good morning, america. breaking news, abortion bans are spreading. missouri advances their new bill overnight. abortion showdown. missouri's bill bans abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy as protests grow over that alabama ban. the governor has signed the most restrictive law in the nation, a direct challenge to roe v. wade. also this morning, president trump's immigration overhaul. the new plan about to be revealed as the military prepares to build tent cities across the border. shocking chopper crash. the investigation now under way. a tourist helicopter going down in the hudson and how the pilot survived with just a scratch. amazing rescue. a 22-month-old found alive in the woods days after disappearing. the little boy cold, wet and

dehydrated. the cry that led rescuers to his side. now those heroes are joining us first on "gma." britney's battle. why the pop star's manager is now saying she may never perform again. and get ready for an incredible school surprise. >> this is what happens when "good morning america" comes to your town. >> these amazing students on a mission to change the world. [ chanting "empowering every girl every day" ] >> they have no idea what we have in store for them. and wait till you see the superstar celebrity we're teaming up with to give them the surprise of their lives, right her on "gma." ♪ i've got stamina ♪ i've got stamina good morning, america. great to have you with us on this thursday morning. great to have amy here at the desk with us. and, robin, she is in atlanta for that very big surprise. hey, robin, good morning. >> good morning.

i am in atlanta, g.a., at the coretta scott king young women's leadership academy. so many, so many amazing, incredible students here. they have no idea what or who is coming to celebrate them and we will all morning long. i cannot wait for this, guys. >> we can't wait for it either. they are going to be so excited down there in atlanta. we have news to get to at the top. that breaking news overnight in the battle over abortion. missouri the latest state to advance a ban. their senate passed a bill to restrict abortions after eight weeks. alabama's governor sigd a near total ban overnight. abc's steve osunsami is in montgomery with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. there are three remaining abortion providers here in alabama and one of them tells us that they had their lawsuits ready to file the minute the governor here signed this law. the battle here and in other states debating this is far from over. early this morning, just after 4:00 a.m. sleepless lawmakers in missouri became the latest to

take their swing at abortion. >> the time of choice is the time of conception, not after conception. >> reporter: senators here agreed to ban most abortions after eight weeks even if caused by rape or incest and conservatives control the house which is expected to agree and the governor is promising to sign it into law. >> as other states like new york and virginia venture further away from the american ideal to protecand uphold right to life, i am honored to lead a state standing here today with many of my colleagues and with so many others who are committed to standing up for those without a voice. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the debate over abortion took a sharp turn with this signature. alabama governor kay ivey seen here signing a bill that effectively outlaws abortion statewide. >> all human life is precious. >> reporter: if it holds up in court the law enforcement would make it a felony for doctors in the state to perform abortions in all case including rape or incest at any stage of pregnancy.

the only exception if there's a serious health risk to the mother. the new law, the strictest in the country could go into effect in six months. it doesn't punish women. it targets their doctors who could face 99 years in prison for performing an abortion. >> i apologize to the women of alabama for this archaic law we passed. >> reporter: one of the sponsors is this state lawmaker who says their intent is to get the issue before the u.s. supreme court and overturn roe v. wade, the law that legalized abortion in this country. >> no law is constitutional until the supreme court actually revisits roe versus wade. >> reporter: the current political balance of the court has anti-abortion forces liking their chances. >> reversing roe isn't the scary boogie man that the other side tries to claim. >> reporter: the response came instantly. the hashtag, you know me, launched by busy

trending, asking women to share their experiences with abortion. >> who are you to make that decision? that decision is between me, my doctor, my family, my friends, but it's my decision. it's not yours. >> reporter: it is no accident that many of these states are taking this action now. some say that after the president appointed his last supreme court justice, it was a sign for anti-abortion activists to make this move. george? >> what a showdown coming. steve, thanks very much. we're going to the white house now where president trump is set to unveil a new immigration proposal in the rose garden this afternoon. it's aimed at allowing more high skilled workers into the united states restricting immigration based on family ties. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega here with the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a plan that was drafted by jared kushner with the help of president trump we're told. it focuses on what they're calling merit-based immigration and really what it would do is change the makeup of the type of person, the type of immigrant allowed to legally come into the country. so let me show you how this would work. they're using a point-based system that favors highly skilled, as you said, educated

english-speaking workers over people with family who are already in the country, those are the type mostly allowed to come in legally now. it uses what they're calling patriotic assimilation. this prioritizes immigrants who show interest in incorporating american culture into their lives and does not address the fate of those 2 million dreamers, those undocumented immigrants who came here as i children illegally, and it would create a push for more border wall. even people close to the president concede to us, that this is something the democrats will not be on board with, so they already don't have partisan support. >> a couple of poison pills for democrats, the wall and not addressing the dreamers but a lot of immigration, anti-immigration advocates aren't happy with it either. >> these hard-liners say this plan doesn't do anything to address the total number of immigrants already coming into the country. they want to see lower legal immigration across the board. lindsey graham told our team yesterday that this is a broad message to unify the party, this is a plan that will never become law.

we are told we can expect to hear a lot more from president trump. essentially he is laying the groundwork for his re-election campaign and this is going to be a huge part of that. you know this. congress hasn't passed bipartisan immigration reform in three decades. presidents george w. bush, president obama, they both tried and failed. >> this one won't do it either. dead on arrival. >> seems doa. >> thanks, cecilia. this comes as the u.s. faces rising tensions with iran. questions this morning about how serious the threat is after the state department ordered all non-essential personnel to leave the embassy in iraq. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is in washington with the latest. good morning to you, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. congressional leadership will be briefed later today on the intelligence that led to the call to evacuate personnel from that heavily fortified embassy. members of congress from both sides demanding more information. what we do know this morning is that the initial intelligence that caused the u.s. military to

send warships and bombers to the region came from images taken in iran's port of chabahar on the sea of oman. an official says missiles were seen on small iranian boats, feared that could be fired at vessels, and instead, said a senior official, iranian operatives placed a small explosive devices on the hulls of four oil tankers to send a message to the u.s. about sanctions. this morning, iran's foreign minister saying the escalating sanctions are unacceptable and an aid to iran's president taunting president trump on twitter saying, if you lose 2020 partly because every decent working american has to pay an arm and a leg for a tank of gas the pumps in an election year, don't blame us. george? >> martha raddatz, thank you very much. one more political note, the democratic field got bigger. moments ago new york city mayor bill de blasio became the 23rd candidate to enter the white house race with this pitch. >> as president, i will take on

the wealthy. i will take on the big korn corporations. i will not rest until this government serves working people. as mayor of the largest city in america, i've done just that. >> and mayor de blasio will be here live in our next hour for his first interview as a candidate. amy? >> looking forward to that george. in the meantime, though. dangerous weather stretching from the west coast to the midwest bringing hail, heavy rain and more and ginger is tracking all the latest for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, amy. we're already seeing this front sink south in the northern plains. this video from hazelton, north dakota, they had tennis ball-size hail and in arkansas it was this near jonesboro. hail from a disturbance. the jet stream active. today, chicago is in it. down to nearly indianapolis, back through northern iowa and north dakota -- or nebraska, i'm sorry. watch that low, though, the one that dropped more than 5 inches of rain in sonoma county and you're going to see two areas peak up. this is actual serious severe weather we're watching for, not just tomorrow, friday afternoon

and evening for tornados, hail and damaging winds, but saturday it moves east. so this is one that storm chasers are getting ready for. you know when they start prepping we've got to watch out. michael? >> thank you, ginger. now to a deadly shooting in wisconsin. a firefighter killed and multiple people injured while emergency crews were responding to a medical call. abc's alex perez has the story. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, michael. still a lot of unanswered questions. authorities were trying to help someone when suddenly chaos breaks out and they're being fired upon. >> shots fired. firefighter down. >> reporter: overnight, a medical call turned deadly. >> one male and one female is down. >> gunshot wound to the head and to the thigh. >> it was something unrelated. then it evolved into an acting shooting. >> reporter: multiple people injured and a firefighter dead after a shooting erupted at this wisconsin transit center. >> i saw the guy shoot a female and she went down and another shot was fired and then there was another male and he went down and then i saw the shooter flee. >> reporter: emergency crews

initially responding to an unrelated medical call. the incident quickly escalating into gunfire while medics administered treatment. >> all of a sudden we hear a bunch of gunshots and see four or five cops crouching behind the car. on the scanner, i heard them say, we need a shield. we need a shield. >> reporter: a police officer among the four shot and the fire fighter, a 14-year veteran, killed in the line of duty. >> very quick scene. it was things we had to get people to the hospital quickly. >> reporter: a witness capturing police handcuffing a man on the ground though officials have not yet confirmed that anyone is in custody. now, what exactly triggered or motivated the shooting remains unclear. but authorities say at this point they do not believe there is any threat to the general public. george? >> thank goodness for that. alex, thanks very much. now to a helicopter crash here in new york city. a witness captured the moment when the copter hit the water. you see it happening right there. the solo pilot survived and abc's gio benitez is on the scene in the hudson river with the story. good morning, gio.

>> reporter: hey, george, good morning. yeah, that chopper crashed right here just moments after takeoff and now this morning investigators at the ntsb are asking that question, why? it's the terrifying video you can't take your eyes off of, a chopper spinning out of control breaking into pieces then plunging into the hudson river in new york city. >> holy [ bleep ]. a helicopter just crashed. >> reporter: the sightseeing chopper had just taken off after refueling on the way to pick up passengers. >> we were looking out on the water and then all of a sudden we saw this splash, and we looked out, and there was a helicopter. >> reporter: the helicopter's flotation devices deployed but with the blades cutting through the water, the chopper flipped over. >> we see the helicopter and at first maybe i thought it was a stunt because it was starting to wobble a little bit. then it started to become a little bit more suspicious and the next thing you know it disappeared. >> reporter: incredibly the 34-year-old pilot on board

survived with just a cut on his hand, narrowly escaping death. he stood on one of the flotation devices until a passing ferry boat picked him up. >> i called out to him. you know, said, okay, and he came right up the ladder. >> reporter: this comes a year after another high-profile chopper crash in new york's east river killing five. and back here along the hudson river we can tell you that ferry captain, the one who rescued the pilot, well, he says this is actually his second rescue in a decade. thank goodness he was out there, amy. >> oh, certainly, gio. glad everyone is okay. thank you. now to new fallout from the college admissions scandal. georgetown university expelling two students and now one of them is suing the school trying to keep the spot and his credits. abc's whit johnson is here with more on that. good morning, whit. >> reporter: good morning to you. that student is actually now firing back. adam semprevivo a would-be senior at the school claims he was expelled after his father, steve semprevivo, an l.a. business executive, pleaded guilty earlier this month to

paying $400,000 to falsify his son's application. now, that payment allegedly going to mastermind rick singer who in turn paid georgetown tennis coach gordon ernst to designate adam semprevivo as a tennis recruit even though he never played the sport competitively. the suit claims the 21-year-old's expulsion and the school's refusal to let him transfer his credits to another college deprives him of his due process and the son had no knowledge of his father's payment or agreement with singer to be accepted to georgetown, but according to indictments, adam semprevivo appeared to be in direct contact with singer and ernst even sending the former tennis coach an email drafted by singer saying in part i'm looking forward to having a chance to play for you. >> what is georgetown university saying about his expulsion? >> that's the thing. georgetown is responding saying basically knowingly misrepresenting or falsifying credentials as part of an application can be cause for dismissal, but it's important to point out that semprevivo and

the other students involved in this scandal have not been charged yet. >> have they explained the email at all? >> that's the thing about all of these cases. how much did the kids actually know? this was an email drafted by singer. semprevivo was told to send it through. did he actually look at it? did he read it? the university is basically saying it doesn't matter. >> wow. all right, whit, thank you. >> yeah, thank you. now to the nba playoffs. the eastern conference finals tipping off last night with the milwaukee bucks taking game one against the toronto raptors, and out west, all eyes on the sibling showdown between steph and his brother, seth curry as the warriors take on the trail blazers tonight. game two is tonight and paula faris is here with more. you sat down with steph and he talked about this little thing calling on court sibling rivalry. >> he has a special message for his mother too. good morning, everyone. the first time, yeah. it's the first time in nba history that brothers have faced off in the conference finals. a family is torn. a family is nervous, and steph is calling out his mom. >> first brothers to face off

against each other in a conference final. >> reporter: it's steph versus seth. tight-knit brothers both fierce competitors and steph telling espn's rachel nichols this playoff match-up hasn't been easy. >> so when he's running down the court and launches a shot, what are you thinking? i hope it goes in, i hope it doesn't go in? where is your brain at? >> when i was guarding him yesterday he had a corner three in front of our bench. it's such a mixed feel. i can't really turn it off to be honest. really it's like, i'll be okay if he makes this one. >> reporter: rooting for their sons dad dell and mom sonya. >> all i see is straight portland across her jersey. i'm just confused like really surreal type of moment. so i yelled up something to her. >> what did you say? >> i was like who you with? who you with? >> reporter: the sibling rivalry has been brewing for years as seth discusses in a new episode of the exclusive facebook watch series, "stephen versus the game" released today.

>> i had that competitive drive to be as good as him and beat him in everything. that's what drove me every day, i got up to try to beat him. >> reporter: steph says it's weird playing against his brother. he can't turn off the desire to cheer for his brother even though it may hurt his team if he plays well. so a lot of complicated emotions but you got to feel for mom and dad. i mean, is there really a winner? is there a loser? >> they could talk to serena and venus' family. they have had to deal with that too. >> i think they'll need therapy. >> i think they'll be okay either way. >> i feel bad for steph because he realized it's just a game and when the game is over he better deal with his momma so he better not call her out. >> his mom didn't hear during the game so he told her after. >> what was the answer? >> both of you. both of my sons. >> all right, paula, thank you so much. and be sure to tune in to espn tonight at 9:00 p.m. for game two of the western conference finals between the warriors and the trail blazers. >> that is coming up. also following a lot of stories including a rescue in kentucky, a 22-month-old boy was lost for days in the woods dehydrated a bit but okay and the rescue crew will join us

live next on "gma." then the missing woman mystery. the brand-new surveillance images coming in of that yoga instructor who disappeared in maui. what her boyfriend is saying this morning. but first, let's go back to ginger. >> we often tell you about flash flooding and then you see the pictures and then flooding days after, we don't get to show you. well, watch this video. this is what can happen. that is dunlap lake in texas. there's the dam collapsing, the spillway collapsed there. fortunately nobody was hurt by that. they warned everybody down stream. more rain coming but most will fall north of that area through oklahoma and eastern kansas. your local weather in 30 seconds. first the rainy cities sponsored by walgreens.

i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. you can see the sunshine out there but have the umbrella handy also. showers and thunderstorms possible out of a weaker storm today. it will be cool and unsettled the next 7 days, but i am finding some times you can get out when it's going to be dry. here's a look at our highs today. a lot of upper 50s to low 60s. cooler than average, and we'll be in the 40s to low 50s tonight with fewer i've been lucky enough to see a lot of weather phenomenon. this is still my atmospheric unicorn. how beautiful in northern michigan. the northern lights, of course. >> gorgeous. thanks, ginger. we'll be right back. ht back. we'll be right back. the way you triumph over adversity.

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>> looking forward to that. but first the top headlines we're following right now. the nationwide battle over abortion is growing. overnight missouri advancing a bill to ban abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy and alabama's governor signing the most restrictive law in the nation. take a look at this. a moving tribute to the high school student who died trying to stop that colorado shooting last week. you see there hundreds of jeeps and other four by fours lining up to honor kendrick castillo because he was known as a jeep fanatic. kendrick was laid to rest on wednesday. and this just in, the rolling stones have rescheduled their north american tour. look at that. mick jagger, of course, had that alth scare but the 75-year-old front man, well, looks like he's doing great. releasing this new video just six weeks after his heart procedure. jagger showing off those signature moves once again. >> 75, heart surgery, doing that. >> incredible. >> wow. can't wait to see the tour. now we turn to that amazing

rescue in kentucky where a toddler went missing sunday night. found alive a little dehydrated in good condition. t.j. holmes has the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: hey. good morning to you, george. search teams that were out yesterday said they had switched their mindset from a rescue mission to a recovery mission. they simply didn't think or have high hope that a 22-month-old could survive 40-degree nights, the tough and dangerous terrain, the conditions for all those days but discuss as they were out thinking that maybe they might recover a body, two rescuers say they looked up, saw a little blond head sticking out and blue eyes looking right back at them. little kenneth was ready to come home. >> praise the lord you brought him home. >> reporter: this morning, 22-month-old kenneth howard is safe after an excruciating four days of searching on horseback with dogs, drones, choppers. all combing the terrain near his family's home in eastern kentucky. little kenneth wandered off on mother's day in sweat pants and a t-shirt. >> thank you to everybody that

did help us. thank you so much. >> reporter: wednesday afternoon rescue crews were able to finally locate kenneth calm and seemingly unafraid. there he is draped in blankets by rescue workers after being found 1,700 feet from his home. he had somehow made it to a 50-foot-high cliff and endured overnight temperatures in the 40s. >> i'm going to be right behind. >> reporter: when rescuers reached him he was cold, wet and dehiydrate dehydrated, but other than in, in pretty good shape. >> best feeling i've had in my life. >> that's going to keep him on his feet. >> reporter: rescuers say it was kenneth's cries that led them his way amidst a dense forest. >> we had a team effort in the last four days and we really did not give up although today was looking like we had exhausted all of our areas. fortunately, one of the teams who has an expert tracker with them heard a cry, and with further investigation, they

found the 22-month-old child. >> reporter: well, investigators tell me it was only a matter of eight minutes that kenneth's dad kind of lost track of him and that gave him enough time to get a head start and get out there in the wilderness, again, he's in really good condition. physical condition. but, of course, he's only 22 months old so doesn't talk a whole lot, but george, clearly, he has got a story to tell. >> and apparently can run. let's bring in chief michael brown of the prestonsburg fire department and got some of the other rescuers there as well. congratulations. chief, take us to that moment when you heard that first cry. >> well, we were doing a grid search, and had gone down in a valley that had some pretty rough terrain, and low visibility because of the foliage that was there. when we got down there, we were doing a par check so checking on each person on the team to make sure everybody was okay and it was at that point that firefighter michael tussey had spoke up and say he heard what he thought was a child's cry.

so at that point, we all got quiet and started calling the child's name and different times sporadically he would -- he would give us a cry and we had to try to pinpoint his location and we got three or four cries from him and two of the guys made their way back up the hill and they were -- he was sitting there on the top in a little flat there. >> sitting there on the top and in pretty good condition. >> absolutely, yes, he was. surprisingly, a couple of us felt he was in better condition than what we were after we made it back up the hill. >> and he was then airlifted to the hospital. do you know when he finally got to see his parents? any news on the boy now? >> excuse me? >> i know he was airlifted to safety. any news on the boy now, how he's doing now after being reunited with his parents?

>> oh, i actually talked to the doctor last night about 8:00 p.m. and the doctor said that he was in good spirits, looked good. he was eating some animal crackers and drinking apple juice. >> congratulations. great work by you and your crew. glad it had a happening ending. thank you. >> incredible story. >> i'm glad he's okay. now we turn to new clues in the search for that missing yoga instructor in maui. police releasing new surveillance images of amanda eller, taken just before she vanished over a week ago. our chief national correspondent, matt gutman, has the latest, and matt, we're hearing from her boyfriend this morning. >> reporter: hey, michael, and like her family, the boyfriend believes that amanda eller somehow got hurt in the forest, but is still alive and needs help. police say they're investigating every angle. while there is no indication her boyfriend is a suspect police have searched the house eller lived in with her boyfriend and have given him a polygraph test.

this morning, the last known images of missing hiker amanda eller. the 36-year-old seen in a local market in maui a week ago today. this surveillance video captured minutes before she disappeared. the yoga instructor wearing a light-colored tank top, dark sandals before driving away in her white suv. amanda's family believes she could still be wearing that same outfit, including this necklace. the same one worn by her boyfriend, benjamin konkal, who spoke to us overnight. >> she is my soul mate, the love of my life. i feel she's still out there. >> reporter: police telling us konkal was the last to see her wednesday night but he was at work at the time of her disappearance. tells us since she vanished he spent every waking moment searching for amanda alongside her family. the police have searched the couple's residence but so far no clues. >> not that to rule out foul play, there's always that possibility, however, i feel strongly and a lot of people feel strongly that she is definitely in this forest so i just want to encourage everyone to not give up hope.

>> reporter: teams equipped with dogs and drones combing the forest with its steep ravines and lavitudes. >> the situation is getting more dire at this point. >> reporter: the yoga instructor's white toyota rav 4 was found parked in the forest last thursday. her cell phone and wallet inside. keys hidden under a tire. >> hope is not lost, you know, there's still so much of a chance that we can find her. >> reporter: because she left her wallet and phone searchers believe she might have tried to swim during the hike so they're searching waterfalls and have a re ravines. they are hoping that her athleticism and physical conditioning have kept her alive but that family is getting more desperate with every passing day, guys. >> thanks, matt. coming up next, that headline from britney spears' manager. will she ever perform again? so chantix can help you quit slow turkey.

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longtime manager that britney's hiatus from performing could be a permanent one. ♪ do you want a piece of me >> reporter: decades before her multimillion dollar grossing residency on stage in las vegas -- >> from louisiana, here's 10-year-old britney spears. >> reporter: -- she was a performer from her early days on "star search." ♪ love >> reporter: crushing it at the halftime show of super bowl xxxv. ♪ walk this way ♪ talk this way >> reporter: even sharing the stage with a reptilian co-star at the 2001 mtv vmas. ♪ i'm a slave 4 u >> reporter: but now could britney spears' performing days be over? her longtime manager larry rudolph speaking out just days after legal moves surrounding the conservatorship which is overseeing britney's business and personal life for more than a decade.

rudolph telling tmz as the person who guides her career, based on the information i and all of the professionals who work with her are being told, it's clear to me she should not be going back to do this vegas residency, not in the near future and possibly never again. back in 2008 it was spears' mental health which in part prompted her court-approved conservatorship. then this twaet, eet, me time, after her father suffered a ruptured colon. she spent days in a wellness facility and issued this video. >> all is well. my family has been going through a lot of stress and anxiety lately so i just needed time to deal. >> reporter: back in january she canceled her upcoming vegas residency. rudolph now telling tmz, we had to pull her show because her meds stopped working, and she was distraught over her dad's illness. she clearly

perform no perform now. also saying, i don't want her to work until she's ready physically, mentally and passionately. if that time never comes again, it will never come again. and meanwhile, a judge ordered two separate evaluations of aspects of britney's conservatorship, which is currently overseen by her father. all told whether you remain an avid fan or if you just remember her fondly as a landmark performer from your youth, it seems like there's cause for concern. guys. >> all right, chris. we certainly wish her the best. >> absolutely. and coming up, everybody, our "play of the day." it's sweet. you don't want to miss it. ♪ find a way to break through through ♪ ...caused liver damage. epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. whatever your type, ask your doctor if epclusa is your kind of cure. i had the common type. mine was rare. epclusa has a 98% overall cure rate. i just found out about my hepatitis c. i knew for years. epclusa is only one pill, once a day,

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has been practicing taking steps with a walker. we want to say congratulations to blake on that major milestone and, of course, on graduating from preschool. >> wow. >> inspiring young man. >> look at that determination. >> teaching all of us a lesson right there. >> definitely. well, robin also has a very special day planned for us. she's in atlanta for a big surprise. robin, tell us how it's going down there. >> well, i want to add my congratulations to blake as well. that is a great "play of the day," and where i am right now is in atlanta, g.a. coretta scott king's young women's leadership women's academy, and i want you to meet the graduating class. [ cheers and applause ] some of the graduating class. yes. yes. yes. may i? may i? may i sit down? just a part of the 2019 class. 100% graduation rate. they are incredible. they embrace education. what's your motto here? >> every girl has a dream with her name on it. >> you heard her. every girl has a dream with her

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. showdown over abortion. the battle grows overnight as missouri passes a bill to bill ban abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. protests escalate over the alabama ban after the governor signs the most restrictive law yet. fierce opposition nationwide as women shared their stories and the stage is set for momentous court battles and a challenge to roe v. wade. ♪ you can't hurry love also this morning, hannah b. is back. the newest bachelorette live on "gma" just after her journey to love kicked off. the explosive first fight. the guy with the girlfriend she sent packing and the sneak peek you don't want to miss. ♪ rocketman "rocketman," elton john and

taron morning as their movie is about to premiere in cannes. the revealing look at elton's life and genius of his songs. "gma" goes on the road rolling into atlanta this morning for a big school surprise i cannot wait to share. one stage, oneuge celebrity we're about to reveal and all these seats about to be filled. the young women at this academy, today's students, tomorrow's leader at a place where this is their motto. >> empowering every girl every day. >> as we say good morning, atlanta and good morning, america. ♪ good morning, america. lots of inspiration this morning. a lot coming up including the first interview with the newest candidate for president of the united states, the mayor of new york city, mayor bill de blasio just announced. he's going to be here in just a few minutes. >> looking forward to that. >> yeah. looking forward to that.

before we get to that, it is the finale of our "gma" yearbook series and to celebrate robin has traveled down to atlanta to surprise some amazing students who are being named most likely to succeed and, robin, you have a big surprise to reveal. >> we're going to have a great time this morning here at this phenomenal academy. we have been talking about surprises. we're going to let you in on one. the students don't know it, but we want you to know ahead of time. see who's here. lupita nyong'o. oh my goodness. they are going to go crazy when they see you. >> i cannot wait. >> i know you're part of donors choose, and the initiative, i see me. are you going to tell them about it later? >> yes, and i can't wait. we have a lot of good news. >> a lot of good news and a lot of surprises. we had to let you in on the surprise first, guys. >> we appreciate that. >> we certainly do. thank you guys. a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on the

abortion battle. moo mo has advanced a bill to ban abortion after eight weeks. protests growing as women share their stories and we want to go back to steve osunsami in montgomery, alabama, with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the legal challenges are already on the way, and at least one abortion provider here says their lawsuit is already written. early this morning, just after 4:00 a.m., sleepless lawmakers 4:00 a.m., sleepless lawmakers in missouri became the latest to take their swing at abortion. >> the time of choice is the time of conception, not after conception. >> reporter: senators here have agreed to ban most abortions after eight weeks, even if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest. conservatives control the house which is expected to agree and the governor is promising to sign it into law. >> i am honored to lead a state standing here today with many of my colleagues and with so many others who are committed to standing up for those without a voice. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the debate over abortion took a sharp turn with this signature. alabama governor kay ivey seen

here signing a bill that effectively outlaws abortions statewide. >> all human life is precious. >> reporter: if it holes up in court the new law would make it a felony for doctors in the state to perform abortions in all cases including rape or incest at any stage of pregnancy. the only exception, if there is a serious health risk to the mother. the new law, the strictest in the country, could go into effect in six months. it doesn't punish women. it targets their doctors who could face 99 years in prison for performing an abortion. one of the sponsors is this state lawmaker who says their intent is to get the issue before the u.s. supreme court and overturn roe v. wade, the law that legalized abortion in this country. >> reversing roe isn't the scary bogeyman that the other side tries to claim. >> reporter: the response came instantly. the #youknowme launched by busy philipps is trending on social media asking women to share their experiences with abortion. >> who are you to make that decision, that decision is between me, my doctor, my

family, my friends, but it's my decision. it's not yours. >> reporter: this remains a deeply divided issue and on one side of it are people of faith with deeply religious and important views. it is no accident that all of this is moving through state legislatures after the last appointment to the u.s. supreme court anti-abortion forces are liking their chances at overturning roe v. wade. guys. >> okay, steve. thanks very much. michael? george, we're going to switch gears now to a big announcement about the disney legends awards. they're given to those who have made a significant contribution to our company, and the legacy of walt disney. this year's recipients being revealed right now and they include iron man himself, robert downey jr., bette midler as well and two names you all know, diane sawyer and our own robin roberts. yes, they will all be inducted

later this summer. august 23rd at the d-23 expo, and there she is right there. congratulations, robin. >> congrats. >> way to go. >> oh, my goodness. you know, to say i'm honored is an understatement. it's truly humbling. i have been part of the disney family for almost 30 years now, beginning at espn in 1990, and so incredibly blessed and grateful for the opportunities to learn, to grow, to be with my wonderful colleagues like you back there in new york, and this is an exciting time for the walt disney company, and i'm just really proud to be apart of it, and so grateful to viewers. the way they invite us into their home. they come to see us there in the studio. i just personally want to thank them for their support and for their prayers, and guys, you know, the best part of being a disney legend? it's lifetime passes to disney world. my family is very excited about that. i'm not kidding. >> i find it hard to believe,

robin, almost 30 years and you're only 25. >> i know. absolutely amazing. >> i know, it's amazing, isn't it? i feel young being here in atlanta with these wonderful students that are embarking on their dreams, great to be a part of it and to celebrate them here this morning. >> we're celebrating you, robin, back here in new york. congratulations. you're an inspiration. >> yes, congratulations. >> thank you so much. thank you. we've got much more coming up with robin and our big "gma" yearbook surprise for those amazing students with lupita nyong'o. then we have the brand-new bachelorette here live. that's not her. that's lupita. there she is, hannah b. we'll be right back. ♪ with the capital one savor card you earn 4% cash back on dining

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welcome back to "gma." as you can tell, we have a great thursday audience here with us. and they are excited because we've got the new bachelorette, hannah brown joining us right now, but first let's go over to george. >> thank you, michael. i'm down here with the mayor of new york, bill de blasio and the city's first lady chirlane mccray to launch their run or should i say his run. welcome to you both this morning. 23rd candidate, democratic candidate in the race, and a field that big you know, the most important question for any candidate is what sets you apart? what do you bring to the race that no one else can? >> george, working americans deserve better and i know we can do it because i've done it here in the largest, toughest city in this country. we're putting money back in the hands of working people and i say it very bluntly, there's plenty of money in this world and there's plenty of money in

this country. it's just in the wrong hands. we have to do things for working people and put working people first. that's the difference here. i have actually done it, proven it can be done. we're doing things like guaranteed health care for all new yorkers including mental health care, the issue that chirlane is focused on, paid sick leave, pre-k for all. these are things that change working people's lives for the better. all americans deserve that kind of opportunity to live a better life. >> you say it's a tough city. we're hearing it outside. protesters. >> a little say nad. >> it's not only that. there's a poll about a month ago, quinnipiac poll showed 76% of new york voters, 73% of new york democrats say you shouldn't run so what should the rest of the country think when so many are saying don't run. >> i got elected mayor by 73% of the vote, ee le elected with 67%. the poll that matters is the election, so new yorkers have twice said that they want me to lead them. and i think about polling in general. it's not where you start. it's where you end. so in the course of this

campaign, we're going to talk about what working people need and how their government should be on their side. right now the federal government is not on the side of working people and that's because donald trump is playing a big con on america. i call him con don. every new yorker knows he's a con artist. we know his tricks. we know his playbook. i know how to take him on. i've been watching him for decades and trying to convince working americans he's on their side. a lie since day one. i will show what's needed around the country so working people can live better. >> what role would you expect to play in the campaign and if you get there, the white house? >> well, you know, george, i'm his top adviser but i'm not the only adviser. i'm here today because for the same reasons that bill is here because i care about working families, working people and, you know, we have never had a behavioral system in this country. rising suicide rate.

we have got opioid epidemic. we have got hospital emergency rooms that are inundated with alcohol-related visits, and nobody's talking about it the way they should. there's a lot of pain, a lot of pain. a lot of urgency, and we can do something about it. we're doing something about it in new york city, and it can be done everywhere. >> you mentioned donald trump of course, the famous resident of new york city. he hasn't given you a nickname yet as far as i can tell, but his son, don junior, has a tweet welcoming you into the race as well. he says, rather than do a pr stunt and run for president we all know is going nowhere he says, maybe he should clean up his backyard first. what a clown show. your response? >> i'll give donald trump another nickname. con don because he has conned us into thinking he's on the side of working people, but he's on the side of the 1%. to that tweet, i would say that came from the fact that i announced another piece of our new york city green new deal right at trump tower, and by the way, trump tower is an example of a big building owned by a rich guy that is causing a lot of pollution, a lot of

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now to our "gma" cover story she was known as hannah b. but now the "b" stands for bachelorette. she's the only woman in a house of 22 men, all fighting for her hands in marriage, and now it's her turn to break some hearts. >> that's right. we have already seen one night in the mansion. hannah brown, here to give us a glimpse of the rest of the season, welcome. >> thank you. thanks, guys. >> welcome. >> glad to be here. >> and the first question i have, how was it to see yourself in the premiere? >> well, it wasn't that long ago for me and so it was a surreal moment. i just feel really blessed but it took me right back to that night. it was so fun. we had a few little problems but i took care of them but ultimately it was the best night and really jump-started my journey. >> all right.

well, we're looking forward to seeing the rest of the journey. we all remember back from last season and the famous colton fence jump after cassie broke his heart. do you have any fence jump moments to look forward. >> the first night conner s. jumped the fence for me but ultimately i think my whole season is a bunch of fence jumping moments. there's a bunch of ups and downs but really blessed for the opportunity and i really grew a lot through it. >> you mentioned you had some issues and nipped them in the bud immediately and before the first rose ceremony was a big deal because scott had a girlfriend, it seemed like. he was still out there dating. >> yeah. >> and you got rid of him immediately. was that stressful or was it empowering to like just nip it in the bud, kick him off immediately? >> it was a little bit of both. i was disappointed because there are men there that were truly there for me and i didn't get the time to talk to them. but it was empowering to be able to show right off the bat what i'm going to deal with and what i'm not going to. i think it sent a message to all the men. >> you sent a message. if you're not up to snuff, you're gone. that's plain and simple.

we do have a clip. we have a clip. let's check out a clip of "the bachelorette." >> this week has been so amazing. i couldn't have asked for a better group of guys to make me feel deserving and fought for and just -- but -- really special, but -- >> but? but what? >> you'll have to see. >> oh, a cliffhanger. >> that was definitely a cliffhanger, but there is a lot of emotion that is go into being the bachelorette and going on this journey, and i think in that moment, i was feeling a lot. super excited and happy for how the week was going like you will see coming up monday, but ultimately, it's hard for everyone involved and that was a moment where you can kind of see me feeling everything. >> right. all right.

>> i'm feeling like i can't wait to watch. you can see a new episode of "the bachelorette" with hannah b. monday at:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. and it is our finale of our "gma" yearbook series, robin is in atlanta, georgia, to give one lucky school the surprise of a lifetime. back in high school robin was voted most likely to succeed and this morning she is passing on that honor to an incredible group of girls. how is it going so far, robin? >> of course, we took that picture in the school library. all right, here in atlanta, this incredible school, so many surprises that are in store, they don't know yet, so good morning, ladies. [ cheers and applause ] good morning. you are live on "good morning america." [ cheers and applause ] whoo! wonderful. yes. oh.

right back at you. oh. it's great to be here in atlanta with you to visit the coretta scott king young women's academy. celebrate. we are celebrating each and every one of you, your principal, the teachers, everything about this. it is such an honor to be here. you know, we have gone all around the country and we have highlighted different schools. there is something that is so incredibly special about you and we have some great surprises, but first of all i want people to really know more about you, that the senior, the graduating seniors are earning more than $1 million in scholarships. [ cheers and applause ] and because of that and more, you have been named "good morning america's" most likely to succeed in our "gma" yearbook. [ cheers and applause ]

great. and before you wrap up the school year, we want everyone that is watching -- everybody is watching you at home all across the country, all across the world right now and we want them to know more about you and what you have accomplished. >> reporter: here in the heart of atlanta, 337 bright young women at the coretta scott king leadership academy are thriving every day. >> you can do anything that anyone else can do. you just have to put in the hard work. and it is definitely possible. >> reporter: the elite middle and high school develops passionate global leaders with a rigorous curriculum focusing on s.t.e.m., science, technology, engineering and math. >> i want to attend the university of georgia and major in biology. >> i want to study psychology premed and become a psychiatrist. >> reporter: the academy proud to be made up entirely of girls of color. the first s.t.e.m. certified all girls school in the state hoping to increase gender and racial diversity in the s.t.e.m. field.

>> being surrounded by girls that are so uplifting that actually look like me, i just become more confident and more sure of myself. >> reporter: and it starts early like we saw with programs including the quail guardians who supply their community with fresh food. even raising and selling quail eggs. >> we're helping out the community and the community is also helping us out. >> reporter: that's why they are our most likely to succeed for what they do in and out of the classroom, living up to their motto, empowering every girl every day. to make a positive impact in their local community and beyond. >> no matter give up no matter how hard it may seem. >> reporter: the future sure is bright further students at the coretta scott king young women's leadership academy. [ chanting "empowering every girl every day" ] >> empowering every girl every day. [ applause ] i'm with some of the students, denaja and crystal and this is bernice king.

she is the daughter of coretta scott king and dr. martin luther king jr. what does it mean to see your mother's legacy being carried on this like this? >> it means a great deal and i'm super excited to be here. i'm super excited to continue to see their growth as future -- i call them now leaders actually. and my mother was such a proponent for education. she graduated as valedictorian of her class, and obviously went on to college, and just to see the extraordinary things that these young ladies are doing, the innovative things that they are doing, i think my mother would be super proud today because she said women at the soul of the nation is to be saved. you must become its soul, and these young ladies are the soul of our nation. # >> you heard it from bernice. denaja, thanks for being here, and crystal, just tell me what does this school mean to you ask what have you learned beyond the classroom? >> i have learned a lot. i have learned many lessons.

i have learned that if you don't succeed, don't just give up. if you fall down, brush yourself off, and get back up again because if you have a goal or a dream that you want to pursue, you do anything that you can to accomplish that goal, and you don't let anybody tell you what you can't do. >> that's right because every -- you got your name on it. your dream has your name on it. all right, denaja, what are you going to miss? you're a graduating senior. what are you going to miss most about the school? >> i'm probably going to miss my sisters, like, we have been through a lot. most of us have been together since sixth, seventh and eighth grade all the way back in middle school and been able to go to each other whether it be personal or about a simple class assignment. this, like, unit, this sisterhood that we have, i'm really going to miss it. >> in the 30 seconds we have before we go to commercial, bernice, what is the message you want for all of these young women? >> i think the first young lady said it, don't give up and don't let anybody tell you you can't,

because you were put on this earth for a reason. each one of you are an answer to a question, and a solution to a problem. go out there and solve whatever it is that's in your heart, and go out there and answer those difficult questions in our world. i love you, appreciate you and my mother is definitely smiling every day of her life as you continue to achieve success. >> that's beautiful. thank you. [ applause ] all right. well, y'all get settled in because you have no idea who is here to celebrate you and all that we have planned for you because we just want to say congratulations most likely to succeed and the party is on, y'all. the party is on here in atlanta, g.a. so come back for all those surprises that we have in store for you. ♪ you. ♪

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings.." good morning, i'm alexis smith from "abc7 mornings." the warriors will try to get game 2 under wraps at oracle arena. kevin durant is out right now but will have his calf strain re-evaluated later today. the commute looking very soggy here. the san mateo bridge, we have a pocket of showers moving through. we also have a disabled vehicle past the midspan. that is causing major delays at the toll plaza. an accident involving a motorcycle on ralston avenue

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showers and even some thunderstorms this afternoon. alexis? >> thank you, mike, and we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and always ♪n our news app at welcome back to "gma." our excited crowd and we are excited because it's the big finale of our "gma" yearbook series and robin introduced us all to the school we named most likely to succeed and, robin, you're not done yet. what else do you have in store for these girls? >> we are having a good time. i'm with the incredible students of coretta scott king young women's leadership academy. [ cheers and applause ] >> their principal yolanda washington came out during the commercial break. i've never seen students cheer for their principal like you did for principal washington. it was amazing. we're celebrating the teachers

and all the hard work and somebody else heard about your story and wanted to celebrate with you and so she traveled all the way from wakanda to celebrate you. drum roll, please. come on out. drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> lupita nyong'o, y'all! lupita is here! [ cheers and applause ]

>> hello! >> i know you have a message for these young women, lupita. >> yes, indeed, i do. first of all, this has been such an inspiring morning. it's so -- such an honor to be here with you today. partly because i was never any good at science or technology or engineering or math. and but also because i feel like i'm looking into the faces of the future and it gives me deep hope to see how open, how alive and how positive that future could be. when i look into this room, i see problem sofr i see creative i see activists. but most importantly i see women who are learning how to learn and learners change the world. [ cheers and applause ] so you know the ability to learn is what will give you through school but it'll also get you

through life. so as you leave and face the big, bad world, know that your curiosity is something that you should -- that should guide you, that you should nurture and you should protect. because when -- sorry, i just lost my train of thought. because, you know, when you're out there, there will be things that you are unprepared for and things you do not know, but you'll be okay because you have the ability -- your superpower is learning. and you can adapt and set goals for yourself and achieve them and shatter the limits that others might set for you. so as you go out there, i wish you the very best. know that the future is literally yours and it's wrapped in a pretty little box called the trent present. so open it and own your future

now by learning and loving learning every day. [ cheers and applause ] >> ah. what a gift. wakanda forever. wakanda forever. you know what, hearing you speak, that's the quietest they have been. they were hanging on each and every word. and we appreciate that so much. and, guys, back in new york, can you feel the energy? can you feel the love here? [ cheers and applause ] >> we feel it, robin, and it is so impressive. the girls are all so impressive and i tell you what, the future definitely is brighter with these young ladies in it and we cannot wait to see the change that they're going to make because i know they are going to make such a huge change in the world and we are honored that they are the most likely to succeed. and in a lot of ways they've already exceeded so much that we can -- that most people would expect. so we're so proud of them and we want to thank lupita also. that was awesome. >> that was awesome. such a great message. [ applause ] lupita, i got to ask you, we

know that donors choose helped select this incredible school and you're starting a campaign with them. why don't you tell us about it. >> it's called the i see me campaign that they're starting and launching today and it's about representation. we've been talking a lot about representation and its importance in the media and its importance for schools as well. and so this campaign is about providing and supporting ways for students to see themselves in their learning environment. >> lupita, i know that so many people at home are watching this. they're inspired. they want to give. they want to help. how can our viewers help this organization and help you? >> well, google actually donated $5 million to donorschoose.org and now they're going a step further by matching every single classroom request that is connected to the i see you campaign. so every donation that you make google will double it.

>> they're cheering back in new york y'all. you can't see it. just letting them know here they're going crazy in new york. >> robin, you have one more thing planned for these young ladies. >> we are not done yet, are we, lupita? >> no, we're not. >> no, we got some more things we want to do here at coretta scott king. principal yolanda washington, will you come on out over here? [ cheers and applause ] can you -- hey, can you remember a time when a principal has been celebrated like that? >> no, ma'am. nope. i've never heard this. it's amazing. >> what do we have for them, lupita? >> we wanted to make sure that you could -- we could support your dreams and give you the tools you need. so donors choose is donating $25,000. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> congratulations. all right. ♪ congratulations. congratulations. principal washington, is there anything that you'd like to say to your students and to donors choose for this contribution that's going to help? >> i just want to say thank you and right now i'm just feeling so blessed and i'm so grateful about the fact that we have a group of phenomenal young ladies and i don't do this by myself. we have a team of staff, faculty and staff who love hard and who

work even harder. tau. >> thank you, principal washington. [ cheers and applause ] congratulations to each of you. donors choose, thank you. i mean, people are really coming out. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, lupita. all right. well, we're going to party on here in atlanta. i don't know what you'll do back in nyc. y'all come back now, ya hear. [ applause ] >> that was really something. congratulations to the coretta scott king young women's leadership academy to be our most likely to succeed and have our most likely to succeed robin roberts down there along with lupita to make sure that they donate and find out how to donate to donors choose on our website, everybody. make sure you do that if you can. coming up, elton john and taron egerton, they are live

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♪ [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." the latest big splash from elton john, "rocketman," starring taron egerton is debuting this week at the cannes film festival. it's a revealing and gripping look at the journey of his life and the genius of his take a look. >> i could hear the whole tune in my head. it was all there. i could see all the notes and i just had to get it out. my fingers couldn't keep up fast enough with my brain. do you ever get anything like that?

>> not really, no. but i can write more for you, elton. i'll just send them down to you. > great. >> a special treat. joining us live from cannes, elton john and taron egerton. thank you both for joining us this morning. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you. >> let me start out with congratulations. i had the chance to watch the movie last night. it is big. it is brash. it is surprising. it reveals, elton, a lot of your pain as well. i understand -- is this really true that i've seen it, but you haven't? >> i haven't yet. tonight is my -- i'm a virgin until night if you pardon the expression. i haven't -- i haven't seen it, george, no. so i'm a bit -- i've seen bits and pieces but haven't seen the whole thing strung together. so it's going to be quite a nerve-racking experience for me tonight. >> well, calm down. i can tell you it turned out

pretty well. >> thank you. thank you. >> taron, you sing the songs in this and the more i learn about your history, i guess this was just meant to be. if you could share this with everybody, you actually sang elton's "your song" to try to get into drama school? >> i did. yeah. [ applause ] it feels a bit like the cosmos has been cutting me and elton together for some time. i sang "your song" to get into rada, and then i sang "i'm still standing" in "sing," and now here i am portraying him in a movie about his life. [ applause ] >> you captured it so well and it's such a moving performance. and, elton, take us to the first time you actually heard taron sing one of your songs? >> the first time i heard it was on the soundtrack of "sing," the movie. he sang "i'm still standing." i thought it was pretty good

because it's not an easy song to sing. when he was suggested for the role i thought, well, he can sing. when he started recording, when he started the process of recording and i heard the stuff i was even more impressed and the more he got into it, thanks to giles martin who helped him and, you know, he started off very kind of -- a ballad singer and then he got into the rock in roll sections of the song. i have heard the music. i haven't seen the film and the music he's done is beyond belief. i cannot believe how good he is. >> he is so good, and, taron, you've been teasing you have a surprise up your sleeve for the premiere. can you share it yet? >> i have no idea what you're talking about. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> deadpan. well, elton seems to know what you're talking about. >> well, i certainly don't. so i think we should move on to the next question. >> we will. well then tell us about the duet that's coming out. i want to show a little bit on instagram. ♪

>> all right, well, i wanted -- i wanted to write a song that taron and i could sing. and so bernie wrote the lyric. i wrote the song, my earpiece has come out. >> one moment if someone could help out, please with his ear piece. >> yeah. yeah, sorry. bernie wrote the lyrics. i wrote the song and we recorded it and here we are. it's really fantastic. i'm really so happy. it sounds like an end of '60s, early '70s song and he sings it brilliantly and i'm glad we have something on record together. >> we are too. before we go, elton, what is the big thing you hope everyone takes away from "rocketman"? >> well, the story is about someone who is deeply troubled with their success and their personal life and falls by the wayside and i hope the story is about -- well, the story is about redemption and asking for help.

realizing that your behavior is so asinine and so stupid and so horrible that you have become ashamed of yourself. and the thing is, i didn't want to live the rest of my life like that and i wanted to become a good person. the person that i never knew. i had to go back in time and do a lot of work on myself and it's all been worth it and it's an amazing journey. so the message is to people, never -- if you're in a bad way and you're unhappy, ask for help. say -- ask someone for help. it really is so difficult sometimes to do that. but when i did, a lot of help came my way and my life since i got sober -- which is a long time ago -- has been quite the most amazing journey. not that it wasn't beforehand but it's -- it's been, you know -- i have the most wonderful family. i have the most wonderful career and i don't have to wake up in the morning feeling like i don't want to wake up. >> the movie is a fun ride.

congratulations to you both. have fun tonight. "rocketman" will be in theaters everywhere on may 31st. >> thank you so much. >> now let's go to ginger. >> cannot wait to see it. now we'll do a little celebration of lady liberty. this morning the new statue of liberty museum opens. i gave you a sneak peek a few days ago. now it's bigger than ever so that more of the millions of visitors can visit and learn about the history of that symbol of welcome and democracy so we went to the opening night celebration along with our station wabc to get a first look. >> reporter: for more than 100 years she has stood tall in new york harbor, a national treasure and a symbol of freedom, democracy and the american dream. >> let freedom ring. >> reporter: now a new chapter in lady liberty's story. the opening of the statue of liberty museum. nearly three years in the making the new museum located right behind the statue on the liberty island is a treasure trove of

hundreds of artifacts including a full scale copper model of lady liberty's foot and her original torch which lasted more than 100 years before being replaced in 1986. interactive exhibits and an immersive film produced by abc news and walt disney imagineering and narrated by diane sawyer. >> new york has become the very gateway to the new world and the freedom america has come to represent. >> reporter: taking visitors through lady liberty's history, spreading her message. such a cool thing, all right, sunglasses? umbrella? both. that's what we have today in your forecast. even a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. showers will taper o >> coming up, tory johnson here with beauty and bling with "deals & steals."

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delay. on southbound 92, a crash is cleared and we just have residual delays. time for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "the big bang theory,," and from "the bachelorette," hannah brown is here. plus, kelly goes backstage for "broadway week" ." all next on "live" ." and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause]