"mary poppins."ut how do you solve a problem like maria might be my number one. "soundmusic." >> okay. all right. "princess diaries" "sound of music." more like what is not your favorite. >> she's a queen for sure. so are you, ginger. we'll see you soon. thank you. >>> an easier way to see a vet without actually going into the just like covered california teammateshelps you finder find a way to win, health insurance you can afford. they're the only place you can get financial assistance to help pay for health coverage. plus, this year, the state is providing more help than ever before. and because a new law requires californians to have health coverage or pay a penalty, covered california has made it easier to get financial help, but time's limited. visit coveredca.com or call to enroll today. >>> want to take a second to focus on the weekend. one on the storm impact scale. thunder and hail less likely than hot we dealt with this week but rainfall amounts more impresoalfnc because the drought monitor

. >> yang: both "sound of music" and "mary poppins" were touchstones in my-- >> --in your youth. yes.ly actuthey were in mine too! yeah. ( laughs ) >> yang: then talking to my colleagues, they are showi their children. >> yes. isn't that phenomenal? i mean, that's a bonus and that and that you just don't expect, but those timeless good musicals and they were so beautifully made. >> yang: andrews' legendary career includes the stage, movies, tv, concerts and recordings. she's a dame commander of the brith empire and has six golden globes, three grammys, two emmys, an oscar and a kennedy center honor. andrews and hamilton, a professional writer and arts educator, have written more than 30 books for children and young adults. they wrote, "home work: a memoir of my hollywood years," as a team. emma, as you were growing up, were there movies or projects of your mothers that were particular favorites? >> i w pretty much there most of the time on set for most of the films.ul i 't sit through "the sound of music" for years without weeping because anytime saw my mother cry on a film, i bu

the "mary poppins" star will be joining us from her home.good morning, robin. >> good morning.nn wto chat wite andrews. she's always >>> also looking forward to talking with nba megastar and philanthropist, russell westbrook, who's joining us live with how he and his wife, nina, are reaching out to help families facing hard times during this pandemic. his why not foundation already does so much for children in need, and their mission rings true in these times, striving to teach people to never give up. so looking forward to talking to russ, amy. >> very important message there. looking forward to it as well. >>> we do have a lot of news to get to including the very latest on the coronavirus pandemic. the number of confirmed cases in the united states now more than 69,000, and the death toll now surpassing 1,000. we want to go back to whit johnson outside the hospital in queens, new york. the borough with the most coronavirus cases. in new york city. good morning, whit. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. you can see this line outside this

. >> yeah, it's like mary poppins -- you know what i mean she's, like, got all the stuff >> jimmy: everything pocket comes out >> yeah, the laugh is coming out, yeah. she got a rhino in there what else you got? she play the playing cards >> jimmy: hey, fantastic you know what we have been doing -- >> we love deck of cards >> jimmy: "chutes and ladders. are you playing that a lot >> we've been playing "memory. >> "candyland. and "candyland." >> we're playing "candyland. >> jimmy: oh, "candyland," too, same thing >> yeah, come on, jimmy. come on, man i mean - >> jimmy: here's what i started doing. i started playing the game backwards. so, like, "candyland" starts at the end. and you've got to make it all the way to the beginning "chutes and ladders," i'm playing "ladders and chutes. so, now the chutes are fun now you want to get on a slide 'cause you want to make your way -- i mean, we're running out of ideas >> and i am prediabetic, so, i want to go backwards on "candyland." [ laughter ] go back. now, who is the person you have spoken to in this talbot here who you think is the most, like, at

other winners included musicals come from away and mary poppins. down. this is holborn, where bloomsbury street is closed outside the shaftesbury theatre. it'll stay that way till the end of april. and in chelsea, chayne walk is closed eastbound from edith grove to chelsea embankment. and in mitcham, london road remains closed for another two weeks for work to the bridge. over to the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. we have a little bit of respite this week or at least for the next few days, with some more settled conditions. some sunshine eventually today, we start the day with a bit of cloud and some rain. this rain, higher ground especially, you might get a bit of sleet mixed in there but as you can see, it sweeps away fairly quickly. the wind is light today, plenty of sunshine, variable amounts of cloud. the risk of an isolated shower but largely dry and temperatures between eight and 10 celsius. now, we're still at risk of one or two showers overnight but again they will be isolated, few and far between. largely dry, largely clear an

here are jasmine and aiden in their favourite costumes — an unlikely combination of mary poppins and like to see more costumes where there is a bit more interpretation going on. if you have struggled to dress your child today, send us a picture. and we'll be talking more about books later. now let's get the news where you are. it has been quite chilly this morning. we have had some frost across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. father says not as cold but still a chilly start and some rain in the south. the rain is moving eastward into france but it is just is moving eastward into france but it isjust clipping is moving eastward into france but it is just clipping the far south of england, south wales as well getting a bit of rain first thing this morning. the rain is moving east so we will get brighter weather eventually in south—west england, south wales. the rain could linger into the afternoon and even the evening and still some sellers across the midlands and east anglia. further north and west there will be sunny spells. the odd wintry chebet or higher ground. ma