good morning, america. breaking news, a new report about the trump campaign contact with russia. a special counsel takes over the investigation. former fbi director robert mueller now in charge. both republicans and democrats praising the decision. but the white house blindsided. the president bracing for a battle. >> you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. >> stocks plunge and the market facing its biggest drop since trump took office. now as he prepares for his first trip abroad, a top republican joins us on "gma." not guilty, protesters taking to the streets. >> no justice, no peace. >> after the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed manned in oklahoma. >> looks like a bad dude too. >> is acquitted in a case making national headlines.

and caught off guard. the nfl saying they have no record of gisele's claims that her husband patriots quarterback tom brady suffered a concussion last year. did the super bowl star not report it, and could he be punished? good morning, america. yes, a very busy thursday morning on the heels of what happened late yesterday. that former fbi director robert mueller is coming in to investigate the trump campaign. >> and from the capitol to the stock exchange, george and robin, a lot have their eyes on wall street. its worst day of the year. >> that drop came before we found out about robert mueller. we're also tracking all the latest from washington this morning including president trump's reaction to that surprise appointment of a special counsel. the president said that investigation will confirm there was no collusion, that he did nothing wrong. later today deputy attorney general rod rosenstein will

made that decision and what he knows about president trump's decision to fire james comey. as for comey he's been invited to speak to the senate judiciary and house oversight committees. i'll speak to the chairman of that committee in a moment. >> with robert mueller taking over the russia investigation, he has a long history with the fbi. he served as director from 2001 to 2013. he was confirmed unanimously under both president george w. bush and president obama. now when he retired in 2013 he was the second longest server director behind j. edgar hoover. >> our reporters covering all the fallout and pierre thomas starts us off. >> reporter: george, good morning. it's been a stunning week and stunning 4 hours with events that had potentially enormous implications for the white house. now word of a special counsel to investigate whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. the dramatic announcement, there

investigating those with ties to president trump. the man leading this new investigation, bob mueller, a former fbi director, in some ways a unique figure in washington. last confirmed by the senate 100-0. his prestigious ten-year appointment as fbi director extended by an additional two years. >> there's almost nobody who has a better reputation than bob mueller for being a dogged investigator and a fair prosecutor. >> reporter: make no mistake, this will be a full-scale investigation with mueller exercising extraordinary power. >> somebody who is in the role of special counsel will have the full range of authorities that they need to carry out their mandate. that includes subpoena power, grand jury power. >> reporter: just hours before the mueller announcement president trump spoke at the coast guard academy. >> no politician in history and i say this with great surety has been treated worse or more unfairly. >> reporter: the white house

special counsel decision until 25 minutes before the news was made public. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who took over the investigation after attorney general jeff sessions recused himself took the dramatic step of appointing mueller writing, based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command, a special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome. rosenstein's independence questioned because he supported comey's firing and the president's decision to fire comey was rosensteins, it was suggested only later acknowledging it was president trump's idea from the beginning. rosenstein's hand was finally forced after news broke that comey had written a memo suggesting that president trump suggested him to go easy on michael flynn who resigned over that controversy

discussions with the russian ambassador. the white house denied trump tried to influence comey but the revelation created more pressure for a special counsel, george. >> on the underlying issue of the trump campaign and russia new report from reuters saying there were at least 18 undisclosed previously undisclosed contacts between the campaign and russia. >> reporter: the reuters report made the result of what sources have told me the fbi was starting to do, they went back and looked at all the phone calls and communications that the russian ambassador had during the campaign and after the election. they wanted to know who he was speaking to and they should have transcripts of those conversations that could be critical, george. >> right, according to the report still no evidence of any improper collusion. okay, pierre thomas, thanks very much. >> we bring in dan abrams, special counsel. tell us more about the power he has in that role. >> he has basically 60 days now to create a team and a budget. he's going to have his own investigators, his own lawyers, his own independent crew to look into this and then the quest

enough evidence to bring -- to try to seek indictments in front of a grand jury. if he does he would then go to the grand jury, try to get those indictments and people could get indicted. the issue that people need to remember, though, is in the end, he still reports to the attorney general. now, when i say reports to means not in the day-to-daikon text of his investigation but in the end the attorney general can fire him. and in the end the attorney general could decide they don't want to accept his recommendations and effectively overrule him. that doesn't mean that he reports to the attorney general. it's going to be independent. but unlike previous independent counsel laws, this special counsel in the end has to do whatever the attorney general says in the final decision. >> and he will also be investigating these meetings between the president and fbi director comey. what would it take for him to demonstrate obstruction of justice in a case like this. >> you have to be able

intent. corrupt intent, that the goal there was to impede the investigation, that it was to attempt to influence the investigation and they're not just going to be looking at those comey notes but the totality of the circumstances here. it's all about they're going to look at trump's public statements. they're going to look at claims that he demanded loyalty from james comey. there's going to be a number of factors. >> dan, thanks very much. the latest from our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, you're on the scene in those moments late yesterday. the white house so clearly blindsided by this blow. >> reporter: completely blindsided, george. i'm told they only got about a 20 to 30-minute heads-up which is virtue cal knock before the justice department made this announcement. after the doj called them and alerted the white house counsel sources told me the entire senior staff went in to talk it over with the president. that is everyone from vice president pence to chief of staff priebus to kel

reaction was measured, not angry. that surprised some of the people who were there for that. you know, the white house and the president have pushed back strongly over the last couple of months about this notion of an independent commission and saying it was a waste of resources. take a look at what the president said in his statement he put out. he said, quote, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know, there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. i look forward to this matter concluding quickly. that is the word from the president. the official word right now from the president, george. >> and, cecilia, the white house now hoping now that a special counsel is in place, though, they won't have to answer questions about this in public. >> reporter: you know, they hope this gives them some kind of cover now and can basically say this is under investigation. asked and answered and the president has a press conference today here at the white house with the president of colombia. i'm told, george, he will not be answering any more questions about this one. >> we will see. cecilia viagra, thanks very much. >> thepp

on capitol hill. both republicans and democrats overall have responded possley. our congressional correspondent mary bruce tracked down some of those top lawmakers. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is a real victory for democrats and a dramatic shift for republicans who for weeks argued that a special counsel wasn't necessary. but now both sides are agreeing on the appointment of mueller. a rare moment of bipartisanship here. both democrats and republicans describing him to me as a real pro with solid credential, even those republicans who said this wasn't needed aren't objecting, robin. >> so pretty much democrats and republicans in agreement over this and also in agreement they need to hear from james comey. >> reporter: yeah, robin, now three separate congressional committees have asked comey to testify. they want to hear his side of the story and see that memo he wrote documenting his conversations with the president. no word yet on when comey might speak out but the concern here, of course, even from republicans is that if thesell

obstruction of justice and lawmakers, robin, simply want to get all the facts. >> absolutely and so does the public. all right, mary, thanks so much. george. okay, robin. thanks, more on what's next with the chair of the house government oversight committee gop congressman jason chaffetz, thanks for joining us. right after former director mueller was appointed you said mueller is a great selection, impeccable credentials, should be widely accepted yet you think he shouldn't have been appointed. explain what you mean. >> well, i don't know that a special counsel was warranted at this point. i have not seen the direct, full evidence of an actual crime and believe they're true professionals at the fbi and should be allowed to continue to do that job. with that said i do think director mueller is probably the best possible choice they could have made. >> i guess with the acting attorney general rod rosenstein said when he was appointing this prosecutor yesterday he sai

assuming he was referring to the fact that former director comey was leading the investigation, was fired by the president and now we know about these notes from director comey, as well. >> yeah, and we like to see those notes. there was a "new york times" article. even the reporter hasn't seen those. we asked the department of justice to see those documents. if we need to subpoena them we will but we do need to see the full content of these materials and then also talk to director comey. >> you've set a hearing for next wednesday. i know you want director comey to testify at that hearing on wednesday. have you heard from him yet? >> i have. his telephone number changed since he left government service and so i used to be able to text and call him. i do believe he has my telephone number. i do hope to chat with him but to comply with house rules i set the date for next wednesday 9:30 a.m. eastern time and hopefully we can have the hearing then. >> is there any conflict now that a special counsel has been appointe w

the justice department former director comey say we'll give all our tears over to the special counsel rather than testify to congress? >> well, look, the house representatives has its own equities and interest in this. just because there is an investigation or work done at the department of justice doesn't excuse the congress from doing its own work and getting to the bottom of things so that's hardly an excuse that has worked in the past and not going to work moving forward. >> you see nothing that would prevent former director comey from testifying before your committee? >> i really don't. i want to have the conversation with him and allow us to share that information but, no, i do think in the light of day, in a public setting he should be able to tell us about not only the materials if they're there and i question whether or not they're actually there but -- >> why do you question that? >> how did he take that? >> nobody has seen them. even the reporter that did the story hasn't seen them. nobody that i know of, even the reporter, has not actually seen these

comey had a history of taking notes of conversations. >> yes. >> we've seen his testimony to congress before. >> yes, i mean, clearly we're taking this very seriously. and i'm believing what's in there but, you know, i want to have some skepticism and i'm not going to presuppose the conclusion either. i want to look at the information and hear about the person that actually wrote it. i think that's the fair way and republicans and democrats can question him in the light of day in a public setting. >> finally, on other front, "the new york times" is reporting that president trump's team knew that general flynn was under investigation for secretly working for turkey during the campaign, yet the president hired him anyway. does this raise questions for your committee? >> general flynn is a former officer and should have never taken money from turkey nor should he have taken money from the russians. you just can't do that unless you seek permission and get permission. he evidently didn't get that. that's why we referred the matter to the department of the army for the final determination. >>

for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. in the midst of all this, president trump, of course, is preparing for his first international trip tomorrow. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has more and in light of all these recent event, how does this impact the president's upcoming trip? >> reporter: well, robin, he is under a cloud of suspicion with world leaders having no idea how this will end. he starts the trip in saudi arabia with an ambitious goal bringing together muslim leaders from around the world and announcing what the white house is calling an arab nato to help in the fight against terrorism and to put pressure on iran, but he will go into those meetings knowing that he shared information with the russians about the islamic state which reportedly has put at risk the life of a source who was helping in the fight against isis. it will be a very complicated trip. robin. >> yes, it will. all right, martha, thank you. wall street is reacting to al t

washington. stocks took a nose-dive plummeting nearly 373 points. the worst drop since president trump took office and our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning to you, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it looks like that sell-off is going to continue. here on wall street they have a gauge that can track fear in the market. it's called the volatility index and yesterday it spiked by the biggest amount so far this year. i've been talking to a number of veteran floor traders and they tell me they're rattled. concerned because all of the things on the trump agenda that helped send stocks up 12.5%, tax reform, deregulation, infrastructure spending, all this chaos in washington now calls into question president trump's ability to both deliver on those promises any time soon or even deliver on those promises at all. michael. >> thank you, rebecca.

karl and, jon, the president put out that statement basically welcoming, accepting the special counsel but in some way it's the white house's worst nightmare. i saw it up close in the clinton white house. once you have a special counsel no idea where it's going to go. >> reporter: and president trump knows that full well. that is why this white house has resisted this idea strenuously for months. when it first came up in this room i asked sean spicer about it and he shot back a special prosecutor for what? they did not want this idea and the issue -- the decision of his taff that made him perhaps angrier than anything else is when sessions recused himself. he doesn't like the idea of an out-of-control investigation. >> this is consuming washington. everything has stopped. >> reporter: the hope they can defer this, delay it, mueller has a reputation as being somebody who does not leak. they hope it puts an end to some of the leaks for now and, george, they hope that

but right now this is consuming it all. >> jon karl, thanks very much. amy is here with today's other stories starting with the verdict in the oklahoma trial. a trial found a tulsa police officer not guilty. the verdict in the trial of officer betty shelby sparked demonstrations overnight. protesters marching and holding hands, shelby testified that she shot terence crutcher last year because she feared for her life when he refused to obey orders. but prosecutors said it was an overreaction and crutcher's hands were in the air. also breaking overnight rocker chris cornell has died. best known as the lead singer of soundgarden and with audioslave and visit us back in 2015. cornell's death was sudden and unexpected. an autopsy is scheduled today. cornell was just 52. new figures show a sharp increase in immigration arrests this year attributed to president trump's crackdown. arrests are up 38% compare

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>> good morning, washington. the i'm mel me hastings. checking your top stories now, an officer and a suspect are recovering this morning after a wild scene that happened in arlington. it began with a traffic stop yesterday afternoon on glebe road. police say the driver hit an officer with a pickup truck causing the officer to open fire. driver was hit and is now at the hospital in critical condition. the officer is recovering from serious, but nonlife threatening, injuries. incident caused the 395 southbound ramp to be closed throughout the day. it reopened a little before midnight last night. and a six-year-old boy is dead after getting hit by a car in southeast. the crash happened around 8:30 last night on livingston road. the boy was taken to the hospital where he later died. police say the d

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welcome back to "gma." you're looking live at the white house hunkering down after that new bombshell that former fbi director robert mueller has been named to lead the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia. rod rosenstein will brief the senate on what he knows about the president's firing of fbi director james comey and why he made the decision to appoint a special counsel. right now the plains are bracing for another tornado outbreak. five twisters were reported, texas, oklahoma are on alert. ginger, of course, tracking it all and as we head into summer experts are projecting a record travel season and the tsa is adding more agents and canine teams across the country to help keep passengers safe and moving through those lines quickly. more than

projected to fly this summer. >> that's a lot. >> try to keep everybody in a good mood. >> pack a lot of patience? a lot of people and there are a lot of eyes that are on the royal family because they're gearing up for pippa middleton's wedding. she served as her sister kate's maid of honor six years ago. >> she got a lot of attention. >> now she's really going to get it. it's her turn to tie the knot this weekend and prince george and princess charlotte are playing a big role. we have all the details coming up in our big board looking forward to those photos. >> yes, happy stuff. we'll move on to more on that looming showdown between president trump and the fbi director. he fired james comey. it will play out with the special prosecutor on capitol hill. the course of this at stake and tom llamas here with a closer look at how the relationship unraveled. good morning, tom. >> george, good morning to you. we spoke with people who know both men very well and who predict a fight is coming. also that neither will back off or back down.

trump and former fbi director james comey heating up and setting up what could be a washington showdown for the ages. >> he's become more famous than me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: at first trump seemed to like comey. >> it took guts for director comey to make the move that he made. >> reporter: but then comey testified before congress describing the moment the bureau had to re-open the clinton e-mail investigation just days before the election. >> it makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election but honestly, it wouldn't change the decision. >> reporter: just days later comey was out. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. >> reporter: now with comey likely to testify again about president trump allegedly telling him to lay off flynn, the two powerful men are pitted against each other. >> one thing i can tell you about donald trump, he's very tough and it's always a mistake to underestimate him. >> reporter: the president close

roger stone says comey is out for retribution. >> i think this memo he put forward is kind of the classic washington bureaucratic revenge play. if mr. comey thought the president was trying to obstruct justice why didn't he say so at the time? >> reporter: but those that know the former fbi director say that he is one tough customer, unafraid to go into battle even with the president. >> james comey is going to survive this. he has survived many different hard controversies in his career and i think comey's integrity and legacy are completely intact. >> reporter: in his testimony before congress, james comey said he wished he could just spend time by the waters of connecticut with his invitation to testify again this time about his conversations with president trump, he'll be back by the potomac, george. >> joining us corey lewandowski, thanks for joining us again right now. you were spotted in the west wing i think

week. you've been talking fairly regularly to the president. how would you describe his state of mind right now? >> look, the president is here to do the people's business and he's very focused on that. he has an aggressive agenda as you know, he already laid out an agenda to repeal and replace obamacare and propose the largest tax cut in our nation's history and talked about getting a transportation infrastructure bill done which will we build our roads and bridges for america so he's continuing to do the people's business and continuing to change washington for a fundamental way that things have not worked and that's why he was elected and that's why he's here. >> that's certainly his hope right now but as you know, everything is stalling. these dizzying revelations over the last several days. do you think he understood what kind of trouble he was buying when he fired james comey? >> look, the president has the privilege of firing james comey. james comey has said that. and decided that james comey was no longer up for the tank of being the director of the fbi. there's nothing wrong with that. >> right, but did he know he would

>> i don't know the answer but as you know when you were in the white house your boss fired the fbi director in the first six months of his administration as well. >> there was a difference. that director was under investigation for ethics violations. he wasn't investigating the president. it was a firing that was widely accepted in washington. i want to move on to what's happening inside the white house. there's a big story in "the washington post" this morning saying the worst job in washington right now working for trump and some pretty stunning off the record comments from aides saying it's always been full of leaks to the news media. the latest waves have shifted from warring aides bickering with each other to bickering among themselves to staffers training their frustrations on the president as well. those who remain fully loyal report a growing sense of isolation. it talks about quietly rolling gripes among the staff with the president. >> look, george, i don't know but what i do know is this and i've said it many types and it's worth repeating. any person who serves in this administration whether in the white house or some other pa

supporting the president's agenda shouldn't be there. if you don't think the president's agenda is the right one then you have the prerogative as a staff member to leave at your earliest convenience and you should be fired if you're speaking to the press outside the course of the individuals authorized to speak to the press. this president was elected to bring change to washington. there are many who don't want to see that happen. there are many people who have been in d.c. for a long time who didn't support the president but want jobs in the administration. it's simple. one agenda that needs to move forward and what 63 million voted for to bring him to washington to change the country and for the first time in nine years when you ask the people is the country on the right track or the wrong track they're finally telling you the country is on the right track. that's where we should be going. >> is there a loyalty problem inside the white house right now. >> i can tell you there are a number of people who the president is next to who are exceptionally loyal. if anybody isn't they shouldn't be there. i know the president well. there's no question i'm loyal to the president and want to make sure his agenda is getting done. if anybody doesn't have that

administration. >> are you going to go into the white house. >> only as a visitor. >> corey lewandowski, thanks for joining us this morning. >> george, coming up in two minutes what gisele is saying about her husband tom brady and concussions. did the patriots, did they know about this? come on back. in taxes and fees for your unlimited plan? only t-mobile gives you unlimited data with taxes and fees included. that'll save you hundreds. get two lines for a hundred dollars. that's right. two lines of unlimited data. a hundred bucks. all in. and right now, we're giving you even more. for a limited time, get a free samsung galaxy s8 when you buy one. that's two galaxy s8s for the price one! plus, two lines of unlimited data for a hundred bucks. taxes and fees included. only at t-mobile.

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football like he had a concussion last year. >> reporter: this morning gisele bundchen's surprise revelation that her new england patriots quarterback husband tom brady had a concussion during his 2016 super bowl winning season has many nfl fans wondering if true, why wasn't it reported? >> if tom brady hid a concussion during the regular season, that's a big problem. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs "this morning" on wednesday, the former supermodel says brady has had several concussions. >> that kind of aggression like all the time, that cannot be healthy for you, right? >> reporter: but during the 17 seasons with the patriots, brady's never been listed with a concussion. even after being sacked 137 times in the past 4 seasons. the nfl telling abc news "there are no records that indicate that mr. brady suffered a head injury or concussion or exhibited or complained of concussion symptoms." but they add they're working with the nfl players associa

the club's medical staff and mr. brady. according to the league's concussion protocol, concussions sustained during the regular season must be reported to the league, but not concussions occurring during the preseason or the super bowl. brady who turns 40 in august has not missed a game due to injury during 2008? he says he plans on playing till he's 45 though he says his wife wants had him to retire now. >> if it was up to my wife she would have me retire today. she told me that last night three times. >> when gisele says something like this about her husband you have to pay attention. if all this is true i would expect there would be fines. >> all right, this morning no comment from the new england patriots or brady's camp but this is significant because the league requires injuries to be reported regardless of whether a player is expected to miss playing time. why? because they want to protect the integrity of the game and i know, michael, the story is right in your wheelhouse so

going to join us now. stephen, this is coming from one of the closest people in his life, his wife. should we assume it's true. >> yes. >> if so, is it possible that the team just chose not to disclose it. >> it's possible. you would know that better than anybody. there's no question it's possible but at the same time it's also very, very possible that tom brady did a tremendous job disguising it. you have a football player which you know better than me, you do not want to come out of a game. you want to play, particularly with games that matter and we know new england's history, most of their games matter because they're usually winning. if you are tom brady you don't want to come out of a game but stay in it and if you can disguise it fine but the doctors, the athletic trainers, no one picked up on it in his enti entire career. the nfl and nfl p.a. will be looking into it. >> gisele said it -- >> i'm going to go with the wife. >> okay, you can disguise it from everybody but not your

all the headlines they've made over the last few years how does this affect them going into the season. >> it doesn't affect them in terms of what the nfl is going to do because at most he'll probably get a fine because you won't be able to pinpoint what lies may have taken place. tom brady can take the bullet and say, hey, i didn't let them know. it could be as simple as that. in the end spygate, deflategate and then something like this comes up, it's another element where the patriots find themselves in a position where their integrity is being questioned. you're supposed to report these things to the league. there are going to be people out there that question and it's going to be the nfl, questioning whether or not the patriots will own up to this regard but football players historically try and lie about concussion issues. they always have and they always will whether you're broke or rich. successful or not. >> nfl wants to make the game safer. that's one of the biggest things. concussions is the biggest issue as far as safety is concerned in the public eye. you think the nfl jus

fine or doesn't say anything or -- >> no, no. >> they have to do something. >> how can -- what are you going to do, 2000, did you have a concussion in 2009? what about when you lost to the giants? how about when you beat seattle? when exactly did you have these concussions? i'm trying to be here for you. >> i appreciate that. >> what are you going to do? you can't pinpoint when the truth was told and when lies were told. in the end that's why it's going to come down to a fine because there's nothing -- there's nothing concrete. as a matter of fact i'd be surprised if there was an actual fine. he could say, hey, they didn't know. i couldn't tell them. the wife was right. >> you think the patriots respond to this? do you think brady responds. >> tom brady responds and the patriots will say we have no knowledge whatsoever. we thought he was absolutely fine. we received no indication that he had this issue. and who is going to deny it? what, did he have a concussion in the super bowl? came back from a 28-3 deficit. please, last time i checked if he had a cobb a whole

quarterbacks should have concussions. >> well, you know what -- >> just the truth. >> oh, stephen a. smith, stop it. stop it. well, you know what, gisele says she wanted him to retire. he says she wants him to retire now. this kind of maybe puts a little pressure on him. >> he's not retiring. stefon gilmore, you retain malcolm -- you're the reigning super bowl champions and still have bill belichick coaching. tom brady is not going anywhere unless an injury takes place. he said the wife wants him to retire but last time i checked he's still playing. i don't think he's going anywhere any time soon. >> you're not going anywhere either. stephen a. smith, thank you. robin. >> we always know where he stands. coming up on the big board everything you need to know about princess kate's sister pippa middleton's big day. we are back in two minutes.

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wedding to prince william she is set to tie the knot in a storybook ceremony. abc's lama hasan is outside kensington palace. good morning, lama. give us details. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you this. this is probably as close as we're going to get to a royal wedding of sorts unless you know who, prince harry, decides to propose to his american girlfriend meghan markle. anyway, back to pippa's big day and what some are calling the wedding of the year because it's finally here on saturday she'll be walking down the aisle with her hedge fund millionaire fiance in a quaint 12th century church. st. mark's church with big starring roles from nephew and niece prince george and princess charlotte. we're expecting about 100 guests to watch the two tie the knot then, of course, it's party time and the reception due to take place at the middletons' family

putting up this glass marquee complete with lavish loos, toilets, complete with these amazing glass marquees and, of course, this is fit for royalty. >> she could get a job as a wedding planner. that is really good. >> seems like you set it all up. you mentioned the royal family will be there. who else is on the guest list. >> reporter: absolutely, michael. it is a royal affair. the duke and duchess of cambridge will be there along with their kid, prince george and princess charlotte, prince harry will be there and expected to be on his arm is his girlfriend, meghan markle, which would be a huge endorsement and despite the reports that pippa has enforced this no ring, no bring policy. if you don't have a ring on your finger you're not coming to the ceremony. >> what? >> bride and groom's family. >> back up with that. >> reporter: we are expecting -- >> what

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good morning, washington. i'm melanie hastings following some breaking news. just in the last few minutes, president trump taking to twitter for the first time speaking out about the investigation into his administration. and he said, quote, all of the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign and the obama administration, there was never a special counsel appointed. and he then went on to call it, quote, the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. this, of course, comes after yesterday's news that former f.b.i. director robert mueller was appointed to head up an investigation into potential campaign ties to russia. and good morning washington has got the benjamins. watch tomorrow morning from 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. for the eastiest money you'll ever make. we are giving away $100 every 10 minutes and all you have to do is

another steamy day ahead. molly, will this be a repeat of yesterday? >> yeah, mel, we have a code orange still in effect for today. if you are in the sensitive group, you want to limit times outside. our daytime highs back in the 90s. certainly well above average. as we head into the afternoon we could be tracking a few isolated thunderstorms. here's a look at futurecast at 2:30 through about 3:00 today. that's when we could be dealing with a few claps of thunder near the d.c. area. now with a check on traffic, here's angela. >> reporter: we have been dealing with quite a few accidents on the capital beltway. a new one since our last update. on the inner loop approaching i-295 and oxen hill. 395 as well as 295 with volume delays. 66 a live look at the eastbound delays struggling through manassas. melanie, back over to you. >> angela, thank you. you can get more news traffic and weather updates on good mornin

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good morning, pierre. >> reporter: amy, good morning. as special counsel mueller will have extraordinary power, the power to subpoena and convene a grand jury. he can replace all the agents currently working on the case if he chooses and he has 60 days to put together a team of lawyers to work with him on the case. the investigation could take months if not years. amy. >> all right, pierre thomas, we appreciate that and there is word this morning that the white house was warned about the man who has become the central figure of the russia investigation, general michael flynn. "the new york times" says flynn warned the trump team weeks before the inauguration he was under investigation for his secret work as a paid lobbyist for turkey. but he was still appointed as national security adviser and according to reuters flynn and other advisers to the trump campaign contacted russian officials or people with kremlin ties at least 18 times in e-mails and calls, but there is no evidence of any wrongdoing or collusion reported in those contacts. and republicans and democrats

mueller is the right man to head the russia investigation. but earlier on "gma," the chairman of the house oversight committee questioned whether a prosecutor is really needed. >> well, i don't know that a special counsel was warranted at this point. i have not seen the direct full evidence of an actual crime and i do believe that the career officials at the fbi are true professionals, they've done a great job and they should be allowed to continue to do that job. but with that said, i do think director mueller is probably the best possible choice they could have made. >> congressman chaffetz says he is eager to hear from former fbi director james comey who is scheduled to testify next week. so far no word from comey and, again, president trump this morning calling the investigation the biggest witch-hunt in u.s. history. well, oklahoma governor is urging calm after the acquittal of a tulsa police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. protesters marched in the streets after the verdict, officer betty shelby

she shot terence crutcher outside his stalled suv because she feared for her life when crutcher refused to follow commands. well, a woman in texas is warning other parents about the dangers of a popular toy called fidget spinners. her 10-year-old daughter had to undergo surgery after choking on a piece of the toy. an x-ray, you see it right there showing the round metal bearing stuck in her esophagus. several schools have now banned those spinners. and finally one woman's craving for girl scout cookies got way out of hand. a troop leader in kentucky accused of stealing $26,000 worth of cookies. she is accused of inflating her troop's sale numbers and forming bogus scout troops so she could take them for herself and reportedly set up so much to get this done indicted last week. she is on the run now. it is unclear however if there was anyone who tagged along. [ applause ]

>> oh, boy. >> i love a tagalong. >> i love a thin mint. >> i'm a samoa fan. >> we just wait for it with you. wait for it. wait for it. that was a good one. that was good as always. >> i'm on to you, my friend. listen closely to "pop news." i'm coming after you. >> you got it? >> i have one or two. not as good as the tagalong. i have a lot of news to talk about. [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning, everybody. happy friday eve, as robin roberts calls it. tim for "pop news." the reigning kick of the netherlands has been living a secret life for the past two decades. this isn't part of a joke. 50-year-old willem-alexanderer has just revealed he has spent the last 20 years not only reigning his country or for his country working as a fill-in pilot for klm airline wearing the uniform. >> get out. >> yeah, walking through the airports, totally unrecognized giving passengers weather reports. trying

news about the arrival time from the cockpit. a monarch to 17 million people is an experienced pilot who says flying has allowed him to leave his real-life responsibilities on the ground and focus only on his passengers and that brings him joy. >> never recognized him. >> no. >> i could see that. >> the reason he's coming out is he has to train -- he has to train on a boeing 737 i believe now. the kind of plane he was using klm is retiring so in order for him to train on this larger plane, he actually has to go through a process and had to reveal himself so it's only coming out because of that. hopefully he stays safe but just nice that he's able to sort of have that double life and live like a real person. >> that's great. >> wanted to share that with you. also in "pop news," ever since the eagles announced they'd be hittinged the stage this summer for the festivals in july fans have been wondering how could they replace

great glenn frey. well, there's nothing quite like following in your father's footsteps, is there. the band is now saying welcome to the show kel california to deacon frey, the late front man's 24-year-old son. he will perform in his dad's spot, don henley says that deacon is very talented, totally up for the tank and says that deacon has been rehearsing nonstop to ensure fans get the kind of frey experience his dad would have given them. most fans agree the eagles aren't the same without frey. now they get the next generation. >> wow, that's sweet. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> makes me want to go even more actually. >> root for him. >> yeah, really rooting for deacon. finally, i talk about dogs a lot as you know. this one is for all you cat lovers out there. today a little equal opportunity. a lot of opportunity if you will. a lot to love with omar. that is the world's longest cat you're looking at. >> that's a cat? >> little frisky

38 pounds. stretches out more than 3, 3 and a half feet. i think it's the fur. he's a manecoon cat bigger than their coly. it was a real surprise when they adopted him as a little teeny tiny kitten. he eats five scoops of cat food for breakfast and raw kangaroo meat for dinner. i think he's part lion. it is huge. world record's team is verifying the title making sure there isn't a zipper on that suit. official or not this one has us saying, omar, gosh. >> that's what you did there. >> that's "pop news." happy thursday, everybody. [ applause ] >> well done. that look she gives us. a parenting alert. do your kids have electronic screen syndroman

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we are back with a growing problem for parents in this digital age about something a psychiatrist calls electronic screen syndrome. it describes children who are obsessed with their devices, "20/20" anchor elizabeth vargas has one family's story. >> good morning, absolutely. we all know about this. those of us who are parents and are dealing with this. one study shows teens spend nearly seven hours every day on electronic devices. younger kids, tweens, nearly five hours a day. ottom ottomans said they put their kids on a diet banning all electronics for four weeks. >> what do you think you're

doing? >> reporter: you are watching a covert mission in progress. >> sneaking what? >> the devices. >> reporter: 5-year-old taylor and her brother 8-year-old jackson are desperate to play on their devices. >> guys, i told you only ten minutes of device time. >> reporter: their mother autumn says their kids' use of electronics is out of control. >> i never get tired of my device. >> no, you can wait to check on your youtube. >> the first thing out of their mouth is, hey, mom, what do i have to do? do i have to read, do this? frustrating. >> reporter: there are meltdowns at home. >> please. >> reporter: and on the go. >> so here's jackson throwing a fit because he can't play with the games. >> is there some sort of test or experiment a parent can do to see if their child does have a problem with this? >> number one is it negatively impacting their live, school, academics? are they socially isolating more

>> reporter: autumn says she's had enough. >> we have to find control in here. >> reporter: abc news connects the family with child psychiatrist dr. victoria dunklee author of "reset your child's brain" coined a name for kids' obsession with devices, electronic screen syndrome. >> the child goes into a state of hyper aprowsal and the brain just starts to malfunction so you see problems with focus, behavior and mood. >> jackson, it's difficult for him to focus. i would say my daughter, she has more behavioral issues. >> reporter: dr. dunckley convinced them to do a four-week fast. >> do they still have attention symptoms? are they misbehaving as much? we'll actually have no devices for four weeks. and we're going to see what happens. >> reporter: mom locks the devices in storage. and as the days go by, the kids start to

>> when the kids come home and they just go outside which is not something they had done before. >> reporter: and join a class. >> well, me and taylor, we both joined jujitsu. >> reporter: at the end of the four-week fast everyone is spending more time together as a family. >> i like to play with my sister even more than i did before. >> reporter: jackson is spending more time reading, dr. dunckley finds taylor's meltdowns decreased and attention span increased. >> when they're too attached to technology but what's so obvious all those other problems related to mood, behavior and focus. >> reporter: as for the future of those devices. >> there is a time and place for it. we're trying to find that balance. >> i think we all have to be really careful that we realize that social media does not replace the social experience. >> that's my girl.

>> now, autumn and chad say they'll keep this fast going as long as they can. they did the four-week fast. it's been three weeks since the end of the fast and only asked for their devices two time, robin. had they do introduce electronics they plan to go slow. a little at a time, really limiting the time. >> how long did it take for them to settle down? >> good question. taking them away, it was about two weeks of rough going in the family. any parent trying this, be aware of that that it could be rough. >> what other advice do you have if somebody wants to try at home. >> the parents need to remove them from the home. the kids we saw at the beginning were 123450sneaking around lookr then. take them out of the home. make sure your kids know that. you should not be on your phones or devices. set an example. try not to be on your own devices as well and the other thing we saw in the piece, plan a lot of activities in the first especially week or two weeks so that they're not screaming and going out of their minds. >> replace it with something. >> withdrawal. >> there is and you

depth on "20/20." >> we spent a year embedding with several families with teenagers whose use of electronic devices has really gone way beyond what you just saw. they feel like they're addicted to it and stopped going to school. up all night. the house is in an uproar. families have had to take dramatic measures and spend a lot of time with the husband because the average gamer is 35 years old. >> goodness. all right. >> we have one man, his story. these families are brave to let us in because we see extraordinary things. >> thanks for sharing. we'll have more tomorrow on "gma" and then, of course, on "20/20" tomorrow night. coming up that new sunscreen report. when you have allergies, it can seem like triggers pop up everywhere. luckily there's powerful, -hour, non-drowsy claritin. it provides relief of symptoms that can be triggered by over 200 different allergens. live claritin clear.

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partly sunny. afternoon thunderstorms possible. highs: 89-92 winds: w to ne 5 mph we're in for two more unseasonably warm and humid days before big changes arrive this weekend. highs today will soar into the low 90s. a few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through this evening, so keep your stormwatch7 weather app at hand. tomorrow will top out around 90 degrees with a slightly higher risk of thunderstorms, as a cold front drops south. now to that summer sunscreen headline. "consumer reports" is out with their list of the best brands to protect your skin. let's take a look. with the official start to beach season almost upon us, "consumer reports" releasing their list of the best sunscreens to keep your skin safe all summer long. their top three picks, laroche-posay melt-in sunscreen milk at 36. trader joe's spray spf 50 at $6 and equate

at $5. according to "consumer reports" those spf numbers aren't always a reliable indicator of protection. almost a third of their samples not matching the spf number. >> we tested 58 lotions, sprays and sticks and out of those sunscreens, 20 of them came in in our test at less than half the spf listed on the label. >> reporter: while the personal care products council, a trade association that represents the sunscreen industry, told them, it disagreed with their findings and that their methods aren't the same as required by the product manufacturers to assign the spf designation, "consumer reports" stands by their report. and we're here now with board certified dermatologist dr. whitney bowe. thanks for joining us. i use sunscreen, you know, obviously to protect my skin. >> good for you. >> and i'm just curious how much do i put on and what is the correct spf because that's always the issue. >> you want to aim for an spf of 40 or above and you got to look for the words

that means you're protected against uva and uvb. my rule of thumb, fill a shotglass worth of sunscreen. that 'in you have to adequately cover your face and your exposed areas but you got to reapply that same amount every two hours if the skin is dry or even more frequently if you get wet or you sweat. >> for me i mean a bigger shotglass. >> slightly. >> slightly. but also, doctor, so many sunscreens protect against pollution, the blue screen from your cell phone. from wrinkles. do they work. >> we used to think ultraviolet rays were the only type that could damage the skin. new studies are showing pollution, blue light from your cell phone and laptop, everything can do damage now so keep an eye out for new products. >> we'll keep our eye out.

>> good morning, washington. i'm melanie hastings. in just the last few minutes, president trump taking to twitter for the first time speaking out about that investigation into his administration and he said, quote, with all of the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign and the obama administration, there was never a special counsel appointed. he then went on to call it the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. well this of course comes after yesterday's news that former f.b.i. director robert mueller was appointed to head an investigation into potential campaign ties to russia. hot and steamy for your thursday. here's molly. >> hey, mel, yeah, we are looking at a daytime high to hit

another summertime feel. then a pretty big drop in temperatures through the upcoming weekend. with the heat and humidity, the code orange is still in effect for today so if you are in any of the sensitive groups you want to limit your time outside. tracking a chance for a few thunderstorms today. better chance for tomorrow. then more wet weather next week. here's angela with a check on traffic. >> it's not an accident but we are getting reports of some type of debris on interstate 66 near the fairfax county parkway. our big picture map shows you all of the delays trying to get to the southeast southwest freeway. struggling in northwest d.c. got the water main break at mcarthur boulevard. it's closed between foxhall road and reservoir road. maybe use the parkway. and a look at the belt way through tyson's corner to the

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♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody. what a fantastic audience we have in times square. thanks for joining us, and, yes, you know what, i think we have found the next superstar singer. >> very own "american idol" right here. >> guess what. she's only 9 years old. yes, third grader annie zimmerman recently auditioned for the talent show and when she started to sing judges were not expecting this. ♪ don't you know why sitting round with my head hanging down ♪ ♪ and i wonder

you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> great voice. >> you said, ah, aa. i can't believe she's in third grader. that has more than 100,000 views and counting and annie is joining us live from little rock with her dad, mike right now. hello, mike and annie. how are you? >> hi, guys. >> hi. >> hi, annie. annie, i'm going to start with you, can you hear me? >> yes, i can hear you. >> okay, great. so we just heard your voice. wow. you have some pipes. we know you love to sing in church. i was wondering who are your favorite singers? who inspires you? >> well, thank you. >> who inspires you? >> oh, who inspires me? well, i think there was this talent show when i was in pre-k and this girl sang "amazing grace" and i think i really picked up on that bau

she sang "amazing grace" and i really liked that. >> what about -- [ applause ] i kind of see you as a young adele. do you like adele? who is your favorite singer? >> bob dylan. >> i was not expecting that. [ applause ] >> surprising. >> mike, when did you discover she had this incredible gift? >> oh, when did i discover or when did we discover? >> yeah. >> you know, she's always sang from the earliest time we can remember. she sang. i was telling a story, we used to go to restaurants and she would get up from the table and start wandering among the tables singing and dancing and just draw everybody's attention to her. of course, people would throw money at us, which was great. [ laughter ]

can remember she's always been singing or performing in some sort of way. she's sort of a natural with it. >> can we hear a little bit of it? >> yes. >> electroniic personality. >> we know you have a song playi playing for us. are you ready to go? take it away. ♪ when i had you i treated you bad ♪ and girl since since you ran away ♪ don't you know i sit around with

wonder ♪ ♪ who's lovin' you >> wow! [ cheers and applause ] >> did you ever see a 9-year-old sing the blues? >> no. a 9-year-old has a blues like that. quickly before you go, annie, we also understand you do some impressions even a bernie sanders. can you do it? >> i do. >> do it. >> oh, okay. my name is senator bernie sanders. i love pizza. now, i am a new yorker, as you know. i'm from new york. all new yorkers must love pizza. it's a priority, people. i a priority. [ laughter ] >> i love pizza, deep dish, pepperoni, cheese and crust, people, cheese and chuft. it tastes so good. now, i

in socialized pizza for everybody. i believe that. >> thank you, annie. congratulations. good luck with the talent show. you got it, kid. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> she's going to take over. [ applause ] >> who knew. who knew. speaking of acting just in time for summer "baywatch" is back. the reboot of the hit show starring the rock, not only is he rocking the beach but getting big laughs and paula faris back with him sat down to hear all about a possible run for president. ♪ >> welcome to "baywatch." >> the bodies are rock solid and the red bathing suits are skin tight. >> our team is the elite of the elite. we're the heart and soul of this very beach. >> reporter: we're talking about "baywatch," the movie, dwayne "the rock" johnson stars as legendary lifeguard mitchell buchanan, the role made famous by david has

popular tv show. here you are step nothing that iconic role. was it daunting at all for you. >> was it daunting? it was exciting and it's very daunting. it's so daunting you're like hold on a second. i need another cup of hoffee. >> a cup of hoffee. >> have you ever been a lifeguard? >> i have never been a lifeguard, no. but i've given many mouth-to-mouth. >> resuscitation in in the con it text of someone's life. >> no, i literally just made out with -- no. >> he plays a devoted lifeguard who buts head with a new recruit played by zac efron? hey, one direction, are you here for the qualifications. >> i'm matt brody. i don't have to try out. >> i love the dynamic between you two. some of the nicknames. high school musical. >> malibu ken. one direction. new kids on the block. sweetheart, cupcake. all those. he was the one coming up with all

me high school musical. >> feeding you the lines. the scene where you're flipping tires. carrying the refrigerators, doing chin-ups. you both are pretty ripped but i want to know before the movie who was working out more to get in shape? >> i don't get in shape. >> you are in shape. >> i tay in shape. give me something. >> i just gave the rock rock. the rock also making headlines recently in "gq" magazine. apparently it's not enough to say the bay. you want to save the world. should i start calling you president dwayne johnson. >> no, you should not. >> a lot of people are taking this seriously. yahoo said the rock might make a good president. that was the headline. >> it's been the most flattering thing. >> why do you think you'd be a good president. >> i didn't say i would be a good president. you're so smart. i love you for that. >> why would you want to be president. >> i don't know if i would make a good president. i know that i have a certain skill set and i think it's in that skill set that people see and that people would want

run. also and i also think that's reflective of them wanting to see a better leadership happening right now. >> and the slogan would be make america rock again. >> it would be right now for "good morning america," yes. >> but for now johnson will continue to rock that red bathing suit. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, miami. >> wow. [ applause ] >> i like that i don't get in shape. i stay in shape. >> heard that. "baywatch" opens nationwide on thursday, may 25th. coming up, "deals

good morning, america. superhero fans, the new "entertainment weekly" covering featuring "wonder woman," the movie. it opens june 2nd and have the whole cast tuesday. you saw that cover. we'll have them with us and we also have "gma's" pollen report brought to you by claritin. if you're sticking around you see that fuschia. that is not good.hot and humid. pm thunderstorms. highs: 91-94 winds: sw 10 mph tonight: isolated storms early. mild and muggy. lows: 67-70 winds: sw 5 mph friday: partly sunny. afternoon thunderstorms possible. highs: 89-92 winds: w to ne 5 mph we're in for two more unseasonably warm and humid days before big changes arrive this weekend. this crowd today, that heat is getting them fired up. >>

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we are back now, breaking news reports that former fox news ceo roger ailes has died and amy, you have details for us. >> there are reports right now robin that roger ailes, the founder of fox

the age of 77. you may remember ailes was ousted as the head of fox last summer after several women accused him of sexual harassment. during a career that spanned more than five decades he worked in entertainment, in politics and in news. he founded fox back in 1996 and, again, these reports are just coming in very preliminary here but according to fox, roger ailes has passed away at the age of 77. >> as we get more information we'll certainly pass that along. back upstairs to lara and amy and michael. >> thank you so much. we'll really switch gears. we want to conclude our pop-up week. our favorite musical artist popping up where you would least expect them. >> yes, that is the truth. this morning, may be the most epic pop-up yet. linkin park in grand central station of all places and jesse palmer. >> linkin park, they sold more than 55 million albums and now they're popping up in new york's most famous train station. got the entire jou

lifetime. >> we're linkin park and we're here for "gma" and popping up in grand central. >> it's our most anticipated pop-up concert yet. our crews working all day to transform a manhattan subway into a concert hall fit for rock royalty. commuters, eventually seeing the writing on the wall. >> i'm a huge linkin park fan coming home from work and here we are. >> word quickly spreading on social media. one person posted linkin park at grand central. it's about to go down. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> before long hundreds of fans begin flooding the platform. and then the big moment. >> got to go to grand central. >> reporter: their train pulling up to the station. >> let's go play a show. [ cheers and applause ] >> let's do it.

♪ ♪ i don't like my mind right now. stacking up problems and wish i could let go but discomfort and panic and drive myself crazy because i can't escape the gravity ♪ yeah, i drive myself crazy thinking everybody is about me ♪ ♪ i'm holding on why is everything so heavy ♪ ♪ holding on something i can't carry and can drag it around but it's bringing me down ♪ ♪ just let go holding on why is everything so heavy ♪

♪ why is everything so heavy why is everything so heavy ♪ >> after an unexpected facebook call. >> hi, honey. i'm playing grand central station right now. society so have mercy ♪ ♪ and one show waiting >> it was the fans that help bring down the house. ♪ for all this there's only one you should know ♪ i put my trust in you and pushed as far as i can go ♪ ♪ for all

thing you should know ♪ ♪ i tried so hard and got so far ♪ ♪ but in the end it doesn't even matter i had to fall to lose it all but in the end it doesn't even matter ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> new york city. >> such a cool scene, right? unbelievable. lucky fans in grand central got to hear their current single "heavy." you can hear their entire new album when it hits stores tomorrow. >> really great. thank you very much, jesse. back to robin downstairs. >> thank you very much. we'll break into programming for a special report. >> announcer: this is an abc news spe

we do have breaking news here because we have learned this morning that fox news founder and former ceo roger ailes has died. amy. >> we're going to head out now to cecilia vega for the very latest on the passing of roger ailes. he passed away at the age of 77. this is according to fox news. and let's head out to cecilia vega. >> reporter: well, amy, the details are just coming in, in fact, we don't have very many of them. we know that roger ailes has passed away. a huge figure in media in this country and american politic, someone who has a close working relationship with this president, so far no word or reaction from the white house. as you know, this is a white house that right now is consumed in some very serious problems with this news of a special counsel hanging over their head right now but as you said, amy, roger ailes has died and these details are just coming in. as soon as we get more we will let you know. no word from the white house right

you. >> george stephanopoulos is on the phone on his way to d.c. and this is really caught everybody -- it's really shocking, george. >> it is, although he had been battling various illnesses for some time but you can't underestimate the imprint he made on republican politics and, as cecilia was saying american culture and television. his time in politics goes back to the days of richard nixon. he as much as anyone else was responsible for the comeback of richard nixon back in 1968 when he was a young producer for "the mike douglas show." he worked with richard nixon on his campaign whenever nixon lost the race to john kennedy in 1960 and lost the governor's race as well and helped engineer the comeback of these men in the arena town meetings and put nixon back on the map and kept very -- played a big role in the

bush in 1988 as well and then, of course, what a mark he made at fox news after working at msnbc, came to fox news at the beginning and more than anyone else shaped the culture, shaped the ideology, shaped the world view of that network, just had such a huge impact on our politics. >> all that he has done, yes, you said, george, but people do know him most for his time there at fox news and what he was able to do there. this is a statement from his wife, posted on drudge. she said i am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report my husband roger ailes passed away this morning. roger was a loving husband to me, to his son zachary and loyal friend to many. he was also a patriot profoundly grateful to live in a country that gave him so much opportunity to work hard, to rise and give back. during a career that stretched over more than five decades his work in entertainment and politics and in news affected the lives of many millions and so even as we mourn his death, we celebrate his lif

all that george, he has gone through in recent months, how do you believe he will be best remembered? >> that's a big question. for as much as the big stamp he made on politics own broadcasting he left fox news under that cloud of sexual harassment allegations and continued to fight those allegations even though he was forced out from fox news but that's been a big part of his legacy as well. it will be up to others over time to sort out exactly where that fits in his legacy but he did not leave fox news the way he wanted to leave. >> speaking to that, george, you mentioned he had many physical health ail manies one has to wonder what the stress of all of that scandal had on his health. the impact it may have had on his condition. >> no question about it. it's been a tumultuous time at fox news, the entire network has been reeled by this and at the center of all this as the man to do so much to create the network and man

for this harassment, these allegations and for which several million dollars had to be paid in various settlements. as i said fighting those allegations as well as he continues to do and maintain to so many the allegations were false. probably took a toll on him as well. it's hard to calculate that and we'll learn more about why exactly he died in the coming hours and days, but as you say it had -- it had to have put such a burden on him. >> we know you're on your way to washington right now. let's go to our chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis who joins us on the phone as well and there is no denying the impact that roger ailes had on this industry of business, rebecca. >> absolutely and in particular on the fox news brand. he is the man credited with building that brand from the ground up. the person who was a very

polarizing force within the media industry who saw early on the idea between combining opinion with journalism and that grew the fox news brand into an incredibly popular brand with viewers and really created a new lane, frankly, in the cable space that hadn't really before his time been even conceived of and he built that idea, the fox news brand, the fair and balance as they became known brand and built a number of personalities along with it. number of individuals within fox news, bill o'reilly, who left earlier this year, as well. a number of other big personalities. >> yes, thank you, rebecca. so much. we'll return now to our regular programming and have a full west coast update on "good morning america." have a good day, everybody. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news.

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