josh, how are you, my friend?t there. >> thanks. it's a key. >> jimmy: yeah? >> yeah. >> jimmy: like an old timey key. >> yeah, but it's very shiny, so it's like a new, old thing. >> jimmy: so it could be worth more money. we don't have a sound-proof booth. >> what? >> jimmy: yeah, i know. so what we do is we have these noise cancelling headphones and this little eye thing. here we go. i'm going to ask the questions. you do the questions first. sorry, steve. i'm getting screwed up with the all right. you both know how the game works. i'm going to ask you each questions, and then we'll see if your answers match up. here we go. you take these headphones. right here, josh. you put them on. i don't know if it's playing. >> i'll make sure it's playing. >> jimmy: yeah. i don't want you cheating. >> i'm very, very good with these things. >> yeah, i'm also -- i like rules. >> jimmy: you like rules? >> we would never cheat. >> no, no. >> okay. we're good. >> jimmy: very, very good. josh, can you hear me? very good. okay. r

josh? >> lisa, thank you. >>> meanwhile, the mothers of two american hikers held in iran on spying charges have begun a hunger strike. it's been one year since the mothers of josh fattal and shane bauer were allowed to visit their sons. well, now, they've stopped eating to protest their sons' detention nearly two years now without a trial. >>> meanwhile, police in pittsburgh are investigating a 7-year-old boy who brought 18 bags of heroin, like that one there, to school and handed them out to friends. they say each bag actually held enough heroin to kill a small child. >>> meanwhile, and, george, listen up, a dog and pony show without the dog. at a train station over the pond, watch as this man in wales tries to bring a pony onto a train. the conductor said neigh though the would-be passenger put the pony in an elevator, that's three and figured if he ponied up for a ticket for the horse they would be off to the races, no, no, no. they were, in fact, left at the starting gate. robin, i had

>> nice, josh. benefits of the job we haven't told you yet, that emeril lagasse makes you breakfast every morning. i'm just saying. it's a good thing. it's a nice benefit. what is it, emeril? >> we have great french toast today, sam. >> i'm into french toast. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on. show you a sky shot of philadelphia. the airport has a little slowdown going on there because of the rain moving through region. this is the low pressure that's dragging up the eastern coast. new york, philadelphia, portland, boston, you're getting rain out of this system. i wouldn't be surprised to see it hanging around buffalo, longer. but in the west, a cooldown. l.a. at 93 yesterday. the warmest of the season so far. 88 today. but you're 73 at the time we get to friday. san diego at 83 today. but 68 by the time we get to friday. that's a qui >>> grab that second cup of coffee because here's what's ahead on the "gma" morning menu. there's two sides to every story. and today, jesse james re

>> nice, josh.efits of the job we haven't told you yet, that emeril lagasse makes you breakfast every morning. i'm just saying. what is it, emeril? >> we have great french toast today, sam. >> i'm into french toast. let's get to the boards. show you a sky shot of philadelphia. the airport has a little slowdown going on there because of the rain moving through region. this is the low pressure that's dragging up the eastern coast. new york, philadelphia, portland, boston, you're getting rain out of this system. i wouldn't be surprised to see it hanging around buffalo, longer. but in the west, a cooldown. l.a. at 93 yesterday. 88 today. but you're 73 at the time we get to friday. san diego at 83 today. but 68 by the time we get some areas of rain now and that will persist morning hours and off later on this afternoon, through about lunch time. be near 60s will degrees. by the weekend, an isolated friday and other was partly cloudy. right now, areas of rainfall region, moderate showers over culpeper and

josh?s, steve, of a story that is, sadly, just beginning. >>> finally, this morning, the faa is deciding today whether to allow a swiss daredevil to perform a stunt over the grand canyon. yves rossy wants to fly across the canyon, in his specially-made, jet-propelled wingsuit. he's already used the suit to fly across the alps and the english channel. i'm being hazed all week. it's a good thing i'm not being asked to do the same. that's the news here just past 8:00. >> there's always next week, josh. >> there is always next week, george, you're absolutely right. >>> on to weather. jeff smith in for sam champion. jeff? >> josh, i saw the note pad with all the betty white tips on it. see the pieces of paper he has? let's head over to new york city right now and check out a live shot from my friends, my really good friends over at wabc tv. we're looking across the iconic brooklyn bridge towards lower manhattan. high clouds out there. it's going to be a nice day today in new york city. we'll hav

josh? >> david kerley in washington tonight. >>> as david just said, president obama is certainly taking a lot of heat from israel's leadership, but i want to welcome christiane amanpour host of "this week" to discuss it. in the president's speech, we were not supposed to hear so very much about the peace process itself, isn't that correct? >> that's exactly right. but allies of the u.s., such as king abdullah of jordan has a peace treaty with israel says there must be words to that effect in the speech. king abdullah is not that hopeful after many meetings with the israeli prime minister that there will be anymore than the status quo. >> in my discussions with him, and they've been, i think, very thorough, when he speaks to me, i see his vision of peace with the palestinians, peace for the arabs. i've always left those meetings feeling very optimistic. but unfortunately, circumstances that we've seen on the ground for the past two years does not fill me with much hope. >> something of a gl

>> what's up, josh?rter: meet our actor, christopher robertses, who really is blind. but just pretending to be on a first date. >> flowers, huh? >> yeah. today's the day. >> reporter: he shares the story with the bartender, another one of our actors. about a woman he met online, but never in person. until today. >> i can't believe it's a model. that's intense, man. >> first for me. >> reporter: anticipation is building. this mystery model is about to arrive. >> i haven't been this nervous since high school. >> reporter: and here she is now. >> hey, chris? >> hey, how are you? >> good. how are you doing? >> reporter: it's veteran actor and good sport, bonnie rose. she begins to paint a picture for our blind actor. >> some people think i look like cindy crawford. but i don't see it. >> reporter: we looked hard. we didn't see it, either. the more bonnie talks, the more people start to listen. >> i'm up to a size 4. usually, i'm like a 0 or a 2. >> reporter: our couple gets acquainted for a while. then, bonn

josh elliott is on the ground right now. you've been talking to a lot of the survivors desperately searching for loved ones. >> that's right, george. when we arrived here this morning, a firefighter who had been in katrina said it was like it all over again. you can see why. look at what these people had to live through. as the twister made its way through this city. this is another look at a car that has been effectively reordered. its engine block pancaked and accordioned. there are thousands upon thousands of thexamples of this sort of destruction. the treed stripped of leaves and limbs. this is a tiny look. take a look as the twister began in the west and moved across the frame there. this is the st. john's hospital that was once a gleaming seven-story building. the top two floors have been essentially ripped off. . virtually every window blown in. the stories inside the hospital as the tornado struck are remarkable. it's an amazing thing when you consider what happened here that people were able to live through it. in t

this year liam and josh were among the school leaders who competed in a talent contest, raising money for antibullying activities, while the senior girls created antibullying posters in their marketing class. >> take a stand and lend a hand. >> those lessons begin early. this is third grade. >> how are you going to respectfully tell that person not to bully? >> you can say to the classmate, i'm going to go tell the teacher. >> is it tad ling if you watch someone bully and tell an adult? >> no. >> in role-playing, teachers focus on respectful, responsible, and ready to learn. >> a lot of people said please. that's a great way to show respect. >> pitsfield launched its antibullying curriculum five years ago with federal government money. bullying incidents in pitsfield high schools and elementary schools are now below the national average. >> starts with an s, do you know the word? >> character development is part of the strategy. elementary school principal makes daily rounds for individual recognition. >> it's just like with education, with reading and mathematics education, the earli

let's start with josh's. >> josh has got peanut butter.elly. peanut butter and jelly are littermates. and they are perfect for new york. a little larger. 10 to 15 pounds. >> aren't they used to being together? >> they're puppies. we will definitely adopt them individually. but if people want two, the more the merrier. >> that's true. this is romeo, i think. >> robin has romeo. 7-week-old australian shepherd/lab mix. will probably be between 40 and 60 pounds. that's good to know. children of any age. this is a good addition to any home. >> brilliant dogs. australian shepherds, brilliant dogs. >> george has juliet. a 7-week-old female lab/shepherd mix. >> are they big, too? >> they are great for the city, but they require a lot of exercise. >> i'm a sucker for the weird-looking dogs. i like the funky-looking dudes. this is hunter. >> he's nine weeks old. >> he is holding you. >> we like to call them mutt breeds. he's a golden retriever mix. >> okay. whatever he is, he's beautiful. all of these guys are available tomorrow. more dogs coming in

this is a perfect ratio. >> bottom line from josh elliott.ial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any planned medical or dental procedures, and don't stop taking pradaxa without your doctor's approval, as stopping may increase your stroke risk. other side effects include indigestion, stomach pain, upset, or burning. if you have afib not caused by a heart val

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and our favorite josh just got pummeled on "wipeout."- >> weekend anchor dan harris' turn. i have to say i'm not sure this is the -- >> i was going to say, i'm not a father, george, but my wife and i are considering starting a family at some point soon so the timing of this story, this assignment was, let's just say interesting. check it out. >> oh. it's the tlc sensation, the reality show "19 kids and counting" which takes you inside the home and the lives of michelle and jim bob duggar. evangelical christians from arkansas who have 19 children. >> this is a story of my family. we're the duggars. that's me, i'm michelle. there's jim bob. my wonderful husband and our children. joshua, jana, john-david, jill, jessa, jinger, joseph, josiah, joy, jedediah, jeremiah. >> guest star on the show, as soon as i arrived i made two new friend, jackson, 6, and johannah, 5, my constant companions along with a small army of camera crews. is this crazy to you? >> yeah, kind of. >> reporter: around here you get used to cameras quickly. it is a huge hous

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and abc's josh elliott spent the day in this devastated community, with the first responders searching for survivors. >> reporter: last night, just before dinner, the town of joplin, missouri, was hit with this. what we now know to be the deadliest u.s. tornado since 1953. >> monster tornado. >> reporter: some residents were given up to 24 minutes warning. >> get the sirens going. i'm telling you. >> reporter: with the tornado traveling nearly 200 miles an hour, not nearly enough time. >> tornado's right over here. >> look at all the debris. >> be careful. oh, gosh. look at the telephone pole. >> i know. >> oh, my gosh. [ screaming ] >> reporter: at this convenance store, you can hear children screaming for their mothers and utter chaos as the tornado hits. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the tornado covered a swath one mile by four miles wide. >> oh, i got lightning. >> there's the tornado right there in front of us. >> reporter: at st. john's hospital, they declared a condition gray. patients, relatives and staff instructed to leave their rooms to take cover in protected areas. later, gur

sara shourd and josh fattal and shane bauer were taken into custody. they had a camera and unable to speak phaisee. >> they had to buy me one. the solders bought me a head scarf before i went to the police station. >> she was released on bail and the men have been detained 21 months. >> we are sort of reeling from the emotion and disappointment of and that's what shane and josh are doing sitting in their cells in complete devastation wondering why, why can't we go to court? why can't we be given the chance to a fair trial. >> it is an acts in my view and the world it is disregard for human rights dew process. >> the professor is director of the iranian study program in stanford and offered a book on the last shah and on the current regime's enemy list. he said they will not be decided by a trial but by someone at the top which is now concerned with infighting. >> they were innocent pawns in the battle between the regime and the united states. now, there are innocent pawns in the battle between factions within the regime. >> shourd was summoned to retur

here is sam champion with the weather. >> hey, josh. good morning.us out here in times square. i see a sign that said "roll tide." where could you possibly be from? >> alabama. >> she looked at me like, are you crazy? i was kidding. and yours says good morning -- >> idaho. >> oklahoma. >> i got the gators behind me, i know. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning. look out the window in chicago. everybody's window in chicago. rain, fog. i know, what a messy morning. it gets better toward the end of the day. a lot of rain swings heavier to the east. pittsburgh, syracuse in detroit, more than an inch of rain, could be two inches. line of storms, weakening, yes, but doesn't mean don't pay attention to them. pay attention to wsb in atlanta at 85 because those storms could kick off any time. >> grab another cup of coffee, it is thursday and time for the morning menu. settle in, what really happens with the kids where you're not there to protect them? elisabeth hasselbeck looks at the technology. it's nanny cam one or two steps fur

high school seniors liam callahan and josh rivera watson know what it's like to be bullied. in seventh grade, a group of kids did it to liam every day. >> they would just sort of hit me, like, slap me in the back of the head or whatever they felt like doing at the time. >> mitchell: the bullying josh experienced as a fourth grader was so rough he changed schools. >> i used to get picked on for just my size. i didn't want to cause any ruckus. i usually just kept it to myself. >> mitchell: their school district in pittsfield, massachusetts, has taken steps to make all that less likely to happen today. the message is clear-- bullying is not cool. this year, liam and josh were among the school leaders who competed in the talent contest, raising money for anti-bullying activities. while these senior girls created anti-bullying posters in their marketing class. >> "we will not bully others." it says, "take a stand and lend a hand." >> mitchell: in pittsfield those lessons begin early. this is third grade. >> how are you going to respectfully tell that person not to bully? >> you c

give an official welcome to josh elliott, yesterday was so rushed, josh elliott from the espn newsdesk. >> roll that out for my benefit. i'll tell you. i could be here for decades. and i think we'll be talking about day one. what a remarkable day. good morning to you, george and robin. >>> distressing news in america's heartland. people all along the mississippi river, bracing, now, for the worst flooding in nearly a century. overnight explosions, lighting up the sky. a levee was blown in an effort to divert floodwaters and save the city of cairo, illinois. as a result, however, 130,000 acres of missouri farmland will flood. >>> in arkansas, six boy scouts stranded by flood waters have been rescued. 20 campers had died in floods there last year. >>> and in alabama, the frustrating search resumes for hundreds of people still missing after last week's deadly tornados. 340 missing in the city of tuscaloosa alone. accurate information, very hard to come by, as power remains out in many areas. >>> and gas prices have hit a new springtime record. they're averaging $3.96 per gallon nationwide

citizen josh vander veer in connecticut.holder ruling to argue the couple should get the same rights as heterosexual couples who under federal law would not face the same immigration problem. >>> coming up on "news nation" -- >> did you kill your wife, sir? >> no. >> nbc's dennis murphy gets an exclusive interview with the man who went to trial three different times for the mysterious murder of his young wife who was found dead in their bathtub. >>> but before we do that, there is a lot going on today and here are some of the things we thought you should know. since president obama released his long form birth certificate last week, more americans believe he was born in the u.s. 70% of americans believe the president was born in honolulu. just one year ago the same poll found only 48% believed hawaii was the president's birth place. >>> tommy lee jones has joined the cast of "lincoln" biopick. jones is in negotiations to play thaddeus stevens, a republican congressman from pennsylvania who supported emancipation. also on boa

welcome, josh. >>> let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to talk about. we'll start with the big board first of all. all of the thunderstorms or thunder showers are in the east. dry in the middle of the country, that's good news. the blown levee in cairo, illinois. it's taken two feet off of the river. it's expected to take four feet off of the floodwaters. out in the west, another had day. 90 degrees close to l.a. >> lots of bright sunshine. fairly sunny day. temperatures in the mid-60's. 55 in fredericksburg. 59 in hagerstown. on the way to the low to mid 80s today. cloudy and a little breezy. eveningand storms this and into tomorrow >>> and coming up, are these the coolest guys in america? >>> and coming up, are these the coolest guys in america? s.e.a.l. team six, the supermen. [ all ] i lov [ both ] i love you! i love you! okay. [ all ] i love you! [ male announcer ] love is in the air because for a limited time, all large lover's pizzas from pizza hut are just $10.99. try any lover's loaded with tons of toppings like our famous meat lover's, peppero

i am here to talk about josh, who i think is a wonderful human being. if it wasn't for him, we would still have the drug addicts, the drug pushers standing on the corner. he cleaned up. he really did. my grandson, who was only 5 years old at the time, went down there, and he fell in love with josh. he thought joshes a wonderful person. i don't understand why they let him go. and gerry, too. that is all we want to know. why did you let them go? they were perfect. i enjoyed going down there. my grandson enjoyed going down there. all the other kids did. he is a beautiful person and a wonderful role model for the children. >> if you can talk to rec and park afterwards, that is one of the reasons why we feel that question. thank you very much. thank you. remember, we're making statements just for few more minutes. please make them breathe so we get people in appeared >> -ball and i'm a candidate for mayor in 2011 in november and i would like to introduce myself to the community. before we go any further, i would like everybody to give ross mirkarimi a big ha

shane bower and share raw shored and josh -- sara shourd and josh fattal were arrested and shourd was released on bail last year. later she said she would not return to iran for the trial. they said they wandered into iran accidentally and are not spies. their family says there is no evidence to the contrary. >> it is clear if they had anything on shane and josh this would have been done and over a longtime ago. it just continues on. the longer it continues, the more obvious it becomes that it has become political. >> today amnesty international urged iran to released bauer and fattal saying iran is not recognizing international protocol. >>> we want to take to you a san jose state university campus where two people were shot dead in a parking structure. the top -- it was at the top of third. one is being treated for wounds. >> let me set the scene? -- let me set the scene. this is san feerando and 10th. this street and many others are blocked off. this happened about 9:00. three people shot on the fifth floor of the parking garage. two are dead and and another taken to the hospital.

shane bauer and josh fattal were expected in court. iran did not announce a new trial date. sara shourd was arrested with them years ago and told us how worried she is about them. >> february 6th was the last time we had any indication of their well being. the worst fears come to your mind when you have absolutely no acess to loved ones. this is 21 months shane and josh have been detained and never met with a lawyer or given a trial. we had very high hopes that this would be the end of it. >> sara shourd was released on bail but chose not to return to iran. showered showered and josh fattal and shane bauer deny wrongdoing and said the crossing was inadvertant. >> they are stepping up the attempts to catch the men who beat stow. there are two want wanted in the attack. brian stow of santa cruz county has been in a coma since the attack. his family said the sedation is finally wearing off and he may be stable enough to return to ucsf early next week. >> still coming tonight. new at 6:30. california dream act for undocumented students and why the passage is better than ever. >>

and that's exactly what josh was touching on, too. because we have for the first time in san francisco, mayors' race, rank choice voting. so voters are going to vote -- they have the opportunity to vote for up to three candidates in order of preference, and that really puts it out there. like, who could it be? it no one has been able to figure that out yet. we saw the surprise in oakland with gene kwan going over done perrata, the campaign manager. and he goes, look, folks, lessened learned. i'm not going to do that. now ex supervisor bevin dufty running for mayor. one of his closing lines last night was, look, when you're going to out to consider who you want more mayor, don't just think your number-one candidate, think who might be a good second, who might be a good third. they're starting to build alliances. we have one candidate of the board of services who is the candidate of the left. we were talking before the show, ha-ha-ha, everyone in san francisco is on the left. how is that possible? but john avalos, a former aide of super

josh? is conducting house to house raids, expanding on a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. a 12-year-old boy is among the latest victims. >>> and an airline passenger carrying a passport from yemen is in custody near san francisco this morning. tsa officials say the man was pounding on the cockpit door of an american airlines flight last night before being restrained by the flight crew and other passengers. >>> and it's good to be the king or ceo. ceo pay jumped 11% last year. the median pay package of the top 350 companies, $9.3 million. >>> it's arrividerci, friends. for the cast and crew of "the jersey shore." they were on their way to the airport in new jersey when they found out that the city of florence revoked permits for them to shoot in florence. so, the trip is postponed. >>> meanwhile, let's take a look at the rising flood waters with our sam champion. >> good morning, josh. we're in memphis. and here's the deal. the floodwater will stay in place for awhile. there

josh?> 15 months after president obama first elevated him to the ninth circuit court of appeals and after three times through the senate judiciary committee, this associate dean and professor from the bolt hall law school at berkeley had his moment i suppose or actually was ultimately denied his moment as the senate failed to get enough votes to invoke cloture and end debate and hold an up or down confirmation vote. the gop had been against this guy right out of the gate from practically the week he was first nominated last february. they said he was too liberal and had too expansive a view of what judges could do in interpreting the constitution. he had written something in a book he coauthored a few years ago about how judges should interpret the constitution not according to how its general principles would have been applied in 1789 or 1868 but rather how the principles should be applied today in order to preserve their power and meaning in light of the concerns, conditions and evolving

josh? >> our nick schifrin in pakistan. >>> meanwhile, israel's military is on alert. a day after thousands of palestinians tried to storm the boarders with gaza, lebanon and syria all to protest the date that israel was founded. 16 people were killed in the clashes. >>> and some dramatic moments for 136 passengers flying to indonesia. the engine of their cathay pacific jet caught fire. midflight, making an emergency landing in singapore. where crews quickly doused the flames. passengers heard two loud bangs before the lights went out. many reportedly got together, prayed aloud, something worked. because no one was hurt. >>> meanwhile, the family of late hockey star derek boogaard says they will donate his brain to research. friends and fans attended the memorial in minneapolis last night. he was found dead friday. there is speculation that brain trauma may have been the cause. he missed most of the hockey season with a concussion. >>> have row seen the video of the guy being called the wor