by tlc. where did that come from? >> it's one of the top trending things. no scrubs cover. chec good morning, america. breaking overnight. president trump backs down in that state of the union showdown. now agreeing to delay his speech until the shutdown ends. as we hit day 34, hundreds of thousands of workers prepare to miss another paychecmoow. protests erupt on capitol hill and now dueling votes to re-open the government set for today in the senate. also this morning. new details on that deadly bank rampage. a 21-year-old now in custody accused of killing five people. police ramming into this building to stop him. what we're now learning about his past. war of words. president trump's former fixer, michael cohen, in a big about-face. now refusing to testify before

congress, claiming the president is threatening his family and acting like a mob boss. cohen's lawyer is here. hollywood bombshell. the director behind the oscar nominated "bohemian rhapsody" responds to those explosive allegations in a new article, four men accusing him of sexual misconduct when they were teens. what he's saying this morning. that major storm slamming the south now hitting the east with dangerous downpours. and the new warning about another deep freeze on the way. and school bus scare. on the heels of this incident a child was trapped alone for hours, a 5-year-old left on a freezing school bus for a whole day. >> i think i was at school but i was not. i was somewhere else. that's why i was crying. >> what the school is saying this morning. good morning, america. hope you're well this thursday

morning. we want to get right to that breaking news out of washington. a late-night tweet, president trump has backed down agreeing to house speaker nancy pelosi's call to postpone the state of the union until after the government shutdown ends. >> and the shutdown is now entering day 34 and tomorrow hundreds of thousands of federal workers will miss a second paycheck. >> and they're letting their feelings be known about that, protesting on capitol hill. senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has the latest and, mary, there's still no end in sight. >> reporter: yeah, robin, five weeks into the shutdown and two sides are not negotiating. there is no compromise deal on the table but now this morning the two sides do agree on one thing, unless they can agree to re-open the government, the state of the union as planned is off. overnight, a sharp reversal from president trump giving in to speaker pelosi and agreeing to delay his state of the union, saying, it is the speaker's prerogative and he will do the address when the shutdown is over, tweeting, there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the house chamber.

trump changing his tune hours after he tried to call speaker pelosi's bluff and refused to put off the speech. >> i think that's a great blotch on the incredible country we all love. it's a great, great, horrible mark. >> reporter: but pelosi said the president was not welcome until the shutdown is over. day 34 and 800,000 federal workers are now poised to miss their second paycheck. [ chanting ] hundreds of fed up furloughed workers clogging the halls of the capitol hill. >> it is rough. all i want to do, just go back to work so i can pay my bills. >> reporter: protesters arrested outside the office of senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. [ chanting ] meanwhile, the president's daughter-in-law offered this consolation in an interview with bold tv to furloughed workers struggling to make ends meet. >> it is a little bit of pain but it's going to be for the future of our country and their children and their grandchildren and generations after them.

they'll thank them for their sacrifice right now. >> reporter: now, adding to the calls to end this shutdown, five former homeland security secretaries including the president's former chief of staff john kelly, in a letter they are urging president trump and members of congress to fund the department saying that these employees help secure the nation and shouldn't have to rely on charity saying, quote, this is unconscionable. >> it truly is. we know the senate is set to vote on dueling bills today. >> yeah, robin, later this afternoon they will bring up these two competing plans, one is the president's proposed compromise that would fund his border wall. the other one is the democrats' plan to temporarily re-open the government that does not fund the president's wall. but, robin, both plans are expected to fail. >> all right, mary, thank you. michael. >> all right, thank you, robin. now to those new details about that deadly rampage at a florida bank. a 21-year-old is in custody this morning accused of killing five people, then calling police to

tell them what he had done. our chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas is there in sebring, florida, this morning with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. eyewitnesses are telling us about the chilling moments just before the shooting, about coming to this bank, finding the front doors locked, looking inside and seeing the gunman allegedly walking around them and then hearing gunshots. this morning, police say this is the man behind the massacre, 21-year-old zephen xaver. >> this is an individual that needs to face very swift and exacting justice. >> reporter: watch as a s.w.a.t. team in central florida rams right into this suntrust bank moving in on a gunman they say just shot and killed five people inside. moments later officers walking out with the alleged shooter who was wearing a t-shirt, shorts and sneakers. police say it was the gunman himself who called 911 announcing, i have shot five people. >> my friend works there. she could have been shot.

i can imagine what her husband is going through right now. >> reporter: eyewitnesses who say they were outside the bank at the time of the shooting tell abc news the doors were locked and inside, the shooter had put everyone on the ground. police say they responded within three minutes of the shooter's 911 call, setting up a perimeter and bringing in negotiators. but when the talks with the gunman went nowhere, the s.w.a.t. team was told to move in, and inside police finding five victims, the shooting killing and takedown rocking this florida town. relatives of the victims gathered at a local hotel, forced to wait hours for confirmation. many learning their loved ones were gone. >> today's been a tragic day in our community. we've suffered a significant loss at the hands of a senseless criminal doing a senseless crime. >> reporter: while police haven't announced a motive overnight officers were at his house collecting evidence. this neighbor says she was at the alleged gunman's home just hours before the shooting. >> i have been over there on barbecues with my daughter. we've grilled out together. we've eaten together.

no, nothing at all, not even a tiny, teeny little bit would it have even remotely have crossed my mind at all. >> reporter: the alleged gunman has been charged with five counts with premeditated homicide murder and florida dealing with yet another maz shooting, as we approach the one-year anniversary of the parkland shooting where 17 people lost their lives. a local headline summing up that shooting and this one, senseless. george. >> okay, tom, thanks very much. we get the latest from president trump's former attorney, michael cohen, pulling back from public testimony to congress, citing public threats from president trump and his lawyer. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. at this moment michael cohen's testimony before congress is in limbo as his war of words with president trump escalates. this morning, despite michael cohen's desire not to appear in front of congress, house democrats are vowing he will

>> we will get the testimony as sure as night becomes day and day becomes night. >> reporter: cohen says he's afraid maybe on his father-in-law because that's the one that people want to look at because where does that money -- that's the money in the family. >> reporter: cohen has been expressing concern about trump attacking his family since being sentenced to prison for a number of crimes. here's what he told our george stephanopoulos last month in an exclusive interview. >> i took responsibility for my actions, and instead of him taking responsibility for his actions, what does he do? he attacks my family. >> reporter: the president later suggested in a tweet that the fbi had turned cohen into a "rat." democrats are suggesting that the president is coming very close to witness tampering but president trump says he's simply defending himself against a convicted liar. he's telling more lies to investigators to get less prison time. >> i would say he's been threatened by the truth. he's only been threatened by the truth.

>> reporter: the former attorney and client now enemies, with cohen facing pressure from democrats in congress to testify who say they won't take no for an answer, george. >> okay, thanks, pierre. we're joined now by michael cohen's attorney, lanny davis. lanny, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> we just heard the president in pierre's piece and the president's allies are saying that the real reason michael cohen backed out is fear of tough questions from house republicans. your response? >> the last thing that michael cohen fears are partisan hack questions from republicans. we expect that. let me be very clear. the house of representatives now has an obligation, a resolution of censure when the president of the united states indisputably intimidates and obstructs justice to prevent a witness from testifying is an order. so is a federal criminal investigation of rudy giuliani for witness tampering, calling out a man's father-in-law and wife in order to intimidate the witness. it's not fair game.

>> those are serious charges. you're accusing both the president and his attorney of a crime. what exactly is michael cohen afraid of? is it physical threats to his family or that law enforcement, the justice department, will follow through on what you say is the direction of the president? >> fear is not something that can be analyzed but there's certainly a basis for that fear. my question to mr. trump is the same question that joseph welch asked joe mccarthy years ago, have you no sense of decency, sir? that you attack a man's father-in-law from ukraine, who escaped ukraine from prosecution of jews, came to the united states 25 years ago, had a problem with taxes and was on probation and the president of the united states attacks him? >> those chairmen have echoed your criticism of president trump but they also promised that they will get testimony from michael cohen. if they subpoena mr. cohen, will he comply? >> we have to decide that because of lots of legal issues including his cooperation with the special counsel and other prosecutors.

however, i will say this, make no mistake, michael cohen will speak. they will not thwart this truth coming out. >> lanny davis, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> so you heard it here and says michael cohen will speak. but the clock is ticking. he is set to begin serving his sentence march, either 6th or 7th. >> he would have to do that before serving his sentence. >> great job, george. now, ginger, major storms moving across the east and a lot of rain and heavy winds and i know that there are some serious concerns about flooding. >> and you can see it now, michael. here in times square the heavy rain has just begun and it will be an all-day event well beyond new york city. there are actually tornado warnings popping up in florida this morning. severe thunderstorm warnings too and we're talking about one to two inch per hour rainfall rates. look at the video out of vermilion and east lake, ohio. and in birmingham, where you have cars under water because of all this rain so that front moving east.

we are going to be dealing with it, not just the beginning of today but really through the afternoon all the way up to portland, maine, and we're going to finally get rid of it with a whole lot of cold behind tomorrow, robin. >> more cold coming. all right, ginger, thank you. overseas, now, to venezuela where a crisis is growing over a battle between president maduro and the country's opposition leader. president trump recognizing that opposition leader as the interim president and maduro has ordered american diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has the latest, and martha, the white house is defying that order to have diplomats leave that country. >> reporter: they certainly are. the u.s. says maduro does not have the authority to kick out our diplomats. so what you have this morning is on one side maduro, who was sworn into his second term just a few weeks ago, on the other side, the 35-year-old opposition

leader, juan guaido, calling that election rigged and being sworn in himself by the national assembly. and caught in the middle of all this, those american diplomats and their families who will remain in the embassy despite massive demonstrations against maduro who is overseeing the economic downfall of this once-prosperous country. maduro is accusing the trump administration of an american-led coup. this remains a very, very volatile situation. robin. >> it certainly does, martha. thank you. we're going to move on to a very personal revelation from senator joni ernst now calling herself a survivor of an abusive husband after divorce papers were released to the public. abc's linsey davis is here with the story. the senator says it's made her more sensitive to these issues and she shared more of her personal story overnight. >> she certainly did. good morning to you, george. in an interview with bloomberg, she said she was sexually assaulted in college and didn't want to share it, but says in the era of #metoo i always believe every person is

different and they will confront their demons when they're ready. this morning, senator joni ernst, the first female combat veteran elected to the u.s. senate -- >> usa! >> reporter: -- is speaking out, telling bloomberg about a sexual assault she says she suffered while in college and addressing recent allegations about what she calls an abusive relationship with her estranged husband. >> i was now forced out as a survivor and i think every survivor should have the right to decide when it's their time to tell a story. >> reporter: this revelation comes just days after divorce filings obtained by "the des moines register" paint what she called a dark and troubling time in her marriage. the senator saying she was a victim of verbal and physical abuse fighting back tears while speaking with reporters. >> what i want to remind everybody is that i'm still the same person as i was a week ago. the only difference is that you know more about me now than you did a week ago. >> reporter: senator ernst and her now ex-husband gail both trade accusations of infidelity.

in an affidavit, she claims once they argued and it became physical and she fled the house with their daughter in the middle of the night. ernst, long considered a rising star, says in court documents she interviewed to be donald trump's running mate but ernst said she turned the role down in part because her ex-husband, quote, hated any successes i had and would belittle me and get angry any time i achieved a goal. in the affidavit, her ex-husband did not address allegations of abuse but said he never had an affair and he was the one that gave up his goals so that his then-wife could pursue her dreams. we did reach out to him but he declined to comment. >> thanks very much. we turn to the search for a 3-year-old in north carolina who went missing tuesday while playing in his grandmother's backyard. steve osunsami is there in north carolina with the very latest on the search. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. we are in a very rainy eastern north carolina where authorities

are searching for 3-year-old casey hathaway. volunteers from the u.s. marines have joined in the search. the sheriff here says that this is a very rugged terrain. there are sinkholes and swamps out there where they're looking so the marines are coming in, very handy in the search. hundreds of neighbors have joined in the search, have helped the marines and the sheriff's deputies as they comb through the woods. this 3-year-old went missing tuesday afternoon after he disappeared from his grandmother's backyard. he was playing with two other children who were relatives and the grandmother says he just disappeared after about 45 minutes and they never could find him. robin. >> the rain, of course, is not helping but neither is the cold weather. that's a big concern for that young boy's safety. >> reporter: it is. the first night that he went missing, temperatures were below freezing for several hours. that has authorities here very concerned. they tell us that they are also looking through bodies of water. they're telling us that this is a missing persons case. the family is cooperating, they

tell us, but they also say they don't rule out that he was possibly kidnapped. >> all right, steve, thank you. we have news coming in from overseas. the european human rights court has ordered italy to pay amanda knox $20,000 ruling that italy violated her rights of defense during the 2007 questioning over her roommate's murder by failing to provide knox with a lawyer or a translator. knox was originally convicted of the murder and spent nearly four years in prison before the conviction was overturned in 2015. michael. we're going to turn now to something you don't see every day and you have to see it to believe it. this is khalen saunders, a 6 foot, 300-pound defensive lineman for western illinois, who became a star with this move. check it out. there we go. >> ooh. >> 6'3", 300 pounds and moves like a gymnast. look at that. >>h, oanstks t

>> giving up football and going to the olympics. >> thank you, michael. let's get over back to ginger. it's going to get much colder in the midwest. >> ah, is it ever. i love that stick of the landing. monroe county, missouri, this is the back side of the storm. even though you had a warm front in the first part, then it comes through and slip and slide alla about after this. not just a cold blast, you have arctic air coming in that will make it feel like 5 below. even colder by friday morning. local weather in 30 seconds. first though the mild cities sponsored by audible.

and coming up, the director of the oscar-nominated "bohemian rhapsody" bryan singer now responding to the explosive sexual misconduct allegations. now responding to the explosive sexual misconduct allegations. ions.

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that includes funding for the wall. the other would temporarily re-open the government without funding for the wall. neither one expected to pass. both doa. >>anstoast is getting hit with heavy rain right now. it is set to move out later today. on the heels of it, another deep freeze is coming to the midwest. and a nice update involving jayme closs, the 13-year-old who was kidnapped and then escaped earlier this month. a minnesota-based company will now donate $25,000 in reward money to jayme for rescuing herself. the barron county sheriff saying, quote, jayme is the hero in this case and they're hoping that the money will help her in the future. >> she was the hero of this case, no question about that. right now, we're going to turn to those explosive allegations against "bohemian rhapsody" director bryan singer. several men accuse him of sexual misconduct and some say they were minors at the time. amy is here with that story. good morning, amy. >> good morning, george.

singer, who has directed some of fiery response to this article calling it a smear piece trying to take advantage of the success of his latest movie during award season. ♪ >> reporter: he's the director of "bohemian rhapsody," one of with a career full of giant hits including "the usual suspects" -- >> i got to make like i was notorious. >> reporter: -- and four "x-men" movies. but now, bryan singer is responding to a set of explosive allegations detailed in a lengthy article in "the atlantic." four different men, one named and three unnamed, who claim they had inappropriate sexual encounters with the director when they were under age. >> every one of the alleged victims that we talked to said that they were speaking to us because they wanted the truth to be known. >> reporter: one of the men, victor valdovinos, says he was "apt pupil" when the singer fondled him. two more alleged victims using

pseudonyms, each claimed they had sex with singer when he was 14. a fourth accuser, also anonymous, says he engaged in a sex act with singer when he was 17 or 18. >> what struck us was the consistency in the patterns they described independent of one another. >> reporter: the article also details the lawsuit filed in december of 2017 by this man, cesar sanchez-guzman. >> as we were walking down the hall, he shoved me into a room and took advantage of me. >> reporter: in his lawsuit, sanchez-guzman says singer sexually assaulted him on a yacht back in 2003 when he was just 17 years old. >> my feelings were just 100 miles an hour, i didn't know what to think or say. all i just could think was i just wanted to get off that yacht and run home as soon as possible. >> reporter: singer categorically denies the allegations. it is not the first time he has been sued for alleged sexual misconduct. in 2014, a man named michael

egan filed suit claiming the director raped him when he was 17. but that case was dropped and singer's lawyer called the man's claims unsubstantiated lies. singer has consistently denied all sexual abuse allegations and calls the new "atlantic" article a homophobic smear piece, saying this story rehashes claims from bogus lawsuits filed by a disreputable cast of individuals willing to lie for money or attention. "the atlantic" published the article after the authors say another publication declined to print it. now, as for "bohemian rhapsody," you may remember singer was actually fired as director during the final stages of filming amid reports of discord on the set and absences due to what he later said were family health issues. the big question, will any of this affect the movie's oscar chances? we're going to have to wait and see on that one, guys. >> we will, thank you.alyst, da

more on this. you see how hard singer is pushing back but does he face any legal vulnerability? >> he still has one active lawsuit, a civil lawsuit, and i think his greatest risk is that more people come forward. any time we see a story like this with multiple accusers, you tend to see other people come forward later. now, the difference with this case is many of these are not new, right? as he points out there have been dismissed lawsuits mentioned in this article. but there are additional accusers, some anonymous, one not, in this article which does change things and that's the risk for him. >> but he does make two valid points. that past lawsuit really did fall apart completely. >> completely, yep. >> and "esquire" passed on the story. >> that's the interesting part. why did "esquire" pass on this story? this is a 15-page, in-depth article that's in "the atlantic." clearly well researched, whether you agree with it or not. they spent a lot of time on it and "esquire," they passed on it. we don't know exactly why.

is it because they decided there were too many anonymous sources in it? maybe. did they decide it was rehash? maybe, but "the atlantic" decided to publish it and you read through it and there are powerful allegations. the question is, are they true? >> at least one person in the story willing to come forward and put his name and his face to the charges. >> in addition to the person from the civil lawsuit from 2017 who we saw there in amy's piece. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very much. >> a lot of people watching. coming up, demands for answers after another school bus scare following this incident. a little boy, just 5 years old, he's in kindergarten, he was left on a freezing cold bus for a whole day. what we're learning about the bus driver. but he's okay. the little boy is okay. come on back. a little boy just 5 years old, he's is in kindergarten. he was left on a freezing cold bus for a whole day. what we're learning about the bus driver. but he's okay. the little boy is okay. come on back. of it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients.

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♪ ♪ we're back with that school bus scare. a 5-year-old left on his bus for a whole day in the cold, only found when his driver finally returned in the afternoon. gio benitez is here with that story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. and to top it all off, our abc station in philadelphia, wpvi, tells us their surveillance video that shows the driver ignoring warnings from other students that the boy was still on that bus. this delaware kindergartner hopped on a school bus but never made to it class with his classmates because he fell asleep and woke up in this parked school bus alone and frightened. >> i think i was at school, but i was not. i was somewhere else. that's why i was crying. >> reporter: it wasn't until the

end of the school day when the bus driver started afternoon routes that 5-year-old ibn polk was finally discovered. according to the school district, there was a child reminder alarm system on board but it wasn't working. >> i was very scared. >> reporter: polk's parents weren't notified for hours and now they're demanding answers. >> when i picked him up he had nothing to eat and he said he was crying. >> reporter: just last month a similar scene was caught on surveillance video and obtained by abc affiliate wtvc. watch as this 5-year-old boy sobs for help, waking up inside this parked school bus alone. ten minutes earlier the driver is seen ending her shift walking off the bus and not noticing the sleeping boy just two rows behind her. the bus company saying the driver had just completed a two-hour training session days before. finally, the terrified boy figures out how to open the doors himself, walks off the bus and finds another bus driver who helps get him to safety.

but now in delaware that school district is starting their own investigation and reviewing policies making sure this doesn't happen again. >> we recognize that procedures in place were not followed and this was a breakdown, a failure. >> reporter: for now ibn is home and happy and we are told the bus drivers in both of these incidents have now been fired. in ibn's case though our philly station reports that the parents weren't notified immediately, because the attendance wasn't taken until after the automatic absence calls go out to parents, so many things went wrong here. >> his big eyes, looks like he's doing just fine. >> but he was cold. >> yeah. >> thank you, gio. and coming up, super bowl bound. the l.a. rams cheerleaders about to make history, the first-ever male cheerleaders headed to the big game and they're going to

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we are back with that super bowl first that's taking place on the sidelines. for the first time ever male cheerleaders will be at the big game breaking barriers and cheering on the rams. peron have made history when they became the first male cheerleaders in the league this season, and they're joining us

with their coach, emily leibert. not a bad way to end your first season. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> how does it feel? a lot think the super bowl, the players are the only ones who enjoy it and only ones who can say, we're going to the super bowl but now you can say it. the support system, how do you feel about that? how do you feel hearing you're going to the super bowl? >> it's been -- >> it's a dream. clearly we're overwhelmed. >> it's like a fairy tale. >> it's like a fairy tale. you know, quinton and napoleon, we saw all the hard work you put into your auditions so how has all that hard work paid off for you for the season? >> oh, man, it's been a crazy ten months. dancing hard and really engaging with our community and our team and supporting our players, so can't believe that we made it to this point, so i'm pretty sure it's showing off that we've been working pretty hard. >> setting aside the super bowl, what surprised you most about the first season? >> how crazy our fans are.

we have the best fans ever. so supportive and just everyone was so excited to see us and the rams are doing well, obviously, and then just the camaraderie of l.a. just -- it's insane. i don't know what to say. i'm speechless. >> well, you know, your roles are just not on the field but they're off the field as well. emily, i wanted to ask you, how are these guys great role models off the field? >> so, having these two on the team has been really incredible. and to work different community events with them to see the way that they've been embraced by our fans is pretty unbelievable. they're extraordinary in that they're trail blazers but they're also totally normal teammates and they fit right in and i think that the fans have embraced them as such and it's been a really wonderful experience to see all of our l.a. fans and our community just open up and accept these two into their arms. >> and, quinton and napoleon, do

you think that by you guys being at the super bowl will bring more male cheerleaders into the nfl, more people will try out, more guys? >> oh, definitely. i think we can both say that we've been reached out to by so many men that are so excited to try out, not just men our age but young men trying out for the junior high school dance team or cheer team and it's exciting to see this change. >> we're extremely excited to see what's going to happen. >> what's going to happen in the super bowl? you got a prediction? >> we're going to win, boy. >> it's going to be a great game. >> we believe in our team. >> exactly. >> you know what, you celebrate and enjoy it. we know the super bowl is a week from this sunday. but you have a little time to kick back and enjoy it and do some practicing because everybody will have our eyes on you. >> so excited. >> so excited. >> thank you for joining us and congratulations to the l.a. rams.g baby news, robin. >> that's right, all the details about carrie underwood's

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take on modern parenting. why actress kate hudson is taking a genderless approach to raising her baby. plus, 25 curling irons, a whole bunch of tests. this always interests me. which one is going to work the best? apparently "good housekeeping" is on the case. and, all right, all right, all right. i feel so bad that we have to keep still doing that for him but i'm sure he doesn't care. matthew mcconaughey is here live. we're going to be talking to him and so much more. you don't want to go anywhere. a star-studded "gma" coming at you, but first you

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good morning. it is 7:56. mike nicco has a look at your day ahead. >> hawai hi, everybody. look at that sunshine and light breeze at about 5 miles per hour. if you are out and about, no weaher worries. even the king tide is gone for thousand. and check out these temperatures from 60 at half moon bay to morgan hill at 68. these are anywhere from 3 to 8 degrees warmer than average. and look at the run of 70s saturday and sunday. enjoy. here is sue. we're still dealing with this deadly accident eastbound 580 at the 205 split. a car was originally in the left lane, burst into flames. and the coroner is yet to get on scene. so expecting big delays eastbound and westbound d chp has issued a sigalert. coming up on gma, kate hudson opening up about why she is taking the agales genderlesso

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the president backs down in that showdown over the state of the union. now agreeing he will delay his speech until the shutdown ends. it's now day 34. hundreds of thousands of federal workers about to miss another paycheck tomorrow. new this morning, kate hudson on how she's trying to raise her new baby genderless, an approach more parents are trying. how it helps focus on your child's individuality. our expert weighs in. what's the best curling iron? and how much do you really need to pay for it? we went into the "good housekeeping" test lab to find out. the results revealed this morning. ♪ thriver thursday. the incredible true story of true love lost and how this mother turned her grief into helping so many heal. her life lesson to share with everyone this morning.

first on "gma," the brand-new hollywood issue of "vanity fair," "black panther" star chadwick boseman center stage and we'll show you who is joining him in the glitziest cover shoot of the year as we count down to the oscars. ♪ and the woman who does it all. from spice girl to superstar designer, the mother of four who runs a fashion empire. victoria beckham is here live. ♪ and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. >> oh, yeah. >> a little diana ross. >> i'm wondering all morning, who are you wearing? >> i'm wearing victoria beckham, of course. i mean, come on. polite host. you got to wear her. >> and it just sold out. >> i don't have that kind of power but thanks for thinking so, george. thank you for being with us on

this thankful thursday, thriver thursday. we take you into the beauty lab and break down the top curling irons. i know you guys are really psyched about this. >> been waiting for this. >> "good housekeeping" put 25 of them to the test and we have the results. >> ooh, i cannot wait for that. and, i'm just going to say all right times three. we love it when matthew mcconaughey is here. he's not just a movie star. he's also a hairstylist. >> he's doing the curling iron segment? >> good luck with that. >> we'll explain that later and, george, i think you and i should discuss who will be in the chair next. >> mine is not long enough. neither is yours. i don't know what we can do. we have a lot of news starting with the government shutdown now in day 34, and overnight we saw the president backing down on the state of the union threat agreeing to house speaker nancy pelosi's call to

postpone until the shutdown ends. we want to go to mary bruce on capitol hill. >> reporter: while the two sides are not negotiating, this morning, they do agree on one thing, until the government re-opens there will be no state the president making that sharp reversal overnight giving in to the speaker and her push to postpone this speech. the president saying that it is the speaker's prerogative and he will do the address when the shutdown is over. trump tweeting there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the house chamber. this comes as those 800,000 federal workers are set to miss their second paycheck and there still is no end in sight here. the senate later today will vote on two competing plans, one is the president's proposed compromise that would include funding for his wall, the other is the democrats' plan that would temporarily re-open the government but not fund his wall. but, george, both proposals are expected to fail. >> maybe when both of those fail, it might get real negotiations started. mary bruce, thank you so much. robin. >> that would be refreshing to get some real negotiations going. you're right about that, george. to the major storm slamming

the south and now hitting the east and now there are warnings about a deep freeze on the way. ginger is back with that. what can we expect, ginger? >> this morning tornado warnings have been popping through central florida but a lot of rain is what most people can expect and that's what they had on top of an ice jam that caused flash flooding with east lake, ohio, near cleveland. and in birmingham, alabama, it was simply one to two inch per hour rainfall rates that submerged cars. unfortunately, these images i think we will end up seeing a lot more of on the east coast today because it's already started and it's stretching from savannah, georgia, up through hartford, connecticut where we have flood watches in place right through philadelphia, virginia, that front going to come through, it's not going to be nice to us and will stick with us much of the day and behind it such colder air and i'm talking about a prolonged period of cold air, it will feel like 20 below in chicago, minneapolis, close to 30 below. the only good thing out of that, you know these ice caves and the castles we told you about in lake geneva, wisconsin, which are so stunning, they're going to stay really nicely. in michigan, this man made his

own out of a sprinkler and pvc pipe. fun when it's 20 below. that's what we're doing here, robin. >> very creative there, ginger. thank you coming up modern parenting, why kate hudson wants to raise her baby genderless. and great "deals & steals" and you're asking why is tory johnson's face on a $20 bill, well, because everything is 20 bucks or less. oh, yeah. and lara is upstairs. hey, lara. >> couldn't even hear you. this audience is amazing. great energy up here. and one reason right next to me, matthew mcconaughey in the house, victoria beckham is also with us. so excited they're here and we will be right back on "good morning america." [ applause ] oats seem pretty simple right? they're actually kind of extraordinary. see, oats contain a soluble fiber called beta-glucan. beta what? stay with me here. this is where it gets interesting. this fiber really doesn't like cholesterol. so it traps some of the bad cholesterol and shows it a thing or two.

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♪ i want it that way we welcome you back to "gma" and, lara, you're not kidding. this is a wonderful, energetic audience. [ cheers and applause ] >> i could not hear a word you all said. >> i love it. i don't know if you heard about? thank you, robin. good day for "pop news." good morning. we begin with a "gma" exclusive. "vanity fair," thank you so much giving us and you the first look at their 25th annual hollywood issue. there it is, seeing it first here. as always the cover featuring the stars of the moment. 11 of them in all from chadwick bozeman to saoirse ronan and miss regina king right there. just to name a few.

not leaving anybody out. enjoy the visual candy there. inside bozeman says the actors within the pages of this issue give new breath to what hollywood is and what hollywood is going to be. i love that. it also -- [ applause ] yes. it also includes a look back at the original hollywood issue from 1995. feast your eyes on nicole kidman, gwyneth paltrow, sarah jessica parker featured among the celebrities there. "vanity fair" knows what they're doing when they pick these people. "vanity fair" 25th annual hollywood issue hits stands this [ applause ]. on the inside scoop. a big congratulations as you guys were talking about to our friend carrie underwooand ke fisher. this morning they welcomed their second child jacob brian. look at them. [ applause ] she posted these photos on instagram and there's -- oh, no, that's not big brother.

that's big daddy. [ laughter ] there's big brother. isaiah is meeting his new sibling. carrie writing our hearts are full. our eyes are tired and our lives are forever changed, life is good. [ applause ] life also about to get very busy for carrie and her new backup singer jacob as they head out to her "cry pretty" tour in north carolina. hopefully a lot more sleeping than crying. >> yes. >> absolutely. i'm sure she'll be good. i thought this was interesting. if you're someone who sometimes runs late -- >> telling on yourself. >> this is for you. the early bird may get the worm but looks like latecomers tend to be healthier and live longer. >> what? >> sorry, george. sorry. >> are you sure about that? >> the study out of harvard --

>> not just a "pop news" investigation. >> one in the same, george. the study found those of us who tend to run late tend to be more optimistic thinking we can do it all and squeeze that one last thing in before getting to someplace on time. researchers say that positive outlook leads to a lower risk of disease and a longer life. >> that, i believe. >> i'm going to live a long time. >> michael and i, we're good. and finally, this year valentine's day won't be the same. for the first time since they made their debut in 1866 -- >> don't say it. >> these candies with the sayings like kiss me and hug me will be nowhere to be found. >> what? >> the makers, necco, went out of business last year, sold off the classic candy line. the new owner says they can't produce enough in time and took necco 11 months to produce the 8 billion hearts a year that it made.

the spangler company says they will be launched next year in time for valentine's day. >> okay. it's a tradition. >> that's a staple of valentine's day. >> i would like to suggest maybe they add a couple of new saying >> nicely done. >> drop the mike, robin. >> thank you, lara. we move to our cover story. kate hudson is opening up about how she's trying to raise her new baby as genderless, apparently that's an approach more and more american families are trying. paula faris is here with the details. hey, paula. >> good morning, everyone. as you can imagine there are already a host of opinions about this one. kate hudson, she doesn't want to put any labels or restrictions on her daughter who is just three months old because she doesn't want to assume how she'll identify herself as she's growing up. kate hudson, one of hollywood's most famous daughters, loves showing off her beautiful new

daughter ronni rose on instagram. >> a little morning walk. >> reporter: this morning, the actress and weight watchers ambassador is revealing that she's raising her daughter with what she calls a genderless approach. >> it can mean a lot of different things for a lot of different parents. it can mean dressing them more gender neutral and not using pronouns like he and she. >> reporter: hudson telling aol in an interview online that we still don't know what she's going to identify as. raising a child gender neutral is not just some hollywood fad, a parenting style that more and more american families are trying. >> i think partly because they see a lot more variation out there. you realize there's a lot more ways to be a boy or a girl and parents are realizing that's really seems to be a much healthier way to raise kids. >> reporter: hudson already has two boys but she says she's enjoyed buying girls' clothes even when some are, what she calls, over the top. not everyone likes this approach. traditionally many believe a girl is a girl and a boy is a boy. our experts say there are shades to this however. some gender neutral parents may

refer to their baby as a they-by. not a he, not a she but a they-by. hu hudson does not go that far. this could be as simple as focusing on the child's traits and i'll leave that one right here. >> it's a great conversation. just a great conversation. >> no judgment. no judgment. >> thank you, paula. >> whatever you feel is best for your child. >> there you go. now to our series buy better. becky worley is checking out popular products to see what's best and what's worth the money. this morning it's all about curling irons, and becky has been hard at -- oh, you're really testing it out there, aren't you, becky? >> i am. it is a brutal way to make a living, robin, but somebody has to try out curling irons and report back from the front lines. seriously, though, curling irons have seen a lot of innovation and it's worth your time to see what's new and which products are getting rave reviews. >> curl it. >> reporter: to get this look

you need tutorials and the right tools. according to april franzino at "good housekeeping" those have evolved. >> curling irons are having a sort of a boom right now. you're seeing tons of different technologies coming out. >> reporter: the lab here evaluated 25 different models. >> we saw ones that had clamps, ones that didn't have clamps, ones that rotate. >> reporter: they looked at wands with a 90-degree angle to make it easier as you curl it on the back of your head. so to determine winners they drop tested, field tested and evaluated each product's claims. >> we found that a lot of irons, eight of them in our test did not heat up to the level that they claim. >> reporter: then looked at safety. some irons were too hot. >> yeah, that was actually a surprise to us. we found one that actually singed off one of our beauty lab scientists' hair which was really scary. >> reporter: prices range from $40 to $200. in the end it was a bit of a budget surprise.

the eye on titanium pro curling iron. the $40 one won? >> yes. >> reporter: april's personal favorite? the beachwaver ranging from $130 to 200 bucks and produces the trendiest style, beach waves. >> the beach wafer has setting where it rotates away from your face. the hot tool, curlbar for $100 and as an aden dunn "good housekeeping" created a new category for the just released dyson air wrap which starts at $500. it's crazy expensive. >> it is. >> do we know yet if it's that much better than your standard curling iron? >> it definitely does more things than a curling iron done. >> reporter: the lab director walks me through it. start with wet hair and does the wrapping. it has different attachments so you can curl or smooth like a flat iron and combining those tasks does save a little time. >> you're getting almost three tools in one sort of like a

salon in a box. >> reporter: "good housekeepingn a product category that affects so many women every day. guys, i've been living with the dyson for a few days. while it starts at $500 i do have to say, how cool are the physics here? it's a principal of aerodynamics called the qwanda effect that gets the hair to rap around the wand. that alone is just wow, robin. >> i don't know if it's worth $500 wow. okay, perhaps. but you tested these four? >> yeah, and they all do different things. the barrel curlers had tight structured curls. the beachwaver lived up to its name, loose ends with the straight ends and the dyson, lots of body at the root. a little bit softer curl. they didn't hold their shape for me quite as long but you know what, it is 500 bucks, but i do feel like a nasa engineer when i'm doing my hair.

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and now to an artist whose time in prison helped spark a movement. rapper meek mill is teaming up with other high-profile names including philadelphia 76ers co-owner michael rubin to fight for criminal justice reform. we'll speak to them in a moment but first let's take a look at meek mill's story. ♪ >> reporter: meek mill is a platinum-selling rapper with hits like "monster." his promising music career often overshadowed by numerous legal troubles. meek mill whose real name is robert williams -- >> i've been in prison four times without committing crimes. >> reporter: after spending time in prison he faced strict probation requirements that he violated several times. meek says he felt trapped in a legal system that he says hindered his rehabilitation and his career. >> i got caught up in the system and every time i started to further my life with the music

industry something always brought me back down to ground zero. >> reporter: supporters like rick ross and t.i. siding with the rapper. jay-z even calling the sentence for the parole violation, unjust and heavy-handed sparking the free meek mill movement. today fellow rappers still showing support along with patriots owner robert kraft and 76ers co-owner michael rubin. >> this problem is so much bigger than meek. fundamentally our criminal justice system is just broken and didn't work. >> reporter: now top sports and entertainment leaders are launching reform alliance, an organization set to reduce the number of people affected by unjust parole and probation sentences. and joining us now to talk more about their new reform alliance two of the co-founders, meek mill and philadelphia 76ers co-owner, michael rubin. fellas, thank you for joining me. really appreciate it. >> thanks for having us. >> meek, a year ago this time,

you were in prison. >> yeah. >> and is that what inspired you to get involved with this criminal justice reform? >> just my situation of being on probation for 11 years and going back to prison three, four times without committing crimes in my 11 years, this last time a lot of people stood up for me and came out and spoke out for me so, you know, i thought when i got out of my situation i would use my platform to help some of them people like my situation that don't have a voice caught up in those situations. >> there were millions of people who spoke out. they created the #freemeekmill, justice for meek. why do you think your case started this national conversation? >> maybe because i'm a celebrity and i have a platform, but it was unjust, it was publicly unjust. i got two years for wheeling in a motorcycle in prison. my fans stood up. michael rubin, jay-z, robert kraft and roc nation stood behind me and spoke up on me

behalf which sparked things on a national level for everybody to see what was going on and, you know, we used that situation to shed light on people who don't have a voice. >> then when you were released michael rubin who is here, michael showed up, took you to a 76ers game. >> yeah. >> michael, i'm curious, how did this friendship happen and what meek's cause? >> we met four or five years ago at an nba all-star game and became close friends before this happened and meek actually the morning of the court hearing said, if you have time, you should see this. i said, you know what, i want to come. i heard about the crazy legal situations and being in that courtroom that day november 6, 2017 was a life-changing moment for me because watching a probation officer talk glowingly about meek and say how he's done so many great things and recommend no sentence and watching a district attorney recommend no sentence and the lawyer said no one has ever been sentenced in that situation and a minute later he gets sent to jail for two to four years. he was one of my closest friends

so for me and jay-z, same thing, neither one had a choice but to make a stand. i looked at his mom and said neither of us will stop until you're out of prison. what changed for us is i initially thought this was a crazy situation for him. what i didn't realize how broken the criminal justice system was. the original police officers said, oh, he didn't even do what he was originally charged of. now this guy is wrongly convicted 11 years ago and been in prison four different times for never committing a new crime. that's when we said, look, as soon as you get out we need to go affixing the entire problem so meek got out april 24th and every day since then we have been saying how do we help the millions of other people who are unfairly caught up in the system and by the way, doing this while keeping communities safe. >> but there are going to be people looking at it from the other side. he did do something wrong. he should have served some time. what do you have to say to those people. >> just the initial arrest, you had cops come forward. i fell victim from my case. i'm from one of the lowest parts of america, ghettos of north

philly where people get accused of crimes on a daily basis. most people take plea deals. people don't have money to hire lawyers to fight their cases, so at the time i didn't even have a voice. i just fell victim to what was placed in my lap. later on in life -- even with mike, i used to tell mike for years, do you think i'm guilty of doing that? like i really didn't do it and i got locked up. past that it's been 11 years since i been on probation. i never have been in the way of the law or charged with a crime in 11 years and been sent back to prison three, four times without committing crime even though i furthered my life. >> he has five years left on probation still today. he has to get permission from the court to be here today for something he happened 11 years ago. >> we're glad he got that permission. we'll be right back, you guys.

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let's take a look at those temperatures. we are rebounding ever so slowly. still in the 30s and 40s, but that will accelerate quickly except for places like around is an la r is an where were were we tomorrow morning we'll still have fog and 70s this weekend. >> another update in about 30 minutes. and you can always find us on

our news app and abc7news.com. welcome back to "gma," everybody. and our next guest, he can do it all. he's made us laugh in "dazed and confused" and "how to lose a guy in ten years" but won an academy award for "dallas buyers club" and is now starring in "serenity." please welcome matthew mcconaughey. ♪ bang bang into the room [ applause ] >> good morning. hello, ron. [ applause ]>>rnin an -- reny [ applause ] you just walked out and have th we'll show you

always had it. throwback thursday. >> i don't want to see it. >> yes, look how -- oh, yeah. >> the next one, though, look at the -- it says most handsome. >> yes. >> in high school. >> i got away with another one. >> so just curious, what would you tell that high school kid right now? >> what would i tell that high school kid? i'd say, hey, you know what, you're 18, you don't have to know what you want to do in life. make sure you enjoy being 18. it's going to come. if you don't know, it's going to find you. as it did with me. the career found me. i didn't find it like most kids. i went to school and said i don't know what i want to do. i had majors and -- >> you weren't acting then. >> no, i wasn't acting -- well, of course, we're all acting at some time. [ laughter ] >> acting out. >> i was acting as most handsome there. yeah. [ laughter ] [ ap

>> yeah. >> look how you've lived your life. >> well, to some extent. i'm very intentional. >> sure. >> but at the same time, i mean, i found to recve what's coming. there's a lot of pressure on all of us all the time especially when you're that age, i need to know what i need to do. no, you don't just yet. hang on because, you know, use those years to find what you want to do. >> when did you know? >> well, i knew -- when did i know? i met the right guy in the right bar at the right time who said -- [ laughter ] my career did start with good stories that good things can happen in a bar. i met a guy who actually cast me in my first film "dazed and confused" and did that film and three days' work turned into three weeks' work and leaving with a small check and people saying you're good at this. and i said can you please invite me back tomorrow and all of a sudden what started off as maybe just a hobby turned into a career 28 years later. >> wow. >> the latest one, "serenity," we had anne hathaway who was here yesterday.

you talked with her. you've worked with her before. >> yes. >> she even admitted around you which is very unusual for her she forgot some of her lines. did she really do that. >> she doesn't forget her lines. she said she forgot her lines. >> she said she was staring at you and didn't realize it was her turn to talk. oh, my goodness. he's so handsome. >> thank you, anne. thank you, anne. very flattering. >> you had diane lane is also in this film. >> yes, indeed. >> you had to admit something -- wait a minute. you had to admit something to her. >> i had to admit something that's probably true for a lot of people. and that is one of my first crush. remember "lonesome dove." >> oh, "lonesome dove." >> she looks the same today. we were going to have our first scene. i dot to level you, you're my first crush. i've had a crush on you since "lonesome dove." someone asked -- i don't

remember that. you just want to hear me tell you that again. >> smart woman. >> in the movie, your ex-wife wants to pay you $10 million to kill her current husband. >> yes, very indecent proposal but it also brings up the question of justice in this story of what -- when is it okay sr. it okay for good people to do bad things for good reasons. >> let's take a look. >> you said you knew something about tomorrow. >> mr. dill, please just decide to catch the fish. don't kill that man. >> what? >> ooh. [ applause ]

>> so this thing twists all over the place. can -- we don't want to give anything away. >> it's a tough one to set up. it really is. >> can you sum it up in three words. >> three word, i'm going to back to what i just said. good things -- wait. bad thing, good reason, that's four words. bad thing, good reasons. >> but you know what, your career -- your career is going extremely well and we are the benefit of your great career but you also have another career. we showed a little earlier tease that you're a hairdresser now. what's going on? >> so breckyn hager, this fine young man there, he is a university of texas longhorn football player and his freshman year he says i'm not cutting my hair until we win a big 12 championship. well, senior year this year and just graduated so four years later his hair is that long but we never quite got that

championship. so he says, well, now i'm graduating. maybe the next best thing is ask mcconaughey if he'll cut it. he asked me if i would cut his hair and i did. i had him over. i've had some practice. i cut all my children's hair. i don't know how much longer they'll let me do that but it's not a bad job. >> george is volunteering after the show for you to cut his too. we know you're a big texas longhorn fan. maybe this year they'll win it all. >> we're getting close. we're on our way. >> all right, matthew, thank you so much, man. "serenity" hits theaters tomorrow. make sure you check it out. tune in to "gma day" because i'll talk to matthew a little bit more. we're not dong with him. up next victoria beckham is here live.

♪ tell me what you want back here on "gma," oh, boy, who doesn't know that song? we all know it and we are here with victoria beckham, yes. [ applause ] >> i don't even need to say this but she can do it all, mother of pi met her t 20ars ago as posh that little group we know and love called the spice girls. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. >> and it's been 25 years since

the spice girls -- >> he will w. -- well, i felt good this morning. now i feel old. >> you started when you were an infant. >> a child. >> out of curiosity what is like some of your -- one of your fondest memories of your time. >> with the spice girls it was great to travel the world, be with my best friends, have fun, you know, really spread the girl power message and, you know for me now it's still about that but it's about empowering women through fashion. >> absolutely and your girlfriends, the spice girls have decided to reunite going on the big reunion tour. you were really open about not being able to do it. was this a hard decision for yoo du ow so proud of everything i achieved and proud of them. it will be the best show. i can't wait to take my kids and see it but with my business now, i just wouldn't be able to do it, you know. but i wish them so much love and luck and it will be great and i

will in spirit be absolutely be there with them. >> i know you will. [ applause ] >> so you're going to take your kids and go to a show. >> absolutely. >> you won't be tempted to get up there and give a little something-something. >> i don't know. let's see. >> oh, yes. >> big anniversary for you and david. >> yes. >> 20 years. >> i know. >> of marriage, congratulations. >> thank you, thank you. >> do you feel like you're still learning about him all this time later. >> i'm lucky. with david i found my soul mate. he's great. he is a great husband, fantastic dad. he's just the best dad, he really is. one thing i learned about my husband. we had a launch party and did a collection with reebok and had a launch party here in new york. he's got some spicy moves. >> really? >> david beckham can dance, let me tell you. >> that does not surprise us. >> you know, all the footwork. he has great footwork. that's and, quote,

you're ready to put your foot on the gas. you're so accomplished and have your new line with reebok. what haven't you done you want to do? >> do you know there's so much. you know, i always say, you know, to people, dream big then dream even bigger. you know, if you really focus and work hard, keep your head down, there's so much you can achieve and there are lots of things i want to achieve with my collection that i have done with reebok. that's something new for me. i've been working in high fashion for ten years now but working on a sports line is something very new and i want to learn and i've learned an enormous amount. [ applause ] >> and always learning. i'm looking at -- we'll show you a little sampling of it. you see on camera some of the pieces. this all started because you were looking for pieces that you couldn't find. i know you do work out a lot. is that true? >> absolutely. i mean i always want to create what i want in my life as a woman, what do i need? >> what i really, really want. >> i was going to say that but i'm glad you did it for me. and so, you know, i work out a

lot. it's a huge part of me, you know, of what i do every day, i get up, i work out. i take the kids to school so i wanted clothes that, yes, did what i wanted them to do in the gym but then also clothes that would take you through the day as well. so track suit, as well and this, woulds for men as well. very much a unisex line which i think is very more modern approach to dressing as well. you can wear it too. >> i look forward to it. >> fighting over this. >> funny, i sat here and said we have the most fashionable audience member and they happen to be wearing your line. what you've done is really amazing. >> thank you. >> i love that turtleneck. >> tell us about the vibe of this look. >> you know, i think this is really cool. it's not overly complicated. just really good shape and never did i think it would be acceptable to leave the house in a track suit but now it is because i think that it just looks cool. it still feels like fashion. effortless. >> it will make me think i

worked out even if i didn't. >> this is the thing. th i'neo sporty spice. >> i like it. we have someone else who wanted to be a high fashion model. robin roberts is wearing one of your creations. >> now, this is from your high fashion line. >> it is, it is. >> i mean, you are working that dress. >> thank you. >> you really are. [ applause ] >> i mean, i was going to ask if you were free in february because i think you would be a fantastic edition to the catwalk. >> oh. [ applause ] >> because now i have workout gear to maintain this look. >> i like it. full circle. it all comes full circle. victoria, thank you for being here. great to talk to you. a lot of fun. congratulations on your new athleisure line as well and the reebok victoria beckham

collection, it is available now, rush out there and get yourself some of it. >> thank you so much. >> victoria beckham, everybody. ginger, over to you. >> thank you. i guess tomorrow i'm coming in this weather report has been sponsored by dove body wash and just so you all know it is thriver thursday and this morning we have the story of a mother, this is so great, who turned her pain -- >> i'm coming. >> into purpose. it's the catwalk, yes, keep going, keep going. >> there she is. >> yes. >> thriver thursday. >> i was talking to you about it earlier this morning. you have to meet this woman. her name is karen millsap and after a random act of violence left her widowed at the age of

29 with a small baby, she turned that into healing and a career focus on compassion and empathy. >> when you lose your person, you feel it in so many ways. >> for the first time i year for a fact that i was on autopilot. i was just going through the emotions, i wanted to just try to keep it together for caleb. i just hit the five-year angelversary. i don't want to talk about grief. i want to talk about healing. >> it's okay to be sad. it's okay to be angry. it's okay to be frustrated, disappointed. grief is not just the result of a death. grief is when we expect things to be different or better or more and it doesn't turn out that way. now what i do is i teach organizations and leaders how to bring compassion and empathy into the workplace. when you take care of your people, your people take care of your business and it's the right thing to do. >> the way she's taught caleb

how to deal with grief, he is just equally as strong as her and it's because of her. the two of them together, they're amazing. >> we will never know why these things happen to us. but we can choose to heal because the more that you grasp on to your healing, the more you're grasping on to life and there's so much life to live. >> yeah, that's what we have to keep in mind. now we have thriver thursday.com and people go there and submit entries. 40 people independently sent in message about karen. independently. >> that powerful. i think with my children i worry about them. i don't as often worry about ben and our partners are such a critical part and don't think about what it means after. beautiful. can't wait to watch. >> her story later and a facebook live right after the show and leave right now. some of those people who nominated karen to be a thriver will talk with them and check it out on my page and the "gma" page and the full story on karen

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welcome to thursday. here is mike nicco with a look at the day. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. look at this, postcard perfect out there. how about picture perfect. out and about, all good today. king tides are over and we have warmer than average weather. 60 to 66 degree he s today. and we'll push 70 away from the coast saturday and sunday. have a good one. here is sue. lanes finally cleared eastbound 580 near 205. we had an earlier fatality there. traffic is starting to flow much easier eastbound. westbound is still quite slow. we have an accident west 80 partially blocking a lane there. and an accident on the dumbarton westbound past the tolls and on the san mateo bridge on the western side. >> thank you,

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