>> definitely yanny. >> gma is starting right n good morning, america. deadly storms ravage half the country. winds topping 80 miles an hour sending trees flying. flash floods forcing rescues, lightning hitting an airport. hundreds of flights canceled. now this morning 50 million americans in the storm zone. also breaking, north korea threatens to cancel that summit with president trump over pressure to abandon their nuclear weapons. what is this curveball from kim jong-un revealing about their negotiating strategy? the white house responds this morning. deadly explosion in california. >> i need to have the building evacuated. all the crews pull back from the incident. >> bomb squads on the scene. dozens of children nearby forced to evacuate. authorities now investigating. was this blast intentional? new twist in the royal wedding drama.

meghan markle's father reportedly undergoing heart surgery this morning expected to miss the big day. as meghan's mother heads to london, we'll also tell you the roles little george and charlotte will play in the wedding. and forget the dress. the new debate driving people crazy. >> laurel, laurel. >> what do you hear? is it laurel or yanny? and, good morning, america. i know it is supposed to be a debate but harper and i listened about a dozen times yesterday, and all we could hear was yanny. >> that's all we heard. >> i can't wait till it's over. >> well, michael, they're calling it the new dress. remember -- >> i remember that. >> it was a black or blue was it white and gold. >> white and gold. >> black and blue. >> they're divided -- you think that's gold, george? >> white and gold, yeah.

>> that's black and blue. >> that's black and blue. >> george thinks it's gold. >> you thought it was gold. >> white and gold. we begin with breaking news. the senate judiciary committee has released transcripts about that infamous meeting with donald trump junior in 2016. pierre thomas is working through those documents right now. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. we're getting more insight into what donald trump jr. told the senate judiciary committee last year. he says he does not remember discussing with his father that controversial meeting with the russians at trump tower to get dirt on hillary clinton. as far as that trump tower meeting, don jr. suggested that he never really thought about whether getting information from the russians was alarming. asked by investigators did you understand that would be problematic, don jr. basically responded that getting dirt on hillary clinton was fair game. finally, there were a number of specifics that don jr. could not remember, including whether he

discussed a trump tower meeting with jared kushner or paul manafort beforehand. he also doesn't remember discussing the firings of former fbi director james comey or former national security adviser michael flynn with his father. >> about a year later the white house put out a statement that the president participated in this meeting. don jr. says he chose not to talk to his father about that statement. >> reporter: that's right, george. he said he chose not to talk to his father. a lot he did not remember though, george. >> he said i do not remember many times. senator dianne feinstein says much more investigation to be done. pierre thomas, thank you very much. michael. we're going to begin with those deadly storms tearing through the northeast overnight killing at least five people. take a look at the giant storm cloud that's moving over new york city. hundreds of thousands are without power this morning. abc's gio benitez is in new jersey where a tree collapsed on a home. good morning, gio. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. just an incredible scene here.

just take a look at how big this tree is. okay? now look at what this tree did to this garage. in fact, there's an antique car in there. you can probably see the license plate. incredibly the owner was working on that car just an hour before this tree came crashing down. he's okay. he went into the house. but, boy, what a dangerous situation across the northeast. this was the moment that powerful and deadly storm began to wail. you can hear the wind whipping through the trees as debris began to fly. torrential rains making it nearly impossible to see. lightning striking alarmingly close to this highway and a traveler at a connecticut airport posting this photo. in some cities every single road shut down. >> we have trees into houses, people trapped between trees on the roads, trees on cars. everything you could think of. >> reporter: trees downed, cars crushed and streets completely swamped. >> i have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: thousands of travelers stranded as the evening commute came to a screeching halt.

>> we left d.c. at 5:40 p.m. tuesday. now it's wednesday. >> reporter: overnight this train trapped by floodwaters just outside washington, d.c., marooning passengers for hours. >> the water was rising and it became kind of -- it was kind of scary. >> reporter: the massive downpour creating a state of emergency in parts of new york and flash flood in baltimore, dozens of people stranded by the rising water. this picture from the frederick news post shows a child being pulled to safety after he and his family got trapped in a minivan and this man was rescued after getting swept away in his car. and, again, at least five people were killed in this storm and it just underscores how important it is to get inside a safe building because they were killed because they were inside cars when the trees came crashing down. michael. >> all right, thank you so much, gio. that massive storm system is also causing problems this morning.

ginger is tracking it all and, ginger, good morning. >> good morning, michael, and at least 360 severe storm reports, so many from the wind damage and flash flooding is the next thing we've got to worry about. more than a dozen rescues just in frederick, maryland, alone. 3 to 6 plus inches of rain fell quickly. that's going to happen for more folks today. let me explain what's going on here, that same stationary front that caused all of this, low pressure systems riding along it, kicking up the atmosphere's energy, that's going to keep staying stationary and sit over the mid-atlantic. as it's draped there it will allow the low coming out of the gulf to push moisture up toward it and it will squeeze and you'll see training thunderstorms just round after round dropping up to 4 inches, robin. >> want everybody to stay safe. ginger, thank you. now to that new threat from north korea saying they could cancel the summit with president trump after the u.s. and south korea conducted joint military drills. martha raddatz has the latest and, martha, north korea saying

they will not be pressured into giving up their nuclear weapons. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the negative rhetoric coming from north korea escalated overnight into this morning threatening the summit that has seemed a certainty. overnight, a sudden roadblock ahead of the highly anticipated summit between president trump and kim jong-un. north korea's vice minister for foreign affairs and former nuclear negotiator threatening to pull out of the meeting if the u.s. insists on unilateral nuclear abandonment and taking direct aim at president trump's new national security adviser john bolton, saying, we do not hide our feelings of repugnance towards him. bolton talking about de-nuclearization on sunday's "this week." >> implementation of the decision means getting rid of all the nuclear weapons. >> reporter: the tough words come hours after north korea canceled today's talks with south korea over ongoing u.s./south korea military exercises.

the north korean central news agency adding this message. the united states will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned north korea/u.s. summit in light of this provocative military ruckus. the about-face seemed to catch the state department by surprise. >> we have not heard anything from that government or the government of south korea to indicate that we would not continue conducting these exercises. >> reporter: and at that triumphant late night return of those american prisoners, president trump made it clear he has high hopes for his meeting with kim jong-un. >> i really think he wants to do something and bring that country into the real world. >> reporter: but today the reality of dealing with the mercurial north korean leader is setting in. the u.s. and south korea had postponed military exercises during the olympics but will not cancel the current exercises that are happening right now.

>> could this be a negotiating tactic by them? >> it sure could be. they could be saying, let the games begin right now and figure out what they want from the united states. you know, we've been asking this question over and over again, what do they want? they freed the prisoners and said originally they'd denuclearize. now it looks like they're in a a little bit of a negotiating stage. the one thing we know kim jong-un is as unpredictable as president trump. >> that is a certainty. thank you, martha. >> cecilia vega here as well and let's stay on the theme. as martha pointed out in her piece, the president had pretty high expectations for this summit. any initial white house reaction? >> they released a watered down statement saying they'll continue to coordinate with allies, that they're looking into the reports from the south korean media and as far as we know the summit from the white house's perspective is still being planned. this caught the administration off guard. there is this now push to find out as robin said whether this is a negotiating ploy by kim jong-un or whether this is actually something they need to take seriously.

for now it's still going to happen. this is a setback, unclear exactly how big it is. >> what the president said when he talks about it always talks about, yes, they're agreeing to denuclearize. it's clear that both have different definitions. >> completely but remember the president has also carried through with everything he said, left this window open that things could fall apart on this. he has always said, i want to sit down with him but it may or it may not happen. so as martha just said, is there anyone more unpredictable than kim jong-un? >> hard to know right now. one more thing. this white house focus on leaks is really getting intense. >> yeah, they cannot get this one under control. there is a push afoot, perhaps for some people to lose their jobs over this latest leak about the comments, these grotesque comments about john mccain that happened in the aff meeting. there are reports out there that there are sweeps happening in the west wing right now looking

for personnel -- personal phones inside the west wing that have been banned and the president is calling these leakers traitors but we've got to remember these are people he hired. they are on his team, people leaking about his own administration. >> inside his white house, cecilia, thanks very much. to politics and the results of last night's primary battles in four states. women candidates, the big winners last night in races that will shape control of congress. our senior congressional correspondent, mary bruce, is on capitol hill with all the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, this was a huge night for female candidates. look, if democrats stand a chance of taking back the house, then pennsylvania is going to be key and last night democratic voters there showed they can turn out high numbers and that some of those women are poised to make history. overnight, the pink wave rolled through pennsylvania, women showing their strength in nearly every corner of the state. >> a lot of them are mothers and they care about the average person and their household and the things that matter to the families in america. >> reporter: at least seven

democratic female candidates scoring victories in a state that currently has no female representatives in washington. >> i hope very much to be one of many people who break that trend. >> reporter: chrissy houlahan, veteran and small business owner says it's time for women to step up. >> i think women are uniquely qualified to be those collaborators and unifiers. >> reporter: in idaho, state representative paulette jordan winning the democratic primary for governor. >> idaho is needing us. they need our voices. >> reporter: she is poised to make history and could be the country's first native american female governor. but president trump's presence still felt. >> we have a big election in november. one more to go. >> reporter: in the keystone state trump's close ally congressman lou barletta coming out on top in his race for senate. now, many of these races are a big test for president trump. the president, of course, narrowly won pennsylvania in 2016. now republicans are hoping for a do-over there come november while democrats see the state as

a chance to pick up several seats and propel them to retaking the house. george. >> okay, mary bruce, thanks very much. robin. now to that mysterious explosion that left one person dead in california. you can see the extensive damage inside. abc's kayna whitworth is there on the scene for us this morning. kayna, the fbi and homeland security, we know they are investigating. >> reporter: robin, good morning. the orange county sheriff's office is taking the lead on this investigation as they try to determine the cause of this explosion. questions are swirling this morning as authorities failed to rule out anything. could it have been a ruptured gas line or perhaps something much more sinister? a deadly explosion rocking a southern california community. >> i need to have the building evacuated. all crews pull back from the incident. >> reporter: chaos just after 1:00 p.m. in the first floor of this medical building. plumes of white smoke pouring out. debris sent flying into the parking lot.

first responders racing to help. the fbi, atf and bomb squad combing the scene for answers. nearby witnesses describing the horrendous blast. >> we heard a very loud boom and i actually felt the building shake. >> saw the fire come out on one side, the insulation on the other popping out and debris all over the floor. >> reporter: these photos inside the building showing the breadth of the damage. sheriff's deputies in gas masks looking for clues killing one woman and at least three others injured. a federal official telling "the associated press" that the explosion was believed to be an intentional act. >> we have not found any type of specific device inside of the building right now that could tell us or lead us to what exactly the device was, if it was a device. >> reporter: people in nearby buildings forced to evacuate including dozens of small children across the street. leaving the building holding hands, some wheeled out in their cribs.

>> to have to do something like that with those little kids had to be scary. >> it's horrible. it's a tragedy. any time you're near this or you see it, it's going to affect you. >> reporter: so i spoke with a former fbi special agent who said if it was intentional then we have a bombmaker who attacked their victim and that is a very dangerous situation. all authorities will confirm right now is that they're looking through surveillance video. robin. >> dangerous and frightening. all right, kayna, thank you. michael. >> thank you, robin. now to the growing volcano threat in hawaii. officials raising the alert level this morning as more cracks appear. take a look at these satellite images showing hawaii's big island a year ago and now. after those eruptions, you know, that's after those eruptions. our chief national correspondent matt gutman is on the ground with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. scientists are telling us those towering clouds of ash that you just saw are the start of what

you could call the main event here. they say that ash could smother parts of the island, could close down the airports and this could last for two weeks and is only forecast to intensify. the kilauea volcano firing burst after burst of volcanic ash skyward. those columns of gas and ash reaching 12,000 feet, growing more explosive this morning dropping ash on sections of the big island of hawaii and what scientists are calling the start of the biggest explosive eruption at kilauea since 1924. officials warning residents living near the volcano to stay indoors and airplanes to stay away. that volcanic ash mixing with rain clouds and producing acid rain. all this comes as the 20th fissure cracked open the earth pumping out clouds of sulfur dioxide. officials here declaring a condition red in parts of the

big island with the gas posing an immediate danger to health. we walked down roads impassable and cracked open by those thermal vents. these plants haven't been burned. it is some of the fumes that have killed them over the past ten days of continuous exposure to this hazardous gas. at least five new eruptions since saturday rattling the 400 residents who defied the mandatory evacuation orders. the lava in those fissures is draining from kilauea. the volcano's cauldrons are dipping. michael, now while it's important to note that 2,000 people have been ordered to flee their homes and 40 structures have been destroyed, nobody has been actually hurt by this volcanic activity. in fact, you could say the biggest casualty here has been hawaii tourism which largely relies on the volcano national park, but its closure and people's fear has caused tourism bookings to drop here by 50%.

michael. >> all right, thank you so much, matt. i think you hit the nail on the head when you said we're glad no one is hurt. thank you for that. now back to ginger. >> this is hart, texas, more than 80 mile per hour winds between lubbock and amarillo. there were several from there to arkansas and more to come for thursday and friday.

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earlier problems on the bay bridge commute have cleared, but you're still stacked up into the maze. >> alexis, thank you.

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in some places, uprooting trees, flash floods forced rescues. gina haspel looks like she's on the way to being president trump's nominee to lead the cia on the way to confirmation after some democrats supported her after she said the cia should not have carried out harsh interrogation tactics in the past. likely to get that vote by the end of the week. we'll continue with the latest twist as we're three days away from the royal wedding as meghan markle's mother is spotted heading to london. we're now learning that her father likely will not make it there reportedly undergoing heart surgery this morning. abc's paula faris is at windsor with the latest here, good morning, paula. >> reporter: good morning to you outside of stunning windsor castle. while doria is expected to meet with the queen, the royal family and meghan's friends, her father will be noticeably absent as he's reportedly undergoing a heart procedure. the reason for his heartache strife between meghan and her half-sisters. will he or won't he walk his

p daughter down the aisle. that is the question this morning after thomas markle, meghan's father, appeared to change his mind several times over the last 24 hours. after first announcing he would not attend following reports that he staged these photos with the paparazzo, thomas appeared to reverse course telling tmz he would be there for his daughter's big day saying, i hate the idea of missing one of the greatest moments in history and walking my daughter down the aisle. but a few hours later thomas announced he's now scheduled to undergo major heart surgery today to clear a blockage and repair damage to his heart which occurred after he reportedly suffered a heart attack last week. cardiologists advise patients to avoid air travel for at least a week after this kind of procedure. >> meghan, how are you feeling? >> reporter: overnight royal sources tell abc news that meghan and harry are very concerned about her father's health and that nothing that happened this weekend changed their wanting him to walk her down the aisle.

but that the most important thing to them right now is that he's okay. tmz says the elder markle told them he believes this heart attack was brought on by an open letter his son thomas jr., meghan's estranged half brother, wrote to harry last month encouraging him to call off the wedding, writing, meghan's attempt to act the part of a princess like a below c average hollywood actress is getting old. thomas jr. was not invited to the wedding and neither was his ex-wife tracy dooley, but that didn't stop her from arriving to london with her two sons to cover the wedding as contributors for "good morning britain." they appeared on the show this past joan. >> what kind of person is meghan markle? >> wonderful. i mean, even growing up she was just always really creative, very talented. she was vivacious and she always

had a tendency to want to better her environment and started that from a young age in trying to influence people and influence society. >> reporter: meantime, overnight meghan's mother doria, the only family member of meghan's known to be attending the wedding was spotted heading to the airport to catch her flight to london. she was clutching a burberry bag. and we have learned that harry and meghan, they're really torn between concerns over thomas markle's health and wanting to focus on the big day. robin, there was a significant announcement from kensington palace today. there will be six bridesmaids, four page boys including prince george and princess charlotte. our royal contributor omid scobie joins us. so good to see you and speak to you about this. i know that you have mutual friends with meghan markle and you're aware of what is going on. can you give us any insight into the prognosis and what's going on with her father? >> good morning, robin. yes, of course, thomas markle

claims he suffered from a heart attack last tuesday and has been in and out of hospital since. he has now said that he needs a major operation which will involve clearing an artery and inserting a stent into that artery. that will, of course, see him out of action for several days and, of course, unable to attend the royal wedding. >> you can understand people are a little bit skeptical because he was going, then he's not going, then all of a sudden he has this heart procedure that people are -- they're wondering are they getting the full story here? >> questions have been raised about the validity of thomas' claims. the day he said he was in hospital with the heart attack last tuesday he was actually spotted by paparazzi outside his home and last night while he claims to be ready and prepped to go into his operation this morning, paparazzi in rose rita, mexico, say he's still at his home at present. >> how is meghan holding up, omid? >> it's obviously an

understandably difficult time for meghan. sources say she's upset and distressed by the news. it comes days just before one of the biggest and important moments of her life. her father should be here to walk her down the aisle and, of course, he isn't now but i'm told that she has the support of her nearest and dearest and her mum is now here and her closest friends visiting her at kensington palace, one of those being markus anderson, the soho house executive we saw by her side in toronto last year at the invictus games. >> she does have a close circle of friends around her. you mentioned about her mother making it across the pond. is she expected to be the one to walk her daughter down the aisle on saturday? >> well, sources say that plan b talks have been talking place all week, of course, without thomas here, we do need someone to walk meghan down the aisle. there was already a breakaway from tradition to have doria escort meghan from her accommodation in the car to the

church to hand her over to thomas on the day of the wedding. i think what we will see although kensington palace aren't commenting, is doria taking meghan from the car and into the church and down the aisle. >> oh, and we haven't talked about the groom. how is prince harry? how is he during all this drama? >> i spoke with sources very late last night. they said that harry's most important priority right now is meghan and her well-being. this should be a time of celebration and happiness and should have their loved ones around them including thomas and that hasn't happened. there's been a lot of embarrassment with the recent tabloid coverage and that's been difficult for meghan so harry has been by her side as a rock. i'm told by kensington palace sources that despite what's going on at the moment that their focus is still very much on the wedding which, of course, is just a few days away. there's some final prep to be done but the wedding day itself will still be a day of

celebration, love and happiness. >> it will absolutely be all of that. omid, thank you very much. we want to remind everybody that we will have full coverage of the royal wedding, michael and i will be live from windsor this week. it's already wednesday. whether we going to get there? you're leaving after the show today. >> i'll see you tomorrow. >> i will he be there on friday and david muir and i are anchoring live coverage starting at 5:00 a.m. on saturday eastern here on abc. coming up here murder mystery in pennsylvania. former schoolteacher killed in her family's driveway on mother's day. police think it's a crime of passion. ther's driveway on mother's day. police think it's a crime of passion. jimmy (shouting): james! he's survived record rain and a supplier that went belly up. so while he's proud to have helped put a roof over the heads of hundreds of families, he's most proud of the one he's kept over his own. brand vo: get the most out of your money, whether you're using quickbooks smart invoicing to get paid twice as fast or automatically tracking your mileage. smarter business tools for the world's hardest workers.

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we are back with the search for a killer. in pennsylvania a former teacher was gunned down on mother's day outside her family's home. police believe it was a crime of passion. amy, you're here with the story. >> investigators say this looks personal and that rachel deltondo went out with a friend on sunday night but when she returned, she was shot multiple times. a mother's day murder mystery turning this home outside pittsburgh into a crime scene with authorities questioning how and why rachel deltondo was gunned down and murdered in her parents' driveway. >> i counted six shots. >> reporter: according to police the 32-year-old fatally shot multiple times at close range after returning to the home with a friend after purchasing ice cream leaving neighbors in the close-knit community stunned. >> beautiful lady. friendly. knows everybody, knew everybody, talked to everybody. i don't know why that happened.

i really don't. >> reporter: investigators believe deltondo knew her killer and that the murder will prove to be a crime of passion. >> we're getting video cameras. we are downloading information. we are interviewing witnesses. we are doing everything we can. >> reporter: police aren't revealing a possible motive yet and according to local media deltondo was suspended from her job as a teacher in october after a 2016 police report was leaked about an alleged incident where she was reportedly found in a parked car with a 17-year-old in the middle of the night. the report also alleging deltondo told the officers the teen was upset and needed someone to talk to. no charges were filed. the d.a. says it's unclear if there is a connection to her murder. >> we're investigating everyone that was driving around aliquippa that night that was anywhere near this young lady's house. >> the beaver county district attorney saying investigators have taken a cell phone to harrisburg to have its data

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we are back now with a new debate that is dividing the country. >> dividing this desk. >> it is. >> you guys remember the dress debacle. some saying this is blue and black. >> because it is blue and black. >> that is blue and black. >> george sees gold and white. well, now we got another debate. the audio clip. this audio clip is splitting -- t.j., you're rubbing your eyes already. you're going to explain it all. >> we made it through the dress debate. we'll make it through this as a country as well, guys, but this one simple clip with one word has divided the country. i want everybody to listen to it now at home if you haven't heard it. i hope you listen to it with somebody because there's a chance they'll hear something different than you're hearing it. roll that clip. [ tape playing ] >> it's laurel. >> yanny. >> it's yanny.

>> it's laurel. >> it was yanny earlier. now it's laurel. >> who are my yanny folks here? >> i'm yanny. >> i'm laurel. that's all i have heard. >> really? >> is laurel the whole time. >> but i heard yanny before. now i'm hearing laurel. so something wrong with me? [ laughter ] >> well, that's another issue. >> so what's the science behind this? >> science, we're told -- nobody is sure but i'm sure some scientists are studying it as we speak but there is speculation maybe it has to do with the volume you're hearing it and something to do with the frequency you're hearing it but some other says it might just be a jumbo of noises that your brain really doesn't know what it's hearing and yours is interpreting it one way and yours is interpreting it another but this is the craziest thing i've seen to show this to two people, let them hear it, and both argue. >> and convinced. >> what am i saying, yanny? >> you're saying yanny. [ laughter ] >> amy, we aren't crazy. >> i mean, i was just checking. >> you're not crazy. you're just wrong.

>> just wrong. >> nothing but laurel. i've heard nothing but laurel. >> nothing but yanny. nothing but yanny. >> we'll get through it together. >> we got people in the back going laurel. yes, our laurel fans back there. >> martha has spoken. that's a wrap. >> when we come back we have even more details on the royal wedding. we'll be back. more details on the royal wedding. we'll be back. metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i'm relentless too. mbc doesn't take a day off, and neither will i. and i treat my mbc with new everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. in fact, verzenio is a cdk4 & 6 inhibitor for postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- mbc, approved, with hormonal therapy, as an everyday treatment for a relentless disease. verzenio + an ai is proven to help women

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hey, good morning to you. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings." now, there could be a little bit of rain in parts of the bay area today. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right, thank you very much, natasha. hi, everybody. back-tracking the thunderstorm over the last two hours or so, but it is falling apart as it moves through napa right now, so a little bit of rain possible for you. a better chance in the areas you see shaded in green for thunderstorms, very active so for us today, there's a slight chance of a shower. otherwi otherwise, we'll see more sunshine but temperatures below average with upper 50s along the coast, low to mid-60s along the bay and upper 60s inland. hey, alexis! hey, good morning. we've got a major slowdown in the south bay, a sig alert. a water main break causing flooding southbound 280 before state route 87. we've got three lanes blocknd we're seeing major delays there on either side of 280. and a serious crash in tracy,

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the home movies uncovered for the first time. >> i'm singing music from my heart. >> reporter: the film digging into her divorce, drug abuse and the discovery of the voice of a generation. as we say good morning, america. ♪ i don't want to hurt anymore ♪ stay in my arms if you dare a little tear in my eye. oh, my goodness. what a voice. >> right. >> thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning and that whitney documentary looks like a must see. they interviewed more than 70 people including her momomomomoo bobby. boy, it's so -- you know what else is powerful. when we put up that clock of your, george, that is a powerful moment when we put up george's -- >> you know how excited i am, 2 day, 22 hour, 58 minutes and 10 seconds away from the royal

wedding. [ laughter ] i just can't do it, simone. i'm trying. i just can't do it. there is no way i can do this right now. >> can we have a moment of transparency. we are so happy for the couple. we are so extremely happy -- our producers, many of them young women are going nuts and so the coverage that they want us to do but we -- >> we are very happy for them. you guys should have taken my advice and eloped but that's your business. >> george, let me take this over before you dig yourself even deeper. >> trying to help. >> we'll tell you what we've learned about prince harry george and prince charlotte's official roles in the wedding. george, i know you can't wait to hear that. charlotte will be a bridesmaid, george will be a page. >> adorable. >> we have much more on that coming up and anything new that we can find out we'll give it to you first. >> you'll hear it. before we do that we'll tal tearing through the midwest and

northeast overnight. we'll go back to gio benitez in mahwah, new jersey, good morning again, gio. >> reporter: hey there, michael. just another angle here. you can see that tree, not only crushed this garage clearly but it also moved it over several feet. nobody was hurt here but the homeowner was inside. less this tree just came crashing down so thankfully he's okay. take a look at these london images from last night's storm. you can see here this image, this was posted by a stranded traveler at a connecticut airport and see that incredible lightning right there. outside washington, d.c. floodwaters trapped a train. passengers were stuck there for hours. we also saw flash flooding in baltimore, dozens of people were stranded by rising waters but clearly these kinds of storms are just incredibly dangerous. at least five were killed including an 11-year-old. >> george. >> we'll move on to that new threat from north korea

overnight saying that they could cancel the summit meeting with president trump after the u.s. and south korea conducted joint military drills. want to bring back martha raddatz for more on that. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is a complete about-face for the north koreans who are threatening to cancel that highly anticipated meeting with president trump if the u.s. attempts to coerce them to abandon their nuclear weapons. they are also taking aim at new national security adviser john bolton saying we do not hide our repug nance toward him. remember, it was just last week north korea released those american detainees to a triumphant president trump who said he really believed kim jong-un wanted to bring his country into the world, but the north has already canceled today's talks with south koreans over ongoing military exercises between the u.s. and south korea while south korea says the military exercises will continue, so now it's a matter of who blinks first. >> and bolton has a history with north korea but they are clearly set off by what he told you on sunday. >> exactly. denuclearization of the entire

peninsula, verifiable. irreversible. i think they're reacting to those things as well. >> martha raddatz, thanks very much. >> thank you both. now to a special performance by the cast of "hamilton." former president george h.w. bush got a visit by the musical. he joined the legion of fans tweeting a thanks to the hamfama he called the visit a complete joy and saying history never sounded so powerful. mr. bush and his late wife barbara wanted to see "hamilton" on its houston stop so was bittersweet but by that smile you can see that he enjoyed the show. but that was so thoughtful of them to come to his home like that. >> good to see him out of the hospital. >> doing very well. coming up who will be the -- who will be in the royal wedding with prince george and princess charlotte. those details, plus we're taking you inside the royal kitchen. how to find hidden cash in your home.

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are here with us. [ cheers and applause ] all right. and i wanted to give a shoutout to tourism of north carolina. what you got? >> fight on. >> well done. >> i work with enough people from usc, they go, fight on. that's all i know. >> we'll fight on with some "pop news." [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning to you. not your average 88-year-old, the dreams of seeing a justin timberlake concert but that's the kind of person bettany is. watch when she finds tickets to j.t. in her easter basket. >> what are you going to, nammie. >> justin timberlake. oh, my god. >> nammie is a major super fan and after her grandkids posted that video online, justin not only saw her but made sure that

she got a special meet and greet. she did request a kiss, by the way. jessica said no problem. number one fan, there they are right before the show and even changed her sites and put her in the front row and gave her a shoutout. nammie's granddaughter sara watson wrote of it on instagram. justin is a class act, y'all. humble and grateful for all the love shown to sweet nammie. >> she's not letting go. >> so sweet. [ applause ] >> very nice guy. >> made nammie's day. hopefully we've made her morning. also in "pop news" this morning, this is an exclusive for you. a first look at that new documentary on whitney houston. and among the revelations family members speaking up about her tense relationship between her best friend robin and her husband bobby brown. ♪ share my life >> tell me that robin crawford -- >> robin was her safety net. bobby was jealous.

he wanted to be on stage and he wanted to be in the forefront. >> eventually she stepped in to lift him up. >> these are never before seen images. the film was made in cooperation with the houston family and estate but the director retained complete control promising a raw unbiased look at the life of this music superstar. the documentary simply titled "whitney" debuting in theaters. >> i know. every time. all of it. also in "pop news" this morning, a friendly reminder for you, a psa, if you will, for car owners everywhere. please remember to check under your hood. this could happen to you. look at that, you guys. a michigan resident named kelly moore heard a funny noise, pops his hood. wow. there is a secret stash of more than 50 pounds of pinecones

wedged into every nook and cranny, a squirrel or several squirrels likely to blame. i don't know about you about that would drive me nuts. thank you. i hope that's not too acorny for you. [ applause ] >> well played. well played. >> that squirrel should be on an episode of "hoarders." now to our "gma" cover story. we're just three days away from the royal wedding and as we've said, prince george will officially be a page boy and princess charlotte will be a bridesmaid. abc's adrienne bankert is in windsor with more on that and how meghan markle and prince harry are incorporated both american and british traditions. good morning to you, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning, michael. and, yes, this royal couple has had its share of modern twists to their love story but many

traditions still hold including the participation of the cutest kids joining the bride in walking down the aisle. we now know who the smallest and most adorable members of prince harry and meghan markle's wedding party will be. this morning, the palace releasing the full list including prince george, princess charlotte and the three children of megan's friend and stylist jessica mulroney along with two daughters of another close friend, beneath that litt. >> they've chosen the children of both of their friends. equally split from each side. >> we know we are a fantastic team and we hope to over time try and have as much impact for all the things we care about as much as possible. >> i'm very excited about that. >> reporter: ef detail fall nothing place for the american princess' storybook wedding. inside the royal kitchen at winds, 30 chefs and assistants are chopping, peeling and prepping for the couple's 600

guests. creating a foodie fantasy. >> the couple wanted us to make sure we used all of the local seasonal produce as much as possible throughout their menu. all their decisions we purely made suggestions and the couple were involved in -- tasted everything. they've been into -- involved in every detail. >> reporter: michael bruce curry the american head of the episcopal church has been chosen to deliver the sermon historically fulfilled by clergy from the church of england. while they proved they're not afraid to break with tradition. >> they've broken with tradition slightly in this regard in that they're not having a sit-down dinner for their 600 guests. because they've got so many guests at windsor castle they're having more buffet style food. >> reporter: when it comes to saying "i do" the weddings are

different. wearing quite is a major no-no in america but british bridesmaids often do. who could forget pippa middleton's curve hugging alexander mckean at kate's nuptials and well behaved young children follow the bride into the ceremony whether than precede her as we see with the u.s. flower girls and ring bearers. at the end of the aisle in the uk the prince groom faces away from the bride until she reaches the altar. just as prince william did while harry snuck a look. we'll see if harry sneaks a look this time around but here in the uk, brides actually pay for their wedding parties while in america, most of us women know about paying for all of those bridesmaids' dresses. one quick note about the kids they rank from age from 2 to 7 and we'll find out about the bridesmaids' dresses and page boy uniforms on the wedding day and if you indulge me one pore thing, fight on. a greeting to our usc guests in the studio today.

michael, back to you. >> all right. [ applause ] >> as kro the pond. >> all right, thank you, adrienne. >> i love that, adrienne. >> we really appreciate that. adrienne answered a lot of questions, george, the same things you were asking me. >> i was taking notes the whole time. right there. >> very helpful. >> you remember that time when harry looked. >> oh, totally. >> like he leaned into his brother like, hey. of course, so many are wondering what meghan markle will wear when she goes down the aisle. this morning we're meeting a fashion designer who has dressed princess diana. she's dressed kate middleton and meghan so paula faris sat down with her and so we go across the pond again. hey there, paula. >> across the pond. we're just going to stay across the pond. you can't wait till you join us but all of britain including amanda wakely wants her to wear a british designer when she walks down the aisle at windsor castle but wakely was very close with princess diana and has

since found fashion favor with meghan and kate. one designer, three leading ladies. >> i have what i call this wardrobe -- >> she is the face behind the royals' fashion favorites. who do you think would look beautiful in this? >> i think -- you're trying to trick me. >> reporter: her royal flush started back in the '90s when princess diana wore her skirt suit. when she first emerged with that skirt suit when she was announcing her retirement what did that do to your business? >> i had no idea we would be wearing that for that occasion. >> what was your reaction? >> it was, oh, my god. >> reporter: her designs soon becoming a staple in princess diana's wardrobe and coveted by women across the globe. and there are new members of the royal family and now a soon-to-be royal also stepping out in wakeley royal designs as she attended her first official event alongside the queen meghan markle wearing this amanda wakeley creamed tailoring coat

and underthat an amanda wakeley midnight blue dress. >> i think she looks amazing in everything. obviously. >> reporter: from the kate middleton effect to the markle sparkle, the royals' influence on fashion it's felt around the world. many markle's coveted fashion alone is expected to pump nearly $210 million into the british economy and kate's fashion icon status contributing an estimated 205 million to the economy in 2015. what can you say about the markle effect on fashion? >> meghan markle already is the most wonderful ambassador for fashion. >> it all started with princess diana but to now be providing designs for her daughters-in-law it's come full circle for you. >> yes, that feels really, really wonderful and it just breaks my heart that she's not here to see it all because she'd be loving it. >> everything that meghan

touches in the fashion world turns to gold. now, robin, we showed you that beautiful ivory coat that meghan wore. i'm wearing the same version in black. it is the cromby coat and this is the closest i'll get to acting like a royal but i'll take it. robin. >> one question, do you have to give it all back or do you keep it? get to keep it? >> yep, i got to give it all back in like five minutes. [ laughter ] >> sorry. don't look behind the curtain. all right, paula. thank you. good to see you, paula. >> the glamorous life. >> yes, and we'll have full coverage of the royal wedding, michael and i will be live from windsor, you're heading out after the show today. i'll join you there on friday and then david muir and i will be anchoring live coverage of the royal wedding saturday, set your alarm, 5:00 a.m. eastern time right here on abc. it's exciting. [ applause ]

i know. it's going to be great to be there. >> did you pick out anything. >> a few little things. >> i hope i see a fascinator. >> and i have to give it back too. ginger >> that's why i'm getting up at 5 owe clack a.m. i can't wait to see both of you, not the wedding. the "gma" moment. are any of your cars a mess? i know ours is always so messy, so this is what we need. we need 2-year-old mason. >> nice. yep. mason is from millberry, massachusetts and his mom says he's for hire so we're good. thank you, mason. please send me your "gma" moment by going to my facebook page and good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. check out my first highlight. showers and lightning. already had some this morning. chance continues today. minor warming trend tomorrow through saturday and below-average highs next week again. today, upper 60s east bay

valley, south bay, upper 50s at the coast. tonight, upper 40s in the north bay valleys. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. the weather and spring has sprung which means it's time to clean out closet, drawer, cabinets, not always fun but what if i told you your clutter could be worth a lot of cash. on my new show "everything but the house" we find you money hiding in plain sight. take a look. ♪ could you have a treasure hiding in your own home? >> somebody is going to get quite the bargain. >> reporter: on the hgtv special "everything but the house" a team of experts are rushing in to help. >> hi. >> come on in. >> reporter: they left loads of stuff by their beloved auntie when she died and now want to sell her huge collections and

have no idea how much anything is worth. >> after ten months of trying to get rid of our aunt's stuff there was still no end in sight. it was getting overwhelming. >> we kind of started fighting a little bit. but we're great besties now. >> reporter: the team sorting through the clutter and identifying gems. >> this will be a great piece to ad. >> reporter: once the experts find items to sell the online auction can begin. >> everything on our website does start at $1. >> reporter: the low starting price can be scary but can pay off big time. the auction team finds and researching 450 items for the twins to sell. >> another thing about silver coins, you can always tell by the sound of them. >> reporter: just one of those silver coins selling for $238. >> yes! >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this john lennon silver bracelet. >> sold it for 275. >> reporter: this sterling flatware hiding in a trunk going for -- >> $1550. number 63, she's doing the biddings dance. >> how does that make you feel, val? >> how does it make you feel?

>> makes me aggravated we don't have more of it. >> reporter: the biggest items in the collection, these colored lithographs by spanish artist joan miro. >> can be a $4,000 piece. >> what? >> reporter: the art causing a bidding war. >> i've sold it. $3200. >> lara, i'm watching that piece like a lot of people at home going i've got a lot of stuff but you said there are some tips. first what you call the stamp of approval. >> the main thing is everybody be a detective. look for stamps of approval. those prints are a great example. the twins thought they were kid art and they were definitely not kid art. with we sent our appraisers in they were signed and had a stamp that said hc. that means artist proof. that was never forsale. that was the artist's own piece. >> wow. >> upping the value. if these were print, $300. if they were just lithos signed by the artist, $200 but because they were the artist's proofs

they got $6500 for the pair of them. they were hiding behind the couch. one said i think my kid did that in 1970. no, it was not your kid. >> another thing you said pop culture pops. >> yeah, exactly. so they had this john lennon bracelet. silver bracelet. had a stamp of john lennon's face on it in weight it was worth 30 to $50 but because he's a pop culture item, has so many fans it started a bidding war. people that love john lennon, it went for i think almost $300. so look for elvis prints, you get the drift. >> i get the drift. >> many more tips like that. be a detective before you throw things away. >> watch "everything but the house" on hgtv sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. yes, i got to do that.

good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." chp has identified the driver involved in a deadly crash on i-880 near stevenson boulevard in fremont. they say he's just 21 years old, dang nguyen hei tran, arrested for suspicion of dui. three people died in the crash involving five vehicles last night and five others were taken to the hospital. police reopened the highway this morning. alexis smith has been looking at this all morning long. >> yes, and that situation has cleared, reggie, but we've got a lot of other slow spots and major problems, including here in san jose, southbound 280 before 87, where you now have the two left lanes back open but a water main break, some major flooding in the area, and we're looking at just some massive backups. also a sig alert for a crash in the two left lanes, southbound

880 at 66 in oakland and again, major delays through that stretch. reggie? >> all right, it is may, and there is some rain in

all right, take a look at live doppler 7, that thunderstorm we tracked from cordelia to napa now over, but best chances we have through the day is the areas shaded in green, which will be pretty close to us, so i'll keep a stray shower in the forecast. reggie? >> thanks, mike.

another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and ♪ hey baby i think i want to marry you ♪ back to "gma." we got a great audience with us. >> we do. >> upstairs and in our studio. [ applause ] and we've got some great topics up for debate this morning and i'm going to start us off with the royal wedding just three days away. george's countdown clock is going. >> put it up. >> we're hearing a lot about tradition. and as we all know harry and meghan are breaking some of those. so which ones are still okay and which ones are still so yesterday? that's what we're calling this thing. so we want to know what you think. everyone in our audience, you guys have clickers in front of you right there. i'm going to -- what i'm going to do, i'm going to name a wedding tradition. i want you to vote if it's okay or if it's so yesterday. >> so yesterday. >> so we'll -- we'll start off with the garter toss. okay or so yesterday?

>> okay. >> well, this is not a verbal tag. it is that thing in front of you and what does everyone say about the garter toss? >> yeah. >> it's okay. [ applause ] >> no harm. >> i agree with you, no harm. >> only 37% tossed the garter last year down from 41% in 2016. so it's kind of -- >> someone is keeping stats on that? >> i can -- i can tell you -- you know, they keep stats on everything. >> wow. >> the second one, second tradition is the bouquet toss. okay or so yesterday? >> i love that. >> you love seeing everybody fighting and elbowing each other to catch a -- >> no, not that part of it. >> is it okay or so yesterday? what do we have? >> what are you voting more? >> come on okay. yes. >> okay. [ applause ] >> yes. why not, right?

>> 49% did it last year as opposed to 53%. do you know why it was started? back in the ancient days they would rip a piece of the woman's bridal dress to obtain good luck so she threw the garter so they would chase that and she could run away. >> wow. >> yeah. >> wow. >> we're just full of knowledge here. all right. >> we're full of it, all right. >> here we go, the last one, matching bridesmaids dresses. matching bridesmaids dresses, is that okay or so yesterday? >> i don't know about that one. >> so yesterday. what do you think? >> individuality. >> you've been married for 42 years -- they said okay. >> a little closer this one. >> kind of up to the bride. >> it's kind of up to the bride but the tradition behind that was ancient rome when everyone in the bridal party dressed like the bride, it confused the evil

spirits, okay, who might whisk the bride -- >> you're a font of knowledge. [ laughter ] >> i'm just -- >> i know. >> just delivering. >> serving. >> this is perfect timing for the royal wedding. >> yeah. >> and everything else so there we go. >> we appreciate you participating and helping and all that. >> yes. [ applause ] >> couldn't have done it without you. this next debatable topic comes to us from nyc public radio. it is called gothammist.com, and tweeted, do you think exclamation points are acceptable to use in work-related e-mails? in work-related e-mails, is that okay? so use your clicker. let us know, yay or nay. can you use the exclamation point? >> yay. >> okay. >> it does communicate a lot. >> it does. i don't have stats here but it says i'm going to go out on a

limb saying more women voted yes because it says that more women are likely to use the exclamation point than men. >> i use it. >> i use it all the time too. >> i use it all the time. >> it gives a sense of urgency to what i said. [ laughter ] >> and excitement. >> and excitement, yes, hooray. >> one other work-related e-mail we want to ask about. etiquette. audience, writing in all caps. all cap, all caps, all caps. that okay? okay or no way? okay or no way. >> only if you're prepared to get a stop yelling at me. >> kid does that. >> so i'm going -- yeah. >> no way. yeah. [ applause ] >> we have a very astute audience. >> we have a great guest to bring to the table right now. she is starring in "deadpool 2." emmy nominated actress, morena baccarin. please welcome her. [ applause ]

>> hello. how are you? hi. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> hi. >> what's going on? >> thank you. >> sorry. >> wow. i get to be in the middle. >> right in the middle. >> smack dab in the middle of the action. wonderful to have you back. we had the whole cast here and everyone is excited about the movie. >> we hear you're ready to jump into our royal wedding coverage. >> fascinating. yeah, i brought something with me for you guys. >> let's see what you got. >> i thought it was time to celebrate. >> yeah. >> wow. >> why, thank you. > look at this. >> i'm not bossy, i'm the boss. >> okay. >> that's right. >> have you caught the mania. >> you know, i don't know why but everybody is just really obsessed including me. i feel like it's fascinating. >> so will be you watching on saturday? >> i think i will. i mean i have babies so we'll

see, but if not i'll watch the highlights so i'm excited to see what she's going to wear. i'm a girl. i just got married a year ago so it's really fresh. >> everybody will be watching "deadpool 2." >> yeah. [ applause ] >> yes. yes, indeed. so at the premiere last night, what was it like the first time you got to see the film? >> i saw it for the first time in a fox screening room completely by myself so not that exciting. i loved the movie but then seeing it at the premiere with an entire audience of people screaming and going crazy was so much fun and really made me excited about friday. i think people will love it. >> they will love it. i know that we all did. >> it is a fun movie to watch. >> it is. it is. the underwater scene, i understand you were a little -- >> it actually did not end up in the movie which i'm really annoyed by but i have a huge phobia of being underwater. i swim for exercise but scuba diving is not my thing, and i had to do scuba training

because we sunk basically in an apartment 20 feet underwater and i had to -- it was this dream sequence thing that ended up not working but i had to be strapped into a chair underwater. >> strapped in for real. >> yes. >> underwater. >> with weights on me so i wouldn't float up and ago a scene out with no goggles or anything on and i -- >> were you supposed to be terrified? >> no. and i think that's why it didn't work. because my face was like -- [ laughter ] >> that's when you call in the cgi guy and say make it look like i'm underwater. >> special effects and ryan, by the way, was like calm. he's like -- you take the breath -- what's it called? >> breathalyzer. >> no, it's not a breathalyzer. >> as you can see, nobody here is a scuba diver. >> regulator. >> okay. >> i don't know why i said breathalyzer. [ laughter ] >> touch your nose. >> you know, you take it out and start doing the scene and ryan would get his out, wait, okay,

okay, i'd give my to the diver for when i need air and he's just waiting for me and we do the scene and i'm like, that's a sign for giving it back and put it back in my mouth and still standing there, doesn't need his, totally calm, fine. swims up to the surface. i'm like -- >> you know. >> he could do anything, that guy. >> you guys surprised everyone with the first "deadpool." was the experience very different second time around? >> i think there was more pressure all around to do just keep up the -- what we broke out with. i think they did a reall that o. for me it was great. i mean i don't have any of the pressure of writing it or producing it or any of that and i think these guys really upped it. >> they did. i watched it with a group and there's laughter and excitement. everything. >> it's like also deep -- there's something in this movie -- >> the story. >> there's a story there, and there's an emotional connection that i think the audience will really feel in this film particularly that makes you earn

all that comedy and all the action. >> well said. well said. so true. >> you mentioned earlier about your kids, being a mother. we want to wish you a belated mother's day. happy mother's day in thank you. >> i'm curious. with julius and frances, did they do anything special for you on mother's day? >> i was tired and just got back from a huge press tour and at like 6:30 in the morning they all came into the room, the three of them. happy mother's day and i was like -- literally went like, ah. dad is like that's the reaction we were hoping for but it was nice. they drew me pictures and got flowers and we all went to brunch. it was really nice. >> that's so sweet. >> we're happy you came back to talk to us again in such a short period of time. >> i know. i feel like i live there. >> come back any time you want. >> sure. >> and the movie, "deadpool 2," it is in theaters on friday. do yourself a favor and go check that out. no breathalyzer required. [ applause ] all right, coming up we're sitting down with the cast of "13 reasons why" before the new season premieres. we'll be right back.

he's been called a rockstar lwinning pro bono battles for immigrants and the homeless. defending gay rights and gun control. democrat jeff bleich. after columbine, bleich led president clinton's youth violence initiative. with joe biden, bleich took on domestic violence. served president obama as special counsel and ambassador. maybe bleich can't pull off the rockstar look... but his progressive record is solid gold.

we're back now with the cast of the hit show "13 reasons why." opening up about the controversy surrounding the series and what to expect this season. abc's paula faris sat down for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look. >> what are you going to do about that? >> reporter: "13 reasons why," the much buzzed about netflix series is coming back with a

second season on friday. did you have any idea that the show would be as popular as it is and have such a profound impact? >> no. >> reporter: season one of the popular teen drama causing parents and schools to question the subject matter. there are concerns this show is glamorizing and romanticizing suicide. how does that sit with you? >> we set out specifically not to glamorize suicide. i think anyone who has seen the show knows very clearly that nothing we did made suicide look attractive. as many critics as we may have heard from we heard from many more who said thank you for doing it. >> reporter: "gma" visited the cast and crew on their vallejo, california, set as they shot scenes for season two. where are we going next? >> monet's and grab a cup of joe. >> the site of so many of our scenes. >> reporter: who could forget hannah baker's 13 cassette tapes?

>> saddle in. i'm about to show you the story of my life. >> reporter: this season polaroid pictures will play a big part. >> you see clay trying to move on from the events and the aftermath of season one, try to live a normal life. >> what will we learn about hannah in season two? >> the hannah you see in season one is different to how you see her in season two and a lot has to do with the way we see her through other people's eyes. >> reporter: the new episodes are expected to be just as emotional as the characters deal with the aftermath of hannah's suicide and revelations from her tapes. >> the truth doesn't always make things right. >> reporter: in season two, it's about healing for you. >> yeah, it's her road to recovery and how she can move -- learn how to move on from her trauma and also help others around herself so you'll see her surround herself with friends and other survivors. >> when you were reading through season two's script for the wow moment -- >> absolutely. >> there's a bunch in there. >> a bunch of them. >> this will be better than the first one. >> reporter: for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news. [ applause ] >> powerful, so take a look at

this. exclusive sneak peek of season two. >> you heard my story the way i wanted it to be told but there's always another side to every story. >> how do i know it's true? >> you know me, right? >> i thought i did. >> then do the right thing. >> so many questions. the new season of "13 reasons why" premieres friday on netflix. right now, let's go over to ginger. >> like a binge-watch to come. thank you, lara. if you haven't had the chance to see one of the year's biggest blockbusters, "black panther" or want to see it again and again, we've got exciting news. "black panther" is now out on dvd so you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. and get this, everyone here in the audience, you're going home with a copy too. "black panther" for all of you.

good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. already had some thunderstorms this morning. chance continues in my accuweather 12-hour day planner. my accuweather seven-day forecast shows a warming trend through saturday. i'm having so much fun watching this. i am having such a great time watching you, lara. >> there's a corgi on the loose. surrounding me. corgi correspondents are here for you for your royal wedding coverage and they are feeling feisty. so don't go anywhere. coming up. to california schoolsd, need big change.

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what american influence will we see on the couple's big day? food designer peter callahan is here. [ applause ] yeah, you are. he is the author of "the party food cookbook" he's here to compare american treats to traditional british ones. i hear we're supposed to hug the table because something is coming down. they already did, okay. thank you for this. >> it's so fun to be here. >> there's going to be a lot of watch parties. you have suggestions. >> yeah, so we've -- our idea you pair up some traditional british food and american food and then sort of have a vote. who does it better? >> let's put -- do we have paddles? everybody has a paddle? okay. so we're going to have you go. so what do you have to start off with, peter? >> to start off with, of course, is the american here. this is a mini grilled cheese, and we have paired it up against welsh rarebit but mind you, this is not any ordinary grilled cheese, it's miniature which by the way i would --

>> how do you make these little things? >> well, we get a little crazy so we made little pans and made the bread but the dip for everyone at home is you can buy a cookie cutter in this shape and just punch it out. >> see, that's -- all right? >> that's a great tip. >> and then and then to make it you could perhaps serve this at the royal wedding, use some gruyere. >> you're picking it up a notch. the british alternative is what. >> welsh rarebit. so basically toast with melted cheese, a little beer and cream in it. >> so which one would you rather? can you show us your paddles and tastes? [ applause ] >> okay, that wasn't fair. that was not a fair fight. all right. more of the main course here. what do you have, peter? >> for the main course and by the way we have served this at very fancy weddings. we've got three different burgers.

we have a cheeseburger, turkey burger, a vegetable burger, french fries or over here representing britain, we've got fish and chips. [ cheers and applause ] >> okay. >> i don't know. >> mind you -- >> do you have a tip for -- >> so the tip here is if you freeze the burger patties and take them right from the freezer and put them on the grill or the griddle you can get a nice char outside with having the right temperature inside. >> nice, nice. so which one is it? so which -- [ applause ] really? no love for the fish and chips? we got some love for the fish and chips. first of all it's so hard to tell the difference between the two, okay. they look the same as they should be. sweets here to bring us on home. >> okay, so we're ending up over here. we've got a chocolate lava cake. >> mm-mm. >> for america. and then we've got over here a

sticky toffee pudding. >> it's so good. okay. so what is your tip here? >> the tip here is you want these all nice and gooey in the center when they come out of the oven so put the ramekin with the batter in the fridge six hours before you serve it straight from the fridge to the oven. >> these are really good suggestions. >> yes. >> and a quick vote. the lava or the -- [ applause ] lava. i can't tell the difference. the flags look the same. peter, thank you so much. you can get peter's recipes on our website at goodmorningamerica.com. excellent one. we'll be right back. thank you. >> thanks, robin. [ applause ] "gma's" countdown to the royal wedding is sponsored by herbal essences. be a force

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and good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui with "abc7 mornings." meteorologist mike nicco has a look at your day. hey, mike. >> hey, reggie. hey, everybody. we had one lone thunderstorm go from cordelia to napa, then fall apart. the best chances in the area of green, but we have an isolated chance of a shower today and temperatures well below average from 50s at coast to upper 60s inland. my accuweather seven-day forecast, we warm back to average by saturday and it gets cool once again. alexis. okay, taking a look at the south bay, we still have a major problem, sig alert since early this morning, a water main break causing some flooding southbound 280 just before state route 87. we've got two lanes open, but two lanes closed and some massive delays there. a little bit of better news on southbound 880 in oakland. crash at 66 has cleared. reggie? >> thanks, alexis. right now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan" and we'll see you at 11:00 for the "abc7 midday news."

our reporting continues on our news app and >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film and television star candice bergen. and wwe superstars nikki and brie bella. and performing their head "younger," a great big world. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning! ♪ there you go.