good morning, america. president trump getting personal, talking about now former fbi director james comey. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. >> and opening up about why he fired him, admitting the russia investigation was on his mind. >> i said to myself, i said, "you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story." >> how the fbi is coming to comey's defense this morning, and what he's now saying behind closed doors about his sudden dismissal. also this morning h, a russian fighter jet intercepting an american spy plane right near the russian border. the planes coming within 20 feet. the russian pilot even greeting the americans wingtip to wingtip, as tensions with the countries reach new heights. mother's day washout.

storm this holiday weekend, the center of the country slammed overnight. at least four reported tornadoes tearing through the south, and dangerous flooding in colorado forcing this family to be airlifted. now that system moving east this morning. and surrounded by sharks. the shocking image captured from the sky. the sheriff's department warning swimmers below. >> you're paddle-boarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. >> new concerns about california beaches with sharks swarming the coastline. good morning, america. happy friday to everybody. great to have david muir here with us. >> great to be here. kicking off a friday. can't imagine being on a paddle board and being told 15 sharks are there. >> scary enough sight. to know the

i would have tried my best not the take a plunge. who knows. a busy day in washington. all eyes on president trump today after the firing of james comey. he's meeting with top staff. h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser. and then john kelly. as the fire storm grows over the decision to fire comey. the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, he's been asked to brief senators. some senators asking to hear from attorney general jeff sessions about his role. the search is now on for a replacement for comey this morning. five candidates are being considered. we're learning more about how comey reacted to being let go as president trump contradicts his administration, admitting he was, indeed, thinking about the russia investigation when he made his decision. our chief white house correspondent jon karl has new details. joins us from washington.

robin. to the trump is now acknowledging that the investigation into russia ties with his campaign, an investigation that the fbi was overseeing, was on his mind when he fired james comey. >> when i decided to just do it, said to myself, said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. it's an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. >> reporter: president trump now acknowledges that when he fired his fbi director, he was thinking about the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. but he says he still wants the bureau to see that investigation through. >> if russia or anybody else is trying to interfere with our elections, i think it's a horrible thing. and i want to get to the bottom of it. i want to make sure it will never, ever happen. >> reporter: trump insists in the interview with nbc, he never undered jam comey to put the

>> did you ask him to drop the investigation? >> no, never. i want the investigation speeded up. >> did anyone from the white house ask him to end the investigation? >> why would they do that? >> any surrogates on the white house behalf? >> not that i know of. i want to find out if there was a problem with an election having to do with russia. or by the way, anybody else. any other country. >> reporter: democrats aren't buying it. >> i think the reality is this has everything to do with the russia investigation and the president's discomfort with comey leading that investigation. >> it may well produce impeachment proceedings. we're very far from that possibility. >> reporter: in his letter firing comey, the president claimed the fbi director told him three times that he was not personally under investigation. trump says the first time was over dinner at the white house. a dinner he says he believes comey requested. >> he wanted to stay on as the fbi head. and i said, i'll

we'll see what happens. but, we had a very nice dinner. >> reporter: trump says in two separate phone calls with comey, he was told he is many the clear. >> i said, if it's possible, would you let me know, aim under investigation. he said, you're not under investigation. i know that i'm not under investigation. me, personally. i'm not talking about campaigns or anything else. i'm not under investigation. >> reporter: as for why trump decided to fire comey, the president contradicted what the interview what his senior staff has been saying for days, that the decision was triggered by deputy attorney general rod roenzstein. >> he provided strong leadership to act on the recommendation of the attorney general. >> he made a recommendation, but regardless, i was going to fire comey. >> reporter: i requested the white house department secretary to explain the two accounts. why were so many people giving answers that were not correct?

report that we were misled. >> reporter: you gave ans that weren't true. >> i have had several conversation with the president. i didn't ask that question correctly. >> reporter: was the vice president in the dark, too. >> nobody was in the dark, jonathan. our story is consistent. >> reporter: the president was also asked about the unusual optics of the meeting he had the morning after he fired comey, an oval office meeting with the russian foreign minister, also the russian ambassador there. he said, it was good the meet with people. we had a xwd conversation. it was very public and people knew it was happening. people knew it was happening, but for more than 24 hours, the only images coming out of the meeting were the photos taken by the russians and released by the russian government. >> let's bring in matthew dowd and john

the president said, when i decided to do it, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. it could seem the president made it clear that russia was, in fact, the motivating factor. >> i noted at the top of the show a story of somebody on a paddle board with sharks underneath. the president is on a paddle board. he's throwing chum in the water. this is exceedingly problematic for the president. superlatives are the best way to examine this. this president has a huge credibility problem. >> matt, the white house, for a full 24 hours, told the american people the firing was in large part about james comey's handling of hillary clinton's e-mails. that he skoefr stepped his role. that hillary clinton was mistreated. what about credibility here? >> it's not only a president are credibility problems. he has everybod

vice president of the united states, has demonstrated an ability to mislead the public or not be in the loop enough or the president not relate to him enough actually what happened to him in this. it's a problem. it will be a real problem if there's ever a crisis, international or domestic, where that credibility is key to explaining things to the american public. >> let's bring in john here. conversations with james comey. two on the phone. one at dirn. the president said, if it's possible, would you let me know, am i under investigation? here's comey, trying to keep his job, the president says. he's leading the rsh ya invest dpags. is there a conflict of interest here when you have the president asking, am i under investigation? >> there's clearly a conflict of interest. the reports are that comey was asking for more resources. the racheting up. this is where things go from surreal to serious. because there have become questions of what is

ongoing investigation. clearly, the president was frustrate bid the focus on russia. and in his own words, had made up his mind to fire the fbi director before the report was given to him. >> regardless of the recommendation, i was going fire him. >> that's right. >> thank you both. president trump is not holding back in his criticism of the ouster of jam coy. calling him a showboat saying he left the fbi in quote, turmoil. the fbi is responding. our senior jus miss correspondent pierre thomas has new reporting for us. >> reporter: sources tell me comey was furious about the way he was fired. he never got a phone call. the white house showed him no respect. this week, he's decided not to respond in kind. one source told me last night he's not sure how long that restraint will last, given some of the remarks trashing him from the white house. inside the fbi this morning, agents are rejecting the claim that comey did not have broad support and that

in disarray. the president of the united states, speaking of the former fbi director in a dismissive erks derogatory tone. >> look, he's a showboat. he's grandstander. >> reporter: abc news has learned many agents are offended by the remarks and believe jam comey is being treated shabbily. president trump made clear he believes the fbi was being poorly served under comey, in a state of disarray. >> the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that. i know that. even knows that. i also want to have a really comp tent, capable director. he's not. >> reporter: on capitol hill thursday, the the acting fbi director was painting a completely different picture. >> sit accurate that the rank and file no longer supported director comey? >> no, sir, that is not accurate. i can confidently tell you the majority, the vast majority of fbi employees enjoyed a deep and

comey. i can tell you also that director comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi. and still does to this day. >> reporter: as for a replacement for comey, the president says his search is very much under way. >> i want somebody who is going to do a great job. and i will tell you, we're looking at candidates right now who could be spectacular. and that's what i want for the fbi. >> reporter: in the meantime, the acting director says the investigation into russian meddling and whether there are ties to trump associates is not going to stop. >> has it impeded the work, investigation, or ongoing products at the federal bureau of investigations? >> the work of the men and women of the fbi continues, despite any changes in circumstances. there had been no effort to impede our invest

date. you cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from goidoing right thing. >> reporter: it was suggested that the president might go to fbi head quarters in the next few days. a white house spokesperson says the president won't go today. confirming he's still considering a trip there in the near future. >> thank you, pierre. we bring in dan abrams and sara fagen. let me start with you first. we heard in jon karl's report, and david alluded to this, too. trump saying comey told me three times he was not under investigation. >> look, federal prosecutors will tell people, you're not the target of the investigation. that happens all the time. the issue is that can change in the context of the investigation. and so, the notion that we now know that the fbi is

russian interference in the election and the possible role of the trump campaign, the notion that -- that -- that james comey would have told donald trump, you're not under investigation is not just implausible. i have known comey in over two decades in a professional context. i don't believe it. i just don't believe it happened. he wouldn't do it. he's too care to feel say you're not under investigation. >> with all that you're saying, if it's all true, could this hurt the president or his associates in the investigation? >> it's never held offul to have fbi agents angry with you. you heard from the testimony of mccabe a moment ago. you don't want the fbi mad at you when they're investigationing. will that determine the outcome of this investigation? no. but it's not helpful to lose the rank and file.

i heard you talking about the president's actions. baffling is the word you used. do you think his actions were purposeful, k58 collated or strictly emotional? >> i think they're very emotional. this was a huge miscalculation by president trump. what he needs to get his agenda through congress and keep democrats and some republicans all rowing in one direction is for this to go away. by having multiple people on the staff telling different story ps. by having the fbi engage if conversation in the press, there's going to be leaks that keep coming here because of all of this. this story will potentially build for him. he needs an independent investigative organization to clear his name. he's now lengthened the time in which that will take place, if it does, in fact, happen. >> do you think things settle down once he nominated a new director? >> possibly. this is an important move

he has to put somebody as head of the fbi who is completely above reproach, above partisan politics in any way. he may be well served to go to former fbi director bob miller and ask him to take in for six months and clear up this russia thing. >> we'll see what happens. thank you so much, sara, and dan, as well. michael? we turn to the storms moving in this mother's day weekend that have the east coast on alert. let's go to ginger for the latest. good morning. >> good morning, michael. goodness gracious. i wish i had better news for everybody on the east coast. but i don't. first, the same storm that tracked through parts of the rockies, that's pueblo county, colorado. this family had the to be rescued. almost 100 severe storm reports in oklahoma. that storm

look at that drencher. coming up saturday, especially. that saturday, 8:00 a.m. sunday, windy and nasty. back to you, michael. >> thank you, ginger. spend time at home with your mom up doors. amy, you join was the other stop stories. we begin with word that a russian fighter jet came within 20 feet of a u.s. navy plane this week in the black sea. the russian jet flew in a parallel direction. prompting the the u.s. plane to change course. the approach was still safe and professional, unlike some others. breaking news out of texas. about 100 homes evacuated in beach city, just east of houston, after lightning struck he's oil tankers igniting a massive fire. homes within a half mile

have been evacuate as a prekaux. a delicate rescue in southern california. trues air-lifted this 1200 pound horse out of a ravine. finally, change is coming to the candy industry. several major companies have frau agreed to pript the calorie count on the front of their packages. >> what? >> don't do it. >> so when you reach for your m & ms, snickers, skittles, you'll clearly see the calories. do we really want to know? >> that's not going stop us. >> i know there are a lot of unhealthy calories in there. i'm going the eat them any way. >> i'm going to be proud of it. >> i work out the eat. >> there you go. >> i do, too. we go to the scare in the water. more than a dozen sharks spotted off the coast of california. >> reporter: it's the last thing you want to hear while

a day at the beach. >> you're paddle-boarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. >> reporter: in this newly released video, more an a dozen great white sharks are spotted swimming along the shore, dangerously close to some sof sourp california's most popular beaches. >> you exit the water in welcome manner. the sharks are as close as the surf line. please be advised, this area is heavily pop lated at the moment with large great white sharks. please stay out of the water. >> reporter: one of several recent shark sightings in california. including san onofre beach where a woman was lms killed. >> i don't think i'll go in again. >> reporter: beaches remain open but on high alert. for "good morning america," diane

go in again, i think we're on the same program. >> the national weather service says the water is warmer there. 6 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: rain likely. lows: 48-52 winds: e 5 mph saturday: rain through 3pm. cloudy and cool. highs: 52-56 winds: ne 5-10 mph keep a jacket handy through saturday, as well as the umbrella. temperatures through tomorrow will remain in the 50s with a cool easterly breeze. a stray

today, otherwise it will be cloudy and cool. steady rain moves in after 7pm and continues through tomorrow early afternoon. rain tapers off after 2pm with cloudy coming up, president trump after hour. rare glimpse inside his white house and the place no cameras are allowed. are you serious? wait- mama, you're going to be an abuela your face yeah, this is how she tells me

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ohl's cash! kohl's. >> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. flames ripped through a town house in fairfax county, the blaze broke out after 1:30 a.m. near south run and golden ridge roads in lorton. that fire forced residents in surrounding homes to evacuate. no injuries reported. the cause is under investigation it's wind or go home for the wizards, boasting the celeks in game 6 of the second round of the nba playouts. the wizards were blown out in game 75 boston. the name is at home and during this series every home team has won. game 6 tips off at 8:00 p.m. we're back with weather and traffic in two minutes.

>> reporter: mostly cloudy friday. steadier ram is going to move back into the area as we head through evening hours. daytime highs into the upper 60s overnight and early saturday, the next batch of heavy ram. carry the political if you have friday night plans. as we head into mother's day. our forecast is looking much brighter, daytime highs in the low 70s with sunshine returning. now here is angela with your traffic update. >> reporter: on the roads, down in southern maryland it's fallen power cables, southbound rains of rout have blocked at ward road. we have a crash near the fairfax county so folks traveling on virginia on u.s. 29 in virginia, but on sky track 7 we are over interstate 66, the eastbound collision that had 7 cars in volved finally clearing out of the roadway, but major delays

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have a safe trip this weekend. >> thanks. >> also right now, the fbi coming to james comey's defense after president trump fired him. sources tell abc news that comey was furious about the abrupt firing. and nasa astronauts, peggy whitson and jack are making a record to 200th space walk. peggy set the record for most days in space. first this half hour, we take an inside look at the president's private residence. reporters from "time" magazine were granted rare access to the white house. president trump giving a closer look at his flat screen tv to twitter to what they bring him for dinner. mary bruce joins us. >> reporter: good morning, 2k5i6d. you see those windows on the second floor? that is the private rez deps. this morning, we're getting a glimpsen si

house and the perm side of the president that few ever see. everything from the television addiction, his twitter habit, and the mark he's leaving on the white house. it's a rare glimpse inside president trump's white house. after hours. in the latest issue of "time" the president showing off one of his favorite hobbies. clicking through cable news clip. a new 60-inch-plus frat screen above the dining room fire lace. trump describing tev oirks as one of the great inventions of all time. >> the news is fake. it's all fake news. this is fake news. >> reporter: trump says he's learning to tune out the bad news about himself. explaining, i've been able not the watch or read things that aren't pleasant. in terms of your own self, it's a very, very good thing. the equilibrium is much better. we also learn more about some of the personal touches he's put on 1600

after getting in the office, the early changes. >> we're standing on ronald reagan's rug. >> this was ronald reagan's. you have a choice when you come in. >> reporter: and those gold curtains replacing the red ones. this anonymous crystal chandelier, purchased by trump with his own money. trump calling it his contribution to the white house. the magazine describing it as a palace far laernlg than it is from outside. catered to by nearly 100 house hold staff. where the president has lived most of his first months in office. alone. >> i know that the first lady has a big job back in new york taking care of baron. does it make it a lonely place for you? no because i end up working longer. at

the country has a lot of problems. >> reporter: and during a candle-lit four-course dinner the blue room, "time" reports getting a sense of the president's taste. diet coke. not water. extra sauce with his chicken. and for dessert, two scoops of vanilla ace cream with his chocolate cream pie. the president admits some of this may be changing shortly. he expected in a month, the first lady, his wife, and the youngest southern, baron, will be joining him at the white house. no word on what that might mean for the extra scoop of ice cream. >> the horror in the room when they heard up with scoop for even else. we join nancy gibbs from "time." great to have you on. you have been to the white house so many times. your team described the oval office more of a royal court for the president. how different was it for you? >> the last time i had been there, every minute of a president's

meanted. you know exactly where he's going to be. in this case, the free form, improvisational feeling was unbelievable. the college dorm common room fooming from the early days of the clinton administration. an enormous amount of energy, not a hot of structure. that's the feeling now. >> a few feet away is the private dining room. he's made changes. he discoed gold beneath layers on the wall. >> gutted it to the studs. we built the moldings. put an enormous chandelier in the room. >> he said he paid for it. by the way. it was a gift. >> that's what he wanted to show us. he had teed up the highlights for him. it was watching a play by play of your favor sports

moments o in the testimony that afternoon which he had watched in real time. i asked him, were you watching this when james clapper said he had seen no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. he said, see, there it is. >> he celebrated in the room with you. >> as we were having that conversation with him, his social media team was in the oval office, sending out the tw tweets of when is this charade going to end. >> you got up stairs to the private residence. the president took the elevator. the vice president took the stairs. they don't take the same elevator ever. >> not being on the same plane. >> he took you through to sort of the old desk, lincoln's old desk. the phone system. he said, i love the phones here. >> it's in the treaty room. they bring him a box of papers to go through. and he talked about the phone and how it splits your

this is where i talk to china. works late into the night. we know he doesn't get a lot of sleep. a lot of people he calls quite late into the night. certainly when he was lobbying on health care, he was on that phone a lot. he made clear, the long working days. >> h he told me at the time the first lady and bar reason lo be coming to the white house. is that what he told you? >> yes, within the next few weeks. >> thank you, nancy gibbs. "time" is on news stands now. we have an akz exclusive for you. what tech mogul john mcafee is now saying about the murder of his neighbor and whether he was involved. this mother's day, every kiss does begin with kay... where, for the first time ever, everything is 30% off. like bolo bracelets for layering.

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his neighbor in belize and whether he was involved. matt gutman tracking down. >> reporter: john mcafee is the guy who created the first anti-virus program. we got interested the him after his 2016 bid for president. wondering about the man who made a ton of money in silicon valley, lost it all, moved to central america, accused of murdering his neighbor, and when he was asked to leave belize, he became a guru. >> it's the number one computer threat. >> reporter: the party animal. >> john. >> huh? >> reporter: the biche taryn presidential kantd. >> stand with me. >> reporter: and the man sought for questioning in the murder of his neighbor in belize. this morning, we scrape away to the unvarnished version. tt

exclusive interview about his life and alleged involvement in the murder. did you order a hit on him? >> of course not, please. >> reporter: in november 2012, the neighbor two doors down was found murdered. his family said it was a night after he allege lid poisoned mcafee's dogs. mcafee was not interested in questioning. he melted away in the jungle. we headed to belize. we say we're going to talk tomorrow, does that mean face to face? he then fled to guatemala. after faking a heart attack, he was deported to the u.s. and to freedom, never charged with any crime in belize. four years late, he granted me his first no holds barred interview. i flew toen the on the to meet him. where he lives with his new wife and an arsenal. sit real gun? >> you better

[ bleep ] real gun. i had nothing to do with the murder of gregory fall. you're asking the most ridiculous thing. >> reporter: you to admit, it's not ridiculous. nine of your beloved dogs were poisoned, that would make man who loves animals absolutely irate. it would be enough to make man who loved his dogs willing to kill someone. when we tried to drill down more, he got up. you're walking out on this? >> [ bleep ] yes. because you have not kept your word. >> reporter: there were no preconditions for the interview. he sat down to talk about mcafee 2.0. in this parody video, he disavowed the anti-virus program that made him rich. the company's new owners called it ludicrous. he's paid $25,000 a pop to speak to group like this. single-mindedly sounding the alarm about privacy.

restricted. we have no more privacy. >> reporter: perhaps the only constant in his life. are you madman? are you -- paranoid? are you an entrepreneur? >> all of the above. >> reporter: it's hard to square the versions of mcafee, the courtly sourp gentleman accused of murdering a neighbor. he loves to put an arm around people. he's undoubtedly charming. the truth with mcafee is very hard to pin down. he's just so slippery. >> and during the majority of the interview, he had an asilent rifle. >> yeah, it was a high-powered air rifle that shoots 9 millimeter right there on the bar. >> you have a lot to talk about. hey, matt, thank you. see more of matt's interview on "20/20" tonight. coming up on our big board. from the ring to the big screen. the wwe stars that are taking over hollywood. who are the ones to watch? we'll talk about that when we come back in two minut.

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it's friday, it's friday. we're doing a little friday dance over here on our big board. first up, from the wrestling ring to the big screen, the wwe taking hollywood by storm. duane the rock johnson, john c erk na, and now dave bautista are dominating the box office. "guardians" surpassed $500 million this week. chris connelly joins us and steps into the ring. what say you? >> got a suplex at the multiplex, robin. that's what's going down. if the wwe gives hollywood someone like duane johnson, you would expect hollywood to come back to the wwe and say, you got anybody else in your cabinet? i don't think i'll be hit with a

they might not be as big stars as duane johnson is. but we'll see them. no surprise hollywood would take an interest. >> seems like wwe has become a training ground. is that how hollywood looks for it? are they the new training ground or hollywood's farm system? >> they're trained to be good performs. they're womnderful with childre. john cena holds the record for the most fans he's made make a wishes for. when the 2000s kicked in, hollywood realized you could put seasoned actors into action stars by having them put on the costumes and play comic book character. those big bodies are still kind of on the outside. maybe we'll see more now. >> how about in the ova

you know, duane johnson has talked about the possibility of that. >> i could get used to saying president johnson again, i guess. it's been awhile. >> it's been awhile. >> he's grappling with the idea of being an advocate. it's tough to decide how to apply his advocacy and not lose some of his audience. >> if anybody can do it, it's duane johnson. chris, thank you so much. we move on to the battle for the 2024 olympic games. this week, los angeles making a big push. rolling out the red carpet for the olympic committee. stars like kobe bryant and sylvester stallone are trying to charm people. nastia liukin, a social correspondent for l.a.'s bid, joins us. you have been out on site tours all week. what i

to get the olympics to l.a.? >> well, i think the coolest part about l.a. 2024 is they've done it before. 1984, we all remember that. i don't recall an olympic bid that pretty much every single venue is already ready seven years prior to an olympic games. >> comes down to l.a. and paris. how do you see this playing out? >> obviously, positive thoughts. positive vibes everywhere. the final decision made december 13th. i think l.a. has done such a tremendous job. everything is ready to host an olympic games right now. we have seven years to prepare. >> boston, budapest, and rome were also sunk by aernt olympic groups. are there concerns being listed by the residents of l.a.?

angeles supports the olympic bid. i'm not sure i have had 88% of los angeles people support anything. it goes to show the excitement of everybody here in l.a..ing hoping to have an alimp ix back here. concerns about traffic being a problem. >> all right. what say you, chris connelly? >> i'm 100% behind it. i'm usually an olympic skeptic. we would do a great job. >> that would be great. thank you both, have a good weekend. coming up, are you ready? emeril is. he's drawing up his game plan for our huge mother's day breakfast in bed surprise. it's all live. come on back.

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>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. the search is on for these two men suspected of leaving a noose at kroften middle school. a teacher spotted the noose hanging from an exterior light fixture thursday morning a custody tonian removed it immediately. in the day ahead, chief peter will take command as head of the municipal police department. a swearing in will be held in northwest. he has serve as the interim chief since chief cathy lanier resigned in august. a wet start to your weekend. not a total washout. >> reporter: that's right. looking at mostly cloudy skies. look at the satellite and radar. quite a difference a day makes. the heavy rain not going to be back until this

nationals taking on the phillies , probably a delay or cancellation likely as the heavy rain moves in around first pitch , sticks around all night. so friday night plans definitely pack the rain gear and those temperatures are be staying in the 50s. as we go try the upcoming weekend, heavy rain remains on saturday morning, mother's day forecast, looking great. sunshine returns and our temperatures are back in the low 70s. now here is angela with your traffic update. >> reporter: we have gotten gridlock on the capital beltway through silver spring, we're getting reports of two accidents on the outer loop near connect avenue. also near colesville road. the big picture showing you the red through that stretch. but over on trafficland cameras we continue to see a lot of congestion, eastbound, on inter state 66. finally cleared the accident act ivity near the vienna metro and live look at the delays head ed toward university boulevard from new hampshire avenue. melanie, back over to yo

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♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. trump gets personal. the president going after former fbi director james comey. what he's saying about his decision to fire him. as sources tell abc news, comey is furious. fbi ajents coming to his defense as president trump contradicts his own administration about when he decided to fire the fbi. also this morning, the retail revolution. the brand-new ways that your favorite stores are innovating and how you can seize the savings. new tips. new tricks. how this high-tech mirror could change the bay you shop for good. incredible weight loss journey. they're the couple going viral for shedding 600 pounds together, right before their wedding this weekend, revealing ho

the key for everyone who wants to get healthy. ♪ i got news and just in time for mother's day, meet the inis it a moms. >> i'm superwoman. i'm magical. i'm like a unicorn. >> they're the ones earning big bucks post by post. making money just by photographing their lives. and how you can do it, too. ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life ♪ >> and, get ready for this. somewhere in america, one mother is about to get the surprise of her life. 18 years and counting of amazing breakfast in bed events. now, emeril is about to surprise one woman with the help of an entire high school. you'll not believe the letter we got nominating her. it's our megamay breakfast in bed surprise. and emeril is saying -- >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ooh. oh, no

wonderful to have everybody here with us. a special morning ahead. >> is one of our favorite live events here at "gma." our 18th annual emeril's breakfast in bed, yes. we're honoring -- we're honoring incredible moms for mother's day. emeril is ready to give one woman the surprise of her life. she has no idea. it's the best part. >> there's emeril. mom has no idea she's been nominated by her son. so many of the students at that school think of her as their mom, too. i don't know if we can get everybody in the gym. the big reveal is coming up. the moms in the audience? who are you? happy mother's day. happy mother's day, everyone. >> we're going get to that in a moment. the big revolution. it's going the change the way you shop. some of the big stores like tar get and walmart. >> it's a cool thing. becky worley is with us. she's trying out the

makeup mirror. it lets you experiment with different looks. one of the ways stores are revamping so you can stave money or be inspired to buy more. let's get to amy with morning rundown. the big story, president trump attacking former fbi director jamsz comey and contradicting his own white house team. the president called comey a showboat and claimed he left the fbi in turmoil. meanwhile, days after vice president pence and top aides insisted the decision to fire comey was prompted by the deputy attorney general, president trump has declard it was his own idea and he admits the investigation into russian meddling was on his mind when he decided to dismiss comey. >> when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a med-up story. it's an excuse by the democrats

they should have won. >> "the new york times" reports that shortly after taking office, he asked comey for his loyalty. comey offered his honesty. pierre thomas joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning, amy. inside the fbi today, agents are rejecting the president's claim that comey did not have broad support and that their agency is in disarray. abc news has learned that many agents are offended pi the remarks about former director comey and comey is being treated shabbily. comey was furious at the way he got fired. he decided not to respond in kind. one source said last night, she's not sure how long that restraint will last. given some of the remarks trashing him from the white house. amy? >> all right, pierre thomas, thank you. attorney general jeff sessions is shaking up

violent crime. he's ordered federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against most criminal suspects. the move reverses policy from the obama years. an urgent safety recall today. dodge is recalling 1 million ram trucks for model years 2013 to 2016 for a software glitch. the marine corps has a new ad out today. looking for a few good women. it features marine. it's revealed that the ma veen a woman. not an actor. a member of the corps who has served in afghanistan. a special mother's day gift for the mom of an aspiring football player. the head coach met with the mom,

tia chapman at her job. the coach gave her an envelope. she realizes it was a full college scholarship for her son. he didn't know it yet. after she found out the news, she got the call him. >> i'm here with coach mo. and cameras and people. and i just got presented with the best mother's day gift ever. you're on a full scholarship for ecu and your name and number is on this letter! >> when she first heard the news, she started crying. i started crying. she had so much joy just hearing about and thinking about her own son's success. it was a beautiful mother's day memory. >> and she was able to share that with her son, tell him about that. >> i guarantee, when mom said i'm here with coach, he was like, i didn't do it, mom. >> i know that. >> you're speaking from experience. >> it's a great surprise. >> thank you, amy. bring it

friday "pop news." >> good morning to you all. beginning "pop news," downton abbey fans have waited long enough. great nows. a movie is finally in the works. >> wow. >> yes. very exciting. for fans of the show. the pbs hit. this has been in the works. it's been a year and half since we said good-bye to the family. six seasons of drama, upstairs with the family and downstairs with the staff. now it's reported a budget has been set. the crew has been contacted. a script has been penned by the series creator, julian fellows. we're so excited to g ed -- he excited to get the project rolling along, he started before getting the green light from producer. once filming starts in september, we'll let you know. >> a

that. >> it's a smart show. we'll see. >> from downstairs to upstairs. also in "pop news," old school this morning. ♪ won't bring you down >> does anybody recognize the band? fleetwood mac. the duo releasing, this sounds like classic to me. this is the lead track, called "sleeping around the corner." they only set out to reacquaint themselves in the studio. as they continued to play, they were having too good a time to not release this new work. the musicians got help from their friends. band mates mick flootwood and john mcvie helped finish off the album. it's called lindsey buckingham, christine mcv

this summer. saving the best for last. i was reeling you in. >> got us. hooked us. timely, i love this. i love a flea market. finding treasures. this is close to home for us. an incredible and rare piece of american pop culture. this is walt disney's original hand-drawn concept map of disneyland. expected to go for well over $1 million. that's the estimate. the founder of our parent company drew it on a large 3-foot by 5-foot board. it was a dream layout for a magical park, including the first redigs of frontier land and tomorrowland. the drawing said to be the key for a massive product. a young boy found the map in 1955. disney left it in the corner of his office. the boy asked to keep it as a memento. disney said, sure, why not.

auctioneers are calling it the most significant piece of disneyland memorabilia point blank. the sale taking place in june. >> there was one brilliant mind who had this concept. >> such a great example of if you dream it, it can happen. such an outlandish dream. look at us now. it's really exciting and neat to see. >> be great if somebody bought it and displayed it so the public can see it. >> strahan, what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking it is good for you. coming up, we have a retail revolution. how stores are revamping. how you can save big. here we go! tradition calls it's "gotcha day!" best day ever

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department stores are suffering losses. now some places are overhauling the experience. it could mean big savings for you. the one and only becky worley has a sneak speak. >> reporter: your shopping habits are about to change in a big way. wait, what? to compete with amazon, your favorite stores like walmart and target are adding more experiences, supersavings to get you in the door. at this walmart test site just outside of houston, grab a hand jp he would device and scan as you go check out. no cashiers needed. and instead of a person at the fabric department, it's automated. look, it gives me my cost. >> retailers need to make their store a destination. they need to offer more than just products. >> reporter: they're trying to makt more fun. and as easy as shopping online. it's exteamly fast. a timer.

thank you. granted, you mostly talk to machines. but 32 seconds? >> stores have to rely on convenience. things you need right now to compete with online. >> reporter: at target, they're testing a store for two separate entrances. one for speed and convenience. you're in, you're out. boom. the other side of the store keeps the tra drigs browsing experience. if you don't want to go in at all? no problem. target and walmart have been testing a drive-up service. i placed this order just two hours ago online. see if it's ready. >> good afternoon. rebecca, right? >> that's me. >> all right. >> reporter: heads up. this is where the savings kick in. online retailers and brick and mortar stores are at war. walmart offering discounts for online ordering and in-store pickup.

am zon firing back. they've slashed free shipping from $35 to $25. >> stores are losing customers to amazon. they have to do something to survive the. >> this looks like a normal dressing room. >> it looks like it. but, this is a good example of how retailers are using technology fight back. so, i'm going to grab this dress, bring it into a dressing room. what happens is it's going to sense the dress and then it will come up, it's sensing. it's sensing. should be sensing. what they want to do. there it is. you can see a little icon there of the dress. and then, what happens, if i need a larger size, i can just say, oh, okay, i try it on. maybe it doesn't fit right. i ask for the larger size. and then,ky ask to request the item. an associate on the floor gets

>> you don't have the leave the dressing room? >> not at all. they're trying to make the experience better. i don't know if row have had this. i wish i had something to go with this. it offers accessories. it will suggest them. let's say they don't have that in the store. well now, i can use my phone, it will order it online. it will send it to my house. they're bringing that online shopping experience in. this is is from oak lab. this is their mirror. >> but wait, there's more. >> this is the -- go ahead on the other side. don't peek. this is the memo me mirror. this is me normally. watch what happens when i use this virtual trion. ready. oh, my stars. sthat red lipstick. green eye shadow. oh, how about that? maybe purple. you get in here. try it. come on. see what you got. the memo me. in stores. whoa. oh, hey, now. let's go blue.

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through tomorrow early afternoon. rain tapers off after 2pm with cloudy and now to that up credible weight loss journey. a couple losing nearly 600 pounds together. and tomorrow, they're walking down the aisle together. take a look at their story. ask these two the secret to love, they'll tell you, a couple that trains together, stays together. >> i often thought before i met ronnie, what am i going to do? i hope i meet someone that lived healthy, too. otherwise, i could go back wards. >> reporter: ronnie brower and andrea masella are getting married saturday. they were not always a vision of happiness. four years ago, ron any over 675 pounds. >> they told me, if you don't do something, you're going to die before you're 30. >> reporter: taking charge of his health, he started to work out at his l

she was trying to slim down from 250 pounds. >> her working out and living the same lifestyle as me definitely attracted me to her. >> i loved that he took care of himself. >> reporter: experts say finding a bud zi who wants to lose weight keeps you on track. together they lost nearly 600 pounds. incredible story. i'm joined by dr. jennifer ashton. welcome. >> thank you. >> you're board certified in obesity medicine. they look great. they've kept this weight off for two years. what do we know about extreme weight loss? >> good news, bad news. it's possible. the bad news is, in the obesity med sip literature, the data shows that at the two-year mark, about 85% of people have regained almost all or more that they've lost. it has nothing to do with the will power

it's about the metabolic factors. there are success stories inspect is a great reminder of that. >> when it comes to losing weight, somewhat the best strategy? >> in obesity medicine there's a pyramid approach. on the bottom, recommended for everyone. food and fitness. behavioral modification is key. in the middle, medications for weight loss for many. at the top for a few, surgery if necessary. you need to do whatever you need to do to take the weight off. >> it helps to do with somebody. >> almost everything is better with partner. >> and you might end up married at tepid of it all. >> right. >> happy mother's day. >> thank you, dear. coming up, the huge brek past in bed surprise.

>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. flames ripped through a town house in fairfax county, the blaze broke out just after 1:30 a.m. near south run and golden ridge roads in lorton. the fire forced residents in surrounding homes to evacuate. no injuries reported. neighbors say they heard an explosion. the cause is under investigation today, the man accused of stab bing an killing and man on a metro is due in court. he is back before a judge today for an update on his mental health. he told police he heard voices when he killed american university alum kevin sutherland on a red line train on july 4, 2015. in the day ahead, chief peter will take command

metropolitan police department. he served as the intrirum police chief since last august. keep the umbrella handy, here is molly. >> reporter: that's correct. ceiling with mostly clouds through the majorities of today. temperatures topping in the up per 50s, still a cool afternoon. heavier rainfall is expected overnight tonight and into early saturday morning. here it is on our future cast as you can see the showers getting into the area. mel, back to you. >> anchor: all right. thank you so much. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. we'll see you book here in 30 minutes. now good morning america. hope you have a great friday.

♪ and the trumpets they go [ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma," everybody. and we have a great audience here with us this morning. >> we do. >> it's friday. >> yes, yes, we do. and with the great audience, we have a great mother's day surprise, too. >> it's time for one of our favorite events of the year. emeril's breakfast in bed surprise. we have honored so many amazing, incredible moms over the years. this morning, a deserving mother who is the operations manager at a charter school. i love the arrow. she has no idea. there she is in her office. emeril is right outside. take it away, emeril. >> thanks, guys. thanks, new york. i'm a

texas. i'm at the harmony school of innovati innovation. i am standing right outside of lea's office. she has no idea i'm here. i'll tell you what. she's an incredible mom. we have an incredible story for you. this is number 18, baby. 18. hi, i'm looking for lea siegel. hi, are you lea siegel. hi, i'm emeril lagasse. can you come with me for a moment. >> sure. hi. >> how are you? >> nice to see you. >> come with me. >> okay. >> i just wanted to -- um, show you -- that -- um -- oh, yes, you know, how are you? >> i'm good. >> you doing okay? you feeling all right? >> oh. >> you see the cameras? >> i do. >> you know what? >> because you're live on "good morning america," right now, as we speak.

hi. hello, america. >> that will be another surprise. >> okay. >> we're getting a mike on you so we can hear you. >> oh, my gosh. some of these guys you recognize? >> i do. hi, guys. >> all right. >> okay. sorry. >> so let me tell you. you know why i'm here? >> i have an idea, because i love you. >> okay. well, thank you. you're the winner of my breakfast in bed contest. [ cheers and applause ] and you're about ready to find out. come on, come on, come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> are you ready? see all these people here? [ cheers and applause ] they're

and to celebrate. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> so -- now, now that you got all of your -- your colleagues, cheerleaders, students. i gotta tell you. we're here this morning because of a letter that was sent to me. >> okay. >> okay? >> okay. >> robin has the story. check it out. >> dear emeril. >> reporter: it was the words of a 19-year-old that grabbed our hearts. >> my mom is the right choice for this surprise. she could have been a statistic. a teenage mom falling through the cracks. but she work

his mother, lea, who gave birth to him at 18. it was the two of them against the world. >> she stepped up to the plate. filled both roles of mom and dad to me for a long time. >> reporter: a brother and step dad would join them. >> she work twod zwrobs make sure i got into college. it's an unconditional love. >> she's pretty much a huge ball of joy. >> she's the mom of all moms when it comes to chris and bobby. but she's the mom of the school. >> reporter: a mom to the school. an operations manager. >> she feeds hungry students. getting them to prom and school supplies. >> reporter: she gets involved in every single student. have she's more confident in me than i am. she loves me more than i do. she loves everybody more than they love themselves. >> she's incredible. someone i would be definitely proud to be like. >> she's worth being showed to

the world needs her. >> she's selfless. sheers fierce. >> reporter: and quietly behind the scenes, helping students in need. stashing food and shoes for them. organizing a secret holiday dinner for 83 families one christmas. just a lot of love. and presents. she often spends her own money. >> i can't count the number of times i have had to tell her stop. stop spending your own money. >> reporter: another secret act of kindness. china scott's father is facing cancer. medical bills and the crisis made it impossible for china to go. lea stepped in. and made it happen. the hair and makeup. the shoes. the dress. from donations and her own money. >> my mom's words were, she looked beautiful. >> to be able to go out, have a xwd time with your friends, not worry about what bad things would happen tomorrow. you know -- i'm sorry. >> reporter: this morning, emeril

america" salute the love of a son and the incredibly generous heart of his mother. >> i hope this helps her realize how much she is loved. and how much we appreciate all the little unspoken things and unshared things that she does every day. >> surprise. sorry, mama. >> we got you, miss lea. >> happy mother's day. >> thank you so much for prom. it means a lot. i love you. >> your the best mom in the world. >> twa#teammom. >> what do you have to say as you watched that piece? you feel a lot of love? >> i feel a lot of love. but i do it because i love them. >> mm-hmm. your son, chris, is an incredible man. >> yes, i'm very proud of him. >> i have never read a letter as the one he wrote to us. just really, really amazing. so, your story is so moving. i know the neex new york

times square, they want to say a few things to you. new york? >> all right, hello, lea. happy mother's day, first of all. what an incredible person you are. incredible story. we applaud you and some tears here in our audience. you must be so proud of your son and -- how do you feel knowing that he thinks that you're selfless and fierce? >> that's very good qualities to have. but i think he's selfless and fierce. >> you know, he's a freshman. >> i'm proud of my sons. >> he's a freshman apt texas christian university. he's studying there as a freshman. we couldn't let it go without him sharing this morning with you. so as a surprise to you, too. chris, show yourself to your mother, my friend. there he is! he's up there with all his tcu friends in purple. chris is going t

join his mom. nothing like being a son, i can tell you that, spend aing time with your mother on mother's day. it's the best feeling. emeril, we're going to go back to you because chris is there with his mom. we'll let you talk to them. >> chris, what do you want to say to your mom right now on this moment? >> um, mama, i love you to death. you know i do. and everything i do in this life is for my mama. so -- i love you forever and always. >> thank you. >> your youngest son, bobby. on the baseball team. >> he is. >> he's here. >> yea! >> bobby, where are you? >> where's bob? where's bob? >> he's here. there he is. so -- i have to say, to you guys. your mom is pretty amazing. >> mm-hmm. >> what do you want to say to her? what do you want to say, bobby?

i knew this would mean the world to you. >> it does, thank you. >> we have asked some of the folks here to write something about you. because you have touch sod many people in this whole auditorium here. we are going to -- oh, wait. thank you. amazing. fairy god mother. you are great. we love you. a force. you're the coolest. happy mother's day, miss lea. [ cheers and applause ] all right. so -- you ready for this? >> i'm ready. >> another surprise. >> okay. >> the basketball team. bring out the bed, please. come on, bring out the bed. that's right. you know, as i promised, as i promised -- there we go. i have to do breakfast

brisket and eggs benedict. get in the bed. all right. guys, go ahead and join mom. >> come on, guys. >> join mom. all right. and now, we're going to bring in the breakfast. as the surprise. [ laughter ] there we visit. look at that. a real texas breakfast for a real texas mom. >> thank you. >> and while we're doing that, we're going kick it back to you, new york. >> oh, what an incredible thing. >> oh, gosh. [ cheers and applause ] >> can they still hear us? >> yeah, they can. >> i wanted to ask you, your son wrote to us that he and bobby share you with the entire student body. did you think as the 18-year-old girl you would be the mom of two

>> no i did not think that. but i try to treat every single student like they were mine. i'm really gad that they feel how much i love them. all of them. >> well, the love from those two boys on each side of you says volumes. zblechb the tcu kids. >> i love it. >> and you know, we're not done yet. this is not over. emeril you have one more surprise for lea, don't you? >> i do, michael. i do have another surprise. >> oh, boy. >> i want to tell you that, our dear sponsor, dawn, is giving you a check for $5,000. >> oh, my gosh. [ cheers and applause ] because dawn does for you so you can do more for your family. all i want to say to all the moms out there, in america, is happy mother's

alda and cherry, happy mother's day to you. back to you, new york. >> happy mother's day to lea. we have to say thank you for emeril. 18th year, everybody. this is a great way to kick off mother's die weekend. we got yellow roses for all the mothers in the audience. happy mother's day for everybody here and at home. stay right there. we'll be right back.

back here on "good morning america," everybody is here there choose to lake geneva, wisconsin. detroit area. this lady didn't make it. it's her graduation. you're all here. she's not. congrats to you. the pollen report brought to you by claritin. overall, pollen, across the nation, pretty hefty. the belt in minneapolis heavier. a quick look at the mother's day cities. flowers, highs: 52-56 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: rain likely. lows: 48-52 winds: e 5 mph saturday: rain through 3pm. cloudy and cool. highs: 52-56 winds: ne 5-10 mph keep a jacket handy through saturday, as

>> bodhi has the best wave. can you do it? up to michael with that. >> let him know we're waving back. moms using soushl media to influence people. sharing posts with thousands of followers. how can we do it? >> what if i told you you could make a pretty penny, maybe make a living, just by posting pictures to instagram. marketing to moms is big business. ad agencies, magazine spreads. but instagram is changing that. shea, a dallas mom of two has over 43,000 followers devoted to her account. you're the creative director, copy writer, photograph e, talent wrangler and the mom. >> yes. i do it all. i'm superwoman.

i'm like a uniforeign. >> reporter: a play on he kids names. >> the prince and the pea. >> reporter: a business? >> yes. >> lucrative? >> i would say so. some in forms of vacations. hair products. >> reporter: the influencer marketing for dummy's book lays out a rate schedule. if your follower count reaches into the hundreds of thousands, they cite a high end of $3,000 per post. for arkansas mom of four hannah carpenter, payments from companies come in the form of clothing, furniture, sometimes cash. >> i don't want to be spammy and accept whatever collaboration, partnership comes along just because it's going to be $100 here, $300 there. i try to be cheesy. >> reporter: her goal? inspire her audience. >> i try to find m ajs

co-exist. >> reporter: as advertisers do approach, disclosing sponsorship is a must. as we create a perfect picture for our shoot, when the passion is there, everybody freeze. sometimes the money follows. we made an instagram picture. >> yes, we did. we got some really good tips from these moms. one thing they said is you have to take a lot of pictures. you have to edit them. that's a lot of work. next, you have to really engame with your followers. likes, comments. that's a lot of work. >> it is. >> you know this. you have to keep it real. be authentic. people can really spot a fake. so, it's work. but it's a great job. especially if you love social immediate yoo. >> i'm glad you gave us those tips pip thought, we snap a picture, put it up, we get three grand. >> let's try it. >> that's the best we can do. jump in. becky, tha y

happy mother's day again. coming up, a one on one with aaron taylor johnson, about his new action movie with john cena. we'll be right back.

he said hold the applause. but these folks are from georgia. i mean, come on, gotta clap. i'm sorry, fonzie. i'm here for you. you see the yellow roses. how about that new thriller starring aaron taylor-johnson. going from playing a superhero to a hero soldier in the wall. jesse palmer sat down with him to talk about it. >> reporter: part war movie. >> i got man down. >> reporter: part thriller. >> how is this? >> reporter: the wall is many things. mostly, it's what you get when you partner a wwe

>> reporter: with the superhero star behind the movie "kick-ass" and "the avengers" quick silver. >> you got eyes on her? >> reporter: trapped by an iraqi sharp shooter. >> when this is over, his family won't recognize him. >> reporter: i kind of felt like it was in some ways a psychological thriller. >> yeah, absolutely. that answer what i would call it. it's me and john. one location. they have the soldiers pinned against a wall. >> reporter: aaron taylor-johnson, fresh off the role in "nocturnal animals." says he welcomed the opportunity to play a hero alongside john ce cena. what sit like to turn the dial and go from playing a psychopath to a u.s. soldier, and kind of the good guy? >> it's a good choice that i did that, huh? the beauty of this role. he's a hero. because his perseverance.

you hear me? >> reporter: for "good morning america," jesse palmer, abc news, new york. >> all right. "the wall" opens in theaters today. like on instagram, i get paid for how many times they're shown on camera. i get the well it's a perfect nespresso morning here, george. i get the hold on a second. mmm. ♪ [mel torme sings "comin' home baby"] hey there. want a lift? ♪

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we know the lighting is bad back here. we want to make sure all the moms get here. a special shoutout to one of hur "gma" family members. todd mckee. one of our associate directors. moving on. two decades at abc. today's his last day. we love you, todd. thank you for everything. >> congratulations. >> we want to wish all these mothers and you at home happy mother's day. >> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. flames ripped through a fairfax county town home early this morning. it 457ed in

the fire started just after 1:3n ridge roads. forced residents in surrounding homes to evacuate. no injuries reported, the cause is under investigation. ampber alerted for this baby from hampton, va, authorities say 8 month old khloe johnson is in excream danger. her mother also missing, may havic abducted. if you see them, call police right away. now let's check on the weather. molly, this wet weather isn't done just yet. >> reporter: no. you have we have a ways to go. into early saturday. hour by hour today, mostly cloudy skies. temperatures in the upper 50s. owe future cast showing heavy rainfall as we head into the overnight hours into material saturday morning. friday night plans, want to pass that rain gear. by the time we head into mother's day, definitely looking brighter, sunshine returns by the afternoon. those daytime highs are back in the 70s. we're not stopping there.

getting into the 80s by the time we head into tuesday, looks like a dry weather pattern to next week. flirting with 90 wednesday. well above the average in the mid 70s. coming with the heat and humidity. chance for a few isolated thunderstorms on thursday, possibly into friday. and those daytime highs will remain in the low 80s. hopefully you'll have a great weekend, cool weather to get through. into next week we will be feeling a little bit more mild. enjoy your mother's day. >> thank you very much. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8.

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