people listing end game tickets online for almost $10,000. yes, $10,000. for a movie. >> i didn't believe it but she tells no lies. good morning, america. breaking news as we come on the air. stunning new developments in that deadly boeing crash. black box bombshell. ethiopian authorities now say the pilots on that fatal ethiopian airlines flight followed all boeing procedures but still couldn't get the jet under control leading to that deadly nosedive. the new developments directly disputing other reports. our aviation expert with the latest. also right now, the race against time to rescue an american tourist kidnapped on safari taken by gunmen demanding a $500,000 ransom. we're there live in uganda. joe biden's mea culpa the former vice president addressing those concerns about inappropriate contact, promising

to change as he appears closer to entering the race for the white house. and only on "gma," mayor pete. now surging in the polls for the democratic nomination, the war vet and openly gay mayor pete buttigieg is here live. abc news exclusive, facebook founder mark zuckerberg one-on-one with george as his company comes under fire. what he's saying about privacy and interference in the election. >> so you can't guarantee it's not going to happen again? >> the interview first on "gma." and missing boy mystery. a possible break. the child who disappeared eight years ago last seen on this surveillance tape now possibly found. the teen coming forward claiming he's timmothy pitzen. and good morning, america. hope you're well this thursday morning. it is a busy one. >> you've been especially busy. we've got a lot ahead including

two big exclusive interviews. your one-on-one with facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg and we just said it, mayor pete buttigieg standing by. he just released a video teasing a big announcement. much more with him ahead. wonder what that big announcement is. >> he's been surging. that's right. first we begin with breaking news on that fatal boeing flight. ethiopian officials now say the plane's black boxes reveal the pilots did follow the proper procedures before the crash. let's get to our senior aviation correspondent david kerley at reagan airport. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it's not just the investigators. ethiopian airlines say its pilots were in full compliance when the safety system in the boeing max misfired. they couldn't regain control but two sources are telling abc news that's not the full story. ethiopian authorities this morning saying their preliminary investigation points to the anti-stall system in the boeing 737 max which crashed killing all on board. >> the crew performed all the

procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer, but was not able to control the aircraft. >> reporter: but ethiopia did not immediately release or post its report nor answer questions posed by abc news' reporting on the crash. two aviation sources close to the investigation telling us a sensor apparently damaged in takeoff started a chain of events which led to the crash. that one sensor outside the cockpit was likely hit by a bird or foreign object like in the first crash lion air in indonesia, bad data from that sensor then engaged the anti-stall system mcas which nosed down the jet. >> away we go downhill. >> reporter: as we learned in a simulator, the procedure for pilots is to use a thumb button to electronically nose up the plane first, it's called trimming the aircraft. if that fails, boeing's emergency procedure calls to shut off the power to the motors which nose up or down the plane. one source says the pilots went immediately to shut off the

system before pulling the nose up and then for some still unknown reason turned the system back on which is not part of the procedure. the lead ethiopian investigator asked about that did not provide an answer, but he disputed the report of the sensor being damaged by a bird or foreign object. >> we didn't find any information regarding the fod on the aircraft. it doesn't indicate that there is an fod. >> reporter: now, the faa and the ntsb contributed to this report. while that short newscast or news conference was held we have not actually seen the report yet. we have not seen the data nor the preliminary report. cecilia? >> david kerley, thank you. let's bring in our aviation expert colonel steve ganyard. steve, we just heard the headline there from david. the ethiopians are essentially blaming boeing saying the pilots followed the instructions for the plane, but we had heard that

the crew really struggled to regain control of that plane. so what's the truth here? >> cecilia, unfortunately, this press conference today didn't move the ball forward. we really didn't learn much more about what caused the mishap. we had two comments, one from a transportation minister who said some very reasonable things that there's a problem with this airplane that needs to be fixed. the other were the comments from the ceo of the airline. his comments are questionable. our very well-sourced reporting says his pilots did not comply with the appropriate procedures. they did switch off the system that was giving a problem but for some reason they switched that system back on which caused the airplane to nose into the ground. so at the end of this press conference we really don't know much more and we're going to have to continue on with that software fix that will make sure this doesn't happen again. >> as we've been reporting meantime, back here at home, hundreds of these 737 max 8s remain grounded. where do we go now? >> the software fix is still in

work. the faa and boeing thought it was going to be out this week. but given the congressional pressure on the faa to make sure this is really fixed and that this software fix is not being rushed. they are taking double-check and triple-check to make sure the software fix is appropriate and that this airplane never has a problem like this again. >> okay, steve ganyard, thank you. still so many questions. they don't know about the report. they haven't seen the data yet. a lot of questions. >> they have got to get the software fix right. we'll move on now to the white house. president trump is facing the first official call to release his tax returns. the top house democrat on taxes has formally petitioned the irs to release six years of trump's taxes, citing a provision of the tax code that gives him that power. president trump is showing no signs of giving in. take a look. >> i'm always under audit, it seems, but i've been under audit for many years because the numbers are big and i guess when you have a name, you're audited.

but until such time as i'm not under audit i would not be inclined do that. thank you. >> let's bring in terry moran. the president was resisting. we see that there but the democrats may have the law on their side. >> reporter: they might well, george. they've got a strong case but this is shaping up to be a huge and important legal battle really for every american. so here's what's happening. chairman of the house ways and means committee, democrat richard neal of massachusetts sent that letter to the irs demanding all those trump tax returns and he's citing this 1924 law that allows the heads of a few committees in congress to get the tax returns of any american as long as there is, the supreme court says, a legislative purpose. they have to be involved in passing a law to get these returns and they're supposed to keep them secret, but this is congress so we can't expect that. president trump is fighting back as you see. he once promised he would release his tax returns. now he says the audits won't let him.

this will be a major legal fight and it will probably end up in the supreme court. the privacy rights of americans around those tax returns are very important. the irs takes that very seriously. this go will to court. >> another big legal fight. democrats have also subpoenaed the white house and others for the mueller report, the justice department for the mueller report. it comes as "the new york times" and others reporting that members of mueller's team may believe that that summary from the attorney general william barr may not have done justice to their full report. >> reporter: that's right. this is what you can expect when that full report wasn't released. so "the new york times" and "the washington post" are reporting that some investigators unnamed are telling associates unnamed that they aren't happy with that four-page summary the attorney general issued of that report. they think that the findings of their investigation is more troubling to president trump. it just shows that sunshine is really going to be necessary. that report is likely to come out. terry, thanks very much. cecilia? >> could see it next week. thanks very much. we'll turn to that mea culpa from former vice president joe biden. he released a video responding to those accusations of

unwarranted affection promising that he's gotten the message and vowing to change. this as he is now facing some new accusations this morning. senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has more from capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. well, joe biden hasn't even announced yet if he is running but already his would-be campaign is doing damage control. in an online video the former vice president is explaining his personal approach to politics but he's also saying the times have changed and now he says so should he. this morning, joe biden is promising to change his ways. >> social norms have begun to change and have shifted and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset and i get it. i get it. >> reporter: overnight, three more women telling "the washington post" biden's behavior was inappropriate, bringing the total to seven. the former vice president is now acknowledging that his hands-on approach made some women uncomfortable. >> i've never thought of politics as cold and antiseptic. i always thought about it as connecting with people.

as i said, shaking hands, hands on the shoulder, a hug, encouragement. >> reporter: but for some of the women who say biden crossed the line, his comments aren't enough. one former white house intern telling "the post" this is not mainly about whether joe biden has adequate respect for personal space. it's about women deserving equal respect in the workplace. biden still has not apologized but house speaker nancy pelosi has suggested he should. she's recommending biden take a different approach. >> i'm a member of the straight arm club. i'm a straight armer. just pretend you have a cold and i have a cold. >> reporter: now a source close to biden tells us these allegations are not impacting his decision whether or not to jump into the presidential race and biden has now announced his first public event since all of this began. he will speak to union workers here in d.c. tomorrow. michael? >> thank you so much, mary. now to that urgent search that's under way for an american tourist kidnapped on a safari overseas.

authorities say gunmen took the woman and her guide hostage in uganda. abc's ian pannell is there with the very latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. a large-scale manhunt is now under way to find the missing american woman and her local driver after what should have been a holiday of a lifetime went suddenly wrong. this morning an american tourist being held in uganda by kidnappers. they are demanding a ransom. authorities say the men wearing military uniforms abducted kim sue endicott while on safari in queen elizabeth national park. according to government officials endicott and her safari guide, jean-paul mirenge remezo were taken hostage by four unidentified gunmen around 6:00 p.m. tuesday. tuesday. police say the kidnappers used her cell phone to demand a ransom of half a million dollars. >> we strongly believe that this ransom is the reason behind the kidnap.

>> reporter: the gunmen taking the keys and leaving behind an elderly canadian couple who reported the kidnapping. ugandan officials now blocking off all park exits near the border with neighboring congo while security forces investigate. >> we strongly believe the victims could still be trapped within our search area, and we are hopeful that our efforts to lead to their successful and safe recovery. >> reporter: the national park is home to uganda's most popular tourist destination where the group was on safari where tourists are often accompanied by armed guards. >> we have ranger guides who are usually armed and that's one of the reasons why we have guns anyway to protect our visitors not only against wildlife but also against illegal armed entrants. >> reporter: so the ugandan national police now telling abc news that they've widened the the search this morning beyond the southern border of this national park believing the kidnappers may have fled the

area. and a reminder that u.s. official policy is not to pay kidnappers. all worrying developments for the family and friends of the missing this morning. ceci cecilia? >> very worrying, indeed. ian, thank you. we turn to a huge break in the case of a young boy who went missing nearly eight years ago now a teenager claiming to be timmothy pitzen appeared in kentucky and asked a stranger for help saying he escaped kidnappers. abc's whit johnson is there on the scene in newport with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. the timmothy pitzen disappearance baffled authorities for years. the boy's mother taking him out of school and committing suicide days later. days later the boy nowhere to be found until yesterday, a 14-year-old coming forward begging for help making a shocking claim. this morning, the eight-year search for a missing boy may finally be over. timmothy pitzen was 6 when he vanished in 2011. last seen in this surveillance video being picked up by his mother before they both

disappeared. then just yesterday, a stunning development, police in kentucky getting a call about a boy claiming he just escaped his kidnappers who held him captive for years. >> he's with a 14-year-old juvenile, male, white, says he was kidnapped from somewhere. >> reporter: the 14-year-old calling himself timmothy pitzen, a boy who went missing without a trace in illinois eight years ago. newport, kentucky, residents alarmed when they spotted this young teen alone wandering the streets. >> he looked like he had been beat up, yes, punched in the face a couple of times. you could see the fear on him and how nervous he was and how he kept pacing and just looked odd. >> reporter: his disappearance made national headlines. >> i would do just about anything to get him back. >> reporter: along with these surveillance videos of the young boy and his mother amy on the move, seen at multiple motels and resorts. three days later amy taking her own life leaving behind a chilling note saying that timmothy was somewhere safe but that he would never be found.

then yesterday's news. according to police, the teen said his captors are two white males built like bodybuilders one with black curly hair and a spider tattoo on his neck while the other is described as short with a snake tattoo on his arms. our abc affiliate wcpo in cincinnati spoke with a concerned woman who first called police. she did not want to be identified. >> he walked up to my car and he went, can you help me and told me he's been kidnapped and he's been traded through all these people. he just wanted to go home. i really felt bad for him. >> reporter: now his family is hopeful that years of prayers may have finally been answered. >> i would ask anybody out there to please pray for timm that god keeps him close. >> reporter: investigators are reportedly conducting a dna test to confirm the boy's identity and could have results as early as today. they are also trying to track down two men believed to be driving a white ford suv with wisconsin plates, george.

>> okay, whit, thanks very much. the latest on that college admissions cheating scandal. a dozen parents including felicity huffman and lori loughlin appeared in court facing a federal judge and possible prison time. abc's linsey davis here with the details. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it was a mob scene outside a federal court yesterday with about twice as many cameras as we have seen there previously for appearance in this case, and not just media, but fans in particular for lori loughlin. three parents had their dates postponed. one of them saying they plan to enter a plea of guilty. a mob scene as actress lori loughlin exited federal court in boston yesterday. >> get out of the way. get out of the way. >> reporter: swarmed by media and some fans shouting free aunt becky referring to her character on the show "full house." she and her husband are accused of paying half a million in bribes to get their two daughters into usc, posing them as fake recruits for the crew team. inside the courtroom loughlin smiled as she shook hands with prosecutors. when asked if she understood the charge against her, she affirmed

yes, your honor. loughlin along with the other parents charged, have s surrendered their passports, and was in canada filming when the scandal broke. she no longer needs to travel there since the hallmark channel ended their relationship. >> do you plan to fight this? >> reporter: also in court yesterday "desperate housewives" star felicity huffman arrived holding hands with her brother entering the white house three hours early reportedly to avoid the crush of media. according to prosecutors she allegedly paid $15,000 to have an s.a.t. proctor correct her daughter's answers. in all, 12 parents stood before a judge wednesday for a hearing on mail fraud charges, combined of paying $3.3 million to get their children admitted to some of the country's most elite colleges. and now face criminal charges punishable by prison time. among the conditions of bail no guns, no drugs, no talking to witnesses or victims related to the case excluding family members. they can only travel internationally for business and

with permission. one couple entered a plea of not guilty. the others will enter pleas after they're indicted next week. >> so much more to come. thank you. also this morning we got two big new abc news exclusives, first democratic presidential contender pete buttigieg, you see him right there, he's here live. also facebook's mark zuckerberg one on one. what he's doing to prevent election interference and what he's saying about your privacy that is right here only on "gma" this morning. but first let's go back to rob. good morning, guys. a little bit breezy up here, wasn't it? more interesting weather coming for the northeast. i want to show you what is happening as far as severe weather. yesterday in wellington, texas, along the oklahoma/texas border. dust on the back side. hail the size of baseballs and we're looking for severe weather threat across louisiana and parts of eastern mississippi, same deal and this is going to be the mess as far as the cold rain for the northeast. time for your stormy cities brought to you by liberty mutual.

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boeing flight. they say their pilots followed proper procedures, but that they could not get control of the plane before that deadly nosedive, and there may be a big break in the case of that missing young boy who disappeared nearly eight years ago. a teen has come forward claiming to be timmothy pitzen saying he was kidnapped. the results of a dna test are expected later this afternoon. many more stories coming up. right now, our exclusive interview with democratic presidential contender pete buttigieg. there you see him standing by. he's not an official candidate yet but is on a roll getting all kinds of attention right now. he may still be a long shot for 2020 but the former mayor of south bend, indiana, already has a campaign nickname. mayor pete. his last name buttigieg a bit unusual. his background path breaking. openly gay, married, a veteran who served in afghanistan, a rhodes scholar, a concert pianist. he speaks eight languages and he's just 37.

>> i'm here to make a case that a millennial midwestern mayor might be exactly what we need. >> reporter: it's gaining traction thanks to breakout performances like this cnn town hall where he took on fellow hoosier mike pence. >> how could he allow himself to become the cheerleader of the porn star presidency? is it that he stopped believing in scripture when he started believing in donald trump? i don't know. >> reporter: since that appearance buttigieg has added more followers on instagram than any other candidate, announced a haul of $7 million since the start of the year. in our nation's history, no one under 40 has become president. and no mayor also gone straight to the white house. the big question now, does mayor pete have staying power? >> there's no honest politics that revolves around the word again. >> mayor pete joins us. pete buttigieg, thanks for joining us. that video we showed announced something coming up on april

14th. officially getting in. >> we will make a big announcement on april 14th, the kind of announcement you only get to make once. i'm looking forward to -- >> you're not going to make it here? >> i'm looking forward to gathering as many people as want to be part of it in south bend. >> as i said, lots of firsts for you, openly gay, running for president, under 40 but what do you say to someone at home thinking he's not seasoned enough? >> you know, i would argue that the experience of a mayor, of a city of any size is about as relevant as it gets. i get that it's more traditional if i would spend years or maybe decades marinading in washington. >> marinating? >> yes. i mean, that's what people expect of you. you soak up the ways of the congress and i get that but i actually think we'd be better off if washington started looking more like our best run cities and towns and not the other way around. you know, as a mayor i found myself dealing with issues ranging from economic development puzzles to phone calls in the middle of the night about a disaster. everything from comic parks and recreation controversies to, you

know, searingly urgent issues like racially sensitive officer involved shootings. all of that comes a mayor's way and in a moment where we need presidential leadership to do more of not just the policy part of the job, but the part of the job that has to do with holding people together and calling peopleest values, i think that's highly relevant experience. >> former vice president biden is facing a different set of questions. we've been watching that play out this week. what do you make of the way it's bubbled up and how he's handled it? >> i think what's happening is we're all in this moment where higher standards are being appropriately applied to people in public life. i think it's good the vice president addressed it. i'll leave it to him to talk about that particular case. but i think anybody who wants to be considered for the highest office in the land needs to be able to really sustain that higher standard. >> you talk about the higher standards. in your book, you wrote about how you felt bad about calling president trump a draft-dodging chicken hawk before. you say the statement was not in keeping how i publicly speak about political figures or

anyone else and afterward i reflected this president was inspiring a loss of decency not just in his supporters but those who oppose him. we showed you talking about the porn star president. you questioned whether president trump believes in god. are you falling into the trap you wrote about in your book? >> i work very hard to make sure that when we oppose this president, we're not emulating him, but we need to call out hypocrisy when we see it, and when you have people wrapping themselves up in the flag who evidently faked a disability in order to get out of serving, when you have somebody seemingly wanting to impose his religion on others as the vice president has, and teaming up with the presidency that has no regard for what i would consider to be christian values, i think that hypocrisy needs to be called out. it needs to be called out forcefully. we need to be factual and we need to be honest and we do in resolving all of this disagreement need to be decent as well. >> let's talk about the democratic party.

you say the center of gravity of the american people is way to the left of the center of gravity of congress and in many ways the left of the national democratic party. >> yeah. >> really? >> think about all these issues, give you a few examples. let's take universal background checks. 80%, 90% of americans think we ought to do it. over 80%, 90% of republicans think we ought to do it, and congress can't make it happen. comprehensive immigration reform, higher wages, paid family leave, even medicare for all. these are things that command a support of the majority of the american people. >> are you for medicare for all now? >> yes. i think the way to do it because any politician who lets the word medicare for all come out of their mouth ought to explain a pathway to get there. to me the pathway is a public option. you might call it medicare for all who want it. take a version of medicare, invite anyone who wants it to buy into it. if people like me are right that that will be a preferred option that naturally becomes a glide path toward a medicare for all environment but dares the corporate world to come up with a better solution than what

they've done so far. >> as you know, president trump is itching for this fight. he's talking about socialism every chance he gets. here he was two days ago. >> so, we've been here by that time 3, 3 1/2 years we're going into the war with some socialists, and it looks like the only non-sort of heavy socialist, he's being taken care of pretty well by the socialists. they got to him. >> talking about vice president biden right there. but he is using this label socialism, socialism. going to reach back into your past. you're 18 years old, and you win the profiles of courage award, the essay award, where it was basically about praising bernie sanders for being a socialist. isn't that a liability now? >> what i was praising senator sanders was for being honest about what he believed. i think we need more of that. talk about going into the past the president is adopting a tactic that takes us back to the darkest days of the '50s when you could use the word socialist to kill somebody's career or to

kill an idea but that trick has been tried so many times that i think it's losing all meaning. i mean -- >> you don't think it's going to work? >> the affordable care act was a conservative idea that democrats borrowed and they called that socialist. so it's like the boy who cried wolf. it's lost all power especially for my generation of voters. folks want to know whether an idea is a good idea or not and slapping a label on it especially in a careless way that doesn't make any sense, i don't think it moves the debate. we're at way too serious of a moment in the life of this country to be taken in by this attempt to basically cast a spell using a word to shut down debate. we need real solutions for profound changes in our society in our politics and in our economy and that's what i think 2020 will be all about. >> pete buttigieg, thanks for coming in this morning. cecelia? george, coming up, another abc news exclusive. this one with facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg. i'm just a normal o got an awful skin condition.

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and we are back now with that abc news exclusive, george sat down with facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg. >> yeah, it was a quick trip. we met at the facebook campus out in california. i have to say it's unlike any campus you see. you see a little bit of it. the company has faced tough criticism over the last couple of years for not doing more to protect the privacy of its users, to police fake news and hate speech online and to prevent foreign interference in our elections. zuckerberg is now eager to show

that facebook is taking those issues seriously and looking for new ways to address them. you have made so many it appears, big new moves recently talking about regulation, talking about privacy and new ways of doing the news business. is the big message from you right now facebook gets it? we're going to change. >> well, yeah, in a lot of ways over the last few years we have changed significantly how we've run the company. >> let's talk about the regulation. your call for regulation as you know has been met with some skepticism in some corners. some people see it as a smart tactic to block more dramatic action like elizabeth warren's call to break up the company. how do you respond? >> i'm proud of the progress we made. there is a lot more to do in each of these areas. there is a question of what decision should be left to a private company to make especially around things like speech and expression for so many people around the world and where should we have either industry or more government regulation. you know, after 2016 when we saw what russia tried to do in interfering in the election we

implemented a lot of different measures to verify any advertiser running a political ad to create an archive of all the political ads so anyone can see, but one of the things that's unclear is actually what is the definition of a political ad? all of the laws primarily focus on a candidate and an election. but that's not primarily what we saw russia trying to do. what we saw them doing was talking about divisive political issues and the goal wasn't actually to advance the issue forward. it was just to rile people up and be divisive. >> you're already seeing the fcc push back fairly hard against those two commissioners saying, no. we don't want to get into the business of policing the first amendment. >> i don't think that's what this is. you can say that kind of any regulation around what someone says online is protected but that's clearly not right today. the current laws around what is political advertising don't consider discussing issues to be political. you know, it's not clear to me

that we want a private company to be making that kind of a fundamental decision about, you know, what is political speech and how should that be regulated? >> but how -- >> it seems there should be a more democratic process. >> how do you respond to some who say, wait a second, that's your responsibility, it's your platform, it's your company? >> setting the rules around political advertising is not a company's job. i mean, there have been plenty of rules in the past, and it's just that at this point, they are not updated to the modern threat that is we face. we need new rules. >> reporter: and as america gears up for the 2020 election, facebook says they have invested in systems that should help prevent election interference. looking ahead to 2020, are you ahead right now? >> i'm confident in where we are now. we've learned a lot since 2016 where obviously we were behind where we needed to be on defenses. i think we at this point have probably some of the most advanced systems of any company or government in the world for preventing the kind of tactics that russia and now other countries as well have tried copying what russia did in 2016,

but the reality is that there is not, like, a single thing that we can do and say, all right. we put this in place so now they can't even try to interfere. they're always going to try. >> you can't guarantee it's not going to happen again? >> well, what i can guarantee is they're definitely going to try. that's what we see. so our job is to make the defenses stronger and stronger and to build the right partnerships with other folks in the industry and in the intelligence community and help keep this safe. >> we have a tough fight ahead. he likens it to an arms race, always fighting against those who are building the defenses and it's a real tough one right now. >> interesting to hear him say we need new rue. >> for facebook to say we want the government to come in and regulate us, that is a huge step. very controversial step. >> he's got more. >> a lot more coming up in our next hour. >> yes, we do. you know what, don't go anywhere. you know what's coming up? >> "play of the day". >> "play of the day." that's right, george. >> ""play of the day"."

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking this morning, black box bombshell. the new report on the deadly boeing crash. ethiopian officials say the pilots did follow all procedures represented by boeing but still couldn't get the jet under control. the latest at this hour. abc news exclusive. one-on-one with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg.

the lessons heearned about live streaming after the massacre in new zealand, improving privacy for users. his company's role in our public life and does he worry about his kids and screen time? ♪ winter is here. "gma" is on the red carpet for the premiere of the year. the mother of dragons, emilia clarke on how daenerys will always be with her and on a show where you never know who is going to live or die, the actors are revealing whose demise touched them the most. kate hudson is here live. motherhood, turning 40 and her big new project launching this morning. and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. [ applause ] ♪ good morning, america. very happy to have kate hudson here. we also have you guys are joining us on this thursday morning. >> we saw the perfect kate hudson good morning.

we do a few takes of that. we've got some before the show. that was the first take. then there was another one. i think we'll show it to you. >> and she's saying -- >> oh, good morning, america. >> i'm going to take the blame. i started talking about kids with her. she has her 6-month-old daughter. first girl out of the three kids she has and we were talking about that. distraction. >> good thing is we got it twice. news to get to including that breaking news on the ethiopian airlines crash. ethiopian officials released their preliminary findings on the black box data 3 1/2 weeks after the deadly crash. back to david kerley at reagan airport with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. the ethiopian investigators and the airlines say the pilots followed boeing's emergency procedures when a safety system misfired and they pointed to that safety system which is now implicated in both max crashes as needing review. but the investigators provide

few actual details of what the pilots did and they're not released or posted their preliminary report. nor did they respond to abc news' reporting, two sources familiar with the investigation telling us that when the anti-stall system misfired, the pilots did not use the electronic system to bring up the nose before shutting it off which is the emergency procedure and then for some unreported or unknown reason, they turned the system back on once again, and the anti-stall system initiated, nose down, and they could not regain control. we wait for the report to be released with the details. boeing has not commented but is working on a software fix as this fleet remains grounded, george. >> that software patch more urgent than ever. okay, david. thanks very much. we go to politics now and my exclusive interview with pete buttigieg. he's rising high in the democratic polls for nomination, but also facing questions. is he ready? >> we're going to be making a big announcement on april 14th.

it's the kind of announcement you only get to make once. >> you're not going to make it here? >> i'm looking forward to gathering as many people as want to be part of it in south bend. >> lots of firsts for you. openly gay running for president under 40. what do you say for somebody at home who says he's not seasoned enough? >> i would argue that the experience of a may yar oor of size is experience. they might want me to spend years or decades marinating in washington. as a mayor, i have found myself dealing with issues ranging from economic development puzzles to phone calls in the middle of the night about a disaster. everything from kind of comic "parks and recreation" controversies to, you know, searingly racial sensitive officer-involved shootings, and that all comes a mayor's way, and now when we need

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welcome back to "gma." welcome to our great audience here. i got to say the happiest man in the audience with the best beard in the audience. [ applause ] >> he was up on stage. >> ready to go. >> full of energy. so are you, lara. >> yes, let's do it, george. good morning to you guys and to you. we begin "pop news" with britney spears. "people" magazine is reporting that britney has in fact checked that an all encompassing wellness facility for some much needed rest. on wednesday britney posted this quote to instagram that reads, fall in love with taking care of yourself, mind, body and spirit and adding that, quote, we all need a little me time. it has been a tough few months for spears who announced back in january she was putting her vegas residency on hold to take care of her dad who suffered a life-threatening colon rupture

and said in a statement at that time as much as she loved doing the hugely successful show, it was time to put family first and we're so glad to hear that britney now putting her own well-being first. we wish her the best. [ applause ] also new this morning, guys, "captain marvel" surpassing an incredible milestone officially making more than $1 billion at the box office worldwide. the first female superhero movie from marvel joins the ranks of "avatar," "titanic," " avengers:infinity war," and brie larsen taking to social media to celebrate writing, our girl carol danver, the star, of course, just joined the one billion club. i've loved seeing all the cosplay, fan art and passionate words about our hero. we want to congratulate her on

this major accomplishment. [ applause ] seventh marvel movie to make the one b club. i think they are onto something. >> i know the formula. finally i need to share this with you guys and with you, it's a classic new york moment all caught on camera. a woman realizes that the guy who just offered up his subway seat to her was ben stiller and she loses it. take a look. >> oh, my god. oh. >> just, please, watch and enjoy. it goes on for so long. oh. >> she got out of the seat he gave her. >> she got out of the seat. not only that, she proclaims her love for him profusely in spanish. she then decides she better take off her hair net and curlers. because, you know, it's ben stiller. >> wait. >> she's doing her hair on the subway. >> amazing. >> that is the ultimate good sport.

he has nowhere to go. he laughs. he then takes pictures with everybody. she doesn't stop, you guys. this goes on. you have to check out this instagram. thank you for making that day with the post and ben stiller, you're the best. >> he's just sitting there. no good deed goes unpunished. >> getting off at the next stop. >> he probably said -- whatever it was. he was so nice. the curlers. made my day. that's "pop news," we got to go to will now, everybody. another big headline in "pop news." we're going to get right over to you because this is the legendary night we all talked about, right? >> yeah, lara, it was the "game of thrones" season eight red carpet premiere and we were there. we caught up with the cast and it was a night of reunions and everyone was super fired up to talk about their favorite moments from the past seven seasons and look ahead to the eighth which is one of the most highly anticipated events in television history.

♪ it was an epic red carpet fitting for the finale of "game of thrones." >> khaleesi. second row, please. >> reporter: characters from the past. and present answering the tough questions, jacob anderson who plays the warrior grayworm on who he would have liked to see his character take down. >> i wish i could have got my spear on joffrey. that would have been -- because he was a bad egg. like i feel like he needed a spear. he needed a good spearing. >> reporter: emilia clarke on leaving her mother of dragons character behind. >> we all are going to be forever intertwined. she doesn't crack as many jokes as i do and i don't have dragons but she does inform the women i have become. >> reporter: john bradley who plays the affable sam on where he thinks his character and gilly should settle down. >> they deserve a holiday. they deserve a holiday.

>> reporter: and on the show where you never know who's going to live or die, actors revealing whose demises touched them the most. >> it's difficult. shawn's was amazing because it was just so shocking because to one knew that they were going to kill off main characters. >> hodor, i mean, that's not just a favorite death, but probably my favorite scene in the entire series so far. >> reporter: it was indeed a night of reunions. you have to take a look from the after party. we think joe jonas, sophie turner's fiance may feel left out judging by this photo. in this caption, he wrote, i thought this guy died. spoiler alert, he did. guys, that is joffrey, one of the most infamous villains in tv history. he was there along with the rest of the cast hanging out, celebrating this eighth and final season. >> what a night. i'm sure amy robach was somewhere hiding outside. >> for sure. she infiltrated it and had her valerian sword going past the guard.

>> well done. >> thank you, will. we'll head right over to rob. hey, good morning, guys. she's three girls i think can take down anybody on "game of thrones." daredevils and want to show you video shot in seattle. they have one of their snowiest winters on record outside of seattle these guys were going down the hill sledding. take a look. >> here we go. you got this. go. yeah. >> i didn't die. i didn't die. >> but haley might have. are you all right? you're okay. >> hayden jumping haley. is that what's going on? your head okay? >> yes. >> everybody's all right. put on a helmet if you try that with your big sister. shoutout to seattle. their father, truth be told and i worked together at the portland a

[ applause ] mark zuckerberg, the facebook ceo opened up about the lessons he learned about live streaming after that new zealand massacre, facebook's role in our public life and how he thinks about screens for his kids. what did you learn from the new zealand experience a few weeks back? >> yeah, i mean that was a really terrible event. >> reporter: just last month a terrorist in christchurch, new zealand livestreamed on facebook just as he began a shooting attack that left 50 dead. facebook was criticized for how long the video took to come down from the platform. >> so the live video itself was seen about 200 times while it was live.

most of those it seems were from people in a different online community off facebook that this terrorist basically told he was about to go do this, and he went and a lot of those views were copying the video so they could upload the video a lot of times. we need to build our systems to be able to identify livestream terror events more quickly as it's happening which is a terrible thing. >> would a delay help? any delay of live streaming? >> it might in this case but it would also fundamentally break what live streaming is for people. not just broadcasting your communication but commenting back and one thing it flagged for me overall was the extent to which bad actors are going to try to get around our systems. >> do you think that social media has made acts of extreme violence more prevalent? >> it's hard to say. i think that that's going to be something that is -- that's studied for a long time. i certainly haven't seen data that would suggest that it has

and i think that the hope is that by giving everyone a voice you're creating a broader diversity of views, certainly, though, this is why i care so much about issues like policing harmful content and hate speech, right. i don't want our work to be something that gets towards amplifying, you know, really negative stereotypes or promoting hate. >> and while facebook focuses on new systems to keep the platform safe, they are also working on improving privacy for their users. >> in our physical lives we have public spaces like the town square or other public spaces, and we have private spaces like our living room. and i think in our digital lives we need both too. when i look at the landscape right now, the digital equivalent of that living room is underdeveloped. >> that challenge on the town square. the idea behind facebook. as someone who spends the bulk of my professional life dealing with politics and news one of the problems on social media is exactly the opposite. rather than being a town square, you actually engage people who

have different ideas. it seems like social media drives you just to be reinforced on views you already have. it hardens up everybody. >> most of the research that i have seen actually suggests the opposite. >> really? >> yeah, because, well, think about it this way. if you watch a tv station and right? it's your main one and you read a couple of newspapers and it's your main one. they have certain editorial points of view and consistency, whereas if you have 200 friends on social media, you're probably going to be friends with people even if most of your friends are democrats or republicans or one religion or another religion. you're going to have some friends who aren't. >> you mentioned a couple of times the experiences over the last couple of years. how surprised were you by the hits facebook took? >> well, more surprised than i should have been. you know, i'm a very idealistic person. right? i built this because i believe that giving everyone a voice is going to be a positive thing, but i think now i have a little more awareness that if you are serving 2 billion people, you're

going to see a lot of amazing things that people are capable of, but you're also going to see people try to abuse those systems. >> final question. you're a dad now. i have two little girls. you do. do you worry about your kids and screens. >> i think it depends on what they're using them for. there is a lot of research that shows when people use the internet and social networks to really interact and connect with other people, then that's a positive thing. when i'm traveling i can see my kids. that's great. i think that's really important but one of the things that i'm very mindful of is to make sure that the services that we're building help to create meaningful interactions between people and not just a place where people can zone out and consume content for a long time. >> all of us parents know that's the real challenge right there. >> he's willing to face the questions. >> he is coming out now and know they've taken hits but he's determined to show the country and the world that he's

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rain. we'll see rain increasing overnight. highs today low to mid-60s and a rainy day tomorrow. another update ♪>> another update >> announcer: welcome back to "gma" live from times square. welcome back to "gma." and we've got two great guests to bring out. one of them just played george w. bush in "vice" and the other plays the tough as nails cook in in "empire" and now starring together in the powerful new movie "the best of enemies." please welcome sam rockwell and taraji p. henson. [ applause ] ♪ 24 karat magic in the air >> mwah. how are you? >> i'm good. >> good to see you, man. ♪ can i preach ♪ can i preach >> welcome.

welcome. welcome. [ applause ] i got to say that is the sexiest shirt i've seen on morning tv in a long time. >> thanks, man. i like to keep a little late night in my morning. >> the "s" in sam stands for sexy. you didn't know. >> we're going to get to this movie. it's an amazing movie, but it's thursday. we did a little digging. went back to high school senior year photos. >> huh-uh. >> we came up with these two for you guys. >> oh, man. >> how long did it take to do the hair in the morning? >> wow. mine or hers? >> both. >> it took me a minute. it took me a minute. that was before wigs, honey. that was all my hair. it was like four different hairstyles on one head. >> and, sam, how about you? >> three hours at least, yeah. >> you got to get up early for that. >> yeah, yeah. >> before -- you guys were fans of each other long before you teamed up to do this movie. >> that's correct. >> you knew you would have -- you two just would get along and have chemistry after you saw taraji in "hustle and flow."

how did you know that sfch? >> i don't know. there was just something about her. we met through my girlfriend leslie bibb and we went to a bar in brooklyn and hung out and decided we wanted to work together so i was chasing after her for awhile then this thing came up and we just did it. >> he says, i thought it would be a rom-com. i said, well, this is sort of a rom-com. [ laughter ] >> that's right. >> you've been a fan of sam's for years. how was it for you when you met? >> i fanned out totally when lisa told me -- i mean, leslie, leslie, he's not cheating, i promise. [ laughter ] no, leslie, when she told me who her boyfriend was, i like, i totally fanned out. i said you have to introduce us. i'm such a fan of his and like i finally finished and i usually -- most -- most shows or movies i'm on i try to keep in touch but i really kept in touch because i had to meet him and i came back to new york and we hung out at the bar and put it out in the universe. >> it happened.

>> and it happened. >> for the better of all of us. because this movie is "the best of enemies" based on civil rights activist ann atwater and c.p. ellis, the head of the kkk but ended up co-chairing a committee for school desegregation back in 1971 and they became close friends afterwards and stayed in touch so much so that they were actually here on "gma" back in 1980. yes. there they are right there. >> oh. >> oh, man. >> wow. >> look at them. >> how much did you two know about this story and this project before you signed on? >> i knew nothing. i thought it was a fiction -- i thought it was fictional and i started googling and i saw there had been plays and i saw they were real people and i saw the documentary and i was like, wow, this movie -- this is going to be great and literally i wanted to do it because i feel like we need it. >> me too.

i was just knocked over by the story. i saw the documentary and it blew me away. i was like -- i couldn't believe it was real and then i read the script, you know. >> and c.p. ellis passed away in 2005 and ann atwater passed away in 2016, but she knew this movie was being made. she knew you were going to play her and was so proud and happy you were going to play her. >> very excited. >> how did that make you feel? >> it made me feel -- i wouldn't do it if she didn't want me to. it made me feel good. i was honored she wanted me to -- that she trusted her story in my hands, you know, and that the pressure was to get it right. >> she left a voice mail on the director's phone, right, about taraji. >> happy the cookie lady is playing her. >> the cookie -- okay. [ laughter ] the cookie lady. well, we have a look at a clip. you want to see a clip? [ applause ] here's a clip of "the best of enemies." check it out. >> that gun don't belong here.

>> i like to have it close in case i need it to do my talking for me. >> this here does the talking for me. >> i have a bible. >> oh, you do? have you read it? >> of course, i read it. even go to church on sundays. >> then you ought to know, c.p. >> know what? >> same god made you made me. [ applause ] >> i tell you what, you two just -- you disappear, you disappear in whatever roles you are playing. i know it must have been tough to get into the head space of c.p. ellis. >> yeah, yeah. >> how were you able to do that? >> this one was heavy because i just wasn't brought up that way. so i talked to this ex-neo-nazi who now pulls people out of hate group, a guy named christian p. cellini, i hope i pronounced it right. it's not so much you hate brown people, black people, it's that you hate yourself.

and that was something that i could tap into and kind of -- and sort of identify with because we've all had bad days and relate to that. >> absolutely and so on a movie like this where it's a heavy topic, how do you lighten things up on set? >> good question. there was a lot of levity on set actually. we had to kind of have that because it was such a heavy topic. >> we play music and we act silly in between takes. i work in a way that i can turn it on and off. i can't sit in the characters too long. >> yeah, it's too much. >> i have enough of my own issues to deal with to carry my issues and the character's issues home with me, i would be nuts so i literally turn it on and off. i literally could be in a scene crying and they yell cut and i'm like last night -- [ laughter ] i swear i do it and people come to set and are like, is she real? [ laughter ] >> you know what, that's why you're both talented at what you do. >> thanks. >> and, taraji, about of we go, of course, we love you as the cookie lady on "empire."

>> yes. >> and but you guys have been going through a lot over there. how is everybody doing? >> we're good. we're good. actually all on vacation right now. well, i'm supposed to be but here i am working. [ laughter ] >> well, that's why you are the star you are. >> thank you. >> all right. i love having you both here. this is a fantastic movie. sam, thank you so much, man. >> thanks, man. >> "the best of enemies," it's in theaters tomorrow. coming up, kate hudson is here live. so don't go anywhere. [ applause ] ♪ i can make your hands clap

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welcome back to "gma." our next guest taught out how to lose a guy in ten days and she's an actress, a mom and a business woman. please welcome kate hudson. [ applause ] welcome. it's hard to believe you are going to turn 40 soon. >> oh, my god, yes. >> you've been teasing like a big blow-out bash. is it going to happen? what are you going to do? >> i think, yeah, but i'm a last-minute aries girl but it will happen. it will be a blow-out. i feel like i'm just -- at this point i just want to tell everybody like, hey, i'm going to have a party and then everybody shows up and, i personally with having a baby feel like i deserve a really good hangover that's kind of --

it's like i have not been -- i've been so good. i've been so busy. i've been breast feeding like crazy. you know, i just want some martinis. >> it's time. >> i want to sleep in. that would be really nice. >> by far you deserve that speaking of baby, ronny rose. 6 months old. >> yep. >> you have three kids but this is your first girl. >> doesn't three feel like 100? >> you know what, after a certain number i'm like, raise yourselves. i'm just -- i'm done. >> that's true. >> how is it with a girl? >> it's great. it's great. it is different. it's starting to feel different and the beginning, it didn't and, you know, obviously -- but -- oh, those cheeks. it's just, you know, but everybody -- the boys, seeing the boys with her is really -- it makes -- i feel like i tear up every day because ryder is so big, he's 15 now. there he is. and he's -- i mean, to see him with his sister and to be a real

helper and for me to be able to walk away and go, honey, can you take the baby and i turn around and i'm like, oh, my gosh, that's just -- talk about -- i've been having babies a long time. everyone is so happy and i feel right now it's a very calm even though it's chaotic but the energy is like calm and loving and peaceful right now and i'm just in a great place. >> with the boys you have a 15-year-old and a 7-year-old and the newborn. so with ryder being 15 and his younger brother being 7, they think you're a cool mom? >> i hope so. i mean, there's days that they think -- i think when they want something i'm definitely the cool mom. but, but i think, you know, ryder and i -- i was so young when i had ryder that i think it's funny. it's a different relationship than i think i even have with bing. we're almost have grown up together. and good or bad, whatever that is going to end up coming -- you

know reflecting in the future but, yeah, i think -- i think i'm cool until i start singing too much and then i'm not cool. then i belt a lot around the house and that becomes -- i was saying backstage that my 7-year-old, the other day i was singing and he's just slowly but surely i saw the dial on the volume on the television go to 50. he just drowned me out with the television. >> actually you have a great voice and in the midst of being a mom, being an actress, you're an entrepreneur. >> i am. >> you have found time. now you're launching a new clothing line today. >> yes, i did. [ applause ] >> tell us about that. >> i'm so excited. it's called happy by nature. it's my first ready to wear line. it's eco friendly. my whole goal is to sort of be able to talk about more sustainable living and more sustainable fashion and use, you know, natural fibers and

recycled cottons and we even use recycled plastic bottles for clothes which is an incredible -- yeah, it's really incredible what we can do now. [ applause ] and i just always wanted to do something in ready to wear and i have a thing where if i'm going to put it out there it has to mean something and, yeah, so we're really excited. we've been working really hard on it. >> the results are showing because there's a dress called the goldie after your mom. >> yeah, that's true. >> she's wearing her creation right now. >> i am. i am. >> yes. >> good luck. busy mom. >> i know. thank you. you're a busy man too, busy daddy. >> i can't keep up. mothers do it all. without a mom where would any of us be? that's right. but, kate, thank you so much. congratulations. good luck with the clothing line. we'll go over to rob. >> you're right about that. eco friendly, i mean, this is the week to have that going on for sure because we are counting down with our sponsor netflix to the debut of their original series "our planet," exploring

some of earth's most significant places and why it's important to take care of them. this morning we're going to the jungle thought to be the home of around 50% of the world's species. jungles are also one of the most threatened habitats. this features never before seen moments with these incredible animals helping us understand them a little bit more. take a look. >> his cousin louis is more experienced. four years older than eden he can move through the branches with ease. ♪ it's taken a few years to master and it's clearly a skill he feels is worth showing off. [ applause ] >> awesome stuff. "our planet" is produced in

partnership with the world wildlife fund and launches on netflix friday, that's tomorrow. make sure to tune in tomorrow. ginger is taking us live to one of the biggest waterfalls on the planet. it's going to be incredible. [ applause ] and we have a special announcement. "avengers: endgame" cast is taking over "jimmy kimmel live" next week. robert down, jr., coming up next on "gma," country music superstar brad paisley performing live. stay with us.

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always love having brad paisley and kimberly williams with us. the man can sing. they can act. they give back in a huge way. >> i can't act. she can act. >> come n. you can too. most importantly you guys are so generous with your time, money, your hearts. yesterday you broke ground on the store which is such a special thing for you in nashville. tell us about it. >> well, it was your idea. >> well, it was your idea to bring it to nashville. is basically a free grocery store for people in need and, you know, one in seven people deal with food insecurity and one in five children, so we really wanted to do what we could to help out. brad literally broke ground yesterday on a backhoe. >> on a backhoe. >> when the store opens, i'm there reporting on it. i love it. thank you for giving back and because this was her idea, for many other reasons too you wrote a beautiful song for her you'll perform. >> yes. >> yay. >> ready to hear brad paisley? >> yeah. >> "my miracle."

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♪ my mama used to pray some day i'd see the light ♪ ♪ never thought it'd be in someone's eyes ♪ ♪ in a crowded restaurant on a friday night i heard angels sing ♪ ♪ my whole life changed and i realized ♪ ♪ my miracle was standing right there looking so beautiful with blue jeans and long brown hair ♪ ♪ i wasn't always spiritual oh, but one thing's for sure ♪ ♪ how could i not have faith in

the god that created her ♪ ♪ to see me now it's crazy how my life changed ♪ ♪ here i stand a better man and you can blame my miracle ♪ ♪ oh and one thing's for sure ♪ how could i not have faith yeah how could anybody not have faith in the god that created her ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you, guys.

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baby girl, mia clair. mom, dad, all doing great. kelly, we love you. come back to work when you can and kiss that little baby for us. >> congratulations. >> have a good day. [ applause ]

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to every family. shop top-brand appliances including kenmore at sears. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. lisa argen has a look at the day ahead. >> right now doppler 7, you can see a few showers along the coast. that will be the deal today. on and off showers. breezy wind. it is mild, in the upper 50s. santa cruz, gray skies. numbers in the mid-50s so look out for the showers today. heavier rain tomorrow. good news in the south bay. we had an earlier accident near edgewood. that's been cleared out. we have a new accident near brush blocking two lanes. slow there as well. reggie? >> i hope you join us at 11:00

a.m. for "midday live." you can always see >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the drama "fosse/verdon," michelle williams. and, star of the film "teen spirit," elle fanning. plus, a performance from singer-songwriter jess glynne. plus, mark consuelos joins kelly at the cohost desk. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! chair mark [cheers and applause]