backed up to the maze. >> number seven deadheads. listen up. stanford university has new class you can take this spring that covers the music of palo alto rock band grateful dead. it's a six week course offered through the university's continuing studies program. tuition starts at $405. >> it's a good idea, especially with them being local. >> yeah. no kidding. i wonder if you can take all of these things online. because you can take the beyonce class. you can take the tara vanderveer class. you can take. >> we didn't have any of these classes when i was in school. >> beyonce is not at stanford, by the way. >> but you're taking stats and yeah. >> i lik >> good morning, america, for our viewers in the west, another near disaster at an american airport and musk at the president's first cabinet meeting and one-on-one with conan o'brien. >> southwest flights seconds

from disaster, a small jet crossed in front of a passenger plane. the pilot pulling up just in time. this morning, what is causing all the trouble on the tarmacs? >> elon musk set to attend president trump's first full cabinet meeting, coming face-to-face with those who pushed back against his ultimatum for workers. >> and found dead in the caribbean, what was found in their hotel room. >> new developments in idaho college murder. prosecutors pushing to excludesome evidence. >> and 20 years in wnba. the legend, diana taurasi, announcing her retirement and she's here first on "gma" live in our studio. >> back in the swing of things, how this pga tour star discovered he had a brain tumor.

>> i just jump out of bed shaking, a lot of fear and anxieties. >> frightening symptoms. you continued to play. how he's celebrating his biggest win yet. >> a lot to take in. ♪ >> and california loves luka. >> doncic. >> what happened in his first game against his old team. >> turns to the mavericks bench. >> and lara is in hollywood with -- >> stay glued entire show, you don't know what i'm going to do. >> oh, boy, see what conan has planned with the oscars four days away. >> i will yell, host. >> he's saying... >> good morning, america. >> live from time square, it's

wednesday, "good morning america." >> he has a natural twinkle in his eye. >> we are just four days from the oscars, you saw lara standing by in hollywood. she spoke to conan about surprises in store for 97th academy award and who he turned to for advice coming up. >> price of eggs, everyone knows they are going up, they will go up longer and higher, a lot of restaurants have surcharge. one restaurant says it will not. >> we will begin with the latest close call between two airplanes, southwest airlines flight about to land when a small jet crossed the runway. gio benitez is here with the latest on this. >> good morning, this close call is very concerning, it appears the private jet's pilot disregarded command from air traffic control even after acknowledging it. after southwest pilot saw it

they diverted disaster. >> this morning, another near catastrophe, a private business jet crossing in front of southwest 737. watch again. making final approach and the pilot noticed that jet entering the runway. feet from the runway. >> southwest plane pulling up, clearing private jet by 250 feet. the pilots asking what went wrong. >> 2504, how did that happen? >> moments before near collision, air traffic controller telling business jet not to enter the runway. the pilot reading back the command. >> negative, cross left and hold short in the center. >> if this had been a cloudy day, had there been fog on the runway, if the southwest crew had not been alert and seeing this, this could have been a terrible, terrible tragedy. >> southwest passengers, kaylee

and emmy were on a girl's trip. >> i was anxious, there has been so many crashes and things happening with the planes. we're really, really thankful for the pilot we had and his reaction and training he had to keep us all safe. >> there have been 60 near collisions since 2021, many airpl airports still lack to prevent them. >> faa need to increase funding and deployment of capability and technology that will prevent these incidents from happening again. >> twha is happening at american airports? i know you are asking, too. honest truth, we don't know, that is why it is critical the faa investigate each and every incident to find the trend. just a month ago we saw terrible result. >> that is true. >> we've been hearing a lot

about shortage of air traffic controller, that does not seem to be the case in this case. >> this appears to be pilot issue. there is a shortage, that continues, it takes a long time to train air traffic controllers and get new ones. the cuts do not affect faa. we need more. >> i'm confused by something and maybe you don't know, are near misses going up or not? >> we're seeing them a lot more, more evidence of them, for sure. a lot are captured on cameras, they're looking at that and need to see why are these happening? pilot issue, air traffic control not clear enough? this is important. >> to capitol hill, house narrowly passing budget plan, major test for house speaker mike johnson and president trump's agenda. good morning. >> good morning, george. republicans celebrating narrowly getting their budget through the house fulfilling key promise to

president trump, only after drama on the hill. >> overnight chaos in congress, votes to pass the budget was on and off and on again. republican leaders stalling for more than an hour, rangeling hold-out vote and appears to cancel the vote, members heading home only to be told to head back and adopting budget resolution along party line, first step toward passing the sweeping legislative agenda. it was a major test for speaker mike johnson and his razor-thin majority. trump pressuring four hold-out votes and three finally flipping. >> were you worried about defying him by voting no? >> no, not at all. >> thomas massie not budgeting, concerned with the overall cost. >> we're cutting taxes and will not cut spending, that is what this does. >> budget resolution aims to cut 2 trillion in federal spending

over 10 years, including 4.5 trillion in tax cuts hoping to extend trump's cuts when expire end of year and raises debt limit by 4 million. democrats rushing in missing members to vote. congressman kevin mull in jumpig on a plane after being discharged from spending 10 days in the hospital for a blood clot and brittany peterson speaking while holding her one-month-old baby. >> i was not given opportunity to vote remotely after giving birth. i was not going to let that stop me from being here and vote no on this disastrous budget proposal. >> specific budget cuts have not been determined, warning medicaid, low income americans and those with disabilities is expected to be slashed. >> reckless republican budget will cut taxes up to 4.5

trillion dollars for the wealthy, well off and well connected and then they are sticking working-class americans, middle-class americans and everyday americans with the bill. >> this is just the first step in a month-long budget process in house and senate. the chaos just to clear this vote spells trouble for other legislative fights ahead, including averting a government shutdown next month. robin. >> more to come. thank you. staying in washington, president trump signing new executive action and set to hold his first full cabinet meeting with elon musk in attendance. rachel scott is tracking it at the white house, good morning, rachel. >> rachel: good morning to you. in just a few hours, president trump will host his first full cabinet meeting of his second term and inviting elon musk to join him. unlike the other cabinet secretaries seated at the table,

musk was not confirmed by united states senate, he is considered special government employee and will come face-to-face with top trump officials who pushed back against his ultimatum. a million people did respond to the email, department of justice told employees to hold off and president siding with musk saying those that do not respond could be fired or semi-fired and backlash against doge is growing. we learned 21 federal contractors, computer engineers, project managers said they will resign rather than work for elon musk and department of government efficiency. >> we learned that and learning about new executive action from the president that is targeting former special counsel jack smith. >> yeah, this is an executive action from president trump targeting the law firm

representing former special counsel jack smith who led multiple investigations into the president. what this does, strips security cle clearance of any attorney or anyone who worked with jack smith while investigating president trump. this is clear escalation of the president targeting who he perceives to be political enemies. >> does seem clear and president floating idea of gold card as pathway for citizenship. >> the president announcing new visa program to the gold card. for $5 million, it will offer a pathway to citizenship in the united states. the idea here is to replace a different visa program that allowed foreigners that vested million dollars in jobs and businesses in united states and residency. he was asked if russian oligarchs could apply, he said,

possibly, he said he knows russian oligarchs, calling them nice people. >> michael. >> robin, thank you. to the latest on the deal between u.s. and ukraine involving ukraine mineral resources that president trump made priority. good morning. >> good morning, president zelenskyy telling abc news they have agreed to major economic deal that president trump has been pushing for designed to give u.s. access to ukraine natural resources to compensate for money and military support given to ukraine over last three years. administration arguing this is security guarantee if american companies are invested in the country. president zelenskyy saying he does not believe president trump's claim the war could end within weeks. he says trump will face challenges with president putin because he does not want the war to end. george. >> to the investigation now. three u.s. tourists died in

belize, the women were found dead in their hotel room. trevor has the latest. >> strange story, three massachusetts women on vacation in belize, found dead in same room with no sign of violence or injury. their family and friends say it doesn't make sense. >> urgent investigation into the mysterious deaths of three american women found dead in their hotel room on a girl's trip at a luxury resort in belize. >> we knew something was going on, we saw ambulances and police. >> the 23-year-old, 24-year-old and 26-year-old were staying at royal beach resort. surveillance footage shows them entering their room on thursday and never leaving. housekeeping got no response friday and entered saturday with a master key. >> bodies exhibited no sign of injury. >> alcohol and gummies were

found in the room. they are testing for carbon monoxide and other possibilities. >> we cannot definitively see what cause of death is. >> family and friends in their massachusetts community say they are stunned. >> they were so loved and cherished in this community, it issige tra. >> there are signs the three may have gotten sick or overdose, autopsy is underway, state is monitoring and in touch with local authorities there. >> thank you, very sad. we have latest on egg prices. if you think they are high now, brace yourself, price is expected to climb higher than forecast. earline jo erielle reshef is here with what to expect. >> bird flu persists and usda says prices could soar from last month. officials are trying to contain virus by killing off infected

flocks, that is deepening the egg shortage. shoppers are hoarding eggs. average cost for a dozen is around $5, 96% higher than last year. mcdonald's is vowing to avoid charging extra. denny's after waffle house, added surcharge for eggs at 1300 locationings and small businesses and bakeries say it is only a matter of time before they are forced to raise their prices. head of usda visited a farm and trump administration will announce a plan to curb costs. >> some people are asking are eggs safe to eat? >> a lot of people want to know this. in short, yes according to officials. you are unlikely to be served an affe affects ed egg.

eat your eggs fully cooked to 165 degrees for now as precaution. cdc says no reported cases of person to person spread of bird flu and risk to public is low. >> good to know. thank you. >> now to tipoff overnight shgs three weeks in the making luka doncic taking on dallas for his first time since his trade to l.a. will reeve is here with that. >> will: almost eclipsed the super bowl when it went down. generational talent sent to the league's marquee franchise to join forces with lebron james, the shock making the meeting between luka's new team and old team compelling and luka delivered. >> he's starting to feel like himself again. >> luka doncic and l.a. lakers facing off against his former team, dallas mavericks, for the firsttime since the trade that

rocked the nba and sparked this post showing luka number 77 on a texas license plate switched to a california plate. ♪ ♪ all my exes live in texas. >> the scene before tipoff tense at times, all smiles and handshakes with old and new t teammates. >> doncic reminded the mavs what they gave up, rebounding his own misses. >> partially blocked and foul and one. >> knocking down threes. >> doncic rips another one and turns to the mavericks bench. >> how about this, no look behind the head past to >> mavs tied it up but luka and lebron find each other to dominate. l.a. able to hang on winning

107-99. >> a lot of emotions, seeing the guys out there, seeing the guys, i went through a lot. it was fun. 4-2 with luka in the lineup and lakers at mavs on april 9th. >> rematch. great game, though, great game. >> thanks, will. coming up, lara in hollywood with four days until the oscars, hi, lara. >> hi, robin. i sat down with host of the big show conan o'brien as he heads into the home stretch and he shared who is on his mount rushmore of hosts, that is coming up on "gma." >> looking forward to that and heads up for college students planning a spring break giveaway. >> and we spent the day 10 to 15 degrees above normal in the northeast, people are loving that. hudson, ice is melting and snow

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houston and other major cities considering buying them. assaults on transit workers have tripled in 15 years. philadelphia and new york city see average of 20 assaults on bus drivers per week. >> per week? >> perweek, that's a lot. take a look at this massive sink hole in the middle of philadelphia. swallowing one car and leaving another teetering on the edge. no injuries reported. >> idaho college murders and bryan kohberger's alibi. prosecutors now trying to limit what they can use at trial. >> good morning to you. prosecution wants to limit alibi claims of star gazing to words of the defendant himself and restrict someone else being responsible and won't excludebryan kohberger mental health evaluations. >> bryan kohberger's alibi, in a new filing prosecution arguing

judge should limit evidence confirmation his counsel can use. bryan kohberger's attorneys say their client is innocent, have alleged he was driving alone stargazing night four university of idaho students were stabbed to death in an off-campus home. >> prosecutors are asking judge to bar bryan kohberger's defense team from offer iing evidence beyond bryan kohberger own words to support the claim, saying defense had 20 months to provide material to back it up and has not. >> defense is making argument bryan kohberger was out for a drive, no specific area or place and that is his alibi and present node witness to testify to that. the prosecution is arguing if defense does raise any argument about alibi, it would have to come from bryan kohberger and no other source. >> the prosecution requesting to

ban the defense team from offering any psychiatric evaluations in evidence. this after bryan kohberger's defense team filed under seal motion to strike death penalty on account of autism spectrum disorder and asking to bar references to alternative culprit unless they have evidence connecting them to the homicides. >> now lead defense attorney ann taylor argued unsuccessfully in the past other male dna profiles were not properly investigated. prosecutors alerting court they plan to use a 3d model of the house that was demolished, the trial is slated to start in august. >> our thanks to you. new rules could impact spring break for young travelers. >> carnival cruise line making big change to their policy, solo travelers must be 21 or over or

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lara went one-on-one with him as he gets ready to host the academy awards. looks like fun. >> lara: so much fun so far, conan is four days from hosting his first of academy award and he says he's been training for this since his days as "snl" writer. with his late night show, because that is what is going on this week. he says he's gotten great advice from past hosts like jimmy kimmel and billy crystal, he said whatever you do, don't disappear after opening monologue. conan has several ideas how to make sure none of us forget who is hosting this year's oscars. >> lara: can you share secrets of this year's oscars? >> i'll keep popping in and yell host, that will remind people. first of all, it will be jarring. >> keep us awake.

>> during someone's eshg motional speech, they just won and saying an emotional thing, ho host. jarring, upsetting. >> lara: something new. >> but new. i don't care if my ideas are bad ideas, they are new and you have not seen it before. >> lara: i like this. >> you know what i mean? wrestling a giant cobra for the first time on stage. hasn't been done. >> lara: no. >> i'm going to do it. i want people to be watching thinking there is a good chance he does not survive the night. >> lara: here we are four days out. >> four days to go, no pressure. there is a ton of pressure, i don't feel it, i take a lot of different medications and i don't feel anything right now. i have a big, happy grin. >> lara: oh, good. >> four days out, working hard with my amazing team of writers. we've been going through tons of

ideas and i'm excited because i grew up watching the oscars and it is something that is imprinted on my memory. >> lara: this is something you dreamed of as a kid or wouldn't dare to dream of this moment? >> i dreamed of being a seat filler, never thought i would host it. it was attainable. >> lara: do you have oscar memories that stand out to you? >> the memory i remember watching this, the streaker ran through and david niven had a great ad-lib. >> only laugh that man will get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomeings. >> of course, i did not understand the joke at the time, i don't think. still don't. i mean -- >> lara: if you had a mount rushmore of oscar hosts, who would be on it? >> well, the mount rushmore of hosts, bob hope, johhny carson,

steve martin, billy crystal. jimmy kimmel has done a really nice job with oscars and jimmy and his wife mollie have been nice sharing their tips. look out for this. try and do that. make sure you do xyz. probably all a trap, sabotage. done with warmth. >> lara: okay, are you going to sing or dance, yes or no? >> you never know with conan, ann margaret, i'm a triple threat. young people are watching, you don't know who that is, i'm like selina gomez, i sing and act, i brought to present. you never know what i'm going to do. i can sing, dance, do close-up magic. i'm a contortionist. you don't know what i'm going to do, anything can happen at any time. >> lara: sounds like it. >> i can dislocate both

shoulders and have my arms fall off, i might do it. stay glued entire show, you don't know what i'm going to do. >> lara: if you could have been in any major movie, which oscar contender would you have wanted a role in? >> i would say "conclave." wear the clothing and scurry down a hallway, i'd like to have a giant piece of veal and red wine. i mean a lot of red wine. >> lara: if you would be willing to give us a "gma" exclusive, just one thing to tell our audience that is going to happen that only conan knows? >> i'm going to go into the audience and shave stanley tucci's chest. >> has he consented? >> he has not, he said no, i will still do it. i will see that he's restrained. >> lara: thank you.

[laughter] >> we had so much fun, you guys. conan says he and his writers are in great shape with more material than they will ever be able to use. they won't make their final choices until the last minute. producers might like to know what conan has in store. we will all find out together on the 97th academy awards this sunday, march 2, 7:00 p.m. on abc. he's having a great time. you can feel how relaxed he is. >> giving us a great time already. >> michael: i can tell, you have to watches, pretty unpredic unpredictable. >> great job, not easy to do what you did. thank you for sharing. >> michael: how budget cuts at national parks could impact your vacation? and will reeve is back with play of the day. >> this is a dolphin party, as many dolphins you can see at one

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bay, 2000 dolphins, northern white tail dolphins and pacific white side dolphins, you identified them for me. thank you, dolphin expert. they were spread as far as the eye could see. they live in pods of 100 to 200 dolphins, that sounds like a lot. >> is this 10 different pods? >> i guess, adults are 10-feet long and weigh over 200 pounds. >> robin: what else you got? >> will: one of two species without a dorsal fin. michael told me that, they look like flying eyebrows when they jump. >> michael: somebody took time to count the dolphins. i watched "flipper," do you remember that show? >> do you remember --

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>> back with "gma" cover story, growing concern america's national parks after federal job cuts and how that could impact upcoming vacation during busy spring break and summer season. >> hi, george. hundreds of millions of tourists visit national parks and spring break is one popular time to take in majestic beauty. with more than a thousand park employees terminated in job

cuts, experts say you may be in for a rocky vacation. >> millions gear up to spend spring break at the most treasured parks from yosemite to grand canyon, warning from park officials that the deep government job cuts could have noticeable impact on your experience. >> visitors are not able to do things they want. if you want to bring your family to yosemite and you can't camp or it takes four hours to get into the park, what kind of experience is that? >> park employees were laid off on valentine's day and ripple effects are being felt from longer lines to cut hours to closed visitor centers to cancelled tours. >> the national park services 325 million people visited the sites in 2023. that is up 4% from the year prior. officials say the staffing shortage will make keeping the area pristine more challenging.

>> it is a crisis, if employees are gone, not sure how the park can stay open. >> travelers and local businesses are bracing for a spring shakeup. >> businesses in baker rely on tourism and travelers. we are unsure what that will look like this season. >> i was on lunch on february 14th. i got a call from my supervisor said to be out and done by 5:00 p.m. mad dash. >> one park employee who lost his job. >> is people were working overtime to provide best experience and already struggling to do that and part was lack of resources. now they have less of that. >> experts say if you are planning to traverse parks this spring to be patient and over prepare. >> big imbalance between number of people and amount of staff who can help them. >> park service has 20,000

employees, they will rehire seasonal workers. if you are planning a vacation, prepare for a slightly different experience. have your maps and everything, there may not be a park range to help you out. >> big difference for people. to robin. >> robin: we have legendary basketball star, please give it up for the one and only, diana taurasi! [cheering] >> robin: dt, number three. number one in your heart, diana taurasi. 20 seasons in the wnba, league's all-time leading scorer announcing her retirement. and will tell us what is next. i'm so proud of you. >> all i know is i'm done with basketball. what is next, i have no clue. we just talked about it, it's been such an amazing ride. >> robin: three consecutive national titles at uconn, six

olympic gold medals, what went into the decision that now was the time to step away? >> i don't think it was a moment, i had to wean myself off. i kept finding myself in different places, not that i was working less hard or not that i wasn't focused on the season, there was a time, a point where i was ready mentally, physically and i i'm full and happy. >> robin: you can still walk, that is something to be said. i hope that you are feeling the love. so many people have etch radioed out. we got a couple of faces, i think you will know who they are. roll it. >> d, what can i say, man, congratulations on an absolutely legendary career, there are not enough words to describe you, your achievements or your impact. >> those banners behind me are constant reminder, that is just

stu stuff. the privilege that i had to have been around you and to know you and to coach you, to bring you into my family is one that i'll never forget. >> it is a family. it is a family. a family 'of basketball. what are you most proud of? what will you miss the most? >> going to miss the everyday grind, the going to the gym, the preparing and looking forward to the next season. those things, the relationships i've built throughout the game. it's taken me all over the world, europe, russia, i've played with some of the best human beings on earth. all those things i will always remember and cherish and use those experiences going forward. >> you will. you are just getting started. talk about your folks, your parents, sacrifices they made so you could pursue your dream?

>> their story is more remarkable, they came to this country with nothing. they came in '78 from argentina with nothing, clothes on their back. everything they did was to make sure our family was in a better position. i learned a lot from them. i have so much love and respect for them, i wouldn't be here without them in so many ways. i try to take that into my family going into the future. >> robin: we'll talk about that in a moment. you have left the game better than you found it. not many people can say that. it was great and you have always been good about acknowledging past players and how they built foundation for you to come upon and you built a foundation for the future. talk about the state of the women's game now and going ahead. >> it is in such a great place. we've been involved in women's basketball so long and to see it on the biggest stage, it just makes you feel really good. these women not only in

basketball, all sports, we give up our lives and sacrifice everything to be best at our profession. to see recognition we're getting in a main-stream way, feels good for a lot of us, whether player, coach, staff, front office, people love this game and put everything into it. now we're seeing what the other side looks like. >> it's a great feeling to see. it is not a moment, it's a movement within all of women's sports. wnba, the season you had last year and going forward. unrivalled. going down for the championship. >> i thought i would have more free time, but i really don't. >> robin: people say when you retire, you are busier than ever before. you have two little ones. are they following in your footsteps? >> leo, six, ila, three, and my wife has been coaching them. i'm like the disgruntled

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gangsters going, star chefs, james beard award winning chefs, top chef all stars and iron chefs and eight chefs who just got done to qualify for this event. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "tournament of champions," number six. >> man, quite resume on the chefs out there. >> good goose bumps, i know what they are getting ready to go through. everybody says, this season is the best season. this season, it is jaw-dropping. i will tell you that much. >> what else is jaw-dropping, your food, we're hungry, they are waiting over there, great chicken sandwich. you have your restaurant, chicken guy, you just opened in time square. bring the big flavor chicken sandwiches. >> let's get into chicken, not always eating fried chicken anymore, if you eat fried chicken, eat the bomb fried chicken. start with chicken tender, it is

the tenderest part of the chicken. brine it and buttermilk and pickle juice. >> buttermilk and pickle juice. >> come to the dredge. >> get in. >> cooking in this nice outfit. interest into the dredge, partici paprika, pepper, celery salt and chili powder. from there, into the, look at the technique. >> chef boy, you are not only one with a degree. >> is that how this is going to go, chicken guy coming out. give it a dredge into the egg batter, into panko and flour and this is best if we can let this set up for a bit like i've done here. >> how long do you let it sit? >> 10 minutes, adhere nice, degrees and go down. >> coming together.

canola oil, peanut oil. the key of chicken guy, about hand-dredged, brined chicken breast, never frozen. take it and have it super crunchy. take this, bun, three sauces. >> toasted bun, three sauces. >> there you go. that is the secret sauce. this is the world-famous donkey sauce, pile the chicken on there now. here is your bottom. >> chicken on there. >> a piece of cheese. >> piece of cheese. >> what kind of cheese? >> jalapeno jack. i love the crunch. >> i do, too. >> remember when we were kids, sandwich was not great. >> chips make it better. >> nikko might forget about waiting. >> slaw, pickles. >> brining from pickles. >> what sauce is that? >> bourbon brown sugar.

the flavor town sauces. there we go. pile on -- i know you are not going to worry about that suit. >> i am going to worry about that suit. >> check in with our tasting table. >> our tasting table. >> delicious. >> they can't even talk. they are eating. >> you can taste that pickle brine, it makes a different ooifr. >> flavor and moisture. whole thing with chicken guy, guy, i don't know how we came up with the name. my buddy robert earl and i wanted to give great fry chicken and great sauces, the sauce lineup is crazy. you made a great chicken sandwich and tenders and fries, how else can we do it? take the chicken and do grill chicken, pepper, onion, cheese, put this together. >> this is chopped cheese chicken egg roll. >> yeah. is that what you need in life? go ahead and take one, drop

these real quick. i want you to look at, grab the mixture. >> this is all that put together? >> put two tablespoons in the center. >> there you go. >> you have big hands, big. >> i >> nope. >> a little water and seal the edges all the way around. >> okay. >> look at him, going to be opening up a restaurant now, him and bo. >> wouldn't do it without you. >> first thing, fold over the top. >> from there. >> back here. so there and give it pu and tuck in this side. >> tuck in that side. >> nikko is making this video any day now. you see that video he made? you finished it? >> i already finished it. >> we have to finish this s segment. >> anybody tried the egg roll? >> we did. >> there is big chicken sandwich with potato chips done in brine

and sauces. there is the egg roll that you made. >> all right, second we're done, i'm tasting it, i can't do it and talk at the same time. you are the best. "tournament of champions" >> go, go, go, go. >> nicely done. [cheering] >> you can get these recipes on goodmorningamerica.com. "tournament of champions" appears sunday on food network. and go check out the ccken guy, here in time square, my guy, guy fieri. coming up, thank you, tasting table. and vanna and nikko, do not go anywhere, we'll catch up when we come back with more "gma," stay

♪ ♪ >> we are back. [laughter] >> i'm going to talk, i don't have chicken in my teeth. we have vanna white here, with her son, nikko san pietro. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i want to get to the sensation in a minute. we saw pat sajak made a you been in touch? >> we have. he looks great, happy, all good. we're good friends and always will be, of course. >> that will never change. >> you and ryan, what is it like? as a viewer, thank you, wonderful to see you. >> he's doing a great job.

he slipped right in. he said, no one can replace pat, i'm just stepping in. he did his homework, he's doing a great job. >> he's a pro. >> he is. yes. >> let's talk about viral video of you and nikko making chicken. took internet by storm. it really did. were you surprised? >> absolutely, yeah. we did a casual video for cooking week and it blew up and got so much media attention over it, completely unexpected. >> what has it been like? >> it's been great. i just had my makeup done and felt pampered. it's been really good. >> you have been a great sport about it. it can't be easy, all the attention and way you handle it with humor and grace. you having fun with it, i hope? >> of course, of course. it's great. i've always been on the set with mom, great to have my own little

thing. >> we have seen you and your sister gigi, on wheel. that time at halloween, what was that? >> i remember, i think nikko was skateboarder and sister was an injured cat. the cone. >> sure. >> nikko, if you went back on the show now, you rather be a contestant or rather help your mom? >> there is the cat. [laughter] >> wow. >> sorry. >> something about that. >> right, right. >> if you go back now, rather play an injured cat, the game or help your mom? >> great question. the problem is she has all the answers to the puzzle, would be unfair if i were a contestant. >> he's fair and honest. >> if wheel wants me back, i will be back. >> you will be on the internet, we will play "this or that," and

we will test out a little round, you ready? >> dine in or dine out? >> dine out. >> dine in. >> supposed to be other way around. >> if i have to cook, dine out. >> sweet or salty? >> sweet. >> salty. >> formal or casual? >> casual. >> casual. >> we agree on that. this one is easy, game show or morning show? >> game show! >> game show! >> come on. >> you are two for two. >> there you go. this is a lot of fun. tune in to "wheel of fortune," check your local listings. go to i think judger. >> hollywood's biggest night and this morning we're hearing more about what the night has in store. musically, abc contributor rocsi diaz sat down with michael bearden, musical director for 97th academy awards. take a look. >> we just had the announcement

not only are we going to have ari ariana grande, we will have her cast mate. are we going to have a "wicked" moment? >> tune in. >> come on, what can you give us? >> when you see those two together, you have to accept something. is that is what i will say. >> michael revealed that the oscars will honor late producer quincy jones in a big way. fun and joy that he brought to music itself. catch more of michael's sitdown with rocsi diaz tomorrow 1 p.m. eastern and 97th academy awards this sunday 7:00 p.m. o

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>> back with my interview with u.s. open winner gary woodland. who went from being at top of his game to waking up in middle of the night shaking with tremors and scary symptoms, which led to his discovery of a brain tumor. he had the opportunity to surprise him with very special news. golfer gary woodland has been a main stay on the pga tour for 17 years. winning the u.s. open in 2019. but today the 40-year-old is celebrating his biggest win yet. >> go back to 2023, feeling strange symptoms. >> i start not feeling well, bad tremors, hands shaking, wake up in middle of the night shaking

with fear and anxiety. >> a doctor ordered mri, which revealed a leeson on the brain. >> it was on the amygdala. i had seizures. >> you continued to play, how was that possible? >> i wasn't going to sit home, i was going to play through it. it got to where i couldn't play. i wouldn't remember what hole i'm on, what club i'm hitting. >> september 2023, he underwent brain surgery to remove the lesion. >> it was benign, they got the part causing me to have a seizure. >> you said last year was hardest year of your life, what made it is so hard? >> seeing impact it had on my family, jax is seven and twin girls five and kids are full and energy and life. they got excited, my brain would shut down and i had to leave the room. >> no shrieking.

>> daddy's head. >> that killed me more than this lesion, in my head, if i can't be there for my kids, there is nothing else. >> is that first time you felt not in control? >> that was so scary, if something is off in my game, i go to my coach and put a game plan together. i did not know how to rehab my brain. every symptom or twitch, is it coming back or growing? >> now, gary woodland is back in the swing of things with new mindset and new game plan. >> i'm doing breath work to slow stimulation down in my brain, doing yoga, meditation, chanting to target part of the brain where the lesion sits to build a buffer to allow me to live my life. >> how do you feel about your game in 2025? >> i'm as optimistic since winning the u.s. open. my wife told me it is first time

she's seen in me in a year and a half. it is exciting. >> another reason to celebrate. gary has no idea he's been named pga tour courage award and i got to surprise him. >> pga tour courage award, represents player who courage has overcome extraordinary adversity to made significant and meaningful contribution to the game of golf. i have to say, pga tour courage award is what you represent. congratulations because you have won that award, gary. and i'm honored to be able to tell you that right now. here you go. that is for you. well-deserved. how do you feel about that? >> it's a lot to take in. i've had a lot of people around me that helped me get through this. definitely wouldn't be able to be here today, wouldn't be able to receive this or anything if it wasn't for them.

hope this is another step in the right direction. just means i'm lucky and i'm blessed. >> what do you hope people take away from your experience? >> that you can have hope. no matter your circumstance or how bad it gets, would have been easy to give up. but that's not who i am, that is not what i believe. i believe i will get through this and i'm fighting everyday to do that. >> one of the most talented players on tour. great moment, very deserved. gone through a lot and figured it out. will be back on tour and playing well, happy to see that. >> you are going straight to the course from there. >> i don't want to realize how bad my game is by playing with gary. gary is too good for me. you guys

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