good morning, america. breaking news, the fbi takes on apple demanding the tech giant help with the terror investigation. are critical clues to more plots hidden on the phone of the san bernardino shooter. why the ceo is refusing to help. it could affect eveveryone wh a smartphone. teaming up to take down donald trump. ted cruz, marco rubio and even the president taking aim at the gop front-runner. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. >> as hillary clinton tries to avoid another beie sanders upset, a brand-new poll showing them in a dead heat ahead of the next big vote. winter warning. a new alert about dangers on the ski slopes. the terrifying moment this young boy slipped dangling 30 feet above ground and the hero bystanders who helped rescue him. the new best in show crowned after facing rough competition from thousands of dogs, c.j., e german srthaired pointer walking away with the biggest

in times square only on "gma." all right, and good morning, america. there he is, c.j., the winner of the westminster kennel club's best in show award. he's just arriving here in times square. he took a walk there on our green carpet in case you missed it. we cannot wait to meet the top dog coming up. hearar what heas to say about his win. the biggest bone of all. >> a great-looking dog. >> walks like a winner we will get to that. we have breang news overnight. apple is refusing to follow a government order to hack the san bernardino shooter's phone. the fbi believes important clues about accomplices and more plots could be hidden on the phone but apple says complying with the government order could endanger everyone with an iphone. abc's pierre thomas has all the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a showdown between the fbi and apple.

open that iphone as it hunts for clues in the san bernardino massacre. apple saying no way and this morning a federal court is weighingn. a federal judge in california ordering apple to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by syed farook who went on a murderous rampage with his wife leaving 14 dead in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open and it's been over two months still working on it. >> reporter: the ruling could be a key victory in their long-runng battle with apple and other tech companies about the government's ability to access encrypted data on smartphones and tablets. apple vowing to appeal and saying it would put the privacy of hundreds of millionat risk and telling us overnighthe government is asking apple to hack our own users and fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms our government prototects. the fbi has been unable to get into the smartphone because

ten unsuccessful attempts would cause it to erase key data and make the phone permanently inaccessible. >> the battle is the traditional one between the security of society and the cost of individual privacy. >> reporter: but that sesecurity feature a critical roadblock. the fbi has been unable to get inside to look at texts or e-mails which might help them determine who farook and his wife might have been communicating with and where they might have traveled before the massacre. investigators are desperate to find out what happened in an 18-minute gap between the attack and the couple's deadly encounter with law enforcement. the couple aegedly swore allegiance to the leader of isis and the fbi wants to know the extent of isis' involvement if any. that phone may hold the critical answers but the security on that phone is precisely what customers want if their phone is stolen or lost so privacy versus security in a legal fight that could go all the way to the supreme court. george.

analyst n abrams about this. such a momentous case, dan and apple is likely to be under tremendous pressure. what does the law require? >> up to this point the legal standard has been reasonable technical assistance, right. helping with a password is no big deal butow these new phones have become so technologically advanced that at this point, to offer the assiance that the government needs, they have to literally create a whole new system to back door these phones and apple is basically saying, look, once we create this, it's going to get out anand as a rult, everything we've built in terms of protecting security and privacy is going to be out the door so this is one of those ultimate battles between the government's right to get information for an investigation versus typically it's the media fights very often for the right to know, here you have apple saying it's the privacy our users. >> adding the argument it could endanger people with iphones, as

>> the minute they create this, they say, it's going to get out and as a result, no one is going to be safe is what apple is saying. really interesting situauation. >> fascinating. thank you. now to the race for the white house. it is "your voice, your vote," just three days until the critical south carolina primary. the latest poll there has donald trump with a 16-point lead and abc's tom llamas has the very latest from charleston, south carolina. good morning, tom. >> reporter: amy, good morning other candidates are running out of time to catch trump. donald trump has had a war of words with his rivals, hillary clinton and are bernie sanders but now the president is personally getting involved. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will note president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american pele. >> reporter: president barack obama doubling down on his prediction that the world will

>> come on. saying trump's skills won't help him in the white house. >> it's not hosting a talk show or a reality show. it's not promotion. it's not marketing. it's hard. and a lot of people count on us getting it right. >> reporter: trump firing back a direct message. >> you're lucky i didn't run last time when romney ran because you would have been a one-term president. >> reporter: but the president's criticisms sound a lot like what the otr gop candidates are saying. >> when radicacal islami terrorists wage jid on the united states of ameca, the answer is not to tweet insults at them. >> reporter: do you think donald trump is somebody you woulfeel safe with protecting our country. >> well, i don't think donald has shown yet an understanding of our national security situation. he hasn't really exhibited any sort of in-depth knowledge about the issues confronting the country. >> reporter: and jeb bush saying trump's shotots at hisrother's administration over 9/11 is

>> no one envisioned 9/11. i don't care what donald trump says. the guy is a complete loser with his statements about this. >> reporter: and the jeb bush campaign making a different type statement on twitter tweeting the word "america" with this image of a new gun, bush's name etched on the barrel. but the campaign may have fired too fast. jeb apparently unaware of the tweet explaining the gun was a gift. >> the purpose was we went to a gun manufacturing facility where lots of jobs are created, high wage jobs and i received a gun and i was honored to have it. >> reporter: now trump's criticisms of president bush may have actual cost him votes here. because the governor here nikki haley who is very popular with republicans is expected to endorse someone but she says she's definitely not going to endorse trump. why? shshe says is embarrassing that someone would attack president bush on one of the worst days in american history. >> a lot of eyes on her with three days to go.

and the race is a dead heat. clinton, 48%, sanders, 47% and cecilia vega is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. those numbers show exactly what the clinton campaign is worried about, the race in nevada is neck and neck but so is that battle for black and latino voters as bernie sanders tries to gain ground, clinton is fighting back hard. let the courting begin. >> thank you, morehouse. >> reporter: overnight bernie sanders at a historically black atlanta college trying to make the case. >> together we are going to end the horrors of unarmed african-americans being shot and killed by police officers. >> reporter: and in south carolina, hoping to close the gap. >> when we talk abt inequality, it goes without saying that the african-american commununity is sfering even

>> reporter: with thpalmetto state's s democrat primary on the horizon this morning they're waging a heated battle for the same pri, the african-american vote. clinton on tuesday meeting with civil rights leaders including al sharpton. >> i'm looking forward to the conversation. >> repororter: theheading to harlem talking race relations and launching an all-out assault on republicans. clinton implying racism is behind the threat to block president obama's supreme court nomination. >> many republicans talk in coded racial language about take and losers. they demonize president obama and encourage the ugliest impulses of the paranoid fringe. this kind of hatred and bigotry has no place in our politics or our country. >> reporter: a sweeping speech that was nearly unraveled by a coughing fit lasting more than four minutes.

>> reporter: she did manage to t through that speech. the audience members cheering her on but here's what's at stake. the black vote is expected to make up more than half of the electorate in south carolina, george. that is why they are fighting so hard. >> cilia, thanks very much. let's talk about it with matth dowd and fox news contributor mary katharine ham. welcome to you both. matt, the democrats, nevada a dead heat. a few months ago hillary clinton had a 20-point lead and shows bernie sanders is starting to cut into her advantage on minority voters. >> she is keeping on moving the fire wall down the calendar. i think right now her argument has been iowa, new hampshire, preminantly white rural states. well, you're going to nevada which is a predominantly urbanized state. with a large la teet know populationnd african-american population. i think if she loses nevada, south carolina closes probably still difficult for bernie

race will keep adjusting as bernie sanders wins. >> it will go on for a long time. on the republican side mary kathryn, you have him holdinon to that big lead. in south carolina. what would it mean i if after basically declaring war on the leaders donald trump wins in south carolina which traditiolly goes with the winner of the nomination. >> i think it doesn't mean the end of the race certainly. he as you see with all of his polling he remains strong and support remains strong even when he makes mistakes but i think if cruz and rubio as we see in polling can finish a strong second and make an argument we will have the three-man race many thought we would have coming out of new w hampshirand that may focus people. >> matthew dowd, at the same time you have all these republican leaders even after he attacks president bush saying they will support trump if he is the nominee. >> i think they'll be in a difficult spot. i think if he wins south carolina and it becomes a three-man race that's good for donald trump because i think donald trump right n, his bottom is 35%.

into march 1st and probably wins most of the states on march 1st. how do you stop donald trump once he wins south carolina? >> that will be the question. thank you both. now to the battle over the supreme court, the late justice antonin scalia's seat draped in black as republicans plan to block president obama's plans to fill that spot. the president pushing back hard saying he will nominate someone and mary bruce has the latest. >> i intend to do my job between now and january 20th of 2017 and expect them to do their job, as well. >> reporter: president obama is doubling down saying the supreme court is no place for political games and disspellingumors about who he'll pick. . >> you shouldn't assume anything about the qualifications of the nominee other than they're going to be well qualified. >> reporter: but republicans insist they will block his nominee to replace justice antonin scalia no matter what. >> it is not fair to appoint for a president in their last year in office to appoint someone to a lifetime position.

at stake the powerful chairman of the senate judiciciary committee hasn't ruled it out. >> i would wait until the nominee is made before i would ma any decisions, in other words, take it a step at a time. >> reporter: both sides digging in their heels as the nation mourns the loss of a conservative legal giant. on friday, scalia's bobody will lie in repose, a public viewing in the great hall of the supreme cot. not far from whe he sat during his 30 years on the bench. that chair now cloaked in black. now, as for the funeral friends and family will gather saturday at the washington basilica. the burial, however, will be private. george. >> okay, mary, thanks very much. we move on to that extreme weather all over the country. record heat in the wesis heading east where the big thaw and heavy rain is melting snow as tornadoes tear through the south. rob is tracking it all. >> hey, george, good morning. what a wide-reaching dynamic storm this was as it wrestled

yesterday from new york all the way down to naples with florida bearing the brunt. wicked winds, torrential rains, and tornadoes ripping through the south. three tornadoes touching down in south florida. this twister tossing debris as drivers try to navigate the flying projectiles. somelooring it just to get out of the way. you can hear this car take a direct hit. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: winds reaching up to 100 miles per hour. surveillance cameras capturing trees being tossed as the storm moves through. winds ripping the roof right off this tractor trailer then tossing it on its side in the middle of interstate 95. >> it was like the "twister" movie. >> reporter: a power line snapping and igniting a fire in this neighborhood. storms from southe florida all thway up the east coast.

miles per hour knocking this semi to its side and nearly off this heavily traraveled brge. and the back side of this system across western new york, 18 inches of snow in rochester, a record. the next storm coming into the northwest, this willll hit the entire west coast with rain, wind and mountain snow. they could use the rain in southern california. they're not going to get a whole lot. more on this later. michl, back over to you. >> when you talk about snow i don't think this is what any of us had in mind. new video from a ski resort in canada. the young boy, he was reaching for his pole when he fell. he's dangling from the chair lift. now, the operator of the chair lift is very smart, quickly stopped the lift, grabbed a tarp. got some volunteers and watch what happens. hang in there, young man. let everybody get ready for you and on the count of three, go. they caut him. >> that was quick thinking. >> very quick thinking. >> very good volunteers. >> yes. >> he wasn't injureded. walked away unscathed. >> he wasn't moving at all until they got him -- >> that's what we see from our

>> we don't have the audio. >> doesn't everybody have that fear. >> don't want to look down. >> i will ne a bigger tarp for me. >> a lot more volunteers. >> yes. a lot momore voluners. >> from skiing to dogs, i don't know about the transition but work with me here. best in show, c.j., the german shorthaired pointer beat out all of the competition for the prize trophy at the westminster dog show. he is with us live just ahead. first though jesse palmer with a look at the highlights and a few rough spots. >> i don't know how these judges do it. there are so many beautiful dogs, it is so hard to choose the top dog but in the end there can only be one best in show. >> may we have the sporting group in the ring, please? >> reporter: the dog eat dog competition coming to an end. c.j. the german shorthaired pointer from the sporting group fetching the coveted title. >> 2016 is t german shorthaired pointer.

pointer, c.j. >> reporter: over 3,000 pups from seven groups across the nation chasing the dream but only one could become best in >> he knows what he's supposed to do. this is the show to win and i've dreamt about it since i was 10 >> reporter: c.j. is the third german shorthaired pointer to become best in show at westminster. but it wasn't a walk in the park. this year's fierce competitors proving to be a ruff crowd. among the seven finalist, rumor the german shepherd, lucy, a borzoi, bogey, a samoyed, charlie, a skye terrier, panda, the shih tzu and annabelle the bulldodog, but c. took the title of top dog. this german shepherd, a crowd favorite and while she didn't win, rumor certainly has it. >> a great attitude. that's kind of like the icing on the cake. she's a showing machine. she loves it. >> reporter: other favorites like khloe may not have taken

it off. after all, many dogs dream and drool at the idea of becoming best in show. but only one can snatch the title. >> he has major "it" factor. >> and the last german shorthaired pointer to win best in shoat westminster was actually c.j.'s grandmother carly back in 2005 so great gene, of course, and c.j. will jo us later in the show. >> exciting. >> runs in the family. >> almost looking into the soul of the dog. he looks in the dog anand sees what the dogog was orinally bred for. it's just a feeling. >> c.j.'s got it. >> looking forward to that. >> c.j. has a superstition before he runs around heows and sneezes. >> well, it worked for him. >> i do that too. >> rob, i know you don't do that before your weathercast.

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it's okay. here we go. >> what a scary moment there on the slopes. you have a father rescuing his son right there from something called a tree well. it's a real danger whenou're skiing and we'll tell you more about it, tips on how to stay safe. >> it can be scary. very deep. >> i didn't know that even existed and speaking of scary moments, the pontiff had one, a well. overwhelmed by a massive crowd, the pope apparently losing his temper as he was pulled down on top of a child in a wheelchair while greeting a crowd in mexico city. then a powerball mystery finally set to be solved today. one of the winners of that $1.5 billion jackpot has come in order. the winner will be revealed in a press conference this afternoon. >> you can really see the fear and anger on the pope's face. that was something. also coming up, we have the westminster dog show's top dog with us live. michael is with c c.j. and has more. chael.

you know, that's right, c.j. is here after a long nightt the westminster dog show and you know he's already morning show ready. they gave me a brush to brush him and i realize we use the same brush. i don't know what they're talking about. we have a lot more of that coming up but from one top dog to another i'll throw it back to you, george. >> oh, he likes that. >> he does like that. that looks great. they're going to chill there. right here we'll get to a real-life catch me if you can. for an 18-year-old who calls himself dr. love he is under arrest for practicing medicine without a license and abc's steve osunsami has the story. >> reporter: take a good look at the young man in the white doctor coat seen here being hauled to jail by a florida narcotics team. >> you examined a patient today. >> you'll hear from my lawyer. >> reporter:r. malachi love-robinson is no doctor at all, in fact, he's a teenager accused this morning of trying

physician for months. investigative reporters at our west palm beach affiliate wpbf-25 have been following him and sat him down for an interview and admits a year ago he was the same teenager police detained at a local hospital after a gynologist found him in an exam room wearing a hospital lab coat and a stethoscope around his neck. >> i didn't snatch out a baby. i didn't do any of that. >> reporter: police say he liked to call himself dr. love and say he fooled his victims with this elaborate website and this glowing bio where he calls himself a well-rounded professional who uses psychotherapy, electrotherapy and a long list of otherer techniques to heal patients. in early january he held a grand opening for this medical clinic, that's where police sent an undercover cop posing as a patient when he started giving her a physical exam she put him in handcuffs. >> how do you feel now all the people that believed in you though thought you knew what you were talking about.

cusations and allegations but this is not the first time where i've been accused and i will pursue this. >> reporter: he's being held on $3,000 bond set to appear in cour later this morning. for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> wow. >> interesting to see his defense. >> yes, it will be. now to the latest on olympic ld medalist picabo street now preparing for trialherself facing domestic violence and assault charges for throwing her 76-year-old father down the stairs during a fight at her home. she is claiming self-defense and c's clayton sandell has that story. >> reporter: this morning the case against olympic gold medalist picabo street is heading to trial. the former queen of skiing is charged with assault and domestic violence accused of throwing her 76-year-old father down her basement stairs and locking him in. >> i put him down the stairs. >> so did he fl down the stairs. >> reporter: street sat quietly in a utah court her attorney we jeking a plea deal in favor of a speedy trial in which street

>> my father just started attacking me in my own house in front of my children. >> reporter: picabo street is not only a former champion skier, she is a current champion family care provider and takes care of three kids all on her own and takes care of her elderly parents all on her own as her dad's condition is slipping and deteriororating. >> reporter: prosecutors say street was the primary aggress in a despite. >> you attacked him. >> oh, my god, are you kidding me. he scratched me on my face. >> reporter: that began when they are father accidentally bumped her car into her house. >> i'm a great fan of picabo street however the evidence would come in. weould not have charged if we didn't think we had a basis to do so. >> reporter: the 44-year-old motherf three sportscaster and pitch woman. >> wait. >> reporter:r: is fre on bail this morning, her trial set to begin in may. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> all right, and dan is here to talk more about this case.

pica made the 911 call. now she's charged with a crime. >> right, so if seems what the authorities did is they went in and interviewed eyewitnesses. that's got to be one of the critical factors. the fact that the mother, her mother was there. it seems that the kids were present and then you've got the two people involved. you interview all of them. you look at the injuries involved and clearly the authorities determined that they believed that she was the aggressor. >> now, she's facing a misdemeanor, but are you surprised she's willing to take this t trial? >> right. >> all the publicity. >> her lawyer seems to be suggesting she was offered a plea which basically would have wiped out her reco, no jail time, nothing, s rejecd it beuse she wanted to go to trial. i think that her defense is going to have to be her own testimony. meaninghe's going 0 have to get up on the witness stand and say, here's what happened. here's why it happened and, remember, all she has to do is

it doesn't mean that a judge or she's right. when you're charged with a crime all she's got to do is be able to convince the judge or jury ththat there are questions about what happened here and this is one of thohose situations where she may be able to do just that. >> all right, what is she facing if convicted. >> months if not years. we have that terrifying rescue caught on camera. a father pulng his son from a tree well now a new warning this

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7:40. back now with a winter warning. before you hit the slopes a video here showing a father rescuing his son. this has been viewed more than a million times highlighting the hidden dangers of tree wells. here's neal karlinsky. >> hit it. hit it. >> reporter: a father and son back country ski outing turning to a heart-pounding fight for

goss disappears amid the trees. >> you okay? >> reporter: he's fallen out of site in that treewell. >> ito chan. >> reporter: winston goss digs his son out. the boy fighting suffocation. >> here we go. here we go. here we go. i got you. breathe. >> reporter: the video now viewed more than a millionimes online as this father uses his close call to warn others calling it the most frightening experience he's ever had as a parent. i remember sitting there and watching the video with him and my leg was shaking just a bit. it was pretty emotional afterwards. it was a true moment, you know, for me to pull him out. >> i had a near-death experience. >> yeah. >> you never expect something like that to happen to you. once it does it is kind of shocking. >> reporter: hard to see until you're up close. they block so much snow there's a lot less under the trees and not packed like this snow so one stepown there you sink another

a safety video put out by the northwest avalanchenstitute shows just howow paralyzining it can be. a staggering 90% of skiers who fall in tree wells failo get themselves out without help. accounting for 20% of all ski fatalities. in this dramati video posted on live leak in 2012 a snowboarder is buried while his friend's camera rolls. contorted, legs and arm above him like cement. >> if you hit the tree you can knock a lot of the snow on the tree off. >> reporter: if you fall in try to keep a hand in front of your face to clear a place to breathe, hug the tree if possible and useing as leverage to push yourself out and finally and most importantly, always ski with a buddy and keep each other in sight. that's what saved ethan.

i was trying so hard to get snow away from my face and it just kept coming down. >> you might hear somebody who is in a well but it doesn't really touch home until you actually have someone that you know or someone, well, like a loved one fall in. >> reporter: for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, snoqualmie pass, washington. >> a real danger. i'm so glad we showed that. another tip, sway on those -- the green circles. those are always -- >> bunny hills. >> thank you, neal. coming up on "good morning america," ultimate fighter ronda rousey'startling revelation about what happened after her last loss. and then up next best in show dog, c.j. is here live only on "gma."ates. yeah? (sigh) you're okay... he's okay, he made it! jason.. what do you mean? we were very bad boys. alexa what's in the ws? alexa: here's the news, "alecbaldwin and jason schwartzman were seen mooning paparazzi.baldwin threw his shoe at photographers before making arun for it". my poor cashmere socks...

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ll right, the competition was ruff at the westminster kennel dog -- chem club dog show but we have a winner and joining me now is gail miller bisher, th communications director for the westminster kennel club and the top dog himself, let's bring out c.j. and his owner handle err valerie nunes-atkinson, look at that pretty dog. hello, c.j. how are you? hello, valerie.

>> now, gail, they say that c.j. has won 18 first -- >> best in shows. >> in s months. >> he just started his showing career. he's only been showing for six months. he has 18 besest and his 18th was at westminster, the top. the best show that he could win. >> so why do you think c.j.'s had so much success in such a short time. >> he is a beautiful example of a german shorthaired pointer obviously and he is, you can tell, he has a stoicism about him, cacalm, alert. focused. he is a greathow dog. >> what kind of competition was c.j. -- c.j., what were you up against? >> wl, in the best in show ring when you get to that level of competition, the dogs are all top winning dogs at the top of their game. it's special. it's like the super bowl of dog show, so h he too it. he was the winner. >> one of thehe oth breeders said it was like winning the super bowl to win the westminster dog show, so, valerie, is it like the super bowl? how do you feel about it. >> absolutely. it's the best dog show in the world. everybody comes here from every other country to compete here

it's like what we strive for. >> i notice c.j. has a little routine before like -- football plplayers he a superition and things they do before they compete. c.j. has one of his own. >> absolutely, he generally most of the time he'll usually sneeze. >> that's his before you show he sneezes. >> shakes it out. >> now, i'm just curious, c.c.j., i have a treat for you here, but after c.j. wins, is there like a treat? is there a steak in orr? >> something like that today, yeah, definitely. >> his eyes lit up when i grabbed the cheese. it kind of looked like me. and now w we know that you -- i was watching you show c.j. and that is like a workout and i was curious when c.j. is not being shown, is he like a regular dog around the house. >> he's a regular house dog. he has -- we have a few other house dogs that he runs and plays with. we have three acres and he rips around the property with them. >> i heard you have a cat, as well, that c.j. loves.

tootsie is not so -- >> how do the catseel about c.j.? >> oh, look at him. >> the cat doesn't like dog slobber all over him and that's what he does. >> the cats do n like dog slobber. >> just a regular dog. >> this is not his normal diet. >> his normal diet is -- >> we were watching you show c.j. -- could you show us how you do that? is there a special technique. >> sure, let's go. >> do you go ch, ch, ch, your normal noise. >> that means we're going to work. >> that noise means we're going to break. there's your top dog, c.j. a german shorthaired pointer.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and ronda rousey reveals she hit rock bottom after her devastating loss to holly holm. >> i was literally sitting there and like thinking about killing myself. >> what got her through her roughest moments. she says being undefeated is a choice. health alert this morning. the startling spike in adderall abuse. more young adults using it witht a prescription. dr. besser here live with the latest. you make me feel and crusading kate. the duchess taking on a new role this morning making a very public plea and the taboo ss around children's mental health revealing she wouldn't hesitate seeking help for georg or charlotte andnd invite inging michelle obama to join the movement. all that and it's feeling "gma"-ish. "blackish" starsrs tree ellis ross and anthony anderson are here live as we say -- >> oh. >> oh. >> good morning, america.

>> all right. cake by the ocean and goodorning, america. happy wednesday. it's a fun wednesday here on "gma." >> it is. >> we just saw anthony anderson, tracee ellis ross along with c.j. best in show. >> just wave, c.j. wave. say hi. >>ll right. >> his tail is wagging. >> he likes anthony. >> c.j., stay. okay. >> somebody has cheese over there. >> how did you win? how did you win? >> so, tracee and anthony are here obviously talking about "blackish" but they'll pop in a few other segments. one involving laundry. you never know what's going to happen. >> we already saw anthony's dog training skills. >> or lack of. also ts morning, celebrity trairs heidi and chris powell are inspiring a lot of peoeople d not just with their workouts

#lovemyblendedfamily is getting a lot of reaction out there, but how they put their kids first and their feelings last. we have that coming up. >> looking forward to that. >> now let's get the morning rundown from amy. >> all right, good morning, everyone. we begin with the showdown over personal privacy in the digital age pitting apple versus the federal government. this morning apple says it will fight a court order that directs the company to help the fbi break into the encrypted phone that belonged to the san bernardino shooter syed farook. authorities believe important evidence about the attack is on that phone, but apple's ceo tim cook says the fbi is asking for the equivalent of a master key that could compromise the privacy of all iphone users. the issue could end up before the supreme court. well, tensions are escalating between the u.s. and chinin a long-running dispute over islands in the south china sea. china has now reportedly deployed surface-to-air missiles on one of the islands it claims to own, and this comes just one day after president obama called for steps to ease teions.

flew low over south korea today. it's a show of force aimed at north korea, which recently fired a long-range rocket. and a new poll shows donal trump leading by 16 points just days before the primary inouth calina. he is also holding a commanding lead in nevada. trump's momentum is getting the attention of president obama who said he doubts trump will be elected because americans view the presidency as a, quote, serious job, not a reality show. meanwhile, new trouble for hillary clinton. a poll out this morning showing clinton and bernie sanders now in a dead heat in nevada. well, in boston heavy smoke at this subway station l last night forced passengngers to cmb out of the train's windows. the smoke was caused by the motors on another train that overheated. no one, thankfully, was injured. we have a new warning about a product likely in your refrigerator right n, parmesan cheese. the fda says some brands continue to use cheap

and, g this, it says one company, castle cheese, used no parmesan cheese at all. the head of that company is now facing criminal charges. well, a passing to note from hollywood. actor george gaines who played punky brewster's foster father in the 1980s sitcom has died. gaines is also remembered for his roles in the "police academy" movies and "tootsie." george gaines s was 98. and finally, police in montana responded to a disturbing report the other night. i find this one especially funny. neighbors ard screaming and gunshots coming from a family's home, so officers raced to the scene en masse. it turns out the family was watching "the walking dead," which we all know gets pretty violent. so here's a message to fans, and i don't know if i can abide by this one, keep the volume e at a reasonable level so you don't scare your neighbors, but you know what, it's no fun if the sound is low

>> it's my favorite of all, yes. they literally surrounded the houslike it was so funny. all right. just zombies. just zombies. >> we're going to move on now. thank you, amy. eye-opening new report about adderall. researchers at johns hopkins notice a sharp rise in young people abubusing thedhd drug. dr. richard besser here with the details. so, what's in this report? >> yh, so they looked at trends in the use and abuse of stimulant medications, which are the drugs used for attention deficit disorder, and what they found was very concerning. what they found wasas 67% rise in adults who are using adderall without a prescription. so that 1% of all adults were doing that and a dramatic rise in er vits for that, a 156% rise there. >> if these young adults are it? >> what they found was equally concerning. most of them were getting it from friends and family who had a prescription from a doctor and i have to tell you, you know, these drugs are relatively safe when they're used under a

there are medical conditions that put you at risk and you don't want to share these drugs. >> w why are t young people doing it, just to get an edge in studying or get amped up before going out? >> wnou look at other studies, that seems to be a big thing, getting an edge. it's not clear whether people are using them as well when they go out to party but a study found 62% of college students share ese drugs with other people, and you just shouldn't do that. >> what are the kind of side effects to look for? >> under doctor supervision, sleep problems, appetite, those can be managed, but if you use them without that supervision, there are things that can be very scary, seizures, heart disease including heart attacks, psychosis, you know, these things -- >> psychosis? >> at high doses and very rare but if you don't have that supervision making sure that they're being used properly these are the kind of things you have to worry about. these aren't drugs to be shared. >> dr. besser, thanks very much. you'll be on twitter answering

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rondrousey, the superstar athlete making a powerful confession admitting that when she lost that championship fight back in november, she considered taking her life. abc's linsey davis is here with her story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, guys. rousey was the ufc champion until that moment in november when she was knocked out after a devastating kick i in the head from holly holm. rousey said she was so devastated she sat in the hospital afterward and questioned what am i anymore if i'm not this? >> ronda rousey. >> reporter: she is a powerhouse athlete and a stunning cover model for "sports illustrated." mixed martial arts superstar ronda rousey is seemingly able to do it all. >> she's unbelievable. >> reporter: but now she's speaking out for the first time on camera since her shocking defeat to hoy holm in november. >> holly holm is the new ufc bantamweight champion. >> reporte tearfully

tuesday that she had suicidal thoughts following her devastating loss. >> and i was literally sitting there and like thinking about killing myself and in that exact second i'm nothing. i'm like, what do i do anymore? >> reporter: rousey whose father committed suicide when she was just 8 years old credits her boyfriend of almost a year, ufc travis brown for picking her back up. >> i looked up and i saw my man, travis, was standing there and i looked up p at him a i was just like, i i need to ve his babies. i need to stay alive. >> ronda said travis reminds her of her father because he is a protector. >> reporter: espn's ramona shelburne who spoke with rousey ten days after the hit said it was the lowest point of her life. >> she was trying to process it and it really didideel like the life she had been leading w was over, and i think that's what she was trying to say there. >> reporter: the 29-year-old now admi she was burnt out after competing in her third title fight in nine months and while she might be out of the

has big plans for the future. >> i really do believe i'm still undefeated because being defeated is a choice. everybody has losses in their life, but i choose to always be undefeated. >> reporter: ufc champion holly holm reacted to rousey's agony saying when you lose at something you pour your heart and soul into, it's a terrible feeling. holm is scheduled to defend her title march 5th and rousey is then expected to fight the winner of that fight likely in nomber. rousey says she wawants to bt holm to, quote, make everything right agn. amy. >> all right, linsey, thanks so much. and joining us now, psychiatrist dr. janet taylor. and, janet, you could see the emotion of ronda in that moment. what do you think the impact is for those watching to hear her reveal that very dark moment >> well, it's powerful because you have a champion who is expressing her vulnerability. i mean, everyone has a loss at some point in their lives but for her she had an extreme reaction b because s said she was suicidal and it also sounds

sense of purpose. >> and this is not something we hear many people admit. why is it so hard for so many of us to be open about those moments? >> well, it's stigma, and so often still in society there's a stigma against people who exprs extreme unhappiness or are suicidal or have a mental disorder or mental illness and there's a difference. she's s saying s can work on it. and people need to know that almost 50% of americans have a mental disorder, not mental illness, which means you can be dinosed with something so the point is if you're feeling something overwhelming and you feel like you want to hurt yourself or you feel extremely sad, talk to somebody about it because if ronda rousey can say it, anyone can. >> right, because you can have that situational moment, as well, that strong emotion. it was interesting, ronda said when she felt that darkness, she looked up and saw her boyfriend,

someone, anyone there with you in those times? >> it's important. it was a moment. it was a suicidal thought. if someone is actually suicicidal with a plan, that's an emergency. having a sense of support is extremely important. if you have a ligious affiliation, to talk to someone. and the key ing is to understand that you don't have to resolve it on your own. if you're a family member and you hear someone who is suicidal, get help. >> becse a lot of pple are in those moments and part of the reason why they feel so down, so sad, so suicidadal is because they're alone. who then do you reach out to? >> well, you have to break the silence. talk to your health care provider. if you're employed look for employ assistance or if you're a student, there are guidance counselors at universities and educate yourself about moods and find a retable source like the national institute of mental health or e mayo clinic to identify what different mood swings can mean and get help for yourself. >> and to know you are not alone. there is help. >> no, we have to break the silence and the stigma about what it means to have extreme mood swings. >> all right. dr. janet taylor, as always, thank you so much. >> thank you.

now we turn to kate middleton's big, new role, the duchess joining "the huffington post" team taking on a temporary assignment as guest editor covering an important cause, #youngmindsmatter trending all morning and lama hasan is in london with the latest. good morning, lama. >> reporter: and good morning to you, lara. yes, a huge first for the duchess camambridge ts morning as she becomes a guest editor for "the huffington post" right here at kensington palace dealing with an issue she feels strongly about, mental health in young people. this morning, the duchess of cambridge taking on a new high-profile role for the day as "the huffington post's" new editor. >> this is where we'll publish the duchess' first splash. >> reporteter: transrming one of e palace rooms into a makesht newsroom. >> she's been really fundamental

editor. >> reporter: the duchess' agenda, mental health of you people, close to her heart. >> she's been extremely hands-on. she is a natural child therapist. >> reporter: kate is calling for an end to the taboo surrounding mental health empathizing and referring to her role as a mother wring a blog saying william and i would not hesitate to seek help for our children if they needed it. we hope to encourage george and charlotte to speak about the feelings. the duchess invited the first lady to participate as she guest edits "the huffington post" uk and michelle obama also wants to remove the stigma associated with mental illness writing "we should make it clear that getting help isn't a sign of weakness. it is a sign of strength, and we should ensure that pple can get the treatment they need." >> we felt a little bit like the youth and the children were being ignored or forgoen about ightly but also the people that the duchess talked about, she has a global voice and she can reach people all around the world. >> reporter: bacin the newsroom the duchess taking charge working hard in the run-up to her new job

releasing a psa. >> william and i feel that every child deserves to be supported through difficult times in their lives. >> reporter: and, by the way, the editor of "the huffington post" also told us that they were very much guided by kate anher expertise on mental health, also adding that she is such a good editor, he hopes he still has a job tomorrow. lara. >> of course, she is. lama, thank you very much. we want to add, michelle obama just posted an essay on "the huff post" and talks about how glad she is about kate taking this on with kids in particular and has been working on this with dr. jill biden for a long time. she says, when someone breaks wallowing in it. 's real and so are mental health illnesses. >> you have to wipe away the shame that someone is feeling if they areattling a mental illness or struggle. >> i always say

>> i feelike every day when we're not on camera is like our own too which is so lovely. we want to get outside to rob for a look at the weather. >> a great group out here from all overhe country, from all over the world. you're from england. you're shivering. >> so cold here. it's freezing. >> it's going to get colder tonight. >> i'm going home tonight. >> we're going to miss you. >> i know. i'm going to miss you. >> thanks for coming over. have a safe trip across the pond. check out this picture from silver springs, new york, 18 inches of snow, record-setter yesterday. that's not lake effectct. you'll get some streamers today as another cold front comes through. breezy conditions and, yeah, it's going to get chillier versus the 50s we had yesterday.

denver and the rain in seattle. >> these ladies watch the original show on novemr 3rd, 19. what was your impression? did you think it would be canceled? >> no, of course not. >> o of course not. so happy you're here. thank you for your loyalty. it's's been a long stretch. guy, back in to you. >> did you think it was going to get canceled? >> thank you, rob. we're going to start "p news" right now with ed sheeran. you know, he won his first grammy for best song of the year on monday night and in a speech very moving he thanked his parents but while he was doing th he must have been thinking out loud as the song says, who are ththose peop, not that one, who are those people they're showing on the screen because they weren't his mom and dad. >> i totally thought that was his mom and dad. >> heartfelt speech and

flown to the grammys for the last four. he never won and they would say, don'torry, maybe next year so naturally all eyes were on the beaming couple. they are not only not ed's parents but nobody knows who they are. >> but they're great actors. >> i believed them. >> george is right. the guy is like -- just keep smiling and wave. can't tell the difference. >> stole the seats. >> i'm sure ed was probably going -- so, for the record we do have a picture. these are ed's parents. cbs says it was just a simple mistakake. 's a live show. we all get it. ed, by the way, is celebrating his birthday today so happy birthday from your real parents, your fake parents and all of us at "gma." >> great. also in "pop news" this morning, a new study proving millennials do the most whining, jesse, when compared to any other age group but not in the way you might think. the nonprofit wine market council has uncorked new study that says millennials drink

consumed last year. >> wow. >> the age -- i know, i was very surprised by this knowing my own consumption. the age group is made up of people born between the early '80s and 2000s and, boy, they are thirsty. the group consumed 159.6 million cases of wine in 2015, an average of 3.1 glasses of wine per sitting. >> what? >> that's double the intake of baby boomers. yeah. >> wow. >> surprising. >> my producer will was explaininghahat wine h become -- it's like, oh, you want to watch "the bachelor," let's have a glass of wine. it's just the way we were with beers back in sort of the late '80s. >> and on behalf of all millennials, i'm not apologizing. >> i'm telling you guys how healthy it is. for the heart, lara. >> that's what it is. it's like working out. >> 3.1, 4.1, 5.1 sitting. >> so, a little science for you youngsters and then finally we met the best this show. thank you for coming to "good morning america," c.j., from the westminster dog show, but we

dogs out there that are winners in their own way like this guy, who i have declared gets the award for most distracted. he's like should i play with the little bush or should i play with the ball? should i play with the bush or maybe i'll just fall and i'm still -- >> a great puppy. >> you know what, i think instead i'm just going to go lick the camera. and then there's another one -- this guy got the prize for most determined. you want to cage me? fine. >> i donon't thinko. >> and that, everybody, is our version of the westminster dog show in this edition of "pop news." >> they're all winners. >> every dog is a winner. that's rigight. >> georgand i were saying could you imagine what if daisy -- >> for snarling, overeating. >> going to the bathroom everywhereut where she should. >> that's it, you know. >> she's a winner. george, i think we have time for teases. >> yeah, that's right. >> oh, no, oh, no. >> we have the "blackish" stars -- >> oh, no. >> come on in. anthony anderson. >> spider-man.

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first we took you into the fire, then into the ice and now amy journeys across the planet taking you into africa's garden of eden right in the midst of the great migration like never before. tuesday, "gma" on safari live presented by samsung. >> now, what will happen if i just say nothing right here. >> nothing >> so funny because you guys, this is so new for you. i work with this every day. >> say nothing right now. that's a beautiful picture on my tv screen. why is there nothing in teleprompter? >> geoe likes to ad lib. >> oh. >> oh, hey, amy, read something. >> amy, what's happening is amy about to go on safari next week. that's what that is all about. >> tanzania leaving tomorrow. >> the great migrgration. have you ever been on safari. >> yes, i have. >> i have never been on safari. >> maybe that's what you can do

>> you can go o on safari with me. >> i can just follow you around. >> yes, yes. >> anthony. >> it's a piece of cardboard, tracee. you cannot go on safari. you are not a-- >> let me tellou where i am right now. >> thiss like "read be rainbow" as a kid. i see tracee, i ceci era. i see amanda, myauntie denise. there's no elephant in there. there's nothing. there's s nothing. >> for everyone at home if you have your iphone, you can put it in there next week and you c can see amy on safari. >> technology. >> just put your iphone in there right now. tracee, what's going on. george's phone. don't scroll to the left. don't scroll to the left. george and i were out late last night.

>> i'm not touching that. >> what we did is in 3d. all right. >> i have nothing to say. i am -- okay, im not participating. >> you kw what, we were actually going to get you to go to the promptpter. we blew right through that. we'll go to amy. >> on to the next story. >> celebrity trainers heidi and chris powell are showing families how to make tricky situations like divorce and remarriage work showing the photo of their so-called -- >> blended family on instagram showing heidi's ex-pus husband and all their kids together. it's getting thousands of likes and abc's juju chang -- >> say that again. juju chang. >> yes. >> has the story. >> i'm chris powell. >> i'm heidi powell. >> and this is what we do. >> on their hit show "extreme weight loss." celebrity trainers heidi and chris powell inspire contestants to dig deepp and pursue a healthy lifestyle. >> come on. there you go. >> reporter: now the couple married for 5 1/2 years are inspiring people in a new way.

willing to put the kids first andur egos last, we've come up with this iredible dynamic that has resulted in four wonderfully happy kids and congress kwentsly three happy adults. >> reporter: heidi posting this on instagram of her ex-husband cuddling with their two oiler kids and the two younger ones she shares with chris along with the #lovemyblendedfamily generating lots of positive buzz like comments "truly amazing example of how to rock a blended family." >> derek and i spent time together alone so we could communicate d talk to each cetera, and who i could be for his children. it w was so imrtant for me to acknowledge and recognize that he, he is their father. he wilill alwayse their father. it's not my job to step in and try to be their dad. i'm their stepdad. and i couldn't be more proud of it. i'm their bonus dad. >> reporter: the powells joining

families from tom brady and gisele hanging with his bridget moynahan to will and jadamith hanging with his ex. >> you want them to have a safe haven, whether with one parent or the other, and their health, well-being and self-esteem stay intact as much as possible at all times. >> reporter: though heidi admitst hasn't always been smooth sailing, they're all committed to making it work. >> i'm not telling everyone that they need to be best friends. but i do think that so much positive can come when you're just kind to somebody else. >> oh, pull. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> they're doing a great job. >> thank youjuju. now, let's go outside to rob. >> all right, anthony, we got you covered. we got a lot of "blackish" fans out here. look at you all bundleup from tacoma, washington. >> that's right. >> you're ready for the cold. >> i am. >> getting a little rain back in the pacific northwest. we got some warm-up happening actually across the southwest and springlike temperature.

today. look at that, temps in the 70s in dallas, 60 in atlanta and into the 50s in chicago. that's going to feel nice. today, though, drier and breezy across the northeast. >> hey, we got this weather report brought to you by voya financial. we've got a return customer. you were here yesterday with your coffee half decaf. whe is your coffee today? >> i already drank it. >> oh, yeyeah, so you're all fired up. you're ready to get ing. ing good. go packers, next year. gunny says gooood rning, america. who is gunny? >> a service dog frienof ours. >> veterans. >> yeah. >> beautiful dog. i bet he would be good for best in show. thanks for his service.

>> thank you, rob. we are now going to get to the ultimate laundry challenge. of course, more men than ever are taking over laundry duties. but how much do they really know about wash, dry and folding? "blackish" star anthony anderson and jesse are about to show us and this is our first ever suds and studs laundry showdown.. definitely not the last. >> i'm the stud, jesse, just so you know that. >> consumer expert lisa lee freeman is here toto help uset through this, i pray. real. men are really taking over laundry duty? a new survey published in "the wall street journal" showed two-thirds of men between 18 andnd 34ay they're the laundry meister in their family. >> are you the laundry meister in your household? >> i'm the only laundry meister in my household. >> i think more men are because the women don't want to wash those drawawers anyme. >> okay, then. anthony, are you ready? we'll start with the cycle showdown. >> let's do it. >> we need you guys to take a

>> uh-huh. >> can you hold up the shirt and then hold up the paddle that shows the cycle you think it should be washed in. take note, it's dark and, note, white and blue. should we wash in cold water with dark clothes, should we wash in hot water with dark clothes. should we wash hot water with white clothes or cold water with white clothes? >> it should be with whites, cold water. you say darks, cold water and the answer is -- >> hey,look, jesse. the dark is always -- oh, boy -- forgot where i was. >> i believe that we have one for the stud. >> yeah, you definitely want to wash anything with stripes or colors in dark, dark on cold and you might even want to wash it for the first few times by itself so it doesn't bleed. >> if you put it in hot water, can't it potentially shrink it? >> also the colors will bleed, jesse. >> the colors will bleed.

>> it's suggesting one of you got it right because most men don't get it right. >> of course, anthony got it right. >> the study shows men aren't good at cle collecti or sorting. >> i just wanted him to get off to a good start. you're welcome. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>his category, this category is called name that smell. >> oh. >> there are new detergents out there that are so -- that are supposed to smell more mly. please smell the yellow and blue shirts. hold up the one washed in the new men's detergent. feel free to consult yourself. >> the yellow one smells like it was worn at the club. it's got like cologne, maybe some -- >> this is the shirt george and i wore last night in the streets so i know what it was washed with. >> oh, boy. >> so, which one was washed and which one had cologne on it? >> i think this is one that was washed. >> this is the one right here. this is the -- >> that was washed or had cologne on it?

one was washed in manly detergent. >> the one that has been washed is t yellow one. >> ha, ha, ha. that's what the game we were playing. >> well, the crazy thing is -- >> you said manly scent. i said georgrge anand i re wring it. this is a manly scent. >> you're right, and that's a new manly detergent. >> yeah, that's right. laundry detergent manufacturers are making detergents just for you guys so you don't even have to put cologne on. you c just pick a detergent. >> look at jesse. >> it smells like clubub live in miami. >> finally, this is the folding challenge. >> finally? i may give this to you because you're down 0-0-2 right w. >> do i get three points if i win this? >> no, you can't win, but you can come back strong. >> you really are motivating me. >> 15 -- okay, you can win. 15 seconds on the clock. we want to see who can fold the most laundry in those 15 seconds with your folding board. >> no cheating. hey, hey, hey. >> i'm waiting. >> and begin. >> come on. >> the clock is ticking.

>> so, most men are not so good at this. >> folding. >> theroblem is you have to unfold the clothes first. >> anthony, you're breaking the rules here. >> when we come back, we'll crowanthony the winner. sorry, jesse. >> he's doing it with his hands. i thought you were supposed to use the folder. >> this is what i think about this. i fold my own clothes. look at this. look at this. look at that. i don't even know what color that is but look how it's folded. >> folding boards ara lovely thing. >> i wish i could. >> you don't need to use one. you went freestyle which we totally appreciate it. >> i should win by disqualification then. >> okay, there you go, jesse. technicality. it's still not a tie, jess. when we e come bac more fun with "blackish" stars anthony and tracee ellis ross and we will crown anthony the winner of the golden iron.

your whites on hot. i beg of you, you have to let me tell her. i will pay you -- >> sure, i ain't going to tell her. the floor's yours. let's do it. >> so, ruby, ruby -- >> not now. m trying to immortalize my son

vehicle in time for the 32nd anniversary of marvin gaye's death. oh, we are going to brbreak the internet. hey, hey. >> my god, it just keeps gting better. >> mama, this car is for zoe. >> huh? >> uh-oh. sneak peek at tonight's "blackish." back with anthony anderson and tracee ellis ross. that looks like a fun one tonight. >> all of them a are fun. >> yeah, i love watching them. it's like going through your familylbum. >> it's really fun trying to remember what each of those are from. >> it brings us back, as well. i think you all came on the show the day before the first epepisode. >> yeah. >> we could tell the minute you were on here that it was something special. but what's it been like for you guys? >> it's been a joyous experience. actually especially to get into season two and have a chance to kind of really let go and be these characrs and find it in a different way. we're such a family now that it's been really exciting and watcng thehe kids gr up in

>> it's got to be, and i got to tell you for us to watch it with our families is so great because we have this mix of laughing, relating to these situtuations b you're also tackling some really tough issues. >> yeah, yeah, we ar you know, we pride ourselves on being topical and timely with the issues that we deal with, not only what's going on in the community at large but also what's going on in our personal lives. this is what you see on the scre every day, ories from real, true-life stories from our lives. >> so, when you get something, i know one of the upcoming episodes will take on police brutality. how do you balance out the serious and funny? >> we have an amazing group of writers led byby kenya bris, our creator -- not our creator but the creator of our show that really has -- >> my creator kenya. >> god does very well -- >> thank you, kenya. >> no, but the writers really do a wonderful job of balancing and somehow finding this ability to deal with these really heavy

find a way to have laughter where we're t making fun of those issues and i think -- >> that's the hardest thing to do. >> it's really hard, and they balance it beautifully. i think it's a lot that they really work through the characters and the point of view of these characters as opposed to trying to do funny situations. >> agreed. >> so you can kind of do anything because, you know, the characters are well developed. >> and you guys knew each other before. >> we did. >> she hated me. >> i did. >> is that true? >> yes, it is. >> oh, my, yes, she did. >> i did, but it's all gone and recently, recently we had a situation at work, and anthony goes, oh, my god, you still hate me, and i was like, no, no. >> tracee, tell them what you did. >> do you want to know what i did? >> of course, i do. >> we had a kissing scene and i was tired. we were working a 16-hour day in the last hour of the 16-hour day at the end of a week and we started the kiss and somehow i don't know what haened but i thought that he was inappropriate in his kiss so -- >> i was not. >> he was not. he was not. >> i was not.

apparently because i don't remember it, i did a one, two, three punch really hard -- >> straight to my heart. >> to the point that -- i've never punched a human being and when it hit, i was like, wow, that's a neat sound, it went boing. >> one, two, three. you never punched anyone befofore but you punched him. >> i did a boom, boom, boom and the next day i wasore under my arm. >> and a growl and called me the mf. >> i think she's still angry at you. >> well, something happened. i don't -- anthony, it's over. >> no, it's not. >> this is over, unfortunately. but "blackish" is on tonight at 9:30 eastern on abc.

up next, all right. we're here now with jennifer jason leigh. she is up for an oscar for "the hateful eight" where she plays a fugitive who's brought to justice by bounty hunter kurt

take a look at this clip. samuel jackson explaining just what that means. take a look. >> when john ruth, the hangman catches you, you got no bullet in the back, huh-uh. when the hangman catches you, you hang. >> you overrate him. i give you he got guts but in the brains department, he like a man who took a high dive in a low well. >> because it's morning television, we're not going to show what happens next but i saw last night. how did you feel with all that gore on your face as you were acting? you had a lot of blood on your face. that had to be an interesting -- >> well, the blood is very, vevery stky and -- >> but you liked it. right? it was fun for you, i read. >> i loved making the movie so much. i actually had just the best time, and it was freezing. the set was 30 degrees. so it was really freezing. >> well, it all paid off.

nomination for aoscar for best supporting actress and you -- you say this all happened for you at a time when you were considering kind of just giving up on the whole acting thing. >> it's not -- i mean, i wouldn't say giving up but i just felt like i had had a really nice run, you know. and been very fortunate and, i don't know, that maybe i was looking to do other things in a way. >> well, not yet, not so fast because now you're up for that oscar. also you're a part of this film, "anomalisa" which is up for best animated feature, so two nominations there which has got to feel really great. that had to be aig surprise. where were you when the nominations came out? i heard you were sleeping. >> yes, i was sleeping and my phone was off, so i woke up and i haall these texts and all these messages from my friends and, you know, from a lot of the haters from "the hateful

>> oyh, the haters, good haters. i was concerned for a second but that's what you call your cast mates. >> we call each other the hate. so it was a really -- just very surprising and sweet and happy morning. >> a really nice wake-up call. >> really nice wake-up call. >> probably one of the best. and you mentioned this, you said working on "the hateful eight" was your favite working experience. why? >> tarantino is a master, and he also has smuch enthusiasm, and he loves filmmaking in a way that's just impossible to describe honestly. >> and you wear a prosthetic nose in this film. i understand your son did not love that. did it freak him out a little? >> he really didn't like coming -- that would be the question. like is the nose on or off, whether he would like want to come to set or not. >> whether or not he would give >> no kissing when the nose was on. >> well, jennifejasoleigh, phenomenal performance. >> thank you. >> we will be watching and crossing our fingers for you thanks so much for joining us.

>> " starting monday "gma's" going prime time with cameo appearances in hit abc shows. >> oh, hey, yeah. >> it's tim allen. >> and we've got your exclusive backstage pass. >> oh, thank god. >> so can robin, lara and amy go from news desk to actress? >> you just called me an tress. >> let's do it. >> next week on -- >> "od morning america." >> "good morning america" is

phoenix. we rise. well, if anthony and tracee can take over here, you can take over. >> i think it's a fair switch. >> let's do a little "gma" rewind right now. c.j., best in show. there he is with anthony and tracee ellis ross. >> in slo-mo. >> not much of a trainer but had so much fun with them. watch "blackish" tonight. >> bye.good morning i'm elias johnson... it's 8:56. elias: iowa senator chuck grassley faced questions over the future of the supreme court during during a series of town hall meetings in eastern iowa tuesday. as the judiciary committee chairman, he said he had not made up his mind about whether there will be confirmation hearings for an obama nominee.

register describes the situation as an opportunity for our senior senator to be less of a politician and more of a statesman. sabrina: the empty chair of the late supreme court justice antonin scalia did not go unnoticed tuesday. a black wool crepe has been draped on his chair on the bench in front of his seat. a black drape has also been hung over the courtroom doors. justice scalia will lie in repose at the supreme court building on friday. his funeral will be held on saturday. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/

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