adrienne: hi. i'm adrienne. lemonis: adrienne, nice to meet you. adrienne: nice to meet you. lemonis: adrienne. so can you guys walk me through the store? it's a bit of sensory overload for me. like, i'm not really sure what i'm supposed to focus on if i came in here. who buys all of this -- monica? jessica: monica has a say in it, yeah. lemonis: like, who picked this? jessica: that i did not pick. lemonis: don't know? jessica: it's -- i -- lemonis: who picked stuff like this? caity: kali actually purchased the angel stuff. monica is big into angels, so she wanted to have some angel-inspired items in the store, so we purchased these. lemonis: and the dishes? jessica: that's probably caity. lemonis: and the clothes? jessica: the shirts were monica. lemonis: and the scarves? jessica: that would have been caity. lemonis: okay, it looks like you guys basically just buy stuff and put your sticker on it. like, is there a buying plan? jessica: no. i don't know. lemonis: 'cause i look around, and i see bowls and scarves and popcorn and coffee. it's like, am i at a country store? am i

as adrienne is still facebook-living the show. we want you to imagine -- >> right up to the limit. >> imagine this. you're sipping coffee on a weekend morning and you get an emergency alert on your phone saying a ballistic missile is heading toward your state. >> this is a wild and disturbing story. that's exactly what happened, what paula just described, on saturday for hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists in hawaii. here's the message, quote, ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii. seek immediate shelter. this is not a drill. >> understandably, it set off panic and hysteria. people thought north korea was launching a nuclear strike. students at the university of hawaii running for cover. drivers abandoning their cars on the street. >> and look at this. a father removing a manhole cover on the street and putting his children inside for cover. it took 38 minutes before another message went out saying the whole thing was a mistake. there were no threats at all. >> so many questions this morning. how could this mistake h

that said, let's bring in lauren zelt and adrienne elrod.a good morning to you both, i'm sure you're aware of the president's repeating that there is no collusion, it's dead, he's repeated it many, many times over the last months or so. but, adrienne, with you being someone who's worked on the clinton campaign, what is your reaction to these charges of collusion and the president's constant claims that there's nothing to it? >> well, a couple things, alex. first of all, i cannot for the life of me figure out why president trump continues to comment at all on the russia investigation, since he is actually a subject of the investigation. so, the fact that he continues to comment on this, tweet about this, is, you know, disturbing and frankly perplexing in itself. you know, but secondly, he's panicked right now. anytime the president becomespa tweet erratically and lash out to reporters about pivoting to the clintons and pivoting to any other topic that he can talk about, other than, you know, really leaning into what's happening with the russi

abc's adrienne bankert on the school's closed song going viral. >> reporter: there's always the coolevery school. ♪ look inside your phone >> reporter: but this principal on the coldest of days, might just be the coolest. ♪ school is cancelled for today ♪ go back to bed and go out and play ♪ >> reporter: he sings the snow day alerts for his students at union point academy. >> snow days are stressful for parents. we thought, how could we make this fun for them? >> reporter: parents love his garth brooks impression. ♪ stay inside and play netflix >> reporter: kids definitely recognize this taylor swift beat. ♪ school is closed that is the case ♪ >> reporter: with over a million views reaching beyond the campus in florence, kentucky, he's now called the singing principal. >> we'll do everything we can to provide students with an uncommon experience. they'll every time in return reward us with an uncommon effort and attitude. >> reporter: eat your heart out, mariah carey. ♪ you can thank me really soon, here's a snow day just for you ♪ >> reporter: adrienne bankert, abc news. >>> our tha

we were talking about a positive -- >> what else do you have, adrienne?ne. >> what's your favorite song from the classic "west side story"? "america." "feel pretty." >> no. ♪ maria ♪ i feel pretty i'm so pretty >> well, it's the jets and the sharks all over again. steven spielberg is producing the newest version to be written by coney winner tony kushner who gave us "lincoln." and some called the adaptation of the broadway show the best movie of all time and casting now. ♪ maria >> okay, get this. you have permission to eat chocolate cake for breakfast. they are not paying attention to a word that cops out of my mouth because they're shoving chocolate cake in theirs. junior's restaurants are locations in manhattan, boca raton and foxwoods resort delivered these delicious-looking beauties available online. you can get some chocolate cake. charles schulz said chocolate is important. all you need is love but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. >> that's right. >> wise words. wise words as always for you. thank you for the "pop news." we'll see you

adrienne, what's popping? >> okay, i talked to you about this, dan.new taylor swift album is this song giving fans a lot to talk about in this brand-new music video which you saw exclusively on "good morning america." yeah, this is off her "reputation" album living high life in the video for a big reputation strutting across the world first partying in miami with rapper future then heading off to tokyo to meet with ed sheeran in a karaoke bar and finally london for some more bar hopping. ♪ big conversation ♪ i want to be your first string ♪ ♪ i want to be your first string ♪ ♪ i want to be your a team ♪ a team ♪ i wasn't to be your end game >> i like it. >> okay, i really do like this song actually. she's received some criticism for it but her fashion is on point. so if you don't like the song -- >> what's the criticism? >> that's a long story. paula, we have more "pop news" to talk about. >> everything is happy in "pop news." right? >> yeah. well, we're learning more about the final season of "game of thrones." i know it's a very popular show with so

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adrienne: hi. i'm adrienne. lemonis: adrienne, nice to meet you. adrienne: nice to meet you.ore? it's a bit of sensory overload for me. like, i'm not really sure what i'm supposed to focus on if i came in here. who buys all of this -- monica? jessica: monica has a say in it, yeah. lemonis: like, who picked this? jessica: that i did not pick. lemonis: don't know? jessica: it's -- i -- lemonis: who picked stuff like this? caity: kali actually purchased the angel stuff. monica is big into angels, so she wanted to have some angel-inspired items in the store, so we purchased these. lemonis: and the dishes? jessica: that's probably caity. lemonis: and the clothes? jessica: the shirts were monica. lemonis: and the scarves? jessica: that would have been caity. lemonis: okay, it looks like you guys basically just buy stuff and put your sticker on it. like, is there a buying plan? jessica: no. i don't know. lemonis: 'cause i look around, and i see bowls and scarves and popcorn and coffee. it's like, am i at a country store? am i at a five-and-dime shop? am i at a flea market? i don't k

here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: get ready. a new round of blizzard warnings. southern utah digging out from a foot of snow, while blowing snow in wyoming forces these truckers to pull over and chain up. this is what it looks like in eastern colorado. i-70 so dangerous, it's shut down in both directions. dozens of flights cancelled at denver international airport. those making it in are delayed up to 2 1/2 hours. >> it's kind of a mess. everyone is trying to get on to planes. >> reporter: minnesota set to get hit next. shelves stocked with shovels and salt. the key ingredients for crews ready for up to a foot of snow. >> if it's snowing during rush hour, the snow begins to freeze, temperatures will drop a little bit, too. it could make for very slick conditions. >> reporter: in the northeast, a quick thaw caused ice jams like this one in pennsylvania. along the connecticut river, the coast guard is breaking up ice so boat traffic can get through. >> we can see the frozen falls behind you. when will the snow start? >> reporter: it's relatively mild right now. bu

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here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, investigators from the ntsb are on their way to costa rica to join authorities investigating why a routine charter flight crashed, killing ten americans and two crew onboard. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: that plane smashing into pieces just minutes after takeoff for the capital of san jose on new year's eve. an american tourist saw it all from a nearby restaurant. >> it made a really hard left-hand turn and was totally sideways, and then nose-dived straight into the ground. >> reporter: the plane operated by nature air, the largest carrier in costa rica. the airline has a good safety record but, had one crash last year, killing one passenger. onboard this flight, two costa rican pilots, american tour guide amanda giesler and two american families. bruce and irene steinberg on vacation with their three sons from scarsdale, new york. the family shares on facebook, "we are in utter shock and disbelief right now." outside their home today, their babysitter, inconsolable. >> i don't understand what happened. >> reporter: also killed, mit

here's adrienne bankert. >> like dr.eam. >> reporter: if there was after time for the best and bright toast shine,s the at this competition. fifth grader tchinori kone gave a powerful message. >> we must also realize that the problems of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power. some people don't have any homes. some of those people can be children. and some of those children don't have anything to eat. i just want everybody to be equal. >> reporter: hundreds of students from over 20 schools competed. tchinori making to it the final round. >> i was very nervous. because there was a lot of people looking at me. >> reporter: getting past the butterflies, she spoke up for children in poverty. echoing the words of mlk. >> i have a dream that one day, right here in alabama, little black boys and little black girls -- >> -- will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. >> i believe only if these childre

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>> adrienne bankert, our thanks to you. >>> next the storm leaving a travel mess. more than 5,000 flights canceled in just the last 24 hours. take a look at new york's jfk. firefighting equipment on the tarmac as an american airlines flight made an emergency landing because of an engine problem. here's linsey davis on that story tonight. >> reporter: tonight after the storm tens of thousands of passengers still stranded from both coasts. >> "we're stuck here another day. >> all the flights before us were canceled. >> reporter: at laguardia, the thurston family has battled cancellations for their flight to aruba since wednesday. >> "now we're booked for tonight's flight, but they had to break us all up, each parent's flying with children individually, but right now we don't know how that's going to go. >> reporter: with new york's big three airports shut down for most of the day thursday more than 4,300 flights were canceled and dozens international flights to new york and boston had to divert to other airports. this singapore a-380, had to land at stewart air force

adrienne, thank you. that storm barrelling east. let's get to ginger zee tonight, tracking it all for us. ginger? >> reporter: david, we've already seen a foot of snow in minnesota. 30 to 50 mile h-mile-per-hour g. this storm, this low has a cold front and a warm component, too, so, by the noon hour, if you're in philadelphia, new york city, long island, connecticut, you're going to see thunderstorms and even the potential for flooding. behind it, relatively cool air. certainly some lake effect snow, but watch those rivers, as the warmth sticks around and the rain falls, ice jams could be a problem, too. david? >> ginger, thank you. >>> we're going to turn next here tonight to that massive explosion in oklahoma. an oil well. several workers do remain missing at this hour. the explosion sposhging a number of fires. the tower of that well collapsing to the ground. and firefighters have been unable to turn off the gas. abc's marcus moore is on the scene for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the desperate search for five employees who w

adrienne bankert is here.ncern about how this could impact the super bowl this weekend. >> it's not fair, it's not right, right, michael? the red indicates the states with the highest flu activity. up 39 now. more than the 32 from the previous week. minnesota now one of the new states that just turned red. we're less than a week away from the super bowl, as this morning, minnesota sees a spike in doctor's visits and the highest number of people testing positive for flu so far this season. as fans pack the streets, staff and vdense. disinfecting anything hands on, like exhibits and the virtual reality equipment multiple times a day to try to keep sickness from spreading. >> they've been wiping everything down. sanitizing it before the kids use it. >> reporter: this, as organizers say more than 1 million people will attend the game, with the chance that some might carry the deadly lly h 3 n 2 virus. people are being ushlged to get a flu vaccine before heading to town. officials innen minnesota are the only once

. >> adrienne is here with the story. i have one word for you. strategery. >> strategery. >> my favorite word, strategery. from will ferrell's impression. >> it does sound like will ferrell. he's made a return to the show, "snl" overnight as host. reprising his role as george w. bush. reminding the nation, how he says, it really was. >> it is i, george w. bush. you might remember, the w. stands for, what's up? please don't look back at my presidency and think -- ♪ this is how we do it ♪ this is how we do it busting out the montell jordan on "snl." >> that's who that was? montell jordan? i would have had to google that. >> i did have to rack my brain. that was a little old school. but, timely. the skit goes on. with leslie jones stepping in as condoleezza rice. with them doing their own singing of "those were the days," ala archie and edith bunker. a lot of people. very happy to see will ferrell in the role he made so famous. i think he left the show officially in 2002. >> it's been too long. >> he made up more words overnight. he said he's no eco

chris: adrienne, would you like to respond? >> no, i think from the broad context that i find it so laughable that every time republicans, that this issue comes up you guys immediately pivot to bringing secretary clinton in to try to deflect from the real issue. >> the only collusion that's been proven. >> okay, all right. that is your take. exactly. >> there's an obstruction of justice question that's outstanding and so the administration pivots to collusion when it should be answering the question is mueller wanting to talk to the president about the possibility of of obstruction of justice. >> not only that, the constitutional crisis in the making here if the president refuses to talk to mueller because then you put the congress in the position of saying to the president, you must comply, in order to have credibility for our justice system, a country of laws, the president as the chief law enforcement officer cannot be exempt from the laws of the united states. chris: well, that raise it is specific question, and again all o

all right, adrienne, thank you. >>> next, to colorado, and new developments tonight in that ambush that killed one deputy and injured four more. the suspect in that deadly shooting identified as 37-year-old matthew riehl, an iraq war veteran who had ranted online about law enforcement. tonight, new details about those messages, and questions about whether warning signs were missed. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: in highlands ranch, colorado, 2018 is beginning with a life ended. >> shots fired, shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: five officers responding to a disturbance call early sunday, and two civilians shot in a violent ambush. >> the person with the gun is inside the apartment still. >> reporter: 29-year old deputy zackari parrish, married with two young daughters, was killed. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. >> reporter: tonight, three of the four wounded officers are out of the hospital. >> libertarian candidate for sheriff. >> reporter: the gunman, 37-year-old matthew riehl, was killed by a s.w.a.t. team. he was already on law enforcement radar for

adrienne bankert, abc news. >>> thank you for joining us on this sunday night.ng. david is back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. have a great night. >>> tonight on abc 7 news, breaking news, a chp chopper lands on highway 101 in a freeway standoff. >>> the serenity of lake tahoe when police shoot a man with an unusual are weapon. >> details of the forecast where you live. abc 7 news where you live starts now. >>> from abc 7, live breaking news. >> one person was detained after a standoff with police on highway 101 in san francisco. >> the a one point, chp landed its chopper on the freeway near the caesar chavez exit. >> he jumped off the freeway. an officer and good samaritan pulled him back up and detained him. >> before the cop grab him, he go to leap over the rail. like on the movies, the one maniarm on to keep him from killing himself. i helped bring him back over. and he came back over, and he detained him. once that happened, so it's like, you know, this is crazy, man, crazy. >> ah, talk about dramatic. police have not yet said what led t

good morning, adrienne. >> good morning to you, george.tching this guy but with a huge impressionable audience this year he was ranked by "forbes" magazine as one of the top entertainment influencers in the world, major companies pay him considerable amounts of money to post eye-catching videos but even he says his latest content was his biggest mistake. >> reporter: he has 15 million followers on youtube. >> i'm glad you guys get to live with me. >> reporter: he posts a daily show with a target audience of teens and children noted by companies like pepsi and hbo who gave him endorsement deals. >> come meet amy tomorrow at halftime for the pepsi supervine. >> reporter: but this morning he is in hot water after he posted a video allegedly showing the body of a person who recently committed suicide. the video viewed over 6 million times in just 24 hours. it was part of a series paul was posting from japan. he visited an area on the slopes of mountain fuji known as the suicide forest. then posted the video with the title, "we found a dead bod

adrienne bankert is here to bring that to us. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. take a look at this. kinsa uses realtime data and colors changing showing a big rise of influenza-like symptoms from october to january. the data suggests 5% of the country might be sick with the flu right now. one of the flu's latest apparent victims, that 7-year-old boy in virginia. these would be some of the last words samantha baynes would hear from her son. >> he says, mommy, mommy, i don't feel good. so i cuddled him. >> reporter: 7-year-old kevin baynes, the latest child to die after flu-like symptoms in a season expected to break records. when he was admitted to a hospital, he wouldn't walk. he could barely talk. he tested positive for the flu and strep throat, then was sent home with medication. but just 30 hours later his sister went to his bed and noticed he wasn't breathing. >> i never imagined it could kill him. >> reporter: cities around the country are taking drastic measures to protect children. among t

abc's adrienne bankert has the story. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning.n by the name stormy daniels shared in the interview that the original story published by "in touch" was not quite true as it was written. the truth about these allegations is still a mystery. stormy daniels refuses to break her silence appearing on "jimmy kimmel live" following the state of the union. >> do you have a nondisclosure agreement? >> do i? >> you can't say whether you have one, but if you didn't have a nondisclosure agreement, you most certainly could say i don't have a nondisclosure agreement. yes? >> you're so smart. >> reporter: the adult film star wouldn't confirm or deny whether she was paid not to talk. when asked what happened she turned to camera with a puppet in her likeness, duct tape on its mouth not saying a word about the alleged affair with trump before he was president reportedly 12 years ago, despite numerous attempts on kimmel's part. she gave veiled answers to questions about this unverified statement released just hours before the interview where she sup

can't wait to show it to adrienne when i get home.going to be like. storm tracker6 live double scan showing it's dry right now. snow showers in mount pocono just lots of clouds here in the city. we'll see some sunny breaks later on this afternoon but starting off on the cloud seaside and a gusty wind. here's your accuweather forecast. it feels cold out there with wind chills just in the 30's but a high of 44. tomorrow wind chills will be in the 20's most of the day, a high of only 38. mostly sunny, less wind on friday, 44. we have a new series called change in tay flash taking a closer look at menopause and how it affects roughly 30 million american women at any given time and, amy, this is experience that a lot of women have gone through alone but that is changing. >> that's right. menopause is not widely talked about as we know leaving a lot of women with so many questions about what's really going on in their bodies and whether others are going through the same things too but now we are seeing a new kind of support group. in "sex a

adrienne, wh about this dan. taylor swift album is this song giving fans a new which you saw exclusively on "good morning america." yeah this is "reputation" album living high life in the album first partying in miami with rapper future then heading off to tokyo to meet with ed sheeran in a karaoke bar and finally london for some more bar hopping. ♪ i want to be your first string ♪ ♪ i want to be your a team ♪ ♪ a team ♪ >> i like it. >> okay, i really do like this song actually. she's received some criticism for it but her fashion so if you don't like the song -- >> what's the terrorismicism? >> that's a long story. paula, we have more "pop news" to talk about. >> everything is happy in "pop news." >> we're learning more about the final season of "game of thrones." i know it's a very popular show with some members of our desk here. we told you that fans are going to have to wait till 2019 to see the last six episodes question is just torturing them. now hbo's programming president says the reason is because the

robin. >> all right, adrienne, thanks so much. dr. jen is going to join us here.what botox does, a toxin that causes muscle paralysis, yet another off-label use for a very common medical problem injected into the temporal muscle, which is involved in moving the jaw and grinding and it is an interesting finding. very preliminary right now but interesting. >> of course, with botox, you have to do it again and again and again. >> right. >> it's only temporary. >> long list of downsides. as we always say you could do this for me, benefits versus risks versus options so, when you look at the risks with botox, yes, you can have cosmetic temporary damage so you could have a change in the way you look. you could have dry mouth and you could have difficulty swallowing. there is a cost involved and even if it's for a medical indication it may not be covered by insurance and requires repetitive treatments when that botox wears off. >> because some people were tweeting and saying, it's very expensive and they want to know other things that they could do to help. >> that's whe

study finds botox. >> yes. >> botox, adrienne. that that actually can help?'re familiar with botox. i've never used it but i lot of people who have. >> yes. >> get rid of wrinkles extremely popular for a lot of people but also the injections could be used to reduce excessive sweating, headaches. >> that's true? and could help some have a better night sleep. botox for your teeth? the injection commonly known for reducing wrinkles can also be used to prevent damage in your mouth. patients like jamie cohen had tried everything, botox gave the greatest relief. >> it's night and day. i feel so good after the first treatment i noticed a huge change and progressively it's gotten so much better over the last year. >> reporter: a new study from houston methodist hospital published in "neurology" funded by the makers of botox, allergan pharmaceuticals looked at those injections as a treatment option in patients with symptomatic sleep bruksism or teeth grinding. >> patients will grind their teeth at night and sometimes this can result in significant dental damage. >> re

your heart out, mariah carey. ♪ you can thank me really soon ♪ here's a snow day just for you ♪ adriennee. >> i'm trying to picture mr. earl lee, my high school principal, singing to me, and it's just not the same. >> not registering. only that guy can pull it off. >> that's right. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, it's never too late to make dreams come true. next the local teenager with a reason to smile wide this weekend, all smanthanks to the jose sharks. >>> i'm meteorologist drew tuma starting the weekend with dry . >>> it has been a big weekend for a north bay teenager who's going through a difficult time. >> tonight hayden bradley took the ceremonial face-off at the sharks game. it was all part of the make-a-wish foundation's work to help a dream come true. >> abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has our story. >> he's got it all, speed, size, physicality. likes to fight a little bit. >> at the sharks' practice facility in san jose 15-year-old hayden bradley is living out a dream. >> passing, shooting. it was so fun. i don't know how to describe it. it was so fun going out there

meeting dad sometimes biger. >> no question, adrienne, thanks very much.ow with andi dorfman, the season 10 bachelorette and also "the new york times" best-selling author is back with a new book called "single state of mind." it's all about her adventures as a single woman here in new york city. andi, welcome. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> before we get to the book i want to talk abo night's "the bachelor" episode. arie, he took krystal home to meet his parents on the first date. >> yep. >> too much -- >> crazy. >> -- too soon. >> i would be terrified to bring a guy home on the first date but i have different parent, i guess. my poor father, i don't know what he would do to the guy but, you know, it's a crazy so so i say go for it, make the rule, break the rules. >> who do you think just from the episodes out there, who do you think will get the final rose. >> good question. i like both of the beccas actually. and then i feel like i would just play to the odds and go with one of the laurens, i mean there's four of them so -- [ laughter ] >> all ri

abc's adrienne bankert is on one of them in the hudson river. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: we're on the coastal cutter moving through the hudson. look behind me here. it's actually traversing through a thick layer of ice, coating the river. now, unlike this vessel, we know that other boats are having a hard time getting through it. they're getting stuck. so what this does is the crew makes sure that they make a path through this frozen river so that commercial vehicles like tugs and barges can actually make it through. it's very, very cold and icy. they have been out here for days, since monday, making sure that it's safer for these vessels to traverse the river. amazingly, it can move through about 20 inches of ice no problem and break up about three feet of ice using a ramming technique. it's very, very impressive, robin. but again, these temperatures, cold, icy, really have a heart for this crew having to deal with such tough conditions. >> sounds like they've been mighty busy responding to calls, adrienne. >> that's right, robin. we'

believe me if that's "pop news." >> adrienne, thanks for stepping up to the plate.o our "gma" cover story. we have new details about neal diamond's parkinson's diagnosis. the singer announced he's retiring from touring and learning more about the symptoms and deborah roberts is here with more. good morning, deborah. >> good morning. we're hearing a few details from the singer himself about his struggle. today is neil diamond's 77th birthday and while this revelation isn't exactly what he planned to celebrate the love and support he's getting from all corners is giving him comfort. ♪ everywhere around the world >> reporter: this morning, tributes pouring in for neil diamond, fans still shocked after his revelation that he's battling parkinson's disease and retiring from touring after five decades. ♪ good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ so good so good >> reporter: now the legendary musician telling abc news he was diagnosed within the past month. that his symptoms had been coming on for some time. >> people with parkinson's will experience motor symptoms which are pri