good morning, america. breaking overnight, the u.n. calls an emergency meeting over the crisis in syria. as more disturbing images emerge of syria's chemical attack against its own people. the death toll grows this morning, dozens killed including children. the white house now responds condemning the assad regime and also blaming president obama. ivanka trump defends her new role in the white house taking on claims she's complicit in her father's decisions saying she's trying to be a force for good. the health care battle is back. president trump making a new push to pass his plan. t severe weather outbreak. tornadoes reported ripping apart a school. the dangerous weather on the move. the entire east coast now on alert.

♪ an ad outrage. the new pepsi commercial featuring kendall jenner sparking a huge firestorm. using protesters and police to sell soda. critics calling it tone deaf. social media having a field day. will the ad be pulled? good morning, america. it is a busy wednesday morning right here and, boy, you got to say if kendall jenner and pepsi wanted some attention, they got it. >> yeah, they're getting a lot of it this morning. a lot of backlash being compared to this famous image of a black lives matter protester and a lot of people taking exception. >> perhaps not the attention pepsi was hoping for. we'll have much more on that coming up. first president trump facing one of his first major challenges oversea, the crisis in syria. the white house is condemning that chemical attack that killed dozens of people.

the worst there in years and the u.n. security council is now holding an emergency meeting about this today. our chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with all the latest. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, amy. with the united nations security council set to meet here in new york later this morning, the question is whether the civilized world will do anything to stop what's happening in syria. a barbaric calculated tactic to instill terror producing a video record that cannot be ignored even as it's difficult to watch. in fact we're not going to show you the worst of the images because they're simply too horrific. officials this morning say they do not yet know for sure what gas or chemical was used by the syrians to attack this city. but whatever it is, the most rescue workers can do is try to wash the chemicals off as young victims cling to life struggling to breathe as their lungs collapse. >> the gas attacks are continuing every day and no one is doing anything to stop these gas attacks.

>> reporter: it is all so very sad. and an ugly chapter of history. >> the repeated use of chemicals as weapons in syria is one of the most widespread cases of chemicals used as weapons in modern history. >> reporter: while this local activist reported from one of the hospitals, a follow-on bomb attack put the medical facility out of action. white house press secretary sean spicer called the attacks reprehensible but added -- >> these heinous actions by the bashar al assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution. >> reporter: it was two years ago that president obama told the world this would not happen. >> assad gave up his chemical weapons. and that's not speculation on our part. that, in fact, has been confirmed by the organization internationally that is charged with eliminating chemical weapons. >> reporter: now two years later what has happened here has made a mockery of the president.

in effect the syrian government with the support of russia is now daring the u.s. and president trump to do something to stop them. seemingly indifferent to international treaties that make what's happening there a war crime. when president obama was considering military action four years ago, donald trump tweeted, president obama, don't attack syria. there's no upside, tremendous downside. amy. >> we are hearing a questionable response as to what happened from the russians. >> the russian defense ministry claimed chemicals were released from a rebel bomb factory after being hit by a syrian air strike. they say the evidence is overwhelming this is a result of a syrian government attack, amy. >> brian, thank you. more on that from our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz and, martha, let's pick up on the pressure now facing the trump administration. more pressure to act but not only in that tweet but all through last year's campaign the president saying we have to stay out of syria.

syria is not our problem. now it is his problem. >> reporter: it really is and he can blame president obama and certainly it was president obama who drew that red line, president trump has not drawn any sort of red line. but president trump is in charge now and the people who elected him want him to do something. they elected him because they didn't like some of barack obama's policies. what president trump does is totally unclear at this point, george. he has been concentrating on isis, not bashar al assad, not getting bashar al assad out of office. >> in fact, just the other day press secretary sean spicer said basically it's realistic to expect that assad is going to remain in place. we also saw something of a contradiction between president trump's statement which is blaming president obama and the secretary of state's statement which put more pressure on iran and russia. >> reporter: yeah, rex tillerson putting a lot of pressure on iran and russia.

we have seen in this white house sometimes different statements from the secretary of state and from the president. i think the president's statement was much more political, rex tillerson is now secretary of state. he has career officers around him, foreign service officers who probably crafted that statement. i think that's part of the difference but very mixed messages you're getting. >> okay, martha raddatz, thank you. we have a second national security challenge breaking. north korea test fired another missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead and jon karl tracking that and, jon, the timing here no accident at all. right before president trump's meeting with the chinese president tomorrow. >> reporter: certainly no accident. this missile lunch comes on the eve of the first president, the first meeting between president trump and the president of china. a meeting where the north korean threat will be at the top of the agenda. now, u.s. military officials say this was a kn-15 intermediate range missile. it only flew about 37 miles off the east coast of north korea

into the sea of japan. but, george, this was a solid fuel rocket. that is concerning because that is the kind of rocket launch that is much harder to detect but the only response from the administration so far is a terse statement from secretary of state tillerson saying, quote, the united states has spoken enough about north korea. we have no further comment. but president trump had some pointed words about north korea and china just over the weekend in an interview with "the financial times." he said, china has great influence over north korea and china will either decide to help us with north korea or they won't. if they do, that will be very good for china. if they don't, it won't be good for anyone and then, george, he added this, if china is not going to help solve north korea, we will. of course, no indication how. >> and that is the big problem when it comes to the how there are no real good options, north korea has been impervious to pressure and a military trike

raises the possibility of retaliation against south korea. >> absolutely and there are really nothing -- there's nothing further to be done in terms of economic sanctions, it leaves very little further by way of escalating but united states other than military option which there really is not a good military option. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. we are coverin out of washington. a battle under way on capitol hill over preur nominee. republicans and democrats debating through the night and that vote is set for morning. and obama national security adviser susan rice back in the news accused of asking for the identities officials named in intelligence reports. rice says it was legal and proper to get those names. and she denies min it public. on the health care front lawmakers have renewed talks. vice president pence goingght to relaunch the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. our congressional correspondent mary bruce starts us off from capitol hill wit good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy.

yeah, the vice president was hours.ast night meeting with key but still no agreement and no actual legislation. the white house is now eager to bring health care reform back to life and finally get this done. they're even willing to make changes to things that the president promised he wouldn't touch like protections for people with pre-existing conditions. under a new plan those patients could see their health care costs skyrocket. the white house is also now considering letting states opt out of a requirement that insurers cover some basic health care services but it is simply not clear if all of this is going to be enough to get this done. especially for those ultra conservatives who are the ones who blocked the first attempt. >> right, so, mary, the white house obviously needs to strike that deal with conservative members, but where does that leave the moderates? are they going to be able to support this version? >> reporter: yeah, amy, this is all a delicate balancing act. any concessions that are made though those conservatives risk alienating the moderate, what brought down the bill the first go round the question is whether

they can strike that balance and this morning it seems they simply haven't reached a consensus that doesn't tip the scale too far in one direction or another. amy. >> mary bruce, thanks so much. george. >> now we'll dig into that story about obama national security adviser susan rice and the questions over how and why she unmasked trump administration officials. that term unmasking is new for most of us. when the u.s. spies on a foreign target an american may get caught up in the surveillance. those names are not revealed. john smith becomes u.s. person. but national security officials can ask for the names to be unmasked if they feel it's necessary to understand the intelligen intelligence. unmasking is legal. leaking ab unmasked name to the press is not legal. cecilia vega is covering the story from the white house. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning and there is a strong denial from susan rice. she said she did not leak any of those names and did nothing illegal but democrats and republicans see this very differently. the left sees susan rice as a scapegoat. the right sees her as the smoking gun that proves the

president's wiretapping claims. this morning, allies of president trump joining in a chorus of anger. three republican members of congress sending this letter to senate and house intelligence committees demanding president obama's former national security adviser be called to testify saying that susan rice's behavior appears negligent at best and criminal at worst. to them she could be the smoking gun that proves president obama wiretapped president trump but from rice a firm denial. >> i leaked nothing to nobody. and never have and never would. >> reporter: she does admit she asked to un-marv the identities of americans picked up by surveillance. but she says it was all part of her job. >> this is not anything political has been alleged. that's absolutely faust. we can't be passive consumers of this information and not -- and do our jobs effectively to protect the american people. >> reporter: rice would not "the name of god is mercy"s but sources tell abc news that as

the intelligence community investigated russia's election meddling in some cases trump campaign and transition officials were caught up in surveillance. rice requesting their identities. republican lawmakers outraged. >> so if this is what the people are saying it is, this is totally unusual and i think totally wrong and inappropriate. >> reporter: and senator rand paul tweeting, smoking gun found. but rice says there was nothing illegal and there was no wiretapping. >> the intelligence community, the director of the fbi has made that very clear. there was no such collection, surveillance on trump tower or trump individuals. >> reporter: so adamant denial. another republican calls rice the typhoid mary of the obama administration. surprisingly the white house has been pretty restrained on this one, george. sean spicer calling these reports about rice and unmasking troubling. >> okay, cecilia, thanks very much. let's bring in john avlon of "the daily beast" and author of

"washington's farewell." thanks for coming in. let's try to unpack this whole unmasking controversy if it is, indeed, a controversy. as cecilia said in the piece unmasking legal, proper, routine for national security officials. if that information were leaked it would be a problem. >> that's right but there's no evidence at this point and goes to the intent of an unmasking. what'shaing is the politicization of national security in order to deflect from the focus of much of the point on capitol hill which the fbi investigation about possible russian contact with the trump transition and campaign. but this is being pumped up by partisan media by something equivalent to validate the president's claims. >> it has nothing to do with the president's claims about wiretap. >> nothing to do with wiretapping at all but that distinction is not -- is without a difference to most hard-core partisans who are trying to defend the president or deflect away from the main investigation. >> also in washington it's a busy week in washington right now. going on right now on the floor of the senate. you see this filibuster and jeff

merkley, the senator from oregon has been talking through the night about judge gorsuch. this is over, though. come friday, judge gorsuch is going to be supreme court justice neal gorsuch. i guess the question can will this change in the rules this nuclear option, what kind of impact will it have down the road >> that's the real story. cut to the chase, mitch mcconnell puts the nuclear option and gorsuch becomes a supreme court justice but it's the change of raising that level to a supreme court justice is a change in precedent and democrats knew that end game when they opposed him. the standard isn't whether you disagree with the up, whether he is qualified to sit and presented himself as a conservative but conciliator and makes difficult to hold that line so now the nuclear option applies to supreme court justice, will the filibuster stand in other areas. >> we will see how it plays out. ivanka trump stepping out. now an official white house employee gave an interview just yesterday where she took on that ad in "saturday night live," the perfume ad, complicit. here was her answer. >> if being complicit is wanting

to -- is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact, then i'm complicit. >> now, it has been reported she has been a moderating influence on her father and disagrees with him at times but now you have the situation where ivanka and her husband jared in many ways the two pose powerful people next to the president in the white house. >> yeah, that's a problem within most american standards. i mean it's nepotism and obviously that's not the definition of complicit. the idea is if you're going to stand for certain values and you'll fight for them, how did you get there? if it's based on blood line, that's a problem outside america's best traditions. so, that's something they'll have to confront and prove themselves in the line of fire. >> john, thanks for coming in. we'll turn now to some good news for parents. if your children have made unauthorized purchases on your amazon app you may be able to

get a refund and our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with the details. >> good morning. we see this all the time. we're hearing all of these stories, now amazon is agreeing to pay out $70 million to families whose kids bought things off the app while they were playing free games. the ftc says amazon didn't warn parents that the free games could do that. we've seen google and apple settle similar claims and they all say they've updated their programs. but ultimately all these companies, they want to do business online and make it easy to buy. the problem is when it's so easy your kids playing on the phone or tablet. so for consumers it can cause real headaches. even kanye west ranted against this on twitter specifically going after the game companies that put purchases in their games tweeting we give the ipad to our child and every five minutes there's a new purchase. not exactly the coldest story ever told but how could they be

so heartless. ba-dum-dum. >> if kanye tweeted bit it's serious. we've heard these stories about the kids who ordered things with the virtue cal assistant. >> heard them. we live them. >> yes, so we hear about this all the time. >> alexa. >> alexa, i have been in the room with an alexa and starts responding you're not exactly anticipating it. for parents there is good news. all you have to do is return the product. you go through the typical returns process and for parents who want to add an additional layer of security you can set up a confirmation code and from then on it will make for the code. make sure you're on board with buying. >> it made my day and showed it to both my daughters. >> they'll figure a way around it. >> right. >> a lot of parents are happy to hear that. thank you very much, rebecca. we turn to the severe weather that's been across the south. reported tornadoes hitting missouri overnight. damaging a school and fire department. just the latest in a week of extreme weather with 31 reported

tornadoes, more than 450 reports of severe weather and 6 storm-related deaths. now, 54 million people are in the crosshairs. alabama's governor already declared a state of emergency before the next storm moves in. rob marciano is here and he's been tracking it all. good morning. >> good morning, michael. >> already we have a severe thunderstorm watch for much of alabama and georgia. this is the first of several rounds that are going to come through as the larger storm across the midwest and the heartland taps into moisture from the gulf of mexico jet energy here. moderate risk for montgomery county macon the entire risk goes into the ohio river valley. tonight and tomorrow we get into the midatlantic for a messy day across the northeast. for now your stormy cities brought to you by mazda.

>> good morning everyone, dave murphy here with an update from storm tracker6 live double scan and we are precipitation free this morning. heading outside, lots of sunshine building over the commodore barry bridge temperatures in the 50's. philadelphia in the local 60's. not much wind. a jacket morning but not bad at all. and it looks like some fog over to the east of philadelphia is beginning to break up. 70 under the sun today. maybe a few clouds around. then tomorrow a red bar on thursday for heavy rain that could produce flooding. we have a chance of severe storms at times. tomorrow's high 63. 50's friday.

we'll tell you about its. more trouble for fox news. three women who say they were harassed because of their race are joining us live. an abc news exclusive. stay with us. the comfort in knowing where things are headed. because as we live longer... and markets continue to rise and fall... predictable is one thing you need in retirement to help protect what you've earned and ensure it lasts. introducing brighthouse financial. a new company established by metlife to specialize in annuities & life insurance. talk to your advisor about a brighter financial future. larger than life fairy tales? endless magic? a world beyond belief? stories that come alive? or faraway lands?

how about experiencing them all... together. walt disney world resort. four theme parks. one world. endless magic. this summer experience each of the walt disney world resort theme parks with the 4 park magic ticket. enjoy 4 days for $79 per day. purchase by july 30,2017. ♪ it takes two to make ♪ iit outta sight ♪ake a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ don't let dust and allergens and life's beautiful moments. flonase allergy relief delivers more complete relief. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause all your symptoms, including nasal congestion and itchy, watery eyes. flonase is an allergy nasal spray that works even beyond the nose. so you can enjoy every beautiful moment to the fullest. flonase. 6>1 changes everything.

she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. ykeep you sidelined.ng that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you.

>> ♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell. 7:23 on this wednesday april 5th. karen rogers how is the visibility out there for drivers? >> certainly seeing the fog here matt. this is falls township in bucks county kind of hard to clear here. this is what it looks like route one at route 32. so foggy this morning. however, just in spots. this is one of the spots that we're seeing it. lower providence township we have an accident here on egypt road at norristown road so watch for restrictions in area and we're seeing on 422, 26, 35 miles an hour heading eastbound there. in brookhaven delaware county new accident on 352 at dutton mill road. two vehicles involved with this accident. outside live on the schuylkill expressway montgomery drive the police activity has cleared. we see that eastbound traffic headed towards center city pretty jammed from the blue route to the curve and city avenue to montgomery and also westbound a 25 minute ride

from the vine to the blue route. no major accidents at least so that's some good news matt. >> thank you, karen. dave murphy is next with accuweather. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪

for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second

across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ >> lots of sunshine across most of the region. areas to the east trying to get rid of fog. temperatures are cool. 58 degrees in philadelphia. still al jacket required. little bit of a breeze. not a bad morning. this afternoon maintains mostly sunny skies and we get all the way up to 70 late in the afternoon. maybe toward dinnertime. then tomorrow look out. we got periods of heavy rain flooding possible and also some severe thunderstorms not out of the question at times with strong damaging winds. 63 degrees is the high. phillies home opener, they'll play but there will be a sprinkle or shower and you'll want to bundle up matt because our high is just 53 on friday. >> thanks, david. philadelphia getting ready to

host the nfl draft along the ben franklin parkway. first phase of road restrictions are in place. bee tails on abc.com. >> ♪ alright gus, you're next. [giggle] ready? ok. go!...seahorse... no. -giant snail. -flamingo. the water... ...under the... pony! no. bow and arrow?

oh oh... uh-huh. yeah. the leaning tower of pisa. ah-oh. [giggle] really?! [ding] ohhhh. what was it? bank on it. ohh, the new scratch-off from the pennsylvania lottery. with top prizes of $300 grand! oh, i knew what it was the entire time. [laughter] keep on scratchin'.

what twisted ankle?ask what muscle strain? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. ♪ happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. a delicious chew that protects for an entire month. ask your vet for more information. reported side effects include vomiting and itching. nexgard. the vet's #1 choice.

welcome back to "gma." that is, of course, the pepsi ad making quite a bit of headlines this morning featuring supermodel kendall jenner joining a protest making peace by handing an officer a can of soda. a can of pepsi to be specific. it's getting a lot of backlash and being compared to the black lives matter movement. we'll have much more in just a moment. >> not necessarily compared favorably. also right now, battle to confirm president trump's pick for the supreme court going all through the night of the that's a live look at the senate floor. jeff merkley in the 12th hour protesting judge neal gorsuch. if it fails republicans could invoke what's called the nuclear option to confirm judge gorsuch with a majority vote and the american woman injured in the london terror attack is meeting with the royal family. melissa cochran lost her husband

during the attack on the westminster bridge. princes william and harry and duchess kate meeting privately with the families. to that ad sparking a lot of outrage out there. critics are calling it tone deaf and linsey davis is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. 21-year-old kepdz is the first mod toll get a big pepsi ad since cindy crawford in 1992 but that's being overshadowed where many are calling it tasteless saying it takes advantage of serious issues and movements to sell soda. this morning, a new pepsi ad is falling flat getting a major backlash on social media. at the center of the controversial soft drink commercial, model and kardashian sister kepdz seen participating in a high-end photo shoot as the streets flood with political protesters. some are calling out the scene for exploiting the black lives matter movement.

jenner quickly ditches her high fashion shoot to join the masses. the model then appears to bring an end to the protests just by sharing a pepsi with a police officer. pepsi says the ad is meant to be a short film about letting go and following your passions, an attempt to appeal to a younger demographic but many are noting the similarity between the image of jenner and the officer to this widely circulated photo of black lives matter aisha evans when she approached police at a demonstration in baton rouge. twitter erupted overnight with tweets like, i've been studying commercials for 30 years. kendall's pepsi add is legitimately the worst one i've ever seen. and how nice of kendall jenner to stop in the middle of her photo shoot to end social injustices by giving that cop a pepsi. mlk who? rosa who? pepsi is defending the ad saying it reflects people from different walks of life coming

together in a spirit of harmony. one tweet about the commercial that's getting thousands of likes and retweets is one that theorizes this pepsi ad is so bad it must be an ad for coke. >> ouch. >> but that's just one theory. >> let's talk a little bit more about this and bring in entertainment expert larry hackett. this is, i mean, crust crushing, these responses online and really is built up into quite a frenzy. what do you believe was pepsi's initial intention for creating a commercial like this? >> you can imagine the meeting where pepsi was saying we need to get more relevant. young people aren't drinking enough soda. they're drinking pomegranate and sports drinks so they looked at their interviews and bar graphs about the various things people wanted and said, okay, they're more tolerant of different races and more socially active then got involved and they like protests of the let's throw that in. they like celebrity and like the kardashian, let's throw her in. when you put those ingredients all sound fine together like

pepperoni and snickers and grapes, you put that all in a pot, doesn't taste very good. and that's -- >> doesn't sound very good. >> that's what you have here. you know, again, created in some frankenstein lab of advertising and this is what you wented up with. >> pretending she's walking off a commercial while being in the middle of a commercial. >> so they're trying -- look all advertise something a compression of ideas into a very small spot. if you look at the super bowl and the coke ad or the budweiser ad or the 84 lumber ad, you know, those are narrative that is work and very, very effective. this, again, on paper something they thought would work out but it didn't. it's going to produce these kinds of memes and commentary and what pepsi wanted was relevant and an association with young people. now they'll become the laughingstock. >> what kind of effect could have this? >> it will have this effect in terms of the bottom line, not much. it's a massive company. they may not sell as much soda to people. i don't think it will have an effect on kendall jenner. it isn't her fault but i think it's going to be a cautionary

tale for marketers. >> can a commercial tap into a movement successfully without offending? >> in 1971 there was the coke ad i'd like to teach the world to sing. that took place on a hilltop with attractive young people singing a song. it may have been insipid but it was in a world craving a kind of separation from all the tumult of the 1960s and it wasn't really engaging with all the elms out there but referring to them but not directly. that worked and was a perfect element and perfect for its time. >> do you think they have to pull it. >> i think they're going to pull it. i don't think they can withstand this kind of abuse. it's just going to be one joke after another. i admire they're trying to defend it and 7:30 in the morning that we're talking about is not pepsi was looking for at least not in this way. those explosive allegations against fox news. the three women suing the network join us live. an abc news exclusive next.

music: "werewolves of london" dude. your crunching's scaring the fish. dude. they're just jealous. new kellogg's raisin bran crunch with crunchy clusters and the taste of apples and strawberries. (excited) i got one! (jokingly) guess we're having cereal for dinner. new kellogg's raisin bran crunch apple strawberry [ om[ sniffs ]c ] little girl: daddy! trapped by your unrelenting nasal allergies? [ meow ] [ sneezes ] try clarispray clarispray provides unsurpassed relief. it's 24 hour, non-drowsy and prescription strength. free yourself with clarispray, from the makers of claritin.

♪ it takes two to make ♪ iit outta sight ♪ake a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ (roosevelt)smoking just messed thaup your lungs. i never thought that at only 45 it would give me a heart attack. my tip is; do your heart a favor, and quit now. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now.

we are back with fox news under fire at least 22 companies have now pulled ads from the "the o'reilly factor" after those explosive allegations of sexual harassment against the prime time star. fox also facing a lawsuit from three women alleges racial discrimination. we'll talk to them after abc's mara schiavocampo brings us the latest. good morning, mara. >> reporter: good morning, the national organization for women is now calling for o'reilly to be fired and now another lawsuit against the company. not about sexual harassment but race. some employees saying they were ridiculed because they were black. >> welcome aboard. congratulations. >> reporter: this morning explosive n explosive new allegations against fox news. one former and two current employees in the network's payroll department accusing a supervisor of racially charged harassment and saying fox did nothing to stop it. in this new 36-page lawsuit,

tichaona brown, tabrese wright and monica douglas claiming the former head of accounting judith slater who is white harassed the three black women calling their department the urban payroll department. questioning whether tabrese wright's three children were all fathered by the same man and expressing an unwillingness to even be near black people. the lawsuit also claiming slater made disparaging remarks about other races too allegedly calling her daily commuter train the bombay express due to the number of people of indian descent. monica douglas alleges even though slater warned her not to complain to hr, she did report the alleged harassment in november 2014. but she claims nothing was done until a little over a month ago when their allegations went public. fox fired slater citing what it called the 19-year veteran's abhornts behavior. >> fox is now in the midst of

chaos. it's in the midst of a crisis of credibility. >> reporter: all of this happening as the network's former chairman roger ailes facing a new sexual harassment suit brought by julie row begar. >> reporter: and bill o'reilly under fire after a recent "the new york times" article reporting the anchor and parent company of fox news paid nearly $13 million in settlements over claims of inappropriate behavior by o'reilly including sexual harassment over the last 15 years. >> we are calling today for an independent investigation into the culture of sexual harassment at fox news. >> reporter: this morning, more top advertisers pulling out of the "the o'reilly factor" which brought in $446 million in advertising revenue from 2014 to 2016. now losing at least 22 companies. including mercedes, bmw,

hyundai, mitsubishi, allstate, lexus and bayer. one additional note. we incorrectly said 340 women filed lawsuits over sexual harassment allegations while an attorney for one of the alleged victims say there have been 30 such allegations only three such lawsuits have been filed. now, back to that racial discrimination suit. in a statement in response to the lawsuit fox says there is no place for conduct like this at fox news which is why miss slater was fired and that's the latest from that suit. >> okay, thanks very much. now we'll get more. we're joined by tichaona brown, tabrese wright, monica douglas and their attorney douglas wigdor. good morning to all of you. th you said it was comments about the black lives matter movement that was the tipping point. what were they? >> walking down the hallway if you encountered any -- if you encountered judith slater, she would put up her hands in this, you know, motion i guess mocking the black lives matter movement.

walking into the bathroom. even saying good night to her at night, she required us to say good night at 6:00 or whatever time you're leaving and instead of saying good night back it's hands up, don't shoot. that was definitely the tipping point for me. >> she actually had you repeat words. what was that about? >> she called me down to her office one day and she was actually in a meeting with her accounting team and she had these words on post-its and she said, i want you to say this word and it was mother and then she picked up another one and it was father and ask fifth -- all of these words and i said, why do you have me doing this and she said like black people continuously mispronounce these words and i have a couple of people, black people on my staff and it's just words that are always mispronounced in meetings and wanted to see if i as well

mispronounced these words. >> whoa. tabrese, you worked in the payrule department and called it you say the urban payroll department. >> yeah, the urban payroll division. >> and? >> it was insulting, appalling and we shouldn't have to deal with that at all. >> so, what are the circumstances where she comes up to you and asks if all your children have the same father? >> we were in the elevator one day and she came up and she saw me with a bag and she was like, oh, big bag. and i'm like, yes. and she's like, i'm just like i'm going to take my food home because i didn't finish eating it. i'm going to take it to my kids. she's like, oh, you have children. i have three. all by the same man and i'm like, yes. i was shocked. i was shocked. >> and why not take these complaints to the hr division? >> with my prior experience, hr does not do anything. i had a situation where my

senior director, she had been to hr and to the legal department and spoken with a senior vice president and our head legal counsel for fox news and nothing happened. >> mon characters you just joined the suit recently and say in addition to these allegations of racial discrimination, you were mocked for your breast cancer. >> yes, that's correct. >> what happened? >> she would often say -- call me out, cancer girl, a one-boob girl. >> just in the normal course of business? >> in the normal course of business in front of my staff. >> and according to the complaint you raise these issues with fox's general counsel, diane brandy. so what happened then. >> that's correct. i had a discussion with diane regarding judy's behavior and expressed my experience with her and diane simply said she's untouchable. >> untouchable. >> she cannot be fired because she knows too much.

>> that's really the bigger story here, george. there's really a cover-up going on at fox at the highest levels. jrue di slater worked at fox for eight years. she didn't wake up in year 17 íd become a along. and at the highest levels including the general counsel. they were willing to let this happen solely because she knew too much and what she knew as we're reading about and understanding and seeing about the government investigation is w of these settlements and trying to cover up these settlements. >> youe saying the fact that fox fired her and is not appropriate for her to be there. >> they fired her knowing for many years that she was engaged in this conduct and that's reprehensible. they let it happen because she was the comptroller and privy to all. the information about all of the various different settlements that have been going on at fox for years. >> what's the most important thing you want out of all this? >> i want a voice for many years

of feeling voiceless and just to, you know, let people who -- black women who are going through the same thing that are still working at fox to, you know, speak up and to not have it happen any longer. >> thanks for sharing your story this morning. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. >> michael. thank you, george. coming up on our big board would you plant a microchip in your hand if your company asked you to? we're going to be back in two minutes to talk about just that.

does your makeup remover every kiss-proof,ff? cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena® makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. so i thought it might be time to talk about a financial strategy. you mean pay him back? so let's start talking about your long-term goals. knowing your future is about more than just you. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. ♪ at almond breeze, we only use california-grown blue diamond almonds in our almondmilk. it's something we're proud of. knowing exactly where every almond comes from. but the whole "care-and-nurturing-making- sure-they-grow- up-just-right" part? that idea...

...we borrowed from the experts. ♪ blue diamond almond breeze. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. big news day today so we have an abbreviated version of our big board and the big debate. would you get a microchip implanted in your hand for work? more than 100 employees at a swedish company named epicenter are doing that saying it streamlines office life. becky worley joins us with the details. i laugh because it seems so unthinkable to me. no. no way. but tell us how these devices work. >> amy, i agree with you but i

do see the scenario. okay, you come to work. have you your key card, right. you key in, you go into work and then you come out a few hours later to get coffee and realize, oh, i forgot my key card. this has happened to me a few times and this is the problem that this swedish company is offering its employees voluntarily to solve by taking a microchip, it's about the size of a grain of rice and planting it in the space between your thumb and forefinger and this acts like your key card. you can open doors, you can use the copier. you can even buy food at the company cafeteria for those of us who are forgettable i do see the scenario. >> you know, forget or not, becky, this is still scary to me. something i don't think i would volunteer to do. as with most new technologies there's some privacy issues or concerns. so, what are the potential issues with this type of technology being implanted? >> big one, michael. you're right. talking about a your employee

being able to track you from point to point. this doesn't have gps but if they had scanners they could track you as you go everywhere. i mean i love you all but i don't need you to know where i am all the time. so i really think the company says the ceo says this is voluntary and your phone history and your browsing poses more of a threat. are you getting a chip for abc? >> that would be a big no, becky, but thank you for telling us how the technology works. >> thanks for speaking with me. i'm with you on that note. coming up next we'll hear from mama june opening up about that incredible transformation. how she dropped nearly 300 pounds and what her daughter honey booboo has to say it. the delicious way to fuel your morning. starting thursday at kohl's

get play proof kid's gear built for springtime fun like jumping beans dresses for only $12 $7 mix and match tops and bottoms and carter's sandals $19.99. you'll get kohl's cash too. play proof guarantee only at kohl's. (bin einstein since he startede eating beneful. the number one ingredient in it is beef. (einstein) the beef is fantastic! (becky) he has enough energy to believe that he can jump high enough to catch a bird. (vo) try beneful originals with beef. with real beef as the number one ingredient. hi, i'm frank. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. had a bad back injury,

my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor. she said, "how long you been holding this in?" (laughs) that was my movantik moment. my doctor told me that movantik is specifically designed for oic and can help you go more often. don't take movantik if you have a bowel blockage or a history of them. movantik may cause serious side effects, including symptoms of opioid withdrawal, severe stomach pain and/or diarrhea, and tears in the stomach or intestine. tell your doctor about any side effects and about medicines you take. movantik may interact with them causing side effects. why hold it in? have your movantik moment. talk to your doctor about opioid-induced constipation. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. ♪ it takes two to make ♪ iit outta sight ♪ake a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪

♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ enamel is the strong, wof your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend the new pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ but first things first -me call trugreen,. america's #1 professional lawn care company. millions of homeowners like you trust us to give them a lawn they can live on. and tailored care plans ensure their lawns get exactly what they need to thrive. guaranteed. that means you can do more of this, this, and this. okay, maybe not this. start your trugreen lawn plan today for only $29.95. and live life outside.

plus, trugreen now offers mosquito defense. so don't wait - act now. welcome back to "gma." we normally see this in winter. it's april and they shut down i-70 for a time with a foot of snow in the mountainous area, the resorts loving that. part of a system that's getting into the northeast. we have flood watches out now combining with that southern storm and tomorrow is going to be a big old mess with wraparou s

"good morning america" is brought to you by pronamel toothpaste. protect your enamel against the effects of everyday acids.

>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 7:56 on this wednesday april 5. karen rogers is following the traffic. >> big accident. number of emergency workers on the scene. this car smashed into the guardrail and only one lane gets by. this is the boulevard, northbound at fox street as you head towards broad street you're dealing with this accident blocking the two left lanes so we're jammed from the schuylkill to approaching wissahickon avenue. here's another view northeast philadelphia a problem on i-95 approaching cottman. it's a disabled vehicle. as i step away you see penndot and it's causing an issue. blocking a lane as you head southbound towards center city you're jammed from academy to girard. northeast philadelphia i-95 approaching cottman a disabled vehicle creating issues here. here's i-95 at chester avenue. we had a big accident here that was blocking this off ramp to chichester avenue.

it has since cleared but traffic still slow here on i-95 southbound so lots of problems suddenly popping up and some fog, matt. >> okay, thank you, karen. i'm sure that that fog will clear up because we're in the midst of a beautiful day. sun rising there over the commodore barry. hey, david. >> , hey, lots of sunshine right now away from those foggy areas. 57 degrees in philadelphia, temperatures dipping a little bit but really not bad with just a little gentle breeze coming down out of the northwest. this afternoon gorgeous, 70 degrees. we may have to wait until dinnertime to get there but we'll get nice this afternoon. then tomorrow a big change heavy rain at times a flood watch in effect across much of the region and the possibility of severe storms rolling through at times too. take cover from thunderstorms tomorrow, 63 the high. for the phillies home opener windy cooler, sunny again for the weekend matt 50's on saturday, 60's on sunday. >> got it. thanks, david. surveillance video shows a man trying to grab a child from a 54 inside a center city

dunkin donuts t police caught the man but the parents left or the guardians and police want to talk to them. they want to confirm that this was indeed an abduction attempt t the phillies play the reds tonight in cincinnati first pitch 7:10. the home opener is friday. >> ♪

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. severe weather threat. tornadoes rip through the south and more twister threats loom. major cities on alert as the dangerous weather is now tracking towards the east coast. barry manilow, the pop legend opening up for the first time about being gay. hiding his sexuality for decades. his secret marriage and why he's speaking out now. and one astonishing transformation. mama june revealing just how she went from size 24 to 4. >> i've never seen myself as a big person even when i was a size 28. >> how she lost 300 pounds. her quest to get healthy and what her daughter honey boo boo is saying about it. >> it's like they cut off her head and put her in another body. one-on-one with julia roberts. america's favorite movie star revealing her favorite thing about being a parent.

what inspires her and why she says this. >> if you return my weekly phone calls, that would probably keep it moving a little better. hank azaria and amanda peet here live in times square. and they're here to say -- >> both: good morning, america. good morning, america. they nailed it. happy wednesday to all of you. well come to everyone in the audience. >> amy, was we start early you had a chance to sit down with mama june. talk about her extreme weight loss. >> it wasn't my first time actually by the way. take a look at me -- see, look, i'm a part of the family. i spoke with june and her daughter alana also known as

honey boo boo four years ago and you can see june has lost nearly 300 pounds. >> good for her. [ applause ] >> have your hands full in the interview. >> i did. always. alana makes it interesting. >> yes, honey boo boo. that's great. also, has daniel craig decided to, well, shake up his feelings about playing bond? you know what they say, never say never again. is he back? is he not back? we'll get into it in "pop news." >> can't wait to hear more. many means of persuasion for daniel craig. first headlines. good morning, everyone. the u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting today following the chemical attack in syria that killed dozens including children. a human rights group now puts the death toll at 72. u.s. officials say evidence points to dictator bashar al assad's regime being responsible. officials have not confirmed the gas or chemical used in the

attack. north korea fired another ballistic missile into the sea of japan as president trump prepares to meet tomorrow with china's president to discuss how to respond to the growing threat posed by north korea's nuclear program. and more than 50 million americans from florida to ohio are bracing for severe weather and possible tornadoes. a reported tornado hit a small town in southwest missouri last night. badly damaging a fire station, school and several homes. the clock is ticking in the bitter partisan battle over supreme court nominee neal gorsuch. overnight democrats held the senate floor to protest gorsuch but republicans say they have the votes to change the rules so they can block a filibuster and confirm gorsuch with a simple majority. and gay rights advocates are calling a new ruling a game changer. a federal appeals court has ruled lgbt employees are protected from workplace discrimination under the 1964 civil rights act. the case stems from a lawsuit filed by an indiana teacher who claims she lost a job because of

her sexual orientation. well, a third grader in florida recovering from burns after his cell phone battery burst into flames at school. the 9-year-old took the battery out to silence the phone's beeping. when he dropped it officials say it caught fire. forcing the entire school to evacuate. well, a new study about the size of rain shower may offer a study to alzheimer's. sharp memories experience brain shrinkage twice as much as people their own age. some could be more suss cementable to altz. finally, talk about a dream job. scientists researching space travel are looking to hire some young men who don't mind just lying around in bed for two months straight. literally. the catch is they cannot leave the bed. they have to do everything lying down and when i say everything, i mean everything so let your mind just go there, okay. the scientists can study the effects of gravity this way.

the job pays 17,000 for 60 days of work and some are calling it one small rest for mankind. >> some? >> there it is right here. she did it herself. >> don't give away my secrets, george. >> still good. way to finish. >> credit where credit is due. >> thank you. >> "pop news" time. yes, indeed, good morning to you guys and good morning to you all. lots to get to. we'll start with the latest on james bond actor daniel craig otherwise known as 00. did i say that? thank you. after saying he would rather slash his wrists, i quote, than do another bond film word now that craig is once again the front-runner to reprise the role for a fifth time. page 6 is reporting that the actor is reportedly back on board after producer barbara broccoli of the 007 franchise gave him a role of othello in an off broadway production of the

shakespeare work and he was satisfied about not being typecast in the future and the other main contender tom hid hiddleston fell out of grace. shooting will begin as soon as daniel signs on the dotted line. you know what they say, you only live twice. >> there was so much controversy when he first became bond because some people thought he was a little too rough for it but now i can't imagine him not being bond. he's great. >> of course he'll be good. he has millions and millions of reasons why to come back. also -- and he's also really -- that's right. he's so good at it too. also in "pop news" this morning, beyonce's buzz goes beyond chart topping hits and award wins, queen bey also a social media mogul according to a new report about online presence. the grammy winner is the most valuable celebrity on all of social media.

in fact, a single post from her brings over a million dollars worth of advertising, one post equals a million dollars in advertising. all that social significance and yet she's only the 22 most followed personality online with 99 million followers, selena gomez has the most with 116 million fans but she's behind beyonce when it comes to the worth of a single post. moneyish.com is revealing the secret and that is posting quality over quantity. >> ah. okay. >> makes sense. 116 million followers. >> still not the most. how many times she posts something and we talk about it so she's very good at it and i'm sure has a terrific team behind her. i bring you treats and there is a great reason. something that we need to do in our country, it is time for the annual mac and cheese festival

in all of scotland and i wish all of america. >> hey. and i met some scottish ladies in the back earlier today. >> we thank you for your country's contribution to culinary deliciousness. when it rome as they say or as in glasgow we asked a fabulous restaurant in new york to help us get in the spirit. every restaurant in the land is to submit their take on the best mac and cheese and ticket holders get to try each and every one of them. rating every bite from bad to gouda on a score card. thank you. thank you. and the eatery with the best meal is given a macaroni and cheese shaped trophy which i want to show our props department because nobody does a trophy like our props department. >> are you watching carbs? what's going on? >> i can't eat in the morning. i'll be honest. >> it's 8:08 and you are scaring that down like it's breakfast.

>> amy's other secret. she's the biggest eater on the set. >> which is proof positive that the metabolism. it's fuel. >> i work out to eat. i need my fuel. >> and that's "pop news," everybody. enjoy your mac and cheese. >> her second breakfast. inside barry manilow's private world. his secret marriage and why he chose to keep his sexual hidden for decades. the secret behind mama june's extreme weight loss. we'll find out how she totally transformed her life when she talks with amy. "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by chick-fil-a. they only gave me one. are you serious? wait- mama, you're going to be an abuela your face yeah, this is how she tells me

but so we don't have tormin wad to get clean. charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. it has comfort cushions you can see that are softer... ...and more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. enjoy the go with charmin. when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques.

in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. do not use if you are allergic to taltz. before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you are being treated for an infection or have symptoms. or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. inflammatory bowel disease can happen with taltz. including worsening of symptoms. serious allergic reactions can occur. now's your chance at completely clear skin. just ask your doctor about taltz. now's your chance at completely clear skin. moms know their kids need love, encouragement and milk. with 8 grams of natural protein, and 8 other nutrients to provide balanced nutrition. moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. and 8 other nutrients to provide balanced nutrition. ♪ it takes two to make ♪ iit outta sight ♪ake a thing go right ♪

♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ hi hey i'll take one of those new fast play games. oh, you ready for a rush? uh, sure! ♪ i'm pretty excited for you right now. ♪ fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. pick a game, get your ticket and see if you've won. i won! fast play, please! fast play. play fast. win instantly. back now on "good morning america" with news on barry manilow. the legendary singer revealing in "people" magazine that he has hid his sexuality from fans for decades but is now ready to tell his story. abc's chris connelly is in los angeles with all of the details. good morning to you, chris. >> and good morning, lara.

even devotees known as fannilows may not be expecting to see him on the cover of "people" magazine but may be surprised into how they factored into manilow keeping his private life private until now. ♪ the copacabana ♪ the hottest spot north of havana ♪ >> reporter: through nearly 50 years as a hit maker and an entertainer with flair, barry manilow has delighted his devoted listeners. ♪ i can't smile without you >> reporter: giving them a steady streams of easy on the ears love songs ever since his 1974 ballad "mandy." ♪ oh, mandy you came and you gave without taking ♪ ♪ but i sent you away >> reporter: now 73 and he says off the road for keeps after a 2016 tour. manilow has news to share revealing in the latest issue of

people that he's gay and that in 2014, he married his longtime love and manager garry kief. >> saying i love in front of his close family and friends was much more meaningful than he anticipated. ♪ i'm ready to take a chance again ♪ >> reporter: rising to stardom in an era when such revelations were thought to be career threatening manilow chose not to share his sexual orientation with his fans earlier because he says i thought i would be disappointing them if they knew i was gay. >> barry remained mum on his sexual for years and it was something that he never talked about. >> reporter: yet in a career that began with writing well-known ad jingles. ♪ there is nothing so clean ♪ as my burger machine >> do the jackal. ♪ like a good neighbor state farm is there ♪ >> reporter: music director for bette midler in 1971. ♪ going to the chapel

♪ and we're going to get married ♪ >> reporter: and on to the mainstream singalong melodies so many have savored. ♪ i write the songs that make the whole world sing ♪ >> reporter: those who love manilow and his music have never been disappointed. ♪ looks like we made it ♪ we left each other on the way ♪ >> reporter: manilow telling "people" he's been heartened by the early response to his news calling it so beautiful and saying i'm so grateful for it. good news all around, lara. >> that is great news. chris, thank you so much. just love those songs. >> so good. i'm hitting itunes later. mama june on her incredible weight loss. how she went from a size 24 to a size 4. she talked to amy about it.

welcome to holiday inn! ♪ ♪ whether for big meetings or little getaways, there are always smiles ahead at holiday inn. meet sam. ) he eats blue wilderness. it's protein-rich and grain-free. right now, save on large bags of blue wilderness dog food and get a free wild roll with purchase. and now, when you buy any bag of dog or cat food we give a meal to a pet in need. petsmart - for the love of pets. new pantene doesn't just wash i wiyour hair, it fuels it.gain. making every strand stronger. so tangles don't stand a chance. because strong is beautiful. mastering the enchantment the lindt master chocolatier

is stirring up our finest chocolate... and bringing back our dearest friend... the lindt gold bunny. make the magic of easter come alive. bring home the lindt gold bunny. make it sweet. make it savory. make it creamy. make it crunch. make it overnight. ♪ make it yours with quaker.

>> they all want to see something snowy. check it out. colorado springs yesterday got a lot of snow. forget about snow men. closer to easter than christmas so snow bun bees there they are.

peter cottontail around the corner. kid looks like the kid from christmas story. breckenridge getting a foot of fresh snow. bring on peter cottontail. more local weather. >> no snow bunnies around here rob. plenty of sunshine. no precipitation. taking a look jut side there's the sun. to the east of philadelphia we've been trying to break up some fog that's happening. temperatures in the 50's and low 60's right now and this afternoon in your exclusive accuweather 7-day mostly sunny skies and a late afternoon high of 70. tomorrow at the red bar is on thursday 'cause we have heavy rain possible flooding some severe norms mixed in at times a high of 63. cool an bit damp for the phillies opener friday. heaviest she weighed 450 pounds and now she is not only revealing the dramatic changes

to her body but also to her love life and family. >> alana! let's go. >> reporter: the them proclaimed rednecks who rocked to fame faster than you could see. >> me honey boo boo child. >> reporter: but a lot has changed for 11-year-old alana, honey boo boo thompson and her mom june shannon since i travelled to mcintyre, georgia, four years ago. ♪ honey boo boo, honey boo boo >> reporter: sort of. mama june officially split from on again off again love sugar bear and bought herself a new home and, oh, yeah, she looks like this. >> it's like they cut off her head and put it on another body. >> yeah, that's what they always say. >> reporter: mama june's nearly 300-pound weight loss documented on we tv's "mama june: from not to hot" going from a size 24 to 4 with the help of gastric sleeve surgery and the results kept under wraps until now.

you were in hiding basically. >> i wasn't able to associate with anybody. i wasn't able to go to her school. i mean it was crazy. >> reporter: when is the last time you were a size 4/5. >> never. >> probably 8. >> reporter: june letting cameras roll even during the most private moments. what do you hope viewers take away? are you hoping you can inspire? >> it's a temporary fix. a piece of all pieces, it's not. you have to work almost every day. i'm not saying i'm the most perfect person because trust me, i do eat. >> reporter: alana, has the food changed in your house. >> every once in a while she's bring in something unhealthy but mostly healthy. >> reporter: the 37-year-old undergoing two more painful surgeries to remove her excess skin. >> nine pounds of skin, skin, skin. you know, a pound apiece came off my arms. right here half a pound. >> people now finally get to see

what i always knew i looked like on the inside. >> i've never seen myself as a big person even when i was a size 28. >> reporter: while she headlines the show make no mistake, there is only one star. >> i really think we should count how many types i asked you a question and alana answered it. what do you see when you look in the mirror. >> she sees the person that she's always wanted to be. >> reporter: what was the tipping point -- >> not -- >> you are so candid. >> mama is just going to let it out there. >> what's reality? >> the reality -- >> i mean, hold it. okay, shh. >> reporter: it's no wonder "here comes honey boo boo" became tv gold. in 2014 it came crashing down when tlc canceled it when mama june was reported to date a child abuser. june repeatedly denied that relationship. any regrets you want talk about. >> it's like beating a dead horse and kills me people still talk about that [ bleep ] today. >> what's your relationship with

anna? >> it depends on if i'm giving her money or not. i'm not trying to be funny. it's a true situation. if i'm giving her money and what she wants she's good. if i'm not, then we can argue. >> reporter: anna telling abc news they have no relationship. now, anna recently said she thinks you only did this show and lost all this weight for fame. >> anna thinks she -- mama only did this show because she didn't want to pay for it but that is not true at all. >> my insurance paid for the gastric sleeve surgery because, you know, anybody says after a certain bmi and this surgery i had it paid for. >> reporter: cameras were there as june jumped back into the dating pool unsuccessfully. >> what do you think about your mom's dating life? >> it's gone worse because i have a boyfriend and she doesn't. >> oh. what's his name? >> justin. >> want to say anything to justin if he's watching. >> hello.

i talked to him this morning. he read it and just didn't text me back. >> he didn't text me back. >> we're hoping justin techs alana back. this season finale of "mama june: from not to hot" airs friday on we tv. alana wanted to give me a big reveal. what was next, she said, mama can i tell her. finally she said she's going to be on a scripted show which means alana may be an actress. which i kind of think she already is. you saw her doing it. she was constantly looking for the aemption it. i said is she dancing there and mama june said, no, she's just bored. thanks a lot. all right. we'll be right back. hopefully i'll keep you guys inspired.

>> ♪ >> hi, everyone, eight:27 on this wednesday april 5th. i'm matt o'donnell and karen rogers is that spending time looking for people who are not able to enjoy the nice weather today. >> i'm going to write them notes one at a time to get off of work o roosevelt boulevard at ridge of a our accident on the boulevard at fox cleared. we're looking at heavy traffic. this is the northbound delay jammed from the schuylkill to approaching wissahickon. southbound delays heavy as well and those delays spilling back onto the schuylkill as well. on the big picture showing the schuylkill, really slow speeds as a result. you're look at 14 miles an hour westbound approaching the boulevard to belmont pacific northwest and 8 miles an hour near girard. slow go there. slowing on i-95 at times in the single digits 9 miles an hour as you approach the betsy ross bridge. we have a big accident on 422, someone on twitter was telling me there are injuries reported

this with this. 422 northbound near stow road causing delays matt. >> thank you, karen. dave murphy is where we all want to be outside. >> it is a nice one building matt. right now we've got lofts sunshine. it's jacket... lots of sunshine. it's jacket weather. 57 degrees. i'm comfortable on the terrace with my jacket. little bit of a breeze out of the northwest today. mostly sunny a high of 70 late in the afternoon. tomorrow a different story. we've got a flood watch in effect heavy rain at times one to 2 inches and there could also be some severe thunderstorms rolling through the region at times. some of them maybe in the morning so thursday definitely a day to keep a close eye on. 63 is your high. on friday the phillies are going to open up at home, 53 degrees cloudy windy cool. it will feel pretty raw with a passing shower but i think they'll get the game in. then sunshine this weekend, 50's on saturday, 60's sunday and matt we're back to the 70's by monday. >> thank you david. remembering ralph archbold the manhour who portrayed ben franklin in philadelphia for

more than four decades on on 6abc.com.

soulcycle on hollywood boulevard in los angeles, california. we are here to say -- >> all: good morning, america. [ applause ] the very energetic and inspiring scene there your folks at soulcycle out in l.a. a lot of energy in times square with this audience. give yourselves a round. a great audience. [ applause ] we're going to add to that with some great guests who are going to join us at the table. please welcome the very funny and very talented stars of the new show "brockmire," amanda peet and hank azaria. [ applause ]

>> hi. mwah. >> how are you? >> good to see you. >> hello, gang. >> hi. >> mwah. mwah. >> how are you doing, mike? >> hi. >> hi. [ applause ] >> oh, you were just going to be the escort. escort out and leave. >> bring her out. >> is that what you were doing? >> i know you guys are looking at the table. i want everybody to know i brought everybody treats this morning. but for a good reason. okay, there's this whole study that was done by a doctor who is an ear, nose and throat doctor. i don't know why they did the study but it was about how people eat their food. they found that 59% of people when they eat a chocolate bunny start by eating the ears. >> yep. >> only 59%. >> only 59%. george, i haven't even gotten through it and you're already eating the ears. maybe the bunny needed to hear

what i needed to say. how do you start by eating -- >> the ears. >> always the ears. >> where do the other 41%? >> yeah, the feet. the feet. you can tart's feet. >> eye, i'm jewish. >> are you going to boycott -- >> so this is really unfamiliar for me and for hank. >> would you like a chocolate menorah brought out? how could we handle it? >> this is not, you know, i'm not familiar with -- >> there's other parts of the study. how do you eat your pizza. do you fold it or eat it open? >> fold. >> i'm a folder. >> you don't want to get -- >> i'm a folder. >> if it has a lot of toppings on it it's too hard to fold. >> that's true. if it's too hot, but i didn't expect to be hit with such hard-hitting questions. >> at the top. >> i was expecting softball. >> what kind of show is this? >> but if it's really too hot i'll do the knife and fork

thing. sometimes i cut it right down the middle and it's a little -- >> it's weird that -- >> it's weird? >> it's new york. >> i'm from queens. excuse me. >> excuse me yourself. >> i'm allowed to eat my pizza any frickin' way i want. >> how do y eat your oreos? >> you open it up and eat with the little filling inside. >> you actually open yours. >> you get the filling. >> open it up, twist and then go like this. >> it's an extra step. >> i just bite the top off the bottom. >> you want to -- [ all talking at once] >> do you want to go home and think about this question? >> they're never coming back. >> i wasn't expecting to get so personal and reveal so much. i like to dip the oreos in the milk or the coffee. >> yes. well, thank you for sharing. >> do it any way you want. now we will talk about your new show "brockmire," by the way. >> congratulations.

>> thank you very much. >> big congratulations is in order. second season is already been picked up -- >> i believe we -- >> congratulations to you. >> thank you. i believe we're announcing that here. our second season has already been picked up. [ applause ] >> sportscaster had a fall from grace. he's getting a second chance thanks to amman dpa's character. and he has a very distinct voice. i'd love to know who you're channeling and what it feels like to always have that voice. it's not just when he's in the booth. >> oh, no, he always talks like this. this is the way jack brockmire talks and i sent the show to bob costas and all men i admire and they did, america. yes, thank you. [ applause ] amanda, before the show, you were a big baseball fan? >> i'm not -- i -- i don't get it. >> still? >> standing around.

still? there's so much standing around. i watch ken burns' documentary and i still don't get it. i feel like nobody ever makes it to first base. you wait and you wait and you wait and -- >> kind of like life. >> i was going to say it sounds like middle school. >> you wait and you wait and you wait is there that's the beauty of baseball. you know, look, this is a generic baseball announcer voice, okay, from the '70s especially which is what bob costas correctly identified and, you know, when most of your sport is watching grown men stand around and fidget slightly it happens to have it described by charismatic men with deep voices and helps to have a tremendous buzz on. >> which brockmire always does. >> the show is the unfiltered truth. it's baseball, it's sex and it's a whole lot of drinking which, you know, well, it is. and i don't know if you ever tried to do either of those things sober, sex or baseball,

but it's not good. >> no, but that's -- it's -- >> they're both -- >> sex while announcing sex. >> that happens too. >> he calls the sex that we have. >> play-by-play. >> that's not the clip we're going to show. >> darn it. >> well, this will be disappointing. >> p.a. announcer? darling, on the phone you promised me a multiplatform distribution dealy. >> that was kind of euphemism for the internet where charles here will be uploading clips of your broadcasts. >> i've been working on keeping my hand really steady. >> um, you lied to me. >> i hustled you. there's a difference. [ applause ] >> yeah, they go on to eventually have sex and brockmire calls it. >> how do you keep a straight face when he's doing that. >> i didn't. i didn't.

i ruined a lot of film. >> she did. we just had to use takes where she was laughing at my calling the sex because that's all there was. >> i tried to hide but even if you hide your face there's still this. >> i want to talk about your voices. you've been doing voices for 30 years, over 100 characters from "the simpsons" alone in like 20 or 30 main running ones. >> do you have a favorite? >> my favorite character is mo the bartender. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, there's many -- there's mo, there he is right there. let's see. my favorite to do, of course, is professor frank. are you familiar with professor frank, my dear child? yes. >> how about the one of the greatest ever from the "birdcage." >> agador spartacus. >> all right. take it easy. the voice frighten me so just

relax in how do you come up with all of these gentleman. >> i'm a mimic. i imitate things i hear. i always have. i didn't realize it was a marketable skill till i was about 20. and then just made a career out of it much to my amazement. >> amanda, another one of my favorite shows is "game of thrones." everyone knows that. i'm very excited about the next season. your husband is a writer, producer. have you ever tried to be on the show, asked to be on the show? >> i can't. you're going like this. >> yeah. >> appropriate for that show. >> it was. must have been in my head. >> many of the women. you see a lot. >> yes, i try to sort of obliquely audition for them if we go out and have a couple of drinks, i'll try doing an english accent and just out of nowhere to see if they'll suddenly be like, wow, amanda, want to come on our show but it

just hasn't happened yet. >> but you try. you're going to keep trying. >> yeah, i keep trying. yeah. >> the great thing is you already have your show regardless. >> yes. >> you already have your show regardless. "brockmire." and the show is "brockmire." it premieres tonight on ifc. thank you both for coming. that was fun. coming up, i'll go one-on-one with julia roberts. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: now i'm really freaked out. >> announcer: we know who rach's

yo, check it. my parents pimped out our crib with fios internet. sick. word on the street is it's bomb.com. i think you're bomb.com michelle, wanna come over and surf those sweet fios speeds like old times? todd, i've moved on to xfinity, they have the fastest internet. sorry todd. fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity delivers the fastest internet. sign up today or get started with this great offer. call, click, or visit an xfinity store today.

look at this crowd all over . >> a lot >> we have severe weather that's breaking across parts of the southeast tornado warning off to the southwest of atlanta heading up interstate 85. several rounds of it today for the aware. that's a quick check of the national headlines. here now is your local forecast. >> for now we're dry, your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast shows a-70 mostly sunny. tomorrow look out heavy rain flooding possible maybe some severe thunderstorms and a high of 63. braves looking? >> they're doing good but they could -- they could do better. >> you got a future in color

commentating. this weathercast brought to you by t-mobile. michael, back inside to you. >> thank you, rob. julia roberts, she's going blue for her latest role in "smurfs: the lost village" and i had a chance to sit down for a candid one-on-one with the oscar winner to talk about the movie, motherhood and which movie of hers she really wants her daughter to see. last time we talked i had the biggest smile on my face because you said we were best friends. is it still true? >> well, if you returned my weekly phone calls, that would probably keep it moving a little bit better. >> i told you i'm a biweekly caller. okay, i'm sorry about that. but, you know, also if i were your best friend i felt i would have got a part in the "smurfs" movie but since i didn't -- >> your voice is too deep to be a smurf. >> it is. >> i think so. >> there's deep voice smurfs. what would my smurf name be.

>> football smurf. sporty smurf. >> i like that. >> girl, protection mode in maybe i should leave it to the pros like julia roberts. >> are you the one in charge. >> i'm smurf willow, leader of the smurfs. >> the voice of smurf willow in "smurfs: the lost village." >> the smurfs are this odd little colony of creatures that have stood the test of time. they were around when i was young and my kids played with them and the movies are always so sweet and fun and i thought, yeah, i want to be a smurf. >> who are they? >> this movie has a lot of themes feeling like you don't belong. afraid of differences. >> i feel like that's always with the smurfs. you know it always has this little jewel of an idea of everybody understanding and getting along and sharing in this joyful experience of life kindly. >> the oscar winner knows a thing or two about living

joyfully. not only as an actress but as a dedicated wife and devoted mother of three. do you have a favorite thing out being a parent? >> i love it l. i mean, i love it when it's easy. and i love it when it's challenging and i love being able to go to bed at 8:30. >> isn't that great? >> bedtime, it's like, mm and for me too. no, i do love it all. you're allowed to not only appreciate the weekends in a new way again and christmas holidays in a new way again and summer vacation is a whole new joy, it's such a great learning experience. they're just such great teachers, young people. their point of view is so unique. >> roberts is also not afraid to share her point of view. recently adding her name to an open letter advocating for gender equality. >> it really is the biggest

chasm of humanity that we can't embrace the things that make us different and appreciate each other regardless of those things. everybody is so frustrated with how challenging it all is and why can't you believe what i believe and why can't you understand and do it my way and it's just not how it's ever going to work. and i think the sooner everybody can take a big breath and just embrace the sooner we'll get to a more joyful noise in the world. >> what inspires you personally? what inspires you in life? >> my family and, you know, my pe nothing more thrilling than creating a piece of work and feeling like you have some triumph to bring home and lay at the feet of your family. >> one day your kids are going to say i'm going to watch all of mom's movies tonight. >> at the age they are now, it would be a short night. but in a few years there are

some i'm looking forward to i guess i think of my daughter, i can't wait for her to see "my best friend's wedding." >> i woke up and i see that the world is just as it should be. >> you're going to make me cry. don't you do it. >> but i mean that'll be sweet. you know. >> it'll be sea sweet. >> and i think they'll be pleased with how i spent my 20s and 30s. >> got to say i love julia roberts. and her movie "smurfs: the lost village," it opens nationwide on friday and coming up, michelle branch, you can hear her right there. going to perform live. ♪ let's raise a glass... ...to those of us who stumble. celebrate the fearless who fumble. at clorox, we salute those who fight the good fight... ...just to stay upright. we take our hats off to the hoppers...

the floppers... and the produce pile topplers. there's a little klutz in all of us. that's why we made clorox splash-less bleach... ...splashless. shine on, klutzes. shine on.

we are back now with our spring concert series with michelle branch. her album "hopeless romantic" is out friday. here she is with her current

single "best you ever ♪ [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ dearest lover read this letter i can't pretend i'm still in love ♪ ♪ if my lips could say it better i'd still be there when you wake up ♪ ♪ we used to be for real but now you make me feel ♪ ♪ like i'll never be enough you turned me on then turned me off oh ♪ ♪ i want you to remember me every time you scream it's the best you ever ♪

♪ i want you to remember me in a lucid dream as the best you ever ♪ ♪ oh whoa oh whoa oh oh whoa ♪ oh whoa oh whoa oh oh whoa ♪ i hope you can find someone who will satisfy you like i did ♪ ♪ do all the stupid little things that never are as obvious ♪ ♪ and all the things you miss i seal 'em with a kiss ♪ ♪ but i can't sign sincerely yours i never was i've never been ♪ ♪ i want you to remember me every time you scream it's the best you ever ♪ ♪ i want you to remember me in a

lucid dream as the best you ever ♪ ♪ oh whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh whoa ♪ ♪ oh whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh whoa ♪ ♪ i've been wondering why i tried so hard to win your love ♪ ♪ i'm giving up i don't wanna waste any more time so good-bye ♪ ♪ ♪ i want you to remember me every time you scream it's the best you ever ♪ ♪ i want you to remember me in a lucid dream as the best you ever ♪

♪ oh whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh whoa ♪ ♪ oh whoa oh whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh whoa ♪ ♪ i want you to remember me i want you to remember me best you ever ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you. "gma's" concert series is presented by belvita breakfast biscuits. the delicious way to fuel your

fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. satget 150 meg internet, tv ands in phone. all for $79.99 p mt yr wit's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. and verizon wireless customers can stream tv on the fios mobile app, data-free. get the best. go to getfios.com

our thanks to michelle branch. >> she was fantastic. thank you. have a great day, everyone. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, 8:56 on this wednesday april 5th. karen rogers is taking a look at i night. karen. >> we have an accident involving this truck matt. i-95 southbound at woodhaven

road was blocking a few lanes and created a big. acde on the betsy ross bridge coming into new jersey causing huge delays. 3 miles an hour betsy ross bridge heading eastbound. watch for this accident blocking a lane and everyone is kind of crawling along because of it. and over here on the pennsylvania turnpike here we've got westbound between fort washington and norristown some slow speeds. even though the disabled vehicle cleared, you're still traveling only about 21 miles an hour as you head from bensalem to approaching norristown and an accident in plymouth meeting still on germantown pike at plymouth road matt. >> thank you, karen. dave murphy is where you're going to want to be outside with the accuweather forecast. >> lots of sunshine building matt. a little bit of a cool breeze. still a jacket still a good idea. 58 degrees now in philadelphia t little cooler over to the east where we're still kickingw. tomorrow heavy rain at times,

a flood watch is in effect ac region and we could be in for severe thunderstorms to boot. tomorrow's high 63 degrees, a day to keep your eyes on the weather and a lot of different aspects of it. windy and cooler on friday cloudy 53. heading to the homeowner for the phillies maybe a stray shower but mostly dress waly 0's saturday. matt back to the 60's on sunday. >> thanks, david. an attempted abduction is captn is seen trying grab a child from a stroller inside a center city dunkin donuts t police want to talk to the child's parents. a live report on "action news" at noon. "live with kelly" on 6abc. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great wednesday. >> ♪

i'm vern, the orange money retirement rabbit, from voya. i'm the money you save for retirement. who's he? he's green money, for spending today. makes it easy to tell you apart. that, and i am better looking. i heard that. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya.

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, from the new series "brockmire," amanda peet. and he's one of the stars of the film "the fate of the furious," scott eastwood. plus, actors scott wolf is back as kelly's cohost. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and scott wolf! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> kelly: hi.