danity kane and cassie. you know, i put on my social media.ay a lot, but, you know, i just had to apologize. i'm sorry that you had to go through that by yourself. i wish we were closer. >> for dee woods, her time with danity kane came to a screeching halt when diddy fired her, along with fellow bandmate aubrey o'day, on the season finale of making the band four. >> based on a lot of things that i've heard, you're not really a happy camper in this situation. no. >> i don't think anyone has been happy. >> for a long. >> time in this situation. >> okay. so you could go to. >> are you. >> sure about that? i'm positive about that. >> in the docuseries, woods claims she saw what she says were inappropriate communications from diddy to aubrey prior to their firings. >> was there anyone you could have talked to about it? >> absolutely not. each other. >> there was no one to tell. >> because what were they going to do? so it's like, how do we survive this? >> diddy has denied all allegations against him in the documentary, his attorney telling abc new

we're hearing from d woods, former member of the hit girl group danity kane.'m curious why you decided to speak up now. >> well, it's more of a question of why i have not been able to speak up in the past, and i would say that this moment now is a time where i feel like my experience, my truth, will really be heard and actually considered and believed. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more of our interview with d woods with your gma first look, i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> well, it has been five years since the tragic helicopter accident that killed basketball star kobe bryant. he and his daughter gianna were among nine people killed. and to mark the anniversary, bryant's wife vanessa is releasing a new mural book called mamba and mambacita forever. the new book will feature the stories behind over 100 public murals from la and around the world, dedicated to the late basketball legend and his daughter. >> the only living recipient of a pig organ transplant is celebrating a milestone this morning. her name is tawanna looney. today marks two

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woods shot to fame as one fifth of the chart topping girl group danity kane's after starring on "makinge says what should have been a dream come true quickly became something else, alleging diddy created a verbally abusive work environment. i'm curious why you decided to speak up now. >> i would say that this moment now is a time where i feel like my experience, my truth, will really be heard and actually considered and believed. >> reporter: d. woods sharing her story as part of the new investigation discovery docu series "the fall of diddy." >> from the outside he was this mogul. he was this guy who, you know, could make your dreams come true. >> reporter: unsettling scenes like this, a reminder of what it was like on "making the band." >> what's your stomach looking like? are you feeling a little thick? >> i always feel thick next to these skinny chicks. >> you're like a burger away. >> he did it in different ways to all of us. picking, prodding and just a way to chip and knock away. but then praise you. i see myself standing in those dark, scary, predatory spaces and hearing somebod

plus, we've got this abc news exclusive with former danity kane singer d woods. she is breaking her silence on working with sean diddy combs, alleging a verbally abusive work environment. we'll tell you why she's speaking out now and then. the just released report about heart disease, the leading killer in the u.s. still. so our chief medical correspondent is going to break down the new numbers, the risk factors and what you can do to protect yourself. plus, the new bachelor, grant ellis is here giving us day trading tips too. and then will is with the clydesdales and we'll talk all about the super bowl ads to come. so exciting week ahead football wise. reggie. amanda. >> what does it mean that will is with the clydesdales? where are they? >> will? yes. so will. reeve is going to be with the clydesdales that are in the commercials like the superstars, right? so we get the celebs here, and we know that this week those are the celebrities. >> but are they outside? like, are they in times square or is he somewhere? did he go to meet. >> no, no. they're like in saint

d woods from the music group danity kane spoke with abc news how was it predatory. >> somebody constantly treating you like a piece of meat? only seeing only, um, valuing you for your sex appeal and in in some of the environments, you know, it was it was even scary to be by yourself. you know, we'd walk with each other to the bathroom, stand in front of the door for each other, and abuser will knock your self-esteem down and then leave you to try to get their approval and their praise. >> all right. combs has been in federal custody since his arrest in september. his trial on sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy is set for may. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. breaking news right now. let's take a live look at the pentagon, where the new defense secretary, pete hegseth, is just now showing up. >> that is something the. >> defense department. absolutely will continue to do. and today. >> there are more executive. office executive. >> orders coming that we fully support on removing dye inside. >> the pentagon. >> reinstating troops who were pushed out because of covid mandat