rachael lied under oath about her whereabouts. she said she was in the hospital.en they asked her why she lied she said she didn't want to see the body because she just talked to him and it was hard for her was the implication. why should the jury trust her now after a lie as significant of attending his funeral. >> reporter: because it has nothing to do with the case. a jury they are instructed that they can take what they want from her testimony. they can discount it totally or take bits and pieces of it. i think she gave a great explanation about why she lied. she said she didn't want to face sabrina fullton. she didn't want to see the dead body. she has been harassed for a year and a half. she has been called everything but a child of god. she is 19. no she didn't testify the way that we would have liked her to. but she was real and honest. >> and one other thing i want to ask crow before we move on to her to something george zimmerman said was rachael was agitated especially during cross examination and she said trayvon had used a racial slur to describe geor

got to meet rachael ray, morgan spurlock.cooler than just watching it on like a little tv screen and also watching it with an audience like on the big screen is like really cool because like when they laugh when they're supposed to laugh, like it's just the best feeling ever. >> makes you feel good, doesn't it. >> yeah. >> when they do that. were you afraid that you were going to get in trouble at all when you were putting together this documentary? had the little camera at school. >> oh, yes, definitely every day i was like nervous that i would get in trouble or get suspended. >> i know now there's a rule that you've got to let the principal know if you're going to do a little video like that. >> oh. >> oh, yeah. >> i know. >> yeah, that's because of you. >> now, now they said just -- just like kids caught filming in school can be suspended. >> yeah. i know it's harmless what you were trying to do because you felt that you weren't kind of getting the lunch that you did and we heard with what the school said, they provide sal

taking aim at accusations that his wife was tweeting up a storm at james gandolfini's funeral about rachael ray and her anniversary. but is the proof in the posts? we'll show you. >>> and a good friday morning to you all. great to have amy here. and lots to get to, including the massive crowd at central park this morning. the day dawned bright and dry. and they've been lined up all night for demi lovato. a year ago, one of the best concerts of our summer concert series. we expect nothing less this morning. the lovatics are out in force there, and here in our studio. it's going to be terrific. >>> we're going to have the very latest on the high-profile trial of george zimmerman, and the star witness on the stand all day with dramatic and controversial testimony. it had the country riveted. we'll bring that to you. >>> but first, the very latest on that heat wave. so scorching, officials saying it could get too hot to actually fly in an airplane. sam, up in central park for everything this morning. but you're also there tracking this heat emergency. sam, this sounds brutal. >> it really is, j

. >> rachael studied drama but skyrocketing tuition forced her to drop out. >> we are asking too much of our college students and we are narrowing and narrowing the field of who can be a college student in the country. >> reporter: american college grads are more than $1 trillion in collective student loans. as tuition costs continue to soar, rising interest rates could be their next headache. interest rates or subsidized loans was fixed at 3.4%. now that congress hasn't intervened, that rate is scheduled to double. >> i think doubling the rate to 6.8% would increase default rates. the students receiving the subsidized loans are from the lowest income brackets. >> reporter: while some law makers want to keep the rates at the lower 3.4% temporarily, others say student loan rates should be allowed to fluctuate. >> i think there will be some kind of adjustment. i don't know if they'll go to a variable rate loan. they may kick the can down the road and say we'll revisit it another year later. >> higher rates could be a revenue booster for government generating $36 billion this year when c

number two, rachael rate, the only one of the listed as not of a restaurant but is still going strongtalk-show. continues to be on the food networkk her cook books, magazines, and its online help break-in 25 million. the number one highest paid celebrity chef, you will not guess this, gordon ramsey. may be better known for his body mouth on his three prime-time shows. two dozen restaurants, buu they both helped him earn $38 million. interesting. maybe i can make a little life change year. still to come, warning for all of you before you head to the beach. find out which spots you should avoid. futures coming up next. ♪ ♪ gerri: getting ready for the beach, you might want to stick around and find out. i don't mean charts. ♪ gerri: summer is here, and that means pulling up the sunscreen and a frisbee in hitting the beach before you take on the surf and sand. listen to our next guest of the word to travel. here to break it down, senior attorney at the natural resources defense council. thank you for coming on the show. think a lot of people out there think that they can get to any beach

. >> this is somebody named rachael. >> they're the ones always keeping people angry about the past, falsely accusing republicans of what the democrats have done. they're going put y'all back in chains. > the guilty past and punish republicans for the past they're not guilty of, all part of characteristics of covering up slavery for fighting evil to lavery benghazi. wmds, n syria can hide and just like charles ramsey was able to stumble over and truth about his nasty neighbor, the truth will be uncovered with the failure of obama administration in benghazi. >> you got some big testicles to pull this off, bro. reaction? >> websites are not known for humorists. lot of i don't know if he's going for humor. he's going for a colorful personality. we tried it at politico. the comedy world has seen this as well. with youtube, you can just vote a video of yourself. a comedian. i think in politics to produce show type of political humor or parody or sarcasm. occasionally you see it. but, again, it comes down to the idea that when

kathy griffin, rachael ray, and steve harvey are among the presenters. >> there's a lot of drama loomingytime emmys this year in the soap categories. >> i'm falling in love with you all over again. >> there's plenty of love to go around in the best drama series category. >> we have so few soaps on broadcast tv now that they all were nominated. >> the bold and the beautiful, the young and the restless, general hospital and days of lives against one life to live which left broadcast tv last year and now airs online. could it be the sentimental favorite? >> it's the one that just said farewell and final gi going to get a farewell hug? >> biggest race is probably the best actress. >> heather tom plays on "the bold and the beautiful" is nominated and won last year. >> this year, hlntv.com have a special section to see the episodes submitted by heather tom and the race for lead actress. >> her chief competition is former co-star and another winner, susan flannery that tugged at heart strings in the good-bye episode as stephanie forester. >> i love you all. >> "live with regis and kelly" won la

. >> so it turns out listening to rachael's testimony there that george zimmerman wasn't the only oneng that tragic night 16 months ago in sanford, florida. the black teenager felt he was being stalked by a creepy white guy who thought the creepy white guy that he was following yet another criminal black kid in a hoodie looking to burglarize his housing complex. everybody is profiling everybody. but far more important than the issue of profiling is the definitive issue in this case of self-defense. and here is the key moment in this trial so far. >> one guy on top in the black hoodie was pretty much just throwing down blows on the guy kind of mma style. was that the context in which that happened? >> yes. >> the person who you now know to be trayvon martin was on top, correct? >> correct. >> he was the one who was reigning blows down on the person on the bottom, george zimmerman, right? >> that's what it looked like. >> the voice screaming for help, however many times that you heard it, it was just one person's voice? >> when i heard it outside? >> yes. >> i believe it was one person'

i will turn it over to rachael will be moderating the session. director of the regional policy initiative with the open society foundation. lots of expertise on afghanistan prior to being with a less-she was an analyst with the human rights. prior to that a career in journalism, particularly at the bbc where she was also covering afghanistan. with that will turn it over to you, rachael. >> thank you for hosting a state . the key to our panelists for joining us. very important discussion. i first went to afghanistan for the bbc and lobbied long and hard to try to go and report on something other than the conflict. seven years later i am still trying to do the same thing. we also have corruption. stories often about women victims. saying this lens is distorting not just in the media but also policymakers here because i am missing half the country really, and that is what we are representing. it is great that we will be able to hear from them in terms of how they vision the future and how they think they can tackle some of the challenges which andre

. >> big day, rachael ray will be here. >> live and in hd, this is an abc7 news update. >> good morningryland, $3.50. in virginia, $3.39. last year, more than 150,000 i've online uva's courses. at least nine are confirmed for next year. >> major delays coming into the 14th street bridge. also, an accident on 16th street that is causing a backup. and last report, the right lane was closed. be prepared for brake lights back toward alaska. and on the 14th st. nw just after the street. and on the d w parkway northbound into the memorial bridge. been tracking a couple of light rain showers in central virginia into southern maryland. this is all very light. a dry day. the opportunity for a few showers midmorning and again midafternoon. 76 degrees is the temperature in washington, d.c. right now. rain possible tuesday into wednesday. then we will try out for the end of the week. >> thanks for watching. we are back at noon. february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it'sacked by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republic

. >> reporter: even the first lady shared with rachael ray that sometimes you just need a change. >>raising stats women go to the salon at least five times a year which amounts to about 250 visit s by the time they're 65. and they experiment with 100 different styles and up to 50 shades. why so much? most women say they change their styles because of boredom, a life change or good old-fashioned celebrity inspiration. but the majority said they were tired of their current look. >> i went short when my twins were born because it was much easier. and now that they're older, i can take a little more time, and do my hair. >> reporter: on the flip side, 15% of women admit they've been stuck with the same look for more than five years. that's a lot of time for something that some say defines you. >> if i walk out of a salon and i don't look any different than i walked in, what's the point? >> reporter: you know what they say? hair today, gone tomorrow. >> change it. because what it does is it makes you feel better. it gives you a whole new outlook on life. >> so one more stat turns out that

. >> big day, rachael ray will be here. >>> good morning. i'm kristen sze.enters. >>> leyla gulen here checking traffic and weather. >> that's right. a live look Ñihere, gorgeous da. we are looking at coastal fog. certainly we'll be seeing a warm-up by the end of the day at the end of the week. >>> in traffic, we have an accident where a car is spun around and is resting in the right lane northbound at foothill. 85 bumper to bumper into sunnyvale. appears 101 is also quite slow in the northbound direction. announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael" today, rocker . and a sweet treat from the sugar philly from another edition of our "truckin' amazing cook-off." plus, we are kicking off "live"'s "tune in to win jetaway". cast in your clues and a trip to the british virgin islands could be yours. ll next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

. >> big day, rachael ray will be here. >>> good morning to you. i'm charlie crowson. could legal mary. >>> traveling inch downtown baltimore, there is a site. the globetrotters will travel to townsend university for globe trader. they are playing in tiger arena this week. >>> all right. charlie. what is going on right now. we're seeing a mix of sun and clouds this morning. this will continue through your day. the potential for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast as well. temperature right now in laurel coming in at 78 degrees. we are close to 80 degrees. you can see that temperatures are going to soar today. and also, humidity, it is going to feel hotter than the 86 that i'm talking about into the afternoon. the seven-day forecast, we start to see improving conditions toward the end of the week. now, traffic with lauren. >>> well, lynette. delays on 95. speeds clocking in at 26 miles per hour. 8 minutes from the harbor tunnel through the beltway. and another crash on 95. and another accident at the inner loop on the beltway at 97. and the outer loop, no relief t

rachael nickels is working the story for us. what is serena williams saying about this controversy?beginning of the quote in rolling stone had her saying specifically i am not blaming the girl. she went on to question did the girl's parents teach her about drinking and not drinking to the point where she couldn't remember anything and that is where she followed saying she shouldn't have put herself in that position. that is why she came out with a statement today and said i'm currently reaching out to the girl's family to let her know i am deeply sorry for what is written in rolling stone. what was written was insensitive and hurtful and i would by no means insinuate she was to blame. my prayers and support always goes to the rape victim. she clearly feels at this point she needs to come forward and clarify her remarks and hopes this kind of puts an end to the issue but of course she is about to start wimbledon. she will be giving plenty of press conferences. >> you have known serena since she was 15. what is your perspective here? >> you know, she went on in her statement to say sh

for idea about wedding anniversary presents and promotional notes on an upcoming appearance on the rachaelts to an old friend and this toxic brit writes physical trash. i'm going to find you you toxic queen and i'm going to you up. baldwin apologized saying his tweets didn't have anything to do with anything to do with reference to sexual orientation. >> joining me the co-host of the show. >> thank you. >> with twitter, you can schedule when your messages post. but what do you make of all of this? you know, glaad coming out and supporting alec baldwin, and then, you know, knowing that he sort of has had this anger and rage on twitter before? >> alec baldwin always goes off. i actually appreciate the fact that the celebrities have their platform via twitter. if the journalist was wrong, he needed to be corrected. maybe the words weren't proper, but i understand he was angry at the moment. we should forgive him. >> what do you think? >> i commend him for standing up for his pregnant wife. he's about to become a father again. but alec baldwin say seasoned actor. this is not his first bout wit

as a result, rachael ray just declared she's not crazy about mexicans. >> tough one.t is subject matter you want to joke about but i'm giving it to leno. >> i'm not giving it to leno. they will make a joke about anything for sure. >> that's their job. we are not in that business. we're kicking off 30 minutes of commercial free news. our political gut check, let's get the scoop out of the nation's capital. >> the highest democrat to get behind a hillary clinton 2016 run but not calling it an endorsement. cnn's john king is here to take a look at the headlines. this surprised me a little, not the endorsement but the fact she said it's a nonendorsement endorsement. i can't even say it, endorsement. let's listen to nancy pelosi and what she said in this "usa today" interview. >> i think so. i think so. there's a great deal of excitement about the prospect that she would run. we don't understand why she wouldn't. if secretary clinton were to run and we think she ran she would win i believe that she would be the best prepared person to enter the white house in decades. >> b