yawning phase. >> i am here for good morning, america. overnight, president trump's state of the union address. calling a divided congress and country to unity. >> there is a new opportunity in american politics if only we have the courage together to seize it. >> but the president stands his ground on a border wall, takes aim at the democrats. >> if there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. >> and the moment that surprised the president. what he said that brought both parties to their feet. the big question now, can congress prevent another shutdown just nine days away? our gtpolitical team. also this morning, the new alert about dangerous ice, sparking evacuations in th

roads and now that storm is moving east. the murder mystery in one of america's safest cities. the gruesome discovery and the investigation under way. new fallout from the liam neeson firestorm. the red carpet at his movie premiere canceled overnight after those comments on race and revenge and the reaction to what he told robin on "gma." caught on camera, the woman distracted by her phone when a mugger grabs and drags her. the hero valet who jumped in just in time. and the rare interview, five of duchess meghan's closest friends breaking their silence, taking a stance against what they call global bullying thrgeting their frie and and we certainly do say good morning, america. great to have amy with us on her

birthday no less. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. good to be 29, guys. good to be 29. >> your story and you're sticking to it. >> yes. >> you're here, george is there in washington of course covering the state of the union. good morning, george. >> good morning. amy, i'm right behind you. i turn 30 next week. >> nice. >> congratulations. >> robin, it was a night of theater and fireworks. there were touching emotional moments and there were raw, hard politics, especially over the president's border wall. this was the first time the president addressed a divided congress. the house was packed with dozens of new women and minority members led by house speaker nancy pelosi, you see her over the president's shoulder. look at all those women right there and looming over it all the chance of another government shutdown. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega starts us off. cecelia, that deadline is coming fast. >> reporter: george, just nine days away from today and no mention last night of the shutdown or the hundreds of wke

impacted by it but as you said, he did dig in on that main conflict driving a wedge right now between both parties, his border wall and while many republicans were cheering, democrats were not happy about it. president trump making a call for unity in his state of the union. a pitch for bipartisanship to a divided congress. >> we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise and the common good. [ applause ] >> reporter: he dove right into his speech bypassing the traditional introduction from the house speaker his chief political rival nancy pelosi. right there behind him all eyes on her many expressions like when trump brushed off the russia investigation. >> an economic miracle is taking place in the united states and the only thing that can stop it

are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> reporter: the speaker rolling her eyes. in the chamber a historically diverse congress, a record number of women, many wearing white as a symbol of suffrage staying seated during moments like this. >> members of congress, the state of our union is strong. [ chanting "usa" ] >> that sounds so good. >> reporter: with this line about women's gains -- >> all americans can be proud that we have more women in the workforce than ever before. [ applause ] >> reporter: roaring applause from both sides of the aisle.

>> don't sit yet. you're going to like this. [ laughter ] and exactly one century after congress passed the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote, we also have more women serving in congress than at any time before. [ applause ] [ chanting "usa" ] >> reporter: immigration the main focus of the speech. >> wealthy politicians and donors push for open borders while living their lives behind walls and gates and guards. >> reporter: even with another shutdown looming, the president is still digging in on his border wall. >> i will get it built. simply put, walls work and walls save lives. couple killed by an undocumeedg

invited es.ear ntless americans are murdered by criminal illegal aliens. >> reporter: in fact, studies show that immigrants commit fewer crimes overall compared to people born here. and nonviolent drug offender alice johnson pardoned by the president after spending decades behind bars brought to tears by his praise. the president also took credit for the state of relations with north korea. >> if i had not been elected president of the united states, we would right now in my opinion be in a major war with north korea. >> reporter: despite his call for unity, georgia democrat stacy abrams, the first african-american woman to deliver a state of the union rebuttal laid blame squarely at the president's feet without ever mentioning him by name. >> the shutdown was a stunt engineered by the president of the united states, one that

defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people, but our values. >> reporter: now, the president's state of the union an hour and 22 minutes long, that made for the third longest state of the union in history. george, he also made some news on his upcoming visit with north korea's kim jong-un. that will be his second visit. he says it will take place on february 27th and 28th in vietnam. >> okay, cecilia, thanks very much. let's bring in our political team for more on this. chief white house correspondent, jon karl, it was two speeches in one. had you that call to unity but also a call to arms for the president's base. >> reporter: in the beginning of that speech and at the end, president trump teamed to come out against trumpism. i mean, the language is incredible. he talks about rejecting the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution, bridging old divisions. this is the time to rekindle the bonds of love. that is not the donald trump that we have seen over the past two or three years. and yet where he seemed most

passionate a eic was when he went for his wall. he vowed he would build it, took the hard line on abortion. so we saw the hard line donald trump but we saw that's not new. what was new here was this plea for unity and even in the hard line, george, he did not call for a national emergency to build the wall and he did not say that he would shut the government down. >> he knows that problematic, even with his own party. mary bruce, you saw the president congratulate the new women members and skipped it for nancy pelosi. you could not mistake the fact she's sitting over his shoulder and did have that warning on investigations. >> she did have a polite but sometimes amused look during her speech, but she made it clear where she disagrees with him on immigration and that eye roll when he warned democrats no to investigating him.

look, democrats were skeptical of this speech and the president's calls to unity even before he delivered it. wth o docrats a ncy losi. they know one speech is not somehow heal the partisan r divide. >> matthew dowd, the president did lay out things democrats like, infrastructure, bringing down the price of prescription drig drugs, but it doesn't look like there's much hope any of that will get done over the next year. what did get done was laying out themes for his 2020 campaign. >> i thought the president could have done a better job of talking about more bridges, literally and figuratively, than walls. this is obviously the beginning of the long slog to november 2020. but what is striking to me i think the president's team decided because the economy isn't lifting his approval numbers as you referenced last night, his approval is at the lowest of any at this point in time, they'll head straight for wedge issues like abortion and immigrants so they've decided the economy can't lift him, they have to go to wedge issues. >> jon, the president speaking

to a chamber, he clearly is looking to run again at least right now. speaking to a chamber filled with possible candidates. >> all over there. i counted at least a baker's dozen of democratic presidential candidates on that floor. and it was interesting to see the kind of dance of who was going to applaud and who was not. but i think that this is a president almost desperate for a bipartisan accomplishment. he wants to make a deal with democrats on something before he turns to those wedge issues. >> best chance for bipartisan compromise? >> the talks continue. the president has said these shutdown talks are a waste of time. in talking with members hammering it out they want the president to give them space to work it out and tell them what he is willing to sign. >> thank you so much. back to new york. >> thank you so much, george. now to new trouble for senator elizabeth warren, just days before she's expected to formally kick off her presidential campaign. "the washington post" is out with a new report revealing a document where warren claims native american heritage in her obama handwriting. abc's whit johnson is here with

more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. senator warren's biggest obstacle appears to be her own words and this time it's in writing. her claims of native american ancestry prompting another apology and hasn't formally launched her presidential campaign yet. >> rules made in washington matter and that's why i'm in this fight. >> reporter: this morning, 2020 presidential hopeful elizabeth warren is facing renewed backlash over her claims of native american ancestry. "the washington post" obtaining her 1986 registration for the state bar of texas in which she listed her race as american indian. >> no one, not even the president of the united states will ever take it away from me. >> reporter: warren has been plagued by criticism of her various claims of native heritage throughout her career, even touted as an example of diversity in harvard's faculty in the 1990s. warren says harvard made that claim without her knowledge but defended her choice to list herself as a minority in a national directory of law professors. >> these are my family's

stories. my papaw had high cheekbones like all of the indians do. >> reporter: the controversy a favorite pressure point of president trump who has repeatedly called warren pocahontas and challenged the north to prove her heritage. >> i will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity paid for by trump if you take the test and it shows you're an indian. >> reporter: in october 2018 warren did take a dna test releasing the results in a campaign video claiming vindication. >> what do the facts say? >> the facts suggest that you absolutely have a native american ancestor in your pedigree. >> reporter: the video drawing strong criticism from a number of groups, including the cherokee nation. last week after meeting with cherokee leadership, warren issued an apology. this morning a spokesperson

saying as senator warren has said, she is not a citizen of any tribe and only tribes determine tribal citizenship. she is sorry that she was not more mindful of this earlier in her career. now, a lot of the criticism has been over whether she used those claims to advance her career. this now marks the earliest documentation of that claim. again she put it in writing while registering for a professional organization. >> that changes things. >> it does. >> whit, thank you. to that urgent warning in the midwest. a dangerous ice storm on the move. fema is now warning drivers to stay off the roads. hundreds of flights canceled in chicago and ginger has the latest for us. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. these first images i'll show you tell the story. this is antioch, illinois, north and west of chicago, it's falling as rain but hits a subfreezing surface and freezes on contact. it creates this sheet of ice that accumulates, makes the road like ice rinks or like this car in michigan, just covered in icicles. accidents everywhere. there are 600 schools according to our affiliate in detroit closed around detroit this morning. that's the first hit. there is another low pressure

system that will bring another hit of ice from madison, wisconsin, through mt. pleasant, michigan, even into new england which i'll have a lot more on. plenty to talk about today. >> always ginger, thanks so much. to that murder mystery in one of america's safest town, greenwich, connecticut. police are making a very disturbing discovery. now they're searching for some answers. gio benitez on the scene with more of the story. good morning. >> reporter: hey there, amy. good morning to you. yeah, police are calling this an isolated incident but it is a gruesome one. a woman's body was found inside a suitcase just off this road here and now investigators have launched an all-out effort to figure out who is behind it. this morning, a mysterious and disturbing death in one of connecticut's most esteemed areas. glenville is picturesque and affluent but now at the center of what police are calling a my. a young woman's body found inside a suitcase along the side of the road, her hands and feet

bound. >> we have no doubt there was a homicide involved. >> reporter: she's believed to be between 18 and 30 years old. police say highway workers found the body tuesday morning 10 to 15 feet off this quiet rural road. >> it wasn't too busy. all of a sudden everything broke out. cop cars going both ways. >> reporter: police believe the woman was killed somewhere else and brought here. a murder especially this gruesome is unusual in this connecticut town. we do not know the manner or cause of death at this time but this is an active homicide investigation. >> reporter: and police say the medical examiner is trying to identify the woman. they say they have some leads but it may take a while because police say this investigation will be long and methodical. robin? >> as they all should be. thank you, gio. now to that big oscars news. official word the host of this year's oscars will be no one. it's the first time in 30 years the academy awards show will go hostless and t.j. holmes is over there animating.

what are you doing over there? >> no host. no problem. the show has to go on. we'll be all right. everybody, just calm down. it's going to be fine. >> who's excited? >> you're the one that's excited. >> they're letting me go to the oscars for the first time this year so i'm a little hyped. first year, no host. see how that works. but, look here, the whole controversy with kevin hart, that played out. but the academy says they are not having a host now, not because they couldn't find one, but because they are to cut down the times and still expect a big spectacle. it will be fun and have all the best songs will be performed. that's a good thing including "shallow." >> they will perform this. >> they are. but bradley cooper, his movie, "a star is born," has gotten a lot of nominations. he didn't get one for best director. listen to him tell oprah winfrey about that. >> first thing i felt was embarrassment actually. think about it. i felt embarrassed i didn't do

my part because i'll work on that. it'll be all right. >> i'm at least glad you said that. if i were you, i would be feeling some kind of way about it. >> embarrassment. i went, oh, gosh, i didn't -- i didn't do my job. >> but you know you did. >> i do. >> he did. >> he did. >> it's his directorial debut. it was the first time. >> felt snubbed. embarrassed. >> february 24th. see you out there. >> we'll see you out there. >> from here. >> if you can't go, you can see the oscars right here on sunday, february 24th. >> thank you, t.j. >> i appreciate that. now we're going to go to a close call caught on camera. say that five times. >> close call caught on camera. close call caught on camera. >> i didn't really mean that, robin. sorry. a woman is walking down the street. she is distracted by her phone when a mugger grabbed her. he starts dragging her, but the hero valet saw what happened. jumped in to help that woman. she escaped and the lapd is now sharing this video saying you e

su >>oothing for that val i >> that's amazing. >> very. >> i was just talking about this to my daughters. we went to a self-defense class to be aware of your surroundings is the most important part -- why are you looking at me like that, t.j.? >> i'm trying to figure out this video and listening to you now that we have to do this. >> you have a daughter. we all have daughters. we have to go to ginger. she has ice jams and flooding. >> and i'm aware of every surround right now. thank you for that. we start with west seneca, new york, ice jam that caused flooding concerns and now we have them because of a stationary front happening overnight, severe storms possible tomorrow. the rainey cities now sponsored by target.

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we knew that we had something special that we wanted to give the world, that we could be full human beings in the roles that we were playing, that we could create a world that exemplified a world that we wanted to see. >> they definitely gave us that world. welcome back to "gma." that was "black panther" star chadwick boseman delivering that speech at the s.a.g. awards and now the oscar-nominated movie is headed back to theaters for a week. >> for a week? >> yes. we are celebrated with -- yeah, for a week for free. how great is that? >> uh-huh. >>to her coming up live later i the show. >> we'll do that.

>> very excited about that. first the top headlines we're following with a possible government shutdown looming nine days from now, president trump spoke to a divided nation overnight with his state of the union address calling for unity. the midwest and northeast bracing for dangerous ice. 35 states on alert this morning. ginger has the latest on that and then patriots super bowl champ rob gronkowski has a new nickname and got it at the big parade in boston tuesday from someone very special, tom brady's daughter vivian, take a look. >> hi, vivi. >> hi, gronky. >> gronky. >> i like that. i think it'll stick. he looks like a gronky. >> he does. that's cute. the fallout from liam neeson's comments about race and revenge. the red carpet canceled at the premiere of his new movie after he spoke about those headlines and making comments here on "gma" and there's more on this and so we have linsey davis here now with us.

good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. liam neeson still feeling the blowback and the premiere did go on as schedule but they scrapped the pomp and circumstance of the red carpet all because of this ongoing controversy. just hours after appearing on "gma" red carpet interviews and photo-ops for liam neeson's latest movie canceled. >> i had never felt this feeling before, which was a primal urge to lash out. >> reporter: the fallout fueled by neeson's comments about race. >> sometimes just scratch the surface and you discover this racism and bigotry and it's there. >> reporter: the backlash comes after the actor recounted a story from 40 years ago in which he says he sought to carry out revenge after a close friend told him she was raped by a black man. he first shared the story in an interview with the british newspaper "the independent" while promoting his latest film. >> i went up and down areas with a cosh hoping some black

[ bleep ] would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something so i could kill him. >> i went out deliberately into black areas in the city looking to be set upon so that i could unleash physical violence. >> would you have the same reaction if your friend said it was a white man? >> definitely. if she said an irish or britt or lithuanian, i know i would have had the same effect. >> you're admitting it's wrong and you learned from that. you have to also understand the pain of a black person hearing what you said. >> of course, of course, absolutely. you're absolutely right. >> reporter: the controversy sparking a heated debate. piers morgan saying liam neeson doesn't deserve a medal for admitting he was a murderous racist. he deserves severe condemnation.

another saying neeson apologized adding it's time for us to help him out by forgiving. >> not sure if he's remorseful of telling the story or of the action of wanting to exact revenge, exact violence on a black person. >> what i can't understand is how you would go out and seek a random person of the same race to harm. that for me feels like a modern day lynching. >> we appreciate that he said something really real and he wants the united states of america to face what we won't discuss. >> and neeson saying he's not a racist. he did seek help at the time from a priest and also from friends. online there was a lot of commentary about black audience members on "live with kelly and ryan" who embraced neeson appearing to show support for the actor but clearly this controversy not going away any time soon. >> well, it all depends on the lens that you look through and your lens being your life perspective, your life

experiences. and he did admit that it was wrong and also recognizing what sunny hostin said on "the view" yesterday, i thought was spot-on. that's the feeling a lot of people, a lot of black people had when he made that comment. >> it's important he talked about the hurt that then puts on people. >> regardless very cringeworthy comments that are made and i thought yesterday you handled it really well. >> i appreciate that very much and i really feel that we all -- i understand when you're angry because something has happened and you want that person who did it, not the race of that person -- >> not random people. >> right. that is revenge going for the person who actually committed the heinous crime. but going beyond that, that's something totally different. >> hoe he though he has said, look, i realize it was awful.

so i do think why should give that a little credence. >> absolutely and he did not have to speak with us yesterday. he could have canceled and he did show up. >> showed up and did it. >> thank you, linsey. now to new developments involving "empire" star jussie smollett back in chicago heading to set after that attack and alex perez is there with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. the studio offered the entire cast additional security in the wake of that reported attack. about a dozen investigators now working to piece this all together. ♪ i just want to be yeah ♪ good enough >> reporter: this morning "empire" star jussie smollett is back to work reportedly returning to the set of the show days after telling investigators he was attacked in the streets of chicago. tmz reporting that smollett shot scenes for one of "empire's" final episodes of the season and did a table read with the cast. all while under the watchful eye of security personnel. >> put aside your -- >> reporter: the report saying the 35-year-old returned to the set after performing weekend shows in los angeles.

>> thank you so much and i'm okay. i'm going to stand strong with y'all. >> reporter: speaking out in his first public appearance since reporting his assault claiming he was jumped by two men wearing masks shouting racist and homophobic slurs and putting a noose around his neck. now there are new reports saying that chicago police want to speak with smollett again while he's in chicago. their investigation identifying two persons of interest. >> regardless of what anyone else says, i will always stand for love and i hope that you will all stand with me. thank you. >> reporter: authorities have not been able to identify those two people they'd like to speak with. investigators say they continue to review additional surveillance video for any clues. michael. >> all right, thank you so much, alex. coming up next here, the rare interview with duchess meghan's friend saying she's a victim of bullying and what they say about her faith.

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we are back now with duchess meghan's close friends setting the record straight in an exclusive new interview with "people" magazine saying the new royal is being bullied and not the woman tabloid headlines make out her to be. abc's james longman is at kensington palace with more.

good morning, james. >> reporter: well, when a woman joins the british royal family she's often subjected to a lot of criticism. we saw it with dianna, we see it with kate and now we're seeing it with meghan but her friends are saying this time it's different and they want it to stop. this morning, five of duchess meghan's closest friends in a rare interview coming to the defense of their friend who's been dubbed duchess difficult by british tabloids since marrying prince harry. meghan's friends who are notoriously protective of her privacy telling "people" magazine they're speaking out now because we want to stand up against the global bullying we are seeing and speak the truth about who our friend, a mother-to-be, really is. >> no one would speak out without her subtle blessing. >> she's not like she's been portrayed in the british press, her friends say and she is kind and selfless and caring individual, the sort of person who puts other people first all of the time. >> reporter: these friends including some she's known for a long time speak anonymously saying they worry critical articles affect meghan who is

expecting her first child with harry in april. we worry about what this is doing to her and the baby. it's wrong to put anyone under this level of emotional trauma, let alone when they're pregnant. >> they feel she's being portrayed as an uncaring daughter, as somebody who is a demanding bride. >> reporter: they open up about meghan's fractured relationship with her father thomas who infamously staged this photo shoot of himself with paparazzi just days before her wedding and later had a heart attack leading him to miss his daughter's big day. prince charles walked her down the aisle instead. they say after the wedding meghan wrote thomas a letter saying, i'm so heartbroken. i love you. i have one father, please stop victimizing me through the media so we can repair our relationship. they say he wrote in return asking for a photo-op with her which they say was painful and missed her point. i think she will always feel genuinely devastated by what he's done. her friends also reject the idea that she's a difficult boss.

everything meg stands for is supporting and empowering women who you see at walkabouts. that's meg. we see a person who treats everyone the same and she is the same person though everything around her has changed. her friends also telling abc news' royal contributor there is nothing behind the reports of an alleged feud with her sister-in-law kate. >> what meghan's friends are saying about the so-called feud with duchess kate is that it's completely untrue. in fact, these stories have upset meghan and been quite difficult for her to kind of sit back and watch play out in the public eye. so today will be a day hopefully those rumors can be put to rest. >> reporter: now, they also talk about how much she meditates, how important her faith is to her which i thought was quite interesting. it's unclear who these friends are or how close they are to meghan, but i think it's safe to say the british press here has presented her pretty negatively. is it because she's mixed race? is it because she's american? there are a lot of theories. one thing we do know, the duchess just gets on with her job. inehat leve

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. state of the union, a night of theater and fireworks as the president addressed a divided congress. the house packed with dozens of new women and minority members as the president called for unity, stood his ground on a border wall and the chance of another government shutdown looming over it all. the new alert about dangerous ice. and now the flooding sparking evacuations in the midwest. warnings to drivers to stay off the roads. ginger tracking the latest as the storm moves east. "gma's" exclusive. susan lucci with a major health warning revealing her near miss with a heart attack. >> i was just shocked. >> the warning she ignored, the emotional toll and her message for all women this

morning. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t get the job. the generation gap when it comes to how parents and children approach getting that first job. so who is right? and which way is best? the sharks are here with the advice you need. and welcome to wakanda. as the oscar nominated movie rolls back into theaters it's "black panther" day on "gma." danai gurira is here live and she's here to say -- >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] i wish you could join us for the commercial breaks sometimes. what comes out of this man's mouth. >> i love you. >> love you right back, michael strah strahan. good morning, america. thanks for being with us on this wednesday. >> it's not just any wednesday. >> no, it's not. >> it's "black panther" day here at "gma." we're not the only ones excited to have danai gurira here. take a look. >> we're students from marist high school, we're celebrating "black panther" day with "good

morning america." [ chanting "wakanda forever" ] >> we love it. shot shout out there to that high school in new jersey. we have young "black panther" fans here in our audience. can't wait for that i know you were just with them a few moments ago. >> great costumes, great outfits, mom, dad, put in a lot of work. they look great. yeah, very impressive. you'll see. first the morning's top headlines starting with the president's state of the union address. his first before a divided congress. let's go back to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega in washington. good morning again, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the president calls this speech choosing greatness but we know this. there is another potential government shutdown looming just nine days away and democrats say this call for unity rings hollow. president trump making a call for unity in his state of the union. a pitch for bipartisanship to a divided congress. >> we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution and embrace the boundless potential of

cooperation, compromise and the common good. >> reporter: he dove right into his speech bypassing the traditional introduction from the house speaker, his chief political rival nancy pelosi. in the chamber a historically diverse congress, a record number of women, many wearing white as a symbol of suffrage. immigration the main focus of the speech. >> wealthy politicians and donors push for open borders while living their lives behind walls and gates and guards. >> reporter: even with another shutdown looming, the president is still digging in on his border wall. >> i will get it built. simply put, walls work, and walls save lives.ate relations with north korea. >> if i had not been elected president of the united states, we would right now in my opinion be in a major war with north korea.

>> reporter: yeah, that raised a lot of eyebrows, that line right there. invited guests inside the chamber are always a big part with immigrants looming large democrats invited people like undocumented workers, some of whom were fired after they were found to be working at trump's bedminster golf course and family members of those killed by an undocumented immigrant were invited. one guest that caught everyone's attention. i want to show you guys. take a look at this. see him there. that's little joshua trump, the 11-year-old boy who was invited by the first lady because he says he was bullied for his last name. yeah, he is sound asleep right there midspeech in the vip section. i got to say, guys, i feel joshua's pain. it was a late night. >> all right, cecilia. >> took a lot out of him. >> thank you so much. now to that new alert about dangerous ice in the midwest. fema warning drivers to stay off the roads in chicago and, ginger, the ice has caused so many crashes. >> so many crashes really from wisconsin and illinois right through michigan.

you wake up and you see this. i think you turn around and go back to bed. and say i'm not doing it. that's what a lot of folks can do. 600 schools around detroit are actually closed because of the ice. so up to a quarter inch of ice, antioch, illinois, it looks like rain falling and it is. rainfalls and hits the sub freezing surface and freezes on contact. that's where you get that glaze even on power lines and trees can be detrimental. minneapolis took an hour to get a mile. none of their melting agents were working. another low that will come through. winterors from a nebrahrgh new england. flood watches on the southern end and focus on that for one moment because we'll get that tonight into early tomorrow morning you can see severe storms and that's what is going to leave behind on the northern end. robin? >> ginger, thank you. coming up "all my children's" susan lucci sitting down with amy revealing here serious health scare and

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>> love that combo. >> love that combo and "pop news" with lara sensor. >> thank you, robin. [ applause ] good morning, good morning, we'll begin with big congratulations for jennifer lawrence. she and her boyfriend cooke maroney "page six" reporting they're engaged to be married. isn't that nice? the oscar winning actress and new york art dealer were spotted dining at rules in town where lawrence was wearing a lovely looking ring and this morning her publicist is confirming the happy news to "people" magazine. let's give it up for jennifer chrs and applause ] always one of our favorites to come to "good morning america." the notoriously private couple first started dating back in june 2018. congratulations again to both of them. >> good for them.

>> more good news for "modern family" fans. reps for the venerable abc comedy have just announced it will return for one more season, but season 11 will be its last. >> ah. >> i know. >> bittersweet. they declared there will be milestone events that fans have longed for and some that will surprise. abc's longest running comedy has already tied a tv record winning five straight best comedy series emmys. do you guys realize how hard that is to do? there's a lot of good shows out there and this show has done it five times. now to have one more chance to do it and take the record for themselves. one of the stars of the wonderful cast, jesse tyler ferguson, is weighing in on the news writing on his twitter page, it will be hard to say good-bye. love my family and, jesse, we love you too. >> we certainly do and they really are a family. they're so close. >> love when they come. it's always nuts. hopefully they will soon. finally chris pratt stopped by "good morning america" yesterday to chat about the new

"the lego movie 2" and we gave him a few engagement presents and he gave us a gift back. he stopped at bubba gump restaurant and he posted this picture to instagram. so as it turns out he has a special connection to the chain writing, 20 years ago i was a waiter at a bubba gump shrimp company restaurant. every time i go back i'm reminded of the thousands of shrimp i ate off people's plates on the way back to the kitchen. >> oh! >> he goes on to say, please tip your server. leave at least 20%, also leave some shrimp. [ applause ] so, did you know that chris got his first acting gig while he was waiting tables at the bubba gump in maui where he was working and living in a van trying to make it as an actor? he also was named gumper of the year for his service to g the wal auntea

>>umr.the cts. >> right across the street and some shrimp. >> thank you, lara. we move to our "gma" cover story, "gma" exclusive. susan lucci revealing her health heart scare and, boy, amy, this was a serious close call. >> it was and like so many women, susan ignored her symptoms until she was nearly at a crisis point and now she wants to help other women. so she took her story to the american heart association and now she's sharing that story with us. >> jack, that's one of the reasons that you love me. >> reporter: you know her best as erica kane, matriarch of "all my children" and this morning susan lucci is revealing how her life took a dramatic turn worthy of a soap opera this past october. twice feeling discomfort in her chest and ignoring it. >> i thought it was nothing. it's going to pass. >> reporter: then she felt it a third time. >> i was actually in a boutique and i suddenly felt what i had

heard someone on a tv interview years ago, a woman say that she leading up to a heart attack had felt like an elephant was pressing on her chest. >> reporter: the store manager immediately drove her to the hospital. tests showed she had two blocked arteries requiring stents that were put in that night. >> i was just shocked. >> because is it would lead to a heart attack ultimately. >> yes, and i thank goodness that i was not home. if i was home i probably would have said i need to lay down, i'll have some water. >> reporter: according to the american heart association heart disease is the number one killer of women. claiming more lives each year than all forms of cancer combined. it was a true surprise for susan who says she eats a healthy diet and exercises six to seven days a week. she even spent a season on "dancing with the stars." >> it was genetics for me and stress and i asked the doctor, how is my heart? how is my actual heart?

and he said, your actual -- your heart is like a heart of a 20-year-old and he said it to me three times so i believed him. >> what about the emotional toll this is taking on you? how are you doing? >> it shook me up. it shook my confidence, i'm going to say my confidence in my health. >> why do you think we dismiss symptoms that our body is trying to tell us are important and potentially dangerous. >> i think that we are so busy in a good way nurturing the people we love in our family. we are not on our own to do list and you think it will pass and truly my symptom of the elephant pressing on my chest and radiating around my back did pass. >> you're kind of thinking this is foolish for me to be going to the hospital. >> yes. >> it's embarrassing. >> and this is interesting too, there are -- some of our men friends say if this can happen to you, it can happen to me. you just need to listen to your symptoms and act on them.

>> now another reason that susan didn't think she was at risk because other than c-section she never spent any time in the hospital. she said she was perfectly healthy but by the time she was treated for her heart, one artery was already 90% blocked and the other was 75% blocked, robin. >> so glad she's doing well. thank you, amy. dr. jennifer ashton is here with us. how is it different for men and women? >> it is different literally in every way. with anatomy. size of the heart is different in men. it's larger this. is about the size of an adult average male heart. it's about 11 ounce, a woman's heart is a little smaller, it's about 9 ounces and what we call the pathophysiology and what causes the heart attack tends to differ in men. we heard about that cholesterol plaque that clogs the artery, it tends to clump up in one area. a disease. so instead of re big umesult is the same.

blocks off an artery, kills heart muscle and that can be fatal. >> i appreciate how susan was so honest about saying she did not adhere to the symptoms. >> right. that is so common with women, especially. so we need to go through this because this is truly life saving. number one, chest pain still the most common in women and men, but look at the other symptoms, nausea, vomiting, sweating, fatigue, shortness of breath. these can be present a month before a woman has a heart attack. >> a month before? >> yes, they're vague and flu-like. if you experience these symptoms, play it safe. it's better to be wrong than to be dead. if you go to an emergency room and say, i think i'm having a heart attack you need to say those words so even the health care professionals think of it because oftentimes they miss it. >> thank you for admitting that. sometimes they even miss it. >> it's true, yes. >> there are some things you can do to reduce your risk. >> 80% of heart disease is preventable. what does that mean?

know your numbers. keeping your weight in a healthy rank, not smoking, reducing stress and dealing with depression which are risk factors. being active, knowing again your ldl, blood pressure and if necessary, robin, medication. you can do all the right things just like susan lucci did and still have heart disease. if medication is indicated, it can be life saving. >> all right. thank you, as always, jen. over to ginger. >> thank you, robin. "gma" moment today from redmond, oregon. we don't need a lot of setup. check out carson jones. >> don't fall. don't fall. >> we thought that was so cute. thank you so much for sharing that with us. we want you to share your "gma" moment. something that makes you smile or laugh. just go to my facebook page, post it right on there and hopefully we'll get to share it with t good morning. i'm "abc7 news" metrologist mike nicco. chilled sunshine today but it

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job and it typically takes over seven months to find one. of course, it all begins with that interview. so how do you land one? take a listen. today, many grads struggle to find the best way to land their dream job. kids today are told a million and one different answers in how to go towards the workforce. >> reporter: for marina she's getting advice from her mom, her teachers and her peers. there's just one problem. they're all contradicting each other. >> you didn't really have technology back in the day. parents are going to be stuck i gotten jobs so they think it's proven. >> as technology evolves and new jobs pop up, even new industries naturally the process for searching for those jobs and landing those jobs will change as well. >> reporter: but for marina's mom she thinks you ditch the internet and go in person.

>> i think that you can go in person and i think that you should go that extra step. i don't think you should have the computer be your sole source. >> reporter: experts say applying for the job is adapting to the time, but some rules stay true forever. others need an upgrade. >> most of the core ground rules of job searching are unlikely to ever change, however, the ways we approach those roles are ever evolving. >> ever evolving. so keep in mind anyone out there who is applying for a job that before you even get to apply for jobs so clean up the instagram, the twitter, the facebook accounts. it's also a great idea to set up a linkedin and the company tells me the best thing you can do for yourself on linkedin is include a picture in your profile. employers are way more likely to give you a look if you have that photo. >> yeah, that friendly face. that's what everybody is looking for. thank you so much, rebecca. we're joined by marina and maryann along with another parent and graduate, pat and steve.

we're going to tell you who knows best how to get that job we're all looking for. we'll have the people who really do know. "shark tank's" barbara cochran and robert herjavec. robert and barbara, thanks for joining us. you're both parents. have you gone through this and had this -- >> i have a 24-year-old son in his second job. he's been in the workforce three years, i told him inch by inch how to land the interview, what to put on the resume and he ignored everything i said, but he got a job anyway so go figure. >> so go figure. but i know that these parents here, they want their kids to wel tlthg. maryann and marina, you have different things about how this works and how to make a good first impression, what to put on your resume, job profile, what to even wear to a job interview. so, maryann, i want to start with you. what do you think marina should do? >> i think marina should definitely go ahead and have everything in order in order to meet people and network and go out there.

i think her profile picture on linkedin should be just that, a snapshot. i think it should translate with a dress with a suit something that she should wear, very tailored, very classic and very simple then let her personality flow. >> marina, how do you feel about what your mom is saying? >> classic means heels, heels means pain so i think wh r twe aress and flats is 100% better. when it comes to applying in the job, the computer age, the digital age, you can't just show up and say this is who i am, you have to apply online. with me getting more creative my name rearranged is marina pizza. i'll put that on my linkedin. so i'll put that on there, what is pizza personified.

so i'll try to get that out there and start with that. >> what do you think, barbara? >> i could tell you right off the bat that if you do the pizza route no one will call you for an interview, period. and that -- i don't mean -- wait. don't hold your opinion a minute, robert. >> again you're wrong, barbara. >> let me tell you why because you have to walk in the shoe of the employer. i interviewed thousands of people. two out of three will look at your face and will decide if they want you. that's number one. secondly you've got to put the words that apply to the employer what's important to him, i'm great at organization. i see every job through. all the things they want to hear, not what you want to project. your words are great for a dating site but not for getting a job. >> robert, really quickly, your take? >> i think -- i liked your picture. you got to smile before you sell people on what you do. sell them on yourself. never apply for the job you're trying to get. apply for the next job. >> oh, i like that. okay. [ applause ] so now we have pat and her son steven and, pat, i heard you use a good comparison for this whole process. what is that?

>> well, i'm a top recommended career coach on linkedin. so i talk to thousands of people all the time and you need to have momentum. so putting yourself out there, being professional like you said, but understanding that a first job is about building relationships, finding a mentor, becoming part of a team and working your way up. it's old school but it's working your way up and building relationships. so you have to shift gears to go from zero to 100. that's the way to do it. >> we will finish this up on facebook. see "shark tank" on abc. rk tank" on abc. "abc7 mornings." good morning.

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hi, we're mr. smith's english class from cardinal spellman high school in the bronx. we're celebrating "black panther" day on "good morning america." [ chanting "wakanda forever" ] [ cheers and applause ] >> fired up audience here. welcome back to "gma." we are celebrating the oscar nominated movie "black panther." it's back in theaters right now for black history month. we have one of the movie's stars with us. she played the spear wielding general okoye in "black panther" and stars in "the walking dead." please welcome the very talented danai gurira. ♪ time to get the chains off [ cheers and applause ]d to see. >> thank you. >> hu go. >> hey, everybody. [ applause ] >> how are you feeling, girl?

i know we had to do the air kiss. you're a little bit under the weather. >> no, no, no, remember last time we were here, we were like merged make juup over here. >> good memory. good memory. >> we're celebrating "black panther" here today. you guys, you won the motion picture -- the best cast at the s.a.g. awards. i mean, how fulfilling was that? [ applause ] for you guys, congratulations and the oscars are coming up. you guys are up for best picture. do you feel any pressure with the oscars? reason like a celebration, you know. i mean, we really -- we came into this, all of us, this amazing cast i got to work with, the astounding ryan coogler, nate moore, we just came into it really wanting to make something that was alive and resonant and just poured all we had into it. we knew it was an unusual moment. it was a new platform to create something like this. so that's what we came in with. we just committed every day fully and we were such a team

which was such a blessing and became a family so it just became a celebration. [ applause ] >> it was gratifying for those of us who really enjoyed the film and everything you said to see the recognition that it's receiving. and i love -- do you have any post or pre-oscar plans? you said after the s.a.g.s you would party like michael b. jordan. >> that was my hashtag i created because i was like -- it was just such a beautiful moment to be able to celebrate the work together like that and i was just like we're going to party like this guy because i know he knows how to party, so i starte. but really, it's just so cool when we get -- i love doing the carpet with them like we just get to see each other. >> it's fun. >> we get to celebrate together and seeing each other, we all have such busy lives so coming together and with ryan and his wife and nate and his wife and then, you know, kevin and everybody from marvel and disney like it just becomes a really great moment of celebration so that's what we're planning to do

before or after. >> good. good. good. >> it's been a year of celebration for you all. i know one of the measures of success is getting a halloween costume. this isn't your first one, though. you know i'm a huge fan of "the walking dead." you already did it once. now you have another halloween costume. in fact, we have some "black panther" fans here who are donning some of those costumes right now. look how cute they are. [ applause ] >> look at that. >> they look so good. >> you know, i was saying, i >> beautiful. >> i love it. >> what are you trying to do over here, michael? >> i was trying to put it on because i want to ask about another movie, "black panther 2." apparently i don't fit in the equipment so i'm out so what can -- can you tell us anything about black panther 2? >> i can tell you absolutely nothing. >> thank you. >> usually i'm hiding information but i'm free of it

so it's great. >> amy brought up "walking dead." okay, it is back, another season of "walking dead." so happy about that. is there anything you can tell us about that? >> i can. yes, we are stepping into the second half of the season on sunday and it's going to be really thrilling, actually. it's been -- it's been a big transition this year, you know, with the rick character leaving and we leap six years forward which was actually kind of, you know, was thrilling to get to do that but there's a lot of information, a lot of mystery around what happened in those six years and we have a new enemy that's kind of the scariest yet. >> really? >> that's saying something. >> we can't tell when they're coming at us. so it's a whole new thing. >> okay, here's a little sneak peek of "the walking dead." >> without jesus or maggie, these people need you. >> they got tara. >> tara is smart but she shouldn't do it alone.

what we did bringing jesus back, it's going to help them move on, but after that it's about doing whatever it takes to not bearing more. >> whoo. >> this show just got renewed for season ten. i have to tell you as a fan of the show watching it sometimes when i'm walking in the city i think i'm going to see like a walker. how do you -- do you have that same experience? how do you not take it home with you? it's so encompassing when you feel like this other world that you're living in. do you bring it home at all? do you have the same problem i do? [ laughter ] >> not that one exactly. but, yes, i mean very much so it lives with you, absolutely, and i think it's great that we shoot in atlanta which i don't actually live there so i'm there to work and you really do get very encompassed in the world and, you know, you do go home

with it, like the story in you and on you, you know, and it's beautiful we have actually twd family as we call it so a great network of people where sometimes we're on the phone after work and just discussing the story line and discussing what we just went through and processing it through and then you got to find a way to lay it down. >> right. >> so you get back up and keep it moving. >> i also love that you find time for your newsletter, love our girls. tell people about that. >> yeah, thank you. it's every -- [ applause ] thank you. yeah, the 14th of every month i put out a newsletter called love our girls and it's really just about bringing awareness to the issues and experiences of women and girls around the world to allow for more gender equality to be fought for and to brought to people's awareness. you can't be an activist or be concerned or connected without information. so love our girls is really about information. my birthday is on the 14th of february, so i said i'm going to make my valentine's about girls and women so that was it. >> beautiful. [ applause ] i wish i could hug you.

thank you. >> love our girls. and i got to say, we love you. we love having you here. danai, you're amazing. thank you for joining us this morning and "the walking dead" is back on amc on sunday. >> amy really did look like a walker. >> if she -- if i'm down the street and amy is walking at me like that, i'm running. that's right. coming up, everybody, priyanka chopra jonas is here live. [ applause ] we'll be right back.

[ applause ] welcome back. our next guest is -- what are you two doing over there? >> she was so far away. i was pulling her a little closer. >> come over here, lara. our next guest is an international superstar and has more than 50 movies under her belt and now she's starring in a new romantic comedy, "isn't it romantic." >> "isn't it romantic." >> and on top of it, she is a newlywed, everybody. please welcome priyanka chopra jonas. [ applause ] ♪ starlight >> i love how you walk in. you own it. you own it, girl. how e great to s. there we g >> did you see how she walked in? she owned this room when she walked in. [ cheers and applause ]

i love that spirit. >> as always. >> i love that. >> off the top, congratulations. yeah. [ applause ] you and nick, you got married in india in december. >> yes, we did. >> you had a lot of celebrations. >> yes, we did. >> what moment kind of stands out for you in the midst of all of that? >> so, i wanted our wedding to be a very intimate affair. we had just about 200 people which is very less for an indian wedding. that's usually like a thousand people but i -- i kind of had like a freakout moment right before i was supposed to walk down the aisle and like i remember them putting the veil on me and the veil was like 75 feet -- was it walking? >> heavy. but i was like, i'm going to strain my neck muscles. mother of dragons and get this veil through. but i had a freakout moment when i was standing behind the curtains and they were going to tell me when to walk out and the

music was going to start playing and i started having a panic attack and the doors opened and i saw him and i cannot forget that moment. >> oh. >> but you know -- >> i know. >> you had that freakout moment but then you saw your husband and how was the married life treating you now? >> there we go. >> he's not being inappropriate. >> i don't even think he works here. i don't know who that guy is. [ laughter ] >> for a second i was like, what? >> security! >> thank you, charles. >> okay, there we go. [ applause ] >> yeah. so how is married life treating you now though? >> listen, i tell you something, married life is different. there is a big difference between a husband and a boyfriend. a husband, even fiance, i didn't understand the gravity of that when i got married. [ laughter ] but it's a good thing to be married to a good husband. so that makes it easy. [ applause ]

yeah. >> you had four celebrations that we counted. >> it was parties, receptions, you know, well -- >> would you do one more for us? >> i'm so wedding'd out. in india, you know so many people. my mother was like how can i not invite like my jeweler to the wedding? how can i not invite -- i was like, mom, i mean, i'm trying to keep it small. so we had to do a bunch of receptions for like everyone and family and friends. >> i love the red. >> i was just so wedding'd out by the last one. i know we got married but like even we hadn't had a moment to be like, all right, what are -- we were just celebrating with people so much. >> it's important to keep it to yourself, and you're back to work. >> yes. so congrats on the movie. >> thank you. very exciting. >> "isn't it romantic." it is so brilliant. it's such a fun twist, a fun twist and what a cast, and rebel wilson's character, okay, she

gets knocked out and she wakes up and she believes that she's in a romantic comedy. i mean -- >> yeah, she wakes up in like an alternate universe where all the cliches of romantic comedies come alive. so new york smells amazing, there are flowers everywhere. she's like, did i really hit my head? >> what rom-com would you want to wake up into? >> you know, i love "jerry maguire." it was my favorite rom-com but i think in today's age if i had to wake up in a rom-com i would want to wake up as jerry. >> ooh. >> you know. >> nice. >> instead of renee's character. as much as i loved her character then like now i look back and i'm like, he had all the fun. why should boys have all the fun? >> i like that perspective. there is a lot of fun when you watch "isn't it romantic." here's a little bit of it. >> this is my best friend, natalie. natalie, this is -- >> isabella stone, hi.

>> from the billboard. >> you are from the billboard, yeah. >> who are you? >> natalie. >> good to meet you. i don't -- i can't believe i'm going to do this but would a man like you ever have a drink with a girl like me? >> oh, let me think about it. yes, i will meet you back at the office. >> really? >> yes. >> wait, wait. [ applause ] >> so funny. >> so we're going to have other members of the cast coming. we're having rebel and liam. is there something we must ask them? >> i think you should ask rebel e gets stuck in a pg-13 asically romantic comedy, okay, which is sad for rebel's character because she's dating liam, you know, liam hemsworth, so she never gets it. [ laughter ] >> we're going to keep it clean. >> huh? >> we got it. we got it.

we got it. she didn't get it but we got it. >> you must ask them about that scene when they had -- they had to do it four or five times when liam comes out and is like postcoital and he walks out and she's like, hey, baby, what happened? i just woke up. nothing happened. we have to do this again. it was so funny. >> you guys are tight. there is a chain -- >> we have a group chat which we made during the movie because we were all coming in and out of the movie. i was doing it during my hiatus from "quantico" season two and three. [ applause ] i had like a month and a half to film so that's the way we kept in touch with each other, like the producers, director, the cast, we would send jokes to each other like, liam, you got married, like, whatever. >> did you give him any advice on the wedding? >> no, because we didn't know he was going to get married. >> it was really secret. >> he just did and it was amazing. i think now it's rebel's turn. >> before you go, yesterday chris pratt was here.

we're giving our newlywed and newly engaged guests a gift. chris got a blender so we'll wheel the cart out. you get to pick a wedding gift. >> oh, my gosh. i love this. [ applause ] >> come on. >> priyanka. pick a gift. >> pick a gift. any gift. >> any one? i thought i get all four. guys, which one? which one? >> i would go with the big one? >> yeah, that one. >> i don't want to sound greedy. >> pick the big box. >> okay. >> you wanted the big go with what you wanted. >> what is it? >> oh, wow. yay. >> a crock pot. i'm sorry. all right. priyanka's movie, "isn't it romantic" hits theaters next wednesday. ginger, what you got? >> oh, wow. an instant pot. le good morning. all of us should be frost free except for a few shady areas by

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♪ say what you want to say we are back with a trail blazer who has a radical message for women in her new book, "brave, not perfect," please welcome reshma saujani. you say you should fear less, live more, live bolder, founder of ceo of girls who code. >> thank you, robin. >> explain a little bit what you mean by this. >> so, i think perfectionism is causing us like missed opportunities because we think they're risky or hard and we let our great ideas die on the vine

and we see other people do the things we thought we should do and succeed and we're full of regret and envy when we see that. and i think that bravery will bring us joy. >> bravery will bring us joy. i agree. and we have some brave young women in the audience. >> yes, we do. >> claire, 17 years old. you founded a girls who code club at your high school. so what is your question, claire? >> as a teenager how can i break the perfection mentality around me? i believe in your message and can act on it but how do i change the perception of adults and others? >> i think we have to remind people if life were one long middle school, girls would rule the world, right? >> oh, my gosh. >> but it is not. [ applause ] and what works in the real world is bravery and i know it's hard. it's hard to be brave but it takes one brave girl at a time to build a revolution and that's exactly what we're going to do. [ applause ] >> and 15-year-old -- you're 15 years old? >> i am 15. >> oh, my gosh. what is your question? >> how do you think we can get more men involved this this

movement? >> a great question. >> men are part of the bravery revolution, whether they're fathers or our husbands or our partners, whether they're our brothers, they are there to help encourage us to be even more brave. so, you know, i want them to make sure that they say, take a risk. that fathers tell their daughters to get real messy and dirty and to build things. they are there to help support the movement. >> give us three tips. >> three tips. number one, practice imperfection. here's the thing. i want every single person to send an email with a typo in it today. >> okay, okay. >> i know we're like, what? yes, because we realize when you do that, the world is not going to fall apart, right? we'll fake it till you make it. the second thing is i want you to do something that you stink at. not for the sake of, you know, getting better at it because it feels good sometimes to just be mediocre. i've been surfing and i can't do it that well but i get there in the water every single day. >> one last one. >> last one, just start. if you're staring right at a

closet that needs to be cleaned just do one shelf. >> thank you. the secret to getting ahead is just getting started. you know, we're all stronger and braver than we think we are. we all are. we all are, all right? [ applause ] >> yes, we are. >> thank you. it's a beautiful book. i wish we had more time. "brave, not perfect." think about that. "brave, not perfect" is out now. we'll be right b

"good morning america" is sponsored by milk. love what's real. >> "strahan & sara" will be grooving later on. >> celebrating amy all day long. >> all right. >> amy. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> have a great day. >> amy! very much. >> have a great day. >> amy!

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