and you just heard from the director, j.j. abrams, from the set of "star wars," standing by with that huge announcement. >> can't wait to get the details on that, but right not chaos at the crash scene. there it is live right now, investigators arriving right now, and russian president vladimir putin breaks his silence overnight. we have full team coverage, starting with abc's terry moran on the scene in ukraine. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning,george. 272 of the 298 bodies have been recovered. they're in a nearby village. they'll leave the village today, but rebel authorities aren't telling us where they'll go. fighting is raging not far from here, complicating all the work at this site. this morning, international monitors, local machines still working on sunday, moving large pieces of the downed malaysian plane, removing more bodies from the wreckage. and, overnight, strong words from australia's prime minister. >> the russian-backed rebels, having those people in control of the site, is a little like leaving crimin

. >> star wars episode 7 director j.j. abrams, the chance to star in a scene in the movie. >> it is part after fund-raising effort to benefit unicef. if you want details, head to our website. >> as long as that role is not killed off in a very violent way. >> well, if you're good, you might be able to come back. >> a recurring character. >> from all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks for joining us today. >> who want to be a millionaire is next. thanks for joining us. >> a look at the golden gate bridge. traffic is moving sma [dramatic music] ♪ >> hello! what's up, buddy? what's up? what's up? hi, sweetheart. how you doing? >> i'm good. i've been a fan for a long time. >> awesome. all right, good. good. yeah. hello, and welcome to millionaire. in the house with me today is a child psychotherapist who, ironically, needed a little pep talk from her 8-year-old son before coming on the show. from philadelphia, pennsylvania, y'all give it up for sonya kearney. what up? >> hello. [cheers and applause] >> sonya, now, you usually do this a

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does deserve preservation and tourism i think would be a great industry, a great way to convince j.j. abrams that location. everybody's in love with that. and an online effort to try to raise that awareness, i think, is going to go a long way to maybe convince him to come back. >> all right. derek pitts, super serious astronomer with a super serious pitch for the location of the next comic-con. thank you so much. thank you to all of our guests today and to everybody at home. that wraps things up. may the force be with my favorite jedi. she's up next. it's joy reid. do i have you there? are you good with a light saber? >> first of all, i'm so jealous you had derek pitts on. it's going to take me a minute to get over that. i am a serious nerd. i love derek pitts. anyway, getting over that, not hating. thank you very much. appreciate it, man. next on "the reid report," immigration optics. president obama's trip to texas but not to the border draws the ire of lawmakers. some of whom we'll hear from live in this hour. plus, texas state senator and lieutenant governor candidate leticia van depute

actually, the connection with felicity is -- matt reeves, who was co-creator of "felicity" with j.j. abramslled me. and all three of us are still very close. and we've been trying to find something to do together. i did not think it would be "planet of the apes." but he calls me and he said come do this, it will be really great. i think that's what's so good about this movie in a way is that, even though it is this giant, big slick 3d extravaganza with andy serkis, who i know you just spoke with -- isn't he the best? >> seth: he's the best, he's incredible. such an encredible actor. and the work he does in this film is amazing. you really see him through the apes. [ laughter ] i don't know how else to say it. but you can say there's a real felicity vibe to this "planet of the apes." [ laughter ] some of the apes are real dense -- >> yeah. oh my god, and a goth roommate and all of it. so it was matt. and matt's sort of sensitivity and sense of character that he really brought to this. he told me he was going to do it and i read the script and there are those moments that pop, that feel very

. >>> star wars fans excited about a new video from director j.j. abrams. >> he's asking fans to donate to force for change. abrams revealed some cool prizes for donors and a little bonus as well. >> we're offering you and a friend a chance to visit the set of star wars episode 7 and be in the movie. >> be in the movie? that's not all. you can also win a chance to see an advanced screening of the movie for yourself and 20 of your closest family and friends. this is all part of a fund-raising effort benefitting unicef. fans got a glimpse of a fighter used by luke skywalker in the original film. >> but abrams gets interrupted by a rebel pilot, then by a droid. if you want to participate you have a chance to be in the movie, we have a link at abc7news.com. >> that would be so fun. >> that would be fun. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a san francisco assistant fire chief fighting his punishment after a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist. plus -- >> don't take life for granted. you never know when your last day will be. >> she was trapped and al

meesa super excited j.j. abrams is directing this time.ic. [ laughter ] moving on. on one side we have "your date." on the other side we have "your bedroom." ooh, i think i know what's going to happen in the middle here. oh, no! blocked by the roommate. [ laughter ] he is eating hummus with his fingers. that guy is the worst. next, on one side we have "vladimir putin." on the other we have "your aunt barb's record collection." and in the middle we have "things that have no soul." [ cheers and applause ] both have a lot of country -- or in vladimir's case, countries. moving on, on one side we have "things you hear at the olive garden." on the other side we have "things you hear in a cult." and in the middle we have "when you're here, you're family." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and depending on cult rules, you might also get unlimited breadsticks. up next, on one side we have "saving money on car insurance." on the other side we have "a voicemail from your mom." in the middle we have "things that only take 15 minutes." [ laughter ]

j.j. abrams released a new video from the set offering fans a glimpse of a new prop. my four year old made me show this to him five times last night. the clip reveals him standing in front of an x wing star fighter. the vehicle bears a striking resemblance to a z95 headhunter but lucas films couldn't officials this spacecraft is a new design. the video is part of the star fundraiser benefiting unicef >> here are your top stories. police are searching for the 6100 block of algon avenue in northeast philadelphia for the man who shot a couple on castor avenue early this morning. the 55-year-old man was shot three times and his 43-year-old fiancÉe was shot nine times. they're both in critical condition. >>> police are looking for the two gunmen who invade add home in the frankford section of philadelphia early this morning. investigators say the suspects ran off after stealing $300 and cell phones. ncvethat m ilamarks t trecoeyro rbut we stillhe northunbea the stres atstb6 oeane bon t ing andy haroue gifou we rtmenm yea'll be for nt karen rors ott did'mla edwre offat atio