i am going to do is arrive alive. ok. drew: good morning, america. for our viewers about two men shot leaving synagogues in california. plus, the latest on the shooter, the investigation into the hate crimes, the victims and how police are stepping up security. president biden addressing the recent shootdowns, giving an official explanation about the three mysterious objects shot out of the sky after the chinese balloon incursion and the changes he's calling for to better detect real spying threats. senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital months after his serious stroke on the campaign trail. what his wife is saying this morning. facing justice and new fallout. the five former police officers

for the beating death of tyre nichols due in court. major car recall. more than 360,000 teslas recalled over concerns its self-driving system can increase the risk of a crash. how the company is addressing the problem. bruce willis' new diagnosis. >> don't you ever get scared, worried? >> after the action hero stepped back from his career, what his amily is now calling painful, but a relief. tiktok trouble. how child predators are using the popular app to find young users. experts view it as the fastest growing danger zone for kids. what parents should know this morning. fiercely fighting back. the heart-pounding moments caught on camera, a woman fending off an attacker at her apartment gym. what she's saying this morning. bracing for bing's bot. >> still terabytes of calculations are needed before an actual flight is -- >> jarvis, sometimes you got to run before you can walk. >> why the new ai feature is raising alarms.

what to know as chatbots roll out nationwide. is tiger ready to roar again? >> vintage woods. >> sounds like it. thrilling fans back on the green with a strong start and how he's gearing up for his next challenge. good morning, america. golf fans are excited because tiger is back this weekend. >> great to see him back. >> great to see him back. we are following a lot this morning including the latest on the debt crisis. americans owe a record amount on their credit cards and rebecca jarvis will break down what you can do to ease your financial pain. first, we begin with estthlaays. ld pping up secutyd jewish institutndatgu in l >> reporter: hey, good morning, fohos ter the shooting

agents tracking down that isho suspect, the man they say responsible for both of the shootings. they say he had, a quote, history of animus towards the jewish community and they're now investigating this as a hate crime. the jewish community on edge this morning after two men were pshot leaving synagogues in los angeles. police now treating the shootings as hate crimes saying the same man targeted both victims because they were jewish. >> the guy just came out of the bushes, shot my friend and ran away. >> reporter: on wednesday police say a man in his 40s was shot as he left morning prayer in the city's pico-robertson neighborhood. then on thursday, just blocks away, a man in his 70s was shot by a suspect inside a vehicle. just minutes after that victim also left a synagogue. >> the motive behind them is not as important as what people are

feeling in the community which is scared and afraid that they're being targeted because of who they are and their identity as a jewish american. >> reporter: both men are expected to survive and overnight police announcing the arrest of one suspect in connection with both shootings. the suspect was previously described as an asian man with a goatee. anti-semitic attacks have been on the rise nationwide. the anti-defamation league reported a record number of documented cases of harassment, vandalism and violence directed against jewish people. now, last night i spoke with a jewish leader who said the community here is rattled by all of these incidents. they are at their highest level of alert right now across dozns of locations in los angeles. of course, that is being beefed up by patrols by the lapd. george? >> okay, matt, thanks very much. now to president biden addressing the three shootdowns of unidentified objects acknowledging they're not spying on the u.s. but standing by his decision to take them down.

chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has the story. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you know, there were all sorts of theories about these objects from aliens to more spycrafts sent by adversaries, but it turns out they were just likely benign weather balloons, like hundreds of others in the sky. this morning for the first time an official explanation about those three mysterious objects shot down after that chinese spy balloon swept across the country. president biden acknowledging the three flying objects were not a national security threat. >> the intelligence community's current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research. >> reporter: the administration had deemed the objects a threat to civil aviation, so sent fighter jets to shoot them down. >> smaller than a car. >> reporter: one after another, over alaska, canada and lake

huron. the balloons were detected after norad adjusted radars to look for smaller aircrafts at high altitudes in light of that chinese incursion but there are hundreds of balloons over the u.s. every day, thousands and thousands globally with few regulations in place. the president saying that will now change calling for a better and accessible inventory of unmanned airborne objects, better measures to detect them in u.s. airspace and updated rules for launching those unmanned craft. a daunting set of goals that will not be done quickly. in the meantime, the u.s. is trying to recalibrate the radars so they pick up legitimate spycraft while weeding out benign balloons. and meantime, the administration is finding valuable information from the recovery of the payload from the chinese spy balloon. as for the other three small balloons, the search at lake

huron has now been suspended because of what they say is the low probability of recovery. in fact, a u.s. official tells abc news that given the remote areas where the balloons were shot down, george, they may never find any of them. >> okay, martha, thanks. we stay in washington. the new health issue for pennsylvania senator john fetterman, checking himself into the hospital to be treated for clinical depression while still dealing with the after effects of a serious stroke he suffered last year. senior congressional correspondent rachel scott has the story. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning.th is the second time t senator jo fterman has been hospitalized this month. hoit aewayafter feeling lighthe. this morning we are learning he reed medical center where he is being treated for clinical depression. in a statement, his office says while john has experienced depression off and on throughout his life it only became severe in recent weeks adding john is getting the care he needs and will soon be back to himself. fetterman's wife tweeted after what he's been through in the

past year, there's probably no one who wanted to talk about his own health less than john. she adds she is so proud of him for asking for help. as of now, it's unclear how long fetterman will remain in the hospital. one source close to the senator tells us that it's expected that this could be longer than just a few days. around 16 million adults in this country struggle with depression every single year. senators on both sides of the aisle this morning are commending fetterman for getting the help he needs and are wishing him well. george? >> we are all wishing him well. rachel, thanks very much. linsey? >> george, thank you. now to the tyre nichols case. the five former police officers involved in his brutal beating death are due in court. steve osunsami is in memphis, tennessee, with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, linsey. this is the first time we're seeing those five former police officers in person in court after the beating death of tyre nichols. their arraignment this morning are for charges of second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping and

official misconduct. these are the five former officers seen in that horrific video that shows the beating of tyre nichols who died a few days later from his wounds. there's also a federal civil rights investigation happening with these men and the fallout from this continues. there are now three fire department personnel and one additional police officer who've also lost their jobs because of their alleged roles in these incidents. that officer is accused of lying to investigators. two current sheriff's deputies and seven additional police officers are also under investigation. we expect the former officers to plead not guilty. then after this arraignment we expect to hear from tyre nichols' family. michael? >> like you said the fallout continues. thank you so much, steve. now we go to the massive tesla recall. more than 360,000 cars being recalled because of issues with their full self-driving system. transportation correspondent gio benitez is here now with more. good morning, gio.

>> michael, guys, good morning to you. this is a major recall but it's not a typical one. instead of physically bringing the cars in, the fix is a software update that's sent directly to the cars and federal regulators say it needs to happen. this morning, more than 360,000 teslas recalled over concerns that its self-driving beta software can increase the risk of a crash. nhtsa, which regulates road safety, saying the software allows a vehicle to exceed speed lilts or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner. at issue certain teslas made between 2016 and 2023 including the model s, x, 3 and y. you'll remember the woman caught on camera earlier this month apparently asleep at the wheel of a tesla on a california highway. >> look at how dangerous that is. >> reporter: officials say these 2019 photos show the aftermath of a crash on a connecticut highway involving a tesla in

autopilot mode and in 2018 a deadly crash. a tesla engaged in autopilot struck a concrete barrier on a highway. tesla will send a free software update to each car. ceo elon musk taking issue with the word recall tweeting using the word for an over-the-air software update is just flat wrong. tesla is currently under a justice department investigation over claims that its cars can drive themselves. with nhtsa investigating over a dozen crashes of teslas crashing into emergency vehicles allegedly triggered by flashing lights. now, we tried to reach out to tesla for comment but did not hear back. again, tesla says it will be contacting customers and sending those software updates directly to each car. michael? >> like you said, needs to happen now. thank you, gio. linsey? we turn now to the severe storm on the move bringing flash flooding to the south and at least five tornadoes have been reported in just the past 48 hours. ginger is tracking it all for us.

good morning, ginger. >> good morning, linsey. ripley, mississippi, showing off the damage from one of those likely tornadoes. they'll do the surveys today but on top of all that tornadic action you had the flash flooding. more than three inches of rain falling in just hours and the video here out of west virginia showing a state of emergency and they had high water rescues. we will continue to see another half inch or more and, when you've got elevation like you do in appalachia, that's a problem. that's why much of west virginia, the southern half is under a flood warning. all those flood warnings, well, they could move east. we're seeing heavy rain blast east and parts of the northeast will see it, delaware, maryland, virginia going to get into this. remember, it was extreme warmth. 70, new york city yesterday. first february 70 we've seen in five years. boston had a record high. you know, michael, i told you that you had to call your friends. don't call your friends by tomorrow morning. george? >> okay, ginger, thanks. now to a debt crisis in our country.

americans owe a record amount on their credit cards as inflation makes it harder to pay off balances. chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis has the story. good morning, rebecca. ,geor gong. btverall. thiexosion in credit card balances especially have trli. that's not only the highest ever according to the federal reserve bank of new york. it was also the biggest yearly increase on record up $130 billion. so, what is driving this jump? it shouldn't be a big surprise to anyone out there. inflation and rising interest rates are the two big culprits. you pay more at the grocery store, your credit card bills go up and then at the same time the fed is hiking interest rates to eventually push prices lower. in the meantime, you owe more on your credit card bill. in real terms the average household is carrying about $6,500 in credit card debt with an average apr of 20%. that is the highest in almost four decades and what is troubling now is that credit card delinquencies, people who are 90 days' behind on their

payments, those are also going up and they are now higher than they were pre-pandemic, especially, george, among younger borrowers. >> wow, $6,500, that's higher than i thought. what can people do? >> first of all, one of the easiest things you can do and something a lot don't think of, call your credit card company to ask them to lower the apr. this actually works very frequently. you can also use the calculators on the internet like nerd wallet and bankrate.com. that will help you make a plan and max out savings and find high yield fdic insured accounts so what you're keeping in the bank is earning the maximum amount of interest, it can be 4% or 5%, george. >> all right, rebecca, thanks very much. michael? now to tiger woods teeing off on the pro tour for the first time in seven months. he's back at the genesis invitational nearly two years after that horrific car crash that almost ended his career. mola lenghi is at the riviera country club in pacific palisades, california, with the

details. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, michael. look, few people expected tiger woods to be in contention at the genesis tournament. just being out here and playing was a big deal, but after one day of this tournament and there's still a lot of golf to play, but after one day tiger woods gave fans a reason to feel optimistic. tiger woods greeted by a swarm of fans thursday, eager to see the pga's biggest draw back in action and woods did not disappoint. crushing the ball, closing the afternoon strong. >> curled it in. >> reporter: birdies on his last three holes. >> great putt. >> reporter: finishing 2 under par for the day. >> and the finishing stretch was vintage woods. >> i can still make shots, but it's the walking endurance that is hard. that's something that we've had to work on.

>> reporter: woods spent the last two years rehabilitating his right leg and foot and in the process his career after a major car accident where he nearly lost his leg. the crash happening just after competing in the very same genesis tournament at riviera country club in february 2021. thursday woods showing a slight but noticeable limp. >> the leg is better than it was last year. but it's my ankle and so being able to have it recover from day to day and meanwhile still stress it. >> reporter: the challenge will come in the next few days. if woods makes the tournament cut and plays saturday and sunday that will mean more walking than he's used to recently. golfourse, four ystrght.fo riviera marks the first urnamen wi ait that genesis will be a test for what's to come. >> fantastic to get to this

point and then after this event we'll analyze it and see what we need to do to get ready for augusta. >> reporter: whenever tiger woods plays, pga tour events are elevated and there's nothing the playing especially as they try to fend off the upstart rival liv golf tour, a saudi-funded outfit that has already lured several golf superstars into its league. you can watch the genesis tournament on espn+. guys? >> all right, mola, thank you for that. always great when tiger is in the hunt. >> sure is. a lot more coming up on "gma" including the woman who fought off an attacker in the gym of her apartment complex. what she did right that saved heir. -- her. and the bizarre roadside shooting incident taking center stage in the alex murdaugh trial. first, back to ginger. >> you're going to make some calls. >> i am. i'm going to call them and tell them how cold it is here.

>> we have one day before that happens. we'll see what they've been dealing with. we'll start in wisconsin. this is a 30-car pileup. there were injuries unfortunately, some parts got more than ten inches with that latest system. but within those vehicles there were six semi trucks so we'll clear that out and we'll talk about the de sthwest bokg r nt th wk,t has enorws nt los angeles by tomorrow morning, 42 for the windchill, 40 there in the kind of more desert area. less than 40 the feels like in 14-day temperature outlook and they'll be well below average up to the pacific northwest into the northern plains. the heat stays in the southeast. your local weather in just 30 seconds.

drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with fear forecast. we go into the upper 50's to mid-60's later on today. tonight, with clear skies, it turns chilly. drop into the 30's as here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. warmer weather over the holiyen. return tuesday before rain makes a ck tues our houston producer extraordinaire gina sunseri sent us this picture. it really fits the story. that is a strawberry ripening in houston already in february. some of the blooms in the southeast are about a week to

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major new development in the investigation efforts by former president trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. a majority of a special grand jury is probing the matter. they found that one or more witnesses may have committed perjury. excerpts of the grand jury's report do not name names. the district attorney fani willis is considering bringing indictments and the grand jury also unanimously rejected trump's claims of election fraud. officials are trying to reassure residents in the ohio community that it's safe to dwr drink the city's water after that train derailment. the epa was on site and said to trust the government's testing of air and water. one of the best-known baseball announcers passed away. tim mccarver called local and national games for some 40 years, including 24 world series. his broadcasting career followed a 21-year playing career that included two world series titles. he was also one of the few people to play games across four decades. tim mccarver was 81 years old. and we've got a lot ahead including the alarming and dark exchange that a reporter said he

had with bing's new chatbot. you'll want to hear that story all coming up. now the latest on the alex murdaugh trial where jurors heard murdaugh on tape asking a drug dealer to shoot him so his surviving son could collect his insurance money. eva pilgrim is following this story for us. good morning, evaple. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a murder trial but we spent much of the day talking about that roadside incident just one more twist in what has become a very complicated case. this morning, a bizarre road side shooting incident taking center stage at the murdaugh double murder trial. >> they tried to shoot you? >> they shot me. >> reporter: in september of 2021 three months after the murders of his wife and son alex murdaugh called 911 saying he'd been shot. >> i had a tire go flat. i pulled over and this car was by me. i didn't pay a lot of attention

but it turned around, came back. nice guy, acted like, and i turned my head and, i mean, boom. >> reporter: this police body camera video showing murdaugh in the back of an ambulance telling investigators someone tried to shoot him while he was changing a flat tire. he was air-lifted to a hospital in savannah. but murdaugh later admitting to police he staged the whole thing, a botched suicide attempt to get insurance money for his surviving son buster. >> how would you describe your state of mind at that time? >> i was in a very bad place. i thought it would make it easier on my family for me to be dead. >> easier with some financial gains to your family if you were dead? >> i had a fair amount of life insurance. >> do you remember how much?

>> not off the top of my head, but, like, $10 million or $12 million? >> reporter: in a phone recording with his two lawyers, murdaugh says he asked his long-time friend curtis eddie smith to help him with his plan. >> i asked him to shoot me. >> you asked him to shoot you? >> that's correct. >> what was his response? >> i mean i think at first he was a little surprised, but then he said, okay. >> reporter: the call happening while murdaugh was in a detox facility. the former prominent lawyer also revealing he was addicted to oxycontin, claiming smith who helped him in the alleged roadside shooting was his drug dealer. >> we had weeks where there would be $40,000, $50,000, $60,000. >> that you would give him for pills? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: smith's lawyer has denied he had any knowledge of this suicide shooting scheme. meanwhile the state averagely had hoped to wrap up this past wednesday, but they are still going. guys. >> all right. thank you, eva. so many twists and turns in that

case. now to the terrifying video of a young woman fighting off an attacker as she was working out at her apartment complex's gym. she's now speaking out about how she managed to fend him off. erielle reshef is here with the heartpounding incident, good morning, erielle. >> this was a nightmare scenario. nashali alma was alone in that gym when she was attacked, and remarkably she had the fortitude in those harrowing moments to fight back and save herself. this morning, the heart-pounding moments caught on camera as she fends off an attacker in the gym at her tampa, florida, apartment complex. watch as the 24-year-old opens the door for the man. she says she thought he may have been a resident who forgot his key fob, but minutes later you can see him begin to assault her. >> i was trying to call 911. i think in the moment he saw that and kept turning and i started fighting him and said i'll call 911 after i get out of this situation. >> reporter: he wrestles her to

the ground. >> i grabbed his beard hairs and twisted and yanked it out. i could see that he was hurt. >> reporter: altogether -- al ma -- alma, a trained bodybuilder, tapped into her strength and stamina. >> my adrenaline was rushing. in my head i was just like he's no bigger than you. he's the same person as you, same size and everything but just more like not fearful but let's fight him. let's get out of this situation. >> reporter: and fight, she did. for more than a minute. eventually breaking free, running outside where she called 911. >> i was overwhelmed with emotion of how proud i was that this victim wasn't going to allow herself to be raped and how hard she fought and the strength she had. >> reporter: self-defense experts praising alma's actions. >> right away from go, she set a very powerful boundary not with just her voice but also with her body by shoving him. so she let him know right away she was not going to be an easy target. on the way down even she's still fighting.

the bottom line is she didn't stop moving. >> she never stopped moving and authorities say the suspect was arrested a day later after attempting to assault another woman at her home. he's now facing numerous charges. experts urge if you are attacked go for the assailant's eyes, throat or groin. those are the most effective targets and like alma, believe in her own power. guys? >> definitely some chilling video but i'm glad she's okay. >> holding her own. >> glad she's okay. thank you so much, erielle. now to the concerns over the search engine bing's new chatbot. some of the first users are reporting dark unsettling conversations. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is back with the story. this is like something out of a sci-fi movie. >> it is 100% like that, michael. good morning to you, guys, and now we are a part of that sci-fi movie as artificial intelligence becomes more and more integrated into the things we do every day, a sobering look at one of the latest innovations. this morning as artificial intelligence becomes more and more pervasive, some are sounding the alarm about a

potentially spooky side to the emerging technology. >> it turned into this sprawling, bizarre, often frightening conversation. >> reporter: "new york times" columnist kevin roose wrote about what he described as an unsettling experience after two hours of testing an ai powered chatbot for binge. >> like a split personality. it was thought sort of being a helpful assistant. >> reporter: at first he said the chatbot seemed useful, then he felt things took a surreal turn. >> it was moody. it was needy. it was displaying all these personality traits. >> reporter: like a scene straight out of the movie "her." >> how long before you're ready to date? >> what do you mean? >> i saw in your emails you had gone through a breakup recently. >> well, you're kind of nosy. >> reporter: roose adding the

bot seemed to express feelings of sadness, yet also declaring its love for him even going as far as to comment on his marriage, reportedly replying, you're married but you're not happy. you're married but you're not satisfied. >> it told me that it had dangerous and dark fantasies about spreading misinformation or propaganda, even hacking into banks or nuclear sites. >> reporter: we also gave the bot a try asking do you think you've been misunderstood lately? the program writing, i think that some of the reporters who have chatted with me have misunderstood me. they've twisted or distorted some of my words and actions. microsoft writing after a week of testing, we need to learn from the real world while we main that in long, extended chat sessions of 15 or more questions, bing can become repetitive or be prompted, provoked to give responses that are not necessarily helpful or in line with our design tone.

hard to fully wrap your head around here, microsoft tells us that they received overwhelmingly positive feedback and that they continue to improve the experience. right now this is only available to a handful of people and it was created in partnership with the same company that made chatgpt which is now banned in some school districts. but i want to say we tried this. we asked it, do you love me and it replied i don't because human emotions are love. so they've been adjusting this thing. yeah, they've been adjusting this thing, but the uses and applications here, there's a very different future ahead. >> that was a wild story. >> wild. >> unnerving. >> looking for love in the wrong place right there. all right. coming up next, bruce willis. his family now revealing what they've learned about his health. we'll be right back. type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone.

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communicate with the world around them. >> we'll get together, have a few laughs. >> reporter: nearly a year after bruce willis stepped back from a career on screen beating the odds and fighting bad guys, his entire tight-knit family including ex-wife demi moore posting an identical statement on instagram revealing his dementia has worsened. the family writing, bruce's condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis. frontotemporal dementia known as ftd. ftd is a progressive degeneration of the brain most commonly diagnosed in younger patients ages 45 to 64 causing -- >> dramatic changes in their personality. they may develop some inappropriate or impulsive behaviors. they may have other changes like apathy, anger, and, of course, many patients will present with language issues as their predominant symptom. >> reporter: the willis family writing, while this is painful,

it's a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis. we know in our hearts that if he could today he would want to respond by bringing global attention and a connectedness with those who are also dealing with this debilitating disease. in the spring of 2022, the family revealing bruce's diagnosis of aphasia where patients lose some ability to speak or understand. aphasia is also a symptom of ftd. one of hollywood's heaviest hitting actors, willis appeared in over 100 movies. early in his career charming audiences in the 1980s tv series "moonlighting" which wong him an emmy and a golden globe. >> don't you ever get scared, worried being here all alone? >> reporter: smashing box offices as the indestructible john mcclane in the "die hard" movies. there are no treatments and there is no cure for ftd and in that family statement, bruce willis' family thanking fans worldwide for their outpouring of love saying that support has

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>> looking forward to that. credit card debt is now at a record high. rebecca is back with how you can help keep it under control. we'll begin with the news on the arrest in los angeles after two jewish men were shot outside synagogues in the last two days. the lapd is stepping up security aroud jewish institutions. we want to go back to matt gutman. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. for hours yesterday the lapd was scrambling to connect the dots after a man in his 70s was shot after leaving this synagogue. that came barely 24 hours after another man in his 40s was shot leaving another synagogue in this very neighborhood. late last night the lapd and federal agents tracking the suspect down in a nearby county saying he was likely responsible for both of these shootings. they say he had a, quote, history of animus against the jewish people and they're now classifying this as a hate crime. that as the adl is reporting a record number of attacks against jewish people and late last night i spoke with a jewish

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story, obviously. even though my own daughter is still too young for social media, this is something that i think a lot about when it comes to technology and this morning, we're seeing this new warning from law enforcement and this is how you can protect your children. it's one of the most popular apps on the planet, downloaded 3 billion times worldwide. those dancing and cooking videos racking up millions of views, but this morning a warning for parents. >> law enforcement, they tell me that pedophiles go where the kids are. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" reporting a growing list of tiktok child sexual exploitation cases from across the country. some law enforcement experts viewing the app as the biggest, fastest growing danger zone for kids. in part because of its algorithm which makes it easier for child predators to seek out younger users. >> it's going to send you things that it feels that it thinks you want to see and that's based on your viewing habits. >> reporter: the national center for missing & exploited children say parents need to understand the potential dangers so they can protect and inform their children.

>> many other apps have very similar features. tiktok is just one that's very popular and because predators know children are there. that's where they're going to go to try to meet them. the first point of contact is usually a direct message. >> reporter: while you must be 13 to use tiktok the platform blocks any user who says they're under 16 from direct messaging. still, there's nothing to prevent users from lying about their age. tiktok says they have a team working with u.s. law enforcement agencies and report any content with child sex abuse to the ncmec. over 22,000 reports in 2020. that number jumping to nearly 155,000 the following year. and in a statement to abc news, that sexual abuse and exploitation is abhorrent and this kind of behavior has no place online or off. when we become aware of any content, we take immediate action to remove it, terminate accounts and report cases to ncmec.

so, what can parents do? well, first of all, stay engaged. try to understand the technology the best you can. oftentimes that is downloading the apps your children are using and set ground rules for your family, especially if there's been bad behavior in the past. and then finally, have this ongoing conversation with your children about making safe and smart decisions. michael and linsey, this is an evolving technology. it has to be an ongoing conversation. >> absolutely, great advice there. rebecca, now take a break. >> i'm coming back. there's pizza. >> all right. got to get you ready. now to the latest on bruce willis. his acting career was put on hold last year after he was diagnosed with -- after he learned he had aphasia, a condition which people have trouble speaking or understanding language. well, now his family is sharing an update revealing that the hollywood star has received an official diagnosis for his symptoms. our abc news medical contributor dr. darien sutton is here now.

and, doc, what can you tell us about his condition? >> good morning, michael. this is an incredibly difficult diagnosis. it's relatively uncommon in terms of dementia. of all the different types this accounts for approximately 10% to 20% and it's due to a progressive brain cell degeneration that can lead to problems with behavior, speech as well as problem solving. and bruce willis being 67 years old is actually a later onset than you typically see for this diagnosis as the majority are diagnosed between the anyones of 45 and 65. >> and what are the typical symptoms? >> it presents in more than one form. one form presents with what we call aphasia or speech difficulty and patients in that realm can present in one of two ways. some patients have difficulty finding words and others slowly lose the meaning of words and additional forms include problems with behavior, changes in personality as well as problem solving issues. >> how is it diagnosed? >> you know, it's diagnosed through extensive neurological exams and testing, but there's also additional testing to rule out the other possible causes of these symptoms.

and for some certain mri or brain imaging can show certain changes in the brain consistent with this diagnosis. >> we know there's no cure just yet. what kind of treatments are available? >> there is no cure unfortunately. the treatments are mainly supportive to help patients manage their symptoms. that can include things like speech therapy as well as language and physical therapy and for some there are medications, but, unfortunately, not everyone responds to them. and then also there is certain other therapies and medications and treatments that they're still working on in terms of research and hopefully with more awareness this brings advancement of that research so one day there can be a treatment that either slows or stops this progress. >> this is certainly bringing so much attention to this. >> yes. >> it really is. glad that he and his family are stepping up and bringing that attention. dr. sutton, always good to see you and thank you for that. now we go to ginger. hey, ginger. >> hey there, michael. i was talking about the bloom blooming early. that's been happening in washington, d.c. these are the early blooming

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warmer weather over the holiday weekend. wins return tuesday before rain makes a comeback tuesday ♪ when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie ♪ ♪ when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie ♪ the moment we've been waiting for. a lot of excitement in the studio. it is the final round of our united states of pizza competition. five pizzerias beat out the competition and made it to times square for a chance to be named "gma's" ultimate pizzeria and take home $10,000. yep. [ cheers and applause ] from new york city, let's meet everybody. from new york city we have gabriella from unregular pizza. from atlanta, we have matthew from phew's pies. representing the windy city of chicago, robert and theresa from milly ease pizza in the pan. from minneapolis, we have jeff from wrecktangle pizza. and fresh off our philly round david and anna from pizza jawn. okay.

are you guys ready? >> yes. >> all right, let's get to it. let's meet our judges. former nfl superstar, running back, my old teammate, tiki barber. we have the founders of a new york stay staple artichoke pizza sal basille and fran garcia and celebrity cookbook author, aarti sequeira. are you all ready? >> oh, yeah. >> i won't hold you back. let's do it. judges, do your thing and start digging into that pizza. gabriella and paul, we'll start with you. what makes your pie so special at unregular pizza? >> all right, this is our signature pizza. it has a 72-hour dough, pepperoni, spicy honey and a whole burrata on top of each slice. >> that accent made me know

that's a good pizza. tiki, what do you think? what are you thinking so far? >> the burracuto, icwaiq. anything sweet and pepperoni, i love this one. >> i love pepperoni too. next up let's move on to atlanta, our atlanta winner, phew's pies. >> thank you. >> matthew, tell us about your pie. >> next up, let's go to our atlanta winner, phew's pies. >> matthew, tell us about your pie. >> so, yes, this is our lemon pepper wet pizza. neapolitan inspired pizza. we have our signature lemon pepper sauce as our base, shredded fresh mozzarella, diced air fried lemon pepper chicken wings. each pizza has two lemon wedges and two lemon pepper flats. >> man, okay. well, sal, what do you think, bud? >> i am in love with this pizza, delicious.

great crust. great texture. nice sesame seeds on the bottom. fantastic. [ speaking non-english ] >> okay, here we go. next we got charlie -- next we got chicago winner, milly's pizza in the pan from robert and theresa. all right you two, tell us about your pie. >> it has a caramelized crust and a little heat with pickled and then whipped ricotta to bring a cooling effect at the back end of that. then the caramelized crust, bam. >> cooling effect at the back end. i like that. i don't know where. i love the unregular. they put burrata on it but you could put burrata on a sock and like c wingsdelicious. awesome.

chicken wings, just chicken wings. i love them all but this breakfast one is really doing it to me. i got to say, i really like it. >> here we go. okay, you guys are really digging it. i like that. all right, the winners from minneapolis, here we go. i love the way you spelled this. wrecktangle pizza. jeff, tell us about your breakfast pizza. >> it is very early. >> yes. >> we brought breakfast pizza. pork sausage gravy, seven different kinds of cheese, scrambled eggs and bacon jam we do. a little bit of fried sage on top so you know what you'll expect. that's the piece de resistance. >> chef aarti, what do you think? >> this wrecktangle pizza should not work. this is not the pizza i would order. i freaking love it. the gravy and sausage and all the cheese and texture of the pizza itself, that is delicious. >> okay. and you four aren't the only four. we got our four anchors.

>> what do you think? >> i like this one right here. >> yeah. annawee r idnd. hera, we'r b tellt pza. go ah >> so th i ves it a nutty taste.gee othat. then we top it with -- >> south philly cherry peppers on there with some pepperoni and nice garlic whipped ricotta and fresh shaved garlic and finish it with hot honey that gives you that umami flavor. >> south philly, not north philly. tiki, what do you think? >> this has so much variety and it hits every part of your taste buds. it's just fantastic. you guys aren't eagles fans, are you? come on.

>> it's too soon. >> never mind. >> i'm just kidding. >> okay. well, you guys, this is the moment we've all been waiting for. it is time to find out who gets the title of "gma's" ultimate pizzeria and goes home with $10,000. drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] judges, get your paddles out. tiki, we'll start with you, which pizza did you pick? >> you know i got to go with the chicken pizza. >> phew's pies, okay. [ applause ] all right. sal, who you looking at? >> pizza jawn. >> pizza jawn. >> represent. >> fran? >> they are all winners and they're all delicious, but wrecktangle. >> wrecktangle pizza. [ applause ] >> aarti, it comes down to you. >> ready? >> we are ready.

what do you like? >> wrecktangle! >> wrecktangle pizza. congratulations. come on out, man. congratulations, wrecktangle, very nice to meet you. $10,000. >> let's go. let's go. >> "gma's" ultimate pizzeria and we got the jersey boys bringing out the check, nothing better than that. keep it going, young man. $10,000. we want to thank all the pizzerias here. no one is going home empty handed. all of our competitors are going home with a pizza oven so everybody is taking something home. i will enjoy pizza in a second after i say this coming up, milo ventimiglia is here live. we'll be right back.

building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc. seven mornings job in a house friday. traffic light, reggie. so this will be a pretty quick update for everybody. we're going to start here with the live look at the bay bridge toll plaza meeting lights came on at 6 20 clear and smooth into san francisco from the east bay drive times completely green across the board, even tracy to dublin. only 24 minutes will wrap up here with a live look at the cemetery bridge are only advisory this morning is going to be a wind advisory for the beneath the bridge issued by the chp, reggie. thanks for being here. but what

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bay area. good morning live is coming up. we're gonna chat with milo ventimiglia from the company you keep. plus we wrap up love week. nine o'clock on abc seven. we'll see you in about a half hour. ryan temperatures right now we are warming into the forties, and td afternoon. we have a lot of sunshine out there a lot less cloud cover. then yesterday live look from our east bay hills camera showing you that throughout the day, i will find sunshine coming in the afternoon and full effect upper fifties to lower sixties so highs today. it's warmer than yesterday. 62 in oakland, 60 in the city, 63 in san jose, reggie. thank you

another abc seven news updates coming up in about 30 minutes. you can always catch us on our news, app and abc seven news .com. here's more good ♪ you turn me on ♪ you turn me on like a light switch ♪ you know him from "this is us" and the "gilmore girls." now milo ventimiglia is playing a con man in the brand-new abc series "the company you keep." welcome to "gma." >> thanks, george. happy to be here. >> tell us about "the company you keep." >> oh, man, crime, caper, heist, sexiness, fun. story follows a con man, comes from a family of grifters who meets up with a cia officer. comes from a political dynasty family. a long weekend, all predicated on lies, they have never told the truth until later when the worlds collide, him, the criminal, her on the side of intelligence. >> quite a change from "this is us". >> very much so, yeah. it's not jack pearson, but

charlie nicoletti is a guy with guy, regular kind of a guy, but pretty dynamic in his role as a con man and the cons that his >> it's like being an actor all over again. it's like i'm an actor in life and then an actor in life playing different roles. can i ever get enough? >> let's give everybody a look. >> now, tell me something true. >> i'm a criminal. >> i'm cia. [ laughter ] >> it's got a little bit of a "moonlighting" vibe. >> yeah, definitely. an unlikely couple. but, yeah, it's been great. catherine haena kim, who is a relative newcomer, wonderful, lights up the screen and got a beautiful cast, billy fichtner, sarah wayne callies.

>> i heard you brought a lot of crew from "this is us" as well. >> i did. i did. that show was lightning in a bottle. had an amazing time. it wasn't just the writing and the actors, but it was the crew that made the show what it was. quietly as we were wrapping up, i'd walk around to every department. you got your next job? woulasyo well. lo>>of stu like tha enough to get a new scar on my head and a broken femur at one point. >> a broken femur? >> not so drastic. i'm walking and crossing my leg. it was an impact fracture is what i was told. like someone took a hammer to my kneecap and jammed it through. >> but you're better now. >> i'm okay now. i'm back up on a surfboard. i'm good. >> thanks for coming. >> thanks, george. >> "the company you keep" premieres sunday at 10:00 eastern on abc and streams on hulu starting monday. lori b. is back with the best towels.

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♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ the right stuff ♪ go nkotb. we are back now with "the right stuff," spotlighting the top trends to shop and we are looking at bath towels. a comfortable towel can make all the difference so lori bergamotto is here to help us find the best ones to buy and you can go right to these products by scanning the qr code

on your screen. lori, always wonderful to have you here with us. so what is it about these towels that make them your best overall pick? >> okay, well, so, first of all, let's talk about towels for a second. it can be overwhelming to find the right towel, right? so what we thought about when we were choosing our towels we looked to google for research about what are you guys out there looking for and what a lot of people want to know, what's quick drying and what's also soft. so this one from pottery barn, this is their hydro cotton. rebecca, feel this. >> it feels so nice. >> it's relyd fluffy but what's great about this one in particular is that it can hold ten times the absorbency than traditional cotton terry. >> ten times? >> so think about that. that's really quick drying. so if you're a person who doesn't like a damp towel -- and really who does, right? >> yeah. >> this is for you. the other thing i want to

mention about this one from pottery barn in particular is anrds d aiblpr fm prucfohas important, for ginger that's important and a lot of people when you're putting something on your body you want to know it's responsibly made and that's a really good way to feel good about the purchase. >> it feels great to the touch as well. okay, so wash towels. that's another one people are always searching for. >> this is my jam. these are from front gate. now, when you're looking for towels, when you're purchasing, you were saying you're always on the internet looking. >> google. >> you'll see something called gsm, and that's how towels are measured. they're weighed, okay, so brands per square meter. if you're looking for something thick and fluffy, you want something above 500, 550. these are 750 gsm from frontgate. so you can feel -- here's yours. >> 750 gsm. >> that's a really, really thick and fluffy -- they feel like the nicest five-star hotel luxury towel. the other thing that testers love about this, it comes in over 25 colors. so if you need to outfit your whole house or have a specific color of blue that you want to match your bathroom with, these -- that five shades of blue.

so frontgate does an incredible job of offering really the best variety and with that plushness you cannot beat it for that price. >> all right, so these towels, we were talking before the segment. these feel like the spa towel of the mix. >> exactly. this is the newcomer on the block. these are from parachute. the waffle towel, you know, i was saying when i was growing up didn't see a lot of these unless you were in a spa and now this is what everybody wants. it's aesthetically pleasing and great if you live in an apartment or have a guest bathroom that's smaller because these are very lightweight so we don't take up a lot of space. they look fantastic and actually are fast drying. they're quick to absorb so we love that they come in four different colors. >> i love the vibe. >> right. it's like a towel -- i know it seems like a basic functional part of your bathroom. >> it's very pretty. >> creates a difference in the

whole design experience. before you spend money on it you want to make sure it's great. this is durable and another thing testers loved. if you're going to spend money, you want it to last. >> t bunch for me. i always google least expensive best quality. >> we found it for you. so these are from american soft >> uh-huh. >> this comes packaged and ready to go for $36. you get six pieces. so you get two washcloths, two hand towels, you get the towel. it's pretty incredible. these also come in a lot of different colors and have over 50,000 customer positive reviews. 50,000 which is amazing. when people spend money on something like towels, which is not the sexiest thing in the world, they're like i want to spend money on something i love. we did that research for you and i think we've got good options. >> i think you've got great options. we love it when you come here, lori. thank you. "the right stuff" returns next friday with luggage.

ginger, over to you. >> thanks, rebecca. thanks, lori. you got my gots. i enjoy that. now i want to take you to national geographic's first ever pictures of the year contest. it's open to anyone both professionals and amateurs whoever dreamed of seeing a photo they took in the pages of the magazine. well, this morning we're revealing the winner. take a look. from mongolia to mount rainier packed with penguins and neon orange lava explosions snapshots submitted to national geographic's pictures of the year contest are incontestably breathtaking. >> year after year national geographic shows our readers what we see and what we do, but this year we wanted our readers to tell us what they see and what they do. >> reporter: thousands of photo enthusiasts gave it their best shot. >> our submissions included a

wide range of technology from everyday iphone to robust long lenses. >> reporter: the grand prize going to this flying frenzy entitled "dance of the eagles" captured by a software engineer from san francisco who camped out for a week in alaska waiting for just the perfect moment. >> this is the same commitment that we require of our national geographic photographers. so making karthik's image the winner of this photo contest is perfect. >> reporter: nat geo awarding nine other photographs as honorable mentions. >> this by eric of the hunter in mongolia he embedded himself with this family who carries on the tradition that is almost 3,000 years old. i love this. these are salt wells that are said to have begun before the inca empire and to this day provide for the families who own them. this image speaks to the quiet

and peaceful romantic moments in nature. he saw this and stopped on an overpass on his way home from the airport. >> reporter: visual storytelling at its best. >> we hope to continue to inspire the photographer and explorer in everyone and we hope to continue this photo contest for many years to come. >> glorious. you can see the winning photo featured alongside nat geo's own photographers in the may issue of the "national geographic" magazine. you can also see all the winners and find out how they got their great shot drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with your forecast. also sunshine today. upper 50's to mid 60's. accuweather 7-day forecast refer the now to uvalde, texas. it's been nine months since the mass shooting at robb elementary

schoolheunn kill students and 2 teachers. john quinones has been covering the story from the beginning. he's is there this morning with the latest from the ongoing investigation. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, lnsey. this is one of the most remarkable stories i've ever covered. story about heroism and survival. it's remarkable for an adult, but this was a 10-year-old child who showed incredible strength and bravery while trapped inside her school with a vicious gunman. her family, they say they want the public to see this. >> 911. >> there's a school shooting at robb elementary school. >> can you tell me your name? >> khloie. >> reporter: over a series of 911 calls this 10-year-old pleads for help. >> please hurry. there's a lot of dead bodies. >> we spoke about things like this happening around our nation.

give them scenarios and what they would do. >> be quiet. >> i am, i am. i'm telling everybody but nobody is listening to me. i know how to handle these situations. my dad taught me when i was a little girl. send help for my teachers. they're still alive, but they're shot. >> someone is going to get you, okay? >> please hurry. i can't wait. i just wanna see my dad. >> okay, stay quiet. how many people are in there that are alive with you? >> i don't know. one, two, three, four, five, six. six people. seven, eight. >> reporter: the 911 operator relays her information to some fit should have immediately mmunicatn st both ra and -fare not strong

and there was no command post set up to centralize information. no one collecting and effectively disseminating crucial details like her 911 calls in realtime. without a command post, there was no way to ensure that police stacked up inside the hallway had the information they needed to make the right decisions. as for khloei she was taught to make that right decision by her father. that father you saw who is a former marine. now, khloie is undergoing counseling. she hasn't been able to get back to school yet but we hear she often goes out on sleepovers with many of the kids from her -- former classmates from hers and, you know, she's doing remarkably well, considering everything, everything she's been through. linsey? >> so glad that she got to see her dad again. john, thank you.

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we are back now with this week's "gma" buzz pick. it is "gone like yesterday" by debut author janelle m. williams and here she is with more. >> zahra is a 32-year-old preparatory coach whose brother derek goes missing and she takes a high school senior with her from new york to atlanta in search of him. it is a magical, mysterious exploration. "gone like yesterday" is a novel which asks what we owe to our families, our ancestors and ourselves. throughout it all maybe her brother is the only one worth finding. >> "gone like yesterday" out now. keep reading along with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. linsey?

now to our road to the oscars as we count down the hollywood's biggest night. we're hearing from first-time nominee austin butler talking about his role in "elvis" and the loss of lisa marie presley. chris connelly sat down with him. ♪ looking for trouble ♪ ♪ you came to the right place ♪ >> reporter: he is a breakout actor of this awards season, putting his spin on the legendary elvis presley and we caught up with austin butler at this year's star-studded oscar nominee luncheon. >> how did it feel to be at the oscar luncheon as a nominee? what does that feel like for you? >> it feels really nice. it's been, as you know, this has been such a long journey and it's also a film that we all cared so much about. ♪ jailhouse rock ♪ >> reporter: the oscar luncheon returning austin to the beverly hilton where he won a golden globe. cheering for him that night was

elvis' daughter, the late lisa marie presley, two days before her passing on january 12th. >> what's it been like for you to deal with the loss of lisa marie presley? >> it feels weird to celebrate at a time of immense grief. i now how much it meant to her so i feel like carrying her legacy into all of it, you know, is the way forward. had so much time of trying to understand her father, you know, trying to be inside his mind as much as i could and feel so much love for her through him. >> the loss of her son. >> yeah. >> the loss of your mother. >> yeah. >> it was as if the two of you were healing something by connecting. >> yeah. and we sort of filled these spaces for each other and, she's just such an incredible woman. >> sweet thing, he's such a sweetheart. >> yeah, that's the word i remember. the word i remember is i feel so protective of him. >> yeah. yeah. >> you still feel that protection?

>> i do. i do. wherever she is right now, i feel like we all have a very powerful angel. >> reporter: butler's award journey filled with accolades, and now a chance to honor his family too. >> if all goes well, i think my dad will come to the s.a.g. awards. i remember all those auditions he used to drive me to and, when i first got my s.a.g. card and the special moments that it feels so nice now to get to celebrate with him and especially with my mom not being here i want to bring my dad around as much as possible. >> win or lose this is a perfect experience, isn't it? >> it's a real dream come true. it really is and so this is just this beautiful cherry on top of being recognized in this way. ♪ >> good luck to austin. our thanks to chris for that, the 95th academy awards on abc, march 12th. tune in monday for our after party on "gma." we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc. seven mornings and traffic has definitely been like today. georgina absolutely reggie. we have one issue to talk about. only one is a crash or following in fremont. right now, that's going to cause a bit of a slowdown on southbound 8 80 before autumn all parkway your speeds around 11 mph there everything else completely clear as we wrap up with this live look in emeryville showing you 80. hey, drew. we're warming to the forties, if not the low fifties. already this morning, right 51 in napa. 50.5 moon bay from tan cam. we have sunshine out there. and here's how your day shapes up will find those bright skies throughout the afternoon, and that'll get us into the upper fifties to mid sixties up to 64 in santa rosa 60 in the city, 62 in oakland, up to 63 in san jose, reggie, thank you for coming up next

live with kelly and ryan. we see you again on air at 11 for midday live until then. hope you have a great friday and a great >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" >> ryan: it's "live with kelly >> today at milo ventimiglia from "the company you keep" and they go head-to-head as we wrap up our love game. plus once again we check in with our amazing viewers when we open up some love inbox. also they are here to talk about the big news. all next on "live" and here kelly ripa andn acrest. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: thank you. it is friday, i hate wh