. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: telling abc's robin roberts, his father's affinity for highly produced videos taughtund out that skream was one of the most expensive videos to make. >> ma >> reporter: even taking a pause to let the world know his favorite video. >> if i had to pick a specific, i would choose "smooth criminal." >> when did you first realize that your father was the king of pop? >> we his performances and i'm used to seeing most females passing out. what blew my mind was big, muscle-bound dudes fainting. >> as for whether his dad would support his whiskers, he doesn't know. >> would he support that beard? >> i don't know. hopefully, it just grew up and we'll see what happens. ♪ ♪ i'm bad >> thank you for watching abc news, and as always, we're online, abc news.com and our "nightline" facebook page. thanks for the company, america, goodnight. >> i can't say for sure that someone's going to win the $1 million today, but i do know that if they do, you're not gonna want to miss it. so stay where you are. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic mu

studios we go to find robin roberts. e republicans are sifting through the wreckage of the gop healthcare bill. >> reporter: that they are, matt. coming up on "g.m.a.," president trump and his team regrouping turning his attention to tax reform. our political team is here we'll have the latest for you. >>> the case of the missingen missingen -- missing tennessee student and her former teacher. what her sister is saying about the contact. >>> the social media backlash after two teens were not allowed to board their united airline flights while wearing leggings. how women around the world are responding this morning. >>> that guy jake gyllenhaal is going to be here. >> that guy is the man. >> reporter: love him. >> tell him i loved enemy, it was so great. it's not recent, but loved it. >> reporter: i'll pass that along. >> love it, jake any messages. >> reporter: you can pass them along. >> reporter: like he has nothing better to do. we have an accident on the schuylkill expressway eastbound at the boulevard, you can see ho

talk about power lunch, former first lady michelle obama actress sarah jessica parker, gale king, robin roberts metaphor power brunch at the breslin, new new york staple known for his high clientele, mate interest d told vanity fair they each ate fish and chip, and got dessert, as well. >> what, they all got the same thing? >> that's no fun. >> use different things to share it. >> women there from 11:00 until 3:00 in the afternoon, then had to kick them out. they had the 3:00 seatingment come on, ladies, wrap it up. >> rumor has it secret service was tight so know one got close enough to eavesdrop. >> so we don't know what they were talking about? >> no. >> you know, that's, they said politics makes strange bed fellows, they seem like they would be thick this point now. >> sure. >> exactly. okay, get ready to say awe. former vp met his name sake. we will tell you all about it when we come back. >> if you need a friends in washington get a dog. vice president joe biden met adorable pup high is also named biden. goal end retriever puppy met his name sake, he was celebrating the affordable care ac

robin roberts goes one abc news, los angeles. >> we begin with a breaking news alert. breaking red now at 6:30, a 50 on -- five alarm fire near boston. jummy: absolutely. the flames are just fierce. come take a look at this on your screen. a five alarm fire burning at an abandoned factory in rockland, massachusetts. flames and black smoke can be seen for miles. we don't have much more information than that, but we are looking to get more information for you and we will pass along. now we want to get a check on your forecast. veronica: monica johnson has more on that into words, bundle up. today,a: wind chill for it will be a day like january. yesterday we were feeling the nice springlike temperatures. after the sun picks up, a.m., 9:00 a.m., you will start to notice temperatures also falling , that on helping us. a.m., cloud cover pushing out of the area. 9:00, it will be one cold overnight for us. we are looking for a hard freeze. 27 in d.c., low 20's and the outlying areas. much less wind across the area. to 40 milesng up per hour, you may see the smaller branches br

." >> robin roberts joining us live at the "g.m.a." stew yosemite. i know you're -- studios. i know you're following the latest from britain. >> dozens were injured four dead including the attacker. we are live in london this morning and we're going to speak with two american eyewitnesses to the horrific attack. >>> hours to go before the crucial healthcare vote has president trump made a deal to get the remain be votes he needs. we'll have the latest from capitol hill. after a young woman was stranded fewer five days in a row -- remote area near the grand canyon, her amazing survival story is coming up ahead. >> they would have found me sitting on a rock crying. i wouldn't be doing half the thing she did. >> you would be sleeping. >> i would be sleeping. >> reporter: she said she did all the right things. >> tam never found a moment where we couldn't take a nap. >> you will see me fall asleep on a rock. >> reporter: you did fall asleep on a rock when we were out together. this is i-95 one of three jams on i-95, i-95 new northeast philadelphia, heavy southbound that's because

." >> so we're going to check in with robin roberts and robin we keep talking about the house intelligenceese days about their work as about its chairman and i know you have more on that. >> reporter: yes, chairman nunes, tam now getting calls for his recusal by members of his own committee facing a firestorm about his secret meeting on white house grounds. what information was he given, who was his sourcely we'll be live at the white house for you this morning. >>> also ahead a new lawsuit is being filed by the family of a filmmaker who died in florida while filming a shark documentary. his family and attorney spoke to us about how his death was a preventable tragedy. we'll have more on their story. and the dance mom star abbey lee miller shocking her fans and producers by announcing her departure from the show claiming years of disrespect and manipulation this of course as she faces a legal battle over bankruptcy fraud. we'll have more details ahead. always something, matt and tam, always something. >> oh, robin, matt is the no going to be able to hold it together. that was his jam. danc

." >> let's turn now to abc's robin roberts who is going to detail the repeal and replace, first stepovernight. >> reporter: continuing matt and nydia. healthcare fight congress working through the night over the new bell to replace the affordable care act. president trump working to win over conservative groups who are resisting the plans. >>> latest on the double murder of two indiana girls one grandfather holding his first press conference this morning as authorities look into similarities of a cold case in iowa. >>> first lady milania trump is gaining popularity. we'll speak to the former chief he have staff of first lady lara bush. >>> it is thursday, deals and steals all for $20 or less all coming up on this happy friday eve. >> my favorite segment, robin thank you. >>> a man offered a pregnant woman his seat on the subway. she crowned him the number one decent dude. she is 8 months pregnant with her second child. she noticed only women offered her seat on the subway. she commissioned a small trophy of a man ripping off his shirt calling it the number one decent dude award for g

. >> after announcing she beat cancer, dad and daughter gave their first interview to robin roberts,gma." she's now 6 years old. it was a story that captured everyone. the patriots paid tribute to her during one of their games. came out in his jerseys. had a whole slide show dedicated to her. i mean, she really has just been to inspiring for adults and children alike. >> she's so young. she won't be able to grasp the reach and the impact she's had on so many people. and what an inspiration. and devin. that family, the way they came together. >> in the comments to the instagram photos. people talking about their stories. how their kids grew strength from her. >> great dad. adorable daughter. great story. >>> coming up on "gma" on this sunday morning, the search is intensifying for a missing teenager believed to have been kidnapped by her teacher. who is now stepping forward to offer a $5,000 reward to help find this 15-year-old? >>> and march madness living up to its name. the sipder ella stories overnight. the battle for the final four. espn's tony reali with the wrapup just ahead. o

you may know her as robin roberts, who is in the beautiful austrian alps for the special olympics worldgames. hey, robin, such a great treat to have you here on a weekend. >> oh, it's my honor, dan and paula. it is gorgeous here. as you know, special olympics is really grown into a huge worldwide movement in the nearly 50 years since eunice kennedy shriver started the organization and nearly 2,700 athletes will fill the stadium from more than 100 countries and they'll march in the spectacular opening ceremony and i'm excited because in just a few minutes i'll introduce you to two sisters. they are known, guys, as the venus and serena williams of figure skating and i'm sure that their story will lift your spirits. that's coming up. >> all right. robin, we're so glad you're joining us. we've got sam champion. i'm not sure to what we owe this honor. but we're so flat to have you both join us on a weekend. >> we're the ones honored. >> oh, stop. >> robin, thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> back here at home we've got a pair of fresh controversies for the secret service. >> we are learn

." >> robin roberts joining us live from the "gma" studios in in. yc. alking about that new directive from homeland security and the t.s.a. >> reporter: matt and tam, certainly will be. breaking this morning, that official homeland security announcement banning electronics on direct flights from 10 major countries to the united states. passengers no longer able to carry on devices larger than a cell phone. we're going to have all those details for you this morning. >>> also ahead fbi director james comey refuting trump's wiretapping claim and confirming there's an investigation into the trump campaign's ties with russia. we'll look at how the white house and fbi move forward from here. tom brady's jersey super bowl jersey has been found. how authorities tracked down the jersey in mexico and we're live from mexico city and also we're going to speak live with nfl insider jay glazer who broke the story. that's all coming up here on "gma," matt and tam. >> crazy. >> quite a story when you see that video. >> thanks robin. see you soon. >> reporter: uh-huh. >>

." >> robin roberts joining us live from the "gma" studios in nyc. reporter: oh, very good there matt. two of trump's main campaign promises rolled out. the gop revealing the replacement for aca affordable care act and trump laying out his revised travel ban. we'll have full team coverage this morning plus a close friend of president trump will join us live to talk with george. >>> missing richard simmons now the most popular podcast in the country trying to solve the mystery of where the fitness icon has been. simmons has been missing from the public for more than a thousand days. what his team is saying about his life outside of the spotlight. >>> and its extreme way to find out how your body is burning calories. and when. our mr. schiavocampo was locked up inside a metabolic chamber for a full 24 hours. first reporter to ever try it out. she'll share her experience with us this morning. can't wait to hear what she has to say and that's all coming up, matt and nydia. >> all right, robin, thank you. >>> a college student proved he was sober by doing

. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: telling abc's robin roberts, his father's affinity for highly produced videos taughtcriminal." >> when did you first realize that your father was the king of pop? >> we were watching videos of his performances and i'm used to seeing most females passing out. what blew my mind was big, muscle-bound dudes fainting. >> as for whether his dad would support his whiskers, he doesn't know. >> would he support that beard? >> i don't know. hopefully, it just grew up and we'll see what happens. ♪ ♪ i'm bad >> thank you for watching abc news, and as always, we're online, abc news.com and our "nightline" facebook page. thanks for the company, america, goodnight. >> i can't say for sure that someone's going to win the $1 million today, but i do know that if they do, you're not gonna want to miss it. so stay where you are. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] all last week, we were playing getaway week where contestants, i

." >> we have robin roberts.bit on politics, the president going to capitol hill to push for his healthcare plans and it looks like there could be trouble in the senate. good morning. >> reporter: tam, 82 your right abouyou'reright about tha. many wondering if the bill will make it through. we are live from the white house. we'll have the latest for you this morning. also ahead a new cancer warning by the fda that both saline and silicone breast implants may cause a rare form of cancer. dr. jennifer ashton is joining us this morning with what you need to know. and then caught on camera that incident in los angeles wyclef jean handcuffed detained after what he says was racial profiling. he's now calling for a formal investigation into the los angeles sheriff's department and he will be here live with us in the morning -- in the studio this morning. that's all coming up here on "gma," matt and tam. >> we'll look forward to that. thank you robin. >> trying to get off to work, we're starting to back up on the roads l

she spoke with gma's robin roberts about her latest page-turner. >> try to keep them all different, andolitical thriller about corrupt politicians and international oil deals and there's murder and also excitement in it. it was very fun to write and there are always surprises in the book. >> steel has written 160 books and counting. normally she turns out six books a year. now it's up to seven. these days she divides her time between san francisco and paris. >>> park lovers in california can order a special license plate to help fund the state park system. the plate features the image of a redwood forest and costs $50. before they can begin producing this plate it needs 7500 prepaid orders by may 18th so time is of the essence. proceeds go towards preserving and restoring the state's 280 parks. if you'd like to order one, there's a link on our website, abc7news.com. >>> a string of east bay mailbox thefts is turning into an even bigger problem. >> you can wait 45 minutes to an hour just to go to the window to pick up your mail. >> the growing frustration and what postal officials say th

sharita taylor started the special olympics, the world winter games by chatting with our own robin roberts and now the u.s. athlete is finishing them off with some new hardware. she's taking home the bronze medal for ice dancing. the cleveland native had a long list of people rooting for her including lebron james who even sent her a good luck message and this could be just the start. taylor and her twin sister are being called the venus and serena of figure skating. >> we had them on last weekend. they are incredible. >> they're cool. >> they're really cool. >> it was so great to watch. there were some photos out of them being hugged by family and their coaches, just great stuff. >> good for them. they're so inspiring. those smiles that just light up the room. all right. thanks, diane. >> thank you. >> thanks, diane. >>> coming up on "gma" on this saturday morning, we've got new details about harrison ford's close call with a passenger jet. for the first time we're going to hear what he said to the tower after he skimmed right over a plane waiting to take off. >>> plus, making history on

i'm robin roberts from special olympics world winter games. >> it looks warm there. >>> actually, theynd into the morning yesterday. but she said she felt like a swan when she was out there ice skate and she's very thrilled to be living her dream. just an amazing story. 2700 athletes from 107 nations. i was honored to be part of the special olympics summer games in los angeles. i want to say that was 2015. >> and it's a great honor being there. >> yeah. to see people's lives changed from all over the world. >> we'll be right back with the mix. little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our age getting life insurance at such an affordable rate. it's true. if you're 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance life insurance through the colonial penn program for less than 35 cents a day, just $9.95 a month. there's

. >> there was a powerful moment when robin roberts noted that there were no people more religious than parents, and she was grateful after seeing that story that her parents gay woman. >> and i love that she says god loves you because of who he is, not because of who you are. we have more coming up. (achoo!) you can pick up the flu from surfaces for up to 48 hours. it's like having a sick family member in your home. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home lysol that. mthat stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. guess i won't be seeing you for a while. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, one mucinex lasts 12 hours? let's end this. i will nevi wnevereverair again. wash my hair again now, i fuel it new pantene doesn't just wash your hair, it fuels it. with the first pro-v nutrient blend, making every... ...strand stronger don't just wash your hair fuel it fuel your hair. because strong is beautiful. hey, searching for a great

. >> fun fact, robin roberts was a bus driver. >> a school bus driver. >> my first job. >> we do knowso well. >> you know that i was -- another story for another day. finally they say bueauty is in the eye of the beholder where most of us would drive by and see this. anld rayna sees something altogether different. >> hi, robot. hi. >> ah. >> she loves her new friend. >> hello, big robot. is there she thinks it's a robot. >> beauty is in the eye of the beholder. [ cheers and applause ] isn't that great? >> i love that. >> little tuesday love and that, everybody, is "pop news" and let me tell you, timing her to say hi, robot when i finished my copy was not easy, so -- >> you brought it yet again, lara, thank you. >>> coming up, a surprising new study, a new study on the benefits of breast-feeding. does it really make your baby smarter long-term? dr. ashton here to weigh in. >> mara schiavocampo is back from the metabolic chamber and she has the secret she unlocked about weight loss and fitness just ahead. looks like she's trapped in there. >> we do want her out. >>> "gma's morning menu"

marking 25 years of his famous song "we shall be free" garth brooks involving robin roberts sharing inspirational >> i love the song too. by the way we've all been watching, april the giraffe all morning long, we want to wish her good luck and a special welcome to the newest member of our "gma" family, producer katie bosland welcoming paul. >>> good morning, 8:56 on friday margin 31st, the first of what will be two wet morning commutes. commutes in general. here's karen rogers. >>> it's 73 is busy in new jersey and maple shade on a good day, this is my a good day, were he got the rain an accident in one direction and electrical repairs in the other, here's the accident on 73 at high street, crews on the scene and look at that traffic in burlington county, it's a mess, and southbound they're doing electrical repairs from an earlier accident. problems in both directions here monle shade. in new jersey on 55, northbound past 3 miles an hour there, raveling 295 is finally getting back to normal after the big accident near 42 early, we're at 16 minutes, not too bad. i95 at girard, slow and jammed but

presidential delegation and our own robin roberts is live in austria this morning for those games. >>'s most popular game, soccer. there is an unusual incident involving one of the world's most popular teams, manchester united of england. >> and during their match against a russian team, united's manager brought a peeled banana to the sideline. he handed it to a player who was warming up. >> okay, so then they gave it to marcus rojo one of united's defenders who ate it while continuing to play. for the record, three guys touched the banana before it was eaten. the manager said he needed fuel because he was feeling tired and starting to cramp, but that's a lot of bare hands on a banana that had already been peeled. i don't know that i can finish this story. >> man u still sucks. >> someone doesn't like man u back there. >> oh, my god. it's a peeled banana. >> but it's fine. >> guys, come on, i'll eat it. >> no, no, no. no. oh. >> why not? >> that's been handed off. >> bananas are good for you. >> by like nine different people here. >> germs are good for you. you need a little bit of ge

: but in her early teens jackson began pursuing her passions sharing her career goals with our robin robertsderstand that is, paris, you want to be an actress. >> yeah. i'm thinking about auditioning for a play next week. >> reporter: she credits her father with her resilience telling "cr" he was the strongest person i know. >> she's the daughter of one of the most famous men in the 20th sent century and the work that she will do will both echo that, contrast with that. it will he be a kind of reference point to what she does in the future. >> reporter: paris will make her acting debut as a guest star on lee daniels' "star" and writes music and says she is in a band but doesn't want to do that professionally but focus on acting and modelling. >> what doesn't she do? >> so close to her father, home-schooled. didn't have a relationship with her mother until later so it's been a process to get to this point but seems to be come into her own. >> wishing her the best. >> paris' brother prince michael jackson will be here on monday an exclusive and coming up here lori bergamotto in the stain lab.

marking 25 years of his famous song "we shall be free" garth brooks involving robin roberts sharing inspirationalo. by the way we've all been watching, april the giraffe all morning long, we want to wish her good luck and a special welcome to the newest member of our "gma" family, producer katie bosland welcoming paul. >>> good morning on this friday. 8:59. i'm reggie aqui. lisa argen as the forecast. i think you will like unless you love rain or something. >> we have to get rid of the wind. you can see east bay hills camera is still shaking. winds 20 to 30 miles per hour. numbers up in the 50s an temperatures coming up today as the winds dial back. afternoon 60s and low 70s. >>> all right. speakinging of the wind, high wind advisories for the bay bridge, san mateo bridge and dunbarton bridge. see the chop on the water and a quick check of drive times. not bad. 17 across the bay bridge and 11 minutes san francisco to sfo. reggie? >> we are dreaming of hawaii. abc7 and hawaiian airlines bringing the spirit of aloha to the abc7 viewers. go to abc7news.come and learn >> announcer: it's "live with ke

. >> yeah. [ applause ] thank you, robin roberts. good morning, everybody. happy monday.gin with exclusive news coming out of "dancing with the stars." you know how excited we all are, maks and peta dancing again this season. there he is dancing with heather morris from "glee." hold the phone. on friday we got news that maks got hurt at rehearsals. cameras were rolling when it happened. here's a look. ♪ >> aagh! it's my calf muscle. [ bleep ]. just felt like something hit it. >> yeah, well, i hope it's just a pull. i really do. not sure of the extent of the injury. what we do know is maks will not be dancing tonight. he'll have a fill-in until he's able to return. when that is, we are not sure but he will be in the ballroom cheering on his partner on "dancing with the stars" tonight, 8:00, 7:00 central on abc, and maks, we love you. feel better, get back out there soon. >> michael and i were just looking at each other. hope it's not an achilles. hohope it's not the achilles. >> you know when you say he feels like something hit him, i hope it wasn't that pop. >> usually ha

you know what, everybody, make sure you tune in for the opening ceremony hosted by our very own robin roberts> love you. we miss you. >> danke. >> danke schon. >> we have another special guest. fun-filled friday. she is an emmy, grammy and six-time tony award winner and she recently received the national medal of arts from former president barack obama and now she is starring in the new "beauty and the beast" movie. please welcome audra mcdonald. ♪ be our guest be our guest [ cheers and applause ] >> yay. how are you? glad to see you. >> come on out. >> hi, honey. >> mwah. how are you? mwah. welcome. >> mwah. >> have a seat. >> be our guest. >> be our guest. >> be our guest if first of all congratulations on all of your success, not just on the movie but on the new baby. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> brand-new. like brand-new. >> brand-new. yes. >> we mentioned you received the national medal of arts from barack obama. president obama but you have a funny story. you remember actually extremely pregnant when you received that medal. >> i was worried i was going to give birth in the

robin. cokie roberts joins us now. a lot of money for twoing boos or a few books. how does this compare to books from other former presidents. >> president clinton reportedly got 15 million, president bush, 10 millions. mrs. clinton, 8 million so it's a lot more money but it is eye-popping. i'm told that it is probably including foreign rights and that both of the obamas are very popular abroad and so that they could make a lot of money off of their books selling them abroad. >> you think that's primarily the reason why a publisher is willing to pay this amount? >> i've also heard, robin, this will amuse you, that michelle obama's book is really the book that people are interested in and that they did them together probably so that she wouldn't be getting more than president obama. >> to say tve the former president's ego. >> and marriage perhaps. >> these books are highly anticipated. the second i think everyone read it said we can't wait to read it. what do you think we can expect from the books and when will they hi

robin's hometown. hometown pride. 15 years they've been making first started in her kitchen of three generations of mississippi women and expanded into a store and partnered with another pass area business called dorothy roberts a line the lucimarian collection to honor the love life and faith of mrs. roberts and would come into the store, pass soap and they would burst with pride saying she liked a particular scent so created a line specifically for her. this is the very first time we're seeing it. can i put a little -- can i just dab alittle? it's got skeet magnolia a little orange could sort the essence of the roberts family the compo n they are the pride of the robin is -- she's not here but she's promised me she's from everything from them. not just her mom's collection and promises you will be too. >> i'm going to walk around and you guys are sniffing my hand. >> normally $25 everything from them cut in half $3.25 to $12.50. and i mean robin is so exci dorothy has put so much into the collect. she has a beautiful store. pass soap has done so much in that community so got to love them. >> got to love them and these products are awesome. everyone you know what you're going home with products from from mal