here's abc's paula faris. >> you are not in kansas anymore.pandora. >> reporter: the other worldly land of pandora. from the sci-fi blockbuster "artar" is now becoming a reality. this newest expansion to disney's animal kingdom, public until may 27th. >> you can see the mountains. >> the floating mountains. that's spectacular. >> you can go right under that one central floating mountain there and feel its mass above you. that's when you really know you're on an alien world. >> reporter: but we got an early look from avatar's creator james cameron. >> this is all of the rainforest of pandora all around us now. >> reporter: like the film, this park is his brain child. did you ever think this was going to be possible? >> no. i think i knew it was going to be an amazing world. but i was thinking movie. you can walk around and smell it and touch it. i wander around with a sense of wonder. >> how excited are you? >> very. after titanic and avatar, i can do anything, paint my toe nails by the pool or get a yacht and sail around the world. i like work

brother hunter "the post" also reporting joe and jill biden have given their blessing and abc's paula farise story. >> they're keeping it in the family. together hallie and hunter reportedly finding love after sharing an unimaginable loss. but not without the blessing of the family's patriarch, joe biden. when joe biden's son beau passed away from cancer in 2015 his widow hallie, two children and brother hunter were by his side. >> we will always be one family. >> reporter: at the funeral hunter praised hallie's strength. >> your mom is the most fiercely loyal and protective person i know. and i don't have to tell you that she would do anything for you. >> reporter: this morning, "the new york post" is reporting that hunter has been separated from his wife kathleen with whom he has three children and is now in a romantic relationship with en. hunter's dad former vice president joe biden appearing to confirm the relationship telling "the post," we are lucky that hunter and hallie found each other as they were putting their lives together again after such sadness. they have mine and jill's fu

paula faris got a sneak peek and say hello to you, paula. >> reporter: hello to you, robin. the world of avatar maybe i should say kalti, hello in that language. james cameron who has been integral in creating this world said it's like dreaming with your eyes wide open and it really is. look behind me. we have the interactive flasca and floating mountains. don't ask how they're suspended but they are and then this place glows at night. it is bio luminescent. absolutely spectacular and we have a sneak peek. the movie "avatar" took place on the moon of pandora. green and magical and at one with nature. and now their world is on our world. welcome to pandora. >> i've been involved with this for years and i still find things knew to see. >> reporter: you are transported to a different place. but it's rich with the flora and fauna and with floating mountains that are 156 feet high with cascading waterfalls that you can walk under. >> it's pretty spectacular. >> it is pretty cool. >> how did you do this? >> we'll never tell you. >> reporter: a collaboration between disney and avat

taking home a huge sweet 16 upset and there were some other nail-biting close calls out there and paula farishere with all the highlights. hey, paula. >> my heart is still palpitating. this is what it's about. three of last night's games, they went down to the final shot. to the final seconds and this morning we're talking about that david versus goliath match-up. xavier versus arizona and xavier doing what few thought was possible. overnight the upset of the tournament, the 11 seed xavier musketeers stunning the number two seed, arizona. >> that's it. xavier. >> reporter: accepting the wildcats packing, a team more than 12 million brackets thought would advance to the elite eight. >> scores. >> reporter: xavier's defense keeping arizona from scoring for the last three minutes, earning their first trip to the elite eight since 2008. was this fan their good luck charm? bill murray in the crowd to cheer on his son who is an assistant coach for the musketeers. as the first four teams pumped their tickets to the elite eight reminders that the road is paved with broken brackets and lined with tear

paula faris has that. the morning rundown. good morning. >> good morning to you, robin.ew details about that a man from utah is one of the three people killed outside british parliament. he and his wife were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. details are emerging about the attacker shot by police after driving through a crowd and stabbing an officer. abc's alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: there were eight arrests in connection with this attack that happened in london and elsewhere in the u.k. in parliament which is back in session. prime minister saying the attacker was a british national known to the intelligence services. don't know too much more about him. the authorities believe he was inspired by international islamist terrorism. isis claimed responsibility but unclear what links if any the attacker has with the group. four people killed in this attack including one police officer and two civilians. the u.k. has been spared the terror across europe in the past two years. the authorities say that no other plots are known but the alert level is at

paula faris has that. the morning rundown. good morning. >> good morning to you, robin.etails about the attack outside the british parliament in london. parliament is back in session after a series of anti-terror raids overnight and we're learning more about the attacker who police say drove a car through a crowd and fatally stabbed a police officer. abc's alex marquardt is there with the very latest. alex. >> reporter: good morning, paula. that's right. eight arrests made overnight in six different raids in london and the city of birmingham and elsewhere in the uk. just a short time ago in parliament back in session today british prime minister theresa may saying the attacker was known to the authorities and was a british national. the authorities do believe that he acted alone. that he was inspired by what they're calling international islamist terrorism after yesterday's attack at least four were killed including juan police officer and two civilians. dozens more were wounded. until now the uk has been spared much of the terror that we've seen across europe in the pas

he sat down with paula faris to talk about it. >> from unlikely president -- >> you are now the president to be alive. >> there is a traitor in the white house. i'm not going to find him by just sitting here. >> reporter: kiefer sutherland's role as president kirkman on "designated survivor" finds him suddenly thrust into the presidency while balancing life as a nurturing husband and father. >> i'm not going to die for this. >> is dad scared? >> dad is not scared of anything. >> reporter: a stark contrast to the political operative he played on "24." a change in character for a lot of your fans that know you as jack bauer, now you're president kirkman. in real life kiefer, who are you more like. >> hopefully there's some similarities with both. both of these characters were confronted with a circumstance that was almost unwinnable. and yet they engage. there is a commitment with both of them to serve. they just have very different skill sets. so what jack can do or gun, president kirkman can actually do with a pen or his oratory skills in we cannot live in fear. we will not live in fear.

let's go right now to paula faris with the rest of the morning's headlines. >> you look ready.the big political story this morning, the clock is ticking for the white house to back up the president's wiretapping claims. but a new bombshell top aide kellyanne conway suggesting that surveillance at trump tower during the campaign went beyond wiretapping. earlier george asked her about that. >> why would you make a suggestion like that without any evidence? >> i wasn't making a suggestion about trump tower. these are two -- >> that's what you were asked. >> i answered him about surveilling generally. >> you have no evidence that kind of surveillance was used against trump tower. >> i have no evidence but that's why there's an investigation in congress. >> conway promising those who rely on health coverage will not lose it under the new gop care to replace obamacare. >>> someone vandalized a trump golf course near los angeles to protest the administration's environmental policies, no comment yet from the trump organization. >>> at the nascar race in las vegas, it got ugly. kyle bus

. >> so is paula faris with the morning rundown. >> good morning to you. happy st. patrick's day.ff with north korea. secretary of state rex tillerson visiting the border between north and south korea today and said preemptive military action against the north might be necessary if the threat from their weapons program reaches a level that the u.s. believes requires action. now, tillerson said all options are now on the table. >>> and president trump welcoming german leader angela merkel to the white house today. the president once accused merkel of ruining germany by allowing refugees to flood into the country. but today they're meeting face-to-face to discuss trade, nato and fighting terrorism. they'll also hold a news conference where president trump will face questions about his claim that former president obama wiretapped trump tower. the senate intelligence committee says that it found, quote, no indications of such surveillance. >>> and the u.s. military has denied bombing a mosque in syria. a human rights group says 42 people were killed but u.s. officials say that the air