for the screening of the movie, i had the pleasure of having some meaningful conversation with sam elliott, and in that conversation i made a mistake. i had a program in my hand, and i asked him to sign the program. his persona changed and he basically said to me i am here for you guys, not here to be a celebrity. those weren't the exact words, but that was kind of his -- that's kind of where -- i mean, the guys, the valuable guys at this reunion are freddy and perp and fred and al montgomery, allen brown, and it is not george. they're not here -- >> why do you come back then? that might be a way to escape it. >> yeah. yeah. because maybe i need them as much as they need me. >> do they know that, that you need them like they need you? >> no, because i don't think i have gotten in touch with my sensitivity to be able to communicate that to them and the other piece is we never have time for meaningful conversation. i mean, for example, tonight when we go to the dinner, we will be overcome by lots of stuff, so to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with these guys about what you feel,

oh, josh elliott? >> oh, sam champion. here we are in times square. some call it iconic.rs on the circuit, marco andretti and last year's runner up, j.r. hildebrand. the weather is saving me. you have both come real close. none closer than you a year ago, leading into the final turn. you lost things. what's it been like waiting 365 days for this sunday? >> i don't know, man. i think it's -- it's been a lot of fun. we've gone through a lot of stuff. it's turned into a positive thing for us. it makes you want it even more. it lets you focus on the little details and the process. leading up. to try to just put yourself in a position to be there again. it's cool. >> you're talking about a hair's breadth of room. and, well, marco. the last name, very familiar. generations. and yet, it's been some time since tan andretti has had the celebratory swig of milk. will it end this weekend? >> that's the plan. that's definitely the plan. it's been since 1969. >> how do you prepare? you're days out. what are the final preparations for the race? >> for our team, for andretti autosport,

sam, thanks very much. >>> let's get to other developing stories with josh elliott. >> thank you, both of you and all of you. we're going to begin with a developing story overnight. a security breach at san diego's airport. a man able to board a flight without a ticket. let's get to jim avila with the very latest. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, josh. a morning-day stow away, apparently desperate to get to los angeles delayed air operations in san diego. and they have delivered a wake-up call to airport security nationwide. a shock for passengers on this united express plane out of san diego. >> i can't at all understand how in the world this ever happened. >> reporter: a parolee, fresh out of jail, able to get onboard, walking on to the tarmac untouched at san diego's lindbergh field. >> he was released from jail yesterday. has a criminal history. >> reporter: the suspect walked through an alarmed but unguarded emergency door inside the terminal. he melted into a line of passengers, boarding a commuter plane on the tarmac. nabbed only at the last moment, the final passenger count by flight at

sam. >> hey, good morning, gang. i just -- i just had to -- josh elliott, abc, josh elliott, abc, take a look at this.>> tracy. >> dinah. >> what does it say. >> i need a hug from josh. >> from who? >> josh. >> who's not on the sign? who does weather? who does weather? who comes out? who's not on the sign, josh elliott? all right. come out and do your work while we talk and it's raining. whatever. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning we want to talk about. we've got -- yeah, i know, trust me it's going to go on forever. two fronts dropping into the northwest. with that moisture there's likely to be some snow in the higher elevations, so get ready for this. it's not just a wet shot it's a cold shot, as well. pop that umbrella for me. thank you very much. keep josh as dry during the hugs. quick look at all the heat going on across the country through the next couple of days and your > >>idon't know, the josh fest continues. lara, back to you. >> thank you, sam. i will take it away. >>> here's a look at what else we have coming up on our "gma" morning menu. one of the olympic

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