good morning, america. on this wednesday morning, the impeachment trial set to kick off in washington. the democrats face off in iowa and it's a great morning for robin. overnight the democrats head-to-head in their final debate before the first votes in iowa. the clash between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders over what she claims he said about women candidates. it took center stage. >> the only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women -- amy and me. >> and the handshake that didn't happen now making headlines. this as a crucial day in the impeachment showdown gets under way on capitol hill. the house about to send the articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate. fuel dump fiasco. the demand for answers after a

delta jet drops toxic fuel over elementary schools. dozens of children, teachers and parents affected. new fallout from the baseball cheating bombshell. the boston red sox fired manager alex cora who helped lead both the sox and astros to world series wins after the investigation into the sign-stealing deepens. that so-called microburst tearing through the school. children running fire their lives. now the teacher who helped save them speaking out. meghan in canada. the new images coming in. who duchess meghan is meeting with in canada as prince harry tries to hammer out that deal with the queen to step back from royal duties. and the greatest of all time. >> ken jennings, you are the champion. >> ken jennings crowned the king of "jeopardy" after a nail-biting final showdown. now he's here for his first interview live. ♪ the greatest >> all this as we celebrate our very own greatest of all time,

robin roberts. her gigantic anniversary 30 years at disney and wait till you see the surprises we've got coming. ♪ i got stamina and, oh, yeah good morning, america. it is a great morning because we are celebrating our very own robin roberts, 30 years in the disney family. >> where does the time go? >> congratulations. >> thank you, thank you very much. >> big surprises coming up for you. some old friends are here and we have the chance to thank you for being such a warm colleague and friend for so many years. >> bless you, george and michael. i really appreciate that. you can see these are little mickey mouses that i have. come in close. you can see, yeah. i'm all in. i'm all in because, remember what walt disney said, we have to remember it all started with a mouse. >> you get a pretty good trophy. >> yeah, yeah.

you know who the big cheese is -- ken jennings is the big cheese. he is the newly crowned greatest of all time. he is standing by for his first live interview after last night's big win. >> what a big win last night. we have a lot to cover today. we'll begin with the showdown for democrats last night. the final debate before the first votes are cast in the iowa caucuses less than three weeks away and tension between bernie sanders and elizabeth warren took center stage during the debate and in a revealing moment right after. linsey davis starts us off with all the latest in des moines. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. six candidates, smallest debate stage yet, also the least diverse. as for senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, they were united on at least one front. they did not come here to fight with each other. in fact, their most confrontational moment happened after the debate was over when they deliberately did not shake hands. in the last debate before the first votes are cast in iowa, a reluctant face-off between the two progressive senators on stage. >> bernie is my friend and i am not here to try to fight with bernie. >> reporter: bernie sanders

continuing to outright deny claims he told elizabeth warren during a private conversation in 2018 that a woman could not win the election. >> well, as a matter of a fact i didn't say it, and i don't want to waste a lot of time on this because this is what donald trump, maybe some of the media, want. anybody knows me knows that it's incomprehensible that i would think that a woman could not be president of the united states. >> reporter: but warren insists it happened and that the women on the stage are in better position to take on president trump. >> so can a woman beat donald trump? look at the men on this stage. collectively they have lost ten elections. [ laughter ] the only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women -- amy and me. >> so true. [ applause ] >> so true. >> reporter: and in what could be a sign of simmering tensions, warren pulled back from a handshake following the debate, abruptly ending the exchange. last night's debate was also the first since president trump ordered a strike against the top

iranian general pushing foreign policy front and center. sanders and former vice president biden battling it out over the origin of the iraq war. >> i not only voted against the war, i helped lead the effort against that war. >> i said 13 years ago it was a mistake to give the president the authority to go to war. >> reporter: but others like veteran pete beaut but highlighting the generation gap. >> i bring a different perspective. there are enlisted people that i served with barely old enough to remember those votes on the authorization after 9/11 on the war in iraq. the next president is going to be confronted with national security challenges different in scope and in kind from anything we've seen before. >> donald trump is taking us

pall mall toward another war. we have a situation where he got us out of the iranian nuclear agreement, something i worked on for a significant period of time. as president i will get us back into that agreement. >> reporter: as impeachment grips washington, former vice president joe biden insists it won't be a distraction if he becomes the nominee. >> it doesn't really matter whether or not he's gone after me. i've got to be in a position that i think i can't hold a grudge. i have to not only fight but heal and as president of the united states that's what i will attempt to do. >> reporter: the stakes are especially high for the three senators who were on the stage here at drake university last night as they're going to have to basically come off the campaign trail in order to attend the impeachment trial in d.c. for potentially the next few weeks, for six days a week. george? >> yeah, that's definitely going to go through iowa, maybe even new hampshire. thanks very much. robin? >> now to capitol hill where lawmakers are about to take that historic step. the house preparing to vote to formally send the two articles of impeachment against president trump over to the senate. a group of lawmakers will then walk the articles across the capital and present them to the senate setting the stage for the third impeachment trial of a president in american history. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has all

those details for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we will see history here today in the house as they vote to send over the articles of impeachment and to approve the team of lawmakers who will be prosecuting the case against the president. later they will be voting to send the articles of impeachment to the senate. then the ceremonial send off, the articles of impeachment marched over to the senate. it marks the end of a month-long impasse but also the beginning of another deeply partisan showdown as we head towards the election. now, the trial in earnest is set to begin on tuesday. just the opening statements could take days and all 100 senators are expected to sit there, silently, and weigh the charges that the president abused his power and obstructed congress by pressuring ukraine to investigate his rivals. now, democrats and a handful of key republicans are still hoping to hear from additional witnesses but it's unclear if they can muster enough support to force the hand of republican

leader. also unclear this morning, george, when this trial is going to end. on the eve of the senate trial democrats bolstered their case against president trump and their demands for more evidence by releasing new documents of the ukraine pressure campaign from an associate of rudy giuliani now facing charges in federal court. our senior national correspondent terry moran has the details. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. on the eve of the impeachment trial, this new evidence p potenti potentially important, shows the president's personal associates feverishly involved in that pressure campaign in ukraine to get ukraine tdig up dirt on the president's political rivals. overnight as president trump rallied his supporters, there's new evidence that sheds new light on the president's efforts to pressure ukraine into investigating his political rivals. the new evidence collected by congressional investigators comes from lev parnas, an associate of trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, 59 pages of records including text message, emails and handwritten notes, including one scrawled on hotel stationary that reads,

quote, get zelensky to announce that the biden case will be investigated. and there's a letter from giuliani requesting a meeting with president-elect zelensky emphasizing giuliani was working in his capacity as persona counsel to president trump and with his knowledge and consent. democrats say the new evidence turned over by parnas goes to the core of their case against president trump. >> here's someone who is complying with the subpoena with explosive documentation that shows that this has been an effort under way dating back to early this -- early last year to be able to build a case to tear down biden. >> reporter: parnas was indicted with another giuliani associate last fall on campaign finance charges. trump has tried to distance himself from both men. >> i don't know them. i don't know about them. i don't know what they do. >> reporter: but parnas' lawyer seemingly attempting to undercut the president released this video montage on twitter showing

his client with the president and members of his family. also in those newly released documents another potential bombshell. text messages suggesting that former u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch may have been under physical surveillance. robert hyde, a trump supporter and congressional candidate, claimed to have contact with a private security team monitoring the ambassador's moves and communications. hyde texting parnas, if you want her out, they need to make contact with security and, wow, can't believe trump hasn't fired this expletive. during her congressional testimony last november yovanovitch said she received a call from the state department giving her a warning. >> she said that there were concerns about my security. that's all. but it was not further explained. >> reporter: ambassador yovanovitch was, of course, eventually fired by president trump and hustled back to washington for security reasons. george? >> yeah, more of those documents may be coming. we'll see what impact it has in the debate over witnesses. thanks very much.

now to the demand for answers after that delta jet dumped fuel over multiple los angeles schools injuring dozens of students and adults. zachary kiesch has new details. >> at l.a.x. a triple seven was dumping fuel. >> reporter: this is the dramatic moment a delta jet preparing for an emergency landing sprays thousands of gallons of fuel over a string of los angeles elementary schools. there were kids outside on the playground when that toxic fuel rained down in a mist. >> we did have a fuel drop here. we smell it. we have an unknown number of people exposed. >> my friend said it was -- it was raining and it was very strong, the odor. >> reporter: medics then rushing to those effected areas. 60 people including children, teachers and parents at six different schools suffering from

minor eye and skin injuries. >> just coming home from your house and you see all this, suddenly just thinking the worst. >> reporter: according to delta shortly after taking off from l.a.x. and fueled up for a flight to shanghai, the jetliner experienced engine issues requiring it to return to the airport and dump the full load of fuel to reduce weight before landing. >> going to be heavy. inbound emergency on the runway. >> reporter: that jet was still dumping fuel below 2,300 feet according to the faa, the recommended level to rid the fuel is above 5,000 feet where the fuel evaporates before reaching the ground. >> usually you're going to want to dump fuel out over the water or over a sparsely populated area. if you're going to dump it on the way to the airport over a city, you really need to have an urgent reason to do so. >> reporter: overnight delta telling abc news, it was required as part of a normal procedure to reach a safe landing weight, adding they share concerns regarding reported minor injuries to adults and children at a school in the area.

according to the air traffic control record, the pilot rejected the idea of dropping the fuel over the ocean. when we got here to the school, you could smell those fumes. this could be much worse because it's still a residential area. robin? >> still so many questions as you said, zachary. thank you. now to the fallout growing from the world series cheating scandal. the red sox firing manager alex cora who helped both the houston astros and red sox win championships. whit johnson has the latest for us. >> reporter: this morning, the latest bombshell in that major league baseball cheating scandal dropping on the boston red sox. >> red sox win the world series! >> reporter: manager alex cora who helped them win a world series in 2018 now out of a job. the sox issuing a joint statement with cora announcing they have mutually agreed to part ways. the team adding, we collectively decided that it would not be possible for alex to effectively lead the club going forward. before heading to boston cora

served as bench coach for the houston astros during their 2017 world series victory. >> the houston astros are world champions! >> reporter: the league concluding that during the championship season, the astros placed a camera in the outfield stands that could see the catcher's signal and would then relay that information to the batter by banging on this garbage can. listen. >> this ball is crushed to left field. springer has just hit his 31st home run. >> reporter: the astros' manager and gm were both fired this week. but the commissioner's report identified cora as the potential mastermind saying cora was involved in developing both the banging scheme and utilizing the replay review room to decode and transmit signs. >> i think once you read what rob manfred wrote about his involvement with the houston astros and you compound that with what's alleged the boston red sox have done, i think the boston red sox and cora both understood what was coming.

>> reporter: alex cora released a statement saying that he did not want to be a distraction. he called boston a special place and that he will miss it dearly. the investigation, though, continues into the boston red sox and the team itself now is bracing for punishment. michael? >> i know their opponents are pretty upset about this, whit, as well. thank you so much. now we turn to the stunning "jeopardy" finale last night. ken jennings coming out on top and not only taking home the title but also a cool million dollars. t.j. holmes, the only man i think who could take him down, here to explain it all. >> this was edge of your seat stuff. this came down to the final contestant giving the final response in final "jeopardy." get it right and you live to fight another night. get it wrong and jennings is your champ. what's going to happen? let's watch. >> reporter: it was a dramatic, even shocking finish to determine -- >> the greatest of all time. >> for me? >> reporter: in the end it was ken jennings, emotional as he accepted his greatest of all time trophy after beating his

all-star competition in four games in the best of seven challenge. dominating the first round once again before going all in in the first final jeopardy. >> what did he wager? $32,800. >> reporter: that put him miles ahead of james holzhauer and brad rutter who left the first round with 0 points on the board. >> we'll get rid of those scores and, of course, add them to -- >> brad's score is still on there. >> reporter: jeopardy james managed to claw his way back in the second round. even going all in on a massive daily double. >> answer. >> what is chad? >> you're right. >> reporter: but it all came down to final "jeopardy." >> shakespeare's tragedies. fellas, here's your clue. he has 272 speeches, the most of any non-title character in a shakespeare tragedy.

>> reporter: rutter didn't know the final jeopardy response but he was sentimental in his last answer. >> you're the best, alex. thank you so much. >> it's true and i should get credit for it. >> okay. [ applause ] >> reporter: jennings answered correctly but schocked everybody by wagering 0 points. >> nothing. interesting. >> reporter: then all eyes were on jeopardy james, the record-breaking former champ. respond correctly and go all in and he's the winner. >> did he come up with iago? he did not. >> reporter: but he risked it all and lost it all. >> it doesn't matter, your wager, 44,000. ken jennings, you are the champion! >> reporter: rutter and holzhauer hoisted ken jennings in the air, the undisputed champ walking away now with that trophy and a $1 million cash prize. okay, a word about brad rutter. he had a struggle during this tournament but he is the all-time winningest game show contestant in history. about $5 million. still even after ken jennings

won that million, he's still all-time. >> not a bad consolation prize. >> this was fun to watch. i wish it could have gone longer. this was really cool. >> a lot of fun and a lot of fun to talk to ken jennings coming up in our next half hour. i want to go to sam champion in for ginger today. >> hey, hi, george. millions of dollars to talk about. hey, let's take a quick look at this next big storm that moves across the country. it is a big headline. it'll deliver rain toward l.a. by the time you get to the evening rush and picks up moisture in the middle of the country. chicagoland, we have an icemaker for you. then a little bit of start as snow in new york into boston probably finishes a little bit of rain. central new york will get a pretty heavy hit of snow out of this. it's a storm system to watch. that's the weather around the nation. here's the cold cities sponsored by walmart.

so, surprise, i thought i'd come down the street from wabc. i hear something special is going on today. >> welcome back, sam. ken jennings is coming up.

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[ laughter ] >> oh, boy. we have a lot of special guests. i can barely get over that. we have a lot of special guests who will celebrate with us this morning. we'll celebrate this amazing woman. >> thank you. >> wait till you see who shows up in times square. you don't want to miss it. >> very grateful. >> when michael and i get to 30 we're going to take the day off. >> you will. that's my george. >> yes, i'm with you. following a lot of headlines as well including that historic day on capitol hill. the house is set to vote to formally send the articles of impeachment to the senate that will set the stage for the third impeachment trial of a president in american history. that vote will take place this afternoon. trial likely to start tomorrow in earnest next week. overseas wildfires raging in australia affecting the australian open. a player there was forced to end her qualifying match tuesday. she collapsed to her knees coughing. and matches are delayed as smoke and hazy conditions surround the courts. and back here at home major and back here at home major storm bringing heavy snow, ice and flooding that will hit the west and expected to hit here in the northeast by the weekend. now the newly crowned "jeopardy" greatest of all time,

ken jennings, will join us live. ken, it is great to have you up with us this morning. congratulations. it was so thrilling, an epic final like that going down to the final "jeopardy" question. what was it like when you knew you had it clinched? >> i just remember feeling shock. i have never -- i've been in a lot of these "jeopardy" super tournaments and have an amazing talent for finishing second. so i had no idea what to do when you actually win. it turns out you walk over and stand next to alex. >> ken, take us inside the mind of a champion. i got to admit i was surprised when i saw the big goose egg and you bet nothing in the final "jeopardy." explain your thought process there. >> there's a little bit of math that goes into wagering on "jeopardy," and generally what happens is the person in second should often make a very small wager. you're counting on the person in first to make a big wager, so it doesn't matter at that point. if they get it wrong, they're out, so it doesn't matter what you wager. you want to risk as little as possible for that eventuality.

i apologize for the math. it's a little early in the morning. >> you mentioned you got the chance to go stand next to alex and also got a chance to collect a million dollar check. and you took control from the first game. and do you feel like the g.o.a.t., or do you feel like this could have gone either way, the other guys could have been champions as well? did they have a chance is basically what i'm saying? >> honestly, james was building a lot of momentum in last night's game. you know, he was coming for me. it looked like i had put the game away, and he came racing back. and if he gets that final answer right, suddenly it's 2-2, and he's got momentum on his side. so, you know, it was not a dominating win at all. i think all three of us are very experienced "jeopardy" players, and if you run this back ten times, you'll get a different winner. you're never going to get the same winner twice in a row. we're not going to run it back, by the way. >> but we would love to see it. that was great television to watch like that. but, ken, you did have to change your strategy because of james

and you even adopted his motion of all in, all in. so what was that like having to change your strategy a little bit? >> i mean it's really just a credit to james, how much he's changed the game of "jeopardy" that brad and i both came in realizing we were going to have to play like him if we were going to have any hope of containing him. that's just how smart and demoralizing his strategy is. you know, you got to make those big bets even if it scares you because he puts the fear of god into the other two contestants. >> you also seemed to work on your buzzer game. >> it's -- you know, the timing of the buzzer is very tricky on "jeopardy." you can't buzz when you know it. you have to wait for alex to finish reading the question. if you buzz early, you get knocked out for a second. so what you need to do is find this exact second and it's -- for me it's just following the rhythm of alex's voice. we've heard him read tens of thousands of clues and just know how he's going to say it then there will be one beat then you buzz. but if i think about it i can't do it. it's kind of a zen thing.

>> you mentioned alex. you're a veteran of the show and have known alex for years. how was it to see him again and how is he doing? >> it's always a delight to see alex. you know, he's a guy who loves his job, thrives on "jeopardy." even facing this tough cancer diagnosis, you know, i think work is something that helped get him through it. he would never give that up if he could avoid it and -- but with these tournaments where he knows the three contestants there's something special there, a connection and some affection. i think he knows how much he means to us and, you know, he appreciates seeing "jeopardy" played well. so, you know, it's very special, very poignant to have another -- one more chance to play with alex. >> it came through how special it was for everyone involved. ken, thank you. we'll have much more with you in our next hour. so grab a cup of java and we'll get back to you. thank you. >> thanks, robin. congratulations to you too. >> bless your heart, thanks so much. >> that was great. all right, you guys, we turn to that amazing escape, a microburst tearing through a

school in north carolina right as children were playing. thankfully everyone made it out okay and sam has the story. good morning, sam. this is a little scary. >> yeah, it is. when you see this, take a look at it. you'll think it's a tornado. even i did when i first saw it. it doesn't have to be a tornado in a thunderstorm to make incredible damage, wow, like that one. >> reporter: take a good look at this video. those kids are playing in the gym when suddenly the roof behind those curtains blows in. it's an intense gust of wind and shoots debris straight into the gym. watch again. these people running away the moment they hear that collapse. the curtain offering a little protection giving them time to escape. p.e. teacher tanya robinson-freeman was with the 21 children in the gym. >> it took me a second to process what was going on, and i looked and i was like, oh, my goodness, this is not good. and i started yelling to my students, run, run, run. >> reporter: this is what it looked like after. debris everywhere.

and that stage, destroyed. >> i just could not believe what i was seeing. the stage was gone. >> reporter: the national weather service saying this morning it was a wet microburst, a severe weather burst of wind that can cause as much damage as a tornado, this one with winds reaching 85 miles an hour that moved right through the area and caused all this damage. >> i'm so grateful they were all safe and everybody was cared for. >> but it is a wow moment when you see that wall blow in. >> what is that? >> okay. so when thunderstorms develop, the wind is really rushing up quickly in that storm to build that strong storm. well, what goes up has to come down. so the wind comes out the other side around the storm and it's a microburst. sometimes it comes and they can be more than 100 miles an hour strong and sometimes they come with rain which is why we call this a wet microburst. look at all of that debris just blowing right in. they had every reason -- they did the right thing, get away from there. >> lucky no one was hurt. >> that teacher reacting as she did really saved some lives.

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george. there's still a lot of details that need to be worked out about what their life would be like here in vancouver. the city skyline is actually behind me this morning but you can't see it because of all the snow. this is where the duke and duchess of sussex have chosen to put down their roots. meghan markle spotted for the first time since her and harry's decision to step back from royal duties. the 38-year-old bundled up boarding a seaplane, heading to vancouver from a nearby island where she's been staying with baby archie. harry expected to join his wife and son just days from now. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, extending a welcoming invitation to the family but noting that not everything has been set in stone. >> i think most canadians are very supportive of having, you know, royals be here but how that looks and what kind of cost is involved, there's still lots of discussions. >> reporter: the duchess jumping right into new life in the vancouver area.

the downtown east side women's center posting this photo saying look who we had tea with today. the duchess of sussex meghan markle visited us today to discuss issues affecting women in the community. >> this is meghan doing what she enjoys best, which is really sort of getting involved with grassroots organizations. >> reporter: canada holds a special place for meghan and harry who spent time getting to know each other in the country when they were dating. it's where they made their first public appearance as a couple at the invictus games in 2017. and they recently spent six weeks here over the winter holidays and not one single picture was leaked. before her marriage to prince harry, meghan lived in toronto where her hit series "suits" was filmed. >> you wouldn't even know where to look without me. >> reporter: there she was often seen roaming the city's bohemian shopping center, kensington market, and became a regular at a yoga studio and volunteered at st. felix center feeding the

hungry. part of the british commonwealth, prince harry spent a good deal of time in canada throughout his life, seen skiing with his brother and father in british columbia and enjoying a boat ride in ontario with his brother and mother, princess diana, when he was quite young. meanwhile "the daily mail," which markle sued, accusing them of making up untrue stories in order to portray her in a negative manner, reports their defense submitted papers to a court in the uk which says that meghan's estranged father will likely be called to testify in support of the newspaper and they also report that thomas markle has provided further evidence to pport the paper's defense. and this morning, "people" magazine is reporting that while prince charles wants a slimmed down monarchy, he always envisioned it with both of his sons being included, including harry and his wife. gu guys? >> wow. eva, thank you so much. are you on a movie set or is

that real where you are? >> no. i literally feel like i'm in a movie set. it's like a frozen tundra here. right now i'm wishing that they had chosen somewhere in the caribbean, warm, to plant their roots but this is it, vancouver. the people are really lovely and have been very kind. >> great for you to be there for us. thank you, eva. >> she read my mind. somewhere warm would be nice. all right, everybody, coming up we have the student's surprise for someone very special. it's our "play of the day." up we have the student's and our "play of the day." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wherever we want to go, we just have to start. autosave your way there with chase.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the final face-off overnight as the democrats went head-to-head in their last debate before the first crucial votes in iowa. elizabeth warren and bernie sanders clash. >> the only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women -- amy and me. >> so true. >> all eyes on the handshake that didn't happen. new this morning, the headline that more and more americans are battling heart disease and strokes in the prime of life. what's really behind the rising rates and new research linking so-called burnout to an irregular heartbeat. no thank you. alicia silverstone opens up about her gentle discipline when it comes to her 8-year-old son. saying she practices respectful reprimanding. can her parenting style work for

you? ♪ i'm still standing the greatest of all time. >> ken jennings, you are the champion. >> ken jennings is still standing, crowned the king of "jeopardy!" overnight after that tense final showdown. the behind-the-scenes secrets and what he said 15 years ago right here on "gma" about competing on "jeopardy." he's back, live just ahead. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ and celebrating robin. 30 years at disney as of this morning, we're opening up the espn and "gma" vaults and turning back the clock. it's a very special take on "30 for 30," our espn and "gma" families coming together to mark a milestone for the heart and soul of america's morning and look who is saying -- >> good morning, america. it's january 15, 2020. >> and our top story this morning, i can't believe she's still doing the show, is robin roberts. [ cheers and applause ]

>> great to see you, charlie and diane. and charlie, he just can't help himself. >> nope. >> he's just getting started. >> this is one reason -- i love everybody is coming together. it's not -- >> it's you. >> no, no, but what is so special is getting to see everyone again and we get to see each other. >> it's a family reunion. >> yes. >> that you started because of your 30 years here at disney. it's been an incredible ride for me to be a part of it in this short period of time but also to watch you for so many years and we have a picture of you. here you are with your mother and mickey mouse. >> yes, actually that was very special. it was 2005, shortly after hurricane katrina, and the walt disney company committed $2.5 million to hurricane relief efforts. >> did you get mickey to talk? >> no. [ laughter ] even after 30 years i couldn't do that. >> also, sam, i'm glad you're here. look what wabc, our station here in new york, what they're doing, sunny and 30 every single day.

>> take a look at that. that's why they're the number one station on the planet right there. and they have huge hearts. it's a great team. >> that really meant a lot seeing that. >> so many people are sending great thoughts to you today. >> i'm very honored. >> a lot more coming up. we have stories to cover as well including all the fallout from the democratic debate last night, the final one before the first votes cast in the iowa caucuses. those are less than three weeks away and there was some tension between bernie sanders and elizabeth warren that took center stage last night. linsey davis was there for all of it. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning again, george. after more than two hours of debate we still don't have any further clarity about what was said or what wasn't said in that private conversation between senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders back in 2018. both sides have differing accounts and it's essentially amounted at this point to he said/she said. in the last debate before the first votes are cast in iowa, a reluctant face-off between the two progressive senators on stage. >> bernie is my friend, and i am not here to try to fight with bernie. >> reporter: bernie sanders

continuing to outright deny claims he told elizabeth warren during a private conversation in 2018 that a woman could not win the election. >> well, as a matter of fact i didn't say it and i don't want to waste a whole lot of time on this because this is what donald trump and maybe some of the media want. anybody knows me knows that it's incomprehensible that i would think that a woman could not be president of the united states. >> reporter: but warren insists it happened and that the women on the stage are in better position to take on president trump. >> so can a woman beat donald trump? look at the men on this stage. collectively they have lost ten elections. [ laughter ] the only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women -- amy and me. >> so true. [ applause ] >> so true. >> reporter: and in what could be a sign of simmering tensions, warren pulled back from a handshake following the debate abruptly ending the exchange.

for what it's worth senator sanders did initially extend his hand and it was senator warren who clasped her hands instead. next up the impeachment trial, iowa caucuses, followed by the next debate february 7th in new hampshire just days before the primary there. george? >> it is all coming up. linsey, thanks very much. we turn to a "gma" health alert. that big headline we first saw in "the wall street journal," rates of americans dying from heart disease and strokes are rising in middle age. dr. jen ashton is here to break it down. i mean we're talking about people in their 30s. >> that's right, robin. we're talking about all kinds of heart disease, high blood pressure, irregular heartrate, heart attack and stroke as we said. in this age group, 30s, 40s, 50s and there's interesting geographical difference, robin. in previously what we consider to be healthy environments, look at these, colorado, one of the healthiest states, death rates rose almost 25% and not just colorado. all over the country we're seeing an increase in this age group, 40s to 60s, so it's a reminder the number one killer

of men and women is not just about the elderly. >> it's not just lifestyle either. it's high stress, irregular heartbeats leading to long-term effects. >> another interesting study, michael, just out in the "european journal of preventive cardiology "showed that stress, it's something called vital exhaustion which includes excessive fatigue, feelings of demoralization and increased irritability all associated with an increase risk of a particular type of heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation which can be serious. it's about connecting mind and body, fitness, lifestyle and stress. >> all of it. >> yep, completely. the whole body. >> get the whole body together. all right. thank you so much for that, doc. coming up, alicia silverstone's unique parenting style. could gentle discipline work for you? and ken jennings is "jeopardy's" greatest of all time. he'll be coming back with us this morning live taking our "jeopardy" challenge. and lara upstairs with a special guest. >> i am. i'm here with yara shahidi, the star of "grown-ish."

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the way it should be. carmax. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma." welcome to our audience here in the studio congratulating robin on 30 years. [ cheers and applause ] we have a lot more special guests coming up and some great stories to tell and, sam, you'll help us break through all this. >> let's get this party started, gang. how about another round. [ applause ]

so many people wanted to send their wishes to you that we have just got an hour full of them. let's start with this first one. >> robin, 30 years. congratulations. good for you. keep going. [ laughter ] >> i love that. thank you, ellen. that's the game plan. keep going. >> that's just the first one. there's a lot more. george? >> well done, sam. >> thank you, george. >> time for "pop news" with lara. >> thank you, george. thank you, sam. get out here. come on. sam will assist. as we begin with billy eilish, why do i say her name like that? the teen superstar singing sensation tapped to write and record the theme song for the new james bond movie "no time to die." >> wow. >> not bad, guys, for an 18-year-old. this makes her the youngest artist in history to do this. the official james bond twitter account sharing the news overnight revealing billie has finished the song.

she wrote it with her brother and long-time collaborator fineus. in a statement shared by the account, it feels crazy to be part of this in every way to be able to score the theme song that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor. james bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. i'm still in shock. we'll all get to hear billie's song when "no time to die" hits theaters this april. [ applause ] and it's a perfect icing on the cake that she was on our show, so good, looking forward to that. also in the news this morning, "vanity fair" delivering again. their hollywood issue filled with great interviews and pictures of this year's big stars. renee zellweger among them, fresh off her oscar nomination for "judy" telling "vanity fair" she'd like to do another bridget jones. what do you guys think? [ applause ] she says she's in saying, quote, i'd love the experience of revisiting bridget. i think she's so much fun.

also in the issue jennifer lopez who made the cover but unfortunately not the cut for an oscar this year, telling the magazine she dreams of a simpler life, maybe moving to a small town in italy where she gets to ride a bike and, quote, buy bread, put it in the basket, take it home, put jelly on it and just eat and paint. it's a very specific dream, j.lo. >> what kind of jelly? >> exactly. don't know what kind. not likely to happen because, of course, the super bowl is coming. j.lo will be headlining that. she's got a dozen new projects in the pipeline including being the face of versace's new 2020 spring/summer collection. so no jelly just yet, j.lo. >> not just the face. she's the body of that whole thing. >> i would say. if you want to read more, "vanity fair's" hollywood issue

hits stands january 28th. [ applause ] he was born in the usa, the son of bruce springsteen making his dad beam with pride on tuesday as he was sworn in as a new jersey firefighter. [ cheers and applause ] guys, the 25-year-old accepting his diploma from the jersey city fire department. mom and dad by his side alongside along with his new boss who shared these pictures on facebook. sam 1 of 15 brave sworn in and eyewitness news, thank you, guys for capturing the video and sharing with us of mom and dad who wanted the moment to be all about their son but bruce did say in a statement it was a long road and sam was very dedicated. we're so excited for him. mom patti called sam their family hero. congratulations. >> congratulations. >> thank you, lara. our cover story with alicia silverstone opening up about her unique parenting style. amy here with the details. hey, amy. >> yes, unique indeed. good morning, george.

the actress says this all about staying focused on meeting the needs of her son and she says using communication as the key tool when he's upset. >> oh, my god. i'm totally bugging. >> reporter: this morning actress alicia silverstone is saying no thank you to bad behavior especially when it comes to reprimanding her son. the "clueless" star saying her 8 and a half-year-old son bear was able to avoid the terrible 2s due to the healthy life-style they lead. silverstein telling "people" magazine there have been moments where there were things we had to redirect and correct, of course. but it just wasn't the fight that you hear about. adding that the most i have to say is, no thank you, bear. she continues and he goes, okay, that's my reprimanding. silverstone saying this works for her family because of a mutual respect they have for each other. >> it's very unusual for a young child to completely stop what they're doing just because you say no thank you. most kids need a little bit of urging, a little bit of explanation and, yeah, sometimes

they need a consequence. >> reporter: silverstone telling "people," bear has always helped her to stay present in the moment saying i don't want him to feel like anything is more important than him, adding, if he starts to cry, i listen. if he's upset about something, i stop and talk to him about it. you'd be surprised at how much you notice that other people don't. now, she says just taking care of her son was such a pleasure when he was born and that's remained the same throughout her parenting journey. i have to give full disclosure. yesterday i said a lot more than no thank you to one of my children but maybe i'll try that next time. see what happens. >> you're not the only one, amy. >> exactly. all right, thank you for that, amy. now we have the newly crowned "jeopardy" champ, he's the greatest of all time. ken jennings is back. he won the title and that $1 million prize and earlier told us some of his secrets to buzzing in first and now he's buzzing back in with us from seattle. thank you for joining us again, ken. [ applause ] we got to say -- >> happy to be here. >> congratulations again on your

big win. it was so much fun every night to watch you and brad and you and james go at it. and this show has been around for so long but the tournament was such a big hit. why do you think people continue to gravitate and what did you think when they asked you to return to the show? >> the thing about "jeopardy!" it's an institution now. families watch it together. it reminds people of good times watching with grandma or dad or, you know, the kids go to college and call home and watch "jeopardy" together. it just spans the generations like almost nothing else and a real honor to be associated with it. i was very happy to have one more chance -- one more bite of the apple. always been my favorite show. >> ken, we've been going back to the "gma" vault for robin all morning long but we have also gone back for you. first appearance back on "gma" back in july 2004. >> oh. >> let's take a look. >> when i was growing up i never missed "jeopardy." come home after school and always watched "jeopardy" every evening. >> were you thinking i can do that? >> well, i was only 12 years

old, charlie. >> well, yes, but did you think i could do that? >> i thought, oh, it might be fun someday. i'm not so bad at this. >> i'm not so bad at this. >> you looked about 16 there. >> oh, my gosh. it's been over 15 years since you did that interview with charlie gibson who happens to be here today. what is it like to be -- you're a part of the legacy, the legacy of "jeopardy." what does that mean to you? >> well, i don't like it when i have to see my haircut in that clip. i look like the banjo kid from "deliverance." except for that, it's a real honor to be associated with a show that nobody ever has a bad thing to say about. it encourages learning. it makes smart kids feel like it's okay to be smart. that's always the kid i was and i could not be prouder i'm associated with it. [ applause ] >> so i'm not sure if everybody understands, ken, that this -- the winning episode actually taped a month ago. you managed to keep it secret from your kids.

you guys all watched it finally last night together. tell me about that experience. >> my wife knew. i didn't want her to divorce me. i told my wife immediately but my kids didn't know. my parents didn't know. we totally kept it under wraps. i just thought it would be more fun for them to have the surprise, and it was a lot of fun watching it together. >> i bet. >> i would not have been able to keep that secret. >> hard to do. >> i would have been smiling the whole time with my family in that room. i would have gave it away. ken, congratulations, you are the g.o.a.t. you are the greatest of all time "jeopardy" champion. congrats again and enjoy those winnings, my friend, and enjoy your family as well and now we go over to sam. hey, sam. >> all right, now we would normally do weather but we're not going to do it. oh robin, robin, can you come here just a second? >> yeah, robin. >> we are celebrating this lady. 30 years from espn to "gma," 30 years of disney. robin, i told you so many people wanted to say that they love you and what they think about watching you and the things that you have meant to them. this could take a while.

we may need a couple days to do it but here's a start. >> congratulations and i love you, love you, love you and 30 more years of doing whatever it is you want to do. >> you have always been a light and you've always been an inspiration and you have helped me kick my day off and get it going for years and years. >> hi, ms. robin, it's coco. i want to congratulate you on 30 years at disney. >> it's you and mickey mouse. she started when she was 1. >> congrats, robin, on 30 years. we love you. >> you're an inspiration, my hero. keep doing your thing. celebrate this. >> i can't believe it's been 30 years. you ain't looking like you're 30. >> i read something not long ago that said you would be surprise who is watching your journey and being inspired by it. never stop. i thought of you. you've inspired us in so many ways. happy 30. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> he's absolutely right. okay. you hate talking about you. i know this. but when you see that, just pick

some of the things that -- or one of the things that hit with you that. >> oh, my gosh. there's so much. david, what he said at the end means so much. megan and carli because of my sports background and all that and just knowing i've been able to cross over and touch so many different people because they have touched me means everything. means everything. >> we'll have a lot more. [ cheers and app [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

one of the many things i love about this job is the great people that we get to meet like our next guest joining us now. you know her from the hit show "black-ish" and her own spin-off series "grown-ish." please welcome yara shahidi. [ cheers and applause ] so good to see you. >> so good to see you. >> wonderful always. naacp image award. you're nominated for that. >> thank you, yes. >> because of your role, i know that means so much to. >> it most definitely does because the naacp is literally who i credit my public speaking to since they were the first people at 14 to put me on a panel and ask me how i felt about the world. and, you know, they've supported "black-ish" and me since day one. the fact that that continues and extends to the "grown-ish" family is incredible. [ applause ] >> let's talk about "grown-ish." last season you had something of a cliffhanger. you moved to london to be a stylist but now you're back at school. >> yes. >> your boss is making demands. let's take a look.

>> i am so sorry, guys, but i think i have to leave for my party. >> bye. >> deuces. >> why does the burden of concern always fall on me? >> no, you can't leave. >> no, but joe needs me to pull some looks for this on camera thing tomorrow and he just sent me the black chef emoji which means he's starting to lose his patience since it goes black detective, black chef and then black fireman. let's say i replaced the last girl that got the black fireman. >> oh. [ applause ] and this season you had a chance to channel your inner beyonce. >> yes. >> you had on the homecoming sweatshirt, the boots. did you feel like sasha fierce? >> most definitely. that's really a testament to our incredible wardrobe head who is emmy nominated and fabulous. they pulled that together so quickly and, you know, i think part of being in character is to the only having that fantastic costume but being comfortable

and the fact they managed both since i don't wear anything i can't do the robot in is incredible. >> well, speaking of beyonce, she sent you a little present over the weekend. >> yes. >> what was your reaction when her latest fashion collection arrived on your doorstep? >> pretty surreal because they didn't think they could get it through our door. so i was like, what could this possibly be? but to see -- i think what was crazy was not only the presentation but to see all the detail in the collection as somebody as a staunch sweat suit wearer was fantastic. >> oh, my gosh. i saw that. your character is able to balance, you know, school and work. >> uh-huh. >> you in real life are able to do the same thing. how do you do it? how do you balance it all? [ applause ] >> thank you. i honestly don't quite know at times how it gets done but i have such a wonderful support network of people that have known since day one how important school is to me and i

think it's fantastic that i get to have my own private school life that's just mine and i also get to live this really cool college life that everyone gets to see on thursday nights and my character goes through all the things that yara never finds herself in that situation so it's a nice test run too. >> yes. but i hear your mom didn't tell you that you booked "grown-ish" for a week because you were in the middle of your college application. >> yes, 2016/2017 and kenya, the creator of "black-ish" and "grown-ish" called with the idea. not even an idea for all i knew we were going to follow whatever zoe did on "black-ish" and he called my mama and said that's interesting but let's talk to yara about it. also knowing i was in the middle of all sorts of stuff, she waited a week or so, let me finish, wrap up and as soon as i wrapped up, oh, by the way, kenya called about a spin-off. i was like, huh? >> it worked out. >> it all worked out. [ applause ]

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tomorrow, reggie. we'll have another "abc 7 mornings" update in 30 minutes. ♪ celebrate good times come on [ applause ] we do welcome you back to "gma." so happy to have you all with us this wednesday morning. >> it is a special wednesday morning. you have to sit back now and enjoy. take it all in. we're celebrating robin's 30 years at disney. to mark the milestone we called on our friends at espn. >> let's take a look back at the three decades since robin walked in the door at espn. tom rinaldi from "30 for 30" with a very special take on the moments we're celebrating. take a look. ♪ >> robin is an incredibly important member of the disney team. her passion to both entertain and inform the audience, her

versatility. there's just really no one like her. ♪ life is a journey not a destination ♪ >> reporter: it's a remarkable journey filled with hope, fueled by inspiration and this morning, robin roberts celebrating three decades at disney. >> we call this home base. i finally made it home. >> reporter: that means she started when she was 2. >> a rowdy home crowd. >> reporter: this cub reporter that caught the attention of espn. >> when robin walked into my office in 1990, it was clear that she could be a game changer. >> what a way to begin the season. >> espn, my goodness. a sportscaster's dream. ♪ >> welcome to another edition of "sportscenter" along with charley steiner, i'm robin roberts. >> she came in, self-assured and i can't ever remember her taking a step back. she was all in. let's play. >> felt like spring at the ballpark. >> yeah, it did. >> matinees were played today. >> like we would know that being here in the office.

>> reporter: during robin's 15-year career at espn she broke barriers. she became the first woman to co-host nfl primetime. >> the buck stops here, so to speak. the last time the bucs won flee in a row. >> at a time when espn started broadcasting women's basketball she was front and center and the face and voice. >> i'm the mediator. i'm robin roberts. for the third year in a row. >> there was a standard of excellence that came through the screen when robin was on camera. >> reporting from wimbledon, robin roberts, espn. >> abc news soon came calling and robin quickly hit her stride at "good morning america." >> i'm charlie gibson. >> and i'm robin roberts and off the bench, right out of the bullpen for diane sawyer on assignment. >> from the moment she walked in the door it was just freeing for everybody to be in the presence of this spirit. it was incredibly and

immediately more joyful when she was around. >> good morning, guys. how are you been? >> i hope you're well. >> i owe a lot to charlie and diane. i could not think of two better journalists, human beings, friends to start this wild ride with. >> just call me ethel. >> the train. >> thank you. >> oh, and what a wild ainge magical ride it is. ♪ i'm on top of the world, hey ♪ i'm on top of the word >> the great wall of china, i have one word for you, spectacular. there are over 200 game reserves and national parks here in south africa. 17 alone in this area. it's true pandemonium this morning. the mayan pyramids. >> i don't remember anyone else putting their life on the line for a wonder. >> reporter: from reporting underwater.

>> live from somewhere in the atlantic ocean, making broadcast history. >> reporter: to high up in the air. >> this is quite a view up here. look at that sunset. wow. >> reporter: even in a speeding race car. >> robin roberts will be driving. >> reporter: robin is always game for the next adventure. >> how excited are you here to be in always think ya? [ cheers ] >> out of breath. >> how does my hair look? >> robin's authenticity and warmth actually not only makes people comfortable when they sit and talk with her, but you think when you're watching her that you're watching a friend. >> come on, diane. >> you look very good. >> magma. >> oh! >> reporter: robin is in your court to inform and inspire and that's been her message and mission from day one. >> robin, i though when you left here last night and flew down, you hadn't been able to make contact with your own family yet. have you done so? >> they're okay.

>> it was clear that she was connecting not only through who she was but as someone who deeply cared about the people who were affected. >>. >> reporter: sharing that connection once again. >> key call ourselves thelma and louise. >> reporter: as an open book through her battle with cancer. >> i have breast cancer. as my family here knows, when i decided to make my mess my message in hopes of helping others, i had no idea that i would be the one that was helped tremendously in return. >> she came through breast cancer. she came through myelodysplastic syndrome. she can persevere through any storm. >> i have been waiting 174 days to say this, good morning, america. >> every now and then someone comes along who is simply one of a kind. >> reporter: robin hasn't merely survived. >> robin has been inducted into the broadcasting and cable hall of fame. >> reporter: she's thrived. as a peabody winner and a disney

legend. but it's robin's spirit and resilience that make her an inspiration to us all. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's quite humbling and i want to thank everyone who took part in that. i want you to meet two very special gentlemen. this man hired me 30 years ago, john walsh. >> that was a hard decision, right? >> if you knew me at the time, that was a hard decision and george bodenheimer, former chairman of espn. and i am just so grateful because, yes, i love saying "good morning america" but it all began at espn. the worldwide leader in sports and i'm just so incredibly grateful to you, steve bornstein, jim allegro, the list goes on and on. as my momma used to say, you knew momma, you can't put a limit on gratitude, john. >> there's no limit to the number of virtues that we have

to extol you because everything that you've done has just made the viewers better, the colleagues better and all of our lives better, thank you. >> thank you. [ applause ] and i think what's great about the company is that this man right here got me involved with the v foundation. you're wearing the pin right there. the v foundation for cancer research and this is so much about being a part of this company. >> you've been such a leader in helping other people, robin. it's all love and respect for you and it's great to see so much of that on display here today. >> i appreciate it very, very, very much. he always had the dapper hat. momma always loved that. always did. michael, back to you. thank you. >> all right, robin. we're not done with you yet because coming up, oh, boy, you're going to wait to see who else is going to join us and have a game of round robin. more, robin, all for you. ♪

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♪ ain't no mountain high snuff [ applause ] >> welcome back to "gma." we are with some vip guests who are all here to help us celebrate robin's 30th anniversary with disney. [ cheers and applause ] we have her former "sportscenter" co-anchors from espn, charley steiner and bob ley. >> call ourselves the mod squad.

>> "gma" viewers, they may recognize these familiar faces. diane sawyer and charlie gibson. you two, come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> i know you've all got stories about robin. >> look at the time. >> we have plenty of time. time is no object here today for you. but, diane, we want to start with you. one of your favorite memories about working with robin. >> you know, the interesting thing, the things that stay with you, the things you miss the most are often not the things you would have identified. but one of the things you should know behind the scenes every morning we would meet in the dressing room amid the belts and the shoes, by the way, i have my stew stuck in the chair here. robin would have figured out what i'm going to do about this but i'm just going to do this but we would -- [ laughter ] we would sit there. [ applause ] we would sit there and see how you were and you would -- it's like the song you did with india

arie, wonder how life will surprise me today. >> exactly. exactly. >> and what are the possibilities today. i think part of it was that we both grew up with parents who wanted us to be well behaved. and then when we got on the road i don't know if you saw us stomping the grapes out there but we would get on the road and i'd see the look in her eye, the look in my eye and anything could happen. so i miss it every day. [ applause ] >> i need to say something here. we've had a lot of fun along the way and you bring up our parents and i'm very flattered that i'm referred to as the heart. this woman right here after hurricane katrina my sister dorothy had to live with momma for awhile because her house was damaged and dorothy said do you know that diane calls the house all the time checking in on momma to see if we need anything? i had no idea she was doing that. and that is what is about these

relationships that i've been so grateful to have. >> a blessing to me. in fact, i brought the picture of us from last august out in l.a. >> oh. the family. >> and to be with the robins family, a great joy. your brother and i were all taking pictures. >> my brother has the hots for diane, let's just say that. he always has. >> bob, i know you worked with robin on "sportscenter" but have great memories about the work you did afterwards. >> this actually was i think nine years ago yesterday as my phone reminded me. we did an "soughtside the lines" story on the black athlete. but it was the venue that was so remarkable. he was the ebenezer bab 'tis church in atlanta, dr. king's church and you and i talked about it at the time and to be surrounded by that history, actually dealing with martin luther king iii while we were there, that topic and knowing you had spent so much time in atlanta and surrounded by the history, it was a very special

memory. it was a show that meant a great deal to you. had some substance but to be there surrounded by that was remarkable. >> and actually january 15th, 1990 mlk day is the day i started with the disney company and so for you to bring up that memo memory. [ applause ] >> the message. >> an i know, charlie, you brought memorabilia from your time together. what do you have. >> let me just say i feel like a caboose on this train. i'm so happy to be here. this goes back about 25 years when bob and robin and i began a three-person show on "sportscenter" which was -- >> unheard of at the time. >> which was revolutionary. >> we were just three jamokes trying to get along and bob right in front had what we call the general store because bob's nickname was the general. and we were preparing for the very first show with this

three-person ensemble and i said -- i wrote that welcome to our new set. robin and i are together and over yonder is bob in the general store. we had a coordinating producer who said, you can't write that. i said, why. nobody knows who the general is. i said, everybody in the building knows who the general is and he said, we can't do it. i said, okay, i'll ad lib it and it became the general store and the three of us. >> the mod squad. >> the mod squad. >> the mod squad, yes. >> little did i know, you know, you've been here so long we were the mod squad, we were really the mouseketeers. >> charlie, you're back. >> i'll disappoint you. hit a home run but what john talked about in hiring robin, when you see her on the air, we all felt it, i would -- when she was on espn i didn't know her from adam, but you'd stop and watch her. there's something about robin

that comes through the screen and it's a very special quality. and people can relate to it which is why and i don't want to get into a downer here which is why when you were sick i think everybody just not a person in the country who wasn't rooting for you and you -- you were -- it was a role that i don't think you wanted to be the poster child for people with the kinds of cancer that you were facing but you did it and everybody just was in love with the fact that you were so brave and such a tiger about that. [ applause ] >> what momma said, make your mess your message. one of the great days other than the first day i started was when david westin walked into my office and said, hey, we're going to make you the co-anchor with charlie and diane and to know that it could not have happened without your blessing. >> he came to us before that, are you game for this? absolutely.

we were both so on board. >> game. >> i thank you for that. [ applause ] you didn't have to do that. >> it meant less work for us. >> divided by three meant less work for you. exactly. i got that. >> that may have played into it. i don't know. but it was a pleasure when you came over and it was always fun in the mornings to sit between the two of you. it was just a joy. >> we're still having fun. >> yi, we are. >> we're still having fun. >> round robin wasn't that bad. that was worth all of it. we got to go over to sam. >> what a team, all that is. robin, we love you. local cities are robin cities from pass christian to key west, florida, enjoy your day. local weather coming up next and

>> that live performance with india arie on our song, our "gma" song coming up next. stay with us. ♪ new hopes, new dreams ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ all we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ oh no. there's a wall there now. that's too bad. visit geico.com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be. ♪ early in the morning it's the start of a new day ♪ ♪ new hopes, new dreams, new ways ♪ >> sing that. sing that, girl. ♪ early in the morning it's the start of a new day new hopes new dreams new ways ♪ [ applause ] >> it's amazing to see your face. robin and india arie in 2008 writing the song you hear every morning. i can see you being a little timid to let it out and sing. >> oh, but with this woman nominated for a grammy for her song "steady love" and she is

here. >> give it up for india arie. [ applause ] ♪ life is a journey not a competition ♪ ♪ you could still smell the roses and be on a mission ♪ ♪ just take a moment to give thanks for who you are ♪ ♪ up in the morning and get out of bed ♪ ♪ start making a mental list in my head of all of the things that i am grateful for ♪ ♪ early in the morning it's the dawn of a new day ♪ ♪ new hopes new dreams new ways ♪

♪ i open up my eyes and i open up my mind and ♪ ♪ i wonder how life will surprise me today ♪ ♪ early in the morning it's the dawn of a new day ♪ ♪ new hopes new dreams new ways ♪ ♪ i open up my heart and i'm gon' do my part and make this a positively beautiful day ♪ ♪ la la la la la la la la la ♪ >> good morning, america. where y'all at? you know this part. ♪ la la la la la la la la la ♪ >> what? yeah. ♪ life is a journey not a competition ♪ ♪ you can still smell the roses and be on a mission ♪ ♪ just take a moment to give thanks for who you are ♪

♪ good morning, america [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> i love what you did there. thanks. "gma's" concert series

robin, congratulations on 30 extraordinary years. let's have 30 more. [ cheers and applause ] >> robin, we want to say happy anniversary from disney and the company sent you this jimmy cricket statue and we got to say this cake is blank because you have a blank slate to write your story for the next 30 year. >> yes, thank you. >> we love you, robin. cheers to robin, everybody. [ applause ]

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