good morning, america. on this thursday morning, all the fallout overnight from a blistering debate for the democrats. all the candidates come out swinging in their most fierce debate yet. first-timer michael bloomberg the top target right from the start. >> a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians, and, no, i'm not talking about donald trump. i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. >> front-runner bernie sanders also takes heat. >> the best-known socialist in the country happens to be a millionaire with three houses. >> as the other candidates attack both. >> let's put forward somebody who's actually a democrat. look -- [ laughter ] >> the battles get personal. >> are you trying to say i'm

dumb or are you mocking me here, pete? >> the candidates fighting to break out with just two days until the next vote. breaking news, deadly cruise ship crisis. the terrifying new turn in the coronavirus emergency. two passengers from the "diamond princess" have died just as the ship lets hundreds of people off the boat. and this morning we take you inside the biocontainment unit where ill americans are being isolated. breaking overnight -- deadly terror attack. 11 people gunned down at two bars in germany. the search for answers right now. abc news exclusive -- former congresswoman katie hill speaking out about the scandal that forced her to resign. the nude photos and why she rejects the term "revenge porn." lucky to be alive. nascar driver ryan newman walking out of the hospital holding his daughters' hands after that horrific daytona 500 crash. and an abc news exclusive. ben affleck opening up in a rare interview one-on-one with diane sawyer. >> what was the hardest thing for you to be honest with yourself about?

>> the oscar winner on his struggles with alcohol and how it affected his family. >> i don't have any more room for failure. >> and his hopeful message about getting better, only on "gma" this morning. we certainly do say good morning, america, and we're looking forward to having diane join us live here in the studio to talk about her interview with ben affleck. >> a very honest interview, robin, looking at the challenges that he's faced and it's also an important message for a lot of families. >> he is taking it all head on. looking forward to that. we begin with that fiery democratic debate. it was an absolute free for all and taking the stage for the first time billionaire former new york mayor michael bloomberg took some of the toughest hits, especially on his treatment of women. >> he fired right back, targeting frontrunner bernie sanders on socialism. everyone was on offense. elizabeth warren, the most tweeted about candidate.

mary bruce will start us off in las vegas, has the latest for us, good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this was a feisty and messy fight. straight off the bat the candidates absolutely pummelled michael bloomberg. but the attacks last night also went in every direction. after playing relatively nice with each other last night, it felt like months of pent-up frustration poured out on that debate stage. >> i'd like to talk about who we're running against. a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians and, no, i'm not talking about donald trump. i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. >> reporter: from the very first minutes of his debate debut michael bloomberg under blistering attack. the front-runner, senator bernie sanders, eager to take on the newcomer. >> i believe in democratic socialism for working people, not billionaires. >> reporter: over and over again the billionaire pummeled for his record, pressed on allegations he made sexist comments and then tried to silence the women. >> none of them accused me of doing anything other than maybe they didn't like the joke i told.

and let me just -- let me -- there's agreements between two parties that wanted to keep it quiet and that's up to them. >> we are not going to beat donald trump with a man who has who knows how many nondisclosure agreements and the drip, drip, drip of stories of women saying they have been harassed and discriminated against. that's not what we do as democrats. >> mr. vice president -- >> look, let's get something straight here. it's easy. all the mayor has to do is say, you are released from the nondisclosure agreement. period. >> reporter: bloomberg tried to explain but it wasn't enough for his rivals. >> anybody that does anything wrong in our company, we investigate it, and if it's appropriate, they're gone that day. in city hall the person that's the top person, my deputy mayor, was a woman and 40% of our commissioners were women. >> i hope you've heard what his defense was, i've been nice to some women.

that just doesn't cut it. >> reporter: also a top target bloomberg's record as mayor of new york city and the controversial stop and frisk program. >> mr. bloomberg had policies in new york city of stop and frisk which went after african-american and latino people in an outrageous way. >> reporter: his apology again falling flat. >> i've apologized and asked for forgiveness but the bottom line is that we stopped too many people but the policy -- we stopped too many people -- >> it's not whether he apologized or not. it's the policy. the policy was abhorrent. >> reporter: bloomberg isn't even on the ballot in nevada and hasn't won any delegates but he has already spent a record-breaking $400 million on campaign ads and argues he's best positioned to beat trump but sanders is surging nationally with a double-digit lead. the two at fundamental odds. >> mike bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million americans.

that's wrong. that's immoral. >> this is ridiculous. we're not going to throw out capitalism. we tried that. other countries tried that. it was called communism and it just didn't work. >> let's talk about democratic socialism, not communism, mr. bloomberg. that's a cheap shot. >> the best-known socialist in the country happens to be a millionaire with three houses. what did i miss here? >> reporter: bloomberg's campaign is urging the other candidates to drop out to avoid splitting the moderate vote. that isn't going over well with senator amy klobuchar. >> i've been told many times to wait my turn and step aside and i'm not going to do that now. >> reporter: mayor pete buttigieg warning if it comes down to sanders, a democratic socialist and bloomberg, a former republican voters will feel left behind. >> let's put forward somebody who actually lives and works in a middle class neighborhood in an industrial midwestern city. let's put forward somebody who is actually a democrat. look -- >> reporter: with the campaign set to go national on super

tuesday in just two weeks, the urgency apparent in the pitches. >> i'm the only one in this stage that actually got anything done on health care. okay? >> reporter: and in the personal attacks buttigieg calling out klobuchar for being unable to name the president of mexico in an interview earlier this week. >> you're literally part of the committee that's overseeing these things and we're not able to speak to literally the first thing about the politics of the country to ourself. >> are you trying to say that i'm dumb or are you mocking me here, pete? >> i'm saying that you shouldn't trivialize that knowledge. >> i said i've made an error. >> reporter: klobuchar firing back. >> you've memorized a bunch of talking points and the bunch of things but i can tell you one thing. what the people of this country want, they want a leader that has the heart for the immigrants of this country and that is me. >> reporter: warren taking them both to task over their health care plans. >> mayor buttigieg really has a slogan. it's not a plan. it's a powerpoint. and amy's plan is even less. it's like a post-it note, insert plan here.

>> i must say i take personal offense since post-it notes were invented in my state. >> reporter: now overnight the bloomberg team responding to the bludgeoning on the debate stage saying, quote, you know you are a winner when you are drawing attacks from all the candidates, saying everyone wanted him to lose his cool. he didn't do it, adding bloomberg was the grown-up in the room. they did seem to admit that he was a little bit rusty. >> also trying to bring out endorsements to try to stop any bleeding. >> reporter: yeah, this morning he just announced that he has received the endorsement of three additional members of congress. it's a clear attempt to show that they have some of the muscle of the party behind bloomberg's race and also to send the message that he may have some staying power here. george? let's bring in jon karl for more on this. jon, really what a free for all last night. it really seemed like all the candidates on the stage making calculations for their own reasons felt they had to stop mike bloomberg before he faces voters on super tuesday. >> reporter: no question, george. bloomberg qualified for the

debate at the last minute and only after the dnc changed the rules but there's no question that he would have been better off if he didn't qualify. but there's only so long that you can hide behind a $400 million ad splurge, a very effective campaign. you have to at some point come out and face questions, face the other candidates, face voters. this was a disastrous performance for michael bloomberg. he may still be able to recover. he still has unlimited funds, a very good campaign, but a clear and serious setback. >> another debate coming up next week but that will come after the nevada caucuses on saturday. the early vote already coming in. coming into the nevada caucuses bernie sanders is the front-runner. he's leading in polls right there. the question coming out could be can any of the democrats stop him? >> reporter: look, elizabeth warren had a very strong debate performance. so did mayor pete buttigieg. biden probably had his best debate so far but well over half the voters in nevada have likely already voted. there's very little that this

debate can do to change the dynamic in nevada and time is running out very quickly. if you just looked at the debate, george, you might think it would come down to buttigieg and warren but the bottom line is nothing is stopping sanders' march through the primaries. slow and steady. >> not right now but looking at the caucuses saturday. jon karl, thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now to the investigation under way into that terror attack near frankfort, germany. a gunman opening fire at two separate hookah lounges killing at least ten people. james longman is there with the latest. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. a far right terror attack in germany last night. this is one of the cafes targeted. you can make out their cones marking where gun cases have been retrieved. it's a cafe popular with the town's kurdish population and german chancellor angela merkel has been speaking this morning saying racism is a poison in german society and it's to blame for far too many crimes. this morning, 11 people

including the suspected shooter are dead and several are injured in a suspected far right terror attack in germany. authorities say shots rang out around 10:00 p.m. local time in the town of hanau about 17 miles east of frankfort. the first target this hookah lounge where three were killed, the suspect then moving on to a second cafe and killing five. a ninth victim later dying of their injuries. these are venues popular with the town's kurdish population and authorities say the attacks had an explicit anti-foreigner motive. a huge police presence descending on the area and forensic teams setting in, bullet casings offering a glimpse of the carnage within. police later tracked this black bmw believed to have been used to the suspect to an address in town. inside they found the 43-year-old man dead, along with his 72-year-old mother. a weapon found alongside his body. this attack the latest in a spate of far right terror attacks and plots to plague germany in recent months.

now, this is the third major far right incident in germany in the last nine months. the last time i was here i reported on an attack at a synagogue and just last week authorities carried out an anti-terror raid arresting 12 people for plotting attacks on mosques across the country. this is a major problem in germany right now. michael? >> yes, it is, james, thank you very much. robin? the latest now on the coronavirus emergency, this morning we're now learning two passengers from the "diamond princess" cruise ship have died. this as authorities let hundreds disembark, freeing them from quarantine. meanwhile in south korea 2.5 million people are now being told to stay indoors as cases there spike and turn deadly. there are now more than 76,000 cases worldwide. more than 2,100 deaths. adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: overnight as more than 600 passengers disembarked from the "diamond princess," the japanese government is announcing the first deaths from the virus-stricken vessel. two passengers, a couple in

thei80s who were taken off the "princess" died after being hospitalized. japan now has three deaths from coronavirus or covid-19. >> when we left the ship we had no idea we were carrying the virus. >> reporter: 66-year-old california resident karl goldman and his wife went from vacation to a nebraska biocontainment unit. karl tested positive for the virus two days after leaving the ship. >> i feel like i'm a fish inside a bowl. >> reporter: here in northern california 12 american evacuees from "the princess" who arrived at travis air force base have now been put in isolation after undergoing evaluation for the virus. the japanese government questioned over its decision to keep people on board the ship. a doctor from japan who visited the ship for just one day posted a video online calling the quarantine, quote, completely chaotic. >> inside "diamond princess" i was so scared. i was so scared of getting covid-19 because there was no

way to tell where the virus is. >> reporter: crew members who couldn't be confined to their rooms because they were working are expected to remain on the ship for the foreseeable future. and new this morning the mayor of a city in south korea has urged 2.5 million people to remain inside and even wear masks indoors after 35 new patients were diagnosed with covid-19. 28 of the patients went to church services attended by a woman who had the virus. and we do know this, that is south korea's fourth largest city. south korea has seen its first death from the coronavirus. the cdc hasn't confirmed whether any other americans will be sent to travis for observation. george? >> thanks very much. in washington, president trump has announced a new acting director of national intelligence, richard grenell, now the ambassador to germany. grenell is a longtime trump loyalist with scant experience in intelligence, will take charge of the 17 intelligence agencies that trump has fiercely

criticized, replacing acting director joseph maguire. democrats and intelligence professionals are criticizing the appointment but grenell will not require senate confirmation as acting director. also today in washington the sentencing of another trump loyalist roger stone. that case now at the center of tension between the president and attorney general william barr. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the case from the federal courthouse in washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. in just a little while roger stone, close ally of president trump, will come to this courthouse and learn how much if any prison time he will get after being convicted last november of lying to congress, witness tampering and obstruction of congress. president trump has been watching it all weighing in saying stone has been treated unfairly and raising questions about the judge and prosecutors. those prosecutors recommending seven to nine years in prison only to be overruled by attorney general bill barr. barr claiming trump's tweets criticizing the sentencing recommendation played no role in his decision but the prosecutors resigned from the case apparently in protest and barr

asked the president to stop tweeting about ongoing criminal cases. this morning we find out whether the judge will put stone in prison but what's unclear is whether stone will get another trial or could he be pardoned by the president? so stay tuned. george snfrmt? >> yeah, we are staying tuned. shortly before 2:00 a.m. the president retweeted fox news commentator tucker carlson calling for a pardon of roger stone. michael? now to that incredible comeback for nascar driver ryan newman after that horrifying crash at the daytona 500. newman released from the hospital, walking out just two days after the accident. will reeve is here with the latest. good morning, will. >> good morning, michael. when you see that crash from monday's race, you'd think there is no way ryan newman would be up walking out of the hospital before the end of the week, but thankfully that's exactly where things stand. this morning, nascar driver ryan newman walking out of a daytona beach hospital hand in hand with his daughters. newman's estranged wife krissie posting the short video of ryan's release with the caption, best sight ever.

newman was rushed to the hospital after this horrific crash on the final lap of monday's daytona 500. >> just lifting newman's car up and over. >> reporter: he was leading the race coming down the home stretch when a nudge from driver ryan blaney turned disastrous sending newman's car into the wall at 200 miles per hour before flipping and skidding to a fiery halt. nascar emergency personnel raced to the wreck taking nearly 20 minutes to pull newman out of the car with fans and broadcasters fearing the worst. well wishes poured in online from the racing world. racer corey lajoie who was involved in the crash tweeting, hey, ryan, you forgot your shoes. and dale earnhardt jr. writing this choked me up. amazing. newman's team roush fenway racing in a statement thanked the public and the racing community for their support and said there is no timetable for newman's return to racing. i think everyone's grateful that a return to racing is even an option at this point. >> exactly.

>> great to see him walk out with his kids like that. >> absolutely. we are following a lot of other stories including diane sawyer's exclusive interview with ben affleck talking about his struggle with sobriety and the impact it's had on his family. diane is going to be here in just a few minutes. first let's go to rob. >> good morning again. still struggling with the flooding across the south. northeast alabama, a couple of inches more of rain coming and a couple of inches of snow across i-70 in kansas and that was enough to shut down the interstate for a time. up to four to eight inches of snow across parts of nebraska. now we have advisories across eight states including winter storm watches and warnings across parts of north carolina and virginia where we could see one to four, maybe five inches of snow in eastern parts of the areas and two to three inches of rain where they don't need it. time for your windchill forecast brought to you by progressive insurance.

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asking for the readback of some testimony. the former movie mogul facing five counts accused of sexually assaulting two women. two "diamond princess" cruise ship passengers have died from coronavirus. there are now more than 76,000 cases worldwide. and switching gears, "star wars" fans, you'll want to stick around for this. an exclusive reveal of the highly anticipated baby yoda toys. that's right here on "gma" in our next hour. >> i think we buried the lead right there. now we have that abc news exclusive, one interview with ben affleck. the oscar winning actor opening up about his struggles and how he found hope. diane, as always, eye opening. eye opening. >> oh, thank you so much. i interviewed ben and matt damon

since they lit up hollywood with their youth and talent in "good will hunting" and ben was the race car talking anybody faster than ever and brimming with optimism but life is life. and today he's coming back to talk about the strength you have to find in a tough season. >> oh, my gosh. hi. >> reporter: ben affleck strides into xavier high school in new york with his signature high octane energy. he is fast talking, funny. as we head to the gym where the junior varsity basketball team is preparing to are a playoff game. >> i believe in you. you'll do it. i got a very good feeling about it. very good feeling about this game. >> reporter: affleck has a new movie coming out called "the way back." it's about a group of young basketball players who need to believe in themselves and a struggling coach who needs faith too that he can overcome addiction and reclaim his life. >> which one is me? >> this is you. okay. here we go. nice to see you again. >> nice to see you again too. you look great. >> i think you were 27. we did our first interview. you're now 47. >> like i said, you look the same.

i'm -- it's quite visible. 47. you can see it. i'm not getting away with anything. >> a hollywood star is ready to talk about the fault lines of addiction in his life. >> i've been through -- i got sober when i was younger, when i -- in 2001, which i now look at as a jv version of what really the problem is. i was sober for a couple of years and then i thought, you know, i want to just drink like a normal person and i want to have wine at dinner and so on and, you know, i was able to. i was able to for about eight years. >> reporter: he says he kept a kind of balance. as he married a beloved actress, they had three children. >> as he grazes through the open plains. >> reporter: his career as a director brought him a whole new dimension in hollywood. >> ben affleck. >> thank you, thank you all very much. >> reporter: but he says he learned sooner or later your vulnerabilities can find you. >> i started to drink more and more and more and it was really

hard for me to accept that that meant i was an alcoholic. it was like, i can just go back. i was fine before. you know, just take a break. i just need to slow down. i'm okay. you know what i mean? this isn't me. and i started to drink every day then i'd come home from work and start to drink and sit there and drink till i passed out on the couch. >> reporter: he said he wrestled depression for years and added there was rockiness in his marriage and the potent family history we didn't know. of a little boy whose grandmother took her life amid alcohol and barbiturates. his aunt was an addict, so was his father. >> for me seeing my dad was -- he was drunk every day and that was just life. then as that got worse that was really, really painful. i always said that will never be me. i'm never going to do that. i wish he had been sober during those formative years but what he taught me is how important it is for me to be sober now during these formative years for my

kids. >> reporter: he says his mother was his rock but as his family broke apart he vowed never to repeat it. what was the hardest thing for you to be honest with yourself about? >> that i was going to get divorced. that -- that -- i never thought i was going to get divorced. i didn't want to get divorced. i didn't want to be a divorced person. i really didn't want to be a split family with my children. and it upset me because it meant i wasn't who i thought i was and that was so painful and so disappointing. >> in yourself? >> in myself. >> reporter: two times in the last three years he went to rehab. always worried that his drinking was affecting the children at the center of his life. >> i really don't want my children to pay for my sins. >> or to be afraid for you. >> or to be afraid for me which is one of the hard parts of being the child of an alcoholic. you think what if my dad gets drunk? what if he does something

stupid? what if he ends up on tmz, you know, and on my news feed -- >> did you watch the tmz? >> i didn't. i didn't. i saw a little bit. i saw a little bit of it so, yes, i guess i did watch some of it although not the whole thing. i know what it looks like to be drunk. i don't need to watch any more of it. >> reporter: a relapse broadcast around the world. and he says a wake-up call about the dad he is determined to be. >> i took the last half of the year off and just got to be dad driving to school, pick them up. go to the swim meet, you know, that's where the parenting happens. it's in the cracks. it's in the moments where you're just taking them back from soccer and they say something profound or they talk about how they're really feeling about something and it's like, that's where you get to be the parent and that's the joy of it and that's what i don't want to miss. >> reporter: so he wanted to make the movie about the underdog team that finds a victory on the other side.

>> one, two, three -- win. >> reporter: and the coach who comes to believe that what is possible is stronger than what is past. >> my favorite scene in this movie and a little bit of a spoiler is where my character loses his job because it's really about consequences and you understand how desperate he is to not have to suffer those consequences and how painful that can be. >> every time you say the word pain your face changes. >> what does it do? >> it -- you go somewhere. >> it's very painful. divorce is very painful and alcoholism is very painful. they just are. you know, if there's something that your child is suffering, that's a level of pain that is just not easily gotten past. not easily forgiven, not easily forgotten and it's -- it's hard. you're not going to avoid causing your kids pain, all pain.

pain is part of life. i take some comfort in that. i'm doing my very, very best and i hope that that is, you know -- you know, it has to be good enough. i have to -- i don't really have a choice. i have to be the man i want to be at this point. i don't have any more room for failure of that kind. >> and you know he said one thing about jennifer garner, his ex-wife, doesn't want to talk about the marriage. that was private. but he says what i want to say publicly and privately is thank you, thank you for being thoughtful, considerate, responsible and a great mom and person. so he has really begun a new path and tomorrow i'm going to bring you a little more of what he's learned about the causes underlying the alcoholism and also famous, famous glamorous cover guy is going to talk what he's learned about women as well. >> oh really?

>> seems like some of the optimism is back. >> yes, yes, definitely and some of the humor. he is so funny and unpredictable as you'll see tomorrow. >> what is possible is greater than what has passed. that was powerful? >> that's where he is. >> okay, morning, sunshine. with that yellow on. >> you are going to be back tomorrow and we want -- "the way back" is his movie out on march 6th and we'll see you tomorrow. >> see you tomorrow. >> we'll be right back. tomorrow. >> we'll be right back. to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatally improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some... rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections,

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back now with newly released video of a terrifying fall at a cirque du soleil performance in las vegas. see the acrobat lose hold. yeah, crash to the ground. gio benitez is here with the story. amazingly that acrobat survived. >> he is incredibly lucky. good morning, because as you're about to see he fell from the highest part of that stunt. it happened at the mirage in las vegas. the show was stopped and emergency crews went right to work. this is the terrifying moment a midair stunt turned into a showstopping emergency. this video obtained by tmz showed the aerialist effortlessly gliding up and down the rope but at the height of the stunt the third time he plummets to the ground. ♪ this horrifying incident happening during the finale performance of cirque du soleil's beatles love show known for its jaw-dropping stunts. watch again. you can see the acrobat successfully scale the rope

twice but then he loses control sending him into a frightening freefall. cirque du soleil saying in a statement the show stopped to allow the emergency team to safely bring the artist backstage where he was immediately taken in good care by the show's medical team. >> it's terrible and so scary for everybody involved. >> reporter: former performer and doctor of sports medicine kristen wingfield says this kind of accident is exactly what they train to prevent. >> that's why we go through such dramatic and tedious safety checks and, you know, really try to prepare yourself for what you're doing on stage. >> reporter: but this accident is not the first. just last month a swing act performer fell during a show at the bellagio on the las vegas strip and in 2018 performer yann arnaud plummeted during a performance with no mats or safety nets to break his fall. that just shows how dangerous these stunts can be. he was very experienced. meanwhile, in this latest incident the performer had

nonlife-threatening injuries thank goodness and apparently he expects to be back in the show soon. these performers are tough. >> they sure are, bouncing back, wow. thank you. >> thank you, gio. coming up, a star is born. the singer of "shallow," you have to see. it is our "play of the day." robin, take us out to break with a review. >> i love you too much to do that. whoa, this is awful, try it. oh no, that looks gross what is that? you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna tray it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! hey guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. i can't get it out of my mouth! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. dog, dog, dog. and i don't count the wrinkles. but what i do count on is boost high protein. and now, introducing new boost women...

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>> back now with our "play of the day" and watch out, lady gaga. another star is about to be born. video prankster kevin freshwater is known for asking strangers to finish lyrics to famous songs and he surprises them on the streets but look at what happened when he asked one woman to sing the megahit "shallow." >> finish the lyrics. ♪ tell me something, girl, are you happy in this modern world ♪ ♪ or do you need more >> wow. keep going. ♪ ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore ♪ >> wow. keep going. ♪ i'm off the deep end watch as i dive in ♪ ♪ i'll never meet the ground >> that is charlotte in london. turns out she happens to be a singer/songwriter. >> oh, yeah, she is. ♪ far from the shallow now >> come on, robin. ♪ in the shallow >> okay, we'll spare you. >> i told you.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. fiery face-off overnight for the democrats. all the candidates come out swinging in their fiercest debate yet. first-timer michael bloomberg the top target right from the start. >> a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians and, no, i'm not talking about donald trump. i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. >> front-runner bernie sanders also taking heat. >> the best-known socialist in the country happens to be a millionaire with three houses. >> the battles get personal. two days until the nevada caucus. breaking overnight, the terrifying new turn in the coronavirus emergency. two passengers from the "diamond princess" cruise ship have died just as the ship lets hundreds of people disembark, freed from quarantine.

abc news exclusive. former congresswoman katie hill speaking out about the scandal that forced her to resign less than a year after taking office. >> there's a problem with the term revenge porn because it implies, a, that there's something to be taking revenge for, right, that the woman maybe did something wrong in the first place. >> saying those intimate photos and texts leaked online were an act of cyber exploitation. ♪ our extraordinary earth. as we take you around the world to 20 places in 2020 starting this week at victoria falls, how to take lessons from this amazing place right to your home. the small changes this morning you can do that could make a big difference. and the force is strong with us. baby yodis in times square with an exclusive mandalorian reveal as we say, good morning, america. ♪ don't need ominous music. that's good news baby yoda is coming.

>> that's right. >> good morning, america. hope you're well this thursday morning. >> george, you missed this during the break. >> i heard it in my ear. >> michael made huge statements in the break. take a look. >> a week from today i will sing "shallow" and i will crush it, people. >> i got it on tape. >> yes. >> put it in your calendar. you remind me. >> what were you thinking? >> i'm going to do it and robin said she'll do it with me. >> no, i did not. i never said that. this is all you. >> i'm going -- george, because i was criticized. we were criticized going into the break. i'm going to do it. i'm going to wake up america and put a smile on their face. ♪ in the shallow -- got a little work to do but we're going to be good in a week. how about that? >> this is a competitive man. he will be ready in a week. he will. >> i probably won't but i'll try my best. we do have an incredible thankful thursday this morning. it's a 17-year-old boy, you see

him there. he's on an urgent mission with be the match. got an important message about what you can do right from your home to help. >> that is to be a donor because a lot of people feel that if you have a family member it's automatic that they're a match. that only happens 30% of the time. so 70% of the time you need the kindness of somebody on the registry and this young man has a powerful message he'll share with us. >> that is going to be a special moment coming up. we have news to get to. starting with that fiery democratic debate overnight. all the candidates were on offense. taking the stage for the first time billionaire former new york mayor michael bloomberg. he took some of the toughest hits and fired right back as well. i want to go back to mary bruce in las vegas with the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, this was a rowdy free for all last night. the candidates absolutely pummelling michael bloomberg. look, they know they can't out spend the billionaire, so last night his rivals did everything they could to out debate him. >> i'd like to talk about who

we're running against. a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians. and, no, i'm not talking about donald trump. i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. >> reporter: from the very first minutes of his debate debut michael bloomberg under blistering attack. the front-runner, senator bernie sanders, eager to take on the newcomer. >> i believe in democratic socialism for working people, not billionaires. >> reporter: the billionaire pressed on allegations he made sexist comments. >> none of them accused me of doing anything other than maybe they didn't like a joke i told. >> reporter: bloomberg tried to explain but it wasn't enough for his rivals. >> in city hall, the person that's the top person, my deputy mayor, was a woman and 40% of our commissioners were women. >> i hope you've heard what his defense was. i've been nice to some women. >> reporter: also a top target bloomberg's record as mayor of new york city and the controversial stop and frisk program. >> mr. bloomberg had policies in new york city of stop and frisk, which went after african-american and latino

people in an outrageous way. >> reporter: his apology again falling flat. >> i've asked for forgiveness but the bottom line is that we stopped too many people -- >> it's not whether he apologized or not. it's the policy. the policy was abhorrent. >> reporter: bloomberg isn't even on the ballot in nevada and hasn't won any delegates, but he has already spent a record-breaking $400 million just on campaign ads and argues he's best positioned to beat trump. but sanders is surging nationally with a double-digit lead. the two at fundamental odds. >> mike bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million americans. that's wrong. that's immoral. >> we're not going to throw out capitalism. we tried that. other countries tried that. it was called communism and it just didn't work. >> let's talk about democratic socialism. not communism, mr. bloomberg. that's a cheap shot. >> reporter: now, overnight bloomberg's team responded to

this thrashing on the debate stage says, quote, you know you are a winner when you are drawing attacks from all the candidates, saying everyone wanted him to lose his cool. he didn't do it. they say bloomberg was the grown-up in the room. george? >> okay, mary, thanks very much. robin. george, we turn to the coronavirus emergency. overnight two passengers from the "diamond princess" cruise ship died. this as they let hundreds disembark, freeing them from quarantine. let's go back to adrienne bankert who is at travis air force base in northern california where some americans are being kept there in isolation. good morning, again, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, too, robin. we know at least 12 americans are being evaluated in isolation here at travis air force base. we learned of two deaths from that cruise ship. an elderly couple in their 80s with previous health conditions died after being exposed to coronavirus on board that ship but add that to the numbers, 76,000 cases worldwide with 2,100 deaths around the globe. the japanese government is now facing criticism for those

quarantined conditions on board the ship. one doctor on board saying that the quarantine was chaotic and the ship was inadequate at controlling infection. meanwhile there are scientists saying had the government tried to accommodate those passengers elsewhere, things could have been worse. guys, back to you. >> could have been worse. all right, thank you. coming up here my one-on-one with former congresswoman katie hill on the scandal that led to her resignation from congress. and take a look upstairs where it is snowing because tory johnson is bringing us "deals & steals" to help you stay warm this winter. and lara is upstairs with a special friend. hey, lara? >> look who is here, you guys. baby yoda in the house. can you hear that? baby yoda is crying. anyway, i have an exclusive "mandalorian" reveal for you coming up on "good morning america." we have a great audience. we have a lot of show. so don't go anywhere. "gma" will be right back.

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good morning to you all. we're going to begin with kerry washington. she is gracing the cover of the new "variety" magazine. look at her, guys. wow. you can see it says burning up and she sure is. inside the magazine she's opening up about her upcoming series, "little fires everywhere." you can see why they said that, about working with reese witherspoon, her co-star in the series and getting candid about the pressure that she felt carrying the hit show "scandal" which aired right here on abc while washington praised her time on the show and, of course, executive producer shonda rhimes, she did say she felt, quote, if we messed this up, it's going to be another 40 years before they let a black woman be the lead of a network drama. we have to get this right. about her new show, she says that she and co-star reese witherspoon had very honest conversations about how they were approaching their roles. the series getting so much buzz and she says, quote, in the real world reese and i are not supposed to be friends. i grew up in the bronx, a block

away from the projects. she grew up in nashville, tennessee. we all took a lot of risks in revealing our inner lives to each other. read more on kerry in the new "variety" when "little fires everywhere" premiers on hulu. and you can see kerry and reese live here on "gma." >> when? >> they're visiting us just before the show launches in early march. >> oh, great. [ applause ] >> breaking news to all the world. >> i love when i find out what we're doing. >> we're here for you. and you, of course. also in the news this morning, i know we're all sad about this, "modern family" heading for its final bow. we all love this show. 11 incredible seasons later the cast has just started shooting their final episode. clearly they're feeling nostalgic and many of the castmates posting behind-the-scenes shots to capture the moments. here's one by jesse tyler ferguson with the caption at least we're all together and sofia vergara posted this with

her tv son rico rodriguez writing last time we shoot in this kitchen. speaking of sweet rico, he shared this video from the last table read writing, tears in our eyes and hearts so grateful. last week we read the last episode of "modern family" and it was such a surreal moment. today we start production on the final episode. 11 seasons, five emmys for outstanding comedy series and even more nominations and wins for the cast. so hard to believe that "modern family" ends april 8th right here on abc. >> it's going to be great. >> so special. [ applause ] >> they're all so nice. we love having them here. they will be missed. we do have fashion news this morning. disney our parent company making dreams come true this morning. they're announcing a bridal collection based on your favorite disney princesses. about time, right? i love this idea. they shared a few sketches of the dresses. these are inspired by ariel as you can see, belle and tiana.

there's tiana. just gorgeous, and there will be gowns based on cinderella, snow white and many more of the princesses. the disney fairy tale collection by allure bridal will debut during new york's bridal fashion week this april and it will hit stores nationwide immediately after. and if you want to really have a great place to take photos of yourself, disney is starting a huge makeover on cinderella's castle in honor of the 70th anniversary of the classic animated film. her castle at disney world in florida will be totally refurbished with shimmering shades of blush, navy and gold instead of the current blue and gray. >> tell us more. [ laughter ] >> ding. the work will start soon and go on throughout the summer. [ applause ] that's "pop news," everybody. a lot going on. >> that's all? >> that's all today, robs. >> thank you. i don't know if we can top that. not sure we can.

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[ applause ] time for our "gma" cover story, my exclusive interview with katie hill. she is the congresswoman who resigned from office after nude pictures of her with a campaign aide were leaked online. she reflected on her rise and fall in politics and explains why she rejects the term revenge porn. >> this is the last speech that i will give from this floor as a member of congress. >> reporter: once a rising star in the democratic party, katie hill, a 32-year-old freshman congresswoman from california, resigned less than a year after taking office. >> was the biggest mistake having a relationship with a campaign staffer? >> absolutely. when i started to run for congress, it was -- i was a nobody. i was a nonprofit director that was -- that -- 29 years old when i jumped in. i did not have any political experience and so i was a complete long shot but my team, which built over time, was -- especially the people who were

there in the beginning, it never felt like an employee/employer relationship in the way that -- i had been an executive at a large organization before. the boundaries were completely different because you're truly in the trenches with this very small team. where i think i made the biggest mistake was not setting those boundaries from the very beginning. >> reporter: in october intimate photos and text messages of hill began leaking online. hill, who was in the midst of a divorce, has accused her estranged husband kenny heslep of leaking the photos in an act of cyberexploitation. >> in the photos that were released you're accused of not only having a relationship with a campaign staffer but with someone on your congressional staff which obviously would cross all kinds of ethical lines. >> that accusation came from my ex-husband and it launched -- >> it's not true? >> no, especially the person that he was accusing me of was somebody who -- he was my first hire, right? he was the first person who worked on my campaign and he came with me to washington and

we were friends. it shows you how easy it is to -- when you're talking about someone, especially a woman, being a victim of something like the photos or cyber exploitation or revenge porn or whatever you want to call it. >> what do you want to call it? >> well, there is a problem with the term revenge porn because it implies, a, there is something to be taking revenge for, right, that the woman maybe did something wrong in the first place. and pornography also could imply that it was consensual and it's not. >> reporter: overnight lawyer's for hill's estranged husband say ms. hill made no allegations of abuse in her petition for disillusi disillusion. mr. heslep denies any allegations of abuse or wrongdoing outright. the parties are currently in the process of negotiating an amicable settlement. mr. heslep respectfully asks for privacy during this time. >> how much of you regrets the decision to actually resign? any part of you think you should have stayed and fought? >> i strongly feel that i made

the right call in stepping down for several reasons, one of which is that i did not want to be a liability to my colleagues. we knew from the people who had the photos that, you know, that had obtained the photos that there were hundreds more images and text messages that were out there that i had no idea what they could be or how they could be taken out of context. >> your story exploded. i guess political scandals always explode to some degree but how much of it is tied to the fact in your mind that you're bisexual? >> i think a lot of it is and it's also partly because i'm a woman. we haven't seen as many, right, of the sex scandals with women but the bisexuality is a huge part of it, right? this is -- there's a fantasy element of it. there's bi-phobia that is rampant still and certainly misunderstanding of what bisexuality is and it's sensationalizing, right? the headlines are much better

than just, oh, congresswoman has, you know, affair with former campaign staffer. >> you wrote in the days after your resignation you seemed like you were very close to suicide. >> uh-huh. >> what stopped you from taking that final fatal step? >> it was my family and it was the people who i knew it would, for lack of a better word, break, but i knew of all the girls and young women who looked up to me who saw this happen to me, if the ultimate outcome was that this destroyed me and, you know, i committed suicide what does that tell them? and that can't -- that couldn't be my final story. >> boy, it's amazing what she's been through in the last few years, that rise and fall in congress. in january her brother, 20-year-old brother died. her mom had brain surgery. now she's fighting back but one thing you have to say for her, she's an incredibly resilient woman. >> for her to be willing to speak to you like that says

something about her. all right, george. we have time now for our extraordinary earth series. ginger -- i hope you were with us yesterday. ginger took us to victoria falls in africa. it was absolutely spectacular. it did show us also the effects of climate whiplash and extreme weather is occurring back at home all across the country. as part of our series we're going to be showing you how you can make small changes to your habits that can make big differences and becky worley will share that with us. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i'm at a car wash which is a counterintuitive way to save water. we'll get to that in a second. we think of water as an unlimited resource but as ginger tells us, climate whiplash has dry seasons lasting longer, water shortages coming to parts of the world, parts of this country that have never had to deal with it before. that means water bills are going up and water utilities are offering incentives to save. it's a way to do good for the planet while also doing right by your budget. >> conditions here are quite

dangerous. >> this whole entire hillside on fire. >> california is now back in a drought. >> reporter: the headlines are scary. here in california we're on the front lines of weather whiplash and water shortages have been a major issue. but the reality in our everyday lives is more mundane. out west we've been dealing with this stuff for awhile and we've realized that some small home hacks can really help. one example, your lawn. first let's talk about your lawn. can you water it less? well, here's how you find out. if you step on it and it springs right back up, you don't need to turn on the sprinklers. an even bigger move, go brown. give up your lawn and plant drought resistant plants or even put in turf. our water utility even offers incentives. you can get up to $2,000 back on landscaping costs. i do have this one hedge that needs water. so the solution, a rain barrel. another easy way to save water, fix leaks.

the average household's leaks can account for 10,000 gallons of water lost a year. multiply it out, it is a big deal. some estimate as much as a trillion gallons nationwide. something as simple as replacing the o-rings in your hose can save hundreds of gallons a year. and while we're here with the hose, when it comes to cleaning up outdoor, sweeping can way better than hosing. finally, homes with new low flow toilets are projected to save up to 9,000 gallons of water a year. but the old brick in the tank trick is a great start with older models that won't be replaced. think of it this way, over the course of a year, one brick will conserve about 380 gallons of water. now, another hack is to get your car washed at a professional place like this. at home the hose uses about ten gallons a minute. so a professional car wash like

the katie car wash here in albany, california, uses about a third of that plus they recycle the water they use for irrigation and industrial use and as we cover this really important story about water conservation, robin, i have one question, how come ginger got to go to victoria falls in africa and i'm at a car wash 20 minutes from my house? >> fair question. >> that is a fair question. i know. we're feeling that pain. all right. so, becky, these are small things, yes. but out in california you've been doing these things for years, so have you seen an impact? >> we are absolutely on the front lines, but it has made a difference. per person we're using about a third less water than we were when all of this started. so a little drop in the bucket becomes a deluge, robin. >> all right. thank you, becky. [ applause ] we'll be right back.

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and he's doing special for us actually. [ yoda noises ] >> that's pretty cute. oh. could that be the force? you're going to have to wait and find out in the second season, okay? this is one of the most anticipated toys of the year. hasbro made a baby yoda using animatronics so it can move as you saw and coo and giggle like it does on those planets in the far reaches of the galaxy on the show. >> we have some "mandalorian" super fans here. i love what you're wearing by the way. the force is strong with this child and i want one of these jackets myself. that looks pretty good walking down the street in times square. they're here checking out these other toys which are inspired by this little guy. >> yeah, this is the first look at some of these toys. here's hasbro, the child talking plush right there. all right. and we've got the child pop by

funco right there and a little bling for you, michael. we also have this cool necklace by rock love. that would look lovely on one of your girls. >> i'll be sporting that later on today. what do you two think? >> it's great. >> it's pretty cool. >> it's amazing. >> it's really cool. >> okay, great, can i have the jacket when you're done with that? pretty cool too. these are just some of the toys that will go on display this weekend at the new york toy fair where you can see many more products from the show. >> i'll check that out. the toys you see here are also online for sale. the child animatronic edition from hasbro will be available later today for preorder at most major retailers including shopdisney.com. >> you know the great thing is, the great thing is, the great thing, everyone here, you're all going home with a $25 disney store gift card for "mandalorian" merchandise. that's right. make sure you enjoy that and go pick up some of the toys from "the mandalorian."

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[ applause ] welcome back, everybody. we have talked a lot on this show about how joining the bone marrow registry can save lives but this morning we want to bring your attention to a startling statistic. only 4% of the donor registry is made up of african-americans and this is a stat that a young man named juwan adams is all too familiar with. he needs a donor match and he's only got a 23% chance of finding one because he's african-american.

so now juwan is on a mission using his story as a call to action. ♪ >> reporter: in every marching band the drum line is the heartbeat. and the heart of this band is 17-year-old juwan adams. >> the best part about being in a marching band is the competitions and getting to meet a bunch of other people. >> reporter: he's a devoted football fan. >> the giants are my favorite team and the best team by far. >> reporter: with great taste. and in many ways he's your typical teenager. >> i like to play basketball, hang out with my friends, i play video games. >> reporter: but this high school senior isn't counting down the days until graduation, he's counting down the days until he finds a blood stem cell donor. >> i was first diagnosed with april of 2016 with hodgkin's lymphoma. it's important i find a match because it's really going to save my life. >> reporter: diagnosed at the age of 13, juwan began rigorous treatments. >> it's kind of hard to tell people, oh, i have cancer. as i got older i realized to be more comfortable knowing this is my life so i can tell more people.

>> reporter: over four years of multiple courses of radiation, chemotherapy and a failed stem cell transplant never once did juwan's spirit falter. >> he's just always positive. like even when i think the news is terrible he says, well, all the legends go through stuff. that's how they become legends. ♪ >> reporter: his unwavering courage on display while serving as lieutenant in the marching band, tutoring other students, volunteering, maintaining a 4.25 gpa and getting inducted into the honor society. >> it's a never stop attitude and never looking back, never feeling sorry for yourself. >> reporter: when it came time for his birthday he created an annual toy and book drive for others. >> i decided to collect toys to give to the hospital so kids would have things to do and stay positive and that was like my birthday gift to give gifts to other kidd.

>> this last year we collected over 7,000 toys and about 10,000 books. >> reporter: in may of 2019, juwan received news his cancer has spread to his lymph nodes. >> he is a lot sicker than people realize. he needs a full match stem cell transplant. >> reporter: the national bone marrow registry be the match currently does not have a match for juwan. partly because there are not enough african-american donors. >> so that's why we need as many people especially minorities and mixed race individuals to sign up to be the donors. >> juwan has now made this his cause. >> if you can, please join the registry. it could really save my life and it could save thousands and thousands of lives. >> juwan adams is here with us in the studio and we're also joined by erica jensen from be the match. thank you both for joining us. [ applause ] juwan, incredible, incredible story.

but you just didn't think about yourself when you did this. you set out to have a goal. you wanted to get -- you had a goal to get a thousand people registered to be marrow donors and you crushed that. that was done before you knew it. but you have a new goal now. what is it? >> my new goal set 3,000 in the registry with half being minorities. >> that would be fantastic because we don't have enough minorities and that's what this is all about and we know you need to find a donor. you're not just here for yourself. what's your message for everybody? >> there's not african-americans on the registry and like me, this could save my life but we're looking to save a lot of other people's lives so we need to come together and make it happen. we can all do this together. >> erica, thank you for joining us as well. this is something we talked about before on this show. when it comes to registering or if you are a match a lot of people have a misconception about how tough it is. they have this thing they think it's harder than it is but explain what happens. >> it's very easy to join the registry. can you go on, right now we have

a campaign especially for juwan. you can text juwan to 61474. go till out some information, we'll send you a kit. you swab your cheeks just really easy, ten seconds and send it back. we'll type you and see if you're a match and for the actual donation process it's easy, there is a lot of movies and predictions about how terrible it is but it's not that bad. we take it through the vein similar to a blood draw and donate the cells and keep you comfortable and safe and you can save a life for something so simple. >> because a lot of people think it involves big needles an all these things but that's not necessarily the case. >> that's not necessarily the case, 80% of the time it is that simple procedure i just described. we're taking it through the blood, through the vain, cycling it out, getting life-saving cells and transferring to a patient like juwan who needs it. >> i think that's important for people to know. it is not as tough as you may believe it should be and is so make sure you please donate and be a donor. >> the result is so amazing. >> the result is amazing because you get a young man like this who is so driven and continues to push forward even throughout all of this and once you are

healthy, i cannot wait to see what you're going to do my friend. i found out while we were doing the story and i'm watching that piece i found out you're a new york giants fan. you're wearing a saquon barkley jersey. your mom had on an eagles shirt and you live in philly so it must be tough. >> it is. >> tell me about how tough that must be. >> well, me and my dad are giants fans and my mom and my little brother are die-hard eagles fans. whenever the giants play the eagles it's always who is going to win, like banging heads in the house, you know, but i grew up just watching the giants, you know. i knew you played for the giants, one of my favorite players, you and lawrence taylor and saquon and eli manning but i grew up, i just liked giants. i like how much of a family they are. they win and lose together. >> that is true. we've been losing a lot together. lately, lately we have. [ applause ] your father is here. your father is joining us. dad, how does it feel to see

your son do so much for other people outside of himself? >> i'm proud of him, man. he is a remarkable young man. and the drive and the goal that he has to save other people is what we head for but we want to save him also. >> without a doubt. i know, you know, being in philly in the house with that family have you that saquon jersey, i wanted to give you one of my old jerseys, man. [ applause ] juwan, that's from me to you. >> thank you. >> you are the man, my friend. we'll be praying and rooting for you. for more information on becoming a donor, check out bethematch.org. all right. make sure you do that. rob, over to you. >> all right. we are rooting for juwan.

oh, i'm here with these two ladies because we have a big show coming up on "strahan, sara & keke." chrissy teigen will be here in studio with us having a good time. >> and we may or may not have tried to interested jekt ourselves into an argument she'll have with john. >> night eggs, everybody knows what that mean, right? no? you have to watch us at lunchtime to find out. >> stay right there, see you at lunchtime. we'll see you then. coming up next the stars of the new comedy "breeders," daisy haggard and martin freeman, they are here live. we'll be right back.

i thougin that moment. illiant we have not said one word tonight about race. not one word. are you kidding me? the heart and soul of this party is diversity. when a kid succeeds in columbia, south carolina - in las vegas, nevada - that is a triumph for every american. people don't know tom steyer. i've known tom steyer for fifteen years. his commitment on racial justice and social justice is rock solid. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. having so much fun on "gma." we are talking about a new comedy now showing the real side of parenting called "breeders." it does not hold back and we have its stars, martin freeman and daisy haggard. we welcome you to "gma." >> thank you. >> i want to talk all about "breeders" but i just want to say, everyone, i'm sure you

remember martin was in "black panther," so amazing. >> how will they ever recognize who i was? >> listen, we all know you. we know that there's a sequel. we also know it's under lock and key so, daisy, you work with him every day, it's up to you to give us dirt. >> he won't tell me anything. i'm furious. >> i don't know anything. i don't know anything. >> how can you not know anything? >> i kid you not. here's the truth. i reached out to the director the other day and he said, it's still very early days, we don't know. >> well, thank you for trying for us. >> yeah, because i knew you'd ask so it's my favor to you. >> so, all right, so co-creator, we were just talking about this. you created this show. you are one of the bosses. being a parent we know can be frustrating, resulting sometimes in some language that you might be regret using. and you guys have had to be careful with the kids on the set. >> we do, yeah. >> you go to great lengths.

>> well, there are actually rules. there are rules in place where if the scene involves you swearing, cursing at your children, the child actors themselves can't hear that so they are always two script, a clean script for the kids and the real script for when they've left the room. they leave the room, then we come around to us and we can swear as much as we like and the kids go off into another room literally with headphones on. >> but the clean script is funny because it has surreal replacement words and i get the giggles. >> they all rhyme, yes? >> they all rhyme. >> so use your imagination. >> before she says it. >> i'm so close. just roll the clip so let's roll the clip. >> and if you're saying he's average -- >> luke is around where we expect him to be. his reading is bang on target. >> great, on target is great, that's great. luke loving reading. it's just books, books, books. >> that's good to hear. >> sometimes i say to him just

put the book down and play with the bloody ipad. i don't. that's just a joke. we don't swear. >> sorry. >> so funny. it's so funny and it's so real. don't you -- >> yeah. >> i feel parents everywhere will relate. >> i hope so. that was something, you know, when i was describing it to friends of mine who had kids as well, they were very pleased we were making it. >> yes, unflinching look at parenting. >> i love your first audition, you sent them an iphone video with kids hanging at your feet. >> i had just had a baby so i was rocking her with my foot and the other one i had like ten minutes watching something on the telly. just do this. >> so the authenticity. >> but i was amazed i got a call. >> that was why you got the recall. she was living the role. >> you guys are so perfect for the roles. we love the show. guys, you will love it as well. it's called "breeders" premiering march 2nd on fx and the next day on hulu. check it out. you

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