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breaking overnight. a suspect accused of shooting two police officers and a security guard at a home depot in dallas finally captured after a wild chase overnight. marcus moore is on the scene in dallas. he has the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: robin, good morning. that violence unfolding at the home depot just behind me. and a dallas police officer said the shooting and the desperate search that followed was like living a nightmare. overnight, a massive manhunt for the man who police say shot two officers and a home depot employee, leading to this harrowing chase through the streets of dallas. cops on the interstate, weaving along the streets. >> white truck shooting at officers. >> reporter: officers running on foot. at 9:00 p.m., five hours after police were first called, law enforcement caught up with armando juarez on this dead-end street. his white pickup truck crashing in a front yard. >> we got our man. >> reporter: it all began around

4:00 p.m. when an off-duty police officer detained him. at this home depot. when more officers responded, he whipped out a handgun and shot two police officers and an employee. before taking off in that truck. this incident almost two years to the day of the july 7th ambush that killed dallas police officers. >> i've continued to be upset with the lack of respect for our police. in this city. and in our country. and now's the moment that we can lift them up, and i ask you to do this. >> reporter: overnight, those two officers and security guard underwent surgery. this morning, the police chief is asking people to pray for those officers. >> and the security guard, as well. thank you, marcus. now to washington where president trump's embattled pick to head the v.a., white house dr. ronny jackson, is facing

charges of professional misconduct. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce on the story. president trump gave jackson his full backing last night after appearing to waver during the day. >> reporter: initially, the president admitted that jackson was in some trouble there. after a face-to-face meeting, now this morning, the white house is digging in. they said they reviewed jackson's record and are giving him a clean bill of health. this morning, the white house is fighting back. defending the embattled pick to lead the v.a. >> i haven't heard of the particular allegations. but i will tell you, he's one of the finest people that i have met. >> reporter: a senior white house official insists the allegations of professional misconduct are pure politics saying, dr. ronny jackson is being railroaded. and his record is impeccable. jackson's confirmation hearing is now on hold after allegations of him promoting a hostile work

environment, possibly drank on duty, and improperly dispensed medication as the white house physician. specifically, the sleep aid ambien. though no evidence has been presented. in the process, he earned this nickname. >> he was the candyman because he handed out prescription drugs like they were candy. >> reporter: the president initially seemed to nudge jackson to bow out. >> i wouldn't do it. what does he need it for? to be abused by politicians not thinking nicely about our country? >> reporter: jackson won't comment on the allegations. is there any truth to the allegations? will you withdraw your nomination? but he insists he's eager to answer lawmakers' questions. >> i'm looking forward to rescheduling the hearing and getting the process moving. >> reporter: now, the president says what comes next, whether jackson decides to stay or go, is entirely up to him. but sources tell us this morning that jackson has no intention of withdrawing his nomination. >> george. >> we'll face a gauntlet.

meantime, a house election in arizona yesterday. republicans held onto the seat. but it is setting off alarm bells for the gop. >> reporter: this was a little too close for comfort for many republicans. they eked out a win here, only by roughly five points. this is a district that president trump carried by more than 20 points. it sends a very clear message to republicans that even red districts in red states could be up for grabs. >> big midterms coming up. mary bruce, thank you very much. robin. we'll stay in washington. overnight, president trump and the first lady hosting the french president and his wife at a lavish white house state dinner. the stakes very high. huge issues on the table, including the fate of the iran nuclear deal. jon karl has the latest on that. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the president had lots of warm words for the french president and a stark new warning for iran. showcasing their friendship for the world to see, with air kisses, an over-the-top handshake, and lots of hugs,

president trump and french president macron were so comfortable together, that this happened. >> we do have a very special relationship. in fact, i'll get that piece of dandruff off. >> reporter: overnight, the trumps' hosted their first state dinner. among the guests, olympic gold. plus, conservative stalwarts like henry kissinger and rupert murdoch. apple ceo tim cook, who brought along president obama's director of the epa, a big trump critic. among the pageantry, a ceremony and open displays of friendship with the french president, president trump offered a stern warning to iran. >> if they restart their nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than ever before. >> reporter: french president macron is in washington with a specific mission -- to convince the president not to break the iran nuclear deal negotiated by president obama.

president trump called the deal insane and ridiculous. but -- are you willing to consider staying in the iran deal? >> we're going to be talking about it. we'll see. >> reporter: after talking to macron, the president seemed to leave the door open to staying in the iran deal and negotiating an additional agreement to crack down on the missile program in support of terrorism. the president sounding more optimistic about his upcoming meeting with north korea's dictator, even praising his moves as honorable. >> kim jong-un was -- he really has been very open and i think very honorable. >> reporter: the president insists he's made no concessions and that the north korean dictator must denuclearize. on iran, the president has until may 12th to decide whether or not to stay in the iran nuclear deal. what he'll do is anybody's guess. but what he said sitting next to the french president is that it

is a deal falling down and, quote, should never have been made. >> as you know, the administration facing another challenge this morning. a federal judge overruled its efforts to end the dreamers program. >> reporter: this was a big setback to the president's plan to end daca. the court said daca had to remain in place, at least for now. saying that daca's rescission was arbitrary and capricious. they failed to explain that the program was unlawful. most significantly, they have to begin taking new applications for daca. the white house has 90 days to respond. >> i'm sure that they will. thank you, jon. we have an update on former president george h.w. bush. he was hospitalized on sunday, a day after the funeral of his wife of 73 years, barbara bush. family spokesperson says the former president is responding and recovering. he wants to get to maine this summer.

michael. >> thank you, george. now to new details about that deadly van attack in toronto. this morning, we're learning more about the suspect. including a cryptic facebook message that was posted on his account right before the massacre. abc's tom llamas is back from toronto. tom, ten people were killed, 14 injured, and most of the victims were women. >> reporter: this is a new twist in the case. police said in a news conference yesterday, a majority of the injured victims are women. a possible clue as they try to find a motive. this morning, new stories of people trying to save lives during the toronto van attack. >> i chased him down. i wanted to get his license plate number. i started honking my horn. nonstop, continuously, rolled down my window, started shouting. call police, call police. >> reporter: we're also learning more about the alleged driver, 25-year-old alek minassian. police say he killed 10 and injured 14 others as he zigzagged from the street to the sidewalk. hunting his targets. his father leaving court yesterday. weeping after his son was

charged. you were crying in court, sir. can you tell us what you're feeling right now? >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: minassian said to have taken to social media just before the attack. >> the accused is alleged to have posted a cryptic message on facebook minutes before he began driving the rented van. >> reporter: that message including these words, all hail supreme gentleman elliot rodger. in 2014, rodger murdered six people in a killing spree near the campus of u.c. santa barbara. before the attack, rodger said he wanted to punish women for rejecting him. can you at least say if the suspect was frustrated with his relationships with women? >> again, because that's part of the evidence, that is going to be a part of the investigation. >> reporter: the injured victims predominantly women ranging from their 20s to their 80s. they hope to get answers from minassian, who was taken into custoday alive.

watch as he threatens he has a gun. >> i have a gun in my pocket. >> i don't care. get down! >> reporter: constable lamb takes him down. you spoke to officer lamb. why didn't he fire his weapon? >> because he was reading all the cues, looking at what was going on. if he would have seen an immediate threat, where there was imminent death or grievous bodily harm, he would have used his firearm. >> reporter: police say it was both remarkable restraint and remarkable training. we spoke to one of the alleged killer's high school classmates. he says as a teen, minassian was bullied, had a nervous tic, and had problems making eye contact. no one he spoke to thought minassian was capable of doing this. >> how was it when you left toronto? because when you got there, this just doesn't happen here. they were in shock. >> reporter: we see it on the news here. in canada, this stuff has not happened. it rocked them to their core.

they have finally started opening sections of this major interstate. we saw people walking down the street with flowers, setting up makeshift memorials along the way of the attack. >> tom, thank you. there are also new developments in that tennessee waffle house shooting. and hearing the 911 calls that led to his capture. erielle reshef is here with more. >> reporter: a 911 call leading the police inside the home. once investigators went inside his home is where they found something much more disturbing. this morning, the call that put an end to the nearly 36-hour manhunt. >> he's in behind the elementary school, headed toward the tva lines in the woods. from a distance, it looks like this guy. he's got mud all over him. >> reporter: an alert electric worker spotting a suspicious man behind the apartment complex where 29-year-old travis reinking lived. >> i'd get somebody over here. this is right where he lived.

the suspect y'all are looking for. >> reporter: that tip leading to a takedown. reinking now in jail, under medical investigation. charged with four counts of murder from sunday's waffle house massacre. does he seem remorseful in any way? >> i haven't heard that word. >> reporter: chilling new details emerging from inside his apartment. a search warrant indicating the man authorities thought they had disarmed last year allegedly had an alarming stockpile. more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, one remington rifle. two scopes. a laptop. several hard drives. the investigation widening as a community mourns four victims and hails james shaw jr. a hero. honoring him for tackling the gunman and stopping the bloodshed. >> um, i do, once again, apologize to the people that lost loved ones. friends, or family. i'm a genuine person. i didn't actually do it to save

people. i did it just to save my life. and in me saving lives, i saved other lives. >> reporter: he is so genuine. such a humble hero after talking to him. shaw says that he has visited some of the victims still in the hospital. two of them in stable condition. as for the suspect, he -- his $2 million bond has been revoked. he's expected in court later today. >> just unbelievable he got those guns back. >> we're trying to get to the bottom of that. >> okay, erielle, thank you. we get the latest on the trial of bill cosby. the jury set to start deliberating today. after closing arguments witnessed by his wife, camille, in her first appearance in the trial. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. more than six hours of fiery closing arguments yesterday. but perhaps the most striking image came before court was even in session. bill cosby's wife of now more than 54 years, camille cosby,

right at his side, making her first appearance at the retrial. saying they all fabricated their claims for money and attention. but in its four-hour closing, the prosecution accusing cosby of shaming and humiliating the victims. calling cosby a conman. now one really interesting defense strategy, i want to point out to you, george, the defense brought up the me too movement first. essentially saying that bill cosby is an innocent man who's just caught up in the emotion and anger of essentially a mob mentality. george. >> okay, linsey davis, thank you very much. michael? now to breaking news overnight, rapper meek mill released from prison after the controversial sentence. t.j. holmes is here with the latest. >> reporter: a lot of viewers might not know the name meek mill. i assure you, your teenage kids do.

everyone from jay z to kevin hart, to robert kraft, have been lobbying for his release. he was on probation after a charge from when he was 18 years old. he was arrested last year after popping a wheelie on a dirt bike. you heard me correctly. he was shooting a music video. popped a wheelie on a dirt bike, puts him back in court. prosecutors recommended no jail time. the judge gave him two to four years. everyone didn't look at this as just about meek mill. but this was a lot of people thought, the perfect example of a justice system that does not treat all people equally. and in particular, you're talking about young black men. a court, a supreme court overturned at least that decision. he was immediately released from prison yesterday after serving five months. he ended up last night at the philadelphia 76ers game ringing the bell because he's a philly guy. so, a lot of support. he's a poster child for what people think of reform needed. >> otherwise, he'd been clean? >> there were technicalities. he was involved in a fight.

should that get you in jail for another two to four years? the popping of a wheelie. that was reckless driving. that got him in prison for another two to four years. people are saying this is a perfect example. it's just not about him. >> a lot of controversy with the judge in the case. >> you explained it very well. let's get to rob. more flooding in the south. >> slow-moving system. across north carolina yesterday. i-77. tough navigating there. charlotte also seeing substantial rains. a messy day for the northeast. bring your umbrella.

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hey, good morning. thanks for sticking around. let's talk temperatures. they're a little bit cooler than yesterday, mid-40s to mid-50s out there. the marine layer is deeper, reaching more neighborhoods, and that's why it's gray this morning just about everywhere, but there's no real fog out there to contend with. in fact, you can see the clouds will open up a little bit faster than yesterday, but we're still going to be away from the coast, two to ten degrees cooler than yesterday. even cooler coming up in my accuweather seven-day forecast with some sprinkles in the north bay friday, some morning drizzle saturday and sunday. reggie? >> thanks, mike. coming up, the former nfl cheerleader suing the league for gender discrimination. why they're willing to settle for just $1 each and a meeting with the commissioner. that's next on "gma." another abc7 news update in

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shooting two police officers and a security guard at a home depot in texas. and president trump is meeting with apple's tim cook at the white house. it's a closed meeting. after the state dinner last night which tim cook attended. >> this is me. an emotional interview with the husband of jennifer riordan, the mother of two killed on that southwest flight when that engine exploded. >> reporter: good morning, george. michael riordan is not thinking at all about the investigation. he's only concentrating on his children after the shocking death of his wife. >> love was in her heart. and my final words to her, i love you, travel safe. i'll always have that. >> reporter: michael riordan, for the first time, sharing his pain. >> the chaplain at the hospital called and said, i need to have the doctor talk to you. before the doctor was able to call, i clicked on the news. i saw one passenger was taken to the hospital. i thought, she can't be injured that bad.

i can get there, hold her hand. love on her. two minutes later, i got a call from the doctor two minutes later saying, we tried everything we could. she didn't make it. >> reporter: riordan was on her way home from new york for her 10-year-old son's baseball game when the engine of the jet exploded. the window next to jennifer blown out. passengers rushing to pull her back inside. but jennifer was pronounced dead from her injuries after later arriving at the hospital. michael telling us that he's grateful to the passengers who tried to help her. >> i received the names of the people sitting next to her. and i -- not yet. but at some point, i really need to reach out to them and just -- just know that as a family, we're thankful for them being there with her. knowing they were showing the kindness and care that they were. to lose your wife and partner for 29 years and the -- mother of your children is -- an impossible task. how do you tell your kids that

their mom's gone? >> reporter: tell me how you dealt with that. no parent is ever prepared for that. >> i held their hands. we took a knee. i said, mommy's not going to come home, guys. >> reporter: the couple met when they were just teenagers at a shopping mall in vermont. on sunday, thousands showing up to honor the 43-year-old bank executive. to celebrate what michael called her unapologetic love of life. >> and she was going to show you how much she loved life and how much she -- you -- whoever you were talking to meant to her. >> reporter: michael clearly adored his wife. the loss is devastating. but, george, he's determined to teach those kids to live the life that jennifer would have wanted them to live, george. >> what a job he has ahead of him. okay, martha, thanks very much. now to those former nfl cheerleaders who are suing the league for discrimination.

they're now offering to settle their claim if the league agrees to consider changing its ways. eva pilgrim is here with those details. eva, they're offering an interesting deal? >> reporter: $1 and a meeting. nfl cheerleaders who say they were discriminated against by the league say that is all they want to settle their lawsuit. this morning, they're waiting to see if the commissioner will take them up on that deal. this morning, two nfl cheerleaders say they are ready to get off the sidelines and into the boardroom to take on alleged discrimination in the league. >> this was never about money for me. this is about having respect for our sport and standing up for the sport and standing up for women. >> reporter: both bailey davis and former miami dolphins cheerleader kristin ann ware say they would be willing to settle their claims for $1 a piece if commissioner roger goodell and league lawyers would agree to a four-hour, good faith meeting with four cheerleaders. >> they can ignore us, or listen and do nothing. i understand that risk.

but i hope they have a real, legitimate discussion with us. i feel like we are on the same side. >> reporter: this, as dozens of women have now come forward with a laundry list of concerns, including allegations of harassment from fans. low pay. long hours. strict rules on everything from weight to social media. >> 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: former new orleans saints cheerleader davis filed her complaint after she says she was fired for posting this photo. breaking a rule prohibiting cheerleaders from posting revealing images on social media. a rule she says doesn't apply to men. >> if a player can pose in his underwear or shirtless in the gym and it's seen as athletic, why is something i post like that seen as sexual or dirty? this is a double standard. it contradicts itself. they say we can't post seminude. we have a swimsuit calendar.

our uniforms are seminude. it's a two-piece, a crop piece. >> reporter: the nfl saying everyone who works in the nfl, including cheerleaders, has the right to work in a positive and respectful environment. the league has until may 4th to respond. either accepting the deal or rejecting it. the women say they realize there's no promise the meeting would change anything. but they just want to be heard. robin? all right. our senior legal analyst sunny hostin joins us now. what do you make of this? >> i'm interested in the fact that they're not in it for the money. we know nfl cheerleaders don't make a lot of money. i take them at their word when they say this is not about making money. this is about bringing change. we're in the me too movement now, time's up movement. women are empowered to make change. i take them at their word. >> it's very apparent they're not in it for the money. but critics will say, this is just a publicity stunt and trying to get attention. >> you know, what if it is?

change needs to be made. the nfl has typically had a significant pr problem. we know that they hire people and maintain players that have domestic violence charges, that have sexual assault charges. they're being sued by my friend, mark geragos, now for colluding against colin kaepernick. they have a pr problem. maybe this is an opportunity for the nfl to come straight. do the right thing. meet with these women. >> and we hope that they would. because dialogue is very good and it's very apparent that these women want to bring about change. it's not about the money. but if it does move forward, the case moves forward, how does this -- does this weaken their case? >> i don't think so. there's been a lot of discussion that they're only settling the case because they don't have a strong case. i, again, take them at their word. i think they want real change. i don't think the suit is about money. and, if roger goodell makes the, i don't think, very smart decision not to meet with these women, their case will go

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back now with new concerns about fake reviews on amazon. a report says despite the on line retail giant's attempts, paid reviews are still popping up. rebecca jarvis is here with more. certain kinds of products are generating most of the reviews. >> reporter: that's right. bluetooth speakers, headphones, and diet pills. these are some of the products that are most susceptible to fake reviews. some saying it's an epidemic how frequently these phonies are cropping up. this morning, a new war is reportedly waging at online retail giant amazon over an influx of possibly inauthentic product reviews for some products. >> all the sellers on amazon are

kind of getting hurt from this because there are a few that don't play by the rules. >> reporter: "the washington post," owned by amazon's ceo jeff bezos, reporting that a vast majority of reviews for popular categories appear to violate amazon's prohibition on paid reviews. artificially inflating the ranking of thousands of items on the site. leaving some sellers with little recourse to combat the problem. >> right now, it's really difficult for sellers who are like us. competing against unscrupulous sellers who are engaged in activities that generate five-star product reviews of their own products. >> reporter: and while amazon banned paid reviews a year and a half ago, "the washington post" says that hasn't stopped some sellers from recruiting reviewers on social media sites. reporting that in february, there were nearly 100 facebook groups, one with 50,000 members, for the purpose of sourcing positive reviews. >> the amazon sellers need to

reach large markets of buyers. the facebook groups offer an opportunity for sellers to just have access to in some cases, 70,000, 80,000 people. you would get the product for free in exchange for a review. and sometimes they would give you -- usually send you a refund in the form of paypal. >> reporter: according to reviewmeta, a website that helps consumers find questionable reviews, there are things to look out for. >> reading the text. rather than going off the average rating. >> reporter: in a statement, amazon says, inauthentic reviews made up less than 1% of all reviews on amazon last month. we investigate each claim and take action by suppressing reviews that violate of guidelines. overnight, facebook telling us the groups identified misuse our platform and violate our community standards. we remove the groups once we're made aware of them. clearly, there's still a problem

here. >> but there more ways people can tell a real review from a fake review, right. >> at reviewmeta, you can go in and reverse search a url for a product. it will tell you at they believe are the real versus fake reviews. you can spot the fakes by doing digging. it will take some time. for example, look for the dates on the reviews. if you see a huge influx of reviews on the same day that are all positive, that can be a giveaway that those people were paid. also, the language. if there's a lot of repetition in the language. for example, somebody says over and over, i use this at the gym. that can be a giveaway as well. >> good point. it's not easy. a lot of work. >> you have to do digging. >> it's worth it. >> i like going to the store and touching it personally. i'm a touchy-feely guy. that's just me. thank you so much, rebecca. coming up, what prince william just said about the new royal baby. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] november 17th is national take a hike day.

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back now with the latest on the new royal baby. we are still waiting for a name. prince william, though, just spoke about his new son. let's go to james longman in london. he's going to have the latest for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yes, there was a memorial this morning. that might be part of the reason there was a delay in the

revealing of this name. prince william was speaking to people. he said the baby was behaving himself and sleeping well. as for the name, we're thinking arthur. phillip is a possibility. still maybe james. guys? >> we'll have to wait and see. gotta just be patient. all right, james, thank you. coming up, we have the new study that will have you reaching for dark chocolate. get ready for this. can it make your smarter? whoo. >> i'm going to pass that out to some of my friends. coming up, "gma's" concert series, sponsored by pepsi. celebrating every generation. series, sponsored by pepsi. celebrating every generation. ♪ join t-mobile and the whole family can stay connected with new iphones. which is great... ...unless your parents thought you were studying. aren't exams this week? somebody's busted. so join t-mobile, buy an iphone 8, get an iphone 8 on us. all on america's best unlimited network.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. wild standoff overnight. >> officers shot at by the suspect. >> the man accused of shooting two police officers and a security guard in a home depot in dallas finally captured after a frantic chase to track him down. the officers in critical condition. we're live with the latest. kourtney kardashian in washington. as reality tv and politics collide over the fight to clean up cosmetics. so few chemicals in your makeup are regulated. no safety tests required before beauty product hit store shelves. what happened when our correspondent put her own makeup cabinet to the test? the new rules of the workplace. is it okay to compliment your co-workers? where do you draw the line at work? >> are there new rules? what are they now? >> i think we're creating them.

>> the new rules of the workplace. is it okay to compliment your co-workers an where do you draw the line at work? two generations collide in our focus group, strong opinions on all sides. and what happens when our viewers weigh in. ♪ 24-karat magic in the air >> it's magic time. what just happened in that room is amazing. i was just blown away. >> what happened in the streets when david blaine was let loose in times square. how you can play along at home. can you outsmart the magic man? >> how's it going? >> holy smokes. david blaine. >> you won't believe your eyes. as we say, good morning, america. ♪ might hurt yourself every single time david blaine does a trick, my jaw drops. >> mm-hmm. >> he's like the pied piper of people. when he shows up, people gather around for the magic trick, but then stuff starts disappearing too. come and goes with david blaine around.

>> good morning to all of you. good morning, america. >> you looked like you were having fun. to the breaking news overnight. the suspect accused of shooting two police officers and a security guard at a home depot in dallas captured overnight. marcus moore is on the scene for us in dallas. he has the latest. good morning again, marcus. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. that violence unfolding at the home depot just behind me. where the two police officers were critically hurt and a security guard also wounded. it was some five hours after that initial incident that the suspect led police on a wild chase through the streets of dallas. cutting through yards. also speeding down neighborhood streets. it came to a dramatic end when police say 29-year-old armando juarez crashed a white pickup truck in a front yard. it started tuesday afternoon when an off-duty police officer detailed juarez at this home depot. when more officers arrived, he allegedly opened fire with a

handgun and took off from the scene. this morning, the officers critically hurt, they underwent surgery. the police chief asking everyone to pray for those involved in this. we learned this morning that the officers who were injured are three-year veterans on the force. and this shooting comes nearly two years after a deadly ambush killed five dallas officers back in 2016. >> we remember that all too well. marcus, thank you. we go to the white house. president trump's candidate to run the veterans' affairs department dr. ronnie jackson is facing serious accusations that as a white house doctor, he created a hostile work environment. dispensed drugs improperly. and possibly drank on the job. is the white house confident he can get through the process? >> reporter: they acknowledge it will be tough. it's hard to see how to salvage the nomination when the president stood up and said, if he were ronny jackson, he would drop out. the bottom line for the white house, ronny jackson wants to fight to clear his name. the allegations against him are entirely unsubstantiated at this

point. and he has a distinguished record in the military and serving in the white house under three different presidents where he was a popular figure. also jon over the last couple days we could see the president developing a bromance with the french president, emmanuel macron. what does that mean for the iran nuclear deal? >> the president seemed to leave the door open a little bit to staying in the deal and negotiating something on top of it. he called it a terrible deal. said it was insane. i asked him about iranian threats to resume the nuclear program if the u.s. dropped out. he had this new warning. the iranians say they'll restart the nuclear program if the deal is -- >> we'll find out. we'll find out about that. >> are you concerned about that? >> it won't be so easy for them to restart. they're not going to be restarting anything. they restart it, they'll have big problems.

bigger than they have had before. mark it down. they restart the nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than they have ever had before. >> reporter: the president has until may 12th to decide whether or not the stay in the deal. >> he said many times he'll rip it up. thank you, jon. let's celebrate a man who made learning fun. bob dorough was one of the musicians behind schoolhouse rock, a saturday morning tv favorite that snuck math into music. gave history a beat. and made grammar must-see tv. started in 1971 when an advertising executive told bob his son couldn't multiply. what did bob do? he created songs like this to help. ♪ three is a magic number yes it is ♪ ♪ it's a magic number ♪ somewhere in the ancient mystic dreams ♪ >> oh, memories right there. we have to hear one of his all-time best. ♪ conjunction junction what's your function hooking up boxcars

and making them run right milk and honey, bread and butter ♪ ♪ peas and rice, hey that's nice ♪ >> keep it going. so many songs that kids loved. >> oh, the bill. >> i'm just a bill. >> sitting on capitol hill. >> during the tests, teachers may have heard students humming some of these tunes. hopefully, it helped them get an "a." if they did, it's thanks to bob dorough who was 94 years old. he wrote the song "devil may care" that miles davis recorded as an instrumental. >> i didn't know no that. >> i did not know that. >> very talented man. >> he did sneak in education. sometimes on saturday morning, what did i do for this punishment? i didn't realize at the time all that i was learning and how much i was enjoying it. coming up, kourtney kardashian on capitol hill. why she's teaming up with lawmakers. what it has to do with your makeup. and what are the new rules in the workplace after the me too movement. is it still okay to compliment a co-worker. what our panel says and lara is

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[ cheers and applause ] a wonderful audience we have here on this hump day. let's get right to it. how about some "pop news" with lara spencer. >> let's do it, rob. good morning everybody. we're going to begin with babies in the ballroom. an instant dance team if you will arriving monday night for

"dancing with the stars" pro kym johnson herjavec and her husband, robert, who found love on the dance floor. the pair struggled to conceive but ended up with a double bundle of happiness. fraternal twins. hudson robert and haven mae. they made a debut on instagram in a photo with their shark da who captioned the image may you always know love, peace, and grace in your lives. may your dream have no bounds and your spirit be strong. with team of parents like these two, we have no doubt that are will be the case. >> beautiful. >> congrats to the happy family. the ballroom back in action on monday at 8:00 on abc. had to get a plug in. >> oh, by the way. >> did i mention? hey, also in "pop news" another pair melting hearts. country star keith urban and his oscar-winning wife nicole kidman

spotted singing a dazzling duet at a spotify event. it started when kidman was heckling him to sing "parallel line." while she got what she asked for, only after urban insisted she join him on stage. guys, listen to this. ♪ tonight no baby that i found babe it's time we put our hearts in a parallel line ♪ >> so pretty. >> really impressive. >> perfect harmony on stage and off. not the first time, by the way that they've joined forces. there's this video of them singing a rendition of "the fighter" in their own car. this is their carpool karaoke. went viral in 2016 with over 5 million youtube views. that makes us ask, when is the real thing coming, guys? >> keep your hands on the wheel. >> yes.

and finally, so you know the old saying, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. american idol contestant ada vox is living proof. the "idol" hopeful has been auditioning for the show for the past eight years. she never gave up. ada, also known as adam sanders when not performing, tells people that using hate as motivation during tough times is what kept him going on the pursuit of his dreams. saying it gave me a sense of empowerment. and you can watch that in action. ada vox, powerful performances once again on "american idol." that's this sunday on abc. that, everybody, is "pop news." [ cheers and applause ] >> well done, lara. >> thank you, lara. great job. now to the "gma" cover story. "keeping up with the kardashians" in washington, d.c. kourtney kardashian meeting with lawmakers about cosmetic safety.

abc's mary bruce is back with the story. welcome back to you, marry. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the government regulates everything from the food we eat to the medicines we take. what about the products in your bathroom and our makeup bags? it's been more than 80 years since the government passed regulations on cosmetics. lawmakers say it's time for makeover. they're getting help from a kardashian. >> reporter: reality tv and politics combining to clean up cosmetics. >> it's time for congress to do its job. >> reporter: kourtney kardashian, keeping up with capitol hill. teaming up with lawmakers to keep potentially toxic chemicals out of your cosmetic. >> the fact that we have to guess so much, you shouldn't be like walking around aimlessly like is this okay? >> reporter: only 11 chemicals have ever been regulated by the fda for you use in cosmetic. no safety tests are required before beauty products hit store shelves. republicans and democrats and kardashian are hoping to change that. >> everyone should have the

right to healthy products and personal care. >> reporter: kardashian is throwing her star power behind legislation to clean up that long list of ingredients on the back of your beauty products. the bill would require the fda to review at least five ingredients a year. and give the agency the power to recall dangerous products. the cdc admits the health effects of exposure to the chemicals are unknown. >> there's potential for the ingredients to be absorbed and affect our health. knowing more about potential safety hazards is important. >> reporter: in 2016, we put my medicine cabinet to the test. to see if our bodies are absorbing the chemicals we're slatering on. for three days, i used products with parabens and pthalates. then for five days, i cut them out completely. taking samples at each stage. four days, no chemicals.

now it's time for the last test. we sent them to a lab for review. met up with university of california berkeley researcher kim harly who revealed the results. how did i do? >> you went up to 376. >> what? >> you had a tenfold increase. >> when i cut those out? >> your levels plummeted. you went down to six. >> reporter: to six? lawmakers are hoping to take up the legislation next month. guys, it's not just big celebrities signing on. more than two dozen major beauty brands are on board. they want to see the changes, too. george. >> thank you, may. great news about dark chocolate. turns out it doesn't just taste good. new studies say it may make you smarter. will it get a seal of approval from dr. jen ashton. >> if you're looking for a justification to eat more

chocolate, you're probably going to find it in this study. >> okay. i'll start now. >> two ounces of dark chocolate, that's what's recommended. this was a small study. they looked at five people. they did eegs to measure brain activity. after feeding them 70% cacao. all five had increases the in brain wave activity. this was funded by the department of applied science at loma linda. obviously we need more than five subjects. there is good explanation as to hi this may boost your brain power. >> there are other benefits of dark chocolate. >> absolutely. number one, it does taste good. there are tons of anti-oxidants. anti-inflammatories. known mechanisms to benefit cardiovascular well being. the flip side is it is high in sugar. high in calories. not great for your teeth. there is caffeine in there. if you eat too much, that could be a downside. >> if you want to help your brain? >> other ways to do that. green vegetables. low sugar.

caffeine bursts the brain power. behaviors. getting enough sleep. not smoking. alcohol not in excess. for our kids, if kids do 20 minutes of cardio before taking a test, they actually perform better on that exam. so i wish i had known that when i was this school. >> elliot, are you watching right now? >> hid the treadmill. >> big math test today. thank you very much. let's go the to rob. all right, well, pass the dark chocolate. let's get it going, guys. from the animals on the loose, your "gma" moment. check this out. the zoo in ft. wayne. this 6-month-old giraffe got out in the parking lot. handlers got a hold of her. back where she belongs. and also a pony in clewiston, florida where they have good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, and the cooling reaches our inland

neighborhoods. no more 80s in this forecast. clouds return tonight, about the same temperatures as this morning, in limited rain, but up to 20 degrees cooler by the weekend. mid-to-upper 50s along the coast and san francisco. low to mid-60s around the bay and upper 60s and mid-70s inland, so still some microclimates. look at all the cloud cover tonight. now to our new series, what are the new rules? we're going to take a look at how the workplace is changing in light of the me too and time's up movements. we're seeing hollywood change. how are the movements affecting the average office place? this is a talker. deb roberts is here. you sat down with a group of different generations to see their take. >> we let it all hang out. in one evening. you have heard the explosive stories, the raw emotional accounts of harassment. we watched powerful men falling by the wayside. so many people demanding change. the big question now, how do we go from talking about it to making it happen?

well, as robin said, we gathered together men and women, some just stepping into the workplace. others who have been there awhile. we discovered this new reality is a big complicated, especially between the generations. are there new rules? what are the rules now? >> i think we're creating them. our society has made the decision to take off our blinders and re-evaluate what is acceptable in our culture. >> reporter: with a new reality settling in, we wondered how men and women are processing it all. >> i think we've had rules that have existed. i think we're deciding to make them more clear. >> reporter: it didn't take long for the groups we gathered, 20 and 50 something men and women across industries to hit a hot topic. are compliments still allowed in the workplace? first the older group. are any of you, as men, a little

concerned, comfortable, certain about how the behave and what can be con trued as what? >> yes, as a matter of fact, as i was walking the hallway in my school. there's a teacher coming. just passed by. oh, you look beautiful. she look beautiful. and then i said, oh. what did i say? >> reporter: you worried about whether that could be offensive? >> yeah. you never know anymore. >> reporter: a recent pew study says it's difficult to navigate interaction are female co-workers. we noticed a stark difference among the younger group some of who say comments on appearance shouldn't be a part of workplace banter. >> if you comment on my appearance, i want it related to my work. >> reporter: isn't that kind of rigid? suddenly we're not relating in each other in the way of men and women but now it's very work oriented and let's not cross the lines. >> well, we can relate. we don't have to talk about our physical appearances or how we think someone looks. there are other ways to relate. >> i think you can be friendly. i have a ton of friends at work. it never gets beyond the line of friendship.

>> compliments create rapport. rappaport is important to solidifying and improving human relationships. >> reporter: after bringing our two generations together a clear divi divide. >> you really think people should not give compliments? >> you just meet someone. manager. a supervisor. i don't think that is appropriate. >> sometimes a compliment is just a compliment. that's all it is. >> but the perception. >> but as a woman -- >> is it my fault if your perception is wrong if i just gave you a compliment or should you check your perception? >> i don't think i should check my perception. >> i'm just asking the question. >> as a woman, it's different. as a guy, if someone compliments you, do you second guess it if someone compliments you?

do they just want me here because i look good or because of my work? >> no, somebody says, nice shirt, i think i have on a nice shirt. >> younger people have an anger. particularly young women. an anger there about the injustice. >> reporter: joanne lipman, author of "what she said, what men need to know and women need to tell them about working together" says 20-somethings are taking more than gender in to consideration. >> they're looking at the double bind. the triple bind if they belong to an under represented group. >> a black women. hispanic women. >> exactly. they're highly focused on that in way older people are not. >> reporter: do we have to renegotiate how we're all getting along? >> it just happens with any sort of progress. there will be new tensions and new frontiers we're trying to figure out. we have to go into this with an open mind. >> i agree. times change. things change. you have to change. >> doesn't mean you have to give up principles or core values. right now, the conversation is all about blah, blah, so negative. >> when we stay negative and don't have conversations like this, that we don't say that

change is hard work. you do not change without work. >> yeah. >> reporter: and that's something both groups agreed on. that point that change is going to take effort and conversation. after nearly three hours of talking and shooting the segment, not everybody saw eye to eye on everything. there was tension. they all said this was so useful to talk and maybe begin to make progress. >> yeah. exactly. just hearing the different points of view is an eye opener. sometimes a compliment is just a compliment. sometimes it is more. how do you tell the difference? >> i think we all know. it depend on the intention. as joanne says in her book, if you're making a big presentation and somebody's reaction is, wow, don't you look cute. that's not a compliment. it's minimizing somebody. but if somebody is being friendly, it's all about how you know them. bottom line, if you wouldn't say it to a guy, don't say it to a woman maybe. >> we're going to ask the audience. i'm going to ask you a question. it's going to be a yes or no response. you have clickers. we can get the answer right

away. get the results right away. this is a question. yes or no. are compliments on appearance in the workplace appropriate? are comments on appearance in the workplace appropriate? let's see what our audience thinks. >> and this is a big one. >> 64%. 61%. it's varying. roughly 60% believe it's yes. >> and i'll believe 40% are young people. here's the deal, we still want to have fun with each other and relate to each other. it's all about how it's done. >> your intentions. knowing that. i know you'll have more on this for us. >> tomorrow, man-splaining. a guy says something, it's great. a woman, oh, they didn't hear it. >> we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ]

good morning to you. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings." so far, the pot industry in california hasn't been as big of a hit as expected. a cannabis analytic agency says sales in the state are trending about 11% below forecasts. however, sales in the first two months at about $340 million put california on place to beat colorado's $1.5 billion in sales last year. we'll keep tracking the story throughout the day, but right now it's time for traffic with alexis. good morning! taking a look at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, not great here on westbound 580. we have a crash reported around sir francis drake, so definitely heavy all the way across on that westbound side. and a quick check of drive times, pretty average, westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze 24

minutes, and bay bridge 10 we need to help more tocalifornians get ahead.d, that's why antonio villaraigosa brought both parties together to balance the state budget with record investments in public schools... and new career training programs. as mayor of la, he brought police and residents together to get illegal guns off the streets and keep kids out of gangs, and on the right path. that's antonio villaraigosa.

a governor for all of california. hey, good morning. hope you're having a terrific start to your day. let's look at temperatures, upper 40s, mid-40s in the north bay, the rest of us firmly in the 50s. clouds will break up sooner today, so get ready for the glare of sunshine on your commute. however, it will be much cooler with a chance of drizzle starting friday. natasha? >> thank you so much, mike.

we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news [ cheers and applause ] that last segment that deb did. that last segment that deb did has people talking. >> it has me thinking. >> in the control room, everybody was. >> great job by deb with that. welcome back to "gma," everybody. thank you for joining us on a rainy wednesday morning here this new york. and i got to say, things are getting magical in time square. david blaine stopped by the studio recently to see if he could fool us with some of his favorite tricks and illusions. you at home can play along with the first one. let's take a look. >> michael strahan. >> you scare me every time. >> that's what i said.

>> david blaine's first trick, one for everyone. play along. >> think of something you like to have for dessert. but not something you would order in a restaurant. something you might have at home. take the last letter of that dessert food. >> okay. >> with that letter, can you think of a u.s. president whose last name begins with that letter. >> yep sflp take the second letter of the president's last name. >> okay. >> think of a color that begins with that letter. like if a crayola box of crayons. >> michael's own box of crayons. >> what color were you thinking? >> why do you want to know. >> because you're going to take it out of the box. >> indigo. >> that's what i was thinking. >> stop it. >> take it out. >> what are the odds. >> take the color. see, there's one. let them see, there's one kcrayn in there. >> there's no [ bleep ] way. no way. >> no way. >> indigo. >> what just happened in the

room is insane. i am blown away and slightly terrified. >> and then david and i took the tricks to rob. >> how's it going? >> holy smokes. david plain. >> cards disappears in front of our eyes. >> look, my hands are held. i'm going to ged rid of everything. all the spades? no, the clubs. get rid of the clubs. then i'll get rid of the hearts. see that. then i get rid of the diamonds. see that. i just got rid of everything. the whole deck. >> man! unbelievable. next, david tells me to think of a card. >> don't say it. >> now rob is up. >> take any one out that you want. take it out. let them see it. don't let michael see it. put it back. good. and if you stand right next to me here. good. here's the idea. maybe if michael is here as well. >> why to i feel like he's making this up as he goes? >> press. with the other hand. >> okay.

>> tell him where to cut. >> cut three quarters of the way down. >> the card jumped out of the deck. folding in the air. it landed under your watch. turn your wrist over. there's a card under there. >> oh, my god. >> i'll take these. >> what? what? what? it's the card i took! >> you were thinking of card. you never said it, right? what card was it? >> 6 of spades. oh, no. [ cheers and applause ] creepy. you have wandered into my dressing room. every time e see him, he scares me. is there so soft spoken. he'll never five it up the he'll not tell you how he does it. >> you're so focusefocused. i asked for my box of crayons. it was a new box.

i said, where are my crayons. he said, they disappeared. i'm like, david, where are my crayons at. >> you're positive the box was full? >> 100%. after i complained, he sent me nine boxes of crayons. so -- gotta say, thank you to david blaine. how do you say the name? what do you call this? >> crayons. >> crayons. >> crayons. >> a lot of the younger generation call itded it cray-e. >> i usually don't talk about it. >> all right. >> that's a big debate. >> i'm getting told i just said cray-ens. >> i'm going pass them around we got so many. but if you --

[ applause ] if you want to check out david, he's doing a live tour. kicks off on may 6th in san diego. tickets on sale now. it's worth the price of admission to check him out. he's just that good. >> thank you. great seeing him. all right. we have an extraordinarily talented guest to bring to our breakfast table. starring in the powerful new film called "disobedience." please welcome, academy award winner rachel weisz. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> okay, mwah. >> oh, my goodness. thank you for the film. thank you for this film. >> thank you for the intro. >> absolutely. the strong roles.

where are my manners? congratulations? you and daniel craig, your husband. bond, james bond, expecting. >> a baby. >> yes. >> congratulations on that. >> thank you, very kind of you. >> how are you feeling? >> pretty good now. dodgy for about three, four months. now i've got the good bits kicked in. the good bits. >> the good bits. >> it only gets better. >> how do you know, michael? >> hey, i have four now. i didn't give birth. i know it gets better. >> you have four? >> yes. >> as robin said, thank you for "disobedience." it's a film about two strong characters. a forbidden love story. you produce. you star. why was this so important for you to get out here? >> i was really wanted to tell a story about two women.

in relation to each other. it could have been about female friendship. i was reading books about female friendship. there may be other books i didn't find. but it ended up being the women getting into fights over a guy. this isn't the story i'm looking for. i found lesbian love stories, like women in relation to each other as lovers. this story set in a tiny community in north london, near where i grew up. an orthodox jewish community. spirituality is a beautiful thing. if you're gay, you can't express your sexuality. it's a rich place for a story to be told. the woman who wrote the book, she grew up in this community and then, left it. and came to live in new york, a bit like my character. she's writing from the outside looking back ofingly on the inside. but, there's a -- there's drama. because -- rachel mcadams' character and mine are not free to love who they want to love.

kind of like "shape of water." how can you be free? >> all human beings in this case, though. >> exactly. >> you want to see a little bit? >> thank you for pointing that out. >> they called you ronny curtis. >> that's my professional name. >> what's wrong with your real name? >> artists change their names sometimes. >> that's right. >> women change their names every day. they take their husband's names and their own history is gone. >> oh, wow. [ applause ] >> we're not used to seeing rachel play characters like this. she said she could not pass up the opportunity to work on this film and to work with you. how was it working with her? >> she's just so touching in the this film. she makes a huge -- it's the first time she's played english. she had to become an orthodox

jewish woman. she didn't know anything about the religion before. she had to do a deep immersion. she's wonderful to work with. soulful, wonderful, strong, intelligent. she's praet ity heart breaking. >> she nailed the accent. >> completely. she got it down. >> you have a wide range of characters over the years. incredible characters. if you had to pick one from these different time periods you have had the opportunity to lay, based on their fashion, what would it be? the examples. in the mid 1800s, like my cousin rachel. or you have achent e gyp chance, like the mummy returns. or the '70s, lovely bones. >> it's got to be just based on fashion. making this clear. the 1970s. a pair of flared jeans and i'm happy. the other ones, all corsets. takes hours. it's painful. i like to put on pair of jeans

and go. >> you made ittize ze. >> could you bring it out. >> speaking of fashion. baby fashion. >> we have baby fashion for you. >> oh. my goodness me. >> we don't know if it's a boy or a girl. onesies for you. for you. someone is going fit into this. >> it's miraculous. thank you. that's adorable. >> congratulations again on the pregnancy and the movie. "disobedience" is in select theaters on friday. rachel weisz everybody. coming up, he just won a pulitzer prize.

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all right. happy crowd despite the weather. we're celebrating national dna day. commemorating the discovery of drk na. g erk no.0 can reveal which geniuses you could be related to. they did mine. somewhere down my father's line, i shared dna with napoleon. my friends say at 6'2", i have a napoleon good morning! i'm meteorologist mike nicco. temperatures in the 50s at 9:00 with the clouds opening to

sunshine by noon. even the coast will see a little more sunshine, but the sea breeze will cool us down even more inland. in fact,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, happy national dna day, george. back up to you. >> thank you. i'm here with ronan farrow. his investigative reporting on harvey weinstein. now he's out with a new book, it's called "war on peace." congratulations on the pulitzer. i love the title of this book. what did you mean by it? >> america is undergoing a transformation. we don't have negotiators or peacemakers in many, many places around the world. h those places, we're shooting first and asking questions later. sometimes, as i tell the story in the book, not at all. >> it's hard to belief it's based on your experiences at the state department. you started not even 20. >> just about that.

>> father figure to you. >> he was. he was a mentor. i worked for him for eight years on and off. he was a complete nightmare by all accounts. got frozen out of the obama administration. partly because he was difficult as hell. but also, he died trying to sound the alarm about this trend. i released some of his final secret memos to hillary clinton where he says, look, our policy process is overtaken by generals and spies. and civilian voices who maybe could spare our brave service men and women from going head lonk into the war are not making it into the room. >> you spoke with ever living secretary of state. what surprised you most? >> a lot of things. the level of candor from everyone. from colin powell, who said we're ripping the guts out of the state department. we're mortgaging your future. to rex tillerson. one of the most surprising beats was how hard it was to get some people on the record.

hillary clinton had scheduled an interview while i was at the head of the weinstein reporting. her folks got in touch and said, we heard you're working on a big story, sounded concerned, and cancelled the interview. >> over the weinstein stuff? >> othver the >> a broader problem recruited by -- >> there was beat. in the policy process, we're dealing with the cia dictating a lot of the policy shots. same with the pentagon. on the one hand, when i was involved if h development programs in afghanistan, you quickly learned, you had to do everything through the pentagon. on the other hand, i think what you're alluding to, yeah, i was actively approached by some folks in the intelligence community. and look, they do fantastic work. they're brave public servants too. there's a hot of denigration of the diplomats in the picture. what they were saying to me is you can't get anything done in this world. that's because we have left that system broken.

>> you're working in the state department in your early 20s. he started college at the age of 11 yeah, i know. [ applause ] how does that shape you? do you feel like you missed out on childhood? >> sure. to extent that i'm terribly adjusted. i was a tiny kid the school. people were very nurturing. i was fortunate to be in great places where people took care of me all the way through. >> and you are done a lot with it. "war on peace" is out now. congratulations. >> thank you, george. when we come back, the breakout band why don't we. they'll per forlive.

[ cheers and applause ] we're back with one of pop's biggest breakout band. why don't we. after one year together, they've gotten more than 170 million youtube views. they just finished an entirely sold out north american tour. here they are. performing the latest single, "trust fund baby" written by ed sheeran. ♪ ♪ i don't want a girl who fetes a car for her sweet 16 ♪ ♪ or spends a stack of dollar bill on a limousine i want a girl who takes a bus and who wears baggy jeans ♪ ♪ rocking nike airs don't want no fake tan short skirt daddy's money don't work snoets smo i want a smart girl stronger than her father ♪

♪ all we ewed to dream about is getting rich an getting out move to the nicer part of town ♪ ♪ where we'd have numbers on our house it took awhile to figure out ♪ ♪ what type of girl that i'm about who prings the real man out of me yeah ♪ ♪ i don't really want no trust fund baby i like my women independent ♪ ♪ and i say to people that's my haydy and we don't need nothing else ♪ ♪ i don't want to trust fund baby don't stand there i'll say to people that's my lady ♪ ♪ i don't want a girl who takes selfies i don't want no mean girl ♪ ♪ i want a girl who climbs trees always dirt on her jeans not i want a throw back kid who loves me for my birthday makes a mix

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hey, good morning to you. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings," and mike nicco, i feel the chill in the air. >> yeah, it's going to spread today, really hit the coast in san francisco yesterday. this time it's going inland. you can see the cloud deck's still out there, but it's going to be a pretty nice day to do outdoor activities, unless you want sunshine and warm weather at the coast, where we'll be in the 50s through san francisco, 60s around the bay and 70s inland. today we get rid of the 80s. tomorrow we get rid of the 70s for the most part. >> okay. taking a look at a sig alert on westbound highway 4. this is just east of loveridge. we have a multicar crash blocking the three right lanes, so that is definitely a sig alert with heavy traffic in the area. things are looking better on westbound 580 in richmond. earlier crash has cleared. >> thank you, alexis. time now for "live with kelly and ryan," and we'll be back at 11:00 a.m. for the "abc7 midday news." our reporting continues on our

news app and abc7news.com. hope you make it a great day. [cheers and applause] >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the series "brockmire," hank is area. and actress, author, , and producer ali wentworth! plus, find out how to freeze your fat away as we continue "live"'s "beauty week"! all next on "live"! and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest? ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: bring it in, good morning!