targeted by a drone. the long manhunt over and my president obama about the growing threat from those violent extremists. donald trump launching an over-the-top attack on ben carson overnight using the surgeon'ss own words against him, even imitating the alleged knife attack from his youth. iowa? how stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap? and could this man be making a comeback? reports this morning of a movement to draft mitt romney to run again. and in plain sight, right before the eyes of a gas station clerk, a kidnapping in progress. how he knew she was in trouble and what the hero did to save her. the incredible rescue caught on camera d good morning, america. we have big news overnight in the fight against isis. the chief executioner, jihadi

syria. you are see it right there. that is an isis stronghold. he is believed to be dead. >> the u.s. had been hunting him for months, but one of the most wanted men on earth who terrorized the world with those brutal terr tapes executing those three americans and the united states. >> h also taunted president obama personally in those tapes. our full team is on the story this morning starting off with good morning, brian. george. he became the face oevil and the u.s. had been tracking jihadi john, a british citizen for months. u.s. officials say t drone strike was launched late nurse thursday as he left a building and entered a vehicle. military and intelligence officials watched live a video feedback in washington and one official told abc news it was a 100% flawless direct hit. this morning, praise for the u.s. e effort fm leaders around the world. >> i've always said that we would do whatever was necessary,

today i want to thank the united states. >> reporter: the world first came to joe jihadi john a little over a year ago when he appeared wearing a black mask holding a knife and teatening theife of american journalist james foley. his voice was disguised but he could not hide his british accent. >> you have plotted against us and gone far out of your way to find reasons to interfere in our affairs. >> reporter: one after another, he presided over the murders of foley, american steven sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons and then two japanese hostages. eaier this year, his true identity was revealed to be mohamed emwazi, seen here wearing an american baseball cap, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated to t united kingdom. even as a schoolboy in london, emwazi was spotted by teachers as having a violent stre. one teacher told the bbc at age 11 he was put in anger management therapy. >> we'd find that he'd get very angry and worked up and it would

>> reporter: as a young adult he joined isis flaunting his role as executioner with his piercing eyes and gravelly voice he became one of the world's most wanted men. >> our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people. >> reporter: the parents of murdered hostage james foley said the action against him was of small solace, quote, this huge effffort t go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't mamake halfhat effort to save the hostages while these young americans were still alive. it's unfortunate that the government doesn't get it. they think it gives us solace, but it doesn't." u.s. officials this morning say they presume that emwazi was killed in the drone strike based on what they observed of the hitch the vehicle he was in burst into flames and one official saiaid jihadi john esntially, george, was evapated. >> may never have the dna. >> may never have the dna. >> the long hunt coming to an

end and abc's martha raddatz in washington what does it say about our overall intelligence capabilities in that area? >> reporter: well, amy, clearly even with limited intelligence assets we managed to track down some of these isis fighters and leaders. if confirmed he is by far the most prominent. him. it's never easy to track any single person. ttern. how would he travel? who does he meet withth? how does he got the execution messages out. by being the public face of this terror campaign jadi john was tempting fate. more people would know who he was, where he stayed, especially with that british accent. bubut even wh all t that as we said, it took more than a year to find him, amy. >> so, martha, does this make a difference in the fight against isis? does this have an impact? >> reporter: it's without question a big symbolic victory for the u.s. and britain and you n be sure we'll make the most of it in terms of countering the isis message but he was not the man leading the fight and surely

someone will step in to take his place. thee isis network remains very strong and very widespread, but this stri, ifroven to be group for now, amy. >> all right, martha raddatz in washington, thank you. the fight against isis front andenter in my exclusive interview with president obama yesterday when we spoke in the cabinet room shortly before the strike, the president acknowledged how difficult it would be to eliminate the threat from that deadly terror group. even your friendly critics, fareed zakaria says what you have on the ground is not enough. every couple months youill be faced with the same choice, back down or double down. >> i think what is true is that this is always been a multiyear project, precisely because the government structures in the sunni areas ofraq are weak and there are none in syria ande don't have ground force there in sufficient numbers to simply

and clean the whole place out. and as a consequence, we've always understood that our goal has to be militarily constraining isil's capabilities, cutting off their supply line, cutting off their financing. >> but isis is gaining streth, aren't they. >> i don't think they're gaining strength. what is true, from the start our goal has been first to contain and we have contained them. they have not gained ground in iraq and in syria they'll come in, they'll leave. but you don't see this systemic march by isil across the terrain. what we have not yet been able to do is to completely decapitate their command and control stctures. we'vde some progress in trying to reduce the flolow of foreignighters and part of our goal has to be to recruit more effective sunni partners in iraq to really go on offense rather

>> so what do you think when you hear someone like ben carson get up and say, hey, this would be easy? we can take isil out by bombing their oil fields. >> what i think is that he doesn't know. about it and, look, george, i think it's fair to say that over the last several years, i've had access t toll the best military minds in the country and all the best foreign policy mines in the country and i'm not running for office and so my only interest is in success and if i'm down in the situation room talking with people who have worked in these regions and have run major military operations from the chairman of my joint chiefs of staff joe dunford to individuals like general allen who was involved in iraqi operations back in 2007/2008 and they don't

probably not easy and what we've been able to do is to shape a strategy that first and foremost contained the momentum that isil had gained, but until we get the syria political sittion resolved and until assad is no longer a lightning rod for sunnis in syria and that entire region is no longer a proxy war for shia/sunni conflict we're going to conontinue t have problem. >> that could take a generation. >> well, i would distinguish between making sure that the place is perfect, that's not going to happen any time soon, with making sure that isil continues to shrink in its scope of operations until it no longer poses the kind of threat that it does,, no just primarily to us, but to neighbors in the region like jordan or saudi arabia and that the humanitarian crisis that's taking place with

millions of people who are fleeing the country, that they can be relieved. >> let's bring in jon karl from the white house for more on this and, jon, the president acknowledging how difficult this fight is but as martha pointed out this morning, a big symbolic victory for the president. >> this is a hugely important symbolic victory for the white house. jihadi john is seen as somebody who was not just the public face of isis but somebody who was key in the recruitment in the west and also as you mentioned, george, somebody who repeatedly taunted the president, mentioning him by name i virtually every one of those beheading videos. >> and, jon, we heard the president say ben carson doesn't know whahat he's talking about on the fight against is. carson also taking fire last night from donaltrump. >> reporter: yeah, donald trump is on the war path. this was his most over-the-top attack yet, really a bizarre speech overnight taking on the man who is now the front-runner or challenging him as the front-runner in the polls, dr. ben carson. it's donald trump's most

after ben carson using words carson wrote in his autobiography about his troubled youth. when he said he had a, quote, pathological temper. >> so he said he has pathological disease. now, if you're pathological, there's no cure for that, folks. okay if you're a chil molester, a sick puppy, you're a child molester, there's no cure for that. there's only one cure. we don't wt to talk about that cure. that the ultimate cure. there's two. there's death and the other thing. >> reporter: and trp's rant didn't end there. >> i say what the hell have we come to, what have we come to when we have to belie this kind of stuff and we're going to put somebody in office who considers himself to have pathogical disease. read the definition in the

disease and i'm not saying it. he said it about himself. >> reporter: in the most bizarre part he brought out an iginary thrive to imitate a scene in his autobiography where as a teenager he said heried to stab a friend hitting him in the belt buckle. >> how stupid are the people of iowa? how stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap? >> reporter: carson's spokesman dismissed its a reaction to carson's standing in the polls saying, quote, mr. trump has resentment when he sees dr. carson rise. and, george, that speech went on for 95 minutes, trump was going after everybody. he called marco rubio a lightweight and went after carly fiorina calling her carly what's her name. really bizarre. >> totally bizarre and, jon, typical candidates if they call iowa voters stupid pay a price.

you can see a lot more of my interview with the president on "this week." we turn to a secret service officer who worked at the white house under arrest this morning accused of sending sexually explicit messages and pictures to someone he believed was an underage girl allegedly sending some while he was on duty. abc's pierre thomas is in washington with the latest on that story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, amy. authorities say when confronted officer lee robert moore admitted to the sordid online conversatis and to sending a naked picture of himself to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl and some of these communications which took place over a p period of months happened while moore was on duty at the white house. he also allegedly said he sent sexually explicit communication to other underage girls and, amy, it gets worse. moore is accused of trying t arrange a meeting for a sexual encounter with a minor. >> and, pierre, tell us what type of work did moore door the white house and what's next in his case? >> r reporter:oore claimed that he actually worked clearing

people into the white house. he's due in court this morning as legal proceedings are now fully under way. this is the latest embarrassing incident for secret service trtrying to get over a prostitution scandal and allegations of drunk agents and we all remember that fence jumper who got inside the white house. amy. >> all right, pierre thomas, in washington, thank you. >> a lot of challenges for the secret service. we move on to strong winds causing some coastal flooding and, ginger, that wind and cold air is moving toward us today. >> we just started to feel the beginning of it here in new york city but look at these pictures, incredible image, waves up to 15 feet on lake michig. that's gnd haven. this is lake erie just blasting the shoreline and anying in its path. you can see the huge waves getting in there. well, now that is because of 50-mile-per-hour winds. we have wind advisories throughout the app layings up to western new york today. they last through tonight or early torrow. the gusts will easily be 30 to 40 miles per hour and, george, it gets very cold. i'll show you how cold coming up in the nation's weather.

>> we will bundle up. dan harris in with the other top stories. you have more breaking news in this fight against isis. >> another major blow to isis this morning. kurdish fighters with the help of american air support have reportedly taken control of the city of sinjar, disruing an isis supply route b betwe northern iraq and syria. the defense sretary ash carter has fired his top military adviser. army lieutenant general ron lewiss is accused of misconduct. pentagon officials have not confirmed reports of an alleged improper relationship. the faa investigating more dangerous laser attks on aircraft overnight. dozens of planes and helicopters have been targeted this week, new cases have been reported overnight in dallas, los angeles and in phoenix. new fallout from the uprising against alleged racism on cocollege campuses. claremont mckenna college, the head has stepped down and university of missouri named one of the first black graduates of its law school as the interim president.

a bit of controversy in the nfl. fans are speaking o out against the new bold cored nike uniform, the jets andyes wore them last night. critics say people who were color-blind couldn't tell the difference between solid red and green. the bills, by the way, in red won the game. and finally here, dad of the year. in anticipation of the new "star wars" movie a guy named colby powell who happens to be a contractoror built a enormous deathtar for his kids. it's 23 feet tall, weighs 400 pounds. he used a 70-foot crane to hoist it on top of their house in california. here's the kicker. the thing lights up at night. >> oh. >> on behalf ofll of the other dads in america, i want to thank this colby guy for making the rest of us look like complete losers. thank you for that. it's a good thing that my son is 11 months ole, doesn't speak english and has no idea what "star rs" is. >> all the neighbors are thanking you for not doing that. >> your son is too young to know

you're a loser. i have a feeling he suspects it. >> all right, dan, thank you. well, the top nfl player who has h ten concussions about to take the field once again. that story in just 30 seconds. >> back now at 7:17 with the star nfl receiver returnsing to the field. many worried about his health and abc's ryan smith has the story. >> welker makes the tch. >> reporter: a 5' dynamo going from undrafted to one of the

most dominant pass cchers of his era. >> he runs the route. >> reporter: a prime target for tom brady and peyton manning known for making the big play at a big price. >> he's had i history of concncussion concussions. >> reporter: but this morning after nearly a year away from the game, wes welker returning to the nfl despite suffering multiple ccussions over his 12 years in the league. >> this is one you watch in my opinion with your eyes closed. i am scared for hihim. >> reporter: the five-time po bowler signing with the rams sunday, once suffering three concussions in less than a year from hits like this. >> official is all over it. >> r reporter: that's not stopping game he loves. >> wide open is welker. june. about it. i mean i kw a lot of people am. i'll cross that road when i get there. >> repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. >> reporter: the up coming movie highlighting.

dr. julian bales played by alec baldwin say players like welker could place themselves at risk. >> i think everyone in his style of play has to be concerned. you really have to weigh the risk benefit of further participation. >> reporter: some imploring welker to hang up his cleats. >> i don't want him to play because of these concussions. this thing is no ke. >> reporter: but the nfl star telling "the st. louis post-dispatch" he's not at a worried hoping to suit up on sunday. the raps tellingbc news their deers medically cared him. he won't look for contact on the field, he says but not thinking about it either adding you start second-guessing yourself you start getting in trouble. >> we hope he's okay. > so much more ahead. new details in that murder mystery. an urgent manhunt for the killer who shot a young pastor's pregnant wife. a community and police searching for answers right now. and caught on camera. a convenience store clerk rescuingng the vicm of a -- a kidnapper.

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the walmart there and walked around neighborhoods to get a first- hand look on all the damage. knoxville had storms with winds up to 110 miles per hour. there was one injury reported in this storm. elias: meanwhile, the weather observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the airport wednesday are in danger of losing their jobs. these guys are at the airport 24/7 gathering all sorts of data while keeping their eyes on the skies. this is a crucial job while air traffic controllers communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to replace them with computers to cut costs. the job could the controllers. ""we see that as very there to control the planes and they're already busy enough." " elias: according to travers ... the f- a-a made a similar move two years ago when they decided to cut observers from 14 airports. they backed out quickly because the data wasn't as thorough. he hopes they take that experience into consideration. elias: you can always get the top stories on our website... we are iowa dot com.... have a great day everyone!

welcome back to "gma." that is the brutal terrorist known to the world as jihadi john. the face of isis believed to be killed in a drone strtrike in syria. one of the most wanted men in the world. we all saw him on those tapes executing three americans

united states. also right now, we have so much more same-sex couple in utah fighting to keep the foster baby they have been raising for the last three months. a judge ruling that the baby should be placed with a heterosexual couple for the child's well-being. the state is also fighting this decision. and then a familiar face could be back on the presidential campaign trail if some republicans have their way. a report this morning saying there's a movement under way to draft mitt romney to run again. some of the gop concerned a about donald trurump a ben carson's rise, they are getting behind the 2012 republican nominee. so many twists and turns. >> carson and trump stay on top right now. >> also this morning, if you hadn't heard it's friday the 13th and obviously a lot of people think it's an u unlucky day, but, lara, that may not be the case. >> you're exactly right. there are reasons that we have all of these mega millions tickets. turns out friday the 13th may be the best day to plalay the lottery. we will explain why coming up.

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in that same area. ryan mcconnell is the couple's neighbor and friend. >> amanda was an amazing personon. they had such a happy family. >> reporter: early tuesday morning police say pastor davey blackburn went to the gym and returned to find his home broken into. his wife with a gunshot wound to the head. he called 911. their 1-year-old son right there in the house. amanda died in the hospspital. this morning, a $1,000 reward for that mystery gunman. >> if you break would you commit a murder? i've seen it don before but typically when you break in, you realize someone's there. leave. their goal is not to murder. >> reporter: now as police piece answers. and you might be wondering about that 1-year-old little boy in the house. thankfully he was not hurt. police tell us abc news that no family member is a suspect right now so we should be hearing much

more from them later this morning. amy. >> all right, gio, whatt an incredibly sad story. now to a story which could have had a. different ending if not for a very alert gas station clerk. the quick-thinking hero stopping an alleged kidnapping and abc's t.j. holmes is here with that story. >> sometimes you get that gut feeling something is not right. this guy acted on that instit but instead of calling police, he actually put himself in front of an alleged armed kidnapper and said, she's not going anywhere else with you. at first glance you might not realize anything is wrong here. but this is an alleged crime in progress. police say the man in this surveillance video carjacked this woman early wednesday morning claiming to have a weapon. he forced her to withdraw money from atms arounund town. watch as they pull into this gas station and walk into the convenience store. the suspect gives a friendly wave to the clerk before they go to the atm. unable to withdraw cash they head to the counter where the suspect uses the woman's credit

but watch what happens next. the clerk manveer senses something wrong stops the woman at the door physically putting himself between her and the suspect and tells her not to leave. >> you come behind my back. i help you. no problem. >> reporter: the clerk confrfronts the suspect who reefs into his jack as if he has a weapon, the suspect then flees in the woman's car. back inside the clerk gives the woman a bottle of water. she's shaken but unharmed thanks in part to the clerk playing his hunch. they caught up with the suspect because, guy, he had stolen the woman's phone and turned it on and could track it no problem. again, he didn't ask questions, he didn't say are you okay? is everything all right? he just acted on his hunch. and said don't leave. >> courageous was he and kind. that's just incredible. >> hunch or not, incredible courage. >> she's okay, unharmed. thank goodness. thank you, t.j. now to the airline pilot who says he was fired for ordering

one of his jet as peered to be smoking. he is suing allegiant air claiming he was punhed for costing the airline money and causing bad publicity. david kley with the story. good morning. >> reporte already some of allegiant's operations and training programs are under intense focus by the faa after a low fuel landing and also an aborted takeoff and now this former pilot is suing the airline. evacuation slides deployed. 141 passengers jumping and sliding out of this allegiant jetliner, some injured. all this after an emergency landing. >> the flight attendants reported a burning smell. >> reporter: then ground rescue crews say there is smoke coming interest an engine. >> we will be evacuating. evacuation please. >> who said to hold off? >> yes, please hold off on your evacuation. >> yes, who is this? >> reporter:r: the capin of the jetliner -- >> we need an answer, please. why do you want us to hold on the evacuation?

get answers so he ordered the evacuation. you were fired. >> indeed, yeah. >> reporter: this morning kinser is suing. allegiant sai the evacuation was unwarranted and said part of kinser's job is, quote, striving to preserve the company's assets, a chilling statement the captain says from an airline facing scrutiny from regulators. you're suing them, why? >> it's important to me that we set a tone that safety should alalways be pilot's decision just because it may cost an airline a little bit of media exposure tore a few buck, that's not my job. >> reporter: allegiant tells abc news, it is not able t to comment on specific employees adding that it has a culture that values the safety of our passengers and crew above all else. would you make the same call today? >> i will always look out for your safety. >> reporter: kinzer wonders if he'll everet thahat opptunity again.

specific and say the captain is directly responsible for and is the final authority as to the operation of that aircraft. that's a statement this former captain will be taking to court. george and amy. >> boy, you would think his number one concern h safety. the passenger -- >> one would hop as a passenger on the plane that would be their foremost policy. >> let's see how it plays out. thank you for that. big alert about online dang. new safety concerns this morning after a slew of dangerous crimes inin a major city. also ahead, an important new study about autism out this rning revealing the number of children who have autism. price match? explain. if a customer finds you for a lower price at another store, they'll match the price. small child's toy, are you telling me there's more than onene optimusrime? well, sure. look to your left. [g[gasp] a ah!h! ah!h!

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online dating but a recent spate of crimesing itting daters in one major city is proving just how dangerous meeting someone online canan be. this morning, an urgent warning to online daters about a dangerous new way criminals are preying on those looking for love. using fake profiles, getting women to agree to meet them for a dinner d date at home, then when the women arrive at the addres robbing them at gunpoint. it's happened six times in recent weeks in boston alone. now police there and even the massachusetts attorney general telling daters, don't agree to et anyone at their residence. it's a criminal spin on catfishing, luring someone with a fake online profile and it's happening around the country. >> i was basically prey for him. >> reporter: rebecca met a man online and when she went on a date he attacked her. >> he became sexuallyggressive and --

they met she found out he was a convicted sex offender. safety and self-defense expert jarrett arthur says we're becoming so used to meeting people online we're forgetting it comes to meeting them in person. one thing she recommends doing, a reverse image search of their profile photo. so this shows you right away when who they say they are. if the photo is attached to any other names on the internet that's a red flag. they may have given you a fake name. >> chanc are somebody is using somebody else's profile. >> reporter: so before going on that first date ourur experts says always speak on the phone and always tell a friend or family member where you're going to be going. going back to that reverse image search, if you're on an ipad, a tablet or phone, you can download reverse c. it's an apppp that costs 1.99 then upload the person's profile picture into the app. here i have one of my purchases

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and we have startling new numbers on autm. the new report revealing that 1 in 45 u.s. children may have autism. what's behind the surprising increase? never been in love before explosive new details

emerging about gwen and gavin's was e nanny at the center of it all? new bombshell photos revealing a zarre twist. was the woman watching their children trying to look like the rock superstar? and "gma" undercover and it's our biggest and best one yet. six olympic figure skaters in deep disguise. wait till you see what happens when they hit the ice and stun the crowd only on "gma." and "gma" body proud. over buying a swimsuit. a bikini. >> revealing major insecurities about their own bodies, this morning ashley graham helps one woman take the plunge. >> are you ready to go shopping >> yes, let's do it. >> as we say -- >> good morning, america. like a room without a roof clap along if you feel like happiness -- [ cheers and applause ]

that's not all, mark cuban, ashley graham right there and of course mark cuban is back because we have a big edition of "shark tank" this morning. you have some entrepreneurs trying to win him over. he's having some fun. they don't care about the cold at all. >> get some coats on. it's cold out here. we are celebrating "gma's" 40th birthday and ginger is sharing some of her favorite stories and the azing places she's taken all of us to see like this cave i in vietna plus, ginger, we have a big surprise guest for you, and you truly don't know who it is. >> i have no idea. i have some guesses. could it be alex trebek? >> you'll find out. >> we have to go wake him up now. >> it's somebody else that you >> okay. >> il say that. of course, it's all leading up to our huge family reunion next thursday. you're going to see all kinds of familiar faces for our big 40th celebration and we have that big marathon

kicks off tuesday at 5:00 p.m., 40 straight hours of live streaming. >> everybody, drink their coffee. first let's go inside to "gma" weekend anchor dan harris with the morning rundown. >> hey, guys, the big story this morning, one of the most wanted men in t world is believed dead killed in an american drone strike in syria. one u.s. official is calling it a direct hit on the british citizen, an isis militant known as jihadi john. he's been n the publ face of isis appearing in disguise on video executing american, , brish and japanese hostages. meanwhile, donald trump is unleashing new attacks on his clclosest coetitor in iowa and trump mocking ben carson's story of how he tried to stab a friend when he was a teenager. trump claiming a belt buck could not stop a knife. trump also compared carson's, quote, pathological temper to a child molester who can't be cured. the carson campaign is dismissing this rant saying trump simply resents carson's rise in the polls. police in houston say ananother chd has been shot in a road rage incident. in this case a bullet passing through the car wounded a

just last month a 4-year-old girl in albuquerque, new mexico, was shot and killed in another road rage incident. one of the stars of the tv drama "ncis" says she was attackedn the street in los angeles. pauley perrette says she was punched by a homeless man threatening to kill her. she tweeted a description of what happened calling the man psychotic and saying she's grateful to be alive. child welfare officials in utah now say they wl fight a judge's ruling ordering a same-sex couple to give up their foster child. abc's kayna whitworth has details. >> reporter: this morning, a same-sex married couple is fighting t to keep tir family together. >> i was really angry. >> reporter: judge scott johansson rung tuesday that the little girl april hoagland and beckie peirce have been raising for the last three months be removed from their utah home by early next week saying the child would be better served in the home of a heterosexual couple. >> she's doing so well.

reporter: the couple says the judge totold them search shows children raiaised in se-sex parent households don't do as well achildren raised by heterosexual couples. >> this is about the child and we just want what's best for her. >> repororter: oveight the state's department of child and family services pushing back on carrying out the judge's order, filing a motion asking him to reconsider. >> leave your personal opinions at home. we need to abide by those. >> reporter: this morning an outpouring of outrage and support for the women. the vernor of utah saying he's puzzled by the ruling. >> we don't nt to have activism on the bench in any way, shape or form. >> reporter: kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. also this morning, a new ststudy suggts an increaease in the numberf children with autism.. a government survey estimates 1 out of every 45 american children is autistic. researchers caution this reported increase is likely due to how the survey was conducted but they also say this could be

the most accurate estimate yet. and finally a sign of the times in silicon valley. one of google's driverless cars got pulled over by the c cops, not for speeding but for driving too slow going 24 in a 35-mile-an-hour zone. the car got a stern warning, no ticket was handed out to either is mandated to be in the car at all times. >> yeah. no way. >> thank you, dan. hey, here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." there a bombshell twist in gwen stefani's split. did the nanny play a part? and now there are new look-alike photos of her and the rock star. and then loving the skin you're in. the secret to finding the right clothes for any size. ashley graham back with us to explain. and "gma" going undercover. six olympic figures in disguise on the ice, an epic surprise ahead.

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you might need this. >> i know this is not the right movie. >> getting so close, there it is, that brand-new footage from "star wars" right there debuted on abc last night, tgit. and, boy, the excitement is just building. you can feel it. >> you can really feel it. >> biggest "star wars" fan ever. i mean, every time you see han solo -- >> that makes me want to pull out the lightsaber i had cyst i was 7 and beat my brother. >> dan, it's right behind the desk. >> come on. be honest. >> okay. >> george is just piling on this morning. >> inow. >> i didn't get a lot of sleep last night, sorry. we're going to move on now to that high-profile divorce. gwen stefani/gavin rossdale, we're learning new details about their breakup and nick watt is in los angeles with all that. hey, nick. >> reporter: good morning, george. the husband and the nanny having an affair, it is a tale as old as the hills and, according to a new report in "us weekly," that is wt happened in the gwen stefani/gavin rossdale split and

there is reportedly alalso a ratherizarre twist. just before that emotional performance at the grammys -- i wanyou >> r reporter:- a bombshell. "us weekly" reporting that gwen stefani found out her rocker husband of 13 years, father of her three kids, gavin rossdale was sleeping with the nanny. >> as far as gwen could piece together the affair went on a little over three years, during the entire conception, pregnancy and birth of her third child. >> reporter: "us weekly's" exclusive story hits newsstands today. >> gwen viewed the situation as not only a vow breaker but the last straw. >> reporter: representatives for both rossdale and stani declined to comment. rossdale on his way to play tennis in l.a. also saying nothing. so who is the nanny? >> mindy mann is australian and first came into their life in 2008. she was a weekend filln nanny and then over time she grew to grab the trust of the family. . >> reporter: in 2012 this photo

surfaced. ththat's nottefani with rossdale's hand on her back. that's the nanny. here'shere it gets stranger. that's gwen stefani and that's the nanny. simimilar hairsimilar glasses, similar outfits. her, dressing like her, having an affair with her husband at the same time. >> reporter: stefani, of course, is loved up with country boy blake shelton and making music. i used to love you oh oh oh >> reporter: "i used to love you," and hat, we're told, is about rossdale. and how did stefani find out about the affair allegedly going on under her own roof? well, according to "us weekly" rossdale's phone was hooked up to one of their kid's ipads so raunchy texts between rossdale and the nannwere popping up on that ipad for all to see. >> wow, wow, wow. >> new definition of family chat. >> glad to see her doing so well, though. i mean, that's e ultimate for

her. >> sorry for the kids, though. >> sad to hear it all. all right, we move on now to our series "gma proud," and we asked you to send pictures of what body proud means to you. while many sent photos beaming with confidence, surveys show that almost half of all women hate shopping because they struggle to find clothes that flatter their bodies. it is a problem ashley graham helped one aspiring model overcome. 28-year-old mandy holversen has never truly loved her body. >> i would not show anything that shows my arms. and i haven't had shorts on for like ten years. >> reporter: shopping for a bathing suit is thabsolute worse. >> i never considered buying a bikini. i could never find one in my sind that i felt like i would be comfortable in. >> reporter: for herer it's alys been her weight holding her back. >> did you notice when you started gaining weight? >> right before puberty. like seventh, eighth grade. >> reporter: when she started

suffer from polycystic ovarian syndrome. >> it just really affects your hormones. i suddenly started gaining a lot of weight. >> reporter: weight gain that mandy has little control over and that she says has led to bullying and years of depression. >> i was just sad. i was really beaten down and i feel like people would not take me seriously. i didn't feel like i could do even the things i wanted to do on a daily basis, honestly, going ouout in pubc. >> have you come out of the depression from when you were a young girl to now? >> definitelin the last few years with the body positive movement, i feel like i've changed lot. >> reporter: now the aspiring model is ready to take a giant leap forwaward by bung her first two-piece bathing suit ever. >> okay, are you ready tgo >> yes. >> let's do it. >> reporter: with ashley by her swimsuits for all in new york >> halters i like. >> reporter: for mandy's moment of truth. >> okay, mandy, come on out. ah! you look beautiful.

herself at she's beautiful at any size. >> how do you feel? >> i feel really good. it feels like so freeing just like i thought it would, it feelels awesom >> are you even going to need a cover-up anynymore? >> no, no, i'll be on the beach like yes! >> i'm proud of you and thank you so much for coming on here. i want to give you a hug too. you look beautiful. >> and back with us is ashley graham. tell us the change that you saw in mandy when she e walked o in that bikini? >> it was remarkable. i mean this young woman has been bullied. long and this is proof that she actually loves herself. and this was another way of her who she is. i was so ecstatic to see her. >> you whispered to me when we were watching the piece, you >> yeah. >> and so the pride you see in her in her own body is remarkable. >> it really was. she came out, didn't care what

size she was. she dn't care about the rolls, the cellulite. any of that. she looked at herself in the mirror and said i'm a beautiful woman. >> well, and this is something that you preach. you look in the mirror. >> yes. >> and you tell your flaws that you love them and you want to show us what -- >> my flaws. i'm going to show you. >> rightright. >> okay. all t. you are bold, you are brilliant and you are beautiful. there is no other woman like you. you are capable. thick thighs, you are just so sexy. you can't stop rubbing each other, and back fat, i see you wanting pop over my bra but that's all right. i'm going to choose to love you today, and cellulite, i have not forgotten about you. you may want to take over my whole bottom half, but i'm going to choose to love you today. ashley, i love you. >> whoo! [ applause ] >> so, wait, how often do you actually do that? >> you know, in the beginning when i really hated my body, i had to do it every single day and now i have my mantra. every morning i just look at myself when i'm getting ready, you are bold, you are brilliant,

you are beautiful because in the beginning i had to fe it. i really did but now i'm so confident, it doesn't matter if there is back fat hanging out or, you know, a piece of cellulite. i don't care. >> i can tell. and you love it. you embrace it. this is you. all of you. >> yes, yes, this is me. >> ashley, such an awesome message. a fantastic job. >> thank you so much. >> we appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you for having me. i really appreciate it. >> all of you, all of your sexy self. georgeover to you. where did you go? >> thanks, guys. i'm over here with mark cuban, time for our new series. >> thank you. >> we're actually talking a lot of politics. we'll get to that later. we have two entpreneur ss really trying to test out their ideas on you. first i want to hear about the new season of "shark tank." you found real talent. >>eah,h, it's cry. just last week i swooped in and grabbed a deal from the other sharks from a company called dude wipes, right? you know, men's health is just exploding and these are three guys that have taken a product, disposable wipes, so it's a great fit for men. you get them in grocery stores everywhere. they're going to crush it. >> these guys have to pitch you very quickly.

what is the best piece of advice you have for them? >> be good. >> okay. well, let's bring them out. we got three people vying for a chance to pitch their ideas to mark. entering shark stadium right now. amy. >> what's up. >> creator of cuffs, unique way to transform any pairf boots or jeans. amy olson, owner of cool it and kate olsen, creator of the cactus scratcher. we're going to start out here. two of you will have the chance to pitch but you got to do that by winning the time trial and writing down how long you think it's going to take to you guys ready? how much time do you need to sell a shark? >> name that pitch. i like that. i like that music. >> okay. they got it down. let's see. how much time do you need? amy. >> seven s seconds. >> wow. >> matt. >> george, i could sell a shark in nine seconds. >> nine seconds. >> knock 'em down.n. >> katie? >> ooh. seconds. >> whoa.

>> matt, sorry. you have a second chance in a couple of weeks to try again. nine s seconds. i guess not. okay. now w it's timfor amy and katie. >> talent. >> this will take talent. you are not the olsen twins but you're both olsen. and let's go first with amy. it is time for your pitch. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> you said you needed seven seconds. let us set the clock. ready, set, sell that shark. >> cuffs are a sleek and stylish fabric cuff designed to accessorize your boot, jeans and leings. elevate your style instantly with cuffs. got it. i'm back. >> katie, are you ready? >> i am ready. >> you said you needed eight seconds. time to sell. >> the cactus scratcher is a two-handed back s scratcher with two levels of spikes, one they will eaeasily satfy any itch. >> look, she beat the clock.

>> look, both you guys get credit because you got your point across in so quick a time. >> what do you think? >> you know, the back scratcher is okay but i know i would lose that, so that makes s it more difficult so i have to go with amy because i think you got a shot there because it's interesting, it can be multipurpose. u might be able to make some money. amy, you win. >> thank you. >> all right, congratulation, amy. you get the "shark tank" trophy. >> oh. >> there it is. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> "shark tank" is on tonight here at 9:00 eastern right here on abc. now let's go to ginger. >> that was amazing. >> all right. i'm right behind you guys, congrats. way to go. let's say good morning back here. hello, everybody. how w are y'al so nice to see you guys. how about we start in key west, florida, where there is a waterspout and not only do we see ese images but some great video to you know it's been hot in central and south florida, but it's cold this morning from okoklahoma tough arkansas. frost advisories, freeze warnings, it's going to stay cold for the start of the weekend but, boy, things statart to warm back up. the cool air does settle in. anybody sticking around for the

weekend? chilly morning tomorrow in new >> ah, crowd full of love out here, lara. >> thank you so much, ginger. now we're going to begin "pop news" -- by the wawa i just want say dan put a lot of pressure on me. >> i did? >> yes, "pop news" is good today. >> i'm trying to get in your head. that's my game. >> you did. you did. so i begin with a story about an italian company testing out a groundbreaking new strategy in order to reduce stress at work.

i like that idea, right. so they're deciding, arrivederci, e-mails. that's right. no more e-mailing. the company is in a trial period of carrying out all of their day-y-to-day tks the old-fashioned way. >> so what do they do, just call you all day long >> the adjustment has not been easy, and people are now actually circling back to ancient traditions like talking to one ather, picking up the telephone and even picking up pens and writing handwritten notes. >> what? >> what are those, my son says. many studies show a full in-box can lead to higher blood pressure and this e-mail-free tactic has proven to lower people's stress levels significantly, so how did the company send word out to employees that they were going e-mail-free? with an e-mail. >> i just want to see how realistic that is. >> they're going to be so stressed out when they get back to the e-mail and their in-box is full. >> so negative. why so negative today? >> he said he didn't get enough sleep. >> you all right? >> he had a big day yesterday. >> he did. >> one of us interviewed the president.

>> one of us is doing "pop news" and one of uinterviewed the president. trp that. all right, also in "pop p news" this morning, everyone, you know, has a dream and for kenichi ito from japan, that dream was to be the fastest man on all fours. this week that dream came true on guinness world record day. ito ran 100 meters on all fours in 15 seconds. >> that's like "the walking dead" run. >>t's incredible. he studied primates and how they move to help him achieve his success. he says he never misses a training opportunity. he even mops floors on all fours while working his day job in building maintenance. so, you know what, congratulations on achieving your dream. everybody has a dream. he got his. and then finally, they say golf is a gentleman's sport but that doesn't mean that evyone is gentle when it comes time to play. just ask this grumpy kangaroo who apparently has no patience

look closely. >> get in the cart! [ laughter ] >> he's fast. >> he's fast and h he isot pleased. >> is that guy screaming? >> they are screaming for their with a kangaroo. >> who would win in a race, the kangaroo or the japanese guy who runs on -- question. thank you to the web and thank you to my producer, william, for friday. >> thank you, lara. i expect to. and coming up, "gma" is going to go undercover. six olympic figure skaters. we're going to fiejz out what happens when they hit the ice, and there's a huge surprise. then we are celebrating our 40th and ginger sharing some of the amazing places she's gotten to take viewers and we have a

big surise for ginger.good morning i'm elias johnson... it's 8:27 ... elias: well let's get a quick check of the weather with meterologist sam schreier. sam/

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40thgma" family reunion. >> that's right. also helping us kick off our marathon "40 for 40" celebration starting next tuesday at 5 p.m. we are broadcasting for 40 hours straight. [ cheers and applause ] >> propping yourself up there. >> i'm all in. >> dance. >> something is coming up tonight. boo? "20/20," as well, an incredible story. u.s. army vet review nighted with the twins he to leave years agago.o. there's the moment right there. the story, incredible. you'll see it tonight on "20/20" at 10:00 p.m. >> so fantastic. right now we are doing a "gma" undercover. all week long we've bn showing you celebrities have been surprising their fans in very unexpected places and ways. this morning we have an

kristi yamaguchi, brian boitano. todd eldredge, kimmie meissnsner andd john and sinead kerr, all superstar olympians turned undercover "gma" agents. >> i think i probably look good. >> hey. >> mission, don a disguise, join a group lesson and convince a rirink full of skaters this is ththeir fir time ever on the ice. >> you guys just have to make it into the blue coned area. come into the blue circle. you guys want to be in the middle. >> which direction would you like to spin? >> reporter: the venue bank of america's winter village at bryant park. >> one gentleman asked is that his first time on the ice. she said, i think it is.. >> good job. wow. beautiful. >> got to hold back when you're trying to do some things. definitely a challenge. >> i had no problem with it at all. just comes natural.

a scooter enyou'll push back behind you. there you go. >> almost like hard to pretend you can skate becse it was almost like tougher on your muscles, right? >> everybody, pleleaselear the ice, it's time to clean and resurface the ice. thank you. >> come on, guys. >> great character. [ [ applause >> whoo!

>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome kristi yamaguchi, bririan boitano, todd eldridge, john and nead kerr and kimmie meissner. >> you guys rock. >> such great sports. i love seeing that. you can see more of our latest "gma" undercovover agents in the first special of the colgate skating tribute on abc thihis sunday at 3 p.m. eastern, 2:00 central. heading over to you. >> don't judge a book by its cover. thank you, guys. another incredible surprise this morning, part of macy's annual believe campaign, they are helping bringng joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions donating $1 up to $1 million to make a wish for eve

stamped letter to santa claus that you dro off at a special believe box at any local macy's store or smit one online. we want to introduceou to a brave girl who got to meet her idol thanks to make a wi. meet 9-year-old denay kirkland they've been in the fight of their lives. >> season's so much older than her years. i feel like she's already in her late 20s because she's experienced so much in. >> reporter: she has philadelphia syndrome. a rare form of leukemia. . of the past 18 months have been spent in and out of hospitals. >> one time i had to be in there for a whole year. and i never got to get out so that's been hard. >> reporter: but giving her strength through it all, music. specifically ariana grande's music. >> i always wanted to listen to ariana grande because itelped calm down and not worry as. .

>> oh! >> reporter: we were there the day she found out her dream had meet arianna. >> you will be flying to new york city to meet ariana grande. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and we were there just a few d days later when she arrived in new york city via stretch limo at macy's herald square. first came the makeover. a whole new fashion forward outfit. bang bang >> reporter: then came the concert. front row access to see arianna sing those songs she loves so much. take you there >> reporter: finally a private meeting with arianna. >> hi. you look so cute. >> reporter: for ariana meeting denay was touching. >> you are so strong and beauautiful a so cute. >> thank you. >> reporter: for denay it was everything she hoped for proof positive for this 9-year-old that dreams really do come true. >> we are rooting for you, denay.

congratulations. you can help grant a wonderful wish like that one just drop a letter a your local macy's or submit one online. more. love those stories. >> so touching this morning. so thankou to all of them. let's gohead and start wh that. we want to say good morning to our big and wonderful crowd out here and how about we look at lake michigan. kiteboarding and surfing yesterday.y. th waves that big you could do it. we wanted to fly from west to east toet weekend highlights and w i knew you could dance but i didn't know you sang so beautiful. >> too talented. serenading ginger. it's a very exciting day for the

their fans, the band releasing its brand-new album this morning, it's called "made in the a.m." and we caught up with them in ireland to get a look at what life is really like on the road. nobody can drag me down >> reporter: it has been a direction. playing sold out stadiums of screaming fans in america, asia and europe. today their fifth album "made in the a.m." is out and we caught up with the band in ireland. >> we set out very much with the intention to make the best albumum that we've made so far and we're very happy and very proudf the fact that we think that we've done that. >> reporter: with megahits like "drag me down nobody can drag me down nobody nobody >> reporter: and their newest single "perfect." baby i'm perct i'm perfect for you >> reporter: the music video

takes place in a hotel. so we wondered what are their hotel experiences really like. >> mof the time, yeah, we're just going and get room service, chat together, watch some films, just stuff like that really. >> reporter: one thing they love. >> we do a lot of fifa. >> spending time with them for our 40th. we're also celebrating our 40th with some of ginger's favorite memories, the amazing places she has taken all of us to and a big

she has no idea who's coming because i'm happy we are hpy about our 40th birthday celebration. ginger, your turn to share your favorite "gma" memories. >> it's been such a privilege to bebe part of this family. for the past four yea and i've had amazing experiences to be able to trav the world and share stories with our viewers and about some of our viewers too. >> the "gma" weather team just grew by one. a very special one, ginger zee, welcome. >> thank y so much. >> my first day at "gma" was all nerves. >> everybody, welcome ginger, please. shetarts -- is this that's something the storm prediction center puts out. >> imagine the power o of attened trees. >> "gma" has created life memories i will never forget and my bucket list is getting short.

i had no idea what i was getting my life into. >> whoo! oh. >> good morning, america. >> this place is so surreal, you guys. oh, my gosh, you can see it. we've made it one s sto of 27 yet to go. this is kind of the craziest thing i've done yet. >> what was pretty significant about coming to "gma" was my storm chasing background. had a funnel just moments ago. >> imagine, though, a four to even eight-foot wall of water. down here, it's wild. >> if you're not a meteorologist in the field watching a storm, feeling a storm, knowing what it tastes like even, then you're not understanding the atmosphere and then el nino happened. >> it's been such a heavy weekend for everyone in oklahoma? and it was the first time i've had someone clo to me pass away in a story. remember that morning one of the producers started calling me and said, ginger, tim died in the tornado and i said, that's

not possible. it's actually not possible at all. he's the mo essexexperienced, he's the best scientist out there. i think it really hit me not only as the science that i do and what tim did every da important we think in some ways that we're slightly invincible and to watch someone you know become part of that story and then to have to cover it i'll never forget that whole day so at one sticks out to me in a very poignant way where i thought we are all part of this together. there was a story i wanted to tell. environmental stories don't usually get picked up. the population of vultures in nepal was declining. i found this group that did parahawking to give attention to the vulture population. deadliest catch, definitely feel psych seasickness. >> i have never thrown up so much in my life for one thing. >> i'll be fine. >> you got to see it and feel it and know why these people are putting their life at risk for

forget. what is the scariest one? the sharks. i feel like i'm in a movie. >> bring them on. i loved it. them. the scariest for me was nascar. fast on the ground is no good. to become someone who can kind of make history in a way or be a part of a team that does that, it feels surreal. >> live from 10,000 feet. >> skydiving live was memorable. nobody knew if we were going to be able to pull it off. the anchors were more concerned for me. careful. >> the skydiving one was memorable in the history way. ju look at this. it is unbelievable. >> i went to vietnam, being in that cave was one of the most difficult things i've ever done. but at the end of it you look i climbed this. i'm part of history. i'm one of only a couple hundred people that have been able to be in there and able to bring the

phenomena live. i think the one event i'll tell my k kids and my grandkis is about iceland. >> right behind me is the ggest lava flow in more than 200 years and we are going t take you inside. >> i remember flying into that volcano overit with a helicopter and then flying a drone inside and flying over this crater. the response that i got about how even life changing it was for themwatching, that one is going to stick with me forever. right here on "good morning america." i've never been in a place that believes in you as much as they do here. i am honored to be part of the on air people. these people have so much experience and to become part of a team like that and help round out what i think is a nice family, that feels good. it feels good to be a part of every morning of the you may never sleep for a couple of years. you may never but the opportunities that come to you are second to none. >> a l of screaming in that. >> yeah. >> you maket look -- you have the hardest job here. it's not even close. >> you should get out more,

ginger. >> again, one of us interviewed the president. >> not jumping out of a plane. you have no idea who the special guest is. >> i don't. it could be anyone from "beverly hills 90210." alex trebek. but do you hear that? >> i do hear it. >> your special guest is coming. do not turn around just yet. >> oh, my god. oh, my gosh. >> how are you doing? >> i am like this -- i can't believe this is happening. congratulations, by the way. >> thank you so much. >> he just got married. >> thank you. >> how are you doing? >> i was a huge fan of yours on "idol." i wated the whole season, picked him out at the beginning. dan, you remember. >> i do remember talking about you early and often. >> early and often. your m music has been so instrumental even iny relatiship with my husband. the first gift he heifer gotot me

was the sheet music and we have it framed i our home. >> oh. >> yeah. >> thanks for making me a part of it. >> you're shaking. you're making me -- >> i'm shaking. i told him, we have a lot of people come on and i -- >> you always wanted -- >> i think i talked to one time through the camera. >> bececause i was doing the anniversary -- >> i was like, you have to say hi to ginger. >> oh, my goodss. >> yep. that's the picture. took a picture. phillip, i'm -- >> now you can get a real picture and take that and frame that. >> along with the sheet music. >> yeah. >> put that in your bedroom. >> in the nursery. >> maybe we have a name for the kid. >> nah. my name is weird. no. don't w want to use my name. it's memorable but it's weird. >> phillip phillips zee. >> yeah, that's -- something there. >> you are a a great sport. thank you. >> thank you for being here. got to be a little weird for you.

>> it's okay. i'm just happy to be here. >> no alec trebek. we couldn't decide but we're so thrilled. >> thanks that y'all.

>> "once upon a time." it's a magical drama filleled world where fairy tales legends collide with modern life and abc's rachel smith went to the set of "once upon a time." >> action. for you. >> reporter: once upon a time of cast of fairy tale characters traveled from story brook,k,

maine, to a land far, far away. >> camelot, of course. >> reporter: didn't get the daytime camelot. >> i didn't. i wish someone would have sent me the memo. you look gorgeous. >> this is just how we come to work. >> reporter: while i may have missed the wardrobe draeb memo the e cast brought me quickly up to speed. >> about trying to get emma back to the light and we'll do the best we can to do that. >> i'm the dark one. >> it's very rare you go into season five with an opportunity to sort of build a character from scratch. >> reporter: regina is, as well. >> i felt like for the first three years i was this dark villain and then she found the light thanks to this group. >> reporter: going over here to you two loveburs. art andndife seem to be imitating one another. baby neal in the show, got baby oliver in real life. >> babneal will have attachment issues. >> the differees about baby neal and oliver is we ca give baby neal back at the end of the night and we haveve oliver so

>>e's a little dude. he's like almost as big as jared. >> reporter: after visits from pan, elsasa and this season, who could storybrooke's next visitor. >> "star wars." >> "star wars" would be incredible. >> just saying. >> i always thought indiana jones would be fun. >> that would be epic. >> buzz lightyear walks in. >> that's a good one. >> to infinity and beyond. >> reporter: so we too the cast's suggegestion saight to the creator and writers. >> you know, "star wars" is ow personal favoriteairy tale but i'm not sure again the millennium falcon will be what our fans want. >> i don't knoww what we would put at the kraft service table for a wookie. >> reporter: for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news storybrooke. >> you never know. tune in for a special two-hour "once upon a time" event this sunday at 8:00 eastern, right

>> a gigantic thank you to phillip illips and you're in new york writing new music. >> working on new tunes. really excited. it's been fun to experiment a little bit. i've b been phing some boundaries with my voice and musically and it's going to be really fun. >> you know i'm going to love it. >> thank you. >> no distractions in new york at all. great place to write. >> even if you start doing

>> might be some in there. might be some in there just for her. >> have a great weekend, eryone. it's 8:56. elias: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/

amanda: hundreds made the trip to the boone county fairgrounds thursday.. for the official public hearing for the bakken oil pipeline project.. more than 200 people were allowed to speak before the iowa utilities board all sharing their thoughts about the project that would cut diagnolly across the state.. the room was packed with people-- some there to speak, some just to listen. some had concerns: environmental, land ownership. most comments were very passionate, but the decision now remains in the handndf the iowa utilities board, and there is no time table for when their decision must be reached. elias:

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it's the doctor's friday news feed. inside the top secret world of the victoria secret models. before they hit the runway. >> and doling out cash. the parents are seeking justice. >> and a seemingly normal pwoman with a disturbing secret.

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