good morning, america. and spring surprise. millions of americans on alert for a snowstorm set to bring us a half a foot in some areas. temperatures plunge below zero again. when will it end. museum massacre. gunmen in military uniforms open fire at a crowded museum killing at least 19 people most tourist, the terrorists killed as well. authorities hunting for accomplices as security is stepped up in museum all over the u.s. shocking stash. search warrants revealing what accused killer robert durst was hiding. the latex mask more than 300,000 in cash the books about himself as the fbi reportedly is looking into more unsolved murder cases in places durst once lived. ♪ how you like me now ♪ and wild ride. a daredevil motorcyclist leads

police on a dangerous high-speed chase taunting officers with a crazy stunt show standing on his set, weaving through traffic and guess what he said after he was caught? and good morning, america. happy thursday. the weekend is in sight which means a storm is in sight too. the snowiest winter ever in much of new england and so many places like chicago have had their coldest months ever. >> just when you thought it was over there's more on the way. up to a half a foot in some areas. freezing cold temperatures and ginger will start us off >> that's right. here we go again winter weather advisories in place from parts of virginia up through connecticut and, yes, just a little piece into the cape there that could see some snow mixing on in as we get into that last official day of winter and the start of spring so let's time it out for you.

all rain in the southeast through today then overnight into early tomorrow morning. right there at 7:00 for washington, d.c. it changes over to snow. some of the heaviest snow totals will fall between philadelphia and new york city. you can see right there in the evening drive time it's not going to be pretty going into your weekend and then it's all gone by 10:00 p.m. and plenty cold behind it. i have to tell you guys it has snowed as late as may in new york, so really -- >> we're lucky. >> there you go. i like that. i like that attitude. >> thank you, ginger. we'll move to that deadly terror attack. two gunmen storming a museum killing more than 20 people most of them tourists in the north african nation of tuna. authorities hurting for accomplices as museums around the world go on high alert. brian ross with the latest. >> reporter: the attack seen by authorities as a wake-up call for museums and popular tourist sites around the world including here in the u.s. overnight new york city police

assigned extra details to the most popular museums here in direct response to that deadly tuna attack. [ sirens ] >> reporter: at tack came without warning. and security forces did not arrive in time to prevent the massacre. tourists inside the crowded bard doe national museum ran for their lives some shielding their children as two gunmen approached with heavy weapons. some hid inside the galleries beneath priceless antiquities. this french tourist tells how police told her to run. when we left we saw dead body she says. most of the dead and wounded were tourists from poland germany, spain and italy. many of them massacred as they got off a tour bus that brought them to the museum from a cruise ship. one eyewitness said one of the gunmen actually got on the tour bus and opened fire. the parliament building next door was put on lockdown as defiant lawmakers sang the country's national anthem.

the prime minister now says the two gunmen were killed. this morning authorities say they are still searching for two or three more possible accomplices. alex marquardt of abc news is on the scene. >> reporter: this is the entrance to the museum. it's closed off. you can see the heavy security here. tunisian officials say the death toll is 19. among them 17 european tourists and we've just gotten word from the museum that just a short time ago at least one person maybe more were found still hiding inside. now almost 24 hours after the attack. >> reporter: the location of the tack at the bard doe museum comes as terror groups are calling for attacks on soft targets and on cultural centers. >> my concern would be that an individual who's becoming radicalized in their basement is watching video on the internet of an attack and decides that they want to replicate it. >> reporter: it was just last month that isis destroyed rooms full of sensories old antiquities at a museum in mosul, iraq.

this morning, jihadist sites are applauding the attack in tuna with one calling for more killing american tourists wherever they can be found in museums or their hotel rooms. >> any sense that isis was behind it from the beginning? >> isis called for attacks in tuna but so far no indication it's isis. it could be another group like isis has no hesitation about slaughtering innocent civilians. >> brian ross thanks very much. george now to the arrest of a college student sparking accusations of excessive police force. the incident caught on camera showing a 20-year-old university of virginia junior on the ground his face bloody and the school is angry. abc's linsey davis is here with that story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. right away the university's president ask virginia's governor for an independent investigation into the incident e-mailing the campus community saying she had deep concern about it. and now the governor is investigating the use of force in martese johnson's arrest

which you can see the end result caught on cell phone video. >> his head is bleeding. >> reporter: outrage surrounding the now viral video of this arrest of 20-year-old martese johnson, a black male student at the university of virginia. >> i go to uva. >> reporter: the college junior wrestled to the ground by alcoholic beverage control agents early wednesday morning after trying to get into a bar near uva's campus. >> how does this happen? you racists. >> reporter: his blood splattered often the pavement. witnesses say they acted with unnecessary force and hit his head on the ground reportedly requiring ten stitches. johnson was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice without force and public inteering or intoxication. overnight thousands of students gathering at a rally on campus in support of johnson who's a member of the school's honor committee. >> he's a good friend and, you know, i was upset about what happened. i wanted to see what the school is going to say about it and also just to show love and

support. >> reporter: johnson, emotional, wiping away tears, his lawyer telling abc news martese is a smart young man with a bright future. he is absolutely devastated by yesterday's events. we're preparing to investigate and defend this matter vigorously. the university's president echoing that sentiment at the rally last night. >> my heart went out to him. i thought how i would feel 23 i were his mother. >> reporter: this video yet another example of racial tensions between civilians and authorities. at one point you can hear someone in the background chanting hands up. >> hands up. >> reporter: parts of the hands up don't shoot mantra recited following the shooting death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, last summer. johnson pictured here with his hands up in a demonstration after the unarmed teen's death. johnson was released from jail wednesday morning. an e-mail from one student organization signed as concerned black students said the arrest was unprovoked and he was not resisting questioning or arrest george. >> a lot of questions left here. okay linsey thanks very much. we turn to that deadly

shooting spree in arizona. one person killed. five hurt when an ex-convict went on a rampage much he is under arrest this morning and abc's kendis gibson brings us the latest from mesa. good morning, kendis. >> reporter: good morning, george. and that shooting rampage started at this motel right here. for several hours, this phoenix suburb gripped with fear. this morning we're learning more about the accused gunman and his white supremacist connections. police say this man, ryan giroux is responsible for this shooting spree ha killed one and injured five. terrifying the citizens of mesa arizona, during a five-hour manhunt which paralyzed this community. the 41-year-old has an extensive rap sheet, seven felonies and spent 14 years behind bars. in this mug shot you can see the words skin head tattooed on his face. >> suspect has a pops 42 handgun. >> reporter: it began at this motel when he walked foo a room and an argument started. he shot three people and one man

died. >> we know there was some type of argument or they possibly knew each other. >> reporter: he races across the street to a restaurant next to a high school where he shoots a student worker. >> got up and immediately just felt warm and knew what happened and told everyone to stay back. >> reporter: then carjacks a vehicle. >> gray dark honda accord. >> reporter: as a massive manhunt featuring five law enforcement agencies gets under way, the community placed on lockdown police going door to door. two other men are shot within a three-mile radius finally at 1:09 p.m. the suspect voted on an apartment balcony. authorities quickly surrounding the complex. >> they were marching through the apartments and trying to find him. helicopter out. you know i have a 6-month-old son so it's pretty nerve-racking. >> reporter: authorities apprehend him at last tasing him and leaving him out in a hazmat suit. their still trying to figure out a motive. two victims were released from the hospital. isaac martinez you saw in the story right there, moments after

he was hit, his shirt still soaked with blood, he posts a selfie on snapchat with the caption "i just got shot." >> thanks very much. let's go to dan harris in for amy today and starting with more questions for the secret service. >> good morning, everybody. the secret service is now revealing that some of the surveillance tapes showing a recent incident at the white house may have been erased. the incident in question is from earlier this month. two agents allegedly drinking drove into a security barrier. the director of the secret service showed members of congress two videos of what happened but those videos provide only limited views. agency officials say the other videos from that night were erased after 72 hours as part of a routine deletion policy. some members of congress though are skeptical and say it may now be impossible to prove whether they were in fact drunk. this morning the pentagon confirms the mastermind of a deadly terror attack on a mall in kenya has been killed in a u.s. drone strike. adnan garaar was a senior member

of al shabaab an offshoot of al qaeda in somalia believed to be responsible for the attack on the westgate mall in nairobi back in 2013. the pentagon says his death is a, quote, significant blow to the terror organization. an army unit in alaska being dregged for a tradition many will find offensive known as racial thursdays. the army times newspaper says a platoon of soldiers based at ft. waynewright were allegedly given a free pass to use racial slurs against one another on thursdays. this is the same unit to which private danny chen once belonged. chen took his life four years ago after being hazed over his chinese ancestry. if you got caught up in last year's big data breach involving target you could now get up to $10,000 from the company. target has agreed to put $10 million into a fund to settle a class action lawsuit. there's a hearing in federal court this morning on that settlement. catholic church officials in san francisco are now backing down after using sprinklers to

prevent homeless people from taking shelter in the doorways of st. mary's cathedral. the sprinklers were placed above the doors dousing the homeless while they slept. the church says it was only trying to quote, redirect those folks, but after a public outcry they have agreed to remove the sprinklers. and finally on a lighter note we all get distracted at work. let's be honest for some of us it's twitter. for george it's youtube videos of talking goats. but this state lawmaker in iowa it's a book called "sex after sixty." >> oh, no. >> representative ross was caught on camera reading during a debate. he insists he was paying attention and that the book -- >> yes, he was. >> the book is not his. it was a gag gift for the guy who sits next 0 him. >> of course. >> and recently turned 60. reminds me of the sometime strahan told me he only reads "playboy" for the articles. >> i'm actually holding a "playboy" with a comic book

inside. >> this is what you do during my newscast right? >> just put it down. >> he looks so chilled reading it. >> he was owning it. >> oh -- i thought he was engaged -- >> oh, boy. >> all right there, dan. >> engaged with the content of the book. >> always good to have you here. >> i'll be here many days in a row. >> should we move on. >> no. >> we'll do it lara. sfab not backing down from its decision to tackle race relations. the company's ceo defended the campaign in a big annual meeting wednesday. abc's neal karlinsky has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning starbucks' ceo speaking out just hours after launching a huge campaign about race relations in america which went over like a cold cup of coffee. people were incredibly vocal. race together is what happens when a 1 percenter has a mid-life white man's burden

crisis. >> well you know what i say to that no good deed goes unpunished. >> reporter: starbucks hoping to get people talking about america's race problems by having baristas right race together on cups an idea quickly met by an avalanche of criticism online and on the air. >> white people cranky in line before they even have their coffee. >> yes, they are. >> is a black man that's in line talking about his oppression with his people going to make them cranky white people crankier. >> probably yeah. >> reporter: starbucks ceo howard schultz says he genuinely wants to help by using his company's popularity to do some good. why do you think people are so angry with your campaign? >> all we're trying to do is create awareness but what i would say is that the rules of engagement in trying to create change in america is a very difficult thing to do. >> reporter: he says he wasn't surprised by the reaction but even one of his own executives temporarily shut down his twitter account because the

backlash was so ugly. this morning starbucks isn't cutting its campaign short but rather hoping people take it to heart. >> i think this is an issue facing the country and facing our people. and we're trying to do some good. >> reporter: for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> and it definitely has people talking. >> oh yeah. >> it really does. >> absolutely. >> what do you have for us? michael. >> that daredevil motorcyclist is behind bars this morning after leading police on a wild high-speed chase for an hour. it was caught on camera and abc's reena ninan has the story. >> here we go again. here we go again, showing off. >> reporter: overnight a dangerous high-speed police chase turns into a motorcycle stunt show through the streets of southern california. >> look at these speeds. he's just continuing to bolt here. >> reporter: watch this reckless rider topping speeds of 100 miles per hour stands on top of his seat and then look doing

it again, weaving through traffic. >> ahead he's approaching traffic here. >> reporter: appearing to make obscene gestures at california highway patrol officers in hot pursuit. >> but he does seem to be looking back at them. he does seem to be almost taunting those two officers. >> reporter: the biker driving on the wrong side of the road at times, narrowly evading officers. >> blows by him. he may have hit that door. >> reporter: the high-speed drama ending here at this gas station. the biker giving up putting the brakes on his joyride. >> officers are out. they do have their guns out which is you know very dangerous situation. >> reporter: and booked on charges of driving on the wrong side of the road and failure to yield. >> i just want to say that i love my family and my two baby girls and i'm sorry i disappointed them. >> reporter: for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news new york. >> there were some bystanders cheering him on as if he were evel knievel but very dangerous, no laughing matter. his bike was taken away by a tow truck and he's due to appear in court tomorrow on half a million

dollars bail. >> he said he was disappointed and -- what he did -- maybe he should have thought of that before. >> love your family stay healthy. >> when you do things like that you can put people who respect involved in danger as well. >> good point. >> thank you, michael. back to ginger back to the snow. >> yes. we'll talk about the forecast more of the i didn't get to the snow totals. it's not going to be a ton of know that falls on it's not going to be a ton of snow that falls on friday. it's going to make the roads murky. washington, d.c. a half inch, up to an inch in philadelphia. long island, it's all coming from a storm that did this close to corpus christi texas. the animals in the barn fighting through floodwaters. everybody is okay. the roads are flooded there too. more heavy rain is falling through saturday. take 2 to 3-inches parts of louisiana and mississippi and is

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in the rush hour period and continues into the evening, 38 is the high, some accumulation from this and some it winding up on roads. tains, but the people out there are saying this is not beautiful. there should be snow all over these mountains. that drought is real. that is no joke. >> extra snow we can send hem? we sure do and we'll have it tomorrow. some sort of tunnel. i don't know. >> thank you. coming up we have new details about accused killer robert durst. the shocking stash police found in his hotel room and also in his apartment. "gma investigates" a new report about new cars being sold under recall with potentially dangerous defects what you need to know. what this little boy is doing that has everyone talking and what millions of people are planning to do for him. sam smith sharing the secrets of how he is transforming his life and his

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theythey had to unload it. as it was making the turn it flipped on its side. you're seeing traffic get by. i want to switch the shot and show you what it looks like on the ben franklin bridge. you're jammed the length. bridge because of the accident with the tractor-trailer out there blocking a lane. looks like they will wait until the end of the morning commute to upright it. take the walt whitman bridge the betsy ross bridge tacony-palmyra. the problem the base of the ben franklin bridge westbound. chopper 6 on the scene. look at this accident, a fully engulfed tractor-trailer fire this one carrying potatoes. 295 northbound is blocked. you have to stay on 495. they are allowing traffic to get by on route 24. that's mashed key -- kiwi and

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good morning, america. right now a spring snowstorm getting ready to dump up to half a foot of snow in parts of the east coast. also right now, accused killer robert durst on suicide watch while police revealed they found lots of cash and a gun when he was arrested. a "gma" undercover investigation finds brand-new cars being sold even though they're under recall for potentially dangerous defederal governments. we say good morning, america, on this friday eve. yes. yeah. a lot of dog lovers here. i know you love your felines. more of a cat person. >> i love them both. >> there's new research revealing why our connection with dogs is so strong. t.j. is going to bring us that in the social square. >> robin, so strong because the same hormone that helps a mother and her baby bond is the same hormone that helps a dog bond with a human. yes, why they love us and we

love them explained coming up george. >> we have an answer finally. okay t.j. thanks very much. first the latest on robert durst. a search warrant turns up new details about the millionaire real estate heir's life right before he was arrested for murder. abc's matt gutman is tracking the case in new orleans. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. the web of mystery surrounding durst is expanding, the fbi now reportedly investigating whether he's connected to other unsolved murders and they're asking local law enforcement in places he's lived in the past california vermont and new york to take a fresh look. the 71-year-old may now be on suicide watch in a local louisiana jail but the hunt for evidence against him nationwide. a newly revealed search warrant offering a glimpse of a life on the run. in houston authorities raiding durst's luxury condo tuesday removing computers and bank statements indicating he recently withdrew 3$315,000 in

cash in barely a month. they also found copies of two books "a deadly secret" and "without a trace" both chronicling the multiple mysterious deaths he's suspected of the literary versions of hbo's "the jinx." the warrant also detailing the remarkable stash found in durst's new orleans hotel room when he was arrested saturday. including a full face latex mask. more than 42,000 in cash mostly in hundreds and enough pot found for 300 joints a fake i.d. plus a real passport and a .38 special revolver with four live rounds. police hauling him into court on possession of a weapon with a controlled substance. it's a charge that orleans parish d.a. tells abc news exclusively could permanently end his life on the run. so just for those gun charges here in louisiana he could face up to life in prison. >> if he has a prior criminal history under what we call our

repeat offender statute. >> reporter: he does including three felonies. prosecutors in l.a. want a piece of durst too. planning to extradite him on a charge of capital murder for the 2000 execution of his best friend susan berman. >> it's exactly like the cadaver note. >> reporter: her death a main focal point of "the jinx" and many crediting the show with cracking the case wide open. this is a near perfect match to an anonymous match police believe berman's killer sent telling them where to find her body. >> very similar. >> reporter: now durst's legal team is calling the revelations in the hbo's "the jinx" junk science. they concede their client may seem a little eccentric but say he is not a suicide risk and they eagerly want to get him out of louisiana and to los angeles to fight those murder charges, but, robin george that may not happen. >> all right. >> but still bizarre. let's go now to michael who

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>> let's do it for seth. time for the weather and ginger. a beautiful scene behind you. >> this is where we want more snow and going to get it in a couple of places. west ofstern denver, if you're a snow boarder or skier looking at steam boat and going yeah, i got to get out out there. we'll see winter weather warnings down to new mexico. 6 to 1 inches especially higher than 12,000 feet. much drier and more mild out to the west, but cooler than we started the week. 70 in san francisco, 7 # la. that's the big picture, let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: thank you, ginger we have a winter weather advisory tomorrow morning into tomorrow evening. for now we're dry. we have temperatures close to the freezing mark to 46 this afternoon.

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ourselves. abc's gio benitez is here now with the story and good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: lara good morning to you. take a look. this is the truck we bought with that potential defect. it was brand-new but not problem-free. our exclusive abc news investigation now shows it and hundreds of other new vehicles were sold across the country with major safety recalls. this morning, "gma investigates." "gma investigates" undercover inside a new car dealership. this salesman named arnie is selling us a $50,000 truck under recall for a potentially dangerous defect. our undercover producer jerry giving arnie the down payment. >> 10. >> 2,000. >> reporter: here's what we're trying to find out. will a brand-new vehicle be sold to us with an open safety recall? for used car, buyers are usually on the hook. expected to do their own homework but for new cars the

vehicles are supposed to be sold free of defects. the dealer not fixing it is against the law. during our investigation, we visit multiple dealerships in two state, new jersey and new york asking about cars with recalls. some salesmen find those defects. >> thanks. >> i appreciate it. >> reporter: but let's go back to huh morning, new jersey where we have a chevy silverado with an open recall. some trucks like these can unexpectedly lose power on the road. >> any recalls or anything on this one. >> no no absolutely not. >> reporter: if there's a recall the dealership does by law have to fix it before it's in our hands. four days later, jerry now owns that brand-new pickup. then using the truck's vin number we immediately check gm's website to see if the recall has been fixed. >> here it is recall status incomplete. arnie has some explaining to do. listen you sold jerry this car and said there were no recalls

on it. but, in fact there are recalls on it. very serious one. >> there's a recall on this? >> yes. >> oh i have to check it out and see. i don't know. i wasn't aware. >> reporter: remember he said there was no recall. >> no no absolutely not. i made a mistake. >> reporter: the dealership's president telling "gma investigates," we have realized that our failure was tied exclusively to human error. from now on we will be cross-checking serial numbers with our service records. but it's not only this dealership. we've uncover eded hundreds of new cars from manufacturers around the country that were sold with unfixed safety recalls and we're told that's just the tip of the iceberg. incredibly the national transportation safety board, ntsb which is headquartered right here in the nation's capital, only find two dealerships in 2014. senator ed markey sits on the senate subcommittee for consumer protection. we found hundreds and hundreds of new cars with recalls on them

and guess what they were sold. >> yeah and that's wrong. you have to assume that when there's a brand-new car with that new car smell in it that there are no defects. >> reporter: nitza has 51 people on that enforcement team. we have a couple of producers looking at this why can't ntsb do it? >> nhtsa should have done this work. it shouldn't take an investigation by abc to find this problem. nhtsa is now put on notice its job is to be the cop on the beat. >> reporter: and nhtsa declined to do an on camera interview but tells us there is no excuse for dealers to sell them. the makers of our truck, gm says they tell dealers not to sell them with open recalls. ways to check if your car is affected. you can use the my car fax app or check the nhtsa database. we posted links to those on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! but, remember guy, these are brand-new cars. you shouldn't have these issues. >> and they did fix it for free

in your case right? >> he did and guess how long it took? less than 20 minutes. >> i mean wow. >> all right, gio, thank you. really you are on it. you can see more of gio's report on "nightline." coming up here a possible breakthrough in treating alzheimer's. detecting the disease up to a decade before diagnosis. plus the science behind the unbreakable bond between man and dog. puppy love explained. frustrated with your overactive bladder

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>> hi, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell, 7:56 thursday, we've had problems with trucks carrying produce. let's go over to karen rogers for details. >> reporter: yeah, they are both near bridgeses, this is tractor-trailer filmed over its side -- flipped on its side at the base of the ben franklin bridge. it's still on its side. it's creating a mess, i think they are waiting until after the morning rush. we've got a live picture of the ben franklin bridge. everybody is jammed trying to come into the city at this point. because traffic is restricted.

it's getting by and blocking one lane off to the side, but creating a jamup. another tractor-trailer caught on fire and chopper 6 is over ahead showing you the scene this is the action cam video where you can see the flames shooting out of here. this was carrying potatoes for a while in newscastle delaware, they had all 295 was blocked. 295 is backed up and route 1 coming out of delaware. >> looking live at center city, soaked in sun on this last fuel day of winter. david murphy has the forecast. >> reporter: socked in with cold, 26 in allentown. 25 in millville. not a lot of wind around this morning. this afternoon, sun and clouds, high of 46. tomorrow probably during the rush hour or maybe toward the tail end of it, we'll see rain and wet snow arrive and that

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"good morning america," it's 8 a.m. and grammy winner sam smith shedding major weight. how the superstar lost 14 pounds in 14 days. secrets of the new lifestyle he's latching on to. ♪ how you like plea now ♪ trending big right now, what happens when he wants kids and she's not sure. the new parenting problem dividing couples. ♪ and primetime your look. joe zee breaking down the hottest styles from your favorite shows. we're giving your wardrobe a tv star makeover. ♪ bang bang into the room ♪ get ready for spring with amazing "deals & steals" as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪

would you look at that great crowd outside here in times square? just one day until spring and we're trying to get into the spirit even though the weather isn't quite cooperating. >> yeah. spring break is here. right upon it right now and we want to bring a little spring to you. >> yeah in fact i believe ginger has already jumped into spring break. doing a little -- look at her hanging ten. >> yeah hanging ten over here. so gnarly on the waves. whoo! yeah. i'm in hawaii by the way. >> oh! >> careful. that's a big one. make it through. the dolphin. oh. that's the biggest dolphin ever. it's starting to get dangerous. >> already in hawaii. >> zip line. >> we're still in hawaii.

>> yeah. whoa! >> whoo. >> hey, look ginger, no hands. [ laughter ] >> ah! >> high-five. >> yeah. >> enough stop zip-lining. >> what daredevils they are. >> we're feeling spring. >> good sports. see, we feel better already. >> yes, we do. >> a little dizzy but -- >> okay. that was nice no hands. that was a nice touch. >> that was good. dan, bring us news. we'll start with the breaking developments in that deadly shooting at a museum in the north african country of tunisia. two tourists and a guard have been found safe inside that museum nearly 24 hours after the attack. one of the tourists who hid in the museum all night was four months pregnant and the guard who was just found, he spent the night hiding in a stone coffin fearing the attack wasn't over. at least 22 people most of them european tourists were killed along with the two gunmen who launched that attack. police in tunisia have now

arrested nine people in connection with the violence. here at home authorities called it a wake-up call. security has been tightened at museums in new york city. we are learning more now about the ex-con who allegedly went on a deadly shooting rampageout side of phoenix. a new mug shot of ryan giroux shows the tattoos including the word skinhead. he killed a man during an argument and shot and wounded five others and included a carjacking and home invasion before police finally took him into custody. encouraging development in the treatment of alzheimer's this morning. doctors say a new test being studied at the mayo clinic could predict the disease up to ten years after an actual tigers performed right in a doctor's office and measures the patient's risk including how quickly the patient can walk a short distance which may be a physical clue about brain function. doctors acknowledge more

research is needed before this multistage test can be recommended but they are encouraged by the results thus far. this morning, mitt romney weighing in on the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. romney telling yahoo! global news anchor katie couric the questions raised about why clinton used private e-mail during her time as second of tate could hurt her presumed presidential campaign. romney even called it a mess. >> i mean we've seen this before. i mean it's always something with the clintons. which is that they have rules which they describe before they get into something and then they decide they don't have to follow their own rules and that i think is going to be a real problem for her. >> if you want to watch katie's full exclusive interview with mitt and ann romney logon to yahoo!.com. a new twist in the controversy over the hit song "blurred lines." a jury last week awarded marvin gaye's kids more than $7 million saying "blurred lines" copied part of gaye's song "got to give it up" but his children say that's not enough saying they're

ago to stop the sale and distribution of "blurred lines" altogether until an agreement is reached on how to split the royalties. finally, march madness tips off today. robin is rubbing her hands together with anticipation as you know. there will be plenty of rebounds most likely however, none of them like this one. in last night's qualifying game dayton's dyshawn pierre gets the ball and loses his shorts. >> oh, no. >> okay here's the good news. he was wearing bike shorts underneath so nothing r-rated transpired and check this out. the best reaction from the cheerleaders on the sidelines. >> whoo! >> look at their faces. >> oh, no, he didn't! >> surprise and maybe something else. some people are cowing for the ncaa to investigate the drawstrings. i made that up. i'm only one calling for that. >> plainly g-rated. >> yes. >> i mean luckily he was wearing bike shorts. that's why i wear them every

day. >> this is a perfect segue. pam cook who is a star at southeastern louisiana university where i played -- >> going like this. >> so much better than i ever was with her family. this happened to work out. shout-out -- line up. >> "pop news" and weather coming up. now to michael in the social square. >> he didn't travel. even after his pants fell down. now, here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu" in the social square powered by samsung galaxy. in "pop news" how "empire" is knocking off madonna. trending right now, when men want kids more than women. the big conversation you need to have. and grammy winner sam smith revealing the secrets to his dramatic transformation shedding 14 pounds in 14 days. all that and great spring "steals & deals" coming up live on "gma" here in times square. tory johnson, everybody. >> peeps. >> got our peeps with us.

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show's new album debuting at number one on the billboard charts. >> yeah. >> taking the throne from the queen herself, madonna's "rebel hearts" debuting at number two. that is the power of a great tv show. "empire" soundtrack has rita or ra jennifer hudson and that was since "glee" did it. >> i thought you were doing a spoiler. >> no, no. >> okay. i missed last night. >> no but just listen to the music. one of the songs from the show too. >> that's dancing. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> gentle. >> just lost your cameo on "empire." >> that was only one of my moves. one of my many.

oh yeah. you guys hear this, all right -- ooh. >> go there. >> i think i pulled something. [ laughter ] we're playing "brick house" because we could not find a song called shingled mansion. that is what tom cruise is putting on the mansion. "the l.a. the "l.a. times" reporting he listed his l.a. estate for just under $13 million. 2 1/2 acres with walls of glass, a gorgeous kitchen, a resort-style pool where you can take in incredible views and you may remember in other real estate-related "risky business" he listed another of his property the colorado ranch that he made famous on an episode of "oprah." remember? these properties are beautiful. selling them will not likely be a "mission: impossible." thank you. >> i'm wondering is that real or are you trying to do that? no seriously.

>> i don't know what to say. >> she can dance. she's just playing. she can dance. yeah, she can dance. >> ah. >> that's my girl. that is my girl. ♪ she's a brick house ♪ >> i choose not to show you. >> that's right and the reason is because we have a "pop news" investigation, everybody. featuring the age-old question what do women really want? this comes from a new survey from eharmony cracking the code and good news stephanopoulos right on target as we always suspected. a survey of more than 100,000 people revealing that the number one hobby or trait that women find attractive -- >> get out of here. >> is an interest in politics. >> there you go. simple as that. >> ali is like, duh! trailing far behind in attractive traits but still the top ones travel health and exercise and as for what men want what they're looking for in a lady personal growth.

their health, taking care of themselves and, of course food. >> so men are more shallow than -- >> food cannot be last. >> really? that's very important. the woman is interested in eating or cooking. >> watch it. watch it. >> you know i wouldn't do that to you just because you took me down with my dancing. >> your dancing is fine. >> we have to go to ginger with the weather. >> you know what lara what i'm interested in is your sweet dance moves. we got to see more of those. all right, my friends from kansas are from annapolis. welcome and stay warm out here. it is m it it's a chilly morning and the snow coming tomorrow. we thought not warm up and go to hollywood beach. a live look at the beach. that's what they do there they don't have jackets on. 86 is the high. the stationary front moving on through with the low. that will create rain showers in

the southeast and from washington d.c. to philadelphia, new york tomorrow we switch over to snow. spring officially begins tomorrow before 7:00 p.m. eastern. that's the big picture let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: you're right, ginger, snow on the way tomorrow, but not today. as we check on storm tracker 6 live we have a fair amount of sunshine down the shore we might cloud up later in the day. but it's a good looking day start to finish. we are beginning with temperatures near freezing. 46 is the high, sun and clouds. tomorrow we have the wintry mix of rain and snow. snow through the i-95 corridor and north rain down south. it will be through the rush hour and continuing in the evening. high of 38. slushy roads ahead. question what does a couple do when one wants kids the other doesn't.

a recent survey reveal more men want to be parents than women trending big on "new york" magazine's website. here's paula faris. >> reporter: it's a predicament we've seen before in manufactures like "my cousin vinny" vinny". women pushing their more reluctant male partners to have kids. >> my biological clock is ticking like this. >> reporter: but for many cups these days it's the man coming down with that case of baby fever. >> i want a little april. >> i know. i just can't wrap my head around it. >> reporter: it's a gender role reversal we're seeing more and more. women on the fence about having children while their male partners are ready for parenthood. >> i think women are thinking more than ever do i want to have children and it's not about, okay, i have to have children it's do i want to have children now. >> reporter: according to a 2013 poll 8 out of 10 fathers said they'd always wanted to have children. more than the number of mothers who felt the same.

"new york" magazine examining this growing trend in a new article interviewing multiple women who were unsure or ambivalent towards having children. the women citing concerns over loss of autonomy a nonequal split in child care and the affect it might have on their career. >> today's young women are so much more integrated into the workforce and i think that is a lot of what's going on when women are weighing whether or not they want a kid. i think it's a different dynamic than we've seen maybe in previous generations. >> reporter: it's a question the article's author 30-year-old bryce covert married for six months grappled with herself. >> my husband does want kids and, you know for awhile i was not sure. i really truly felt ambivalent. i'm not going to have a kid now. i still don't feel quite ready. >> reporter: a parenting dilemma for a new generation of couples. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> thanks to paula for that.

dr. joseph cilona expert for a&e's "marriage at first sight." i was surprised by this dr. cilona. does that mean men have a biological clock? >> i do think many men have a strong preference to be of a certain age when they have children. they may want to be youthful enough to participate in their lives or even just want to be part of their grandchildren's lives should they have them or increase the likelihood they are. >> don't women want that too, though? >> absolutely. but for men, i think they're used to having a lot more choice around that question and it's becoming a lot more relevant. >> i see. >> when should the couple have this conversation? it's a pretty big conversation. >> it's a big conversation and important one and i'm always shocked that couples wait so many years before it comes up. don't have it on date three but if you're seeing a big picture with the person you have to put these topicsen 0 the table. >> once you put it on the table i would think if you disagree over this that's kind of it. >> it could be a big deal

breaker. it's perhaps the most important decision you're going to make as a couple and you can't have one person say no. it cannot be that. >> how do you have that discussion do you think? >> i think this is a discussion again, that has to happen early on in a relationship. i think the earlier the better. the more emotionally engaged you are, the more difficult this may be so something that should be identified early. >> easier for the guy to push when the woman is the one who actually has to carry the baby. >> the woman's pushing. >> well said. yes. >> you know this comes up in the conversation. how would you talk a couple through? what kind of tips would you have. >> the first, do not make assumptions. if many years ago your partner said i don't know how i feel about kids. don't assume they have the same answer. we evolve. we change our minds so keep the conversation open. hear your partner's perspective. don't go into a fight with boxing gloves and say, we're not going to find a resolution. you'd be surprised.

>> i think it's also important to be very honest and get clarity around your needs and values around children and parenting, roles and responsibilities in parenting. that's one of the most important factors that causes dissension and contention. identifying those roles because those roles are changing. >> you do need to be unified. >> thank you both very much. next up in the "gma heat index," sam smith a startling transformation. he shed 14 pounds in 14 days and revealing how he did it. mara schiavocampo has the story. ♪ oh won't you stay with me ♪ >> reporter: he's the british pop star who's no stranger to winning big. >> sam smith. >> reporter: sam smith sweeping the grammys last month taking home four coveted awards but now smith also losing big, 14 pounds in fact in just two weeks. the singer sharing his weight loss success on instagram tuesday saying his relationship

with food has been completely transformed. his secret this book "eat, nourish, glow" by british nutritionist to the stars, amelia freer. >> i don't use the word diet. i don't believe any diet works for anyone. it's about getting healthy and into good relationships with healthy food. real food. >> reporter: instead freer proposes ten principles to live by including tips like cutting out processed foods and sugar. stocking your fridge with fresh produce and lean proteins and creating one healthy habit at a time to avoid failure. >> it's nutritional therapy. it's becoming more conscious about, you know eating good quality real food cooking from scratch. eating food that hasn't been made if a factory. >> reporter: smith has been vocal about his frustrating to lose weight in the past. joking he was the vision of health in this elementary school photo on instagram. even mentioning it in one of his grammy acceptance speeches. >> i was doing everything to try

and get my music heard. i tried to lose weight and make -- i was making awful music. ♪ >> reporter: but now the restart singer is restarting his diet. posting pics of his healthy meals and workouts but his transformation has some wondering if this approach is safe. >> when you talk about eating properly, people who do have weight to lose will see dramatic results. ♪ stay with me ♪ >> reporter: for now, smith is staying with it posting it's not even about weight loss it's about feeling happy in yourself. amen to that. now, smith hasn't said whether he wants to lose more weight of course, we all think he looks terrific. freer's book available in the uk. we can find it on her website too. i think a lot will be looking for it. getting rid of processed foods and added sugar, the basics. sometimes it's hard to do what you know you should do.

good for him. >> what a talent he is. lara. >> thanks robin. hey, next up in the "heat index," everyone fancy or frugal. we know cashmere is not cheap but can you get the same quality for less? abc's becky worley found out. ♪ >> reporter: cashmere, so nice so expensive. ooh-la-la. $258 but marked down to 154 but budget cashmere has become a thing. wow. 59 bucks. pure cashmere. the question will a less expensive sweater wear as well over time? 15 months ago i bought these two sweaters on the very same day, in fact. and i've worn them a lot. now, this is the inexpensive sweater, there are areas where it's definitely got a lot of pilling down by the waist, anywhere it's rubbed up against a jacket or my jeans. the expensive sweater, you can

see it's really pilling up. it has a pretty significant hole up near the neck. $100 difference between these two sweaters. well if we're talking about how they wear over time i don't see a big difference. in 2009 good housekeeping tested cashmere sweaters and gave $139 sweater a higher grade than a $248 sweater. but even today when they talk about durability. >> paying a high price does not always mean you're going to get a high quality sweater. >> reporter: what does matter? they say buy 100% cashmere not a blend if you want the sweater to last. >> any blends such as a cotton or another type of wool or synthetic will make it more likely to pill. >> reporter: look for knit seams. >> which mean the arm holes andre knitted together. >> reporter: thickness is key. >> stick your hands on the inside and hold it up to the light. if you see your hand it's too thin and want to avoid something too thin. >> reporter: in part because pilling happens and your best

weapon is this bad boy. a sweater shaver. it's doing its job. all the little cashmere balls are pretty much gone. so less expensive cashmere and this thing may keep you warm and cozy even on a budget. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> those are great tips thank you, beck and coming up here great "deals & steals" to help jump-start you into spring.

>> 8:27 on this thursday, march 19. i'm matt o'donnell. karen rogers is here with a list of problems in traffic karen. >> reporter: they keep coming in, we have an overturned tractor-trailer westbound coming into the city on the ben franklin bridge. use the walt whitman bridge or tacony-palmyra instead. an accident at bishop avenue at springfield road. here's a big one on kelly drive. we have two separate accidents that happened on kelly drive outbound between fountain green and strawberry mansion. they have taken the cars involved and pushed them off to the side. they happened near st. joe's boathouse. they shut down the road outbound, they say it was slippery in spots that caused the accidents. the action cam was on the scene with that one. it was a mess right there.

the action cam was on the scene you can see flames shooting out in new castle delaware, 295 this tractor-trailer carrying potatoes was fully engulfed. traffic is getting by between route 13 and 9:00. this is approaching the delaware memorial bridge. if you're heading at the in the area it's still jammed. >> turning to accuweather it's winter meteorologist david murphy. >> reporter: matt, we are sunny but chilly this morning. numbers, 31 degrees, below the freezing mark in philadelphia and in the 20s in trenton allentown and reading. not a lot of wind. this afternoon sun and clouds, 46 is the high. tomorrow wintry mix arrives during the tail end of the morning commute. it continues into the evening. looks like accumulating snow across the region. most of that on grassy surfaces, but we'll have to be careful of slushy partially snow off covered roads. >> we have posted maps with

snow totals for tomorrow. watch it coming in tomorrow only our storm tracker 6 live app.

♪ bang bang into the room i know you want it ♪ ♪ bang bang all over you ♪ ♪ i'll let you have it ♪ ♪ let me take you there ♪ >> ben stiller made a -- [ cheers and applause ] >> he was strutting his stuff in true "zoolander" style grabbing a phone and shooting a little selfie action. that's the best. he's here tomorrow live, so excited to have him on the show. less than 24 hours still the first day of spring and ginger has been busy celebrating spring. >> what you got going on? where are you? >> there you are. >> skiing in the french alps shredding a little fresh cord if you will thanks to gopro. whoo!

yeah. no hands, indeed. hello. so yeah i'm going to snowboard for a little bit. that snowflake gets in your eye. that's nice. how about we switch it up and mountain bike a little bit. how about we go to salt lake city. oh, yeah. careful. my bike has no -- we spared no expense making it look real. whoo! >> all right. >> yes, ginger you could file for workmen's comp. we're get you a lawyer. [ cheers and applause ] bravo. we are so over the coal. are you over the cold. >> so over the cold. >> george browbeat me into not wearing a jacket. i'll also hire an attorney for that. coming up "deals & steals," springtime "deals & steals." tory johnson and robin going one-on-one with the 13-year-old little league star mo'ne davis. this young woman throws ss quite a

fastball. an unbelievable story and robin is inside with joe zee. >> you two, time for "gma" yahoo! your day, loving it. showing you how to kick off spring in style, hottest looks from the hottest shows. yahoo! style editor in chief joe zee is here to help us get started for spring. we are loving this collaboration. thank you to you and -- >> it's fun, right? >> it really is. okay so spring is going to happen. >> spring is going to happen. >> what is the major trend you think we'll see in fashion. >> believe it or not every spring we see white and it comes back again but this time it's about head-to-toe white. white layered on white, the more the better. all about summer white, winter white. awe there. >> we see a little coming up. primetime your closet. from "revenge." she has a dress and this is a take on that. >> it is. this is inspired by emily's character in "revenge." it takes place in the hampton,

always summer there. well sort of. but this is about white and the floral trend is huge for spring but the great part about this dress it's ombre so you don't have floral all over. it doesn't feel too sweet. got that sort of killer edge i want to stay with her character. of course, the pockets by ralph lauren $129. >> thank you. we could see this and there's that white you're talking about. >> the white and then you have it with the trend florals. little bits of it. >>ing 0, now we'll continue to primetime your closet right here. a show that we know "girls." come on out. >> shoshanna in "girls" so cute upper east side girl a little neurotic at times but she wears, you know a lace dress in the show but we want to do this. lace isn't practical for every day. can you believe this is $28. >> $28. >> by macy's. we put it with heels to give it an edge. that kind you can wear all

through the day, all through -- into the night on the weekends. >> that's what i was going to of course ask. what occasion? >> that looks great. looking good. oh here we go again. i love this. >> white. i'm telling you white is the thing to do. so inspired by "pretty little liars." >> yes, thank you. >> lucy's character. so i love this whole thing because it's actually in essence a simple skirt, black t-shirt and put a pair of suspenders on almost as an accessory and reversed it. not the typical way to wear them but you can wear it like a necklace. decorative and put it altogether. >> can everybody come out and see it? you were talking about the price point. reasonable because you want to keep that in mind. >> the great thing about trends you don't have to break the bank to wear it and wear it in variation. if floors isn't for you wear it in a little bit. if lace isn't for you because it isn't practical find something that sort of mimics that.

>> are we going to see color too. >> we love color. go online to see our big color looks. we have a great color look for everybody, as well. >> okay you little tease, you. lady thank you very much. looking great. joe zee, as always, a pleasure and you can learn more ways to primetime your closet on our website at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! our thanks to joe. now to ginger with a final check on the weather. >> oh robin, we love joe zee. love that last name and all of us just we're trying to stay warm. where are you from. >> el paso. >> first day in new york or second day and you're lovingnd you're lovingnd you're lovingnd you're lovingnd you're lovingnd you're lovingnd you're lovingnd let's warm yowferls up, port -- ourselves up, port char charlotte, florida. wld it will start -- washington

d.c., it will start earlier. denver going for a high, 51, warming to 70. let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: thank you, much ginger, dave a dave here with an update from accuweather. temperatures in the freezing mark. 46 is the high. wintery mix arrives tomorrow, 38. look for partially snow-covered roads. # this. a special sneak peek of "scandal." let's take a look. >> are you someone who would ruin careers, who would ruin families for your own selfish gain to be rich and famous, get a nice spread in "vanity fair". >> no i would never. >> then that book is a problem, isn't it sue? here's what's going to happen. you're going 0 call the publisher, tell them you made a mistake and withdraw your book proposal and hitting the delete button and turn on your paper shredder and have a good

old-fashioned book burning. just get it done. >> ooh. lena and olivia pope. i can't wait. you can check out the extended sneak peek of tonight's episode and vote for the best of tgit at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and, of course i'm channeling her today because i'm going to watch the episode with you tonight, "scandal" starts tonight at 9:00 8:00 central right here on abc and she was singing my name. >> i was. ♪ ginger ♪ >> very pretty. all right. michael. >> spring is in the air but this morning's "deals & steals," tory johnson is here bringing the heat with big bargains that will chase the cold away. hello. >> if you say so ready. >> you always bring the heat. let's heat it up. >> first up one of our favorites, spin it around from amelia rose these are the brand-new cabo shimmer quartz earrings earrings ten different opaque color, semiprecious stones

"gma" favorite not just these but a big assortment when you go to our website, big discount on these, as well. normally $69, these are slashed by 58%, 29 bucks. >> whoo. >> 29 bucks. >> starting it out -- already bringing the heat. >> i love this company. for our whole set, yesterday di housewares porcelain pieces brand-new daisy collection and what i love you can buy individual piece, there you go. you can buy -- >> my pinkie is bent. i can't lift it up if it works. the big mug is for you. little teapots. choose all of them or individually amazing, amazing prices normally $30 to $60, slashed in half 15 to 30 so a teapot 15 bucks and the most gorgeous packaging they come in online. >> okay. >> from personal creations this is the deluxe all in one easter basket. it's the rattan basket several

different liners you can choose from ten characters so you can put a name up to ten characters on it and it comes with all the goodies stuffed inside. how easy is that? >> what does it start out at. >> $35 slashed in half $17.50 including personalization. >> oh that's nice. >> that's nice. >> my girls would love. here we go. >> it is not easter without peep, right. i got a little fun yellow chick there for you. so, yeah. ah so it's not -- >> i will never sleep bad again. >> there you go. >> get you a little t-shirt for you. big, big assortment. all kinds of tough including sterling jewelry if you're really a peep fan. these prices start at just $3 big assortment that you'll find because it goes all the way up to $250 slashed in half 1.50. if you're looking for easter fun, peeps are it. >> go out and get my peeps. >> your peeps. then last but not least, we've

got charlie here. >> come on out, charlie. >> we got -- got to pick up charlie. she was telling me she's not sure if -- if it's her doll she loves more or your teeth. it was -- it's a debate right? so let's see. look. you can show both together. >> charlie is modeling from forever princess a matching dress for the doll and for charlie. she's wearing a maxi dress but there's an enormous assort many. charlie, are you okay? are you good? >> charlie is a pro. >> she is okay. she is okay. so normally in any 18-inch doll but any 18-inch doll will work with this outfit normally $79 to $89. these are all slashed by 70% starting at $24 and free shipping. >> hey charlie, give me some. you were awesome. there we go. tory thank you very much. we got to say thanks to all these companies for providing these great deals. had he had to

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♪ at the young age of 13 mo'ne davis has already made history. last summer you remember she became the first female pitcher to throw a shutout in little league world series history. she's only the fourth american girl to participate. the youngest athlete ever to appear on the cover of "sports illustrated" and now she's telling her story, it is a sweet book called "mo'ne davis: remember my name." and we've got some little leaguers you can see with us with their own questions in just a moment but first, mo'ne how are you doing. >> good. >> i was surprised you said here you are, little league world series everyone is talking about you guys and you had no idea of the phenomenon. none. >> not really because i mean everyone was just wanted to go out and play baseball and just -- that was like everyone's dream on the team. and no one was really paying attention to everything going on outside of it. >> you have a mighty busy

schedule. at the nba all-star game you played in the celebrity game. kevin hart. how was that playing against him? >> it was fun but i mean he was a little distracting but it was funny, though. >> how was kevin hart distracting. >> wouldn't top talking. just keep talking in your ear. >> that wasn't trash talking, was it. >> yeah. >> what was it like for you to meet the president of the united states? >> first i didn't think he would be that tall. that was one thing i was shocked about and how nice he was and how nice the first lady was and how like you could tell they're not just like pretending that it's actually their character. >> you're very wise beyond your 1 years, i like that. enough questions from me. are you all ready to weigh in. who wants to ask the first. william? >> what's your favorite subject in school and why? >> my favorite subject would probably have to be history because i like learning about the past. >> and how does it feel to know you will forever be part of little league history? >> it will be pretty cool to

read about yourself when you're older and just to think back the memories that you had and all the fun times. >> yeah. you like history. here you're going to be in the history books. there you go. >> how did you feel when you first played against the boys in baseball? >> i know that i struck out my first time. so that's one thing i remember. >> and i understand your mother wasn't crazy in the beginning. >> yeah. she wasn't a big fan. >> adam what is your question. >> what advice would you go i have to young baseball players? >> to follow your dreams don't let anyone stop you and to have fun with everything you're doing. >> well mo'ne davis, i don't think we're going to forget your name. i think we'll remember your name and i think you'll give us a lot to talk about. >> thank you. >> let's give it up for mo'ne, thank you, again. "mo'ne davis: remember my name," and we will. it's available now. we're still cheering for mo'ne.

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sean penn taking a turn as an action hero in the new film "the gunman." two-time university of oklahoma winning teaming up with the same director as "the taken" series and nick watt went one-on-one with the star and says nothing was off the table. >> you are a hired trigger. >> sean penn is jim terrier, a sniper whose past comes back to haunt him. >> we have a surprise for you. >> reporter: is this the reinvention of sean penn the action hero? >> no. >> well the geri-action hero i

don't think so. >> i will find you. and i will kill you. >> reporter: remember liam neeson reinvented himself in "taken." same director as "the gunman." >> is sean penn trying to be the new liam neeson? no 6'4" melodically masculine voice, deeply decent man putting his life on the line for those he loves versus a 5'9" sort of awkward voiced guy who's a conflicted man really fighting for himself. it's a different story. >> reporter: and different from a lot of action movies where the hero walks away from the explosion. >> there are only two things that come out of being that close to a real -- either you're never going to hear again or you're dead. this didn't have that. >> reporter: there isn't a volley of shots and then a smart one-liner. >> no and i appreciated that about it. >> you did your part. i did mine.

we all found a way to justify it. >> virtually lyly all violence has consequence, political ramifications and -- >> keep your eyes open, my friend. it's the ones who aren't after you that do you in the end. >> reporter: i'm assuming you met guys like him. >> yeah and that was part of the -- my interest in it. >> the american people need to know. >> reporter: penn is activist humanitarian mainly helping haiti. actor, director. and slightly reluctant star. why did you move back to l.a. because you've been fairly not scathing about this town but sounded like you were pretty glad to get out of it at one point. >> my ex-wife had gone to live back in los angeles and i stayed -- i was single parenting my son for most of that first year following that and within that time i felt that you know that he and his mother should see each other more and so it was really that that brought me back. >> reporter: he's now dating charlize theron. are you going to get married again?

>> i have no idea. >> reporter: you haven't asked her yet? >> asked who? >> reporter: okay this might not make him smile. remember penn's criticized oscar joke. >> who gave this soven of a [ bleep ] his green card. >> reporter: this green card issue. i've got my green card interview coming up. any tip, sean? >> yes, my tip is that there's a very self-righteous group of people who hurt their own cause for their own benefit by seizing the opportunity to criticize things that they haven't considered the meaning of and so what you should do is you should say whatever is on your mind ask whatever is on your mind and always consider the possibility that everyone else is wrong. >> reporter: yeah he's a pretty cool cat. offscreen and on. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> "the gunman" opens nationwide

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>> friends at trimmer have given ginger the ride of her life today and, ginger, where are you now? oh hang gliding, i see or paragliding. >> here in california. >> breaking news at 8:56 a ventricle slammed into three homes in the tioga nicetown section of philadelphia. chopper 6 is over the scene of

the 1900 block showing of the damage there. nobody was hurt, inspectors have been called out to evaluate the damage to the homes. karen rogers has a list of other problems in traffic. >> reporter: we have speeds in the single digits in delaware coming on to the delaware memorial bridge, 9-mile an hour on 295. i-95 is jammed because of the that tractor-trailer that was engulfed. traffic is getting by near route 13. i want to show you what happened on kelly drive. we have a messy accident that's closing kelly drive. we had two separate accidents near the st. joe's boathouse. we have slippery conditions causing the problem. kelly drive outbound shut down. that's not the only problem the tractor-trailer overturned at the base of the ben franklin bridge coming into the city westbound. it is causing big delays still at this point on the ben. take the walt, instead. >> david murphy has the last

accuweather forecast, the last full day of winter, david. >> reporter: that's right, matt, we are under the sun but we just passed the freegd -- freezing mark. 20 in millville. 46 is the high. tomorrow a wintery mix arrives perhaps before the end of the morning rush hour accumulating snow perhaps causing slushy and in some cases snow-covered roads tomorrow. >> coming up on "action news" at noon an update on murder case in the overbrook section of the city. we are expecting new details and get them in a live report at noon. philadelphia ps own kevin kevin hart will be on "live" with kelly and michael. i'm matt o'donnell. #

announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, actor, comedian kevin hart. and film and broadway star, carey mulligan. plus erin andrews returns for another day of co-host duty. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] now, here are michael strahan and erin andrews! [cheers and applause] ♪ michael: here we go.