. >> and there is that and john travolta's big gift. >> john travolta is known to give back to many charities now, giving a donation that is sky high. he plans to donate a g 2 jet plane to an aviation museum in central georgia. officials say the jet is in honor of his son jet who died three years ago. he's a pilot him sex reality star snooki taking over air waives today to slam rumors she's pregnant. >> i'm thinking people are thinking i'm fat or something. >> this is like an insult, kind of. >> snooki says she's been working on fitness. >> fans will be hitting the theaters tonight. daniel radcliff is starring in "the woman in black". >> it was very scary but this is a different level this, is scarier. it's creepier. >> the last flick nominated for three oscars. you can get a list on oscar.com. the cool part is that you can pick winners and compare them to your face book friends. >> next at 4:00 you might not want to know what's happening while your friends are texting you. >> this is my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> surprise, wasn't donald trump supposed to be a

. >>> test of faith, from tom cruise to john travolta is in a showdown -- the church they belong to is in a showdown with a former insider. this morning, she's speaking out. an abc news exclusive. >>> and good morning, everyone. >> welcome back. >> time for cinderella to come home. it struck midnight. >>> there was such significant damage overnight. a line of tornadoes tore through the midwest. sam is tracking the latest. >> one fatality as well. >>> a big night for mitt romney last night. make or break in his home state of michigan. he did pull it out. won big in arizona as well. that puts him back in the pole position. this sets up a huge, ten-state showdown next week on super tuesday. >> still far from over. >>> and a budding bromance. two of the biggest names in sports. tim tebow and jeremy lin bonding over their faith, their fame, and similar plans for the future. >>> let's get to the weather. sam, you got your eye on it. >> it's a giant, classic, early spring storm. the numbers are impressive. at least one reported death in southern missouri. 13 reported injuries. this happened o

. >>> john travolta makes a donation in memory of his son. >> madonna keeps her super bowl half timehow under wraps. we have those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> this is a midwesterner's girl's dream to be performing at half time. >> reporter: madonna says she has a spectacular show planned but as far as the music is concerned, she wants to keep fans guessing till the very last moment. >> i promise i'll be singing three old songs and one new one. that's it. okay? >> we don't want to give away the show. >> no, my lips are sealed. >> reporter: it's a big weekend for madonna. her new film "we" which she directed opens today. >> it fightens me. >> reporter: actor and pilot john travolta is giving an executive plane to an aviation museum in central georgia. it's in honor of his son jett who died in 2009. the ballot are in o -- ballots are in the mail. this year's oscars will be handed out at the kodak theater. academy members have till february 21 to pick their favorites for all 24 of the announced categories. it may be the last time the ballots are snail mailed. the a

he also says the wine is darker because of the carbonized shell of the meteorite. >>> actor john travolta is donating one of his planes to a museum in georgia. an air force spokeswoman says the actor plans to give a g-2 gulf stream to the museum of aviation in warner robbins. travolta is donating the twin engine jet in honor of his son jet who died back in '09. the plane is currently being prepared for an air show in april. it will be then towed down to the museum. travolta is a pilot of course and an aviation enthusiast. it must be nice to be able to donate a gulf stream. >> nice gift. >>> still ahead on news 4, new >>> still ahead on news 4, new details about the man accused of never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cance

. >>> test of faith, from tom cruise to john travolta. the church known for its famous followers, in a showdown with a former inside efrmt this morning, she's speaking out in an abc news exclusive. >>> and good morning, everyone. >> welcome back. >> time for cinderella to come home. it struck midnight. it's great to be back with everybody. >>> there was such significant damage overnight. a line of tornadoes tore through the midwest. ripping homes apart. sam is tracking the latest. >> one fatality as well. >>> a big night for mitt romney last night. make or break in his home state of michigan. and he did put it out. he won there, also won big in arizona. that puts him back in the pole position for this nomination. rick santorum picked up plenty of delegates as well. this sets up a huge, ten-state showdown next week on super tuesday. >> still far from over. >>> and a budding bromance. two of the biggest names in sports. tim tebow and jeremy lin bonding over their sudden fame, their faith and their similar plans for the future. >> they have

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tom cruise, john travolta. a former top official in the church is speaking out.rch denies her explosive allegations and has taken her to court. but she is undeterred. and she sat down with abc's dan harris. >> reporter: scientology, a church known for celebrity and controversy. and now, a new uproar involving this woman, debbie cook, who has gone from running the church's spiritual mecca. >> welcome to the mecca of scientology. >> reporter: to being a vocal critic. >> it needs to get exposed. it needs to get confronted. >> reporter: cook and her husband left the church in the fall of 2007, signing confidentiality agreements, and receiving checks for $50,000 apiece. but just weeks ago, cook wrote an e-mail criticizing the church leadership. the e-mail went viral and the church sued her for breach of contract. cook is now fighting back. leveling new allegations in open court, many involving the leader of the church, david miscavige. >> one quality that has always set us apart is that we are unselfish. >> i have never met a more competent, a more intelligent, a more

the latest literary trend is children's books by famous folks like john tra travolta, madonna, terrell owen yns. and daddy wants in. i have everything it takes. i'm a celebrity. i turn one of giants of children's literature maurice sendak author of where the wild things are and his latest bumbalardi. i hardly recommend it unless you are jewish. you can't read books about pork. stick with the very -- velveteen rabbi. thank you so much for talking to me today. >> pleasure. thank you. >> stephen: tell me about childrens literature. you think by writing books for children you are sending children the message that reading is important? >> very much so. yes. >> stephen: let's talk about kids. i don't trust them. >> is that true? >> stephen: their biding their time until we're gone and they get our stuff. they take our place. it's an interesting point of view. >> stephen: thank you. >> but not interesting to me particularly. there's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children. it's quite amazing. >> stephen: what do you mean the complexity of child

. >> wasn't there that john travolta movie from 1979?ke your outfit, though. >> a little cowgirl outfit. we have former redskin lavar arrington as our special ref tonight. >> dave stole my shirt to do that. >> a little big on him. >> see you tonight at 11:00. >> sounds good. thanks, guys. >>> well, a power broker throwing his weight behind a presidential candidate. coming up a look at what donald trump's endorsement means. >>> later metro works to deal with an increasing number of cracked rails in the transit system. >>> up next teenagers may get told it's all in your head, but for these aspiring scientists, that could be a good thing. we'll explain what we're talking about when we visit a cool school and this is deeply cool. >>> time to board that big yellow bus and check out another cool school. this week we get to peer into the future just by going to alexandria. >> as mike hydek shows us, students at thomas jefferson high school are doing some pretty amazing things with neuroscience and moving things with the power of their mind. >>

. ♪ welcome back > he's been an extra since he was cast to sit behind john travolta in welcome back,terally just an extra. >> reporter: it does strike me to be successful at it you have to embrace the obscurity of it all. >> i always say you have to embrace the hugh humility because it really is a humbling position unless you're able to just enjoy it for what it is. >> reporter: and what it is is hardly glamorous. >> a lot of people don't realize how much talent it takes to, you know, be dead. >> reporter: howard is auditioning to play the part of a body as in a lifeless body. on ncis. >> take a deep breath, howard, and just let your jaw hang. >> reporter: dignified? maybe not but difficult. you bet. his eyes can't flutter. he has to be able to take shallow breaths. for ncis executive producer mark hurwitz, the competition for that role is, well, stiff. >> eyes will be open. no blinking. >> the camera is moving on them and off them all the time. they have to stay in that character pose during the course of the show. it takes a bit of technique. >> reporter: by far the most common tec