i'd like to thank mary mcdonagh murphy, who joined us from new york via skype, and john -- john is actually a descendant of the first chief justice of the u.s. supreme court. paulette frankl, "lust for justice," tony serra, and sheldon siegal. so before we take a break, i do have a surprise. a few years ago, i guess six or seven years ago, i met an amazing artist. i was visiting his home. and he had created this wonderful sculpture. i immediately recognized it as being clarence. it turned out that he had created a number of just amazing sculptures of trial lawyers. and he went on to do one of clara fults, the first woman attorney in california and became the leader of the public defender movement. and just by happenstance, he called me and had this idea of encapsulating one of the greatest trial attorneys of our times. so, bill? is he here? this is not a magistrate. [laughing] -- not a magic trick. >> i've never met tony serra, so i have to make use of the internet to get a sense of who he was and the imagery. what clearly came over was his passion for justice. and in some cases almost a ra

we have him via skype from long island, new york. how did you figure this out could you do this?rother saw something in this head, an even a words. i said don't you spell words in alphabetical order? i said what do you mean? i did what i did. my father couldn't believe. that's how it started and everybody told me to make a video. >> is that how you spell? your head? >> look at road signs and put them in my head. everything i see i put in my head. usually one words. two words put together sometimes i'll do it. >> how early did you discover you had this talent. >> june of last year, 20011. >> we've got to put you to the test and can't let you go seeing if we can give you some of the words we give you. >> chocolate. [ spelled it backwards ] >> juniper. >> how about california? [ spelled california backwards ] >> that is so awesome! >>> hey, who's that? and why are they looking at me funny? ian't it i look od. >> of course -- looking at myself. i look g. a picture of a perfect day at big cat rescue. >>> stunt rider, he knows thousand handle the two wheels. here she on a track in wilo

so we have here via skype, she's live from new york city. i always wanted to say that. [laughter] >> and mary is the author of a book about "to kill a mockingbird" that a she wrote last year, "scout, atticus and boo," and she's directed and produced a film about "to kill a mockingbird." we're going to watch a clip from that in just a moment. next, we have john j. osborn. if you went to law school, the one book you would have read before going to law school was "the paper chase," and this is a book that john j. osborn wrote. has really become a classic. and it, of course, spawned an oscar-award winning film, same name, and also a television series. he's also written an incredible article about "to kill a mockingbird," so we're going to ask him about that. next we have paulette frankl. and paulette is a courtroom sketch artist. now, how cool is that? that's a pretty cool job, and she spends a lot of time in the courtroom and that's how she came across tony serra. and she spent 17 years, 17 years compiling the incredible book that she's put together that just came out and

new york are fake. we will tell you why. >> say hello to -- >> and amy. >> this is really cool on jimmy kimmel last night. members of a local family from maryland on jimi kimmel via skypeith the scavenger hunt. >> that story is pretty incredible. >> they did some fun things. one of the things they did was most embarrassing outfit that you had. seanhawn brooks is one of the family members. we asked how they got sick. he said chico and aimee set a video. he is wearing a bathrobe that is pink and purple. he says he looked a lot different. >> we will not hold it against you. did you know that in new york they get hundreds and thousands of butt dials to 911 every day. 4 million calls a year. that is 38% of their calls. they are 10 seconds or less. that is the from people who had no intention of having to call 911. >> they had to call back to find out if there was a real emergency or not. 6:27 right now. the number we are watching out side right now >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> it to the golden rule. treat others the way you want to be treated. >> straight ahead, the president's historic evolution. he now supports same-sex marriage. t

new york. >>> this is our favorite story of the morning, clearly. brendan is joining us live from his home in kingston, mass, via skype. brendan, bless you.> i'm doing very good. >> well, we are -- >> i'm a little tired. >> oh. sorry. you have every right to be. well, we are just beaming, ear-to-ear. your kind of story just lights us up, and everybody. tell us your motivation. i know you said you felt you were a messenger. but tell us how you came about setting up this facebook page to make this happen. >> well, my dad came home one night. and he was telling us about the red paperclip. and he said, i'd like to do something like that. and he asked me if there was anything i wanted. and i told him there wasn't anything i wanted at the point. so, we decided to do something for others. >> you get a lot of -- i'm sorry, brendan. you really get a lot of joy in bringing happiness to others, don't you? >> yeah. i was going to wait. but i can't any longer. you have been so incredible. and you -- we are, abc, we're owned by walt disney company. they are our parent company. and they, brendan, want to give you and your family a trip to disney world.

new york and sells for upwards of $25,000. we caught up with her at home, with her parents in australia via skype.nd what does it feel like to be such a superstar? >> more great than i can say. >> reporter: when you start painting, do you have an idea of what you want it to look like? >> when i pick up a paint, sometimes i just start picking up that paint and then i pick up the other paint. and then when the paint is finished, i think, wow, perfect. that's what i think. >> reporter: perfect is a word art critics might use, too. >> she's an artist able to put it all together in a very mature fashion, in a way you would expect from someone who had graduated from a very good school and someone who was very talented, even at a very old age. >> really? >> definitely. >> reporter: critics say her parents must have a heavy hand in her art, maybe literally. her father, also an artist, has posted video of her painting jesus from empty canvas to completion to prove them wrong. >> there's no education. no understanding of art history or of art movement. no intimidation. here she is, completely and utterly in