also this morning, an abc news exclusive with diane sawyer. she goes one on within with ben affleck. the oscar winner in a rare interview opening but struggles with alcohol and how it affected his family. that is only on "gma." plus another exclusive. an interview with former congresswoman katie hill. george sits down with her when she was asked about being forced to resign less than a year on the job. she's talking about the scandal that ended her congressional career and wrecked her personal life. and another exclusive. this time a reveal. i'll be participating in this. a reveal for mandalorian and baby yoda fans. you don't want to miss this. tory johnson is here with great deals and steals. i have two words for you -- >> yeah? >> baby yoda. >> mm-hmm. >> baby yoda. >> not surprised. >> rob, has there ever been -- ever been a greater -- i don't know, like honor in your career that you were able to be the one who revealed the baby yoda amtronic doll thing? >> i mean, don't call it a thing. it's magical. >> okay. >> the question is does it hav

with his kids like that. >> absolutely. >>> we are following a lot of other stories including diane sawyer's exclusive interview with ben affleck talking about his struggle with sobriety and the impact it's had on his family. diane is going to be here in just a few minutes. >>> first let's go to rob. >> good morning again. still struggling with the flooding across the south. northeast alabama, a couple of inches more of rain coming and a couple of inches of snow across i-70 in kansas and that was enough to shut down the interstate for a time. up to four to eight inches of snow across parts of nebraska. now we have advisories across eight states including winter storm watches and warnings across parts of north carolina and virginia where we could see one to four, maybe five inches of snow in eastern parts of the areas and two to three inches of rain where they don't need it. time for your windchill forecast brought to you by progressive insurance. >>> right back with diane sawyer and ben affleck. (howling wind) (howling wind) in making tea, is saying no. in our real brewed iced tea, we say no

more of diane sawyer's powerful interview with one of hollywood's top stars now revealing his struggle with depression and the hollywood friends helping him stay sober and what he's now saying about dating again. >>> good morning, america. it's great to have you with us on this very busy friday morning. >> it is busy and that's because we're just one day away from the next round of votes in the nation. early voting in nevada already putting them on track for a record turnout. nearly 75,000 people have already cast their votes ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. >> that's almost as many as voted last time around. we're going to have more on that coming up. >>> we begin with this warning from the president. intelligence officials warned lawmakers that russia is trying to intervene in the 2020 election to help president trump get re-elected. the president was enraged when he learned of this briefing. now he is replacing the director of national intelligence and other officials with trump loyalists. our chief white house correspondent jon karl starts us off from washington. good morning, jon. >>

. >>> coming up, diane sawyer goes one on one with ben affleck. >> the oscar winner opening up about his struggles with alcohol abuse and the one thing he never wanted to be. test test make febreze part of your clean routine for full home freshness. la la la la la ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. actor ben affleck is just a few weeks away from opening his latest film titled "the way back." it's about a group of basketball players who need to believe in themselves as they get ready for the playoffs. >> but it's also about a coach struggling with overcoming addiction. it's a theme that hits close to home for affleck himself. he sat down with diane sawyer. >> reporter: a hollywood star is ready to talk about the fault lines of addiction in his life. >> i've been through -- i got sober when i was younger. when i -- in 2001. which i now look at as a sort of a jv version of what really a problem is. sober for a couple of years, then i thought, you know, i want to just drink like a normal person, i want to have wine at dinner and so on. you know, i was able to. i was able to for about eight years. >>

revealing to diane sawyer how he's transforming deep pain into personal gain. >> reporter: ben affleck, with his signature energy, he is fast talking, funny, as we head to the gym where the junior varsity basketball team is preparing for a playoff game. >> i believe in you. you're going to do it. i have a very good feeling about this game. >> reporter: affleck has a new movie coming up called "the way back." about a group of young basketball players who need to believe in themselves and a struggling coach who needs faith, too, that he can overcome addiction and reclaim his life. >> which one's me, this one? >> reporter: this is you. okay here we go. nice to he sao you again. >> nice to see you again, too. you look great. >> reporter: i think you were 27 in our first interview. you're now 47. >> like i said, you look the same. i'm quite visible, 47, you can see it. not getting away with anything. >> reporter: a hollywood star ready to talk about the fault lines of addiction in his life. >> i got sober when i was younger, when i, in 2001. which i now look at as a sort of a jv version of

the first of two-part diane sawyer exclusive. she goes one-on-one with ben affleck.called "the way back." looking forward to that. now, time for "pop news" with lara spencer. >> thank you, george. good morning to you and to you all. get ready for one wild and crazy summer. steve martin and martin short announcing on tuesday they will perform together in what they're calling the funniest show in town at the moment. that's the -- [ laughter ] isn't that funny? the 15-day tour will be the follow-up to their other shows which were titled "an evening you will forget for the rest of your life" and "a very stupid conversation." "the three amigos" stars kick it off july 17th in california. they'll move eastward before taking a final bow in atlanta in september. martin short saying in a statement, quote, there are few people that i truly admire and steve martin is very close to being one of them. sounds like it's going to be good. tickets go on sale this friday. [ applause ] they're both legends. >>> also in the news this morning, "snl" vet kenan thompson will host this year'

one of the first to come forward, describing an encounter with the producer in his hotel room to diane sawyer>> reporter: the accusations against weinstein propelling the me too movement. women in hollywood banding together to stand up to sexual misconduct. weinstein who had once been one of hollywood's most important producers losing his place at the helm of miramax, the company declaring bankruptcy and this morning, the two-time oscar winner is in custody after being found guilty of crimes against jessica mann and miriam haleyi. >> this is the new landscape for survivors of sexual assault in america, i believe, and this is a new day. >> reporter: weinstein's attorneys are vowing to appeal those convictions in new york, but he is also facing charges in los angeles stemming from two separate alleged assaults in 2013. harvey weinstein has repeatedly denied any accusations of nonconsensual sex. guys. >> it is not over yet. okay, amy, thanks. >>> joining us now is mimi haleyi, weinstein was convicted of assaulting her in his manhattan apartment in 2006. she's joined by her attorney, gloria allre