good morning, america. millions bracing for severe weather right now as those storms in the heartland turn deadly. state of emergency. dozens of tornadoes touching down and heavy rain triggering deadly flash flooding as those dangerous storms slam the plains, forcing water rescues. this entire town underwater and now a new storm moving into the midwest and the northeast on alert. white house showdown. president trump set to face off with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer in a high-stakes meeting today as more democrats ratchet up the pressure to start impeachment proceedings. wild ride. overnight this police chase taking over the streets of l.a. >> another -- oh, no. >> a woman in an rv on the run

smashing into cars and trees. the moment one of her dogs desperately escaped. >> the dog is okay. an abc news exusive. the nypd officer accused of hiring a hit man to kill her estranged husband. well, now he's telling his story. how he played dead to stay alive. "arthur" versus alabama and outrage this morning after an episode of the hit children's show is pulled from public television over a same-sex wedding. and what drake curse? the raptors roaring past the bucks overnight tying up the series. how the raptors' favorite rapper stole the show. ♪ well, we're moving on up oh, blast from the past. tonight "the jeffersons" and "all in the family" moving on up to prime time. jimmy kimmel right here on "gma." how he's bringing the two iconic shows back to tv for a live special like you've never seen before. ♪ we finally got a piece of the pie ♪

♪ fish don't fry in the kitchen ♪ ♪ beans don't burn on the grill ♪ good morning, america. great to have you with us on this wednesday morning. so excited. starts at 8:00. that's what i'm very excited about. >> take a look. those right there, they are the sets where the actors will take the stage tonight for the live episodes of "the jeffersons" and "all in the family." i'll never forget in college, i couldn't go to sleep until after "the jeffersons." i probably should have went to sleep. >> i think everything worked out just fine for you. >> actual remake but a brand-new cast. we begin with severe storms and show you right here how bad the flash flooding was in oklahoma. homes and cars, you see them right there underwater. >> more twisters hitting the heartland. rob marciano is in el reno, oklahoma, starting us off with the latest. good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. as we feared, there were more damaging storms yesterday with torrential rains leading to this, flooding.

you can see that grain facility behind me is engulfed by water. take a look from our drone. this is a field that now looks like a lake. this is what 8 inches of rain in two days during a wet spring looks like. lakes and rivers where they shouldn't be and this water coupled with tornados has set folks here in the central u.s. scrambling. this morning residents in the plains states surveying the damage after being pounded by severe weather. torrential rains submerging cars, forcing rescues. in el reno, oklahoma, first responders referencing for the stranded using high-water vehicles to pull families from homes. five feet of fast-moving water in spots. this family trapped in the flooding. rescuers eventually reaching them and carrying them to safety. >> when are they going to get here? you hear the choppers. and you're like, come on. >> reporter: parts of major interstate 40 underwater, railroad tracks washed away. >> if you're seeing this, don't do this. turn around. don't drown. >> reporter: flooding taking over this part of oklahoma and

this man pinned under a tree after it crashed into his home. >> can you move your arm? >> you're almost out. >> reporter: tulsa fire crews desperately racing to save him. the storm flipping campers and tearing through lucas oil speedway. the grandstand a pile of twisted metal. overnight officials in oklahoma saying one person died after getting trapped in high water and 11 people have been reported injured. 33 reported tornadoes since yesterday afternoon, mainly in kansas and missouri. this woman was in her car trying to get to shelter when one tornado swept through and leveled the trailer right in front of her. >> i've been through a lot of tornadoes. i never been in one so close. >> the calm after the storm, a beautiful sunrise here across the great american plains framed by some high level cirrus clouds. unfortunately we do expect more storms today in oklahoma, in kansas and missouri with the likelihood of seeing more tornadoes and more in the way of

heavy rains, something obviously we don't need more of, which is water. michael. now we go to ginger back from the storm zone, and, ginger, everyone wants to know where is the system heading next? >> well, listen, michael, i'm back because i could storm chase here. yes, i'm talking about new york city to philadelphia tomorrow, which i'll show you the threat in just a bit, but let me begin with what's happening. we've got that obvious swirl and the storms with flood warnings still in place. remember, a lot of these rivers and creeks reached record levels even in parts of, say, tulsa. now from there through arkansas we're going to see more flooding as the water starts to go downstream so keep that in mind with the flood advisories. move over here. what rob was just looking for and talking about was the damaging wind possible today through tulsa up to missouri, joplin included today, but, remember, it is tomorrow afternoon and evening, right here through most of pennsylvania, harrisburg, scranton, pittsburgh, philadelphia and new york, we've got a shot at severe weather. george? >> okay, ginger, welcome back. we're going to go to washington now where president trump is set to meet top democrats, nancy pelosi and

chuck schumer later today to see if they can reach a deal to rebuild america's infrastructure, but it comes on the heels of an emergency meeting of house democrats where the speaker will face growing calls to start impeachment proceedings against trump. our chief national correspondent terry moran joins us now. the president appeared to lay down new conditions on an infrastructure deal overnight. >> reporter: he did, george. good morning. if there's one thing that americans agree on in this very divided time, it's that the country needs a great big 21st century infrastructure package. that, as you say, was what was on the agenda in this rare meeting between nancy pelosi and chuck schumer and president trump, but at the last minute president trump said he's not going to do infrastructure until congress passes his new nafta, that u.s., mexico, canada agreement which is in some trouble up here, so even when it looks like they can agree, they can't agree. >> they say they have questions about whether the president wants to pay for it. one of the reasons it will be awkward is because nancy pelosi will be coming straight from a meeting with her democrats talking impeachment.

>> reporter: this is such a serious challenge for speaker of the house nancy pelosi, george. with more and more members of the house of representatives, democrats, coming out calling for impeachment, it's not a lot, 25 or so out of 235 democrats, but they're getting more vocal. they're stoking the base and they're saying that they have to go towards impeachment because they see the white house just absolutely stonewalling any possible investigation or oversight. they see a shift in power from congress to the presidency and they believe they have to defend that and that impeachment is the likely way. but public support for it is decidedly tepid right now. >> yeah, not right now. meantime, a leak overnight from the internal revenue service, which calls into question the president's position on not releasing his tax returns. >> reporter: that's right, george. "the washington post" is reporting that a confidential memo from the irs, a staff memo, said that the president must turn over his tax returns when congress asks for them. this is obviously not the position of the administration. this whole thing is going to court, maybe the supreme court across the street here. >> terry moran, thanks very

much. robin? >> another busy day in d.c. now to mcdonald's under fire this morning. the fast food giant facing two dozen lawsuits and complaints alleging sexual harassment. linsey davis is here with those. good morning, linsey. >> good morning, guys. the restaurant industry has one of the highest reported rates of sexual harassment in the workplace, and this morning the time's up movement is zeroing in on the franchise once known for the motto "i'm lovin' it" telling mcdonald's they're not having it after a host of complaints of sexual harassment. this morning, the time's up movement is taking aim at one of the largest companies in the world. >> i heard workers tell stories of being harassed while working at mcdonald's. i reported both men's vile behavior several times. >> reporter: more than two dozen workers accused the company of sexual assault, harassment and gender-based discrimination. [ chanting "time's up, mcdonald's"] >> reporter: planked by

time's up supporter top chef padma lakshmi, woman after woman emotionally recounted their tales of harassment. >> does mcdonald's care more about selling burgers and fries than about making sure its employees are safe on the job? >> reporter: britney hoyos says she was sexually harassed by one of her managers when she was just 16, and after she rejected his advances and reported the alleged sexual harassment, she was demoted. >> i wanted to throw in the towel every single day i had to go in for those shifts. >> reporter: brittany's mother worked at the same mcdonald's training to be manager, but after alerting her superiors of the alleged misconduct, she was punished. >> they started to retaliate against me. pretty much my career path where i was becoming manager came to a halt. >> reporter: mcdonald's says it has always had an unyielding commitment to providing a safe and respectful work environment adding that last year after several harassment lawsuits were filed, it had enhanced its policy so that it more clearly informs employees of their rights, more clearly defines sexual harassment,

discrimination and retaliation and underscores how employees can report a complaint if they do not feel comfortable addressing it with a manager. mcdonald's also says that its work is with the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the u.s. and say they've rolled out an interactive training course which focuses on how to spot, address and prevent harassment as well as a third-party hotline for reporting complaints. now, what's interesting, mcdonald's is saying, look, we can't control how sexual harassment operates as far as these franchises are concerned but meanwhile they can tell them down to the pattern of the condiments that are put on each burger. this is something that obviously is not going away. >> this is why time's up was established to help these type of workers. >> exactly, to get beyond hollywood. >> yes, exactly. thank you, linsey. >> thank you. we're going to turn now to that wild scene on the streets of los angeles overnight. an rv leading police on a high-speed chase slamming into cars and trees. the driver's dog even making a desperate escape. abc's adrienne bankert is in los angeles with more.

good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, this is just an unreal scene as a result of this chase. six cars in total were hit. two people were injured besides the driver. the dogs are okay and a harrowing ride that lasted half an hour. >> oh, no. >> reporter: this bizarre high-speed pursuit involves a stolen 20-foot rv, a driver on the run and two dogs. >> this is incredible. the driver who is out of control with two large dogs on her lap. >> reporter: the woman behind the wheel weaves in and out of traffic at speeds up to 70 miles per hour through residential neighborhoods in the san fernando valley of los angeles and the chase started around 7:00 p.m. when the california highway patrol says the rv failed to yield. when it looks like the driver is at a dead end in a parking lot, she narrowly into a palm tree which rips the right side wide open. >> she's slamming into everything in her way.

slamming into every pole, every tree, every vehicle in her way. >> reporter: as the driver careens around this corner, one of her dogs leap from the jagged opening in the rv. >> oh, no. the dog is running away. the dog is okay. >> reporter: later she's seen trying to hold on to her other dog while whipping through this upscale neighborhood. that's when she loses control, plows into this sedan. >> oh, no. oh, my goodness. >> reporter: she leaps from what's left of the vehicle running to the front gate of a home, her dog running beside her until the highway patrol officers catch up to her and tackle her to the ground. and investigators say this is a potential dui case. the driver, a woman in her early 40s, is now being held on suspicion of several felony charges including hit and run and animal cruelty. >> wow, what a crazy, crazy story. thanks, adrienne. the latest now in the "varsity blues" college cheating scandal. for the first time one of the parents charged has gone in front of cameras to admit his guilt and apologize. that came after he appeared in court and abc's eva pilgrim has the story. >> reporter: high-powered

attorney gordon caplan publicly apologizing, the first parent caught up in the "varsity blues" scandal to do so saying he's sorry first and foremost to his daughter. >> she knew nothing about it, hasn't even applied to college yet. >> reporter: moments after appearinin a boston federal court, caplan admitted to spending $75,000 to improve his daughter's a.c.t. score. he was one of two parents to plead guilty tuesday to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. >> i'm also sorry to all the other kids out there who are in the college admission process and to all the parents helping them and supporting them, i'm truly sorry. >> reporter: in wiretapped calls with rick singer, the so-called mastermind behind the scheme, he can allegedly be heard telling caplan to be stupid during a psychological exam authorized to get extra time to do the a.c.t so a proctor could change her answers

after. to be honest, i'm not worried about the moral issue here. i'm worried about the if she's caught doing that, you know, she's finished. as part of his plea deal prosecutors agreeing to recommend eight months in prison and a $40,000 fine. caplan, 1 of 33 parents caught up in the scheme. last week actress felicity huffman also pleading guilty after admitting to paying $15,000 to have an s.a.t. proctor correct the answers on her daughter's exam writing in a statement, i am in full acceptance of my guilt. i am ashamed of the pain i have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community. parents in more affluent communities are more likely to know about the option and more likely to be able to afford to pay for the evaluation to get the designation for extra test taking time. just the differences for students. >> a lot of scrutiny of the whole process right now. thanks, eva. now to the fallout

surrounding a popular children's show, "arthur." alabama public television refusing to air a recent episode featuring a same-sex marriage. paula faris has more on that story for us. good morning, paula. >> good morning, robin. it aired nationally last week except in alabama where it was preempted with a rerun and this morning, alabama public television is defending its decision. ♪ and i say hey ♪ hey >> reporter: this morning, cartoon controversy after alabama public television refused to air the premiere episode of the hit children's series "arthur," which depicted a same-sex wedding of one of its most popular characters. >> -- getting married. ♪ >> me. >> reporter: in the episode mr. ratburn, arthur's teacher, was seen walking down the aisle with his aardvark partner. >> mr. ratburn is married. i still can't believe this. >> yep, it's a brand-new world. >> reporter: the episode part of arthur's 22nd season already aired on pbs stations nationally, but kids in alabama will have to find it elsewhere.

mike mckenzie, director of programming of alabama public television tells al.com, although we strongly encourage parents to watch television with their children and talk about what they have learned afterwards, parents trust that their children can watch a.p.t. without their supervision. the decision sparked a flurry of outrage on social media. glaad calling out the decision in this tweet, lgbtq people exist in every part of life. so the claim that someone could be too young to know that lgbtq people exist is absurd and sends a dangerous message to lgbtq youth. the show's creator, marc brown, speaking to cbc news last week. >> the more we talked about it, the more we saw it as an opportunity for a learning experience and this great way to represent another part of life that so seldom gets portrayed on television.

>> reporter: now a.p.t. pulled an episode of "arthur" back in 2005 when one of its characters visited a girl who has two ms. as for this a.p.t. has no plans airing it at a later date. it is available on the website, on pbs' website. >> teachable moment lost. >> right. >> yep. all right. thank you so much, paula. and we are going to go now to the nba playoffs, and it will take at least six gapes to decide who is going to play the golden state warriors in the final. ovnight the toronto raptors tying up their series 2-2 with the milwaukee bucks winning game four, 120-102, but it was the biggest toronto fan of all -- >> who was that? >> he stole the show. there he is, drake, the rapper taking over the sidelines with so much energy supporting his hometown team that some are wondering if he thought he was on the team or maybe an assistant coach. he even tried to relieve the tension of the coach by massaging his shoulders in the fourth quarter.

where is security, by the way? we love the energy, drake. got to give you that. got a lot of energy and both teams, they will face off again in milwaukee on thursday night. but i've never seen -- he makes spike lee look tame. >> i was just going to say that. have you not seen spike lee at a knicks game? >> but does he go up to the coach like that? >> no, because you would get tackled by security. >> he goes after reggie miller when he used to play back in the day, but we're getting ahead of ourselves. we're following a lot of other stories this morning including a dark plot. an nypd officer, you see her right there, accused of hiring a hit man to kill her estranged husband. he is there as well and telling his story exclusively on "gma." and as the summer beach season kicks off, the new warnings about sharks after that great white was tracked just miles from new york city. but first let's go back to ginger. >> summer. what summer in denver? all right. let's get to the sunny cities brought to you by capital one savor card.

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to meet with top democrats, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer today at the white house to see if they can reach a deal on infrastructure as some democrats ramp up to start impeachment hearings. "jeopardy" james has done it again. breaking another record with last night's win. he's now averaging about $78,000 a game. the most ever. he has now won -- >> smile. >> no doubt. >> why not. i can see why he's smiling. >> oh, without a doubt. and now we're going to go to an abc news exclusive. the estranged husband of a new york city police officer is now speaking out saying his ex hired a hit man to kill him and he had to play dead to stay alive. abc's t.j. holmes sat down with him and, t.j., you're here with this incredible story. >> this is a bizarre story. we're talking about a veteran new york police officer once named officer of the month in her precinct and a mother of two is sitting in jail without bond this morning because of what prosecutors say is overwhelming evidence that she tried to hire someone to kill her husband. even though the plan, police

say, had been in place for months, the husband only found out about it a few days ago when police told him that they needed his help. they needed him to fake his own death. >> i didn't want to believe it. but apparently it's true. >> what convinced you? >> when the feds staged my death. >> reporter: isaiah carvalho was supposed to be dead by now according to this crinal complaint that his ex-wife, an nypd officer, orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot where he was one of two intended targets. >> i was shocked. i was taken back by the whole thing. i didn't know how to react. >> reporter: federal investigators say 34-year-old valerie cincinelli, a 12-year nypd veteran, asked her boyfriend to hire a hit man to kill not only her estranged husband carvalho but also her boyfriend's teenage daughter allegedly giving him $7,000 to

pay the hit man. but instead investigators say cincinelli's boyfriend turned to authorities and agreed to have his conversations with her recorded by the fbi. details of the alleged plan laid bare in the criminal complaint including where and when she is said to have wanted the murders to take place saying it would not look suspicious because the murder would take place in the hood or the ghetto and that if she was questioned by police, she would have nothing to worry about because she would be home at the time of the murders. cincinelli had allegedly been plotting since february, but carvalho only found out friday when police showed up at his home with a request. >> they ended up taking me to an undisclosed location and had me fake my death and took pictures of it. >> what was that like for you? >> the craziest thing i ever had to experience in my life. >> what did they have you do that morning?

>> they had me sit in my car. they put glass on the floor and all over me and had me hunch over into the passenger seat. >> reporter: as part of the fbi sting, detectives went to cincinelli's home to say her husband was murdered and later fbi agents posing as the hit man texted the fake death photos for her to see. cincinelli's family has come to her defense this week. >> i guarantee you my daughter is innocent of this. >> if or when maybe i should say you have an opportunity to speak to her again, what are you itching to say to her? >> why? >> you don't seem to have the faintest idea of why right now. >> no. >> now, cincinelli has not entered a plea. again, she is being held without bond at this point. a lot of questions but the family, the father you heard there, he said there's something else going on and believe she's

possibly being set up by her boyfriend in some way in this whole case. >> he's the one that went to the police. >> he's the one that went to the police. but, again, the father just swears there's something else going on with the boyfriend so he's putting that out there but the husband there, the estranged husband you hear from, he can't come up with anything. they've been together for all these years. they've gone through a divorce. it's been going on for about a year and a half. he say, it's not contentious. they were supposed to go to court next month to finalize things. he still is racking his brain to figure out why she would do this and why she was possibly even capable. >> you called it bizarre. it makes it even more bizarre when you hear that. >> see how it plays out. t.j., thank you. now those new concerns about sharks as the summer beach season kicks off. experts warning there's been a resurgence in the great white shark population. and so now beach communities all along the coast are taking action. gio benitez is back on the water, has the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning to you. yeah, that great white shark has so many people asking what's in

these waters? let's go to the sky and take a live look through our drone cam. because that right there, that is what has people so concerned right now. the beaches up and down the coast this memorial day weekend. this great white shark seen here being tagged by researchers last year is heading toward massachusetts after swimming near long island earlier this week. now people are wondering how many other sharks are making their way north. some researchers say the great white population is known to migrate along the south shore of long island even identifying a nursery for newborn and juvenile sharks in the region. >> this is a very dynamic time of year because water temperatures will rise and those temperatures are compatible and provide optimal habitat for these sharks. >> reporter: as great whites make their move, people in northern beach towns are thinking up unique ways to deal with the issue from physical barriers to shark repelling technology, even seal contraception to limit the

predator's food supply as residents urge more action from officials before the summer starts. >> let's see about the visibility. determine how they behave in our waters and start moving towards a more sophisticated shark culture. >> reporter: in cape cod which had a deadly shark attack last year, anxiety is rising. >> we expect to see the first sharks probably within the first couple weeks and then really goes off the charts for the months of july, october and november. >> reporter: one town is holding safety meetings educating the public about how to stop bleeding from shark bites. harbor masters putting new warning signs, emt stations and emergency phones near the shore. even though they're extremely rare, in towns that depend on summer beachgoers, officials are concerned and say more needs to be done with every option on the table. >> people come here to use our beautiful beaches but they won't if they think they're going to be slaughtered by a great white shark. >> reporter: and taking another

live look here through our drone, we should tell you that that great white nursery we told you about earlier, that is actually somewhere between cape cod and cape may and that really may be why these great whites are appearing more often here in the northeast, guys. >> that could be the case. hey, gio, you said you're taking me out to lunch so you better get going. get back here. get back to shore. you're paying. >> i'll be back. i'll be back. i'll stop looking. i'll stop looking. >> you got it, thanks, gio. >> nice day out there on the water. coming up, big exclusive with jimmy kimmel. he's the man behind bringing back "the jeffersons" and "all in the family" to tv tonight. it's going to be a live remake.

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mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. we're back with a look ahead to a big night on tv. jimmy kimmel is bringing back big shows from the 1970s, "all in the family" and "the jeffersons," you see them right there but tonight it's going to be live with a brand-new cast and very cool idea. what did jimmy have to say about it. >> he had so much to say about it. he's so excited as are the rest of us using the original scripts from an episode of "all in the family" and "the jeffersons" and as we know, of course, times have changed so i asked him all about how he thinks those remakes will play today. ♪ well we're moving on up moving on up ♪ >> reporter: tonight two groundbreaking sitcoms are back. that classic "all in the family." >> we gained a meathead. >> reporter: and the other, appointment television show of the 1970s. ♪ moving on up ♪ moving on up

>> reporter: "the jeffersons" returning to prime time with a new all-star cast. >> jamie foxx. >> woody harrelson. >> marisa tomei. >> it's ellie kemper. >> reporter: all agreeing to revisit the iconic shows in a live special led by late night comedy king jimmy kimmel. >> these are shows i watched with my family and by myself over and over again as a kid. we thought why not do it in a way that they've been doing these live musicals. take the original scripts, get a new cast of actors to play the parts and put it on the network live. >> reporter: original series creator norman lear getting right on board. >> he said, you know, who i'd love to play archie bunker which is really the hard to cast is woody harrelson. so i texted woody harrelson and said would you be interested and he texted immediately and said, yes. and from there i thought, you know who would be the best george jefferson is jamie foxx. >> reporter: the wives of the two most famously opinionated and loose lip characters in

television history, marisa tomei as edith bunker and wanda sykes as louise "weezy" jefferson. >> i've had more fights with george in the last week than the past 25 years. >> reporter: while the shows may be best remembered for the laughs, their social impact also burned into collective memory tackling tough issues, bigotry and cultural divisions that cut to the core. when the first six episodes of "all in the family" ran, they ran with a warning. is there a warning necessary in front of either one of these live shows? >> i think we're giving people fair notice that what they're about to see is not what they see nowadays and that it might create some conversation. these shows aren't just about laughing in the moment. >> i just want to learn a little bit about society so i can help people. >> people? your mother-in-law and me is people. help us, will you. go to work. >> it wasn't like these shows went on the air unchallenged. they were controversial. >> we got bigger trouble. there's klansman in the building.

>> you mean the kkk? >> no, the beverly hillbillies. >> reporter: those controversial story lines and the offensive stinging language used by the leads pushed the envelope. >> i wonder if the outrage would have been amplified by social media. i wonder if we even would have these shows if there was a twitter, if there was a facebook in 1975. you know, maybe not. >> reporter: but that edgy content is not all that endures. ♪ guys like us we had it made >> you're talking about two of the greatest tv theme songs of all time. >> you do it. ♪ songs that made the hit parade ♪ ♪ those were the days [ applause ] >> he hits that note so beautifully. >> now, along with the original original scripts they also replicated the original sets from the shows bringing in the set designer who worked on them back in the '70s to re-create every detail in the bunkers'

house and the jeffersons' apartment. this is going to be appointment television for so many of us who just really remember those nostalgic days where you laughed and you learned. >> exactly. >> watching that. just makes you happy. >> the fact that it's going to be live really adds to it. >> with the seven-second delay, by the way. >> there is going to be a seven-second delay? >> i heard there was going to be a seven-second delay. >> you know the difference live in front of a live audience. "all in the family" and "the jeffersons" starts at 8:00. >> thanks for starting at:00. we want to see it. >> you want to sing the "all in the family" theme song. ♪ those were the days >> when we come back -- it's going to be our -- ♪ play of the day >> nice. ♪ you got it ♪ you got it.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. twisters hit the heartland and dozens of tornadoes from texas to nebraska in the last 48 hours as heavy rain triggers flash floods. rushing waters sweep away cars. entire town under water. a new storm moving in. white house showdown. president trump hours away from facing off with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer in a high stakes meeting as more democrats ramp up the pressure to start impeachment hearings. new this morning, abby lee miller opening up about her time in prison. what left her paralyzed and whether she thinks she's been too tough on the kids she teaches. the brand-new study about cbd and what you should know.

dr. ashton will break it down for you. are you a parent who oversharents? the moms and dads facing backlash from their own children for posting too much online for oversharing. our experts weigh in on how to navigate it all. ♪ this morning, behind the scenes of the final chapter of the skywalker saga. your first look at the brand-new exclusive photos from "vanity fair" from c3po being sheltered from the sun to kylo ren versus rey. lando, chewie and poe back in the falcon and what's this? chewie and bb-8. nose to whatever a droid has. as we say, good morning, america. >> i guess we can call it a nose. good morning, america. hope you guys are well this wednesday morning.

yes, let's look at those photos again. that's a true behind-the-scenes shot. c3po unthe umbrella there and who doesn't love lando from the millennium falcon and the new issue of "vanity fair." we have more on that ahead. >> will reeve will bring that to us. a lot of news to get to starting with that twister outbreak. more than 50 reported tornadoes in two days devastating parts of the plains and entire towns under water. let's go back to rob, who is there in el reno, oklahoma, with the latest. good morning again, rob. >> reporter: hi, good morning again. of course, we do expect more storms. a beautiful morning. i'm not going to lie. this would be great if this was really a lake but it's a flooded field take a look. not the only one here. i mean, this scene is replicated across this part of oklahoma. we're not too far actually from interstate 40 which for a time was completely shut down because the streams turn into raging rivers and many areas turned into lakes but you can see the sun coming up now and reflecting

off some of these floodwaters which are very slow to drain. we were here yesterday and it really hasn't come down much and more in the way of storms, it won't come down much more to our north and east, this video, tulsa really got hammered hard. this had a tremendous amount of flooding and rescues during the day yesterday and obviously the ground is saturated so potentially we could see more today. damaging storms which will have more in the way of rainfall so this area certainly can't catch a break. robin, back up to you. >> all right, rob. thank you very much. i know people try to drive through the water, the floodwater and i really respect what someone said, turn around, don't drown. turn around, don't drown. >> it's not worth it. and this morning there are new flood alerts stretching from montana to missouri as new severe weather takes aim at the northeast. ginger is here again and she's tracking it all. >> hey, good morning, michael. check this out. that classic comma cloud and the flood warning still in place in kansas, oklahoma and arkansas

including missouri too, by the way, a lot of those rivers reached record levels and then you ended up seeing them drain and they'll keep draining. that's why we still have them. one of those pictures out of oneida, kansas, 1 of the 56 reported tornadoes and debris flying. that could happen again today and we'll see the same area tortured from oklahoma city to joplin, missouri, south of kansas city including wichita. that's not it. tomorrow afternoon and evening i'm back in new york city and i would not chase in the northeast but i do because of this. we have an enhanced risk for severe storms thursday afternoon and evening including harrisburg, williamsport, scranton, philadelphia included tomorrow afternoon and evening. we could see easily damaging winds that take out trees and put them into your homes. just everyone be extra safe. george. >> we will be careful. now to washington. president trump set for a tense meeting with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer today about infrastructure just after the speaker's emergency meeting with house democrats about calls to start impeachment proceedings. let's go back to terry moran

with the latest on capitol hill. terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. you said it. nancy pelosi has the most interesting day in washington today. first that meeting with her own democratic caucus. a growing number of whom are calling for an impeachment inquiry against president trump. it's not that many. about 25 of the 235 house democrats, but they are active, organized, vocal, they're stoking the base and they're a problem for nancy pelosi holding the line that she says the country is not ready for impeachment. looking at the polls then goes to the white house for that meeting with president trump supposedly on infrastructure. one of the few areas of potential bipartisan agreement in this divided city and country. but that's been short-circuited and the president now wants to talk about his new nafta, the u.s./mexico/canada agreement and there's no question that these investigations and the looming specter of a possible impeachment will throw grease in the gears, as well. george. >> terry, thanks very much. george, coming up, two women, two incredible transformation, each shedding over 100 pounds. this morning revealing their secrets to how they did it.

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hollywood." remember this. early reviewers calling it nothing short of brilliant. that is strong praise. [ applause ] >> yep. i agree. these actors, of course, amazing. the film about a washed up actor, his stuntman and their neighbor and i think a lot that goes on with the three of them received a six-minute standing "o" at its screening. you can read more about the movie and leading men in "esquire" magazine along with the director. it comes out july 26th. [ applause ] >> tarantino is brilliant. >> he really is. >> that makes it pretty much an instant classic. also in "pop news," the ladies of "the view" gracing the cover of "the new york times" magazine. congratulations. [ applause ] look at that title. the most important political show on television today. you heard it right there. >> breaking through. >> they're influential.

joy behar says, quote, they thought we were a bunch of ladies who lunch. now they come on because we're influential. today 12 of the 26 people who have announced that they are running for president in 2020 have appeared on the show. the writer of the article amanda fitzsimmons says the show has become an influential political show because, quote, it isn't one and cites the show's, quote, off cuffness as part of what has attracted so many high-profile guests. we congratulate the women of "the view." [ applause ] >> it's a nice article. >> there's also a political show on the weekends that we do not miss. >> uh-huh. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. a bachelorette party with a unique theme, everybody. the bride-to-be absolutely loves chef ina gartner's show or cookbooks. so all of her guests wearing her signature look. one even dressed up as her

husband jeffrey. the pictures have gone viral. she even wrote a post instagram. jen garner also commented, the best thing i've ever seen. how was i not invited? so, ladies, you should have reached out to those gals. we thought that was cute. the football player thing, well, anyway, here's why we had that. the nfl star looking for love. ravens tight end hayden hurst believes he may have found the girl of his dreams but she got away before he could seen get her name. he saw his future love, he's convinced, sunday night on a spirit airlines flight from jacksonville to baltimore but as they got off the plane, a fan intercepted the football star, stopped his chance to find out who the lady was. he didn't get any information. so hayden took to social media and tweeted, quote, to the gorgeous tall brunette on my flight to baltimore, you walk incredibly fast but here's

hoping you have twitter. #theonethatgotaway. we're here to help. public service announcement, lady, if you're out there. we know the tweet has been liked by more than 4,000 people. so gorgeous, tall brunette tweed hayden back. he's waiting. >> he's putting himself out there. >> he certainly is. [ applause ] >> but he needed another hashtag, the hashtag was what? >> the one that got away. >> he should have put one that said i hope you don't have a man already. >> yes. well, thank you. >> always thinking. >> got to keep him out of trouble. >> we'll see a follow-up on that one. >> i think so too. going to move to our "gma" cover story. "dance moms" star abby lee miller out of prison about to make her return to tv and talked to paula faris about surviving a difficult health battle behind bars. hey there, paula. >> hi, george. so abby lee beat cancer, been through a lot. when i asked her how prison changed her she says, you don't want to know but then she detailed how she was threatened

and mistreated during her time behind bars. >> too sloppy. get up in the air. >> reporter: this morning the hard-charging larger than life "dance moms" star abby lee miller -- >> everybody is watching you cry. save your tears for the pillow. >> reporter: -- getting candid about her eight months in prison proper bankruptcy fraud. how does an experience like that change you? >> it's a joke. wouldn't i have done better teaching underprivileged children to dance or just working? fine me, whatever. it's absolutely asinine. the entire thing. >> were you treated any different because you were quote/unquote a celebrity? >> i was by the guards, by the prison system absolutely. >> did you ever feel threatened in prison? >> only by the staff, by the guards. i was the where's that dance

lady? where is that tv star lady? we're going to get her. >> they said -- >> they come into your room and take your locker, they dump everything out of it. they take red soda pop and shake it up and spray it over your clothes. when a man or somebody, a woman, in power screams the "f" word at you over and over again, to me that's offensive. that's violent to me. and that went on a lot. trying to pull my eyelashes off that were extensions. >> they were pulling your eyelashes off? >> yes, the first day i went in and she kicked my bed and she screamed at me. >> reporter: the federal bureau of prisons would not comment specifically on miller's allegations citing inmate privacy but in a statement to abc news said that it provides, quote, a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and inmates adding that if there are allegations of misconduct, they are taken seriously and when appropriate referred for proper investigation. miller meantime, reflecting on her time behind bars, by offering advice for actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman who are both facing

possible prison time for their alleged involvement in a college admissions scandal "varsity blues." loughlin has pleaded not guilty in the case. what should they expect if they have to do prison time? >> the girls in prison are going to be fans. they want to know what it's like to live with a movie star or, you know, a television star. they want to know about your case. everybody in there, every single woman that i came in contact with, just wants to tell their story. i don't know those two ladies personally but from their television personas, i don't think they would have the same issues that i had. >> okay. >> because, you know, everybody knows me as being tough and mean and yelling at little kids. >> after leaving prison in march 2018, miller was ready to start a new life, but then another setback. she was diagnosed with burkitt lymphoma discovered after an emergency back surgery. what would have happened had

they said go home? >> i would have been dead ten minutes. >> you were that close to dying? >> that close to dying. i was paralyzed from the neck down. no movement because this cancer, this lymphoma was choking my spinal cord. >> miller endured ten rounds of chemo and two surgeries. she still can't walk. >> do the doctors anticipate that you'll be able to walk again? >> yes. right now my biggest issue is my right knee. i have needed a knee replacement for about seven years now. >> when do you wanto walk again? >> right now, today. >> what does that say about you that you beat this strong cancer? >> well, i'm tough and, you know, i firmly believe that all the world is a stage and we are merely the players. so i think this was all destiny. it was supposed to happen this way and it did and i'm just following the script. >> one word to describe how different you are? >> more appreciative. thankful. >> reporter: now 52, miller is getting back to what she does best. >> i've been given a second chance.

will this team have what it takes to carry on my legacy? >> reporter: returning to the spotlight for season eight of "dance moms," the show that made her famous. >> at the end of the day i'm a teacher. it's what i do. just needs to be bigger, bigger, bigger than life for the internet. >> what are these kids in for? >> the ride of their lives. >> you're notoriously tough on these kids. do you ever regret maybe going too far? >> never. >> never? >> never. >> you survived prison. >> yes. >> beau you beat cancer? >> yes. >> how does that change who you are, abby? >> it doesn't change me. i've always been a fighter. for every mistake i've had to come back stronger, tougher, better. >> so i asked who is tougher, the prison guards or these unreasonable dance moms she has to deal with and she said without hesitation, the prison guards were tougher. >> i thought you were going to say the other. >> well, it's kind of a toss-up but season eight premiers on lifetime in early june and she said she's also looking forward to creating some shows.

sa she's in the process of that now. hopefully she gets to pitch those in the near future. >> let's get to ginger. >> a little "gma" moment for you. i don't know if you've heard this. this is from along the braden river in florida. it has been ridiculously hot in florida and it's going to get even hotter. so this little girl has it right. she's got her face right in that fan. that's how everybody is going to feel this weekend actually in the southeast, montgomery, macon could even see their first 100 ever in ma good morning, i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. spring is back today, tomorrow and friday and the weekend is trending and cooler. 70s inland. even around fremont, palo alto, a lot of mid-60s along the bay and along the coast. look at the fog tonight, lows in the mid-50s. not enough rain for saturday and sunday to have a storm impact

now to "friends" star lisa kudrow who is getting candid about her struggle to have a positive body image while she starred on the hit show and amy is back with more on this. hey, amy. >> hey! that's right, guys. lisa kudrow revealing on marc maron's podcast how being seen on the screen with jennifer aniston and courteney cox made her feel bad about how she looks and she said she still struggles with it today. known for her larger than life personality on the hit series "friends." >> did you call the phone company? maybe they could change the message and number? >> i think after this he'll be doing that himself. >> reporter: while it's all smiles on screen, this morning a shocking revelation from lisa kudrow opening up about how she struggled with negative body image issues while playing her role as phoebe. kudrow talking for the first time on marc maron's podcast admitting being a celebrity hasn't always been easy saying that during the show she regularly lost weight on

purpose. >> you see yourself on tv and it's that, i'm just a mountain of a girl. i'm already bigger than courtney and jennifer. >> she's talking about her co-stars courtney cox and jennifer aniston who she also happens to be friends with in real life. >> bigger, just bigger. i felt like this mountain of a woman next to them. >> she is 5'8" and says looking smaller on tv is prized in hollywood. >> unfortunately for a woman, if you're underweight, you look good. >> yeah. yeah. >> and that's all i ever got. >> and the extra pressure of trying to stay thin for the show ultimately impacted her health and well-being. >> when i was too thin, i was sick all the time. >> like -- >> a cold, a sinus infection. >> you were skinny on purpose? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. you rotten boys. >> reporter: to this day even though the show has been off the

air for more than 15 year, kudrow says she still is self-conscious about her weight. >> it's not fat. it's like loose muscle and then i just go, all right. so what? all right. just -- you're older. that's a good thing. >> and kudrow says she still has to battle all the time with body image issues, but she tries to be more at peace with it. that's -- you know what, growing older is a gift and that's what we all have to remember. >> yes, it is. my kids' favorite show and they love her. >> same as my girls. >> and we all love her. >> all right. over to you, robin. a "gma" health alert about cbd. it's becoming more and more popular as you know and now a new study is taking a look at how it could help opioid users. dr. jennifer ashton is here with the results. tell us about the study. >> first some terminology. people hear cbd and think i'm going to get high. absolutely not true. cbd does not have thc or a psycho active component in it. the terminology is confusing, the laws are confusing but

generally cbd comes from hemp and this study, very small study, but done in new york at mt. sinai and took patients who were heroin use dependent patients, gave them two strengths of cbd compared it with a sugar pill, placebo and the results were very interesting and found that the patients who got both strains of cbd, 400 and 800 milligrams had two to three times less cravings for heroin or opioid and dropped their cortisol which was an end point to measure their anxiety. so while it was a small study and needs more women, the results suggest it may be a possible therapeutic target for the millions of people who are dependent on opioids. >> okay, so how much do we know about cbd and how it's used? >> robin, this field is in its infancy. >> it is exploding? >> it is absolutely exploding. the bulk of the good scientific data comes from canada and israel. the best medical therapeutic modality is forhe use of cbd

in treating certain types of epilepsy. it's also being studied for anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain. i want to be clear, though, when you hear something is good for everything, from a medical and scientific standpoint, you have to have your radar and antenna up. >> my partner amber started a company a few years ago, essential oils infused with cbd. now you see it everywhere. what should we know? >> products like this, topical products, cbd for pets, what i would say is since it is not regulated you don't exactly know what is in it. proceed with caution and weigh your risks versus your benefits. >> as always, jen, thanks so much. >> thanks, robin. >> we'll be right back. much. we'll be right back.

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[ playing the theme to "star wars" ] welcome back to "gma" and now to a very exciting exclusive. the first behind-the-scenes images of "star wars: the rise of skywalker." we've got on-set secrets about your favorite characters. the new stars joining the franchise and how carrie fisher's general leia lives on. abc's will reeve is here with all that. good morning, will. >> good morning, michael. so four decades into "star wars" being the ultimate cultural force, we're counting down to "episode ix." that will surely be an epic conclusion to that space opera. 212 days to go, "star wars" fans but who is counting?

may be the force be with you as director j.j. abrams, "vanity fair," and the iconic photographer annie leibovitz take us far, far behind the scenes into a galaxy far, far away. it's the end of the trilogy that started in 2015 with "the force awakens." and the final chapter in the skywalker saga that began over 40 years ago. >> this one was particularly hard because it was the end not of three movies but nine and when you're looking at three trilogies, you know, suddenly, you know, the questions that you're asking, even beyond what it is you want to do, you have to look at all of them because i'm thinking if someone is going to be watching these movies when they are are -- all together, one through nine, there must be an inevitability. there must be a sense of purpose to all of it. it also has to stand on its own. >> reporter: "star wars: the rise of skywalker". now this morning an exclusive behind-the-scenes look on set

from "vanity fair" with photographer annie leibovitz capturing these never before seen images of director j.j. abrams and the actors bringing "star wars" to life. >> they went to jordan, this place which is incredibly remote, and that stood in for this desert planet. >> it feels like a proper journey. we were in the desert for the first one and now we're here for the last one. >> reporter: c3po being sheltered from the sun and umbrellas held over him by the crew. daisy ridley saying -- >> it feels like a proper journey. i feel no tstalgic at many, man points. as everyone says, you don't get experiences like this very often. >> it's been this incredible journey. i'm going to miss it so much.

>> me, daisy, it's like a moment in our lives really. this is truly it. it's a blessing and an honor. >> reporter: newly revealed characters join in for the ride alongside stars daisy ridley and adam driver. >> richard e. grant plays a first order general named general pride and then there's keri russell who plays someone named zorii bliss. she's some kind of rogue or theefr. we know she's going to play an important role in whatever happens. >> reporter: someone else playing an important role, general organa, the former princess leia portrayed by actress carrie fisher, who died suddenly in december 2016. >> when we first started working on the story, we realized immediately we could not tell the story without her. there had been a number of scenes that we filmed and not used for episode vii and i compiled the footage and watched it, and it was like finding this impossible answer to an impossible question. we could tell her story with these pieces that she had shot. so when she's in the movie, it's

her. she's in the film. she's performing these scenes. >> and fisher's daughter billie lourd is in the movie and actually has scenes with her mom. director j.j. abrams says there are moments where carrie is there and he called uncanny and spiritual. and the new issue of "vanity fair" hits newsstands today. >> it's going to give a real depth to the movie. >> yeah, absolutely, and something for fans of the classic movies and the new ones today. >> yeah. >> 212 days. who is counting? >> you are. you are. >> we all are. [ applause ] all right. thank you, will. coming up we have the parents who are facing backlash from of all people their children for oversharing on social media. we'll be right back.

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[ applause ] hey, henry, get the sisters kansas city in the back right there. [ applause ] they've been taunting michael. you just cannot -- you can't say -- >> yeah, uh-huh. >> i tried sisters. i tried. >> i called. security is going to get them out of here. don't worry. [ laughter ] but first we're going to do this. first we have a parenting alert about a trend called oversharenting when you overshare on social media and this time it's the kids who are complaining. concerned mom and dad are revealing too much.

"nightline's" juju chang, do tell, juju. >> we all know somebody like this. in the olden days when your kid did something great, you maybe picked up the phone, but now we post about it. when does posting about your child or oversharenting become an invasion of their privacy? for the mother and daughter you're about to meet, that question turned into a showdown. >> oh, hi. >> reporter: from first steps all the way to graduation, parents love to post about their kids on social media, but this morning, some parents facing backlash from their own children after oversharing. >> to be honest, i was very upset. >> reporter: 14-year-old lillian asked her mother not to post any photos of her without permission, but her mom kate admits she just couldn't resist. >> i knew she didn't want me to share them. i justified it by saying, oh, it's fine, it's a cute picture, like why wouldn't she want me to share that or why would she care because she looks cute.

i thought she looked cute. but that's not really the issue, is it? >> it really wasn't the picture that i was upset about. it just was her -- she posted it after. i clearly like didn't want her to. >> and i had agreed not to. >> yeah. >> reporter: all of these photos were approved by lillian for us to use. mom kate has since pulled down the photos in question, and they've been deleted. actress gwyneth paltrow recently finding herself in muddy waters posting this image with her daughter apple who quickly scolded her, mom, we have discussed this. you may not post anything without my consent. >> this is a huge issue. we're all on social media and all of our kids are on social media. so we're now going to have to navigate the parental/child relationship in the realm of social media. >> reporter: child and adolescent psychologist, jody gould, says parents of middle schoolers and above should get consent from their kids before posting and warns that when your kids are too young to care, use

discretion. >> the baby pictures are lovely but the naked pictures in the bathroom are really cute but will a 20, 25-year-old child really appreciate them? maybe not. >> reporter: and it's not just photos. recently an anonymous middle schoolers vented on reddit. my mom has posted literally every aspect of my life. if we get in a fight, she's on facebook asking for advice. i feel like i have absolutely no privacy. i can't talk to my own mother for fear she'll post it on social media. i'm her child, not her dog. >> parenting 101 is about keeping the dialogue open. as long as your kids are talking to you, you're doing a good job as a parent. it is very dangerous if you start posting information about what's going on with you and your child because you'll shut down that dialogue immediately and you'll lose your child's trust. >> reporter: as for lillian and her mom -- >> when it's very clear that it's something they don't want you to do, damage could be done if you don't -- if you don't pay attention to that and show them that, okay, i respect that. it's not my story to tell anymore.

it's something she wants to have control over. >> you're your own person. you always were. but you, you know, now she's got her own image to manage. >> it is all about that control. teenagers want to control their images and their reputation rightly so. now mom kate says she has stopped posting anything about lillian without her permission. but the irony is that many of these bad behavior posts get a lot of likes which just reinforces that bad behavior, but as parents, maybe before we teach our kids the difference between what's appropriate and not, we have to look in the mirror, right? >> okay. so you have three adorable sons. what's your policy? >> well, i get permission, not just about images. i have to clear it. and then i have to get the caption cleared and, in fact, i think we have one image of my son that i ran by him because he thought the caption was funny. the caption was proof that he never puts his phone down. and he was okay with that. but the truth is, i'm surprised

at the images or the captions that get rejected and a lot of them do. so i think, oh, it's cute, blah, blah, blah, it's not cute. it's really up to them to decide because it's their digital footprint for a long time. >> you're communicating. >> absolutely. >> what you said, juju. all right, ginger, what about you with those two? >> i reassess almost every week if i should post anything at all and then by the end of the week it's like a diet. all of a sudden, i'm like, watch what happened. so i think i need to think more about it and think about what i'm doing in the future. they're at the point where they don't know or don't care but we definitely have edged on exploitation. >> trust me, take it from me. they will soon start caring. >> exactly. >> all right, not posting today. maybe i'll go delete it. all right, it's happening. thank you, guys. thank you so much, juju. that's an important story. and it's also an important day because it's national missing children's day. also the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking "runaway train" music video if you remember this by soul asylum and helped

reunite 21 missing children with their families. well, the video which features pictures of acutal missing children has now been recreated featuring a remix of the original hit song with jamie, skylar and galant so take a look. ♪ run away train never going back ♪ ♪ wrong way on a one way track ♪ on a track ♪ seems like i should be getting to somewhere somehow i'm neither here nor there ♪ ♪ runaway train never coming back ♪ ♪ runaway train ♪ runaway train >> and the national center for missing & exploited children hopes that this new version is going to bring even more missing kids home this year and we hope so too. you can check it out onplease. it's back. sunshine takes over today and the wet weather is over. look at these springlike temperatures. still 50s at the coast, the rest of us 60s and 70

i'm waving across the studio because, michael, sara, what's going on on "strahan & sara"? >> well, you know, i'm waving back, ginger, because i'm hosting a baby shower for sara and the entire audience, and i got her the best gift ever. i wrapped it myself. yeah. but you got to tune in and see what's inside. don't shake it, by the way. and next on "gma," two women sharing their incredible weight loss journey. they're dropping -- they dropped more than 100 pounds each. we cannot wait to hear their story. >> i'm about to drop some weight too eventually here. [ laughter ] >> well, that's another story. but that's what's coming up. all right? [ applause ]

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talk to them, but first here's a look at their journey. 31-year-old victoria brady battled with her weight all her life. >> my nickname growing up was butterball. i was very insecure with that. i couldn't keep up when all the other kids would run and play. >> reporter: as she grew up her weight began to hold her back. >> i was worried about putting myself out there due to my size. i found myself settling as a result of my weight because i felt like i wasn't worthy of what other people got. >> reporter: she topped out at 275 pounds after the birth of her first son. >> when the doctor stated that she was concerned with my son's weight at a year and a half, i knew it was time for me to make a change. >> reporter: 41-year-old laura rosenthal didn't have a problem with weight growing up. >> i played soccer. and so i was a very active kid. when i look back at those pictures, good grief, i was thin as could be. >> reporter: then in her 20s her weight started to climb. >> i definitely developed a lot of bad habits.

in my life, i would just gorge on fast food breakfast lunch and dinner. i remember co-workers would say one of these days it will catch up with you. >> reporter: at her highest laura was 271 pounds. >> i was getting just beat down by everything. my bones hurt. you know, my knees hurt. my ankles hurt. >> reporter: when she turned 40, she decided it was time to make a change. >> i just thought, i am 100% committed to this, and i don't care how hard it is. i'm going to do it, and i am going to change my life. >> reporter: now these women are half their size, and you can see their transformations right now. [ cheers and applause ] unbelievable. let's hear it for laura and victoria and "people" editor zoe ruderman is with us now. we have to say, this isn't so much about numbers on a scale. it's about making that choice to live healthier. >> exactly. this is so much more than just a weight loss. these are full transformations. we feature women who get promotions after they lose the weight. they quit smoking. so they're really changing

their lives physically and mentally. >> is everybody ready to meet the ladies? first up we have laura. she's the working mom who ate fast food mostly. it was this series, this series is what inspired her to make the change in her life. her starting weight just to remind you, 271.8 pounds. laura, come on out. [ cheers and applause ] wow! >> thank you. >> those were your jeans. and look at you now. i want to ask you or i want you to share with everybody. you had a different method. a lot of people limit but you did something very different. >> i did. so i really avoided protein shakes and bars in my life because i -- being on ww, i wanted to use my daily points to eat real food and more filling meals. >> yeah. you wanted to eat. >> absolutely. >> so a lot of people do cheat days. you went for a slight -- i was going to say renovation. i've got decor on my mind. you changed that a little bit.

>> i did. i really focused on a cheat meal versus a cheat day. tuesday after i weigh in i go out and have dinner with my family and usually top it off with a chocolate chip cookie at the end. >> all right. and it worked because, guys, let's take a look at how much laura lost on our big scale on the wall. go ahead. 118 pounds. your cheat meal worked. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> you look great. >> thank you. >> all right, so now we'll get to our other totally victorious victoria. okay, so victoria struggled with her weight since she was a child and she was inspired to get healthy after giving birth to her second son. a reminder, her starting weight was 275. victoria, come on out. let's see how you look. old jeans, new victoria. [ applause ] congratulations. >> thank you. >> will you share with our audience, with anybody out there who is thinking about making this change, what worked for you? >> what worked for me was finding things that i could stick to so something like

healthy substitutes, for instance. i'm a busy mom on the go working full time. so for me, one thing that i found to substitute for my fave which was blueberry muffins was egg muffins, something that you can add veggies in. it's filling, and it's perfect to eat on the go. >> and i see chocolate here. so you didn't deny yourself totally. >> at all. i love candy bars, reese's, snickers, so a perfect way to get that chocolate in for me was doing it with fruit. but dark chocolate so i got the best of both worlds. >> you sure did. all right. so just a reminder, 275 pounds to start. your second son inspired you. >> yes. >> let's take a look, everybody, on the big scale how much victoria lost. there it is, 125 pounds. come on. give a spin. you got to show everybody. yes, honey, yes! [ applause ]

so, zoe, you get a lot of people out -- yeah, take your time. get up there, laura. [ cheers and applause ] turn around. there's a lot of people out there, but these two really clicked for you and for "people" magazine. >> yeah. again, this was about inspiring stories. and it's not just about seeing someone else who did it and think it's great for them. let's celebrate them. these two women did something that other people can do. so it's about small changes, commitment. having a support system and doing something sustainable and realizing there's no one size fits all. so everyone does something a little bit differently. >> amen to that and baby steps really do add up. laura, if you could give our audience one parting piece of advice, what would you say? >> my best moment was making the decision and being 100% committed no matter how hard it got. >> if you stumble, it's okay. get back up and try again. >> it's a marathon, not a race. >> absolutely. and, victoria, your one piece of parting advice? >> definitely do not give up on yourself. don't look at what someone else is doing. focus on you and find out what works best for your lifestyle. nothing is impossible unless you

make it impossible. >> i love it. great advice from both of these ladies. you guys can read all about them and others. "people" hits newsstands nationwide on friday. check it out. we'll be right back on "good

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