back to you, lori, ken, bill. >> thank you. here we go. sunshine on this friday. a great start to the day. a little bit of wiped out there. scarves and and things. 45. pretty morning. armonk 43. 45 long i happened. sunshine. great weather for baseball. wear the nice warm mets gear. 51 game time. wet snow tomorrow and cold. >> thank you, bill. >> that's the news for now, i'm good morning, america. deep freeze. 20 states from the midwest to plunging. snow coming for millions. this lot going from this to this overnight and more on the heated clash. former president bill clinton campaigning for hillary faces off against protesters.

who kill the lives you say matter. from the subway to the diner, the candidates battling for the big prize in new york. a scene straight out of hollywood. the car thiefs on the run captured on live tv doing doughnuts on the freeway nearly colliding with the tmz bus then selfies and hugs. the moment police finally caught them. since you been gone and "american idol" out. the groundbreaking show that launched countless careers for kelly. for a moment like this to carrie. must be something in the water >> to jennifer. >> the star-studded send-off filled with incredible performances. now big surprises. and the two little words that have everyone talking. >> good night, america, for now.

and fantasia all join us live on "gma." and good morning, america. wow. talk about going out with a bang right there. "american idol" after 15 seasons, such a huge finale, so many great moments, including that surprise appearance from simon cowell. >> and then superstar kelly clarkson, of course, she was the first ever winner sharing this amazing performance singing "a moment like this" and a medley of her biggest hits getting so much reaction. i'm still getting chills. >> all those stars and we'll have all the best moments. some of the show's biggest stars will join us live this morning but let's get to the big freeze to begin from the midwest to the northeast spring on hold for millions and ginger is tracking it all. hey, ginger. >> good morning to you, george. the clear skies here still relatively mild but get ready to be at least 0 degrees colder by sunday morning.

is about to happen. 20 states under some sort of frost/freeze warning. high pressure taking over in the middle of the country from nebraska all the way to the mid-atlantic. the numbers are going to look like this. by saturday morning 11 is the feels like in chicago, 12, detroit. all that cold air just blasts to the east and south. look at atlanta even with a windchill of subfreezing as we go into sunday morning. with that we'll come a little snow and that's why we have a few winter advisory, snow/rain mix along the coast. a nasty and hardly spring-like weekend. george and amy. >> all right. i guess we'll hunker down this weekend. thank you. now to the race for the white house and that clash between former president bill clinton and black lives matter protesters making headlines this morning as the candidates hit the trail and battle for new york. that big primary here just 11 days away and abc's tom llamas is tracking it all. good morning, tom. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. a lot to get to in the race for president. a competition to prove who is the biggest new yorker and as

president in the middle of a powerful campaign moment. >> now, wait a minute. i listen to you. you listen to me. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this morning, former president bill clvent showing he's still has plenty of fight taking on demonstrators at a campaign stop in philadelphia. >> here's the thing, i like protesters, but the ones that won't let you answer are afraid of the truth. >> reporter: the black lives matter protesters objecting to the 1994 criminal justice reform bill which bill clinton signed into law as president. they argue the bill sent a disproportionate amount of african-americans to prison. >> i don't know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack and sent them out onto the street to murder other african-american children. maybe you thought they were good citizens. she didn't.

you are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter. >> reporter: and in new york, the race for president turning into a subway series. >> oh, yes. >> reporter: hillary clinton opting for the 4 train where she struggled with her metro card swiping it five times before it worked. while senator bernie sanders strolled to a local diner. both questioning one another about who is more qualified to hold office. >> you know, if you want to question my qualifications, let me suggest this, that maybe the american people might wonder about your qualifications, madam secretary, when you voted for the war in iraq the most disastrous foreign policy blunder in the modern history of america. >> well, it's kind of a silly thing to say but i'm going to trust the voters of new york who know me and have voted for me three time, twice for senate, once in the presidential primary. >> reporter: another new york native also firing back at clinton.

for 20 years if she was ever in the subway and it's so bad. the picture of her riding around for -- it's called pandering. it's so bad. >> reporter: and across town near coney island senator ted cruz getting a warm reception after a rocky start in the big apple. >> would you like to make -- >> i would love to. >> reporter: touring a brooklyn mat matzo factory. not ready to break bread with cruz new york's mayor during 9/11. rudy rudy julgiuliani saying he's voting for trump and telling cruz, quote, it's new york city. we're family. i can make fun of new york. but you can't." but cruz undeterred and not running away from the new york values label he put on trump. >> because everyone in new york and outside of new york knows exactly what i meant by that and it is the liberal values of democratic politicians who have been hammering the people of new york for decades.

rudy giuliani is voting for trump but technically not endorsing him trump doing things rudy didn't like including his tweeting and telling melania and trump to lay off twitter a little bit. >> matt dowd in austin and jon karl and let me begin with you. new york city so famous for these unpredictable campaigns and a lot of signs of it yesterday. >> oh, absolutely. this is the point in the campaign, george, where patience has worn thing and temperments are frayed. we've seen that on the clinton side and on the bernie sanders side. today being international buddhist day maybe everybody ought to just take a moment, do a little meditation, maybe take a nap and get back to what the campaign is supposed to be about. >> usually give good advice. i'm not sure anyone will take that advice. to jon karl, the republican speaker of the house paul ryan raising eyebrows some drafting him at a contested convention. he routed it out but raising

video. >> what really bothers me the most of politics these days is this notion of identity politics. that we're going to win an election by dividing people. rather than inspiring people on our common humanity and our common ideals and culture on the things that should unify us. >> you hear those piano chords. shower looks and sounds like a campaign ad. >> different from what we've seen from ted cruz or donald trump but they put out an extraordinary statement about the speculation he would be running for president at the convention saying the speaker is grateful for the support but he is not interested. he will not accept a nomination and believes the nominee should be someone who ran this year. so now he's not only saying he's not interested but wouldn't accept a nomination if offered. that said, george, this is a national campaign for speaker ryan. he does believe that the rhetoric that you see at the

republicans running for congress and let me tell you, i spoke just yesterday to one of the most influential voices in the congress who told me he still holds out hope that a deadlock convention will turn to paul ryan as the presidential nominee >> that's a pretty shermanesque statement. either donald trump or ted cruz -- >> absolutely. i think right now it's one of the two of them unless we get to something like an eighth or ninth or tenth ballot then i think, george, everything is off even paul ryan's statements are off and get that far down the thing anybody could get the gop nomination. >> okay, matt dowd, jon karl, thanks very much. all right, george, now to the manhunt under way for one of the men that broke free from a mental hospital. his accomplice in custody but he is still at large and jim avila has the latest from lakewood, washington. good morning, jim. >> reporter: a couple of fresh, strong leads overnight but police have so far come up empty

they say is a dangerous criminal on the loose from this mental hospital. >> reporter: this morning, the manhunt intensifying for anthony garver, one of two violent patients who escaped from a washington state mental hospital wednesday night thought to be moving east these are pictures of garver buying a bus ticket to spokane two hours after the escape. >> encouraging the public 0 pay attention if they can i meanwhile you're driving around, if someone is out of place, we'll chase down every tip. >> reporter: he is believed to be dangerous seen here in this 2013 surveillance video at a mcdonald's with a woman he's accused of brutally murdering. he was arrested and sent to western state hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial. >> that's what's making us really nervous is that it's a pretty serious crime, the worst you can imagine and he's got mental illness so we don't know what he's thinking. we have no idea -- he could be just trying to escape and go someplace but the opportunity to commit a crime is there if he's

prevent. >> reporter: police say the 28-year-old garver escaped from the hospital through a loose window sometime after 6:00 p.m. on wednesday. he escaped with 59-year-old mark alexander adams. adams taken into custody thursday in de mind, washington, this just hours after he was spotted boarding a local bus. police say he took several modes of transportation throughout the night. now authorities are pleading for the public's help in capturing his partner garver. >> i think we can all, you know, make that guess if they don't get their medication their condition will deteriorate and will create a different person. >> reporter: police across the state in spokane say he actually showed up at his parents' house yesterday afternoon but when they called police, he ran. george. >> okay, jim, thanks very much. new video now of that mystery man from last month's attack in brussels that shows the route the man in white took as he fled the scene of the

hope will track him down. abc's alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: this morning belgian police are hoping this new video of the prime suspect, the so-called man in the hat, will offer them a new lead. he had been seen just before 8:00 a.m. with the two airport suicide bombers. wheeling their explosives on carts, that ripped through the departures hall. carnage and chaos as the third attacker wearing his tan coat fled, even breaking into a jog like those around him. for almost an hour there were no cameras that picked him up. the authorities say the man was walking through this town which is right next to the airport during that time, they say, as he walked towards brussels he got rid of his famoustan jacket. when he's seen next at 8:50 a.m. he's in a light blue shirt, the sleeves rolled up appearing to be talking on the phone. police believe he walked into brussels six miles from the airport. there seen again among the masses, 40 minutes after the

elbow patches visible on his shirt, still wearing the hat. with no trace and no name, authorities now hoping the public will remember seeing him. there is more information about one of the other attackers, though, one of the suicide bombers here at the airport. the alleged bombmaker, he had worked for two months as a cleaner at the european parliament in 2009 and 2010. at the time he had no criminal record. amy. >> all right, alex marquardt, thank you for the latest. now to the in-flight fight all caught on camera. three women suing spirit airlines saying the airline overserved rowdy passengers which then led to that dispute. abc's david kerley has all the details. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, amy. if an airline is serving alcohol to passengers, is that airline responsible for those passengers' behavior? the lawsuit this morning coming out of that jet brawl says yes. a half dozen women in a jetliner brawl gone viral. the fight as the spirit jet

had been brewing for hours in the air. a lawsuit this morning says three intoxicated women blasted music from a bluetooth speaker and refused to turn it down despite the pleas of fellow passengers. three of the passengers who complained and got into that fight are now suing spirit airlines for negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. attorney gloria allred is representing the three women. >> spirit airlines failed to take meaningful action to monitor and/or to control these passengers. >> reporter: according to court documents obtained by abc news the women were seated behind three female passengers who, quote, thanks to spirit airlines airlines' decision to allow them to consume excessive amounts of alcohol became highly intoxicated and emboldened to behave in a rowdy and rambunctious manner". >> an airline has a duty to train its personnel to monitor and control passengers who do

>> reporter: overnight spirit airlines telling abc news "until we see the actual lawsuit and specific allegations, it would be inappropriate to comment at this time." all those women were escorted off the plane but the fbi says, george, nobody was arrested, nobody was charged in this case. now the lawsuit. >> that's a little strange. okay, david, thanks very much. plow to a wild car chase that played out on live tv in los angeles where two burglars tore through the streets and did some doughnuts on hollywood boulevard. even took some selfies before they stopped and let the police catch up. abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: for nearly two hours, this duo dominated tinseltown screens. the pair in the blue convertible mustang top down despite the rain suspected burglars on what seemed an epic tour past los angeles icons. turning doughnuts on hollywood boulevard. fire of them. the passenger casually standing up in the car, even gesturing

choppers. from doughnuts to a near t-bone almost colliding with that tmz bus as it moves into its lane. suddenly they've got company but it's not police, it's instant fans following them waving at choppers. it's tires shredded it stops in south l.a. even pulling over to let other motorists pass. the two suspects shake bystanders' hands, on the phone. >> hey, bro, that's what's up, baby. >> reporter: minutes go by. still no officers. so bystanders begin snapping -- >> it was a terrible, horrible, no good -- >> reporter: the l.a. sheriff's officer saying they face many charges for endangering the public during that. >> makes you think that maybe something else was going on. >> a slow cloud version of a high-speed chase. very weird.

we had a preview of the next piece coming up. >> yeah, we did. a little sneak peek. now here it is historymaking moment at the masters. not the good one. anyone who has picked up a golf club knows, you would agree, george, not easy for some of the best players in the world including this pro who had a less than perfect putt. jesse palmer is with us with the story. >> you're right. we've all had bad days at the office but unfortunately for ernie els, once the number one golfer in the world, his was being broadcast on television. it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad play. ernie els breaking an unwanted record six putting for a score of 9 the worst ever recorded at the first hole in masters history. >> i had three goes then it just went all over the place and, you know, the whole day.

24 inches from a par messing up putt after putt after putt. not once, not twice, but six times. blaming his case of the yips on nerves. >> that's what happens when you have the heebie-jeebies. i can't explain it. i've played a lot of these things and i couldn't pull the putter back on the 1st. >> reporter: some say it might be the worst exhibition of putting since "happy gilmore." he is remaining positive. >> very difficult. we'll see where we take it from here. >> reporter: els' 9 not the highest score ever on a single hole. that's a 13 which surprisingly has been done twice and, guys, obviously not surprising. things not looking good for the hall of famer. after day one he sits near the bottom of the leaderboard. >> i guess they couldn't just give him the putt. >> i six-putt twice every round i play so i feel ernie els' play. just go in your hole. what, are you too good for your hole? >> i love that. jess, thanks. >> good impression.

>> it's friday. >> more to come. all right, let's head over now to ginger with the storm hitting the southwest. >> yeah, that's what people are probably saying in the southwest and l.a. go to your home, low pressure, system.

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good morning. i'm lori stokes. latest headlines, a man is dead after flames tore through a multifamily home in suffolk investigators say the fire started in the basement of a house on grant avenue in bayshore last night. 62-year-old hurley tut whose apartment was in the basement was killed. several others managed to escape. new details in the controversy surrounding the conviction of former nypd officer peter liang. the judge will meet with juror michael vargas. liang's attorneys want a retrial because vargas didn't admit that his father served time. vargas said it never came to mind because he didn't know his father.

happening today, expect a big welcome as the new york mets play the first home game of the season. there will be a packed house at citi field as the mets host philadelphia. it's the first game in flushing since game 5 of the world series in kansas city. first pitch at 1:10 this afternoon. let's check in with the morning commute and debbie duhaime. >> good luck to the mets and good morning, lori and everybody. still seeing delays on the downtown 6 train because of police department activity at bleecker street. downtown local only parkchester to hunts point. mechanical difficulties, f train delays with signal problems. l.i.r.r. extra service penn station to citi field.

lincoln 45. holland 30. heading to the on george delays exit 72 with a collision and if you are taking a ride right now to 78 eastbound into the garden state parkway, overturned car. watch for delays. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, lori. >> debbie, thank you. let's check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> good luck to debbie's mets today. springtime weather. 44 this hour. 43 up to kingston. 34 around monticello. 43 long island and 44 monmouth to down the jersey shore. 53 for the high this afternoon. game time temperature about 50 at 1:00. it will be a nice day. tomorrow snow and rain mix starting around 10:00 in the morning through the afternoon. brisk and chilly sunday. lori? >> thank you, bill. the murder rocking a major college campus. the latest on the investigation as police search for the killer. "good morning america"

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stars will join us live. >> cannot wait for that. also right now, the presidential candidates storming new york hoping to win over voters in the big apple ahead of the primary just 11 days away and a breaking headline, pope francis is saying this morning, a person's conscience, not just rules should guide catholics when figuring out everything from sex to marriage to family life. this is all part of a new document called the joy of love. >> wow, all right, thank you. we do have that big "american idol" sell brake and the man who helped turn the show into a smardzijashing success, the one and only simon cowell making a surprise appearance to say good-bye. who can forget his contribution to this groundbreaking show. >> dreadful. >> hated it. >> everything about it was grotesque. >> did you really believe you could become the "american idol"? >> yes, sir. >> well, then you're deaf. >> how do you really feel? >> what were you trying to say?

joining us live as we said sharing secrets behind the scenes coming up. >> we'll switch gears and get the latest on that shocking murder at the university of texas. we now know the vic was an 18-year-old dance student. police have released this surveillance video of a possible suspect and they're asking the public to help identify him. abc's kayna whitworth brings us the latest from austin. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. she was last seen walking out these doors of the fine arts building. she was on her way home. but she never made it and now this morning, police believe they may have a lead as they search for the person responsible. >> she's going to be missed. >> reporter: this morning police desperately searching for this man, a person of interest in the murder of 18-year-old haruka weiser. >> an autopsy was performed and the medical examiner has ruled that this is a homicide. at this time, we do not know the identity of the suspect. >> reporter: authorities say she was a theater and dance major and was walking home from

before 10 p.m. when she vanished. her roommates reported her missing the next morning, her body found tuesday. now police scouring surveillance footage of the bustling campus sunday night keying in on this man pushing a bike and wearing a backpack. >> we believe that he was in the area at least on this day for a couple hours. >> police say weiser was assaulted. they didn't recover a weapon. overnight her parents speaking out saying the pain of their sudden and tragic loss is unfathomable. part of a select group of performers at the university of texas recruited by the program when she was just a junior in high school. she's described as vibrant and special by her dance professor. >> a program right now i think we're all in shock, angry and confused and heartbroken. she embodied exactly the type of artists many of them aspire to be.

famous austin tower darkened in her honor. her classmates grieving the only way they know how. >> i say we dance. because that's what she was here to do and that is where she was definitely powerful and where we can find our strength, as well. >> in her short eight months here on this campus she made a tremendous impact. she was supposed to be part of a spring show that's opening tonight. her professor tells me they have a special way to honor her when they take the stage. george. >> thanks, kayna. joined now by the austin police chief art acevedo. what can you tell us about this possible suspect in the video and why you're focusing on him? >> well, we have some information that we're pretty confident that the man you see in that video who appears to be in his early 20s, late teens is definitely somebody that's very much of interest to us and we're very hopeful that the public,

around ut saw him and will be able to come forward and give us information on him. >> can you tell us why you're focusing on him and what kind of leads you've gotten so far. >> we are working some leads and when we looked at all the video evidence that the university of texas has a fairly large amount, number of cameras throughout the campus, based on this suspect's location, based on the timing, based on a lot of the things that we see that we'd rather not talk about because there's only one person, two people know exactly what happened to haruka, that's the suspect and haruka, we're very confident with a high degree of probability or confidence saying this is the person that when we bring him in that it will be the person responsible for this act. >> are there any indications that haruka knew this man? >> you know, that will be part of our investigation. we don't have anything on that yet. unfortunately, you think about these young people that come to college.

there's a lot of questions that we need to answer but we owe it to the weiser family, the university of texas, the student population and the community of austin to bring closure to this case and bring that suspect to justice and justice for that family and that's what we're later. >> you know, this took place on a pretty active part of the campus saw students all over the place. should students on the campus of the university of texas be concerned about their safety? >> this is the first homicide since charlotte witman in 1966, ut tower infamy. the university of texas is a very safe campus. the city of austin is one of the safest in the nation. we have one of the lowest violent crime rates in this nation but having said that, it's still a big city. situational awareness is really important at night. it's important in any big city and any town for people to be really aware of those surroundings and just be careful because there are bad people that want to do bad things to us and they're lurking out there especially at nighttime. >> chief, thank you for joining us this morning.

have a great weekend. >> boy, she seemed like such a special young woman. >> i hope they get answers soon. coming up next we have the final curtain coming down on "american idol." jennifer lopez getting loud with a big performance, some of the big stars are joining us all live coming up. check out this bonnie and clyde company, bikini model and her boyfriend accused of

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7:40 back now with the end of an era. "american idol," the groundbreaking singing competition saying good-bye after 15 seasons with an amazing finale after launching the careers of everyone from kelly clarkson to carrie underwood and nick watt is there. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, lara. well, you know at its peak this show reached 38 million people. but it's over, last night the big finale kicking off with two young finalists singing their

walking alone in the dark two can make a light shine through it's takes two baby it takes two baby just me and you >> reporter: but 15 years of "idol" took many more flooding the stage. looking like a fool she bangs she bangs >> reporter: yeah, even william hung. she bangs she moves she moves >> reporter: remember season one had a co-host. >> the new fox series "american idol." >> reporter: then and now. >> since you're here why don't you bring out our judges. >> i got nowhere else to go. skies above >> reporter: and season one, this audition. >> kelly clarkson is about to have her baby. >> reporter: show she taped this. for a moment like this

simpler times. >> no twitter, no facebook. >> reporter: for the finale this twitter shoutout. >> this show transformed television. it inspired young artists and captivated audiences across the country and it taught america what it means to be pitchy. >> he did drive us all a little crazy. >> they are losers and do not deserve to be in this competition. >> america is about celebrating the effort -- >> don't give me that america rubbish, paula. >> reporter: the original lineup. >> dreadful. pathetic. hated it. everything about it was grotesque. did you really believe you could become the "american idol"? >> yes, sir. >> well, then you're deaf. >> reporter: and the new j. lo quick change. shaking it. let's get down >> it was the defining show of our time. it brought america together and brought families together with kelly clarkson

well i can breathe for the first time >> a jennifer hudson. that is no good >> reporter: then and now. >> wouldn't have a carrie underwood. i can't make you love me if you don't >> reporter: then and now. so you had a little trouble in time you you're keeping some demons down >> reporter: almost forgot. >> the winner of "american idol" se 15 is trent harmon. >> surprise. >> i worked so hard and she pushed me to do it. >> we say from hollywood good night, america. for now.

ending from seacrest there. i think we will see some kind of "idol" back tweaked format but that is the last we will ever see of "idol" as we have known it and right after the show they announced that the winner and the runner-up both get a record deal. >> all right. >> lara. >> how is that for a happy ending? ? that's fantastic. i don't think that for now was all that cryptic. >> more to come. >> yeah and knowing ryan, absolutely. do you have a favorite "idol" moment or -- william hung. >> everyone remembers moments in history. i remember where i was on the season finale of season one when kelly clarkson won. i was on vacation and ran back to the hotel room to watch it. i was really into the show. >> jennifer hudson. >> fantasia crying after she had won after all she had been through awe emotional she was tears of joy. >> we'll get into it. >> yeah, we'll have a lot of stuff coming up. going behind the scenes of "american idol," the awe digs that started it out.

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"good morning america" is brought to you by edward jones where attention and sound advice is a big deal. good morning. friday, april 8th. i'm lori stokes. latest headlines, police are trying to find a man that slashed a man inside a manhattan subway station at bleecker station in no who. investigators say the victim was wearing traditional hasidic

police don't know what lead up to the attack. a queens high school student is accused of threatening a classmate with a knife. investigators say christopher mcquaid held the dagger against a 17-year-old's neck at newtown high school. earlier this week parents filed a lawsuit against the department of education citing the number of guns recently found in new york city schools. let's get a check on your morning commute now with debbie duhaime. debbie? we will go to the 6 trains. because of that police department activity at bleecker street, downtown six trains bypassing bleecker. downtown only park chester to hunts point. downtown delays with signal problems. l.i.r.r. extra service to penn station. heading to 7, we have this tweet from clifford about a problem on 78. 78 eastbound at the garden state parkway, overturned. expect delays as you head through the local lanes. @site parking rules are in

>> all right, thank you, debbie. let's check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> this crazy weather continues. nice and cool and crisp. 42 new city. armonk 44. across long island 43. montauk 47 and so is bridgeport. we have sunshine, temperatures in the low 50s. around 53, a little cooler than normal now. tomorrow a mess on our hands mid-morning, midday we are looking at rain and snow mixed across the area. it will be a messy day on saturday. chilly sunday. lori? >> all right, thank you, bill. coming up, the latest on prince william and princess kate's royal trip as they prepare to leave for inn deiah.

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. "american idol" live. the show that launched so many stars said good-bye revealing behind-the-scenes secrets. the song the contestants thought was cursed and simon cowell's personal confession. fantasia, ruben, justin, all here live this morning.

kate and will on the adventure of a lifetime following in diana's footsteps to the taj mahal. why george and charlotte are staying behind and 9 fashion designer kate made into an overnight success. could you really eat bread all the time and lose weight? the baker who is an overnight sensation for his bread, pasta and pastries and losing 15 pounds. he's revealing his secrets live. lebron james like you have not seen him before, a slam dunk new job revealed here first on "gma." all that and those american idols as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. and good morning, america. happy friday. great morning here in times square and you just saw those

ruben studdard, fantasia barrino, justin guarini all going to join us live. some of the stars of "american idol." >> some of my favorites. i can't wait for that and also we have what's being called the bread diet. the chef who is enjoying pastry, pasta and more shedding big weight sharing his secrets. jesse and i are going to be listening because we just scarfed down two doughnuts. >> falling off. >> i was just starting the diet. >> i mean, that's your job. you're a journalist. we have a royal adventure for you. kate and will and the trip of a lifetime leaving george and charlotte behind paying tribute to princess diana. >> making a big trip to india. we see the taj mahal and them right there and a lot more coming up. the morning rundown from amy. >> as i made my big trip. nice stalling there, george. the big story this morning, the battle for new york as the presidential candidates crisscross the state, donald trump canceled an event in california so he could spend

a poll finds nearly 70% of americans have an unfavorable view of trump. ted cruz is hoping to pick up votes in brooklyn after baking matzo with a contested convention likely and paul ryan posted something that looked like a campaign ad but his office said he will not accept a nomination if offered it. the democrats continue to argue over their qualifications to be president. hillary clinton has been greeting people on the new york subway. meanwhile, today bernie sanders announcing he will visit the vatican next week for a conference on social issues. overseas a new setback for isis. syrian rebels captured a northern town that was an isis stronghold. this comes a day after isis kidnapped 300 syrian government workers. today secretary of state john kerry is in neighboring iraq to discuss reclaiming isis territory. back here in this country uber has agreed to pay up to $25 million to settle accusations

prosecutors in california were suing uber claiming it misled passengers about driver background checks. and there are new details about a bikini model from that and her boyfriend accused of living a life of luxury thanks to a multimillion dollar identity theft scheme. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: patricia perez-gonzalez and her boyfriend alberto companioni facing charges this morning of financing what appears to have been a lavish life on the backs of unsuspecting seniors. >> they wanted to look good when they were doing it. >> reporter: the couple showed off on social media traveling to expensive resorts eating at fancy restaurants and buying designer goods allegedly blowing through over $2 million selling much of it on the black market in south america. federal investigators say they bought it all using credit cards open in the names of at least 40 senior citizens. >> when we conducted the search warrants in this investigation,

encoders as well as identity documents belonging to other individuals. >> reporter: the pair caught in miami in march after the banks tipped off federal agents who followed the trail of money and those internet posts to catch the couple. they are now charged with grand larceny and identity theft. both have pled not guilty. this morning, federal investigators warn the couple did not act alone. part of a much larger ring. pilgrim, abc news, new york. our thanks to eva for that. a real cliffhanger near los angeles. crews had to rescue a man who became stuck trying to scale this 600-foot cliff. he was trying to propose to his girlfriend on the facetime app. the good news she said yes. the bad news he was arrested on drug charges. finally, megastar basketball star lebron james like you've never seen him before working behind the counter at blaze pizza.

he is an investor in the pizza chain. the funny thing is some customers appeared to recognize him behind the counter. others were not so sure. one some thought he was dwyane wade who plays for miami. i think they could call it papa lebron's and then we would all know. a suggestion. >> i hope he's listening. to lara. >> here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." the end of an era, "american idol," the superstars kicking off their careers on the show. we'll talk to them. we'll also talk about kate and will and a huge adventure, the designer kate just made an overnight sensation. another one. all part of a big trip. then the bread diet. chef adam is here with us to tell us how you can eat your favorite carbs and still lose weight. he's going to explain it. hi, guys. stay with us on "good morning

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>> reporter: where sweet showbiz dreams came true. >> jordin sparks. >> reporter: or collided with harsh reality. >> the day the music died. >> it just did. >> reporter: its 15 seasons seemed to reshape the entertainment landscape and launched out of nowhere sensations like kelly clarkson. and carrie underwood. here in the dark >> reporter: and you didn't have to win to have an impact. adam lambert hit big so what do you want from me. >> reporter: clay aiken won a million hearts and jennifer hudson won an oscar. love me >> reporter: viewers enjoyed the flash enafoibles of its contestants. she bangs >> reporter: along with the ever un unpredictable behavior of judge paula abdul. but not everyone loved it when simon cowell seemed to cross the line. >> you did -- >> ryan seacrest.

we don't have that relationship. >> reporter: or this conversational exchange. >> do we have a bigger stage this year? >> she's like france. >> reporter: here's three things you might not know about "idol." such soon-to-be successful sings as coby calais and lady antebellum's hillary scott say they never made it past their "idol" auditions i need you now >> she did make it to hollywood week and got cut and got nominated for a best new artist award. >> reporter: over the years contestants thought some songs were cursed. >> when people did the song "feeling good" by nina simone they went home. two contestants sang it and they both went home. >> reporter: in a first person look back on his 50th birthday simon cowell would confess his own inadequacies. you feel that everyone is laughing at you behind your back. he'd write about himself. that's because they are. >> okay.

tears than laughter as "idol" left the stage for good last night. the 21st century's most commercially significant show thus far and the perfect place -- for a moment like this >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> what a great look back. we've got the "american idol" stars joining us from los angeles, season three winner fantasia barrino. season two winner ruben studdard. first season's runner-up and no show ever like "american idol," justin guarini and kate coyne. >> the reality talent competition didn't exist before they re-created it and made it a sensation and made so many stars in the process which really took a part from the other shows out there right now that still haven't produced that kind of kelly clarkson, you know, carrie

come off "the voice" yet and that's what "american idol" did and made stars out of people like simon cowell. >> no kidding. that's what i was going to say. different from the other shows that tried to follow. what do -- is it just that there are so many seasons that they just have a better eye than the other show? what sets it apart. >> they've had a longer run at it but i think in those early seasons that original judging panel having -- having the expertise of simon cowell because the thing about simon was he was mean, but more often than not he was right. so, that sort of impeccable taste clearly creates stars. >> let's go out to our stars right now, fantasia, take us back to your first moment, that first moment of your first audition. >> well, i'll have to say there was a lot of powerhouses in that building in atlanta. a lot of people that were very, very talented and so, you know, i was very nervous and i wanted to do my best. i always heard a lot about simon. had never seen him.

gave all that i had. >> i want to hear from ruben. hi, ruben. how are you? great to see. >> you hey, how are you? >> i want to ask you about your first "idol" stage moment. what do you remember most? >> i just remember, you know, coming on stage and, you know, being in the room with, you know, the fans that were in the room, how excited they were and i remember first coming into the building watching everybody outside waiting for their chance to get in the building was just -- i couldn't believe they were all there for us. >> and justin guarini, we've got to talk about simon here. how do you get used to dealing with simon? >> you know what, i was very fortunate to be well received by simon for the most part. but, you know what, at the end of the day i think you nailed it on the head. he is honest and he'll tell you himself, look, if i tell these people, oh, you know, you were really great and they continue to work for years at a craft that they're never going to go anywhere in they'll waste time

rather nip it in the bud. >> hey, i completely agree, justin and want to tell everybody ruben has a single out "ain't nobody love you." released on itunes, how all of your lives were changed by this iconic show. wouldn't you agree, ruben? >> absolutely. you know, i've been wanting to do this job since i was 5 years old so "american idol," you know, despite everything i tried never worked and "american idol" is the thing that worked so i appreciate it so much. >> worked for you, fantasia. went on to brood. got a fifth album on the way and last night got to perform your new single "ugly." anything you want to say to the "american idol" family that helped launch you? >> yeah, i think i would just say thank you. you know, it opened doors for a lot of talented young people. it's bittersweet to see it go away. i'm praying that it will come back but i thank them so very much. the thing about me i've always been fantasia.

there's been a lot of ups and downs but i never have given up and i will continue to fight and i just thank them for seeing something in me that i probably wouldn't have seen in myself. >> i love that spirit and your authenticity. >> justin, how about you? how has your life changed because of "american idol"? >> oh, mine, i mean, how has it not changed because of "american idol"? i spent the past five, six years on brood. >> ooh. >> i have a wonderful commercial where i play a character, little sweet for diet dr. pepper. i leave on sunday to go to sweden for 11 days to work on my next album so life is good and i have "american idol" and all these wonderful people who came after me to thank and for all the work that they have done, because i'm truly blessed. >> let's do a lightning round game. >> yeah, absolutely. >> whoever knows the answer, shout it out. >> uh-oh. >> who had the most stage fright? >> who had the most stage fright?

>> i don't know who had the most stage fright of all of us? >> or anyone you knew. >> i don't know. it felt good by the time we got to the live shows. >> everybody got really comfortable. i always get nervous before every show but by -- >> how about your favorite moment on "idol" that no one ever saw. >> oh, my favorite moment on "idol" that no one ever saw was the prayer that we would have in the coke lounge every episode. >> that's sweet. >> yeah. >> i mean, no, we did. we prayed together. >> that's beautiful. >> and finally we'll end it with a little simon moment. what do you guys remember being like the worst thing that simon ever said to you? >> wow. >> or just someone. what was something he said that made your jaw drop. >> i didn't get a lot of tough things but one thing he said and i was like, i don't think you ever put those lips to better

wow. >> just towed the line on that one. towed the line. >> and compliments have a little edge. you guys were great. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> let's go over to amy. >> all right, guy, now to the royal couple on a tri of a lifetime. prince william and kate setting off to india this weekend leaving charlotte and george at home for the very first time and reminding us all of princess diana's journey there and abc's lama hasan has the details. >> reporter: all eyes will be on prince william and kate this weekend as they head to india and bhutan for a week-long trip leaving their two young children, prince george and princess charlotte at home. >> the first time kate has been away from charlotte for any length of time. i think they're really going to miss them. >> reporter: on tap for the royal couple an evening with bollywood stars and up-close look at the world's largest population of endangered rhinoceroses and trip to the stunning taj mahal. for royal watchers, the trip

memories of william's mother, the late princess diana famously photographed in front of the taj mahal in 1992. >> william and kate going there is bringing back all those memories of his mother. he's really looking forward to visit that place where he said in his own words his mother's memory is kept alive. >> reporter: on wednesday kate gave a preview of the sorts of designs she's expected to don throughout the trip sporting a dress by indian designer have saloni. it sold out mere hours after the duchess was seen wearing it. >> she's taking more than 30 outfits, we believe. we're going to see her choose designers to pay tribute to her host. it's possible she may also wear the emerald choker which was a popular piece of jewelry with princess diana originally from indiana india. >> during their five years of marriage they've journeyed to the u.s., canada, singapore and

australia and new zealand with a young prince george in tow. this time no young prince but royal insiders say there will certainly be plenty of colorful moments to go around. for "good morning america," lama hasan, abc news, london. >> our thanks to lama. so much to look forward to there. no the a lot to look forward to with the weather but we always love hearing from ginger. >> oh, thank you, amy. look at this group. almost 100 people from kentucky. so a couple of you from kentucky, huh?

>> 97 of >> i love it. but swiss cheese scarfs from wisconsin. >> good morning, everybody. could this be the end of the road for aerosmith. steven tyler telling "rolling stone" magazine after his solo tour ends he plans to go on the

for a farewell star echoing the guitarist's statements. a way to say well to take a nice, long bow and to say, hey, thank you to all their fans for the 46 years -- >> 46 years. >> they have been dreaming on. >> wow. don't see bands like that stay together anymore. rolling stone, them, it just never happens so i hope it's not. >> sounds like it might be and that they're all -- >> great idea. >> all right. switch the tune. baby baby >> i was singing it all morning long to everybody. oh, baby, baby, how was i supposed to know it would cost $9 million to live like britney. that is what she's asking for her mansion in thousand oak, california, and the pictures and listing will dr. you saying give me more. take a look at what the 8400-scare-foot mansion has inside. talking an open kitchen with full diming room, a game room, movie room, two offices and two

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"the bachelor." good morning. friday, april 8th. i'm ken rosato. police are trying to find the person that slashed a man inside a manhattan subway station. it happened at bleecker street

the victim was wearing traditional hasidic clothing and is believed to be from israel. police don't know what could have lead to the attack. new details in the controversy surrounding the conviction of peter liang. the judge will meet with juror michael vargas. liang's attorneys want a retrial because vargas never admitted that his father served time. he didn't have it come to mind because he didn't know his father. happening today, expect a big welcome as the mets play their first home game of the season. the mets host philadelphia at 1:10 this afternoon. the first game in flushing since game 5 of the world

when we check the commute with debbie. >> thanks a lot, ken. we will go to the 6 train and tell you what is happening. bypassing at bleecker street. delays on the 5 with congestion. keep in mind heading to the f train, delays as well downtown with signal problems. watch for slowdowns heading to 78 eastbound at the garden state parkway. overturned truck in the local lanes 78 westbound an accident there as well. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, ken. >> debbie, thank you. meteorologist bill evans has what is ahead in the weekend with the accuweather forecast report. >> it's chilly. starting out with temperatures normal 44 degrees.

temperatures that warm up fast into the low 50s today. a nice start to the weekend as we get to the low 50s this afternoon. a little cooler than normal. tomorrow we get snow and rain mix. that starts around mid-morning and into the afternoon and evening. one thing is for certain, today's weather will be great for the mets home opener, it will be bitter cold tomorrow, brisk and chilly sunday. back to you, ken. >> thank you, sir. that is the news for now. "live with kelly and michael" at 9:00 a.m. in the meantime, more "good morning america" after the break. every little step >> you know that classic. whoa, bobby brown. his classic "every little step." we have a big announcement. bobby brown is going to break his silence. tell his life story in a new memoir called "every little step."

from his life and career and he'll have an exclusive interview with robin on abc. >> we have a lot to say. ciara and ludicrous will host the billboard music awards may 22nd. both ciara and ludacris are joining us live on "gma" coming on monday to announce the billboard award finalists. but right now, let's talk about the bread diet, amy. >> let's do that. here with me now chef adam leonti, the founder of the brooklyn bread lab revealing how you can literally have your bread, eat it too and enjoy those carbs while losing weight. we first learned about his work in "the new york post." now he is sharing his secrets with us. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> so work 12-hour days and eat bread and pasta all day long. >> and sometimes cake. >> okay, so let's see how many pounds you've dropped just in the last month.

15 pounds. >> all of this are like, huh? how does it work. >> at the brooklyn bread lab which is from the williamsburg hotel. we started out with the williamsburg hotel and ended up with this bread lab as we delayed collection and milled our own wheat which was the whole idea and we have flour that we make ourselves which is really the key to the whole thing. >> that's what makes it so special. >> it's the only place in new york that you can get something like this. and that's what we kind of like rest our laurels on. >> you teach classes so people can do this at home as well, correct? >> exactly. we teach kid, professionals. pizza, pasta, pastry, the whole thing. >> for all of us who love bread and thought we couldn't eat it -- yes, we have our helpers here. we'll learn some of your tricks. >> i saw you brought food. >> we have a couple of things that we got to go by. first, when you guys are going to make some bread get a digital scale and throw the cups out the window.

like ten bucks. >> that's precise. >> precise and eliminates everything when you go -- >> it sounds very kneady. >> she's on fire. >> ba-dum-dum. >> so this is kind of like a sourdough. if you were to feel it, the thing is, though, we suggest yeast, start with yeast. it's kind of like a training wheel as you get into sourdough and then the other little example is this scraper. it's just going to make the whole process really easy and show you how to just move this thing around. water here and you have to get your hands in the water and rub it all over. this will keep your hands -- see how her hands are sticky and got crazy and started pushing it around. >> act like you've been phillip mena before. >> what you'll do is stretch this out a little bit. >> okay. >> is this dough that we're -- this is healthy. >> this is healthy. >> this has all the beauty and wheat inside.

>> we know wheat is good for you. >> once you fold it in half and kind of mull it, you'll stretch it out. >> why is yours -- you're good. >> now just turn -- >> lara is adding water to hers. >> 90 degrees. you got it. now you turn. >> wow. >> yeah. >> a little bit might stick. that's where you use your >> oh. baking bread, america. >> all right. >> whoo. >> one little touch of water and in the basket is where it'll rise and let it rise up again. you'll see it like double and put it in the oven. i usually cook it 575 degrees. as hot as your oven can go, something like that. >> lara has made porridge. >> no, it's good. mine is good. don't look at it. >> as high as your oven can go for an hour and every -- >> how much bread can you eat in

>> i eat a whole loaf a day. >> you eat a whole loaf of bread a day. >> stop. about. >> just about what we can do with this flour and making it ourselves. >> i see you have a lot of veggies. pizza that -- >> we make pizza if you want to check it out. >> you got us to the dough portion. is it hard to make that dough. >> not really. just flour, water yeast. >> yeast the key ingredient and you want the wheat. >> the fresh wheat. this is what it ends up here. a whole bunch of chickerry, parsley, provolone, this is what the dough looks like in the beginning. we're just going to stretch it out a little bit and kind of see how this works. this kind of comes over -- >> same dough and like the key i think is just all the veggies. it makes it healthy and eat bread and lose weight, george. who knew? >> it's kind of cool and do pastas here and you can see some of our whole wheat fettuccine made with pesto, basil, pine nut. >> george. >> we went off the pasta but

a late star's powerful legacy, spartacus actor andy whitfield's life is being celebrated in a new documentary. a candid look at his fight for survivoral on and off screen. here's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: he was the breakout actor in the starz hit tv show "spartacus." >> i am spartacus. >> but in 2010, rising star andy whitfield found himself battling a new foe, cancer. >> this is huge. i ended up being diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and it was pretty extreme. >> andy was in his prime. he looked like an adonis. he was this young, beautiful dad and he had stage four roaring around, ripping inside of his body. >> be here now. it's all about being present and not fearing what you don't know. >> in the new film "be here now"

allowing cameras to roll during lymphoma. film. >> it's a multitude of emotions. the first thing that occurs with me i get to hang out with andy for a couple of hour, hear his voice and chuckle and be shown, reminded what a force we were. >> he's just letting his feelings kind of pour out like this is the truth. this is -- there's nothing but just straight truth right here. >> oscar nominated director lillibet foster hoping the film released nationwide today brings awareness to cancer research. >> we hope it really kind of is like our shared human experience. perhaps we've done what andy wanted with the film which is -- which is to inspire people and especially would say get off their butts. >> reporter: jai courtney of "divergent" series fame and upcoming film "suicide squad." >> they say we're the crazy ones. >> reporter: was whitfield's

close friend offerscreen as well. >> the trajectory he was on was pretty incredible and tough to imagine there would have been a limit. >> reporter: vashti hoping his death will league a legacy. >> if he knew he was inspiring people in that way his departure was worthwhile and that's why he maid the documentary. he wanted to give purpose knowing that this might be his last and very beautiful role. >> for "good morning america," abdelhamid abaaoud, abc news, los angeles. >> looks very powerful and "be here now" opens today. ginger will talk to a special fan. >> a special fan. i want to go straight to 11-year-old bryn. i heard you have a question for me.

we want to hear >> and a real quick look at "gma's" pollen report brought to you by claritin. high pollen levels across most of the country. you guys are a quiet crowd. kidding, george. let's get inside. >> it's so cold. thanks very much. coming up, taylor lautner opening up about his new role in "the bachelor" first a sneak peek at espn's "30 for 30" documentary. "o.j. in america." and the full series will air on espn beginning june 14th. here's your first look. >> i told him, o.j., you're breaking the laws of god. one day everybody is going to know everything that you've done, man. >> if you're a black man in

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you come to be heard? we are back now with "twilight" star taylor lautner. he first stole hearts as a teen wear wolf own leading man in "cuckoo." jesse went one-on-one with the star. >> taylor is taking his fans to a whole new world with this british comedy.

bombshell confession. from hero. >> breathe. >> reporter: to heartthrob. "twilight" start taylor lautner single-handedly converted many fans to team jacob in 2008 but these days the former werewolf is cutting his teeth in comedy. >> it's going to be a while before she wakes up but when she does, i reckon she's going to consider rachel for the job after all. >> reporter: taking over for andy samberg as the leading man in the netflix hit series "cuckoo." >> what was your name again. >> cue cuke. i came here looking for someone i've been waiting to meet someone. >> reporter: playing dale. who moves in with his father's british in-law. >> what drew you to this project. >> in my head it made no sense. that's why it meat perfect sent for me to do it. >> reporter: it's a comedy but a british comedy. >> yeah. >> have you noticed any comedic nuances between what we consider american comedy versus british comedy.

used to their sort of humor. it's i little more sarcastic and dry. >> you just hit me with your mobile vehicle. unbelievable. >> reporter: and your character in the show has this really bizarre and unique love situation going on. >> right. >> there's this attraction between you and i guess what technically is your stepmom. >> hey, mom. >> i refer to her as mom and we have this weird sexual tension. it's all messed up. >> so obviously a lot of people know you from "twilight." do you ever get concerned that a role as successful as that could potentially pigeonhole you as an actor moving forward? that's kind of why i want to choose things that are different. you know. >> reporter: but for all the "twilight" fan, don't worry. taylor says the show now back for its third season still gives jacob lovers everywhere a chance to see him in action.

>> i had no idea i was going to be able to use some of my martial arts background. i had to cram in training in a week. >> you don't wake up looking like taylor lautner. >> no. >> makes me feel better. what's a day in the life of taylor lautner like. >> when i'm not working, playing sports with my buddies. watching the "batch lo". >> i've heard of that show. >> you've heard of it. >> i definitely, you know, i got my viewing parties. >> i used to too. >> i'm sure. >> turning red right now. yeah. >> me too. >> we're sharing this moment together. of course, taylor was saying he admitted he actually watches the show. >> you two bonding over "the bachelor." >> bromance between taylor and i and you can catch him in season two of "cuckoo" hilarious on netflix netflix. >> i could just watch the two of you. coming up next, the lumineers are here performing

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[ cheers and applause ] good morning. 8:56, friday, april 8th. i'm ken rosato. topping headlines, one man is dead after flames tore through a multifamily home in suffolk county. investigators say the fire started in the basement of a house on bay avenue. hurley tut whose apartment was in the basement was killed. a high school student was accused of threatening a classmate with this knife at newtown high school.

a lawsuit against the department of education citing the number of guns found in new york city schools. we check the commute with debbie duhaime. >> we start off on the 6 train bypassing bleecker street because of ongoing police department activity. congestion on the 2, 3 and 5. f train delays with signal problems cross county through mount vernon. accident on the westbound side. problems on 78 eastbound at the garden state parkway overturned truck in the local lanes. watch for delays. let's go to the camera. here is 78, look at this, bumper to bumper traffic heading to the parkway because of that problem. alternate sides are in effect. back over to you, ken. >> meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive forecast. >> sun and clouds. 9:00 temperature will be 44 degrees. we will slowly see that temperature creeping up. armonk 45. 48 montauk. temperature moving up. we will have sun and clouds. we get into the low 50s today. good baseball weather. but, the wheels come off the

snow mix starting mid-morning into the evening. bitter cold tomorrow night, brisk and chilly sunday. ken? >> thank you, sir. that's the news for now. "live with kelly and michael" up next on channel 7. have a

weekend. >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, television and film star kerry washington. and from the critically-acclaimed drama, "outlander," sam heughan. plus, performing his latest hit, "one call away," charlie puth.