. >> and later in "the skinny," the new mary poppins movie, a story is in the works. who is taking the role made famous by julie andrews? it's friday, february 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this friday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. andrews. i love emily blunt. >> she is fantastic, but -- >> you just cannot -- she's an icon. she's an icon. >> she is. but they're going to try a sequel. >> two people in this world cannot be replaced, julie andrews and pope francis. who is going to come after him? i would not want to be the person that comes after him. >> i'm sure donald trump has some suggestions on who will replace him. >> incredible images, a stunning helicopter crash in hawaii. federal investigators are trying to determine why this chopper went down like this. >> the location of the crash was close to witnesses, and that probably helped save lives. aviation for us. >> reporter: it happened in just seconds. the helicopter, just short of land, rolling over in the water. >> holy crap! >> reporter: bysta

. >> nancy: coming up on 7 news, the classic movie mary poppins getting a reboot. the actress who may star as the magical nanny. >> sarah: plus sugar and spice makes everything nice. see how we are using them to jazz up a chicken dish in today's what's cooking. i feel too young to be this old. i just want to be her mom, not her full-time job. i'm the boss of me, but sometimes i need a little help. if you or a loved one has masshealth, about senior care options. 9 >> sarah: it may be february, but we are firing up the grill with a winter twist. >> nancy: let's head to waltham for this afternoon's grilling may seem like a thing of the past in february, at not your average joe's in waltham, the executive chef is turning up the heat with his cider-glazed chicken kabobs. >> with a healthier chicken dish that has really full flavor. very seasonal flavor. >> to start, cut the chigen breasts into cubes. >> keep the ones on the skewer equal size. to one another. that way they cook as evenly as you can. >> then make your glaze. which will also act as a marinade for the chick

. >>> mary poppins remake. big news from hollywood >>> plus, the couple being sued >>> well time now to check "the pulse" beginning with the new face for "mary poppins." >> a sequel to the 1960s classic is reportedly inn theorks thanks to our parent companany, disney. and word is that emily blunt is in talks to fill those magical shoes once worn by julie andrews. >> nobody can actually fill them but the sequel would be set 20 years later from the original version and following the nanny's adventures in depression era london. >> very cool. >>> next u up acouple's legal fight all stemming from a reveview they wrote on yelp. >> the couple signed a contract with prestigious pets to keep an eye on everything during a weekend getaway. they weren't too pleased. as they monitored with cameras they noticed their fish tank's water getting cloudy. >> so they wrote a one-star yelp review of press times pets. in response they received a court summons seeking nearly $6800 because the company is protected by a nondisparagemen

. >> wait until you hear may take on the roll of mary poppins. >> cold air in place this morning. by this weekend temperature back >> british actor may be taking on a new roll that would be the roll of mary poppins in the highly anticipated disney sequel. variety reports that the pregnant star is in talks the play the legendary childhood icon. the casting would film director as last work together on the most recent live action musical 2014 "into the woods." >> i love mary poppins. this sunday five of six members of friends will join others to honor director james. he directed episode for friends cheers, will and grace. even though matthew perry wasn't there he's still going to be part of the segment. he will reach episode 1,000 on the new comedy crowded. that will be fun. >> just one question for you. could you be more excited. not for this weekend. good shows though. 1,000 episode. 36 to 42 today. into the weekend a lot to get excited about as temperature warm into the lower 50s saturday and sunday. there's much more of today show straight ahead. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah

emily blunt is in talks to play mary poppins. our parent company disney is producing a sequel to the juliawith new songs. of course, blunt and marshall worked together on "into the woods." our fingers crossed. that the english actress signs on to he dot tedded line. in the meantime, we'll be to spell supercalifragilistic- expialidocious. i'm excited to see what we do with that. that music. you can't change that. >> she's incredibly talentunt is amazing. >>> the actor who played chewbacca is giving star something to -- about. >> was that chewbacca -- >> i love that in the tell prompt er prompter off sara's from. >> it says mating call. >> i don't want to ask questions. >> it's the not an elephant. >> but peter is posting pages of his "star wars" script saying it will all lead up to a big announcement. fans are going crazy wondering what it was. there's speculation that mayhewanging out his furry suit suit. >> that was -- we're going to give you a chance to redeem one more time. >> ron said -- >> ron said you sound like an mud. >>

. >>> and a mary poppins sequel is in the works. emily blunt is in talks for the title role with hamilton's emmanuel for birch the chimney sweep. love that movie. >>> and on march fifth, jonah hill with musical guest future and on march 12th, ariana grande will premier new music as the host and musical guest. >> that's elite stats. when you do both. >> she hasn't had a hit in one or two months. well, i'm dara brown along with bill karins and this is "early today." fill you with optimism? do you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members? is your success due to a filing system only you understand? does printing from your tablet to your wireless printer give you a jolt of confidence? if so, you may be gearcentric. someone who knows that the right office gear helps you do great things. and there's one place that has it all. office depot officemax. gear up for great. olay total effects a skin transformation that rivals the leading department store moisturizer. revives skin to fight 7 signs of aging. with olay, you age

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