good morning, america. supreme court showdown. a big battle under way on capitol hill over president trump's pick. democrats trying to block judge neal gorsuch. will the gop go nuclear and change the rules? and big questions this morning about jared kushner's trip to iraq. what the white house is now saying about his huge role overseas and at home. breaking right now, the suspect identified in that deadly terror attack. rocking russia's second biggest city. a suicide bomber killing at least 14, injuring dozens. this hole blown through the side of a train car. now the city on edge this morning. is she okay? >> spring break alert. a 17-year-old attacked by a shark in waist deep water off the coast of florida in she's got the complete bite imprint of a big shark on her thigh. >> the teen is now recovering with more than 120 stitches.

what did she do to escape the shark's jaws? ♪ and sweet redemption. >> this year the confetti is going to fall for north carolina. >> the north carolina tar heels, the new national champions beating gonzaga for their sixth title after a bitter battle on the court. why fans were calling foul on the refs. the huge block with seconds left that helped seal the win. now, the massive celebration this morning. >> good morning, america. we're national champions. ♪ i can't stop the good morning, america. all kinds of joy in north carolina. what a dynasty that is. >> oh, that's right. why don't we take a look at how the team celebrated in the locker room. that should be expected. looks like a lot of fun. look at how many fans poured into the streets in north

carolina there celebrating that victory. that is incredible. >> like working here at "gma." after each show that's how we celebrate. there are a lot of famous fans watching tweeting about it. but someone who didn't show up at the game and everybody said what about the famous alumni, michael jordan. according to coach roy williams, he was at the game last year when they lost so this year he stayed home and they won. >> reinforcing his superstition. he'll never be able to go. >> big day in north carolina. more on this coming up. we'll begin with that supreme court showdown on capitol hill. democrats now have the 41 votes they need to filibuster the nomination of judge neal gorsuch but republicans are poised to change the rules and use that so-called nuclear option which means he could get on the court with just 51 votes instead of 60 and mary bruce is on capitol hill with all the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. partisan fights have become the norm up here but this could be a new low. this showdown is so bitter that by the end of the week it could

fundamentally change the way congress does business. now, here's the state of play. democrats are so opposed to neal gorsuch they're now willing to do something they've almost never done before filibuster his confirmation. but republicans are having none of it. they are vowing to bypass democrats even if it means changing the senate rules to allow just a simple majority to confirm a supreme court nominee. but, george, there's a reason this is known as the nuclear option. this rule change could have a lasting impact on the bench that stretches far beyond this current administration. in fact, even republicans who support the drastic move are warning it could make judges even more ideological not less. >> hard to know all the consequence, one way or the other they say he will be on the supreme court by the end of the week. on another front it seems like the white house and some of their opponents have rekindled these talks over getting obamacare replaced. >> reporter: yeah, george, progress but still no deal. that's the word coming from freedom house caucus members who met with the vice president last

night. the administration is now trying to revitalize these talks with hopes of wooing those ultra conservative members who of course blocked the president's health care plan just two weeks ago. on the table seems to be a plan that would allow states some flexibility to opt out of certain obamacare provisions including those essential health benefits like wellness visit, mental health treatment, even emergency services but there is still no new ledge laying on the table and no agreement has been made. >> that kind of deal could cost votesen 0 the other side and could be far away from any resolution. mary bruce, thanks very much. no you to jared kushner's high-profile meeting overseas. the president's senior adviser and son-in-law sitting down with iraq's prime minister as his role in the trump administration grows. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the new details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. air growing role, indeed. now this morning the white house is facing questions about whether the president's son-in-law might have too much on his plate. his job description here includes everything from overhauling the federal government to brokering middle

east peace. this morning, jared kushner still in iraq, the white house senior adviser and presidential son-in-law in the air on a helicopter ride with military brass. kushner making the long trip to iraq even before the president's own secretary of state rex tillerson. the white house defending the trip. >> why is he there and not the secretary of state today? what's the message that the president is sending by having jared kushner be the one to take this trip. >> i don't think -- it's not a binary choice. jared will express the commitment of u.s. -- of the united states to the government of iraq. meet with u.s. personnel engaged in the campaign. >> reporter: seated in the office of the prime minister. the trip seeming to cement his role as a shadow secretary of state. he's been planning this week's visit of the chinese president to mar-a-lago and tanked with brokering peace in the middle east. >> jared is a very successful real estate person.

but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. >> reporter: the president tapping his son-in-law to reform the criminal justice system, not to mention he's running the new office of american innovation where he's responsible for reforming veteran care, tackling the opioid epidemic and overseeing the not so small feat of revamping the entire federal government. can he do all of these things. >> it's not like he -- he has a team he oversees and i think there's a lot of areas that he has been working very diligently on behalf of the government and president's agenda. >> he is, indeed, very busy. about that trip to iraq we're told that kushner is there to receive an update on the status on the fight against isis. he is also there we're told, amy, to express the president's support for military personnel. >> and, cecilia, this morning, there is a report out that says president obama's former national security adviser susan rice requested the protected names of americans in intel reports and that includes some trump associates, quite a bit of

reaction to this among conservatives. >> reporter: some of the his allies are applauding this proving the smoking gun. it is not that. a former aide close to rice doesn't deny that she did, in fact, seek out these names but they say she did nothing illegal or nothing out of the purview of her job. her former job as national security adviser, amy. >> cecilia, thanks so much. george. >> we get the latest on that russian terror attack that killed at least 14 people on the st. petersburg metro. as we learn new details about the suspect, abc's alex marquardt is on the scene in st. petersburg. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. moments ago russian authorities saying they do believe this was a suicide bombing. that they found the remains of the bomber on the train. we're also being told by the national intelligence agency of kyrgyzstan that the alleged attacker was born there but then became a russian citizen living and working here in st. petersburg. can this the bomber?

this morning russian media posting photos they say are of suspected attacker akbar born in kyrgyzstan's second biggest city in 1995. these are the panicked moments following his alleged attack. passengers scrambling to escape after that deadly bomb ripped through a subway car in st. petersburg. a hole blown through the side of the train. the bomb went off just before 3:00 p.m. monday as the train was between two stations as it came to a stop, thick black smoke and the smell of gunpowder filling the air. passengers and metro staff dragging out the wounded. in this subway system that normally carries more than 2 million riders a day at least 14 people killed and around 45 wounded. the train was traveling from sennya square to the technology institute in southern st. petersburg when the blast struck. the train conductor deciding to continue to the next station a

move that officials say may have saved lives making it easier for passengers to get out and get help. within an hour, authorities discovering this black bag at a different station with another bomb. this one inside a fire extinguisher. officials quickly defusing it saying they believe these are homemade devices. as emergency responders arrived on the scene, all stations were quickly evacuated and shut down. this morning pose are back open. the bombing taking place the same day that russian president vladimir putin was in town for a meeting with the president of belarus, putin later laying flowers at the scene before tweaking with president trump and other world leaders who expressed their condolences and solidarity. there have been no claims of responsibility yet. there have been suggestions that the attacker had jihadist ties. that's not been confirmed. for context we know thousands of people from central asia have been radicalized and gone to fight for isis in iraq and

syria. george. >> let's talk about that more now with terrorism expert miker leiter and to pick up on what alex was saying this area, kyrgyzstan, the caucuses, a hot bed of jihazists, unrest for a generation for putin. >> it really has. both the caucuses which are 2,000 miles to the west but also further to the east in kyrgyzstan and thousands of fighters not only from russia but kyrgyzstan and uzbekistan go earlier to pakistan and more recently to syria. >> we've seen in the past that putin has cracked down in chechnya, in those republics, some concern now that putin and his government may use this as an opportunity to crack down on these broader protests they've been facing. >> i think it's fair to say putin never faces this sort of adversary with a gentle glove. he hits this with a hammer and i think it's very possible that he will expand that. he will go after the caucuses. he will go after being harder fight in syria and i think he could use it as an excuse for any suppression he wants.

>> that's the fight in russia but there is generalized concern across europe particularly threats against public transportation and subways. >> that's right. we had the bombing in brussels in 2016. we had threats in new york subway in 2009. these are really susceptible targets. lots of people in close space and screening to get on is easier than something like an airplane in the u.s. or ov overseas. >> even though there's no claim of responsibility this idea that there was a second bomb perhaps in a fire extinguisher could have been far worse. >> it could have been far worse and officials overseas and in the u.s. will learn from that and look at how it was hidden. how the train operator responded. it doesn't matter where it is, anyone could face it. you have to understand how can you win this cat and mouse game of terrorism offs trying to defend against these sorts of innovative threats. >> we do know the train operator by continuing to go on continued to save lives. >> wouho knows. if it was a fire on board it could have accelerated it.

trying to find it before it happens whether in fire extinguishers or laptops on planes. >> thanks. turning to the search for survivors in colombia after that catastrophic landslide left more than 250 people dead. a major rescue and cleanup effort is under way and our chief national correspondent tom llamas is on the ground in mocoa, colombia, with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. we've been reporting about that wall of water. i wanted to show you how high it came. this is one of the rivers that overflowed. it actually came over that bridge and wiped out this entire neighborhood. now, everyone here in mocoa is wearing these surgical masks and you have to because the air quality here is so poor from all of the dust of the destruction and, of course, it's mixing with this unbearable stench from the loss of life. this morning emergency teams digging through neighborhoods buried in mud. at this point the chance of finding any survivors is growing

slim. hundreds are dead and the number is still rising in this devastated colombian town and floodwaters and debris crashing down in an avalanche taking residents by surprise. outside the town cemetery we saw scores of residents lined up to find out if their loved ones were among the dead. this woman in tears after identifying the body of her sister. but still no sign of her 11-year-old niece, last seen running from the wall of water and desperation is now growing as hundreds are displaced. inside the largest shelter here we saw the overflow of people needing help. the competition to get food and several families left homeless. people sleeping wherever they can. one of the first things you notice is the amount of children everywhere running around being fed. but many of them have been orphaned by this disaster. colombia's president says his next fear for them a public

health crisis because so many are getting by with so little. now, the president tells us he spoke with president trump yesterday over the telephone who offered assistance. president santos says what colombia needs is food. they need diapers and they need bedding. the red cross here in colombia is coordinating all of those efforts. >> what a tragic situation. okay, tom, thanks very much. we move on to the search for a cop killer in texas. where an officer was ambushed and shot as he arrived for work now learning that the officer told officials just last week he feared for his safety and abc's clayton sandell has the details. >> reporter: this morning a manhunt for a cop killer. overnight police releasing this video of the suspect's getaway car leaving the scene. investigators believe someone in that car opened fire on harris county sheriff assistant chief clint greenwood just as he arrived to work monday morning at this baytown, texas, courthouse. gre greenwood was married and had a 30-year career as a top and

prosecutor focused on police corruption. "the houston chronicle" reports last week he told colleagues he felt threatened by someone he once investigated in a corruption case reportedly writing in an e-mail, i believe this person poses a real threat to my and my family's safety. >> i heard two shots. he was on the ground and then i saw the cars coming very quickly. >> assistant chief deputy clint greenwood was found to have been shot at least one time. >> reporter: bullets shattering the windows of his suv, a helicopter rushed greenwood to a hospital but he did not survive. police have not yet named any suspects in this case but they are now offering a reward of up to $65,000 that they hope will lead to an arrest, george. >> okay, clayton sandell, thanks very much. we got a lot of tough stories. let's switch gears. >> we'll talk about the game everyone is talking about. unc getting sweet redemption last night beating gonzaga and taking home their sixth national championship and who else is better to be there than our own

t.j. holmes out there in phoenix, arizona. how are you doing, t.j.? >> reporter: hey, i'm doing well but talking to these players after winning a national championship last night, talking to them one-on-one, i didn't see a lot of smiles. there was a lot of emotion. it was like a weight had been lifted because they have been on what they called themselves a redemption tour for the past year to where anything less than a national championship this year was unacceptable. well, they got it but it was not pretty. >> this year, the confetti is going to fall for north carolina. >> reporter: redemption for north carolina. >> bringing the championship back to chapel hill. >> reporter: the tar heels are champions once again beating gonzaga for their sixth title in school history. >> one of the time-outs i said we've been here before. we got to play the last three minutes. >> reporter: the back and forth game finally turned on this play, north carolina's isaiah hicks hanging in the air to score with 25 seconds to go down by three, gonzaga still had a

chance. >> comes in. blocked by meeks. >> reporter: but senior kennedy meeks came up with the big block which triggered another huge play. >> dunks it for the five-point lead. >> reporter: justin jackson's dunk that sealed the deal. the tar heels' bench and fans went into a frenzy. crushing the 'zags dream of their first ever championship. >> once i got the rebound i said -- i can't even explain it. i was trying to find somebody to hug. everybody runing away and i was mad at everybody because nobody hugged me. >> reporter: the tar heels bounced back from last year's buzzer beater loss to villanova. this guy, chris jenkins who made that heartbreaking shot was sitting behind the bench and sporting a north carolina t-shirt. he was cheering on his little brother nate who plays for the tar heels. after the game unc fans stormed the streets. and, yes, guys, what you saw just a few hours ago was a championship and already what you're seeing behind me is the court being packed up on its way to hide show to be stored.

unc will have the option to buy it if they want to. one thing not going away the controversy over officiating. a lot of talk about the officials and a lot of foul calls but still don't want that to taint what was a huge night for the university of north carolina. tar heel nation. >> i think no matter what, people are going to complain about the officials, t.j., so no sweat on them. you said that the players weren't too excited. looked like the fans made up for it. >> oh, of course, they did. of course, they did. but still the players, it was emotional. this was all about a championship, the redemption tour is what they called it. it was championship or bust. >> maybe they can celebrate tonight. over to rob marciano. there's more severe weather, >> sever systems talking about northeast getting rain today and this is the same system in lafayette louisiana. see that tornado flipping in car. tomorrow we spread it out montgomery macon ran into into

the ohio valley. tuesday trivia next. >> good morning, everybody. we have some showers departing the region a couple more out west that might come through a little bit later this morning. as we take a look outside, lots of clouds still in place. every now and then the skies get bright here or there. i expect more sun later today. your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, moving from the 50's right now to a warm high of 75. there is the chance of some spotty showers popping up again later this morning and perhaps again during the early to midafternoon hours but it won't be raining all the time. we expect sun coming back.

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jealous. the abs you thought were his. a supreme court showdown under way on capitol hill. the vote to approve president trump's nominee judge neal gorsuch heading to the senate floor today. democrats, though, now have enough votes to filibuster that nomination. if that happens republicans could bypass them using the so-called nuclear option. it is equal payday. a movement rallying women in the workplace bringing attention to the pay disparity between men and women. this date is chosen to symbolize hour into the year women need to work to make the same amount of money men earned the previous year. making baseball headlines today, tom brady got his famous stolen jersey back but not for long. the super bowl manafort and his patriot teammates were celebrating the boston red sox. fenway park, yeah, aha, brady holding up his jersey then teammate ron gronkowski intercepts it, takes it. i think he gets it back in the end, though. there he goes. a little fun on the field. >> like two kids. >> having fun.

we got new trouble for fox news. a new woman has come forward to sue roger ailes and advertisers are pulling away from bill o'reilly's show mol following that report on payouts to his accusers. mara schiavocampo has the details. good morning, mara. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. mercedes-benz and hyundai announcing they're pulling ads from the show and a second blow for the network monday, not just that new lawsuit against ailes, now another woman coming forward about o'reilly for a reported total of six. this morning, fox news star bill o'reilly facing more public claims of sexual harassment. >> he told me severally in the dinner he thought i was a very beautiful woman. >> why is this happening, dr. walsh? >> well, i got to tell you, bill -- >> reporter: former contributor wendy walsh coming forward monday claiming she was sexually harassed by the fox news host saying just weeks after beginning a new segment on his show in 2013, he invited her to

his hotel for dinner. >> when dinner was finished he simply said let's get out of here. i assumed he meant that we should move to the bar to continue our conversation about my career at fox news and so he caught up with me and said, no, no, come back to my suite. >> reporter: when she refused. >> he got very hostile very quickly. he told me flat out forget any career advice i gave you. >> reporter: soon after walsh says her segment was dropped from his show. while walsh is not suing o'reilly her attorney says she's coming forward now for another reason. >> we are calling today for an independent investigation into the culture of sexual harassment at fox news. >> reporter: this as the company is being hit with a new lawsuit filed by another woman monday. >> he is completely frozen the field. >> reporter: fox news contributor jewelry roginski saying roger ailes harassed her during meetings where he repeatedly insisted on a kiss hello requiring roginsky to bend

down to kiss him and position himself in such a way as to look down roginsky's dress and claims ailes sabotaged her career after she refused him. >> to other victims i say, we stand with you. to mr. o'reilly on fox news, i say, we all know you have a reputation for vindictiveness, you've already gone on the attack against wendy. stop embarrassing yourselves. knock it off. >> i want to work. i don't need a big payoff. i'm not looking for money and some court thing. i just want a job and i want to be treated in an environment not as a sexual creature but as a competent employee. >> now, fox and o'reilly haven't commented on these new claims but over the weekend o'reilly said in a statement his job makes him a target for those would want a payday and monday fox sent a companywide e-mail urging employees to raise concerns about behavior in the

workplace, george. >> thanks very much. they said raise those confidentially with our legal correspondent sunny hostin. let's set the table. new accusations coming out. roger ailes is gone, bill o'reilly is staying but his advertisers are starting to go. if you were advertising fox and were their attorney what would you tell them to do. >> you have to clean house and i think that's what he thought they were doing when they got rid of roger ailes. a reputable law firm came in to conduct an investigation and roger ailes left the company but there sees to remain this pervasive culture of sexual harassment. it's almost as if it's a de facto hostile environment. you get rid of the vestiges of that culture. that would include bill o'reilly. that would include bill shyne talking about 30 women who filed lawsuits against fox news. paying them off should not be the price of doing business. when you have this kind of

purvisive sexual harassment you have to clean house. from the top down. >> you talk about this culture at fox news. you started out there about 10 years ago. something you saw? >> you know, it certainly wasn't the most female friendly company. i think that short cares and a lot of lip gloss, quite frankly, were encouraged. and it doesn't appear that that type of culture shift has occurred. it hasn't changed. >> and, you know, this new lawsuit julie ro ginsky says she was asked to disparage gretchen carlson. would we be learning about this but for that lawsuit. >> i don't think so. gretchen carlson, her lawsuit, i think made it okay for women in the workplace to come forward and say, i am being sexually harassed. this is not right. because her career remains intact. she became really a hero to many women. she became the face of this kind of movement and i think but for that bravery we would not be

talking about this but not enough has happened at fox news. >> think more women will come forward. >> i think more women will come forward. i think what will change things is the advertising dollars being pulled from shows like "the ole riley factor." between 2014 and 2016 "the o'reilly factor" the show itself had advertising revenues about $446 million. mercedes-benz has pulled out. my understanding is hyundai is pulling out. when we see those dollars being pulled away i think that's going to cause fox news to act. >> sunny hostin, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. now to that search for answers on a colleague campus after a sorority sister died during a pancake eating contest. abc's kendis gibson is here with more. good morning, kendis. >> reporter: by all accounts caitlin nelson was friendly, popular, generous, no surprise that she was at a charity event, sadly it resulted in her death. caitlin was a 20-year-old majoring in social work at

sacred heart a college in the middle of leafy new england, amember of kappa delta sorority and attended an all you can eat pancake competition where everything went wrong. witnesses say nelson had eaten four or five when she suddenly fell to the floor and started to shake uncontrollably. >> i heard she was choking. i didn't know how serious it was. i saw everyone leave that room that they were in and kind of evacuating the areas. they all went outside and everyone was frantic as to what was happening. >> reporter: two nursing students would were there immediately tried to help. nelson was taken to a hospital nearby in critical but stable condition. two days later transferred to a hospital in new york city where she passed away. >> obviously she was choking, whether or not that was a combination of what she was eating as well as a reaction or an allergic reaction to it that closed her airway up, hard to say at that point but i know the officers tried at great lengths to attempt to clear her airway. >> fearful, police say she

suffered from food allergies but did not krabt to her death. on sunday thousands of students took part in a vigil remembering the life of the classmate they called caring and compassionate. nelson's family say they will donate her organs. she was only five years old when they are father, a port authority cop, died inside the world trade center on 9/11. >> we began to respond to the sacred heart incident and as we understood the gravity with which the uphill struggle was facing caitlin, that's a tragedy in and of itself. to understand this family had gone through another tragedy involving her father and that father being a police officer compounds the tragedy i think for all of us. >> no doubt it does and "the daily news" reporting the heimlich was form performed with no luck and they're offering counseling to all students. they did everything that they could do to try to help her out just did not help. >> you don't think of pancakes as being something you could choke on but just 24 hours

earlier a man had a similar experience in denver. he died after choking on doughnuts in a doughnut eating contest. you think about that dough and maybe how it can't -- you can't get it out. >> she only had four or five pancakes at that time. it just got lodgesed this there and could not come out. >> incredibly scary and certainly a word of caution for many people who enter these contests or eat quickly and talk it can happen like that. thank you, kendis and, of course our hears go out to her family. coming up in just two mens we'll talk about that spring break alert that's out there after a 17-year-old was attacked by a shark off the coast of florida. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no

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the extended forecast. >> the clouds lifted a little bit. right now we have very light drizzle on the terrace. there are additional showers on the other side of lancaster and they'll be here later on today. 61 degrees currently in philadelphia, so it's not all that cool. chilliest spots still in the mid 50's. this afternoon a high of 75. at times there will be a spotty shower but we're expecting the return of some sun and it's going to get really warm temperature of 75 degrees. we're going to get nice and warm later on today. partly sunny skies with a spotty shower. 68 degrees tomorrow under the 61. 63 thursday with periods of heavy rain. matt thursday could feature a couple gusty thunderstorms. >> thanks, david. three people are dead after gunfire at an apartment competition in north philadelphia. authorities say at least two dozen shots were fired yesterday evening. one person remains in the hospital in critical condition. so far no arrests have been made. las vegas has villanova at 12 and one odds to win next year's ncaa basketball

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the suspect identified in that deadly terror attack on the russian subway. a suicide bomber behind it. at least 14 killed. the latest from the scene this morning. supreme court showdown. a big battle under way on capitol hill. democrats trying to block president trump's pick. will the gop go nuclear and change the rules? exclusive this prince's first wife speaks out. what she's revealing about the man behind the music. intimate details of their life together. what she shoe about his drug use and what she says about one of prince's most painful moments. ♪ and he's magic. former cubs player david ross blows away the ballroom overnight. ♪ take you to the candy shop >> as one couple says good-bye.

charo and keo leaving after a tough week of competition. >> is keeping charo under control an easy job. >> no. >> flying all night to be here live. buckle up. joining us live. and she's here to say -- >> gd how about that ellie kemper energy right there. happy tuesday to everyone. got a lot of energy in this crowd as well. welcome to all of you. >> we got a lot of energy and ellie kemper helped bring it up. i want you to take a look at this picture. that is prince with his first wife mayte garcia. they had been together for ten years and rarely has spoken publicly about him but she's n live tv to talk about her new book and about their life together. >> yeah, some prince. yeah. then also coming up you just

saw her, "dancing's" eliminated couple. the one and only charo. in time square. put in such great effort on that dance floor. charo is also u gs today her pr ritual. it is very funny and we're going to surprise charo special message. charo, it's coming up. >> coming up. [ applause ] we do have a lot coming up. first the headlines. >> good morning. we begin with new details about the subway attack in st. petersburg, russia. investigators say they believe a suicide bomber carried out monday's attack killing 14 ide as a 22-year-old russian citizen born in the former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan. if he w affiliated with any groups. also breaking overnight of worst attacks so far in the syrian war, a suspected chemical attack is now blamed for killing

at least 58 people. a human rights group says children are among those victims. well, the white house is looking to revive the failed health care bill with a new offer. vice president mike pence met with moderate and conservative republicans. one change being considered would allow states to opt out of some obamacare regulations. meanwhile, republicans say they are confident they will get the final say on supreme court nominee neal gorsuch even if th of the senate. the historic move would lower c a massive firefight in los fueled about i a broken gas line spread through this food processing plant. more than 170 firefighters responded. the arson unit is investigating. and a health alert this morning about the benefits of aspirin. a new study confirming women taki their risk of dying from bre lo their any changes to ys to women today tok

equal payday. the day symbolizes how far into the year women to to work to make what machine were paid last year. some women are typically paid only 54% of what men make rising 75% to white and 85% for asian women. a big sports headline this morning. dallas cowboys quarterback tony romo is leaving football. this according to espn which reports the cowboys are planning to release him today. romo plans to go now into broadcasting. he turns 37 this month. he had a lot of injuries, collarbone injuries but about the same time you made your decision. >> i was 36 and, you know, he's a great player and i thought he was going to continue. i ssibly to the houston texans or the denver broncos but you got to make what's best for you best decision for him, greateat

>> you going to give him any tips. >> enjoy yourself. there's a lot less stress. a lot less stress. >> ice baths. >> he doesn't have to take the ice baths anymore. doesn't have to have these big guys on you, fans giving you all kind of signs i can't repeat on tv. >> so, good things to come for >> yes, there is a lot of great stuff on "pop news." good morning. good morning, america."p news" you, mrs. robinson. the iconic 1967 film "the graduate" is returning to the big screen to commemorate 50 years since its release. >> wow. >> one of the greats. stands the test of time. the film, of course, follows a young dustin hoffman playing a college graduate seduced by an older woman a box office hit in the '60s.ed seven oscar nominats

with director mike nichol takin winners. if you love catching a classic on the big screen or have not seen this flick, the movie will play in over 700 theaters nationwide on april 23rd and 26th. i highly recommend it. that's a fun night at the movies. yeah. next up, when it comes to love one hotel chain is out package its money where its mouth is. sweden's countryside hotels group offering a full refund to any couple that cops to any one of its elegant properties for a stay and then divorces within the next 12 months. >> oh, my gosh. >> a bold statement. it is a bold statement but management says they believe a stay in one of their magnificent properties which include converted castles, quaintns is approach and they haveed to seen how beneficial it is for

couples to get away and spend quality time with each other. investing in one of their rooms is like investing it your future happiness. and if it doesn't work out you get a free stay at a castle. >> i wonder if they will win on that. >> they're on "good morning america" so i think they'll win. >> it's in to enjoy it. finally, everybody, well, scandinavia, speaking of which, level. taking horsing around to it's called hobbyhorsing and this is a very real sport. >> really? >> more than 10,000 athletes in finland alone, there are now major national competitions in which riders. >> come on. >> as they call themself try to impress judges with their equestrian skills like posture and show jumping. it all tanks arenas with crowds, in fact, there is a new documentary, this is real called

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♪ plain to see >> prince calling her or you the most beautiful girl in the world. welcome, mayte. >> thank you. >> this is one of many songs that he wrote about you. >> yeah. >> i know that you couldn't have talked about this a long time ago. i'm sure there were offers. why now? >> this is kind of for me an honor to him and what we had. it's a beautiful story. and i just wanted -- i know, you know, such a tragic loss and it happened so sudden that i wanted also before a lot of other people had their story, i wanted to share something as int lovin >> really a love steer between you two. your relationship, how it progression of it. and what do you think is going to surprise readers the most?

>> i mean it's going to be -- there's a lot of funny things in there like him taking my clothes and my makeup? actually taking your clothe, not just taking them but actually altering them for him to wear. >> yeah and then putting it bac wait. these -- they're -- he would took my clothes again. you know, things like that and, you know, another thing is it was important for me because i want -- i know prince, you know, we had some tragic stuff happen in our life and i know he wants to celebrate his life and i know -- i feel this book is that as well. >> tragically his life ended tragically with a drug overdose and how much did you know? did you know about his drug use back then? >> nope. i mean it's in my book. i had some small things that ev something that i was aware of, never saw it.

he was a machine. he was a machine. he just -- music kept him going. that was his drug. that's what i knew. >> and when you talk about tragedy i think the biggest tragedy when you read this book is about your son amir that you had together. >> yeah. >> and how was it writing about that? that's what is as personal as you can get. >> it was really hard but also it was very liberating and healing and also honoring of him because it just for so many years i held it in and sharing it, you know, i know when i lost -- when we lost amir i read a lot of books that helped moo he and i'm hoping that somebody will read this and it'll help them, as well because miscarriages, it's horrible. i don't wash it on my worst enemy. >> and your case having it but then you had to hide it for awhile and was that your way of coping with it? was it his way of coping with it. >> it was his. i mean, it's not like, you know,

i wanted to go on any kind of news thing and be like, hey, you know, this happened. but it was just escalated because it was -- it was prince's son and it was our son and it was -- but it was how he handled it and i respected that. >> and have you gotten any feedback from this book because there are a lot of people out there who are big print fans are so afraid that will write something that tarnishes his feedback. >> i've gotten good and people that think that, you know, he was a very private person and to keep that but i always say this when i was with him, it was the time he was the most public and he shared our love story and i feel that i'm doing -- i'm honoring that. it's nothing bad, it's coming from love. >> and he had a part of him that wanted to just kind of be normal. >> yeah, i mean he did "oprah," he did "the muppets" when i was with him and he wanted that side as well. >> and one quick last question. what is your favorite prince memory? >> oh, man, telling him i was

pregnant. he was watching a game or something and i remember calling him over and he wouldn't come over and i was like, hey, and he looked at me and when i told him his face was like -- it was amazing. it was funny. >> i tell you what, anyone who reads this book is going to be amazed. it's truly a love story between you two and congratulations and good luck. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for joining us today. "the most beautiful: my life with prince" is available now. make sure you go out there and get it. coming up, "dancing's" charo and key yore, they're here next. ♪ needles. essential for him, o, they're here next. ♪ like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain,

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>> whoo. >> you justak dance. hi, keo. sit down. [ applause ] >> there you go. >> ola. i am very happy to be here. >> you have amazing energy. you fly all night long. >> oh, yes, how you know that? >> we have people. >> good morning, america. buenos dias, america. >> i bet they're very sad to lose you at "dancing with the stars." you are a bright light. >> mucho gracias. do you want me to speak good english. >> you do whatever you want? if i talk fast, nobody know what the hell i'm talking about. so -- >> that's my problem every day. >> doesn't seem right, charo and keo. this woman who owned vegas, headlined there so many times to be outed on vegas night.

>> sad. >> well, i wasn't supposed to be in las vegas at the same time when they invite me to do "dancing with the stars." so i figure it out. i go back, so often let's do "dancing with the stars." i must say something, okay. "dancing with the stars" and all the celebrities, "dancing with the stars," the pro, the dancer, keo, everybody, the wardrobe, the seamstress, everybody -- >> fitz an incredible team. >> they are the show so we are trying to learn but this is keo which i'm very proud of, we get together. >> keo, you've been on the show a long time. we know keo here. keo, have you ever had a partner like charo? >> no. i haven't. you know, i haven't. >> ho you would you describe the experience? >> cuchi cuchi. that's it. that's what i have. that's what i have. >> i would like to share with you. i got to hear your preshow

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>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, eight:27 on this tuesday april 4th i'm matt o'donnell. and it's still a little damp out there. let's go to karen rogers see how things are going traffic. >> roads are wet. a big accident here a new one in langhorne bucks county. look at traffic and just at a standstill. only the shoulder is getting by on route one as you head southbound here. we're jammed from i-95 to lincoln highway where we have an accident on route one in bucks county that's only allowing the shoulder to get by heading southbound so a big jam-up right there. mass transit lots of people complaining about the problems with mass transit today because ofs train derailment amtrak running on a modified schedule. up to hour delays heading to penn station. new jersey transit on a holiday schedule and expect delays and overcrowding there. people on twitter saying all trains making all stops so it's creating a and extra slow go. experiencing delays new jersey y

transit path. >> let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy for more rain possible later. >> right matt. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you additional showers out to the west of philadelphia. you can see them starting to get close to lancaster, southern wie as new castle county delaware. 61 degrees ahead fairly mild across the region much this a real mild, 75 is your high. there's the chance of a spotty shower this morning and perhaps a few more this afternoon. maybe even a rumble of thunder but we're also expecting the return of some sunshine at times and overall you can't argue with 75. tomorrow mostly sunny and beautiful with a high of 68. rain, some of it heavy. could be some flooding on thursday. and some strong gusty thunderstorms are also possib the high. friday windy and cooler. they'll play b phillies home opener matt it were it will be a little damp. >> thanks, david. a f district attorney of philadelphia is pushing

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>> thank you very much. hello. >> ay, okay. thank you. wow! thank you. >> love your energy. >> guy, i loveo.ou yes. [ applause ] >> you energy and you need it because you're best thing you've done lately, >> congratulations. >> i am.av an 8-month-old james who did not sleep last night. >> you're sleeping a that's why i have so much energy. this boy, i mean, we all eson't. they cry and they don't sleep but they're darling. >> you're lucky you're cute. >> that's exactly right. you can get away with it. >> and speaking of babies, actually we were talking about right. >> yes? i'm going to make a>> yes.

>> i'm going to do it. we actually some new -- a new song out that is using "ham" >> you're serious. >> i'ms. >> let's listen to the original. ♪ i am know throwing away my shot ♪ ♪ just like my country and i'm hungry and i'm not throwing away my shot ♪ >> "hamilton." all right. so now this is what you can now play for baby james. ♪ ♪ i'm not throwing away my shot you know i'm just ♪ >> do you -- >> this is so sweet. yes. yes. i think that would work. well done. who's the musical genius around here. >> is that from the "hamilton" people. >> i think they had to get copyright. >> is it supposed to calm the baby down.

i got a little hyped off young my baby is young, scrappy and h >> but is it too early to tell if he's got that perna acting. >> you are -- oh, the acting bug. he is definitely a performer because ihimself he's fine then the moment hed, drama. like so much very active so i do think that he a on him and he brings it. >> it only gets worse. i'm sure. i have a long road ahead. >> talk tobout smurf blossom. >> yes, >> so, you guys -- [ applause ] the new smurfs smurfs is easy to pronounce and comes out wednesday and i a bl smurf. i tend to play kind of

upbeat charactering, smurfsotak and has a lot of question, inquisitive and she's very yep. and yeah, it was so much fun to be in this movie not the leastnt reasons i am now officially in a movie with julia rort>>crossove >> i'm not sure she's real.she'. >> i'll try to 15i it right. let's take a look at blossom. >> i'm smurfette. -- i'm smurf many so. we don't have a s do have smurf petal, smurf smu. >> look at you. you're so different. sorry but it's true. do you know how to tart a fire with rope and stick? i do. [ applause ] >> love her.

>> slightly hyper. >> i feel like i just had a glimpse into what james might be become. >> you know, my kids are huge fans of yoursolly brown" and laugh and say come watch withe new co-stars. who are you mostr to talk about >> okay, i hope i can say this without getting fired.veal but y we liotta and was frightened at first because he has quite a. >> you were afraid of ray liotta. >> i wanted to be calm and not energy and by day three he has a scene where he's holding a kitten and i'mel kitten was like putty in his arms and i melted. i was like -- he's the kindest . there's no -- >> big soft underbelly. >> steely exterior but underneath a

little puppy. >> what is i your town? do people stop scenes and break up the action. >> you know, we all llly i lovet because, no, people just want to go about their day and if that you are an impediment on their way to work. hilarious. >> so funny because that is a lot of imagine th too. no one is looking twice. something like this happens every day in new york. of course, there's a robot on the way to work. your studio. e right outside >> it was just about -- wait, three years ago, it was 17 degrees that day. remember that. >> you would have never known it. >> oh, good. our acting. >> your character, kimmy, very excitable but i'm cureous, what do you get excited about in r >> this is mortifying. i'm like 4 years old. ice cream. i love ice cream. how simple am i? [ applause ] let's applaud ice cream. >> did you know thatay at ben &?

so you know we got you a fre cone. >> no, no, no. yes, okay. you guys, is it too early? is it too early for cones? thank you. you guys. i love ice cream. you all get one. we all get one. oh, today is actually free cone today. >> today is free cone today at ben & jerry's. you have no idea. this is like what i want in life. it's not much. >> what's your flavor, go to? >> okay, i do -- i love ben & jerry's. my favorite flavor is the tonight dough which i hope i can say. >> we're okay with that. >> i love cookies and cream from any brand. >> i'm down with that. >> so we -- >> apple pie and chocolate chips. >> we actually had heard as you know, we didn't just producer this but got a birdie who told us you love ice cream and our producers wanted you to know, do

you ever struggle with the ice cream being too hard in the freezer. >> yes. >> i found a hack for you. >> what? >> full of helpful hints. lullabies. >> so, yeah, so there is a hack that to keep your ice cream from getting rock hard you put it in an airtight freezer bag and you squeeze most but not all of the air out so you leave some of the air inside the bag and then put it in the freezer. the air around the container will keep it from getting too hard. >> oh. >> interesting. >> yeah, you're welcome, america. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> real takeaway. >> yep. >> and your baby will sleep -- >> while i'm eating my perfectly soft ice cream. i love this new life i have. when you are hungry for ice cream and it's too hard to scoop -- >> very frustrating and putting it in the microwave doesn't cut it. >> it only softens the top. you've done this. we're two ird abouts of a

feather. >> something you're so good at and i'm supposed to read this. kind of like an oprah moment. would you take it over. >> i saw what i'm supposed to say. okay. and everyone in our audience is getting ice cream today! [ applause ] this is an oprah moment. it's embarrassing. >> "smurfs: the lost village" hits theaters friday. make sure to check out ellie kemper and coming up, sandra lee is here live. >> i learned something from you.

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>> we got a good crowd out here. [cheers and applause] >> little bit of a dog pound going on. let's show you what's going on across the northeast. kind of a messy day t heaviest rain moving across new england boston showers and thunderstorms this afternoon then another round for thursday. chicago to detroit to buffalo to boston, 23-inches of rain so you need it but it will be heavy at times. snow across colorado springs this morning. that's a check of your local weather. time now -- that was national. time for your local forecast. >> rob overnight showers are gone. now we have drizzle and another batch of showers coming in from the west. your exclusive accuweather 7-day, mild today, 75 and it will be some sun but

occasionally a spotty shower or even a rumble of thunder is possible. sunny and 68 tomorrow. farm. good to have you guys with us. toss it back inside to you. lara. >> all right, thank you so much. getting a hug because sandra lee has just informed me it's national -- >> national hug your favorite newscast ter day. hi, honey. >> thank you. and you are here to give us our favorite meal, easter dinner is a very important meal in our houses and you have two ways to make ham, both of which are delicious. let's get right into it. >> before we start i am doing a tour of cooking classes at sur la table. >> i should probably do that. >> you're a good cook though and go on to priceless.com and get tickets if you're interested. right now we'll do some baking and easter cooking.

all right. this is a mustard honey glazed ham. you are going to get a spiral cut ham. >> precut. >> going to cook it for an hour at 325 with the cuts on the bottom side of it so all the juices drip down, right? >> i did not know that. >> here's your glaze, one cup of each, honey, brown sugar and mustard, dump it together and whisk it up. >> yes, ma'am. >> this has been cooking for an hour. i took it out. all you have to do is pour the glaze right over the top of the ham. >> this is just for -- >> get in there. you're stirring like michael now. >> so now that i have mixed and poured. tent it. >> back in the oven for 40 minutes and done. >> an hour 40 total. >> an hour 40 total on 325. >> easy breezy. >> everybody loves leftovers, right. so here's the deal. you are going to take a couple cups of your ham, you are going to take some hash brown, i buy them preshredded. you can shred and peel if you

want, chopped onions, you can buy them frozen, i prefer that too and some mushrooms. you can buy them precut or buy them like this, whatever you want to do. that all goes into a baking dish with a cup of cheese. >> you don't have to do anything. don't have to parboil. just put them in. >> no, you don't. you just have to shred them with the cheese and what you want to do is also want to put in some creamy condensed cream of mushroom soup, melted butter. that guess in the pan, cheese on top, take it off. >> so easy and so delicious. >> so you got it. ham, leftovers, and now easter morning. or any morning, frankly. >> okay, so here's the deal. great baking mixes come in boxes still. very thoughtful. i love these. now, this in here is a lemon buttermilk quick bread and make it three ways, a muffin, quick bread and whoopi pies. >> in one minute. >> in one minute. so what you want to do, here's your mix, buttermilk in here and

milk in here. putting blueberries and eggs. set that up. then you want to take -- love you. >> i'm just trying to hurry. i want you to get your recipes. >> then ice cream scooper speaking of ice cream. and then you have the perfect muffins every single time. 350 for 15 minutes. >> voila. >> if you're going to do a loaf don't do the blueberries, bake it in a loaf pan about 35 minutes. >> i do loafs all the time. >> glaze. goes on top. >> well, it's just different. lemon. you could if you want. this blueberry muffin is nice -- >> can i spread that on. >> please, do it. >> take the honors. >> i have something better for you. >> okay. >> do you want to do the str strawberry glaze. >> he wants to do the strawberry glaze. >> whatever you want me to do. >> where can we find these incredible recipes. >> find them at sandralee.com. >> sandralee.com. >> i think you can find them at "gma." >> on our website and we love you. thank you for coming.

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that was awesome, man. you can see him perform another song on our website, okay. so don't miss that. >> ♪ >> hi, everyone, 8:56 on this tuesday april 4th. karen rogers how is the schuylkill expressway doing. >> well its jammed but no major accidents so i guess that's as good as we can expect at this hour with roads being a little bit wet and more rain on the way.

this is the schuylkill at the boulevard. that's eastbound track headed towards center city. eastbound a 35 minute jam so pretty jammed from the blue route to the vine on and off and westbound traffic a 27 minute jam. let's take a life look at the boulevard. some slow going on the schuylkill you just saw so that backs up the boulevard much that's southbound traffic looking pretty jammed as you head towards the schuylkill. the vine as well. eastbound not too bad were you the westbound you're jamming up heading towards the schuylkill. trying to dry out. lots of people on twitter talking about new jersey transit lots of issues there with the northeast corridor. they're saying trains are making all stops making things really slow but new jersey transit is saying expect lots of delays and overcrowding matt. >> thank you, karen. more rain is on the way right now. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy. >> still cloudy over the terrace. brighter patches every now and then. storm tracker6 live double scan tracking addition in ally showers coming through lancaster county through southern chester county much up to 63 degrees currently in the city and this afternoon 75. we will see periods of sunshine today. but at the same time a spotty

passing shower or even a thunderstorm can't be ruled out. mostly sunny and nice tomorrow. 68. that's a day to make plans and then thursday periods of rain, some of it heavy. i could see some street flooding maybe stream flooding, too. 63 the high and in the afternoon a strong gusty thunderstorm or two definitely possible. looks like the phillies play baseball on friday matt but it will be cloudy cool and a little damp. >> the trial of an accused cop killer is scheduled to start that are a few minutes. eric frein is being tried for the killing of pennsylvania corporal brian democrats son and wounding of trooper alex douglass. "action news" is there for opening statements in pike county. we'll have a live report at noon. sally field is on with kelly. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great tuesday. >> ♪

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