i'm sorry. >> you can bring them tomorrow. >> we'll still be celebrating. you gave us snow, mike. we're happy with that. >> that's really what i want to go play in. >> it's good morning, america. the state of the union just hours away. president trump preparing to take center stage as his approval rating hits historic lows facing a democratic house for the first time and a nation still shaken by the shutdown. this as the president faces new trouble. a new development in the investigation into his inauguration. what prosecutors want to know about the donors who picked up that $107 million price tag. breaking news, a deadly blaze tearing through an apartment building killing at least ten. residents climbing out of windows to escape as flames tear up the walls. the investigation right now. this new video shows the

moment a bus driver jumps into action. an suv flips through an intersection. the person behind the wheel trapped. also this morning, actor liam neeson with that startling confession about rage, revenge and race. he's here live this morning. ♪ i'm walking on sunshine the abc news exclusive, tom brady one-on-one just after taking home that sixth super bowl title. >> so proud of our guys for fighting. >> what powers him? what scares him, and what does the greatest of all time do that irritates his wife gisele? >> believe me, i'm far from perfect. >> talking football and fatherhood here on "gma." ♪ taking it back to my college days. "walking on sunshine." i bet tom brady was down there in orlando.

>> he was. he told me he's far from perfect but he's been pretty perfect on the football field. he and julian edelman have been down there together celebrating their super bowl win. >> look at them. >> having the time of their lives. i didn't realize how many patriots fans were down there to see these guys. it was packed with patriots fans. but they were nice to me, i was surprised by that. really sweet. >> wow. that's the headline. >> we will see that coming up. big day in washington. let's take a live look at the capitol right near where president trump is going to deliver his state of the union tonight. it's a week later than planned thanks to that government shutdown and the president has his job cut out for him. the house now led by a democratic speaker, nancy pelosi, and trump's approval rating just 37%, the lowest for any president two years into his term. >> and the big speech, george, comes after that breaking news overnight. abc news has learned that federal prosecutors in new york have issued a wide-ranging subpoena to the president's inauguration committee investigating a series of possible felonies over that massive $107 million inauguration fund. abc's chief justice

correspondent pierre thomas will start us off from the desk. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. even as the russia special counsel investigation nears a close, this morning an investigation of donors to the president's inauguration is escalating and causing new legal troubles. sources tell abc news that federal prosecutors are seeking documents and records related to the donors to the inauguration fund which as you said raised $107 million, the most in history. we're also told the subpoena is seeking a list of attendees to the events surrounding the inauguration and top level benefits for donors like photographs, opportunities with the president of the united states. federal prosecutors appear to be examining whether a number of crimes were committed in connection with the inauguration ranging from fraud and money laundering to illegal donations from foreign nationals. a spokesperson from the southern district declined to comment. >> they say they'll comply. mueller's -- some signs that mueller's investigation is coming to an end, but this is just one sign that the investigations will continue on many fronts.

>> actually it is, george. the southern district investigation will continue and as we know, congress is just gearing up to start investigating the president of the united states. >> okay, pierre thomas, thanks very much. this as the president prepares to deliver his state of the union address tonight, his first ever to a house chamber controlled by democrats. our chief white house correspondent jon karl, mary bruce covering it from both ends. let's first talk about the speech. aides say he's been work on a message of unity? >> reporter: yes, they say the big theme will be unity. the president coming after this brutal government shutdown really couldn't imagine a worse start the president has had with the new democratic congress shutting down the government over the wall, but he will talk about areas that he can work with democrats and he's going to remind them of one major bipartisan accomplishment he had last year on prison reform. areas he can work with democrats include dealing with prescription drugs, the prices

of prescription drug and also the question of infrastructure spending, so, yes, the theme will be unity. >> mary, we'll be able to see nancy pelosi's reaction in real time right over the president's shoulder. >> reporter: that's right, george. the power struggle between these two on full display. everyone watching her image after the president's shoulder throughout the speech. as yon jon mentioned, this is a very different crowd for the president, for the first time speaking before a divided congress and a sea of opponents. while you're still likely to see applause the president should face a fair amount of stoney silence speaking to several democratic members who have already announced they're looking to replace him in 2020 as well as a new generation of democrats. we'll be closely watching to see how the new rising stars in the party are reacting to their first state of the union as well. >> jon, one big question how he deals with the shutdown and the border wall and maybe declaring a national emergency to keep the government open. >> reporter: yeah, now, with a big caveat here, george, that

the speech is still being edited and nobody knows what the president will say until he comes out there. what i'm told is the president will make it clear that he does not intend to shut down the government, again, and i am told that he is not going to declare a national emergency. again, you don't really know what he does until he steps to the podium but they say the theme here will be unity, not government shutdown, not bypassing congress with a national emergency. >> mary, democrats making an unusual choice for their response. the failed senate candidate down in georgia, stacey abrams. >> reporter: yes, george. this is an unprecedented move. stacey abrams down in georgia will be delivering the democratic response. a pretty high-profile opportunity for someone who just lost in the midterms but she is known as a fierce advocate for voting rights and many are encouraging her to run again possibly even for senate then, of course, you have all of the democrats who will invite guests to help underscore their agenda and their positions. many have invited immigrants,

many survivors of gun violence and victims. then you have alexandria ocasio-cortez, one of the prominent rising stars in the democratic party who invited one of those protesters, one of the survivors of sexual assault who had that encounter with senator flake around brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. >> i'll be on it tonight. that starts at 9:00 eastern tonight. >> now to the latest on ralph northam facing a fire storm over that racist photo still refusing to resign despite nearly universal calls from members of his own party and now the man in line to replace him under fire as well. tom llamas covering it all from richmond, good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. governor northam's allies which are few say he will stay and fight this out. but fellow democrats say by dragging this on, governor northam is putting his ego over the state. this morning, virginia governor

ralph northam ignoring mounting calls for his resignation including from fellow democrats who say he's sticking around only to improve his legacy, not the state. >> i think he's trying to rehabilitate himself and there is a place to do it but it's as a private citizen. it's not as the governor of virginia. >> reporter: you think now this is more about him than about the government? >> i think it's more about his legacy than it is about the government, yes. >> reporter: northam's trouble started after this racist photo surfaced from his medical school yearbook page. >> i believe then and now that i am not either of the people in that photo. >> reporter: but northam admitting he did appear in blackface when he dressed up as michael jackson for a dance contest in 1984. >> i had the shoes. i had a glove and i used just a little bit of shoe polish to put under my -- or on my cheeks. >> reporter: right now northam is trying to stick to power and asking for forgiveness. >> if we get to the point where we feel that we're not

effective, that we're not efficient, not only for our caucuses but the commonwealth of virginia, then we will revisit this and make decisions. >> reporter: next in line is lieutenant governor justin fairfax who says he's ready to lead the state if northam resigns. >> there's a lot of uncertainty right now in our government. but we always have to be prepared to assume our roles and responsibilities that are given to us. by the virginia constitution. >> reporter: but this morning, fairfax himself is under fire after an unconfirmed report surfaced about an alleged sexual misconduct accusation from 2004. an allegation the lieutenant governor vehemently denies. >> this is 14 years ago. in fact, when this thing was not only from left field, it's from the planet mars because it did not happen in the way it's described. >> reporter: the situation down here in virginia getting even more complicated. now, back to the governor. what about the possibility of impeachment? state lawmakers said yesterday they don't want to go down that

route but they don't think this meets the threshold for impeachment which usually has to do with a mental or physical impairment, they hope the governor does the right thing and steps down. >> we'll see what happens. tom, thank you. overseas to that devastating fire ripping through an apartment building in paris. killing at least ten people and injuring dozens more. residents running up to the roof or climbing out windows to escape. james longman has the latest. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this was a catastrophic fire. the true scale of the devastation is only really becoming clear this morning. apocalyptic. that's what firefighters called this huge fire in paris overnight which has killed ten people and injured more than 30. look at the strength of the blaze, orange and purple flames shooting out of windows. roaring for six hours as emergency services battled to get to those trapped. access nearly impossible.

residents winched to safety, some rescued from the roof. 250 firefighters on the scene, 8 of them among the injured pushing through the smoke, balancing on balcony edges. this woman says an alarm went off a little after midnight and smoke was already everywhere. living on the eighth floor she had to go from balcony to balcony to get away. others joined her huddled in a corner waiting to be rescued and all possibly started deliberately. a woman in her 40s who lives in the building and has psychiatric issues was found in the street and immediately arrested after the fire. witnesses say she may have been drunk and tried to set light to a neighbor's car following a dispute. many of the injuries are thought to be very serious and now firefighters face the grim task of going door to door trying to see if there were any more victims which means unfortunately the death toll

could rise. michael? >> just devastating, james. thank you so much. and now we'll turn to that dangerous weather that's hammering the west right now, several states are facing avalanche warnings as much as nine feet of snow falling in some areas. kayna whitworth is in lake tahoe, california, with more. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. sochl people calling this snow storm epic. the national weather service calling it life threatening. the local mountain closed after they got more than four feet of snow. we're talking about 54 inches of this light powdery snow covering the lake tahoe area and look at these drifts. this one behind me halfway up that building. some of them are about ten feet deep. for folks in the area this is the second blizzard warning they've been through this season alone. if we go a little further south, people in mammoth lakes, california digging out of an unprecedented seven feet of snow at the base. ten feet reported at the summit.

when we arrived in town we met a guy who left his car outside for one day and then could hardly find it. not that you would need it. most of the major highways were closed because of white out conditions. when the wind starts blowing snow you can't really see anything. michael? >> very dangerous conditions. thank you kayna. we'll bring in ginger who is tracking the tomorrow. you have the latest on its path. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, impacting so many including seattle, washington. you know, they only average in february 1.7 inches. they had 2 to 3 in the last two days. see the people trying to push the cars out there. a mess on the roads. a lot of schools closed and speaking of a mess down in southern california where san bernardino county had up to 11 inches of rain in the last week. that's a lot. so you had mudslides and debris flows and rain for the next 12 hours but then it's going to be

the snow in the sierra, windchill advisory really cold air here, very warm air here. that means ice, ice in the middle right on chicago tonight in an ice storm warning. you could see a tenth, up to 0.4 inch from chicago over to parts of central michigan. robin? >> ginger, thank you. new developments in that deadly california plane crash. this morning we're learning more about the pilot as new video emerges showing that plane falling from the sky. our chief national correspondent matt gutman remains on the scene. scene there in california. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we know now from investigators that it was a wing from that plane full of fuel after takeoff that slammed into that house causing that massive fireball and, of course, claiming the lives of four people inside. now investigators are turning to eyewitness testimony and new video to help explain why this plane

neighborhood. this video captures the twin engine cessna free-falling before bursting into flames showering this southern california neighborhood with blazing debris. >> witness reports say that they saw the airplane coming out of a cloud at a very high speed before parts of the airplane such as tail and the subsequent wings started to break off. >> reporter: the pilot now identified as 75-year-old antonio pestini, killed along with four inside the home who gather there had to watch the super bowl. debris littering a four-block area, at least 15 houses pelted with parts of the aircraft, on monday, investigators began the arduous task of gathering up the parts of the plane. you can see the flatbed has been going around the neighborhood picking up pieces of debris. right there is the nose of the plane. this appears to be part of a wing. i think a tail is in there. investigators tell us that the scale of the debris field is enormous. some residents running for cover as the debris fell from the sky. >> saw part of the airplane come down and saw the wing fall down as well. heard a loud crash.

>> reporter: the wing of the plane which houses a fuel tank, smashing into this home and bursting into flames. now, all those plane parts, the ntsb will take them to a warehouse in phoenix and literally reconstructing the plane. i'm told another factor they are also going to examine is the weather. it has been raining here for days and it is feared that that pilot became disoriented flying through the clouds. >> >> okay, matt, thanks very much. new details about the attack on "empire" star jussie smollett and the chicago police released the incident report of what happened that night describing smollett's account of what happened. alex perez is covering it in chicago. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, that's right. those new details coming from this newly released police report. some parts have been redacted. now, according to reports, the actor initially did not want to report the incident but was convinced by his creative director to notify authorities. now, the star of the show "empire" told investigators his

attackers, two masked men, actually referenced the show and called him racial and homophobic slurs before battering him in the face, putting a noose around his neck and pouring an unknown chemical on him. the report says he was bruised and indicates the attackers used hands, feet and teeth as weapons the police report also reveals that smollett was sober and was able to show authorities where exactly the attack happened. so far no arrests have been made. george. >> okay, alex. still looking for answers there, michael. >> definitely are. we'll turn now to boston. you can see the crowds are starting to gather to celebrate the patriots' latest super bowl victory. number six and police say more than a million people are expected to line the streets for the traditional duck boat parade today. and with the weather set to be unseasonably mild the turnout could be more massive. the patriots beat the rams 13-3

for their sixth super bowl title. i had the chance to go one on one with the man be all that, mr. tom brady, the greatest quarterback ever. i call him the g.o.a.t. and how does that make him feel? he's a little uncomfortable with it. i think he thinks he's going to keeping going. >> until 45. >> he doesn't like being called the g.o.a.t., it's a little more difference than we think. he's a little more introverted than we think. >> looking forward to that interview. now we got to go back to ginger. >> not just warm in boston but in so many places this. this is juju just west of milwaukee. totally frozen and in two days it breaks up and is flowing again. yes, it's almost spring like. we had at least a dozen daily records broken yesterday. today close to 60 here in new york city.

good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mikke nicco. still a chance of a wintry mix. chilly temperatures this afternoon. freezing cold the next couple of nights in san francisco and oakland and a chance of rain friday, saturday, sunday. look at highs. upper 40s to low 50s. 53 in oakland would be the warm spot. check out the neighborhood tonight. 20s north texas valleys, 30s and 40s around coming up, michael's exclusive with tom brady. what scares the greatest of all time? oh. >> ooh. time? oh. >> ooh.

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it wasn't a gotcha. it wasn't discovering something. in the course of this interview about revenge because that's what his movie is about he talked about this incident that is raising a lot of questions and he really wants to get out in front and talk about it. >> and really describe what he meant by it. >> he's not shying away and say you can't talk about it. he's coming here to talk about it in our next hour. >> he has been making a lot of headlines. we're following other headlines as well. president trump set to give his state of the union address tonight. a week later than planned thanks to the government shutdown. this will be his first time addressing a house chamber full of democrats. overnight ruth bader ginsburg made her first public appearance going to a concert called no for kous notorious rbg in song in washington, d.c. the moment a milwaukee bus driver became a hero. you see him jumping out right there. he saw an suv, jumped out to help and he and some other good samaritans got the driver out without any injury.

>> good for him. >> yeah. our abc news exclusive, michael's exclusive, tom brady, one-on-one with michael. fresh off -- i still can't believe -- six, six super bowls. >> it is our exclusive. we do this together. >> we're a team. >> six super bowls. i didn't know what to say to him. it was like seeing a unicorn but i did have a chance to go to florida and sat down with tom at disney world. i joined the super bowl mvp julian edelman too. they're both down there together for the traditional trip to disney world. we talked about his two loves, football and family. take a look. we all know it's your sixth super bowl win. amazing. so for you, i know it never gets old but is there a way to even quantify how much this means? >> i don't think -- you know, for me, i don't know what to think, you know, other than i'm just blessed. i know i'll be giving back for the rest of my life, you know. i know how hard it is to play in the nfl and i have so much respect for the players, the way the rams played last night, i mean they played so good on defense and so proud of our guys for fighting and just glad to

come away with a super bowl win. >> and we hear all the crowd are getting excited because julian edelman is back there. mr. mvp is getting them fired up. >> i know. we grew up in the same area. we grew up five miles apart. our relationship is so special. i've had that with all the receivers i played with and julian, we've been together for so long so i've shared a lot of life moments with him. not just on the football field but off. and he's obviously one of my best friends. >> a lot of people, myself included, call you the g.o.a.t., you know what the g.o.a.t. is, greatest of all time. >> i don't even like that. >> how does that make you feel? >> it makes me cringe. >> really? >> i guess i take compliments worse than i take -- i wish you would say you're trash, you're too old. you can't get it done no more. i would say thank you very much. i'll prove you wrong. >> you're driven by criticism more than you're driven by success. >> yeah, absolutely. >> you say you wanted to play ten years. you're already past that point. 45. do you think you're cutting yourself short? why not 50?

>> 50 is too long. you know, i think 45 is the goal. >> how do you stay grounded? >> i was a late bloomer. struggled in college. struggled in the early part of my career. i was never the first guy chosen. so i think that part is in me. it's deep and it's there and it's not going anywhere, in the foundation of where i was, who i am, where i started, where i'm at now is a reflection of so many things and situations, occurrences that have happened. >> ultimate team win. and i want to switch gears to family because your kids always still the postgame thunder. yesterday it was vivian. i saw this picture of you holding her. she is holding the trophy with her image in the trophy. so how does it feel for you? what do you think your kids get out of watching you? >> well, i hope they -- you know, i hope they follow their

dreams. to be an older player, you know, i love bringing my kids to training camp. i love bringing them in the locker room, carrying my pads in and at different times they say, daddy, you know, is this a super bowl? my daughter, is this the super bowl, daddy? i'm like no, it's week nine. and football success is one thing, you know. being a good dad, being a good husband, being a good friend is really important to me too. relationships, i'm someone that cares about people, my relationships. i'm very much an introvert. you know, i don't like a lot of this, you know, even though you'd think you run out on the field in front of 70,000 people, to walk through the mall, it would just freak me out, you know? >> before the game -- you know, speaking of gisele, she posted something on instagram and said i got your back along with a tweet picture of both of you guys together. so how much -- how important is she to your success? >> she's -- i mean, she's my rock. i married someone that is -- i know is my life partner. she's just one of the most

caring, nurturing people in the world and the way she takes care of our family when i'm working sacrificing a lot of her dreams, you know, that she wants to do for me, i can only tell her i love her so much. and she knows and feels it and this is -- family is so important to me. it was -- my parents were there last night. my sisters were there and it's just -- it brings you so much joy when everyone is there to celebrate with you. so she's got my back, i have no doubt about that and she knows i have hers. >> i'll ask one question about gisele, because you two love each other. she's your life partner. do you do anything that irritates her? >> a lot. a lot. >> just give me one thing. you're perfect, tom. >> i'm not. >> what is the one thing that irritates your wife? >> believe me, i'm so far from perfect. i think for her, you know, a lot of times, you know, things revolve around me in the house because football is a schedule. i'm here for this. in a lot of ways i'm absent in a

way. i lose track of my responsibilities in the house, you know, and she carry it is burden a lot of the times. >> you don't put out the garbage? >> the reality is i don't do much and i think that is the thing -- i'm going to do a better job of because she deserves it too. >> you mentioned your parents being there and your mom, we know she's celebrating being two years cancer-free. >> it's time you'll never get back. when she's there and my family is there and we had dinner on friday night before the game, you know, it was just -- that's what life is about. having these incredible memories with the people you love the most. >> i mean, he was just -- you know, such a great guy and understands balance now is what he's learned. . >> he's so open. >> so open. understands balance and like i said he doesn't like being called the g.o.a.t. and i said you shouldn't have been so good. you shouldn't be so good. >> he said it, he's a late bloomer. you could see as you were saying

in those pictures coming out of the draft, how has this happened? is it will? is it skill? >> for him to be playing at 41 at that level, it's all will and it's work. this guy works and that's the one thing i think people lose sight of because of all of his success, they think it just happened. he still works like he's the kid that nobody wanted. the unique thing that most guys don't have. he is a unique person and we have more coming up. he said a lot more than what we just showed there. tom brady is an amazing football player. he's an amazing guy. >> amazing family man, he really is. coming up next major new clues in the case of that missing mother of four and some anger is brewing over this super bowl commercial. >> oh, brewers of coors light -- >> oh, brewers of coors light -- ♪ when you wish upon a star makes no difference who you are anything your heart desires will come to you ♪ >> tom brady and julian edelman,

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spurlock who had given birth to twins weeks earlier was on the phone with her mom when she left the bar with the men. >> the gentlemen with her, the last time she was seen on the surveillance cameras could know where she is or know more than they're letting on. >> reporter: her mother says she said she'd be home by morning but she hasn't been heard of since. police say her phone which has not been located was turned off around 8:30 that morning. >> she could have been taken against her will because all the signs so far point to that. >> reporter: police say they questioned the men she was with but released them. no suspects have been named. friends and family have been combing nearby areas hoping to find any sign of her. >> we walked through trees and brush near the embankments of water. i mean, we've looked anywhere we could possibly think she might be. >> this person was someone's daughter, someone's mother, someone's sister. if you know anything, we beg you

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year back with that backlash we are back now backlash brewing over bud light's super bowl commercial taking aim at competitors who use corn syrup. janai norman is here with more. it's not just rival beermakers. >> one even getting rid of his bud light out of protest. as many others are left scratching their heads over learning corn syrup being used at all to brew beer. >> my king, this corn syrup was just delivered. >> that's not ours. we don't brew bud light with corn syrup. >> reporter: controversy is brewing over this super bowl ad. >> all brewers of miller light we received your corn syrup by mistake. >> that's not our corn syrup. we received our shipment this morning. >> you're joking. >> try the coors light castle. they also use corn syrup. >> reporter: bud light using its air time to point out

its competitors use corn syrup in their recipes. >> well, well, well, looks like the corn syrup has come home to be brewed. >> reporter: bud light may have expected to catch an earful from the company that owns both rival brands. miller coors defended its use of corn syrup saying we're proud of our beers and proud of our ingredients and we're happy to have this fight any day of the week. now, the corn industry is popping off on social media. the national corn growers association tweeting america's corn farmers are disappointed in you. this corn farmer dumping his bud light down the drain. >> bud light, you're not standing with corn farmers. we're not standing with you. >> reporter: still, the ad may not have had any effect on others. one person tweeting do people care if a beer has corn syrup in it? >> bud light brewed with no corn syrup. >> reporter: bud light telling abc news their super bowl commercials are only meant to point out a key difference in bud light from some other light beers. we don't have anything against corn syrup. we just don't use it in bud light. >> so a lot of people asking what's corn have to do with it?

beer is made by fermenting yeast with sugar to create alcohol. while the sugar in some recipes comes from corn syrup bud light tells abc news they use sugar made from barley and rice, miller coors vigorously defending themselves pointing to a laundry list of other beers using corn-based sugar. >> you did all that without laughing. >> i was laughing. they really said they don't have anything against corn syrup? they did a whole ad about it. >> absolutely, just to call out their competitors. >> a beer is a beer is a beer. let's cheer. >> cheers to that. coming up, liam neeson is going to be here live in our next hour. next hour.

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welcome back to "gma." the moment today, that would be the snow flying around the bay area. i've seen it as low as 1,700 feet and likely a little lower this morning. we'll see images. this was mt. diablo getting an inch, inch and a half. mt. hamilton a little higher, quite a bit more. this is a big deal, right? it's a big deal when a storm comes through there. wanted to bring you that. that's all been sponsored by colgate but coming up on "gma," the advertising trick behind this super bowl commercial. what was that supposed to make what was that supposed to make you feel? what was that supposed to make you feel? (music throughout)

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good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc7 good morning. metrologist mike nicco has our forecast and, boy, what a morning we've had. >> with the snow level down to at least 400 feet in some areas, that was mine, i had it on my car, you can see temperatures in the mid-30s to low 40s. we still have some snow just to the east as you head up into the higher elevations. the winter weather advisory is over but the santa cruz mountains will get a few more waves of showers, rain in the valley, snow a little bit higher as we head throughout the day today. freezing cold in just about all of our neighborhoods wednesday and thursday. >> i have two crashes on the bay bridge to talk about. they just updated the location.

it sounds like it's just before the toll plaza to westbound 80. one lane is blocked. the eastbound lower deck, a little heavy getting out of san francisco. >> we'll have another "abc7 news" update in about 30 minutes and always on our app and

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. this morning actor liam neeson with that confession that centered around rage and race. >> what are you hoping people learn? >> he's here live this morning as his new movie is about to hit theater it is. we'll talk to him one on one.

>> the making waves for being so soothing that only your kids may have understood. how this is borrowing from the real life techniques. >> the envelope please. the oscar nominees in one place together since they were revealed. melissa mccarthy bringing her mom. our cameras are right there. look who is saying -- >> good america.

>> you see that big smile next to her mom. i don't care how old you get. when you're with your mom -- look at that. oh, i love melissa. >> me too. one of the nicest women out there in always a handwritten note thanking you when she's on the program. so kind. we will have a ball with her and, michael, you had a ball monday afternoon in disney world. >> it didn't start out as a ball. the interview hasn't even started and tom brady, he sacked me. >> oh. >> reversal of fortune. okay, now i apologize to him after. all the times i ran into you like that. >> sweet. >> a little more force. we have a lot of news to get to. the president delivering his state of the union address. first time to a house chamber >> let's go back to mary bruce on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, and the president is still putting his finishing touches on his speech but the theme is unity. in his first state of the union before a divided congress he's expected to stress areas where they can work together like infrastructure and prescription drug prices. but his calls are expected to be met with a healthy dose of skepticism after that bruising shutdown fight over the president's border wall. with ten days left to prevent another shutdown, the president

and the new congress off to a rocky start and the new power dynamic in washington will be on full display here tonight. everyone watching the president but also house speaker nancy pelosi who, of course, will be sitting over the president's shoulder throughout the entire speech. >> the democrats made an unusual choice for their response. >> stacy abrams, candidate in georgia will deliver the democrats' response. it's an unprecedented move and high-profile assignment for someone who just lost in the midterms but democratic leaders see her as a rising star and encouraging her to seek office again possibly even for senate. >> mary, thanks very much. i'll anchor the live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response joined by our entire political team at 9:00 eastern. now this morning we are remembering the life of soap opera star kristoff st. john. the 52-year-old "young and the restless" actor starred on the show for 27 years found at his

home sunday. the cause of his death has not yet been released. he was engaged but told friends his feelings of depression and grief intensified in recent days. you may remember his son, julian who suffered from mental illness took his own life four years ago. such an outpouring of tributes for this man and many, many, many of us celebrating his life and we're thinking of his entire family including his two daughters. >> yes, we are. >> sad. >> very. all right, thank you for that. coming up, we have more of my one-on-one with tom brady talking football, family and what his daughter vivian wants to do that has him and gisele a little divided. >> okay. and liam neeson is here live. he has that new action movie out, yes, he's also making headlines after sharing a moment that he said happened decades ago after a friend was attacked. we're going to talk to him live one-on-one. that's just ahead. lara, what do you have upstairs? >> who do i have?

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[ applause ] ♪ magic in the air we welcome you back to "gma." we have this terrific good-looking audience with us this morning. [ cheers and applause ] i mean, how gorgeous everyone is including my two sisters right here. [ cheers and applause ] sallie-anne and dorothy.

i'm a little worried. why did they put microphones on you? dorothy is like don't ask me dorothy is like don't ask me anything. i know, she's ready. she's come out of retirement just like that. i know. who dat. who dat. >> who dat. >> all right. >> wonderful to have you here and have you a front row seat to hear "pop news" from lara. [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning to you guys and to you all and we begin with oscars news. there may not be a host for the big night we know of yet but now we do know some presenters. miss jennifer lopez will be there, can't wait to see what she'll be wearing. we know who she'll be with. >> i know. >> also "crazy rich asians" star aquafina and 007 star daniel craig and past oscar winners on the stage including brie larson, charlize theron and our pal whoopi goldberg. all of those confirmed and rounding out the first list are

funny ladies with a little award show experience, tina fey, amy poehler and maya rudolph also confirmed to present. the academy -- [ applause ] -- says they'll announce more soon and it's expected all of last year's major winners like gary oldman, frances mcdormand, allison janney and sam rockwell will also be included. you can see all of that -- >> where? >> at the oscars. >> where does it air? >> where? >> right here on abc on february 23rd. # now, a star is scared? bradley cooper and lady gaga are scheduled to perform their hit song "shallow" from "a star is born" at the oscars but cooper not exactly cool and collected about the whole thing. he's telling e! network he is terrified but he looked pretty great last week when he got on stage in vegas to do a duet with

gaga and says he was freaking out there too saying, quote, i just had to zen out and pray i wouldn't ruin her show. highly unlikely. the song "shallow" spent its first three weeks at number one on the billboard 200 list. you can see bradley quietly panicking at the 91st academy awards. where, robin? >> on abc. >> that's right. [ applause ] february 24th. february 24th. february 23rd is when my flight is. february 24th is when the oscars is. >> that's why you have all the gowns outside -- >> i do. >> i knew it. >> they're here for a little help. there's a whole story behind that. i'll get to that later. it's a fun little thing we're doing. >> i may have saw one of other gowns. >> what day? >> you two are going to be separated. like bad kids in school right now. >> we do have fun. [ applause ] finally, now to kiki and cardi b. she did this special version of

cardi's hit "money." listen up. ♪ been in this game selling them cookies buy thin mints please open up are delish. tagalongs devine ♪ ♪ hey that really rhymes >> hey, that really does rhyme. >> adorable. the video now has been viewed nearly 2 million times including by cardi b herself. the rapper tweeting i want all those cookies. so far, kiki has sold over a thousand boxes. >> oh, wow. >> that's called making money moves for her troop. and that is "pop news," everybody. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> like the reference, lara. good reference. >> a little different between kiki and cardi. >> but cookies to the roof. great job in "pop news" and now we'll go to our "gma" cover story. more of our exclusive one-on-one with mr. tom brady. he's revealing what his wife

gisele said to him right after the big game and whether his kids were following in his footsteps. >> what did she say to you after the game? >> she said -- she said a lot of things. it's an emotional time for awful us and she's so proud. she's just proud of everyone. she loves seeing everyone like jules and gronk do well, the guys that have been around. she's tired. it's a long week for everybody. my middle son was sick. so, you know, just like being a parent you're on the road and all these things are going on and your son is not feeling good so holding him most of the game but it was just a great experience for our family. >> so many people out here all wearing patriots gear. i didn't know there were so many patriot fans out here in orlando. we see you on instagram playing catch with the boys in the yard. do they dream of following in dad's footsteps? >> i think my oldest son really loves sports. very similar to me. my middle son is more like my wife.

kind of -- is very athletic but likes a lot of other things and my daughter is a great little athlete and i'm trying to get her involved in some things like hockey. i'm trying to get her into hockey. my wife is like over my dead body. you're not putting her out there. she's not going to be checked, but whatever they want to do in life, you know, as a parent we just want our kids happy. [ applause ] >> that is the truth. but if gisele says no hockey that mean no hockey. >> it's not going to happen. >> thank you, michael. we move to the super bowl ad making a big bang because it was basically a whisper. the technique is called asmr. it's supposed to make you feel the commercial in a deep way and, amy, you have the story. >> it's been around for years. i'm just hearing about it today but many of you may know about it, or heard about it for the first time on super bowl sunday. asmr stands for autonomous sensory meridian response. it's a tingling sensation you

may feel in the back of your scalp when you hear soothing sounds which in this case meant zoe kravitz speaking in a whisper while drumming her fingers on a bottle of beer. it's one of the most whispered about ads of the super bowl. >> let's all experience -- >> reporter: actor zoe kravitz, behind her a waterfall. >> together. >> reporter: a bottle of michelob ultra in her hand, her soothing voice whispering into microphones and nails tapping on the glass. the ad called the pure experience showcasing something called autonomous sensory meridian response, or asmr. when certain audiovisuals are combined to produce a physical response that some describe as a tingling static-like sensation. >> asmr is supposed to create a feeling within you and then that's paired or associated with the product. >> reporter: once only a phenomenon of the internet --

>> unique soft voices. >> reporter: -- where maria known as the gentle whisperer are watched by millions. >> in the middle. >> reporter: maria says for people who are asmr sensitive like her certain sounds and images trigger a relaxing sensation and that asmr videos helped her destress and overcome depression. >> asmr doesn't work for everybody. the same stimulus doesn't work for everybody and i think probably a lot of the people that watch that ad were just confused. >> reporter: but michelob ultra isn't the only major brand trying to tap in. ikea also using it to try to sell you on sheets. >> and listen to how nice it sounds as it's smoothed out. >> we were getting chills because we were creeped out from all that. from youtube to tv looks like this technique is now going mainstream and may be the beginning of a much bigger trend. george, you said your daughters listen to this. >> they love those youtube video. >> it puts them to sleep. >> and they keep saying the soups are so satisfying. >> i think they could give me nightmares.

>> after watching "get out," no thank you. >> you remember that, right? >> the teacup. the teacup. >> i'm with you, michael. >> we confused everybody. that ultimate hollywood power lunch, of course, the annual oscar nominees luncheon, every year, those who are up for the biggest awards of their careers gather to meet, eat, take an epic class photo. abc's chris connelly got to sit down with some. good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: good morning, lara. you know, what monday's oscar luncheon nominees were told if they win, they'll have 90 seconds from the moment their name is announced to the end of their acceptance speech. so the following people better be ready to walk and talk fast. you're a best actress nominee. >> crazy. crazy. i don't know that it ever won't feel surreal. i think i still am like, huh. >> reporter: the oscar luncheon featuring this year's nominees taking a class photo together

and sharing this rare honor with one another. >> it feels good. being here today with your fellow nominees and being a part of this village of artists that everyone up on that stage in that room truly loves what they do. >> i was at a table with my mom. we had so much fun. we asked if she wanted to go. she was like do we really get lunch? i said, we do. the luncheon will provide a lunch. is that -- is the deal off if they don't give lunch? >> reporter: for nominees a moment to reflect on the journey that got them here. >> my mom and dad both always supported me, you know, maybe even more than they should have, but always were just kind of like, you know, if you work hard enough, why not? >> i wanted to do it since i was a young kid. on some level i felt like it was against all odds. that was my pipe dream and i was prepared to spend a lifetime pursuing it. >> i wouldn't be sitting in this chair if there were no spike

lee. people in my generation are walking the trail that spike blazed. >> back with action. >> reporter: for spike lee, decades of acclaimed work behind the camera paying off in multiple nominations for "blackkklansman." as he and his family looked on. >> felt great. we all jumped up and down. our yorkshire terrier ginger was barking like crazy because she didn't know what was going on but it was -- what you saw was a very genuine happy moment that was shared, you know, with my family. >> reporter: and amid the joy a vow to use their nomination on behalf of others. >> i hope it allows me to be in a position to create more opportunities to be a part of the inclusion happening on a bigger level. you don't want to receive these accolades and not do what you're

supposed to do as a human being with that. >> reporter: gracious and thoughtful words from all of these talented nominees. lara? >> chris, thank you so much. cannot wait for the oscars. right now we go over to ginger. >> we're outside on a beautiful morning here in times square. it's so comfortable. and this is savannah. savannah, have you ever hidden from your parents? >> maybe. >> maybe. how about this, in damascus, oregon, our "gma" moment comes when little piper is 2 and hiding behind the bed but her mom doesn't know why until -- >> let me see. >> what are you doing? where are you hiding? and here she comes. >> chickens go outside. >> isn't that funny? with a huge chicken. she brought the chicken in from outside. her mom says that is not what we do with our chicken. we don't hide in the closet with our chicken. so sweet. we just love that video. probably didn't hide with a chicken when you were hi good morning.

i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mikke nicco. still a chance of a wintry mix. chilly temperatures this afternoon. freezing cold the next couple of nights in san francisco and oakland and a chance of rain friday, saturday, sunday. look at highs. upper 40s to low 50s. 53 in oakland would be the warm spot. check out the neighborhood tonight. 20s north texas valleys, 30s and 40s around and now an incredible journey to learn more about my path that i recently got the opportunity to trace. i got a chance to trace my family tree way back, hundreds of years back in a new episode of "finding your roots" that airs tonight and even i was shocked by some of the results. check it out. the show that helps us trace our ancestry and now it's my turn to find my roots. just over 150 years ago my family made history in texas --

the community named for jim and winnie, first to become local leaders after gaining freedom by emancipation. >> almost overnight they went from being a slave to a land owner. that's amazing. >> reporter: when we traced my lineage even further back -- >> i'm a king, y'all. >> charlemagne is your 39th great-grandfather. >> what? >> i come from, okay, this -- the king of england and also a king in their own rights, the shankles. >> the shankles in texas. >> yes. >> coming from nothing to create something. >> thank you. it's great to have dr. henry louis gates jr. from "finding your roots" here with me this morning. [ applause ] and you took me on one heck of a journey. how does this start? you know, how do you begin a search like this?

>> we have a fabulous team, chief genealogist named johnny cerniy and another named cece moore and their work came to bear on finding your english ancestry and i'll tell you how. we found a woman, your great great grandmother named harriet meade listed in the census with eight children, but a widow. when we looked at your dna it was all tracking to a family named bishop. we went back to the paper trail. guess who was living next door? a white man named william bishop. >> somebody was creeping. >> sneaking and creeping we call it and they had four children together. and when we traced four ancestry back through your bishop life we found your 11th great grandparents got married in 1600. shakespeare was alive and in 1630 they moved to the massachusetts bay colony and then through them you descended from king john of running

meade with the magna carta. we found your 44th great-grandfather who was anulf, the bishop and they're your family. >> to be honest i wasn't surprised by my royal roots. i can imagine when you do this for people, some people might find surprising things. what are things that surprised you even? >> well, one of the most surprising things was l.l. cool j's story. and l.l. cool j, is, of course, todd smith. very close family, very close to his grandparents. it turned out we found out that his mother unbeknownst to her had been adopted in 1947 and we have a protocol. you know, we can't reveal certain things live because it's quite traumatic and i had to call him to say, todd, you know, your mother was adopted. and he goes, what are you talking about? you know, i'm close to my grandparents.

i said they are not her biological parents. and he said, what am i supposed to do? i said, call your mother. she had suspected it. she had suspected it. >> i'm just curious. do you feel like a detective when you do this type of work? >> i feel like i've been blessed. i feel like each of us has an ancestor on our family tree waiting to tell a story and my job is to open the window so they can poke their head out and tell you all about themselves which is telling you about yourself. >> well, i tell you what, you definitely did that for me and you opened up a window i never knew. i thought i knew about my family history until i met with you and a lot of things even surprised my parents who i shared all of this with. i really appreciate this and this is amazing. if you haven't done it, make sure you do. dr. henry louis gates, thank you so much. you can see "finding your roots" tonight on pbs. make sure you check it out. we'll be right back. on pbs. make sure you check it out.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui. a unique treat for the bay area as snow has been falling from the north bay to the south. here's sky7 capturing the gorgeous sight of a white covered mt. diablo. check out this video of snowfalling. it was all gone before 4:00 a.m. let's see how traffic is going right now. >> we're looking pretty empty at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's because that crash i told you about 30 minutes ago, they're not letting anyone by right now while they are clearing that. i think a lot of folks are held up in that. westbound 80 highway 4 to the

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> we've got some rain in the south bay. you can see the green. an on either side it is white with snow. you can see on overall drying trend from north to south. that will continue through 11:00. more rain coming friday.

>> another "abc7 news" update in about 30 minutes and you can always find us on our news app and abc7news.com. there' good morning, america. ♪ i can make your hands clap >> good morning, america, is right. we called in special help to welcome you back. one of our favorite guests and made us laugh in "parks and recreati" and became a superhero in "guardians of the galaxy" and bake in "the lego movie 2: the second part," so please welcome the one, the only chris pratt. ♪ i can make your hands clap [ applause ] >> what's up, man? how are you? >> good to see you, man. >> have a seat. >> thank you, sir. hello. >> brought some friends. >> i brought my friends, we've

got emmett, rex dangervest, star-lord and the raptor from "jurassic world" and they go everywhere with me. the entourage. >> you don't have to feed and they don't talk back. >> nice. >> we got to start out, congratulations. you're getting married. >> yes, i am. >> congrats to you and katherine, man. have you started the wedding planning and if so how involved are you in it? >> oh, well, of course, we've started and pretty involved. >> that's it? >> yeah. >> all right, we'll move on to something else -- >> okay, yeah, yeah, okay, let's move on to something else. [ laughter ] >> but also congratulations too because lara broke it in "pop news." you have sheep. >> yes, die. >> one of your sheep won a blue ribbon. >> that's right. >> congratulations to you. >> now, that's -- >> talk about that. >> that i'm excited to talk about. [ laughter ] >> i've got this great -- i've

got a sheep farm and we've got a ewe named cacao and won a blue ribbon and it was out of ten sheep and she got first place and so -- >> fiber palooza. >> yeah, i have a sheep farm like my happy place, i got it. >> relaxing pretty sure and will arnett was here, co-stars in "the lego movie 2." >> batman, will arnett. >> and we asked will, we said, will, what is the one thing we can ask chris. he said ask him to do his sean connery impression. >> he said i have a sean connery impression. >> he said sean -- >> see, he's canadian. that's why. oh, sean connery. so, god, this is -- now it's really set up that it's an impression but it's not. so sean connery. really you can just say sean

connery's name and you'll sound like him. you will you'll say, i'm -- [ laughter ] i'm shawn con remembean connery. go to the library and check out a library called "the rock." no, that's not good. >> you have the golden voice and you are using it in "the lego movie 2" so we'll take a look at a clip. let's check out chris pratt. >> who are you? >> whoa! the name is rex. rex dangervest. cowboy, who likes building furnitures and having chiseled features hidden under baby fat. >> whoa. >> but you're so talented you voice two characters. >> yes, i voice two characters. >> emmett and rex. >> i voice both of the characters and rex is really, you know, this amalgamation of

all the roles i've played over the past three or four years, the chris miller and phil lord are so funny and the movie is really funny and they mine a lot of pop culture references from the zeitgeist for comedy and that's one thing they did was lampooned my career over the past few years and the movie is really, really good and opens february 8th. >> yes. yes. excited about that, man. and you have a 6-year-old son. >> yes, i do. >> so when it comes to this lego movie is he excited his dad is in the movie. >> he is. so he loved the first movie. we watch it a lot. you know how kids are. you watch the movie a lot and he saw the trailer for the second film and he said, dad, i think i have a new character. rex dangervest. he trains raptors. i said guess who does that voice? he said, who. me. he was like, how shall but it doesn't sound like you so now

he -- just making sense in his 6-year-old brain that you can change your voice and you can voice different characters and he's really excited about it. he's trying all these different impressions and trying to do his own rex dangervest and he's like, dad, i can't do it. i can't get the tone right. it's like -- [ laughter ] he's a little voice actor in the making. >> he has time to figure it out. >> no, he doesn't. he has six weeks and we already signed a multipicture deal with several studios. he better bring it or it's -- >> i got you, man. kid better pick it up quick. we saw "avengers: endgame" trailer. the most streamed -- >> yeah. >> the number one trending topic out there. is there anything you can tell us, star-lord? >> well, you know, i could tell you so much. >> yes. >> i could. i have -- i'm a vault of information that would make -- that would break the internet.

[ laughter ] but i have to just -- all i really should say is it's coming out this year. and -- [ laughter ] you know, everyone in the world is going to see it. probably get your tickets now if there's even any left. [ laughter ] and everything -- everything it promises in the previous movie it delivers on and so much more and the same thing with the lego movie. [ applause ] it just -- yeah. >> the lego movie always delivers. you always deliver. >> come on. >> you're such a good dude like really are. just a nice man and we wanted to do something nice for you. we have some wedding gifts and we wanted you to pick one. pick a wedding gift, any gift. >> it's like "the price is right." where do i go? here. >> yeah, the big one! >> that's it. take it.

what do we got here? >> oh, my gosh. it's a blender. >> yes. it's a blender. >> there we go. >> a "gma" blender. >> wow. i'm making some -- want to make a protein shake right after this. >> yes right after this. we'll tell people, you got to see "the lego movie 2: the second part". it hits theaters friday. everyone in the audience are going because you're all getting tickets -- i-maximum tickets. >> whoa. >> we do it big here, man, thanks to you. going to make some smoothies. coming up, liam neeson is here live. he's got a new movie called "cold pursuit" and robin will talk to him one-on-one. talk to him one-on-one. we'll be right back. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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welcome back to "good morning america." we have people from all over the world including canada and what you're about to see is real. we thought it was such a cool image that would be a lake in alberta, canada. those are bubbles that froze so there's methane that comes up from the base of the lake where things decompose. isn't that so beautiful? it is one of the most gorgeous pictures of gas i guess is what you call it. spring like temperatures are settling in and they are staying for much of the week. look at memphis, goes to 71. 72, atlanta, raleigh, tapping out at 74. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. it's been really interesting

with the rain and snow. the chance continues through mainly 9:00 possibly up to noon in the santa cruz mountains. we've got now we have a sneak peek at the new "dance moms" reunion. abby lee miller is back and rebuilding her company after serving time in prison and overcoming capps and returning to where it gang, the abbey lee dance company in pittsburgh. >> i need to be ready for the first competition. we need to make a statement on that stage but the aldc is back. and watch out. >> "dance moms" resurrection premieres june 4th. don't go anywhere. liam neeson is coming up next.

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we're back with liam neeson who has a new movie out called "cold pursuit." 24 hours ago he made headlines for talking about an incident that happened decades earlier involving a very close friend of his who he says was assaulted. and, liam, first of all, i really appreciate your willingness to have this discussion because when it comes to race, it can be very uncomfortable for people and it just caught people off guard. how you responded when you were asked about revenge and do you want to explain what you said. >> yeah, we were doing a press junket and it was, you know, the topic of our film is revenge. it's a dark comedy too but it's base is revenge and the lady journalist was asking me how do you tap into that? and i remembered an incident

nearly 40 years ago where a very dear friend of mine was brutally raped and i was out of the country and when i came back she told me about this and she handled the situation herself incredibly bravely, i have to say that. but i had never felt this feeling before which was a primal urge to lash out. i asked her did you know the person? it was a man. no. his race? she said he was a black man. i thought, okay. and after that there were some nights i went out deliberately into black areas in the city looking to be set upon so that i

could unleash physical violence and i did it for, i'd say maybe four or five times until i caught myself on and it really shocked me this primal urge i had. it shocked me and it hurt me. i did seek help. i went to a priest, heard my confession and i was a catholic. two very good friends that i talked to and believe it or not, power walking. >> power walking. >> two hours every day to get rid of this and i'm not racist this was nearly 40 years ago, but because i was brought up -- maybe i'm rabbiting on. i was brought up in the north of ireland and brought up in the troubles, the '60s, '70s and early '80s. >> can you explain to people what that is.

>> the religion -- >> there was a war going on in the north of ireland. and i had acquaintances who were involved in the troubles. the bigotry, one catholic would be killed the next day a protestant would be killed. one catholic pub would be bombed. a protestant pub would be bojed but i was never part of it. because i -- >> excuse me. no, no, no, i appreciate your willingness to discuss and to explain and to put it into context. i know you have heard from people or the reaction from people. >> sure. >> and one of them, one response is the fact that when asking your friend and i'm glad she's okay. >> she passed away by the way five years ago. >> sorry for your loss. >> thaw asked about color. that you didn't ask the person was tall or short, big or small.

>> i asked all those questions too. i did. i did. but i did ask about race, yeah. >> because what we heard and saw was it was only asking about color. you did ask about other aspects. would you have had the same reaction if your friend said it was a white manage. >> definitely said an irish or a scott or a britt or a lithuanian. i know i would have had the same effect. i was trying to show honor to my -- stand up for my dear friend and terrible medieval fashion and i'm a fairly intelligent guy and that's why it kind of shocked me when i came down to earth after having these horrible feelings. luckily no violence occurred ever. thanks be to god. >> do you think you actually would have -- if a -- >> yes. >> if it was a black man who had nothing to do -- >> that was my feeling that i did want to lash out, yes. because my friend was brutally

raped and i thought i was defending her honor. and i admit that and it's a learning curve and -- >> what is a teachable moment? you said you wanted to -- it doesn't matter what you say, some people are going to be outraged. others are going to say, well, at least he's admitting -- he's being honest that this is a feeling that some people have that never really acknowledge it. >> yes, sure. >> but what is the teachable -- what are you hoping people will learn from you making these statements? >> to talk, to open up. to talk about these things, you know. we all pretend we're all kind of, you know, politically correct. i mean, in this country it's same in my own country too. you sometimes just scratch the surface and you discover this racism and bigotry and it's there. i remember when we were shooting "schindler's list" in poland 25 years ago, 26 years ago almost,

and hearing remarks from drivers who were taking us to the set thinking to myself am i hearing this right? this guy is making anti-jewish comments to me who is playing oskar schindler in the back of the car and it happened on several times and sometimes driving to the set we'd see swastika signs painted on walls knowing we were -- been driven past this area to go to set. >> what do we do? how do we have -- it goes beyond dialogue and conversation. >> you tell me what the teachable moment is. please. i'm going to throw it back to you. >> i think the teachable moment is we have to own up to when we -- the one point i want to make out is that this wasn't discovered by somebody -- you admitted this. this isn't a gotcha. so i give you credit there. but also having to acknowledge that the hurt, even though it happened decades ago, the hurt of an innocent black man knowing

that he could have been killed for something he did not do because of the color of his skin. >> no or people -- or they could have killed me too. at the time. at the time. >> but to get beyond it being a -- a difficult conversation and understanding that we do need to get to the root of it, to stop just talking about it and not -- i know that you're getting cru getting crucified before saying what you did. >> sure. >> you're not shying away. you're admitting that it was wrong. you've learned interest that. but have to also understand the pain of a black person hearing what you said. >> of course, of course, absolutely. you're absolutely right. yeah. and at the time even though it was nearly 40 years ago i didn't think about that. all those things surprised me but it was this primal -- >> yeah. >> hatred, i guess that really,

really shocked me. when i eventually came down to earth and saw what i was doing, going out looking for a fight. >> not the way -- that's never -- and that's what the basis of your movie too. it goes on and on and i wish we had time -- >> violence breeds violence. bigotry breeds bigotry. >> there's no end when you do it like that. liam neeson, thank you. thank you. i know, it's not easy, i know -- i wish we could settle it all. >> see the movie. it's a good movie, by the way. [ laughter ] having said all that. >> it is dark. i will say that. it is dark but we will have a lot more of the movie tomorrow. but thank you for coming here as promised to have this discussion with us. it means a lot. [ applause ] and we're going to be right back, ever

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui. things look so different than they did a few hours ago. >> everything is quieting down. and getting brighter outside and drier. but look at this between coyote and morgan hill, seeing a snow shower. we're seeing a clearing trend from north to south. temperatures in the 30s and mid-40s right. only on our way to mid-40s. >> we just cleared a long term crash from the left lane. you are jammed solid. we have the bay bridge metering lights off. pretty long backup on the

approaches. that's due to a couple of earlier crashes. >> time now for "live with kelly and ryan" and we'll see you again at 11:00 a.m. for "midday live." you can >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new film "cold pursuit" ," liam neeson. and one of the "real housewives of beverly hills" ," kyle richards. plus, we continue we continue fe-brew-ary with coffee 101 and an introduction to the caffeine elixir. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪