slight delays 101 coming in from the
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thanks for sticking around. start off with cooler conditions. look at all these 30s, danville, livermore, los gatos, fairfield, novato, all right, the entire north bay, everybody else in the low to mid-40s. commute planner's looking great, look at all the sunshine! mass transit cool this morning but mild this afternoon, 60s away from the coast. we've got another shower with the potential for thunderstorms, maybe even small hail wednesday night through thursday morning. >> mike, thank you. after the interview that ignited
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and charges automatically. the shark ion robot. ♪ freedom ♪ freedom back here on "gma," people are still talking about beyonce's performance. >> it was shot so beautifully as well. >> but she's doing something else now. she's got a big heart. she's going to donate $100,000 to four historically black colleges including one where my birthplace -- >> really? >> tuskegee, alabama. tuskegee institute is one of the four she's donating to and lara spencer will have much more. >> great philanthropic touch. now the other top headlines that we're following on this tuesday morning. fox news host sean hannity is defending himself off being a client of michael cohen. hannity emphatically says that cohen never represented him in a legal matter.
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he never paid cohen legal fees saying he exclusively sought his advice on real estate. and so many this morning are also celebrating the life of "night court" actor harry anderson. he passed away at 65 years old. "night court" won seven emmys. we'll have much more on that ahead. and it's also tax day, everybody. the deadline -- yes, what was that again, robin? >> uh-oh. >> -- to file your taxes. it is today. it's doomsday, according to the irs, nearly a quarter of americans wait until the last two weeks before the deadline to file. i'm guilty of that. today is also the last day to file your original 2014 tax return to claim -- >> we got a little extra time to do it this year. >> yeah. >> did it help? >> no, i'm still a procrastinator at heart. here with james comey. this is his first live interview since the book's been released and thank you for coming back right now. i guess you knew this was coming, a lot of reaction from
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all sides including a tweet storm from president trump. i want to focus in on two of the president's tweets because they're the most serious. the president says not only should you have been fired but you leaked classified information, lied to congress under oath for both of those infractions he says you should go to jail. >> yeah, that is not normal. that is not okay. first of all, he's just making stuff up but most importantly the president of the united states is calling for the imprisonment of a private citizen as he's done for a whole lot of people who criticize him. that is not acceptable in this country. i hope people read the book and see why the rule of law is such an important value in this country and key to that is that the president doesn't get to decide who goes to jail. >> do you think we've gotten too used to these tweets, dulled to what's actually in them? >> yeah, i think that's a danger. we are numb to it and we wake up in the morning, see the president of the united states accusing people of crimes without evidence and pronouncing them guilty and saying they
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should be in jail. that should wake all of us with a start but there's been so much of it that we're a little bit numb and that's dangerous. one of the things i hope to do is encourage people to think about that and focus on that rather than becoming sort of numb to it and trying to squeeze it out of your mind. >> a lot of democrats unhappy with you as well over your handling of the clinton e-mail investigation. drawing a response from attorney -- former attorney general loretta lynch, who wrote in a statement yesterday, if james comey had any concerns regarding the e-mail investigation, classified or not, he had ample opportunities to raise them with me both privately and in meetings. he never did. >> yeah, i think that's right. loretta is a person i respect and like very much. but that isn't the problem i faced in that investigation. the problem i faced in late june was that she announced she wouldn't recuse herself without checking with the fbi to see whether we had a view on it but would accept my recommendation. >> should you have gone to her directly and not wait to be asked? >> to my boss? >> sure. >> maybe, but i really don't think so even in hindsight. there should have been a discussion about whether she should be involved in the matter
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but what she did was say i'll stay involved but i'll accept his recommendation which put me and the fbi in a terrible spot. >> third strand of criticism that's come in is, i guess it's a critique of your literary style. a lot of people say you put too many petty personal details in the book about president trump talking about his hair, his hand size, speculation about the tanning goggles. a lot of critics say that struck them as beneath you, getting down to the sandbox with president trump. any regrets? >> no, my only regret is those folks haven't likely read the book. because if you read the whole book you'll see i'm trying to be an author and bring the readers with me into a room and describe all kinds of people in great detail to try and create a vivid image for the reader. i'm not trying to make fun of president trump. i'm not trying to make fun of anybody but, if you read the whole book you'll see i'm trying to give you that picture. >> since we last talked last week, the president has pardoned scooter libby who was an aide to vice president dick cheney
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convicted of lying about leaks of information during the bush administration. what was -- you worked appointed special prosecutor to look at scooter libby back when you were at the justice department. what was your reaction to the pardon? >> it's an attack on the rule of law. there's a reason president george w. bush for whom scooter libby worked refused to pardon him after looking at all the facts in the case. it was an overwhelming case. there's no reason that's consistent with justice to pardon him. and so it's an attack on the rule of law in my view. >> also since you -- since we talked last week, the inspector general of the justice department has come out with a report on your deputy at the fbi, andrew mccabe, and says he was not candid in his interviews. did you read the report and do you agree with the decision the attorney made to fire andrew mccabe? >> i read the report and i think this report demonstrates the life of an institution that cares about the truth and investigates and holds people accountable. i think the process inside the justice department worked well and where it was tainted was by the president of the united
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states calling for the firing or imprisonment of someone like andrew mccabe. that tainted an institution that pursues the truth. and imagine if that kind of accountability was applied at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. >> he didn't deserve the discipline he got? >> i don't have a view on what the ultimate discipline should have been but this is the system working separate and apart from the president's effort to taint it. this is the justice department holding accountable its employees to the truth and that's really important. >> while we were sitting down last monday, the fbi conducted those raids of the offices of michael cohen, offices and home of michael cohen, the president's personal attorney. that drew a very strong reaction from president trump. let's look. >> so i just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys, a good man, and it's a disgraceful situation. it's a total witch-hunt and i have this witch-hunt constantly going on for over 12 months now
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and it's a disgrace. it's frankly a real disgrace. it's an attack on our country in a true sense. it's an attack on what we all stand for. >> called those fbi raids an attack on our country. >> yeah, it shows me he either doesn't know or doesn't care what the rule of law looks like. nobody broke into anybody's office. it doesn't happen. the fbi gets a search warrant from a federal judge and conducts itself professionally, completely and politely by the accounts of the people involved so it's a total distortion of the way things work. >> james comey, thanks very much. you'll be back in our next half hour answering your questions right here on "gma." robin. >> all right, george. and coming up next, hundreds of americans stranded on vacation in mexico. the airline saying their next flight out isn't until, wait for this, june. the outrage this morning. come on back. where's gary? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico.
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morning, days later, some people are still trying to get home. stranded, hundreds of vacationers stuck in mexico after a spring break snowstorm grounded their flights back to the united states. >> so we were panicked trying to find a place to stay. >> reporter: an april blizzard forced sun country airlines to cancel 40 flights in and out of their minneapolis hub this weekend. but instead of rebooking passengers on a new flight, the airline telling customers in an e-mail, because this cancellation is due to weather and our seasonal service has ended, you will need to make arrangements on another airline for your return flight. >> cabo was great but i'd like to feel like there's no way out is scary, especially when you're with kids. >> reporter: the big problem, sun country only operates limited seasonal flights to mexico. those canceled flights were the final ones of the season. the next scheduled flights not until june. >> we paid our money to them. we expected a ride home.
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we're their customers. we're their passengers. >> reporter: two days and almost $2,000 later, ann and ken berglund only made it as far as phoenix by monday night. after trying for several hours, they finally managed to get tickets home to minneapolis overnight. sun country telling abc news, our fleet was already allocated to fly other operations and, unfortunately, we were unable to send additional aircraft without canceling more flights causing further disruptions to more of our passengers. >> the first thing i would do is complain to the d.o.t. and i would also look at some of the sites that go to bat for consumers when there's a problem like this. they will charge you a fee and they will go to the airline and try to sue them under various laws. >> reporter: now, the airline is offering the passengers refunds on their tickets. they say that refund could take up to seven days to process. >> what do you do? what do you do when you're in that situation?
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>> well, the only thing you can do is complain and make a lot of noise online and stuff like that. >> and "gma" too. >> there is this thing called the montreal convention that governs international flights so you could take them to court and sue for up to $5700 in your losses but you have to go to court, so it's a whole mess. >> that could take years. >> you're in mexico. what do you do? you have another pina colada instead of going back to the snow. thanks, eva. coming up, that incredible act of sportsmanship at the boston marathon. the first american woman to win in 33 years risking her victory to slow down for her friend. both of them are joining us live when we come back on "good morning america." especially when you're in accounts receivable. only one detergent can give you a sniff like this... try gain botanicals laundry detergent. one of the many irresistible scents from gain.
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♪ and that is the moment that des linden became the first american woman to win the boston marathon since 1985. american women got seven of the top ten spots. american men doing well as well. got a six. des did it with an incredible show of sportsmanship, slowing down her race to wait for fellow runner shalane flanagan. now, they both join us now live from massachusetts. ladies, congratulations. welcome to "good morning america." congrats to both of you. des, i have to ask you first of all, so early in the race you weren't feeling well. you told shalane you were thinking of dropping out. what was going on? >> yeah, it was pretty nasty out there in all honesty. it was tough conditions and everyone was kind of hurting. i thought early on that i might be pulling the plug, so i just kind of nudged her and said hey,
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if i can block the wind or help at all, let me know. american pride was on the line so it was just keeping our best people in the front and i was just trying to do what i could do. >> i want to get to that incredible moment of sportsmanship in just a second, but shalane, des just said conditions were brutal, just brutal. how do you try to convince her to stay in the race and keep running? >> yeah, those are probably the most brutal, gnarliest conditions i've ever been in. and i've been running for a long time. and i was shocked when des said today is not my day and i think i grabbed her shoulder and said are you okay, and she's like, no, i just don't feel good. but i'm so happy she just stuck with it and i think just kind of having each other and having a great american field really fueled us to keep going. >> can i just jump in there? i'm the guy in this conversation right now. the way you guys are talking about a marathon competing against each other is just -- doesn't jive with my experience. you're trying to help each other
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out. one of you wants to win. >> yeah, i mean, absolutely, for sure, but it was a brutal day and honestly the racing doesn't start really happening until, you know, six miles to go, so i think there was a lot of -- >> there you go. >> and real quick -- >> misery loves company. >> can you tell us real quick why did you slow down and wait for shalane when she had to use the ladies room? can you tell us real quick because that was incredible. >> she talked about it and said, hey, i'm going to jump in there and said i'll try to block the wind and i offered before and still wasn't feeling great and we closed the gap and were back in it. it was a great turning point for me and kept shalane in it and gave us a chance. >> for all that did so well. real fast, when you were -- i was going to have her sing. des had this little song. we can't. sorry, des. >> just keep running. just keep running. >> but it was cute. there's enough time for me to do this but not do that.
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good morning. i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." mike nicco, we had a wild weather day yesterday. is there any more on the way? >> what'd i miss? really? no. it was wild yesterday, wasn't it? with all the hail, thunderstorms, the lightning. nothing like that, even though we could get a small chance tomorrow night. look at all that sunshine, a little offshore breeze, so good on the water, good exercising. caution at the coast, temperatures only in the upper 50s there while the rest of us are around 60 to 65 degrees. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the storm is a one for wednesday night into thursday morning. that's light on the storm impact scale. >> all right. taking a look at the roads, we have a pretty big issue on highway 4 in the westbound direction, so the heavier side. sig alert for a crash involving a motorcycle west of san marco boulevard. that bike rider is up and walking around, so that's the good news. bad news, two left lanes are blocked, and that is a major delay. once again, we're hearing moraga
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road is closed in lafayette due to that downed power line. jessica? >> alexis, thank you. former fbi director james comey answers your questions live next on "gma." we'll have another update in 30 we'll have another update in 30 minutes and always on ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪
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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the latest on that big surprise in court. fox news anchor sean hannity named as the mystery third client of the president's personal attorney michael cohen. hannity fires back overnight. abc news exclusive. james comey here in times square for his first live interview taking your questions. the family behind the man, the nba superstar who inspires him. his life lessons in leadership. "gma" health alert. is your cup of coffee good for your heart? how caffeine affects you and the risks you may not know about. we have a morning reality check. the supreme court showdown over shopping. could buying online soon take a bigger bite out of your wallet? the fight over the sales tax you're charged and why you should get started on christmas
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shopping extra early this year. ♪ and cheers to harry anderson, the beloved star of "night court" dies at 65. celebrating his life as we say good morning, america. ♪ one of those great theme songs that you always remember. >> get you hopping. >> we appreciate you joining us. good to have paula faris with us as well. there were so many great moments with harry anderson and we'll have more on his life just ahead. robin, we've got some very special guests this morning. a choir that was in our audience. they were right here on "gma" and they became a viral sensation. wait till you hear how it all happened. >> they just happened to be in the audience and then after the show, you know, we like to spend time with audience members taking pictures and they sang. i posted it on my facebook. it went viral, so the kids say so we'll have them on live performing here and i'm so excited. >> likely will go viral again.
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>> likely so. news to get to. including that wild day this court for president trump's personal attorney michael cohen. stormy daniels was there as well, sean hannity was revealed. abc's kyra phillips is back with the story. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: good morning, stormy daniels, the porn star and the president, i mean that's what created such a media circus but let's not forget what we need to be talking about here this morning and that's the documents that were seized last week in the raid of the president's personal attorney michael cohen and his home, office and hotel and what that means for attorney/client privilege and possible secret cash deals made outside the campaign to protect donald trump. the most important part of the judge's ruling, the president and michael cohen will not have the chance to look at all the documentses before the federal prosecutors. a courtroom moment that everyone is talking about this morning and you mentioned it, george, the judge ordering the name of cohen's anonymous client to be revealed. and i can tell you when they heard the name, sean hannity, there was an audible gasp in th.
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hannity said on his show last night michael cohen never represented him in any matter, though and he said he had brief conversations with cohen mostly regarding real estate. so, george, well, yesterday's hearing, will it satisfy the president and his attorney or will they have to go back to court? we'll talk a lot more no doubt. >> likely the latter. kyra, thanks very much. robin. now to a possible hike in prices if you're an online shopper and who isn't? the supreme court taking up sales taxes for internet shopping today. that could cost you more. of course, we have rebecca jarvis here with this. please explain. >> sure, robin, good morning you. you know what is one of the big perks online you often escape sales tax and right now they're charging israelis tax in many state, not all of them and the fight will be to decide if it will stay that way. it's going all the way to the supreme court. those in favor of collecting saxes say it's going to help
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brick and mortar stores compete. the other side which wants to keep the law the way it is says the added tax will hurt small businesses. the trump administration has weighed in on the fight and will be in court to support making a change. the decision is expected to come down in june, so, robin, if you're reel's eager preholiday sales, sure, you could buy some things now and save yourself sales tax. >> a lot will be watching. >> it's going to affect a lot of people and retailers and it could affect a lot of storefronts because as you know, there's a lot of those going out of business signs out there and that could -- that is part of what this conversation is about. >> okay, well, hopefully it's something about balance and everybody can win. >> exactly. >> hopefully. >> yes. >> you can't tax cuteness, though, that's what i've got for all of you. we want you to get ready are to the video you'll watch and watch all day. this is newborn moke, a baby gorilla being cradled and kissed by his mom just moments after she delivered him herself.
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he was born at the smithsonian's national zoo, the first infant born there in nine years. his mother calais gentleman's first baby and look at that. gorilla mothers are typically slow to bond with their babies but as we can all see not the case with mother and son. >> i think they used, no kidding, a stuffed gorilla to help her. >> really? >> that's what i heard that they did to try to acclimate her and get her -- >> like a cabbage patch doll. i would use a cabbage patch doll to bond with my -- no, didn't work. >> we'll move on. oh, gosh, coming up we have what's behind the surprising split of wwe superstars john cena and nikki bella weeks before they were going to tie the knot. and, lara, what do you have upstairs my friend? >> not one, robin, i have who. chef marcus samuelsson in the house. [ applause ] >> so happy to see you. he was just telling me what he's cooking up.
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it has nois an unreacomfort zone,ation. it rests on no laurels. curious perpetually scratches at doors, picks at locks. curious never stops, because to curious, good enough never is. you know what we make. curious makes us who we are. and welcome back to "gma." welcome to our audience here. welcome back to former fbi director james comey. here to talk about his new book "a higher loyalty" that is out today. you see it right there. and, you know, we've talked about a lot of the controversy over the last couple of years but of course your book covers a lot more. a lot of america got to meet your wife patrice for the first time and you all have been together since college. and i was struck by a story you told in the book early in your
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relationship, she actually literally saved your life. >> yep, she did. we met when we were 19. after we graduated college she went in the peace corps to west africa and our relationship was me chasing her trying to convince her to love me so i traveled to west africa to visit her after my first year of law school and in a remote spot in the bush in sierra leone i came down with malaria and we were probably 50 miles from help and she knew she had to get me out of there or i was going to be in desperate straits. so she put me on the back of her motorcycle, 125 cc motorcycle and took me through bush roads and then ended up literally dragging me to a hospital which saved my life. >> just incredible. and you also shared the most searing experience any parents could have. you lost your son collin when he was just a little baby. >> yeah. our son collin was born healthy
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and died a little over a week later from a preventive infection and it was devastating, hard for me today to even describe, the audio part of this book which i read almost couldn't get through that chapter, because it is so painful and especially to think about what patrice went through then, but then she taught me something which i describe in the book by turning that into something good, not that it would ever make that incredible pain worth it, but she wanted other mothers to never experience that pain that she had gone through and so she made it her mission to try to change medical practice across the country so that all mothers will be tested for this bacteria which is harmless to the moms but can kill their babies and so if you have a baby today in the united states you are tested for group b strep and if you have it, you're treated with antibiotics during delivery and your baby will be fine. she took something awful and turned it into something good which is the reason it's in the book which is about leadership, it changed how i think about being a person and being a
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leader. >> you talk about leadership. you should clap for that, i think. yeah. [ applause ] and when you're director of the fbi you talked a lot about what you learned about leadership from probably the biggest star in the nba. >> yeah, lebron james. a man i've never met. i resemble only being the same height and everything else is in shoulders about twice mine but i admire lebron james and he's probably about to find out i used to talk about him all over the fbi and say, he illustrates what the endless pursuit of excellence looks like. i don't want to offend anybody but he's the best basketball player on earth today. there may be -- >> uh-oh. >> i'm sorry. >> you can't make anybody happy. >> year 15 and still the top of the game but every off-season he tries to find a part of his game better which is crazy because he's already better than everybody else. it's because he measures himself
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not against others but himself. i used to say inside the fbi, this is a great organization, but it's not good enough. it can't ever be good enough. we have to find parts of our game to make better. look at lebron james. and so that's how i've used him as an example. >> got some questions coming in. [ applause ] on social media, first one from jbs, 54 jbs was the book in the making for some time or was there some watershed moment where you concluded you must write it. if it was the latter, what was the watershed moment? >> you may have heard, i was fired. [ laughter ] on may the 9th of last year. i was never going to write a book. it always felt like an exercise in ego and i'm sure a lot of my friends are going to mock me for turning around and writing bay book but i decided in the wake of my firing it dawned on me over a few weeks that i had something that i could be useful. something bad had happened to me, remember the lessons i've learned from my wife. is there something that i can make good out of this. i'd still rather be fbi director but i have a chance to tell
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stories about things i've done wrong, problems i have, values i've learned that may be useful to parents or to bosses or anybody who will have a boss about what leadership should look like. >> actually leads to the next question on twitter from the real django. if offered would you go back to being the director of the fbi under another presidential administrati administration. >> i'd have to talk to patrice about it. i have a hard time imagining myself back in government. but if i had a magic wand i would still be fbi director with those people trying to protect this great country. [ applause ] >> james comey, thanks very much. >> thanks, george. good morning, again, everybody. earlier in the show we showed you some hail falling across the oakland area. well, what do you do if you're, you know -- you got nothing else
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to do. you get the snowboard out. your "gma" moment. check it out. shredding down this hill in the oakland area. that's right, hawking carcass. if you try this, which i don't advise, you certainly want to at least throw a helmet on there. that storm moving into the mountains where it's snowing and in through parts of michigan where they've had their fair share of snow this season, a moose on the loose in ft. kept, michigan, passing the intersection which this motorist made a full and complete stop which i thought was very, very wise. still snow on the ground there. we're trying to get rid of it and trying to bring on spring, i promise you. be careful. the moose, if it's pleural is hi, there. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. sunny and dry today. still a little bit cooler than average, but definitely quieter than yesterday. clouds return tonight. not as chilly as it was this morning. and one more storm before that warm weekend.
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today, upper 50s along the coast. the rest of us around 60 to 65 degrees. low to upper 40s tonight. we do have 50 in san francisco and lakeport at 39 for the extremes. my accuweather seven-day forecast. wednesday and thursday, one on the [ applause ] time now for some "pop news" and, lara, you're certainly popping in your tennis white. >> and your flowers. let's do it, good morning to you. so, everybody, still talking about beyonce's incredible performance at coachella or as it's now known, beychella and queen bey just kept giving even after the show and donated $100,000 in scholarship money to four different colleges, xavier, wilbur force, tuskegee and bethune-cookman. one lucky student from each of these universities will receive $25,000 toward their academic endeavors. as if we needed another reason
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to love that stunning performance, turns out the collegiate theme she had there on stage was actually a prelude to this generous gift. it's all part of her homecoming scholars awards program. great work there. what a show. i heard you talking about it earlier. this is just terrific that she's doing it. >> it is. so also in "pop news" this morning, we are celebrating the life of a beloved sitcom star, harry anderson. anderson who played judge harry t. stone in "night court" passed away in his home in north carolina monday at the age of just 65. he got his big break playing a small guest role on "cheers." that then catapulted him into fame when he landed "night court" where for nine seasons he played the wise cracking judge alongside john larroquette who tweeted in part, harry anderson, he was wicked smart, he was wicked funny. he had a big laugh. he a big heart. harry anderson will be missed. >> that was a great show.
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you know, that's aging us. it was so good. then finally a new app that makes it clear right at the top, right up front, no humans allowed. it's called petzbe. new social media sort of like instagram but it's for animals where pet parents assume the identities of their little ones, create profiles, post photo, comments, but instead of following or liking, here you sniff or you lick. >> wait, what? >> you lick the phone? >> i think there's like a lick button. >> i hope so. >> i don't think you really sniff or lick. please don't do that. >> i'm really glad you explained. >> you're welcome. we're told a brussels griffon angus and the site gives a dollar. the site gives a dollar to pet related causes for every paw pic users upload on certain days so if you are a pet fanatic like myself check it out. >> now, that's worth it. >> there you go. that's all i got for you.
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>> thank you. >> thank you. our "gma" cover story. surprising split, wwe stars john cena and nikki bella separating just weeks before they were set to tie the knot. abc's diane macedo is here with the details and this coming as a huge surprise to the fans and everyone in our audience bemoaning it. >> it was last week he said the wedding plans was going great. now the wedding is off but many are now wondering if what tore them apart is actually something they've been battling since they got together. they're the wwe power couple known for their moves in the ring. >> uh-oh. >> and on the screen. >> no jokes. that's the truth. >> reporter: but after six years together and a very public engagement. >> would you marry me? >> reporter: they're ending their relationship with just weeks to go before their destination wedding. one possible reason for the split, their stance on whether or not to have children. >> i will never force you not to
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be a mom. >> i thought i could put my soccer face on. i just can't. >> i'm not sure we should go through with it. >> reporter: the topic has been a source of contention that fans saw play out on "total divas." >> you kind of made me realize i do want to be a mom. >> i'm going to choose my words carefully. i can't give you that. >> to me i don't sit there and like think about being a mom or not because i'm just so happy in love. >> this isn't something that we need to come up with an answer today. but eventually it's going to -- i think it's going to have to be addressed. >> nikki wants kids. john has been openly resistant to the idea of having kids. it's something they've spoken publicly about but people thought they would follow through with the wedding. >> reporter: both seem to change their positions on having kids. with the 34-year-old bella telling "people" i have come to
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that decision of being okay with it, that i won't be a mom. >> i used to hold that girl in the palm of my hand. >> becoming a woman. >> reporter: cena who plays a dad in his new movie "blockers" said it shifted irs role. it's certainly changed my perspective on life helps with that and working on my relationship with my bride-to-be helps with that. the 40-year-old was still talking about the upcoming nuptials giving no hint of the imminute breakup. >> the planning is going great. i just can't tell you because nicole is the boss and she has all the details. >> the wedding was supposed to be may 5th after the split cena wrote about hardship, loss and humility but added perseverance bills the strength to withstand anything life throws your way so definitely wishing them both strength right now. >> we certainly are. thank you. a "gma" health alert. a new study that says that a cup of coffee or tea you're drinking right now may be actually good for your heart. but, okay, there are some catches. cardiology professor dr.
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jennifer mieres is here with more. you have our attention. this goes against what we've been told for so long. >> let's think about it. coffee is one of a basic staples, right? and it's a stimulant. we need your morning cup to get going. there has always been a little bit of anecdotal data to say maybe coffee is not good for the heart. people with heart arrhythmias where the heart becomes chaotic, you know, the electrical system is affected, the coffee may cause more problems but this study published in the journal of american cardiology highlights the fact that three cups of coffee a day. >> that we have here. >> three cups is okay. and they specifically looked at people who had the sort of cardiac ab for national with the electrical system, specifically eight tri kwal fibrillation which everyone has heard about and from no effect or no correlation with coffee and causing that chaotic rhythm. >> okay. >> so i think it's good news for all of us.
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>> especially this morning i'm sure a lot of people feel better about that cup of coffee that you had. >> of course. [ applause ] >> but, wait, there's more. but, wait, there's more. not all caffeine is equal. >> created equal. so the study looked at coffee, tea and then energy drinks and those energy drinks which have become really popular in this fast-paced life. we don't need to sleep, we need to stay up. the energy drinks are not that great. they have more coffee, more caffeine than coffee or tea. >> yeah. >> plus they are packed with other stimulants. things that are not great for the heart. so i would say your three cups of coffee a day if you like three cups, your tea if you want it and stay away from the energy drinks. >> okay and so what -- i know you were saying three cups of coffee but there's different sizes when you say cups of coffee so what is the amount of caffeine we should have. >> i like to see -- studies show up to five cups is okay, no problems. i think ultimately you need to now your body.
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you need to know what works for you and when you go to your doctor, you know, talking about how many cups you drink, whether you're feeling symptoms after four cups or not, i think is okay so i would say fine-tune it based on you and your symptoms. up to five cups, three cups is what i recommend, up to five cups, if it works for you it's okay and i think it's important for us to recognize heart disease leading cause of death of men and women in the united states. >> yeah. >> lifestyle changes are important. the american heart association say 80% of heart disease can be prevented by lifestyle changes and that's where coffee comes in as something we need to balance a lot and i think importantly we as patients, we need to have a partnership with our doctors so when you go in just like you prepare for your accountant visit it's tax time, don't go to them without your receipts. go to your doctor with a logbook of everything happening. >> all right. [ applause ] and you mention that on tax day
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which happens to be tax day. oh, what a delight. we'll have to have you back. we appreciate it very much. >> thank you very much. >> we will be right back. got some gospel music for you this morning. [ applause ] ♪
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hey, good morning to you. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings." tesla has announced it is pressing the pause button on production of its model 3s, and a lot of people are asking questions. the company was already running behind. tesla's goal is to make 5,000 model 3s a week. they are averaging about 2,000 a week. prospective owners are being told by dealerships that they will have to buy the car without a test drive. tesla explains down time like this is common in ramp-ups. we will be tracking this on our midday news. here's alexis smith with traffic. we have a big issue in the north bay. southbound 101 in the petaluma area, a crash with some injuries just past kastania, blocking all lanes right now. so, not a great situation.
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that is also backing up the highway. and better news, the crash involving a motorcycle westbound 4 past san marco has cleared. all lanes back open, but about a 20-minute delay remains. >> alexis, thank you.
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all right, let's start with our current conditions. everybody's out of the 30s, now into the 40s, even 51 san mateo, still 37 technically santa rosa
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and ukiah. rain on the way tomorrow night. jessica? >> i'll take it. thank you, mike. ♪hank you, mike. we are back here live in times square. and once again we have just the best audiences that come here. [ cheers and applause ] i mean that. just really thoroughly enjoy that you take the time to be with us and one of our favorite things is that we meet the people, we meet the people, we meet people during our commercial breaks and also after the show and a few weeks ago some members of a gospel choir happened to be in the audience and they came up to me and said, robin, we want to perform for you so i let them do that after the show and that performance is now the most viewed video i've ever posted on social media. 1.6 million views and counting. so i want you to take a look.
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♪ nobody can hold me nobody ♪ nobody can hold me nobody ♪ like you can ♪ ♪ ♪ all the way >> they are the francis marion university choir led by their director jeffrey lampkin and thought they were so good we'll have them perform live on tv. come on out, this morning. come on out. don't be scared. [ applause ] ♪ >> oh. >> robin. >> good to see you again, jeffrey. >> good to see you. >> oh, my goodness. whoo. good to have you back. >> it's good to be back. >> you didn't think i was going to do this. you didn't think i was going to bring you back.
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>> my mind is blown. god is awesome. >> he's good all the time. tell us what brought you to new york the first time when you were here has month. >> every year our president of the college dr. frank carter always pries us the opportunity to go on a tour so this year we decided we were going to go to the northeast and so we called it/mind is made up nor'easter tour because you were dealing with so many storms at the time so we were like, okay we'll call it the nor'easter tour and got to go to chesapeake, virginia, came up to new york, in washington, d.c./baltimore area so it was just amazing, absolutely amazing. >> you are from south carolina. >> we're from south carolina. [ applause ] >> the home of sweet tea. that's it. >> this is an outlet for these beautiful young people. tell us what this choir means to them. >> i think one of the things about this choir is the fact that we get to give people jesus and the beautiful thing about it is it doesn't matter if you made a mistake, it doesn't matter if you're going through a situation, there is hope because there's a big guy upstairs who
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is just awesome exceedingly and abundantly. >> tell people wgb. >> young, gifted and blessed. when you look back, hey, we might not have everything we want but we are blessed. we are young and gifted by the power of the holy ghost. >> "any day now" is a song -- a new single. fell us about it. >> "any day now" came from our debut album produced by roosevelt macklemore and it is about hope. the fact that you know what, we got the school shootings going on and people diagnosed with so many diseases, it's okay. god still is going to turn it around. the thing for us is to have the faith. to believe it's going to happen and as long as we believe, he can make it work for us. so keep believing. any day now. he's going to turn it around. >> any day now.
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>> y'all ready. come on. hit it. ♪ >> come on, clap your hands. turn the track up. here we go. ♪ god's going to do it any day now ♪ ♪ any day now ♪ i don't know how but i believe that he will ♪ ♪ oh yeah hey god's going to do it any day now ♪ ♪ any day now ♪ i don't know how i don't know when but i know he'll do it ♪ ♪ come on, clap your hands ♪ do a little praying year after year ♪ ♪ calling on god while carrying the faith ♪ ♪ happy while holding you down my eyes see victory and i'm declaring it right now ♪ ♪ don't know how i don't know
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when ♪ ♪ whoa say yeah >> here we go. ♪ hey any day now any day now any day now ♪ ♪ any day now clap your hands right there ♪ ♪ any day now clap them right there any day now ♪ ♪ he's going to work it out ♪ he's going to turn it around ♪ he's going to work it out ♪ work it out hey ♪ god's going to do god's going to do ♪ ♪ god's going to do going's going to work it out ♪ ♪ god's going to work it out ♪ keep on trusting keep on believing ♪ ♪ don't you give up ♪ there's a god come on hey god's going to do it ♪ ♪ god's going to do it do it ♪ god's going to do it ♪ god's going to do it do it do it ♪
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♪ my going to do it any day now any day now come on and clap your hands if you love him today. hallelujah ♪ [ applause ] >> he's going to do it. >> thank you. >> he's going to do it. >> i don't even need a microphone. i don't need a microphone, thank you, jeffrey. thank you all so much for sharing that. >> thank you. >> you know. [ applause ] >> so, let this be a message to you, anybody in our audience, you never know when you could end up right here on "gma." [ cheers and applause ] you never know. miracles happen. thank you so. hey coming up superstar chef marcus samuelsson cooking up something delicious. (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting)
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>> announcer: is somebody in your life a hot mess like say your ki6r7ening? you'd love a kitchen makeover. how about your closet, garage, even your dating life? need a boost in the right direction? we're looking to hit the road to give viewers a surprise life makeover they deserve. so go now to goodmorningamerica.com and tell us about your mess and we could be headed your way. [ applause ] >> welcome back to "gma." can i get a help me sneeze. oh, nice work there. >> all right, look, are you suffering? time for our pollen report
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sponsored by claritin. some of the trees are blossoming in the oranges and pinks and carolinas going through a bit of a drought. that's why it's high there. utah in it. oak, birchs. hickories and something else i can't remember. bear with us, have your claritin and if you're suffering from allergies once you come in from the outside, shower off, wash your face, get that stuff off your skin any way you can and wait for summer. we're all hi, there. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. mainly clear with some patchy fog, lifting this morning and calmer conditions later today. my all right. thank you to you who can sneeze on command. we're getting hungry. lara, back to you. >> we are here with superstar chef marcus samuelsson.
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the behind behind harlem's red rooster, so many other great restaurants. today he's cooking for us something delicious just for spring. before we get to that. >> yes. >> i want to talk about the fourth annual harlem eat up festival. yes. it is so good. >> excited. >> coming up. celebration of harlem's culinary culture, art, community. >> we are honoring mr. dapper dan. we have star chefs like melba wilson but have stephanie isner and all the great chefs that make america super delicious but also harlem delicious. >> yes, i love that. >> it's going to be a lot of fun. >> it always is. you know, we know there will be incredible dishes at harlem eat up. right now we're going to make one of those. this is a spring chicken salad. >> yes. >> you've got me doing sort of the small stuff. >> start with marinading the chicken so just throw that in. you got a little parsley and
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lemon juice. scallion. >> a little garlic, a lot of garlic. >> yes. >> a little hot pepper. >> a little heat and then we'll let it marinate. minimum two hours. >> minimum two hours. what kind of chicken -- can you do boneless. >> absolutely but it tastes better with the bones on, you know what i mean, put it on the grill and with this we'll serve sort of like a -- think about a load of caesar salad, great radicchio and spring vegetable, scallion i grilled. fresh radishes, carrot, right? >> really nice. >> and we'll toss that in. >> always avocado and then a little bit of that dressing, not too much. >> yep. >> then we just will toss it. >> just a simple toss. let's do it >> that's great. meanwhile, can we multitank and talk about the new show you and i were talking about. "no passport required." >> i'm so excited to be able to
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travel the country, 60 amazing cities like detroit, miami, chicago and i'm going to focus on the culture of immigrant communities so in detroit we're going to arab-american. chicago, mexican-american. super good food and, america, the cities are the coolest things. >> you don't need a passport to get a great vacation. >> right. >> experience incredible things. marcus, what is this. >> this is my vegetable -- this is my spring sauce, i got cilantro, mint, lime juice, p pl poblanos. and fresh food. look at that. >> incredible. >> when you taste it, you think about you really think about spring, right? >> definitely not a finger eating dish. >> well, it could. i mean you could get a little messy just like i got messy right now. it's okay, baby. you can get messy. it's okay. and it's going to look like -- >> surprising. [ laughter ] >> surprising.
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right? >> marcus. >> absolutely. >> this is all for you. >> so, taste it. that's the right way to eat it. >> i have a napkin at the ready for you. underneath, you have super delicious -- >> in fairness she's wearing white. oh this, is delicious. >> how cute your family is on instagram. >> ah. >> marcus' family. >> she's the best. >> i mean. >> the little one is like 99% of the cuteness. i will say that. and he will be there at harlem eat up. he's going to be there running around. >> and where can everybody see "no passport" required. >> go to nopassportrequired.com. >> we thank you as always. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> sauce is so good. >> on our website. >> very good. >> the harlem eat up festival may 14th to may 20th. tickets now on sale. thank you again.
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>> thank you so much for having me. >> coming up, dr. whitney bowe is here with groundbreaking new science on what you eat and how it can change your skin. stay with us. "gma's" pollen report sponsored by nondrowsy
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>> oh, yeah, there's over 100 preferences in the back of there in talk about the science of how -- when you hear about dirt or things like that you're like that can can't be good for sflus there is groundbreaking new science showing the secret to gorgeous skin and a thinner waistline might have to do with our good bug so right now we're all covered in trillions of microscopic bacteria and not just all over our skin but in our guts and if we keep these bugs happy and healthy and in the right bam, they actually can act like tiny warriors and help fight serious skin conditions like acne and eczema but also appear to slow down the signs of aging. >> really. >> like wrinkle, give us a little bit of that glow. >> that got your attention. >> okay, all right. and you have a three-week program. >> i do. i do. so week one, week one focuses on the gut. because an unhappy gut leads to unhappy skin so this is a typical american breakfast. this may look healthy but the refined carbs and sugars in the cereal. in apple juice or orange juice,
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the artificial sweeteners, all have been shown to trigger hormonal changes and inflammation in the skin. >> what do you suggest. >> during week one you want to blood up on whole unprocessed foods. low in sugar. rich in healthy fats, probiotics. so you want to have omega-3 eggs and veggies and kombucha. yogurt, milk really important so here almond milk and coconut milk are okay but dairy milk if you're having fat-free milk has been shown to trigger inflammation in the skin. >> so we've got the diet and now it's about adapting some lifestyle changes. >> so week two is all about things like sleep, exercise, meditation, and we all know those are good for us but a lot don't know how much time to spend on each. i think you'll be pleasantly surprised. spin that around. >> i see that. >> we want to aim for at least seven hours a night.
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exercise, 30 minutes appears to be the magic number. this -- a recent stud y shows i you do it can make your skin looks decades younger under and meditation, five minutes a day. >> i've started meditating a couple years ago and truly made a big difference. okay, we have a viewer question asking a little bit about this. especially had it cops to exercise. here it is. >> i know you say exercise can help maintain healthy skin so my question is can one exercise help more than another? >> so, robin, it's variety is key. you don't want to do the same thing every day. mix it up. that balance of strength training and cardio that delivers result. >> let's get to the skin. >> let's talk about it. >> yes, so week three is all about skin care. so let's take a look at a typical skin care routine that is ruining your skin. >> what's the matter with this.
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>> these loofahs are literally rubbing and scrubbing away your good bugs. this has to go. okay. >> all right. so what do we use instead. >> anti-bacterial soap. no more effective than plain soap and water but can mess with your hormones. hand sanitizers should be used as a last resort if you cannot access soap and water. spin it around. what do we want to do. you can use a gentle washcloth, a gentle scrub to exfoliate your skin twice a become but the rest of the time fingertips only and use a gentle cleanser, look for hydrating or gentle on the label and week three is a fun time to start experimenting with some of these new skin care products that are made with probiotics. >> do we have time to ask another? one more from the audience. here we go. >> hey, doc, i've been wondering which one is better for your skin, bar soap or liquid soap and why? >> good question. so either one is fine, so long
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as it doesn't leave your skin feeling squeaky clean and tight. that's a sign it's a little too harsh and probably killing off your good bugs. got to get it a little dirty to glow. >> give us the bottom line. >> you do not have to spend a fortune on expensive creams and in-office procedures to have gorgeous skin. in 21 days you can transform your skin from the inside out and outside in on any budget. >> we have seen that. and look how she does this at the end. so cute. thank you, dr. whitney bowe, we appreciate that. "the beauty of dirty skin" is out now, wait a minute. everyone in our audience is going home with her book. everybody in the audience. [ applause ] so am i. >> awesome. >> head to our facebook page and dr. bowe will take your questions live. we'll do that as well. >> bring it on. all your questions on facebook now. >> we'll be right back. [ applause ]
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>> announcer: the trump white house and congress is tough. wait until james comey faces the women of "the view." >> buckle up, baby. >> tomorrow on "the view." [ applause ] back by popular demand already, francis marion university wgb choir will sing us off into our tuesday.
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jeffrey, take it away. have a great day, everybody. ♪ ♪ my mind is made up so go and see all the way ♪ ♪ all the way ♪ i'm on the right track i'm on the right track yes, sir ♪ ♪ there's no looking back ♪ nobody can show me ♪ like you, jesus ♪ since i met the lord
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hey, good morning to you. i'm natasha zouves from ab"abc7 morning mornings". why not get over to meeti meteorologist mike nicco. shaping up to be a beautiful day. >> tranquility. good morning, everybody. temperatures could be up to ten degrees warmer today than yesterday afternoon. we'll have highs in the low to mid-60s, upper 50s along the coast, but tomorrow night through thursday morning, another one on the storm impact scale. some showers on the way. alexis? okay, taking a look at the roads, better news in the north bay. petaluma all clear on southbound 101. we had a crash just south of state route 116. all lanes are back open. we've got fog settling in and some residual delays as well. and unfortunately, moraga road closed once again between lafayette and moraga due to that downed tree and power lines. natasha? >> thanks, alexis.
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it is time now for "live with kelly and ryan" and we'll be back at 11:00 a.m. for the abc7 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film, television, and broadway star, laurie metcalf. and from the new comedy "i feel pretty," emily ratajkowski. plus, your comments and questions direct from the inbox. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning.

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