good morning, america. and tragedy on the tracks. the desperate search for passengers still unaccounted for in that deadly amtrak derailment. and the new evidence uncovered by investigators. >> the train was traveling at approximately 106 miles an hour. >> the train going more than twice the speed when it derailed. the abc news exclusive this morning. hat the engineer behind the controls of that high-speed train is now saying. dangerous flooding. the south soaked by torrential rain, cars swept away, dozens saved from raging waters, this sinkhole opens up. more severe storms on the way. frightened father. a panicked dad's 911 call after leaving his baby in the car on the way to work. >> i left my 1-year-old baby in my suv by accident this morning. >> the race to save the child.

and airborne at indy. the three-time champion's spectacular crash, spinning out of control at over 230 miles an hour. the incredible video from inside the car. this morning, how he walked away without a scratch. and good morning america. we have a lot to get to this thursday. and we begin with all the fallout from that deadly train derailment. there's the aerial footage right now. new details coming in overnight. a brand-new satellite image from google. it shows the train off the track, the cars toppled. >> at least seven people now confirmed dead. more than 200 injured. we're learning the name of the engineer of the train that was going more than 100 miles an hour. well over the speed limit. we'll hear from his attorney in a moment. but first, paula faris starts

off our team coverage this morning. good morning paula. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the mayor calling the driver reckless and irresponsible. meanwhile, the ntsb acknowledging speed was a factor. they have a lot of long days ahead in regards to the investigation. it's been nearly 36 hours since the crash. for the families still missing loved ones a race against time. the race to find missing passengers intensified this morning. authorities are zeroing in on the speed of the trained this man, 32-year-old engineer brandon bostian. he was driving the train more than 100 miles an hour. even though the speed limit leading up to the curve is 50 miles an hour. >> the train was traveling at amox matly 106 miles an hour. >> reporter: the first car twisted into mangled heap killing at least seven passengers injuring 200.

>> there's people stuck in here. they can't get out. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows the moment of when the train rounds the bend. officials say bostian applied the emergency brakes just moments before the accident. decreasing from 106 to 102 miles an hour. it was too late. >> he remembers driving a train. beginning to that area generally. has absolutely no recollection of the incident or anything unusual. >> reporter: he's been requested but says he has no recollection of the accident or how it could have happened. >> i asked him if he had medical issues. he said he had none. >> reporter: the violent crash injuring 200 people and killing seven. including rachel jacobs a mother of a 2-year-old. she texted her husband an hour before the crash. >> i remember her as a wonderful young lady.

always full of life and energy. >> reporter: as well as dr. derrick griffith. dedicated to improving city schools. this morning the frantic search continues for the passengers unaccounted for. including bob gildersleeve a businessman from baltimore whose son is still searching for his dad. >> my name is mark. please help me find my dad. >> reporter: and questions whether this could have been prevented. there are systems that can limit a train's speed. parts of the northeast corridor contain it. but not in this part of the system. as of this morning, 42 remain hospitalized. 10 in critical condition. the engineer suffered a concussion and was banged up. he's been released from the hospital. george? >> thanks, paula. we're joined by brandon bostian's attorney, robert goggin. thank you for joining us. our client got praetty beat up. how is he doing? >> he has 15 staples in his

head. stitches in one leg. the other knee is immobilized. he has a concussion. on top of that he looked exhausted. >> mayor nutter, the naymayor of philadelphia calls mr. bostian reckless and irresponsible. >> we know the speed was excessive but the reason why is yet to be determined. >> has your client given you any information as to why the train was going so fast? >> he has not. i believe as a result of the concussion he has absolutely no recollection whatsoever of the events. i'm told that his memory is likely to return as the concussion symptoms subside. >> he spent six hours with the police. what did he tell them? >> everything he knew. he cooperated fully. >> what is the last thing he remembers? >> he remembers coming into the

curve. he remembers -- um -- attempting to reduce speed. thereafter, he was knocked out, thrown around just like all the other passengers in the train. >> he remembers deploying the emergency brake? >> he does not remember deploying the emergency brake. it was in fact deployed. the last thing he recalls is coming to, looking for his bag, getting his cell phone turning it on, and calling 911. >> had your client been drinking at all? >> nothing. the police department requested a search warrant for his blood. he consented immediately. >> no drinking. >> they don't need the search warrant. no drinking no drugs, no medical conditions. nothing. >> how about speaking on the phone or texting? he's turned over his cell phone as well. >> his phone, was off and in his bag as is required by amtrak rules. >> has he ever had any kind of

mishaps before as an edgengineer? >> no, none. >> no explanation for what happened? >>ky give you nothing. you'll have to wait for his memory to come back or, other fact be ascertained by the ntsb investigation. >> when will he be meeting again with investigators? >> when they ask. >> what does he want the victims to know? >> we didn't discuss that. i can tell you that he was distraught as helearned of the devastation. >> mr. goggin, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> all right, george. back to the scene now. and new questions about safety on the rails. abc's david kerley is there and david, i can imagine that the ntsb is anxious to talk to the engineer. >> reporter: absolutely, robin. we now know what happened. speed was involved here. twice the limit on the corner

just on the other side of those built buildings. the question is why. i just spoke with a member from the ntsb board who is here about what they want to do what they want to learn from that engineer. >> we have not interviewed the engineer. we look forward to that opportunity. it's not unusual for somebody who has been through a traumatic event to some memory loss at least short term memory loss. >> reporter: will they speak to him today? it's a possibility. that's unlikely. they may wait a day or two until he recoverers a little bit more. you mentioned infrastructure. that is a with some of the rails. paula mentioned positive train control. all rails are supposed to visit by the end of this year. the ntsb does not believe they'll meet that deadline. it's the rail telling the train, you're going too fast and it slows it down. it's not on that piece of track

behind us. >> thank you david. we move on to the dangerous flooding in the south. texas and oklahoma swamped by heavy rain. rob marciano is tracking it all. >> another day. another night of torrential rains. some areas getting three to six times the normal amount for if month. this mailman having a difficult time. a difficult night last night for sure. overnight, texans evacuating as downpours bring flooding across the state. >> got the animals out. got clothes. gotta have something to wear. >> reporter: scary scenes from the nonstop rain. this car swept downstream. parts of houston getting ten inches in the past 4 hour leading to at least 20 water wes cues. this pickup helping to push a stranded driver. store owners sandbagging. >> i've been stuck in the parking lot for four hours. >> reporter: in the northern part of the state, officials

taking the unusual step of releasing water from swollen lakes. nearly a foot of rain has fallen in the last few days. >> this store is really flooded. >> reporter: outside dallas heavy rains blamed for this massive sinkhole. rainwater making its way into the hospital. >> we're hoping for the best. >> reporter: the red cross setting up emergency shelters. flash flood watches in oklahoma. more rain on way. we stretch across the plains another one to two inches in these areas. this comes with a severe weather threat through the weekend, robin. we'll talk more about that throughout the program. the latest now on deflategate. a new espn/and poll finds 76% of avid fans support the suspension and the penalties. brady has until this afternoon to appeal the decision. he's hired a high-profile

lawyer. ryan smith is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. that lawyer has been a thorn in the nfl's side from the legal standpoint, winning multiple cases against them. a teammate is letting brady know the team has his back. this morning, the new england patriots making it clear the team is standing by. >> he's an unbelievable player. he has full support from myself and the organization. >> reporter: this is tom brady now reportedly lawyering up far showdown with the nfl over deflategate. a source telling espn brady's adding big-time football lawyer jeffrey kessler, famous for taking on the nfl, to his legal team. ler just last year helping reinstate both ray rice and adrian peterson after their suspensions for domestic violence. the four-time super bowl winner is racing the clock. he has until 5:00 p.m. today to appeal the decision suspending him for four games after a deflategate up ves gags found it

is more probable than not that tom brady was at least generally aware of the release of air from patriots game balls. >> a lot of athletes appeal. occasionally they're overturned. maybe the four games could be lessened to two. >> reporter: if brady appeals, the big question will roger goodell hear it or designate someone to hear it? under his watch, several players have had their suspensions reduced or overturned. we move to the race to the white house now. jeb bush playing defense over comments he made about the iraq war. he wrestles with his older brother's legacy. jon karl is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. jeb bush is not an official candidate yet. he's already had his first big stumble, offering four different answers to basic question about the iraq war. for jeb bush it was a moment of shock and awe. >> knowing what we know now,

would you have authorized the invasion? >> i would have. >> reporter: really? he would have invaded iraq even if he knew there were no weapons of mass destruction? now bush is saying he misheard the question. >> i heard -- whatever i heard was translated knowing what you knew then what would you do? >> reporter: the misheard question and the less than smooth clarification has put the iraq war the most unpopular decision of his brother's presidency, front and center in the campaign. bush's republican rivals are pouncing. >> we know that intelligence was false. no way we would have gone to war with iraq. >> i want to directly answer your question, that's what i do. if we knew then what we know now and i was the president of the united states, i wouldn't have gone to war. >> reporter: bush is declining to answer the question me misheard. talking about whether the war should have been fought does a disservice for those who served. >> going back in time and

talking about hype thet kals i think does a disservice for them. >> reporter: he says we should focus on the lessons learned from the war. jeb bush's latest an on this is quote, given the power of looking back of course anybody would have made different decisions. still not crystal clear. he's moved closer to the direct no answer that his rivals have given. >> and they did that fast. jon karl thank you very much. now to amy with the other stories. starting with the strange attack here in new york. >> man with a hammer attacked a police officer. they spill into the street where her partner then shot the man. that suspect in critical but stable condition. he's wanted in other hammer attacks in the city. the police officer was not seriously injured. breaking overnight, the taliban is taking responsibility for an attack on a hotel that

killed 14 people. one american among them. now to the desperate search for a u.s. military helicopter missing in nepal. it was on a mission to help earthquake victims with six mar reen -- marines on board. >> reporter: these are anxious hours for the marine corps and the families. two days since those marines and their colleagues disappeared after reporting fuel issues on board that aircraft. and still, no sign of them. this morning, at first light, the search for thing u.s. helicopter intensifies as the hours pass. akroosz this incredibly rugged terrain, eight helicopters, a drone, and a battalion of nepalese soldiers all searching. trying to catch any kind of signal if the choppers' erchopper's

emergency beacon. crew members vould would have had their own survival beacons. so far, nothing. >> sat frequencies sometimes can be hard to get out on a sat com radio when your in the mountains. >> reporter: hours after they wept missing, ronald norgren posted that our son chris was fie flying the helicopter that is now missing in pal. one hopeful sign. no smoke airys or burn areas in those valleys. some of that terrain is so inaccessible, it can only be reached on foot. and so the search and those prayers continue. amy? >> indeed they do. terry moran, thank you so much. new details about that secret service accident during a bomb scare outside the white house in march. an inspector general investigation found the two

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>> good morning chopper 6 was over the scene of the deadly train derailment in poured richmond. cranes are removing the damaged rail cars this morning. the train was traveling at twice the speed limit when it derailed tuesday night. seven killed, dozens of others are in the hospital this

morning. let's go over to karen rogers she has the latest on what it means for rail lines and the morning commute. >> reporter: no service between new york city and philadelphia. elsewhere in the northeast corridor they are running moistled schedule he -- modified schedule. trenton line extra service on the west trenton line. chestnut hill west, you will experience some delays, the airport line is on time, we had problems elsewhere with that. in north philadelphia we have a fire location blocking north broad street both ways at susquehanna avenue. stick to the numbered streets. the schuylkill expressway an accident westbound on the shoulder with police and penndot on the scene tam. >> let's head out to david murphy it's unusually cool out there, david. >> reporter: a little bit chilly to start out. at least we have bright sunshine up over the horizon. take a look at the temperatures, 51 in philadelphia.

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good morning, america. right now, investigators on the scene of the deadly train derailment now focusing on the engineer. the train speeding at more than twice the limit. his lawyer says this morning he can't remember what happened as the search goes on for passengers. also right now tracking the severe weather in the south. drenches rain heavy flooding. dozens of people sfraifd rushing waters. more storms are on the way. and thedy star speaking out about this terrifying moment op the track. how he walked away without injury. >> so glad that he did. we do say good morning, america. lot get to. we're tracking the massive great white shark off the coast of long island right now. take a look at a map. that red dot shows her location. the internet having a lot of fun with this. we'll tell you why. >> where to stay away from. a new twist in the case of

the new york woman charged with killing her fiance on a kayaking trip. prosecutors say she confessed to tampering with his kayak so he would brown. >> reporter: good morning, george. for the first time prosecutors laying out their case saying she told police she felt happy as she watched her fiance drown. they say she did it all for money. this morning, bmshell allegations against angelika graswald. ah walking back to jail after being charged with the second-degree murder of her fiance. prosecutorer saysing she admitted to investigators that she tampered with 42-year-old vincent viafore's kayak so he would take on water. they say she told police she watched him struggle in the icy water in upstate new york for several minutes before he wept under. something she also told this local tv station in the days

after viafore's death. >> i saw him struggling. he was trying to find out how to pad tl way. >> reporter: she didn't tell reporters that it felt good knowing he was going to die. this was her only way out. viafore's body has never been found. prosecutors aing she did it all for two life insurance policies that could benefit her a total of $250,000. and talked about what she could possibly do with the money. this morning, graswald's lawyers plan to challenge the alleged confessions. they say much like the smiling pictures shed online after her fiance's death the statements may be the product of a cultural difference. a language barrier, or worse. >> we'll find out what happened. whether they were volunteer. coerce coerced, forced. it will all come out. >> reporter: graswald hasn't yet entered plea.

her bail is set at $3 million. it will be interesting to watch the case unfold. now to a love triangle involving golf champ john daly. his ex-wife and fiance battling in court. this case could go all the way to the supreme court abc's gio benitez is here with much more on this. >> reporter: good, robin. a wild one. daly's 2010 divorce from his ex-wife turned into a public spectacle. they were married for nine years. now the woman scorned is taking on someone else. the other woman. on the course he's the pga legend. >> that is an excellent golf shot. >> reporter: two-time major champion, john daly one of golf most colorful characters. off the green, his hard partying earning him the nickname wild thing. famously gam bing away $55 million.

this morning, he's at the center of a legal love triangle. >> the motto of my life is karma. >> reporter: she's suing his girlfriend arguing she broke up with six-year marriage between miller and daly. miller claims that his caddie was having an affair with the golfer. causing alienation of affection and es emotionaldistress. are alienation of affection law exists in six states. one of them mississippi, that's where miller filed the suit. saying that while none of them live there, dal and quid rks kis were there together. in a statement overnight, daly tells abc news, can't wait to

get on stand and tell them that anna is the greatest woman in my life. legal experts say this is a tough case for a person to win. a court has to decide with clear evidence where there was alienation of affection. it had to have happened in mississippi. >> which is one of six states that has it? >> yes. >> i have a story myself gio. a frightening scene caught on camera in preparation for the indianapolis 500. driver helio castroneves spinning out and going airborne. he somehow walked away. he's speaking about it with t.j. holmes. >> reporter: frightening moments on the racetrack. watch has helio castroneves in that car spins out of control, hits a wall, flips, goes airborne, almost doing a complete 360.

watch again from the three-time indy 500 champion's perspective. he's trying to control the car. one minute he's looking at the track, the next miles of clear blue sky. >> all of a sudden the rear of the car just stepped out. i tried to overcorrect. unfortunately, didn't have enough time. then it started taking off. that's when i'm like oh snap. this is going to hurt. you can see him crouching and braces for impact. >> i closed my eyes. when i opened i was in my seat again. >> reporter: somehow, he managed to walk away without a single scratch. >> i'm very lucky to be able to come out of that kind of crash without ris. >> reporter: he was in town practicing for next weekend's indy 500. he says this zept won't keep him from getting behind the wheel. >> we're ready to go again. no wastings time. >> reporter: for "good morning america," t.j. holmes.

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not touching down. we have more severe weather later in the week. that's a quick check of what's going on in texas. here's the local forecast. >> reporter: rob, a little cool this morning but nothing on storm tracker 6 live. the exclusive temperature profile those 51 degrees in philadelphia. we'll go up to a high of 73. sunshine later a nice day. little chilly out there. after feeling august we're in the 40s. >> okay rob. thank you very much. coming up dad in distress. the panicked 911 call from the father who realizes he left his baby in the car. his advice to all parents this morning. and johnny depp fighting to save his dogs right now. why he's being told to take them home. it's time to play. so at hilton we say play hooky from your regular monday. and while you're at it play hooky from the ordinary. the uninspired.

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area dad who realized he left his baby in the backseat of his car while he was on the way to work. he called 911 for help. mara schiavocampo is here with the details. >> reporter: if it had been a hot summer day, that mistake could have been disastrous. it happens more often than you might think. there are things you can do to make sure your child never gets accidentally locked in a car. >> i left my 1-year-old baby in my suv by accident this morning. i'm mon my way back to the station now. >> reporter: dad in distress. a massachusetts father making this breathless 911 call. >> you left hat? >> my my little baby. >> reporter: struggling to stay calm after realizing he left his toddler locked in the car at the commuter train station parking lot while he got on the train to work. >> i probably left the t station about twaert till 8:00. >> reporter: traveling all the way to another station. leaving the child trapped for 35

minutes. >> stay on the line with me. do not hang up. >> i won't. >> reporter: in a statement, the father, who is choosing to le main anonymous calling it the worst day of his life exmaining that baby had fallen asleep in the child seat and i went into autopilot. a mistake that could have been deadly. in 2014 this boy found crying inside a locked car in a houston mall parking. his mother shopping inside this store. concerned security guards rushed to help the infant. luckily, he's rescued just in time. sadly, experts say 30 children died last year after being left alone in a vehicle. most of them under the age of 2. new technology like smart car seats that monitor temperature and sensor that alert pirpt ifs a child is still in a car seat when they leave a vehicle can help. experts say there are simpler things. >> create a reminder. put something in the front seat

or backseat that you need at the your final destination. >> reporter: thankfully, no boston, first responders were able to locate that locked up toddler. >> we have help on the way there. >> reporter: the father saying she is safe and happy after a very different kind of car accident. police say they were required to notify child protective services. the father is not facing charges. put something you know you need next to the child. >> it's about the routine, right if? you deviate from the routine, it's more likely to happen. is there that's when people get into trouble. >> he said the word auto pilot. you have to be paying attention all the time. >> thank you mara. coming up, scared straight. one young mom's shocking selfie showing off her cancer treatment and her powerful message for anyone who spends time tanning. why the sharnlg off the coast of long island is burning

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square with the "speed feed." >> i think you know i'm going to be talking about a shark. a whopper of a shark, named marylee. doesn't she look like a marylee. the 16-foot, 3500-pound great white is cruising the coast off of long island. marylee named after one of the researcher's mothers was tagged back in 2012. the toothy traveler, 300 fooet, by teeth, by the way. has traveled a long way by that time. leonardo dicaprio supporting the shark. marylee has her own twitter account with more than 40,000 followers. one fan noting it must be hard to tweet without opposable tums. mary lee said you have no idea. >> she'll remain that way as long as she stays -- >> way off.

way off. >> excuse me, we are following you, mary lee. >> we are following. coming up, george clooney will be here live. he'll take over times square as only he can. he'll talk about his new movie and his life right now.

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good morning from chopper 6 this morning you can see the cleanup at the site of the deadly train derailment in port richmond. the focus of the investigation has turned to the engineer who was in control of the train when it hit the curve at high speed tuesday night. let's go to karen rogers because traffic is part of this. >> reporter: we're jammed on the schuylkill expressway westbound we're extra heavy we're heavy approaching the boulevard to past gladwyn of we have a fire location north philadelphia, north broad is blocked in both directions. susquehanna avenue use the

numbered streets to get around that problem. an accident in minquadale, 113 northbound past 295. we've been talking about the problems with mass transit related to the derailment. no amtrak service between philadelphia and new york city it's canceled. the rest of the northeast correspond don running on a modified schedule. >> a nice day, a little bit chilly for the middle middle of may. >> reporter: it's been cool this morning, but with the sun up temperatures are improving. 55 in philadelphia. 51 in allentown. that's better than the 42 than a couple of hours ago. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a nice one today, winds not as bad as yesterday, low humidity, plenty of sunshine, seasonable high of 73. 76 partly sunny tomorrow, not bad. and then saturday more humid and warm high of 85. don't cancel your plan, but heads up there is a spotty pop-up thunderstorm and the

humid air anything that does pop up could put down a brief drenching downpour. tam. >> we're back in 30, but for now we send you to "g.m.a."

♪ we are family ♪ good morning. boy or girl in mom, 12 sons all waiting on baby number 13. we were there with them cameras rolling when they all found out. get ready to neat newest member of the family. the young mom who posted a shocking selfie reveals her health scare from extreme tang. her warning for other women as a new alert out from consumer reports out on sun screen. and portia de rossi's real-life struggle. >> i felt isolated and confused. >> what she's revealing. >> i'm portia de rossi. and this is how it got better. and what are you fighting for? the powerful song that has

everyone singing live this morning, as viewers coast to coast join us for our unforgettable event. what a beautiful thursday morning. as we like to say, what sit, lara? friday eve. >> friday eve. >> george clooney is coming by. >> two gorgeous. >> i just saw "tomorrowland" loved it. he's made my job on halloween easy again. >> oh, oh. >> that was last year. that was the wedding. i think we have something from "tomorrowland" here. jeans or kak kis or something. >> that was two years ago. >> and there's "tomorrowland." i can't tell you which one is george clooney and which one is george stephanopoulos.

>> we'll talk to him in a little bit. another big live even. singer rachel platten here. they're all sharing with us what they're fight gting for. it's really good. >> it puts a spring in amy's step. >> she loves it. this is her anthem as well. good morning, guys. can't wait for that performance. in the meantime our big story this morning, the engineer of the amtrak train that derald in philadelphia says he has no recollection of the crash. investigators say the train was going twice the speed limit, more than 100 miles an hour before it hit a curve and veerd off the tracks. some passengers remain unaccounted for. paula faris has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the ntsb says that's the

priority. interviewing the engineer brandon bostian, 3year2 years old, who has a concussion. he pulled the emergency brake when speeds topped 106 miles per hour. he has no recollection of doing so. he is fully cooperating with authorities. concepted to a blood test. he handed over his phone, which, according to him was turned off and in a bag per amtrak rules. he says you don't find anything. his attorney saying he has no history of medical issues. in the meantime the tracks have been clear. amtrak son the scene repairing the tracks. the majority of the cars have been removed from the scene. for families missing loved ones they're frantic knowing time is running out. >> thank you paula. new this morning, more ak stations of mismanagement at the v.a. an internal memo revealing the department of veterans affairs

has been wasting $6 billion per year in tax payer money on medical care and supplies. v.a. officials will answer questions about this on capitol hill today. and a consumer alert this morning. a serious warning about sun. "consumer reports" just tested and found 11 of 30 didn't meet the claims on the labels. other sunscreens were effective and relatively cheap. those include spf 50 versions of coppertone water babies. equate, and banana boat sun comfort. you can see the whole list at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. international support is mounting to save johnny depp's dogs. authorities in australia are giving depp until saturday to get his two york kis out of the country or they'll be put down. he's accused of sneaking the dogs into the country in his

private jet in violation of a quarantine law. they were spotted in the mansion he's rents. thousands of people have signed an join line petition to protect the dogs. trending up the new arrival in a family we introduced you to last week. when they joined us last week, they were about to give birth to the 13th child. number 13 swrus arrived. it's another boy. nearly 9 pounds 22 inches long. mom says she is tired but eager to get all of her boys together. >> i can't wait until they come and meet him. that's always very special. boys. they just love to come see the baby in the hospital and take turns holding him. have they have not chosen a name yet. theodore and reggie are front

runs. can you imagine coming up with 13 boys names. this is one of many problems. >> they were unconflicted. they wanted boy. >> that was something hay knew how to do. a girl would have thrown them into a tizzy. >> they have more than enough. >> a blissful baby. "pop news" and weather coming up. let's go to michael in the social square. >> here's a look at what's ahead in the "gma morning menu." the young mom posting a shocking selfie revealing her health scare from extreme tanning. portia de rossi opens up this morning. the "scandal" actress vealing her poernl struggle since she was 12 years old. and george clooney is here live, talking about his new movie, "tomorrowland." and big "deals & steals." coming up.

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photo showing her bare face after a cancer treatment. writing if anyone needs a little mote vague to not lay in the tanning bed and sun, here you go. you only get one skin and you should take of it. her photo going viral. shared over 60,000 times. >> i don't think a lot of people realize what skin cancer means. just to see that image puts it into perspective. >> reporter: she grew up tanning. owned her own bed. used it sometimes up to five times a weak. >> i did know around 16. i just didn't care. i felt invincible. >> reporter: the proud mom first diagnosed with skin cappser at 217 after quitting cold turkey, returning to tanning before her wedding. >> at my next checkup, a year after that i had more skin cancer. >> reporter: fighting skin cancer six times now she's

cancer tree. but free cancerous spots continue the appear on her body. >> i have a-year-old i would like to be around for. and to miss time with him because of a tanning bed is just not worth it. >> you don't want to be the next statistic. try to stay out of the sun. do everything you can to prevent skin cancer while you're young. >> reporter: there are better ways to obtain the bronze glow. >> use a sunless tanner. get a spray tan. or use a bronzer. >> reporter: tawny says she'sover womened by the messages of support she's received. we're back with dr. whit any bowe. our dermatologist is back. what are we seeing? >> take this sponge. it represents normal healthy

skin. the styrofoam represents cancer. the medication she's using tell us her immune system to target and kill the atypical cells, leaving behind the healthy tissue. the medication is acting like a smart bomb. it's just destroying the badness. >> wow. and so so many people that this is peatgreat to know now. but if you have already damaged your skin, how do owe detectyou detect it? >> you want to think about your abcd. a stands for asymmetry. b is border irregular later. c has to do with color. if there are multiple clrs within the same lesion that's cause for concern. d is diameter. if it's larger than the size of a pencil eraser. we added an e. evolution or change. anytime you can detect a change

within a mole, that's cause for concern. >> what do we do about son blocks? there's a lot of confusion. where the numbers stop. after 30 it doesn't work. this one works. children's work. waterproof is better. can you help us? >> it can get confusing. the word natural is simply not a priority when it comes to sunscreen. a lot of patients think natural is better. it's not. you want to look for physical blockers like zinc oxide or titanium dieoxidedioxide. >> and reapply every hour? >> oh, gosh. >> every two hours unless you go swimming or sweat. in which case you amore often. >> people think one and done. no, you have to it going. >> thank you. also in our "heat index" actress portia de rossi speaking out about her struggle with an

eating disorder. the "scandal" star revealing the trouble started when she was 1 years old. linsey davis has more. >> reporter: she's the funny lady on "alested development." calculating chairwoman on "scandal." >> think of what i have already done for you. >> reporter: you may know her as ellen's other half. this morning, actress portia de rossi speaking candidly about a private and personal matter. >> my eating disorder had gotten to a point where i felt physically exhausted. >> reporter: her past battle with bulimia, starting at age 12 as a model. >> i erased feelings with food. erased food by vomiting. makes me emotional thinking about the day. >> reporter: opening up about her sexuality. >> i mad nobody to look up to who was gay.

i felt isolated and confused. >> reporter: dede rossi is speaking out as part of the web series it got better. sharing lgbt celebrity personal stories of struggle and success. >> the origin was the same for both. i didn't want to think about being gay. having the eating disorder aloud me to not thing about who i was. >> reporter: her struggles staying with her into adulthood. her weight reaching as low as 82 pounds on the show "ally mmcbiel mcbeal." >> an eating disorder can be triggered by something so completely unrelated. >> reporter: mow she's hoping to set an example. >> no matter what it is you just have to go with whatever makes you smile. i'm portia de rossi and this is how it got better. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> such a powerful campaign.

how it got better. so generous of her to be so open and revealing. let's get outside to amy. >> we're here with "deals & steals." springing into summer with bar gaines. tory johnson is here. deals up to 69% off. i like this. >> let's show everybody else. this is from a brand-new company i have found. pink up. unbelievable bracelet paps woman-owned company. so gorgeous. >> so pretty. so stunning. unbelievable prices. >> singles or stacks. they have preranged online. normally these starts a $20 to $48, today only $9 to $19 only. from pink house. load up. >> they're gorgeous. they're beautiful. this is a huge favorite in my house. >> yes. >> these are big for little girls or girls of all ages.

>> all ages. in fact, oprah just wore these headbands. this is the brand-new neoprene. it doesn't move. >> feels like scuba gear. >> same kind of material. >> this the biggest assortment ever. barretts, hair bands. only you get the deal everything today is slashed in half. starting at $2.50. can't beat that. >> i might have one of these. >> you might have one of these. i've got it here. >> yeah. >> so, imagine this. really fun, just burlap bag. >> it's beach bag, too. >> it's lined inside. if you take to it the beach and get sand in it. or order junk -- it looks gorgeous on you. amazing deal. normally $38, threes to choose. three colors.

these are slashed by 53%. 18 bucks. >> those are fantastic. i love this. because a girl can never have too many bracelets. and personalized bracelets. >> these are from rustic cuff. grab the one in front. these are from rustic cuff. four brand-new style. new to "gma" viewers. that's the name cutout. you can get silver gold monogrammed cuff. five pastel colors for the leather wrap. you can create your own arm candy party going on there. amazing deal. normally $78. everything is slashed by at least 62%. it's really $4. >> great. >> including personalized. >> we have models. >> we do. ashley and patricia. come on over. look gorgeous. look at them. you got to mod pose down. >> work it girl.

>> normally $44. slashed by 61%. $17. eight bold patterns. >> we want to thank these companies for the fantastic dpaems you can get them at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! yahoo!. tory thank you. look who is over there. mr. rob marciano. folks from syracuse here. fighting for the kansas royals. we have rain heading toward kansas and severe weather and storms through there. heavier rain out of texas they may get an inch or two. southern california is going to get rain, maybe mudslides but they will take it. we'll have dry weather across the midwest and the southeast. here's what's happening locally. >> reporter: weather issues almost everywhere, but here,

based on rob's report. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're dry, as we look outside lots of sunshine, a little bit cool to start out although a lot of area pushing into the 50s and mid 50s. this afternoon a seasonable high of 73 less wind than yesterday low humidity and lots of sunshine partly sunny, 76 tomorrow. on saturday, warmer and more humid with a spotty thunderstorm around. back to "g.m.a." clooney. and really who doesn't. back to you guys. now know the music. it must be time. we begin with eddie redmayne. east a fantastic beast. now we know where to find him. in the harry potter spin-off of

the same name. variety reporting he's in talks to play newt commander. and for those muggles not acquainted with the ministry of magic, they're behind the world of magical kreerts. the story takes place in 1918 about 70 years before we meet harry potter. >> i of that name. skemander. he's on a roll. this is the next major film series to get, they're saying. it looks like he got it. >> and what is this you have? >> why you ask? this time there is a good reason, everybody. funny gal amy poehler on the cover of fast company magazine. the editors asked her to create new and useful ideas out of everyday items. take a look. sflit looks like something this

could be a -- >> a very cool necklace. >> for every one she could do they donated to charity. they said if michael and i could repurpose five or more items in 30 seconds, they'll make a huge donation to a charity that benefits foster care kids. >> are you going the time it? >> on the clock, michael, you go first. >> you ready? >> go. >> tweerzs. >> all right. >> um -- i'm ready for my landing. >> keep going. >> toothpick. >> um, hello, hello, anybody out there? i don't know. >> what is that? >> work with me. >> one more one more. >> garbage can, bam. >> 24.72. they did it. >> yay. >> mine had no use pip feel like i could have done much more --

can i do an extra? >> okay. >> let's have a band. i had to justify the -- thank you very much. thank you to fast company. so thrilled to give money to charity. high five my friend. amy joins us in times square. hopefully, she'll raise more money for charity when you're with us that day. finally, a tale of two dogs on youtube. first there's monk who tries december rattly hard to hide in plain sight. doing anything he can to avoid taking a shower. >> aw. >> come on monk. >> he said leave me alone. >> he plays dead. hides in the corner. there's nowhere you can go. then there's this guy. who i imagine ginger will look

like when she finally gets home from her incredible showerless journey through vietnam. ginger, we missed you. i was thinking about you this morning. come home. >> that dog is not moving. >> it's a tail of two doggies. that is "pop news." a very special edition of "pop news." thank you. >> good job. >> thank you. coming up george clooney is here live taking over times square taking -- and talking life, love, and maybe his movie as well. a good bit about his movie.

>> authorities have identified five of the seven people who are confirmed dead in the amtrak train derailment. dozens of others are in the hospital this morning. chopper 6 flew over the site in the city's port richmond section showing how crews have begun removing the damaged rail cars from the tracks. 8:27 thursday, let's turn to karen rogers for traffic. >> reporter: we have no service on amtrak between philadelphia and new york city, running on a modified between washington, d.c. an philadelphia and harrisburg and philadelphia. no service on the trenton line. they have added cars to the west trenton line. we're seeing delays expect that to see that with the chestnut hill west line. i-95 southbound people are driving into center city. this is 47 minute ride from the woodhaven to the vine.

we're looking live approaching cottman. we had a disabled vehicle adding to the prop. that -- problem. that has cleared. disabled vehicle blocking the left lane 295 northbound past 47. >> accuweather with david murphy. >> reporter: nice day building across the region, matt. 55 degrees in philadelphia. the temperature beginning to improve a little bit. 51 in allentown and lots of sunshine, just a light breeze blowing. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high, 73 our average high for this date. lots of sun low humidity and winds not as bad as yesterday partly sunny and nice tomorrow. 76. humid on saturday, high of 85. there's a chance of a spotty thunderstorm some could produce brief drenching downpours pretty much the same story on sunday, mainly dry warm, high of 85. another spotty thunderstorm at times, matt. >> see the stories the amtrak victims left behind they are at

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♪ this is my fight song ♪ ♪ take back my life song ♪ ♪ prove i'm all right song ♪ ♪ i'll be strong i'm playing my fight song and i don't really care if nobody cares for me because if still got a lot of fight left in me ♪ yes! rachel platten pumping us up all morning. you were sipg along every word. >> i love that song. >> we have a great performance coming up. look at this wonderful crowd we have lara. >> such a great crowd out here. good morning america. so many people sharing what they're fighting for. we want to know what you're

fighting for. please tweet us if you will with the hashtag my fight song gma. >> i like that one. we fight for george clooney. we have "scandal" star bellamy young here. we can't wait to see what trouble the onscreen first laicallylaydy is cooking up. she's on "celebrity jeopardy kts tonight. taking on josh gad and our ginger zee. >> ginger is going to crush it of course.o on celebrity jeopardy. >> i'm not going near that thing. better to be thought an idiot than the prove it. >> i think you do pretty well. like you did in disney's new movie, "tomorrowland." in my house, we're on our third

shoring. elliott our 12-year-old ofsloves it. you have to get through a crazy home invasion. we'll show that right now. ♪ >> wait. >> that was my agent, by the way. >> you are going to open yourself up to a whole new audience here. >> this is the first time i did a film where the premier was mostly children. >> and it's working with them. i love the idea. this whole idea of "tomorrowland" a place for dreamers, freed up to try to save the world. >> when brad berg the director

one of the writers with damon, came to me with the project, i thought, um, i loved the idea of it. the idea was, you know, we're losing sight of it's sort of -- it starts with the nasa program and how we're losing sight of doing the things we used to do and dreaming. and we're losing sight of doing things. >> and any single person can make a difference. >> i like that. >> they bought you the original tomorrowland plans from disney world. >> they had white gloves on. a but print. black light. there was an entire other blueprint for tomorrowland to be built under tomorrowland. they never did it. it inspired them. >> you come to this naturally. we did research. you were an inventor. >> a built a couple of robots for a science fair. my father has a talk show i

would go on. >> that's a good hair cut. my nom mom cut my hair. you can't tell, really. that was -- i still have those glasses, too. >> they're working. >> there's worse pictures of me out there. that one doesn't come close. >> there's bad pictures of all of us. >> the mullet is a much worse shot. >> i avoided that. >> i'm marred man now. everything is different now. >> sit really? >> actually it is. >> it is see. >> i was going make a joke. no it is very different. >> gotta say. i know you know this your pictures come up and you look in every single time, happy, relaxed. >> are you saying i did not look happy of relaxed before? >> i'm saying she brings out the best in you. >> i couldn't be happier. we're working on fixings up a house in england that we'll spend a lot of time in outside

of london. and, uh -- and, we've been traveling the world. we're on our way to shanghai. >> and never more than a week apart. >> that's the plan. we're trying. it's not so easy. she has a day job. she has to you know get people out of jail. >> save the world. one more thing here it's throw onback thursday. we get to embarrass you one more time. >> what do you got? >> 1984. first speaking part. rip tied. >> what is grandma's phone number. >> i don't know. >> you're a liar. >> i got my screen actor's guild card on that. >> you better hope you can remember your papa's phone number. >> oh! >> what do you think about the line read? >> let me tell you something. i got my screen actor's guild card doing that particular episode of television. and they should not have given it to me for that particular

episode of television. having just seen that. >> you survived it just fine. "tomorrowland" is out next friday, may 22nd. >> i've done worse shows. now to an abc news and people magazine exclusive. matt gutman has the story. ♪ with arms wide open ♪ >> reporter: scott staff is the former frontman of the megaband creed. ♪ can you take me higher ♪ >> reporter: heartthrob had multiplatinum albums. what was the family man doing on a stolen motorized supermarket scooter and making calls to his son's school. >> the corner of isis is within my own family. >> i was so out of my mind.

delusional. turned on everyone that i loved. >> reporter: and now in his first tv interview since his dizzying fall last year he reveals just how bad things got. >> i was driving around with a 1-gauge shotgun in my lap. i thought people were trying to kill me. >> reporter: he says it began with a prescription for adderall. >> i was talking double the legal dosage. >> i told him if you don't stop this, i'm going to leave. >> reporter: she filed for divorce as his psychosis worsened. when he threatened the president on one of those calls, it was tend. he checked himself into a treatment facility. was diagnosed for the first time. >> i was bipolar. >> reporter: after an 8-month ordeal, the couple is back together, trying to rebuild his career and more importantly, their family. >> i think the best is yet to come. >> reporter: for "good morning america," matt gutman abc news los angeles.

>> we wish the very best for them. the new issue of "people" hits news stands everywhere on friday. rob you asked me to do the it's going warmer for springtime, i miss those songs they sounded so great to hear. friday saturday, sunday we have another severe weather set up for some of the areas that got it over the weekend, maybe further north. saturday the classic tornado alley from red river valley, texas to nebraska and east through sunday. meanwhile, the strong storm out to the west will bring rain to la you'll take it. great job amy, by the way. >> reporter: new england looking the mid atlantic states looking good today too. you saw the other trouble they are having elsewhere. the dry on storm tracker 6 live, temperatures in time 50s today's high, 7 #. and 76 tomorrow.

"scandal" fans tgit. are olivia and fits fitz going the fizzle out? >> what's wrong? >> i just wanted to say hello. and good luck with melly's election. and congratulations on the bill. that's -- that is the man i voted for. i'm proud of you. >> ooh! >> head on over to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to watch the entire clip. coming up we have "scandal's" first lady. maybe she'll tell us more. and what are you fighting

for, america? rachel platten here performing her song, fight song. as teachers, we're on the front lines fighting to give every child the education they deserve. every child in every kind of school. jim kenney is the one we trust to be a mayor for all our kids. jim kenney. he's committed to providing pre-k in philadelphia and he'll work with communities and parents to turn around poor-performing schools.

i trust jim kenney. jim kenney. jim kenney. jim kenney. he'll be a mayor for all of philadelphia. i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely.

i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. tt2wlr=[ek@eo j# &w( tt2wlr=[ek@e!!án vw@ tt2wlr=[ek@e4!j# a4 tt2wlr=[ek@ex#á&ú:'o@ tt2wlr=[ek@et#j'ú:3o$ tt2wlr=[ek@et#j)ú:8/@ tt2wlr=[ek@ep#jáú:/4é tt2wlr=[ek@ep#j,ú:nn< tt2wlr=[ek@el#á.ú:gg0 tt2wlr=[ek@el#á0ú:éqx what are you most excited about huck's storyline in the finale? you can't say anything.

>> oh i know. there is such a twist in this finale script that i think a character that people feel a certain way about, they're going to feel a completely different way about this person when they see the finale. >> i agree. that's not okay. gladiators unite. the "scandal" finale hours away. bellamy young. the future junior senator from virginia. >> here's hoping. >> the twists and turns of the show have got to be even shocking for you guys at this point. >> always. we don't know what is going to happen tonight. shonda had a great idea recently. we'll be as surprised as you are. >> is it true her last edit is the last draft? you're overshooting so you don't know? >> it's great. we shoot everything.

she has this huge mowsaicmosaic. she's a once in four generation story tell person earlier in the season, when fitz was punches jake because he thought he killed our son. it wasn't in the script. she was like, do we have footage of the island? that was her genius at 3:00 am in the editing room. >> the other thing she does that's shocking she's not afraid to kill off characters we love. there has been some talk i know y'all are laughing. we want to know. it's been said that olivia's going the be devastated by what happens on tonight's finale and that it's -- nothing that we could ever guess will compare to what we see. >> it's unbelievable. >> really? >> yeah. >> are we going to lose major mayor? >> there's a lot of loss. a lot of loss. a lot of loss. olivia will be gutted.

>> how about melly's relationship with olivia. is it calming? >> oh gosh. well, you know melly is in a good place. fitz has been such a good partner to her lately. >> i wonder why he's so supportive of the senate race. >> don't second-guess it. can't you a girl a moment of happiness happiness, lara? i don't know. i don't is can. i think melly is happy that he's with her now. that makes her less worried about e live ya. she can live ons for six months. >> you were originally written for just two or three episodes. >> yeah. i was supposed to be there, a second. >> what was that? >> i want to stick around as long as she'll have me. >> most of us can't imagine "scandal" without melly and what you have given to the show.

it's a family. the idea that shonda will take one of you away. >> "game of thrones" they changed everything. >> they did. changing everything is what like to do. not only can you act with the best of 'em, but girl you can sing. tell us about this. >> all my life it's been my greatest solace. i lived here forever. did broadbroadway. musicals. this year, i got to do an album. called far away so close. >> what kind of songs is it? >> covers. i did bryaned a i adam. tom waite. >> pure madness tonight. thank you for bringing us "scandal." >> you guys are such supporters. thank you. we hope you love it. >> we will. scandal, airing tonight.

if you love good music,le platten with a very special performance of fight song. ♪

♪ you hear this, get over here, amy. this is amy's song too. we have a special treat now. rachelen right here, enplatten right here. singer, song writer. inspiring people across the country. i can't wait for you to see them. making her television debut. >> i want to thank you for giving me a song to put on repeat when i'm running and feeling that fight in me. you are so awesome. how about it now. rachel platten with "fight song." [ applause ]

♪ ♪ like a small boat on the ocean sending big waves into motion ♪ ♪ like how a single word can make a heart open i might only have one match but i can make an explosion ♪ ♪ and all those things i didn't say wrecking balls inside my brain ♪ ♪ i will scream them loud tonight can you hear my voice this time snoets this is my fight song take back my life song prove i'm all right song ♪ ♪ my power's turned on starting right now i'll be strong i'll play my fight song ♪ ♪ and i don't really care if

nobody else believes ♪ ♪ cause i've still got a lot of fight left in me ♪ ♪ losing friends and i'm chasing sleep everybody's worried about me in too deep say i'm in too deep ♪ ♪ and it's been two years i miss my home but there's a fire burning in my bones ♪ ♪ and i still believe yeah i still believe and all of those things i didn't say ♪ ♪ breking balls inside my brain i will scream them loud tonight can you hear my voice this time ♪ ♪ in is my fight song take back my life song prove i'm all right song ♪ ♪ my power's turned on starting right now i'll be strong i'll play my fight song ♪

♪ and i don't really care if nobody else believes cause i've still got a lot of fight left in me ♪ ♪ a lot of fight left in me ♪ ♪ like a small boat on the ocean sending big waves into motion ♪ ♪ like how a single word can make a heart open ♪ ♪ i might only have one match but i can make an explosion ♪ ♪ this is my fight song take back my life song prove i'm all right song ♪ ♪ pi power's turned on starting

rite now i'll be strong i'll be strong i'll play my fight song ♪ ♪ and i don't really care if nobody else believes because i've still got a lot of fight left in me. ♪ ♪ still got a lot of fight left in me ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ] did you see everybody out there, rachel? could you see it? >> it was incredible. >> you have started movement. thank you. >> the place filled with fight. america fill with fight this morning. have a great day, everybody. >> 8:56 now chopper 6 flew over the site of the deadly amtrak train derailment, crews have begun removing the damaged rail carl's from the tracks in

port richmond. seven confirmed dead, dozens of others in the hospital this morning. temple university hospital plans to release information on its patients in just a few minutes. let's go to karen for traffic. >> reporter: we have an accident in center city, this is near 23rd eastbound we have the two center lanes blocked with this accident. traffic crawling on either side. watch for an accident jammed from the schuylkill expressway to 23rd. the schuylkill expressway is jammed approaching the vine because of the accident in center city. westbound they were blocking a lane too the police activity cleared. big problem eastbound on the vine. a disabled truck blocked the left lane on the schuylkill expressway eastbound approaching gulph mills. eastbound jammed from 202 to gulph mills. don't forget no amtrak service in philadelphia. and we're starting to see extra delays on the west trenton line because of people trying to avoid the trenton line, matt. >> david murphy has the

accuweather forecast. >> reporter: lots of sun up over the horizon it's a little bit cooler, and we're up to 58 degrees. this afternoon we'll see a pleasant high of 73. lots of sun and not as windy as yesterday, low humidity. partly sunny nice, tomorrow, 76. programs a shower in the evening especially north of philadelphia. for the weekend humid on saturday, 85. a spotty thunderstorm possible, but not a washout saturday or sunday, matt. >> thanks, david. we have the latest information on the train derailment at 6abc.com, more on "action news" at noon. "live" with kelly and michael is next mad dillon on the show. i'm matt o'donnell have a great thursday.

>> it's "live with kelly and michael." today from the creepy new thriller "wayward pines," matt dillon. and showing a different side of himself for the performance, david duchovny. plus kelly and michael's inbox is open for your comments and questions. all next on "live"! [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> now your emmy award-winning hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan! [applause] kelly: very nice. ♪