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. >> the entertainment world is joining sports world in congratulating robin roberts. it will give the arthur ash courage award. she kept viewer involved in treatments before moving to abc, roberts worked on espn. on twitter wrote my humble thanks to espn on naming me as the recipient of the arthur ash award. and now, to eastern congo, angelina jolie is trying to raise awareness about sexual violence during war time. >> this is due time, it's been going on every war, every crisis. >> she's a special envoy for the un reviewy -- refugee agency. >> last night, dorothy hamil struggled with an injured ankle. >> i feel sorry. i don't want to let my partner down. >> see who goes on tonight at 9:00 and for interviews for stars go to otrc.com. >> still ahead, residents react to the day at the supreme court we'll have a live report up next. >> former cia director is making his first public speech since resigning. why he says he's a different man, now. >> extortion plot uncovered. a family founded a popular mall jewelry chain is the victim of a black mail scheme. >> america's newe

. >> ah, but now the time has arrived, robin roberts, we have all seen, well, double of lara and george hard to stand in front of that mirror, robin will be doing so in moments but first what do you say we take a look at our nationwide search to find robin's double. >> reporter: it's definitely a tall order to match our robin roberts. >> you're not on 3-inch heels. >> she shines. taking our everyday -- >> get redry -- >> reporter: the pictures po s d in and our panel, ali wentworth, comedian sherrod small. model cynthia bailey got down to business. >> this is work. >> reporter: there was a certain something in one of the very first entries that immediately stood out. >> how can you resist me? >> magma. >> magma. >> oh. >> wow. >> that was funny. >> reporter: of course, they looked through all of the entries and, boy -- >> good morning, america. >> reporter: were there a lot. >> you look like robin roberts. >> i think it's a compliment. robin is a good-looking lady. >> i think she's really pretty but she does not look like robin. >> very pretty. >> reporter: but they kept coming back to

robin roberts. she returned back and she proved to many of us that she is survivor like me and she tried to prove that nothing else can let her stay in the hospital or stay in the bed long time. i am here in san francisco survive with my eight-time heart attack, and i am very proud that every one of you have courage to say yes and to support us for item 24. mr. president, our supervisor, on behalf of everyone in the city, i have courage to thank each one of you and i have right to tell you that is very nice good action. supervisor kim, supervisor campos, supervisor avalos, i would like to thank you for what you did today. that is very good job and i thank you. thank you very much. >>> [inaudible] public library. don't give money to the friends of the library. don't accept money from the friends of the library. the fact that we've got supervisors who think that the rule against supporting or opposing speakers is a function of the noise is very disturbing. the careerses of politicians based on vanity

my opposite take with the robin roberts, people were watching abc because of roberts' illness. >> butgma" has done a good job. >> of course. >> you now see on "today" show as least i do as a 30-year nbcer chemistry. >> but the main story, thanks to howie right now, is this bringing it back up again about how there was a rift and a break in the family a. >> final question not having to do with chemistry or anchor but substance and content. matt lauer said "today" show was getting dark and depressing. he said he fought against those stories and often lost. now, they're doing, he says, more positive and uplifting stories. i see that, but is that what viewers want? >> viewers always say, polls always say, i want to see good news. i really want that. but then they don't watch. like those people who say, worldwide wrestling nobody watches it, but still number one in the ratings. >>> breaking news going back to that rape conviction trial in steubenville, ohio. let's go to cnn's poppy harlow on the scene. >> hi. well, it's been an incredibly difficult day, as you know, in the courtroom and wi

abc's robin roberts sat down with her to talk with her about her fight. >> reporter: she is a championf making young women believe in themselves. >> i don't know about y'all, but i want to win a national championship. >> reporter: you can string together around the globe all the grateful athletes from her 38-year coaching career. proud of themselves because of her. pat summitt. recalling faces and stories from her past. >> she was a piece of work. >> reporter: something her doctors and family quietly take note of, because the progression of the incurable disease has marked cruelly about how much your life disappears from memory. she was diagnosed with alzheimer's two years ago. telling me then what triggered a visit to the doctor. >> i would wake up in the morning and i would think, where am i? >> reporter: so pat decided to step aside as coach. >> i knew what i was dealing with. you know, the onset of dementia. and that was hard at first. >> reporter: you wrote early on in the book, have you ever walked along the shoreline only to have your footprints washed away by the surf? that's w

robin roberts went to visit him in december. >> i think i'm on the right road. i think i'm on the right road. >> reporter: doctors took out millions of david's disease-fighting white blood cells, then used a retrovirus, which is great at getting into human immune systems to change those cells into targeted cancer fighters. david's cells went back in and destroyed the cancer like a living drug. the first patient to have similar treatment was 7-year-old emma white head. she's in complete remission. >> she has a ton of energy. she's doing wonderful right now. >> reporter: researchers now report on the safety of this treatment in five more patients. >> what we saw just blew us away. the cancers went away in a matter of weeks, even days. >> reporter: days? >> days in one case. >> reporter: that one case was david. the treatment almost killed him but after eight days in a coma, not a trace of cancer. he went on to a bone marrow transplant. >> i will take every day that i can. >> make it count. >> you got it. >> reporter: while fewer than 3,000 patients have the type o

president obama himself dropped his opposition to gay marriage in that interview with our colleague, robin roberts. and now, even some prominent republicans are settling on the same position. >> and, rick, you study these political poll lines. what is the trending telling us right now? >> it is moving so fast. in 2004, during george w. bush's re-election, we asked in a poll if gay marriage should be legal. and only 32% said yes. this month, that number is up to 58%. that's a tectonic shift. >> rick klein, with the bigger picture, as always. rick, thank you. >>> we turn overseas to the vatican, where pope francis celebrated his first palm sunday mass, to begin the holy week leading up to easter. from the steps of st. peter's, he urged the crowd of worshippers to be humble and young at heart. he toured the square in his popemobile, open to the crowd, despite the concern of his security detail. kissing babies and shaking hands there. >>> in rome tomorrow, everyone watching something else. italy's high court will once again determine the fate of amanda knox. the american college student who was convic

our guests that night will be channing tatum, jamie foxx and robin roberts.ozens more big, giant names in the sequel to our smash hit from last year, "movie: the movie" on sunday night. "mov "movie: the movie: 2-vie." and then, join us next week with matthew fox, jim parsons, gordon ramsay, terrence howard, stanley tucci, music from ziggy marley, ryan bingham, gold fields, morrissey, and many more. our first guest tonight is a living breathing, tiny statuette of gold, presented every morning to millions of americans who, quite frankly, don't deserve her. watch a special after the oscars edition of "live! with kelly and michael" this monday morning. please say hello to kelly ripa. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you. >> jimmy: how are you? >> it's even fancier in person. >> jimmy: we fixed things up since the last time you were here. >> i like it. it's gorgeous. how are you? >> jimmy: it's great to have you here. welcome to california. it is always a little sunnier when you're here. >> that's awfully nice. >> jimmy: i know you brought some company with you.

has a deal with abc and the very day she was on the "today" show robin roberts returned and they gote viewers. when she did reveal the new home page there was nothing new there. savannah guthrie almost said as much. so she also when interviewed she speaks in power point. people want her to say oh, something more than the baby is fun and her job is fun. they want her to be a role model for women and she refuses to be. >> well the other thing, howie, she said she wasn't a feminist. but i don't know what that means. i mean, anybody who believes in equal equality is a feminist. the idea of saying i'm not a feminist doesn't make sense. >> part of what's going on here, when she got this job and she was young, attractive, come from google and she was pregnant, media made her into a huge celebrity. how many silicon valley ceos can most name. once we built somebody like that up you know what next step is and now we seem to be tearing her down. >> right. >> final thought on that barbara, going through that cycle? >> we're not just tearing her down. she's, you know, this was a really bad move,

robin roberts went to visit him in december. >> i think i am on the right road.oad. >> reporter: doctors took out millions of david's disease fighting white blood cells. then used a retro virus which is great to getting into human immune systems to turn the cells into targeted cancer fighters. david's cells went back in and destroyed the cancer. acting like a living drug. the first patient to have similar treatment was 7-year-old emma whitehead. she is in complete remission. >> she has a ton of energy. she is doing wonderful right now. >> reporter: researchers report on the safety of the treatment in five more patients. >> what we saw just blew us away. the cancers went away in a matter of weeks, even days. >> reporter: days? >> days in one case. >> reporter: that one case was david. the treatment almost killed him. but after eight days in a coma, not a trace of cancer. he went on to have a bone marrow transplant. >> i will take every day that i can. >> make it count. >> you got it. >> reporter: while fewer than 3,000 patients have the leukemia treated in the stu

i want to play more of what he said in may 2012 when he was interviewed by robin roberts. >> malia and, they have parents whose parents are same-sex couple. and there have been times when michelle and i have been sitting around the dinner table and we've been talking about their friends and their parents, and malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. it doesn't make sense to them. and frankly, that's the kind of thing that promise a change of perspective. >> and to that point, a change in perspective, you have rob portman's son who is gay and mr. portman coming out in support of same-sex marriage. justice roberts' own cousin was there for the oral arguments. she's gay as well. she said she believes her cousin will do the good thing, whatever that means. but nevertheless the president in 2012 bringing it back to his own family which he's done so many times when he supported different issues. >> and i think that's what most americans are doing. i'm friends with an historian named martin at princeton who wrote a book on bla

robin roberts is going into the wrong bathroom. [ screaming ] >> i don't think she did. >> stephanie:this. forward. forward. we're still going forward, chris lavoie. >> i've heard. tv made you flinch. >> fresh off his re-election, he began executing plans to win back the house. see, it can be done. he's doing so by trying to articulate for the american electorate, his feelings like we're all feeling with the opposition party. obama has committed to raising money for fellow democrats for viable candidates, furthering his agenda. the goal is to flip the republican-held house allowing obama to push forward. gun control, immigration climate change, the economy during his final two years. >> alleluia. >> stephanie: a democratic strategist said clearly the president is winning the debate on the sequester but it is act seven of what will be a 12-act play. i think the most significant impact the president has on the midterms will be his favorability at that time. the president yesterday. on the sequester. >> obama: beginning this week, many middle-class families will have their lives disrupte

it took to respond to the benghazi attack that left four americans dead. >>> she tried to wish robin robertsy. but was allegedly banned. a new report says nbc stapped ann curry from tweeting her even after they booted her from the today show. robin was diagnosed with a blood disease at the time. the report claims executives thought curry was trying to aid the enemy. nbc says the incident is being blown out of proportion. those are your headlines. >> steve: that refers to an item that came out that paint add very unfavorable picture about what is happening over at what was once upon a time america's news leader in the morning for decades and decades. >> brian: right. so ann curry just wanted to say get well. the whole world was saying get well and feel better. that became public. i'm wondering who keeps fueling this monster of a story with behind the scenes drama. >> steve: could be executives. could be disgruntled employees. >> brian: they have those at nbc? >> steve: as a former employee of nbc, i met a couple. >> gretchen: let's talk about immigration reform. the president is moving ahead

the floor in the round ♪ ♪ she said i am the one ♪ as we danced on the floor in the round ♪ >> robin roberts been 30 years. that's right. right back at you. uh-oh, watch out, george. >> oh. >> oh, my. oh, my. i am honored. thank you. >> a beautiful tribute to the one and only michael jackson. and a dance that inspired robin to say -- give us one. come on. ♪ hee hee >> thank you. thank you, thank you so much. >>> also in "pop news" today, you know when you get a song stuck in your head playing over and over? it's called an ear worm. researchers have a cure. the best way to get rid of that broken record in your head is to do verbal brain puzzles. solving anagrams, crosswords. what happens is it forces your brain to think it's -- this one is a real problem. any way, reading also works. but the reading needs to be challenging enough. you can't sort of flip through a magazine. the song will not go away. a few of the songs you're hearing right now are among the most likely to get stuck in your head. often times, you may not love a song you're thinking of over and over. "bad romance," by lady gaga.

. >> you're robin roberts. >> when you saline linsay, lean do you mean by it? the reasons i wrote the book is about a year ago, i got a tape of all the presidents, played it for my kids. my daughter who was 4, looked up and said, mommy, why are they all boys? last night, talking about coming on the show with my children, my son is 7, my daughter is 5. my son says, mommy, are girls allowed to be president? >> he asked last night? >> last night. and so the point is, we're growing up in a world where most of the top jobs are still held by men. we're going to lean in, believe in ourselves, teach our daughters they can do anything our sons can do. >> it's gotten a lot of people talking. we talked a little bit about the controversy in the first half hour. i want to talk solutions. you're honest in the book about your struggles and getting where you are. because a lot of people want to know, how do you go from being a research assistant at the world bank to the c.o.o. of facebook? talk about the struggles you had getting there. >> i think i did what so many people do,

she told our robin roberts about her idea. >> it's an organization centered around anti-bullying and the official bus tour launch. next stop new york city's times square this weekend. her manager calls her new music album refreshing saying "i can't wait for the world to hear her new music and see her comeback healthy, strong and better than ever." excited fans are eager to hear the new music and to see her -- ♪ just dance >> reporter: and we are so happy to have dr. sue swearer for the born this way foundation and emory from the youth advisory board and welcome you both to "good morning america" and thank you so much for bringing the born brave bus to us. >> thank you very much. it's a thrill to be here. we're really excited. >> it's a thrill to be a part of this -- it's so important to do. how did you get involved? >> so in 2011 when lady gaga and her mom cynthia started the foundation they asked if i will be involved in the launch and i said, great, of course, they asked me to be the chair of the research advisory board. >> and emory? >> well, when the foundation was creating the y

and this year, it's going to robin roberts. >> oh, that is very. [ applause ] that's very sweet. been offered many awards and i say no to everyone, but i say yes to you. >> people have been so kind and i know you and i know this award ceremony. i have been there and where it comes from. now you got me in trouble with all the people i said no to, but thank you very much. but i'm looking forward -- i know it's coming up in april. but while you're here, you're a fashion icon, my friend. we must have the spring looks that you are describing. please have the models come out and tell us what we'll look for in spring. >> all right. okay. so the first look is an adorable little dress that is very successful. it's like -- it looks like a two-piece. it has a little peplum and it's a wonderful, wonderful little dress. and then she's wearing shoulder handbag because it's the mini lip handbag and it's a very, very cute little handbag. >> i love the pantsuit there, too. >> the pantsuit. that pantsuit -- are we seeing it now? the first person who wore it was solange, beyonce's sister. she's not

. >> yeah, yesterday, robin roberts' turn. this is dr. kat smith. eyond looks, four months apart in age, both hail from the gulf coast. >> wow. >> they look like they're almost the same height. just as thin. probably just as athletic. and they're stunning. both of them. so jealous. >> double whammy. >> the best kind. >> later on today, "good morning america" will double up on seeing double. it's josh elliott and sam champion's turn to meet their look-alikes. you don't want to miss out on this fun. >> that ought to be good. >> yeah, i can't wait. >> i want to see what my look-alike looks like. >> a little unnerving. you want to meet your look-alike and find out, the look-alike looks better than you. or the look-alike doesn't look so hot. that's what i look like? >> don't think that would happen. we are so used to seeing -- not saying look-alikes aren't as good looking as real "gma anchors. i'm so used to seeing them. pd ok as f looks like them saying. i want to see your >> i do too. i want to see yours. have him anchor one day. >>> coming up, the big

be sure to tune into "gma" this morning when we meet someone who looks just like robin roberts.heir sleeves this morning. >>> coming up later this half hour, who do you think succeeds more as a top executive, a man or woman? >>> and who says thongs are wrong? not -- anyway, i would say not me, but i don't know what i'm about to say. better stay in character. >> be careful. >> new criticism aimed at the seller of skimpy undergarments marketing sexy stuff to young girls. actually, that is wrong. i'm glad i didn't say anything. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather -- brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. weather -- brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. ♪ ♪ >>> well you have heard the saying, lightning never strikes twice in the same place. except for this guy. young man in a small colombian town, he's been hit, not once, not twice, not three times -- four times. >> how do you get hit by lightning four times and live? >> in the last six months. >> apparently the guy is a walking lightning rod. the town doctor came up with a uni

good morning america" apparently so contentious, nbc's ann curie was forbidden to reach out to robin robertsfter they were bad to ann curry? >> stephanie: i don't know. ridiculous. when do people stop being humans? >> when you pass out on the couch, what do i do? >> stephanie: i don't remember because i was passed out but i'm sure it was something nice. >> if i remember correctly, you sent a note to laura ingraham. >> stephanie: don't try to make me look like a good -- now you're going to ruin everything. >> when she had health problems, you sent a nice note. >> stephanie: she wrote me a nice note back. cancer touches both sides of the aisle. pretty much all of us have experienced it in our friends or family. jim, you've been watching the jim carrey, charlton heston thing. it is comedy. i heard a right wing guy say charlton heston is dead. okay. >> yeah. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: he took to twitter to blast opponents of gun control calling them heartless mother -- sorry not that. heartless mother stephanie millers? >> he was promoting cold, dead hand. it is a new funny or di

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robins who ran the spokesman one ton among responded to our inquiry he wrote us quote we have twenty six hunger strikers with receiving. tunnel feeds meaning they get nutrition through a feeding tube last friday robertto rand wrote us there were fourteen people refusing all food while their defense attorneys had been saying there were many more we cannot independently verify any of this at this point we're just relying on what the officials and detainees lawyers tell us we're certainly in touch with the attorneys and will continue to press the officials for answers in addition to the inquiries that we made with the defense department we also asked the department of justice for their perspective on what's happening and they basically told us that it's none of their business that the military oversees the facility and referred us back to the department of defense defense attorneys are telling us that these sorties have created conditions which make it nearly impossible for them to do their job and defend their clients so frustrating there is nothing that we can do we have sent e-mails to the. department of arms to the commander. asking them. to talk to us about. her oh response we have been told by th

robin, the first real politicking of the day before the votes continue later this afternoon. >> well, funny you should mention that, josh. thank you very much. we're going to go now to abc's cokie roberts is also there in vatican city. of course, knows a great deal about politics and you heard what josh just said there, breaking for lunch right now. of course, everything is in secret but what's your best guess what's going on, cokie. >> oh, i think now you have the real politicking, because now they've had three ballots so they know who's not getting votes. they know they can't hold out for somebody that one of them might have thought was just really the perfect pope. so now they're starting to make, say, okay, if my guy is not going to get it, let me think about the other guy and somebody is probably working hard on them to make them think about another guy. the one thing we know is they're not allowed, at least officially, to make deals, so they're not supposed to say, if you elect my guy pope, he will promise to name this guy as secretary of state or anything like that. no promises can be made. but i think that what you see in here is a winnowing of the field. >> it's like you said,