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it's the color of sunshine, bananas and sara haines' hair.ow. >> i'm going to be in trouble for that. >> potential danger in the brightly colored items you use every day. it's raising concerns about a long-banned chemical. gio benitez is here to explain it. >> good morning. the woman you're about to meet is sounding the alarm right now. when it comes to yellow, don't be color blind. look around the house, yellow is all over the place. brightening up bath time. e ♪ ruby ducky you're the one cheering us up like forrest gufrp's t-shirt. and helping us study. but it might be dangerous. a new study from rutgers university revealing that the color used to color so many of the yellow belongings may not be sunshine. >> they're everywhere, into our products and coming into our home. we know it's part of the class of kpaunds that causes problems. >> it's pcb-11, banned in 1979 and found in paint, paper and clothing. and the woman behind the study says it's leaking out a potentially harmful toxin. not enough science showing the effects on humans, some d

it's the color of sunshine, bananas and sara haines' hair. it blond, not yellow. >> you're such a man. >> i'm going to be in trouble for that. >> it turns out potential danger could be lurking in some of the brightly colored items you use every day. it's a study raising concerns about a long-banned chemical. gio benitez is here to explain it. >> good morning. experts say more research is needed, but the woman you're about to meet is sounding the alarm right now. when it comes to yellow, don't be color blind. take a look around your house. yellow turns up all over the place. brightening up bath time. ♪ rubber ducky, you're the one cheering us up like forrest gump's iconic t-shirt. >> have a nice day. >> reporter: and even helping us brain storm. but this morning, that bright golden tint, might be dangerous. a new study from rutgers university revealing that the color used to color so many of the yellow belongings may not be all sunshine. >> they're everywhere. they're getting into our products and coming into our homes. we know it's part of th

abc's sara haines and the students who are "america strong." >> don't let that silly hat fool you. >>on and ryan are preparing for a marathon. you're stretching a little bit? >> yeah. just trying to stretch out, because this is the last time that we're going to sit -- for awhile. >> reporter: 46 hours, no sleep, no sitting, no coffee. just dancing. this is penn state thon. america's biggest college dance marathon. more than 700 dancers shaking, shimmying, strutting their stuff. all to help kids like 13-year-old brittany wagner. brittany has cancer. money raised here will help pay for her family's medical costs. after 24 hours -- >> can't even move my feet. >> reporter: almost 36 hours in, allison's legs are swollen. she's losing her voice, but -- >> it's not really about us. it's about fighting cancer. >> reporter: and 44 hours in, nearly two days after their dance began -- allison and ryan are barely hanging on. >> i mean -- i'm tired. and i am in pain. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: and then, it's over. mission accomplished. $13 million raised and perhaps, more importantly -- >>

♪ >>> all right, we now have a special super bowl edition of "pop news" and sara haines is all over itain again and when it comes to predicting the winner of the super bowl you can either listen to the experts or listen to the animals. altogether 11 animals have used their psychic powers around the country, one of our favorites is eli the ape from salt lake city. he's going for a seventh straight year of correct predictions. this year he clearly believes it'll be a seattle victory. but in tennessee -- >> if he knocks it over -- >> that's a good thing. >> who he thinks will win. >> we can't forget the famous ground hog chattanooga chuck who predicted the broncos. >> does he predict the end of winter? >> he's never gotten that right. >> out of the whole list of 11, here's the final tally, 7 for dinner -- >> dinner? >> yeah. >> and coming to dinner. seven for denver and four for seattle if that's they indicator. >> oh, yeah. >> against your predictions. >> is that or or -- >> that is my prediction. >> i'll go with the animals. >> now that we know who will win, the next logical thing to po

sara haines learning how to play the tuba right there. somewhat the reason that sara is doing that?. kind of an epic fail. lake travis high school. >> oh, boy. >> one tuba goes down. everybody else follows. >> oh, no, oh, no. >> that was the moment. seven of them wept down. now we'll do it in slow motion. we'll make them feel the pain this morning. we've teamed them up with the best in the business, the ohio state university marching band. this morning, a high-stakes second chance to get this right. i'm not sure how much sara haines is helping. >> she's so funny. >> she's a hoot. she's road kill right now. >> don't mind her. >> what a hoot. >>> also this morning, dr. drew pinsky, is famous for helping celebrities battle addiction. now his 21-year-old daughter reveals her very personal seven-year struggle. >> an important story for sure. >>> a new health alert about a potentially toxic chemical that is found in essentially everything yellow from clothing, to paint, to what's in your kids toys. >> pretty disturbing reading it. >>> also, we're getting so fired up for the biggest "froze

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dangerously golden hair, sara haines. >> it was yellow about five minutes ago.photographed women in the world. she's not accustomed to taking the pictures herself. aka, the selfie. the megastar just tweeted her first selfie taken last night at the image awards. and with oscar sunday a week away, keep those pictures coming. that's a star-studded tweet fest. we challenge you, oprah. send us some pictures. >>> and one star we would love to see in an oprah selfie is pink. the singer has been announced as a performer on oscar sunday. she's super excited about it. she tweeted big news, i'd like to thank the academy for inviting me to perform, #holy cow. of course sping pink is known for her theatrical performs. she's known for aerial performances, which you can see there, prompting ellen to joke she's bringing a safety net just in case. you can see it next sunday right here on abc. >> quite a show, pink, bette midler -- >> ellen. you had me at ellen. now if ellen will just spin from the ceiling like pink, we'll get even more -- >> i'm sure they're taking orders. writi

ready for sara haines. >> mans dan harriss. >>> it's a boy for simon cowell and his girlfriend.erday. a week and a half before her due date. he tweeted she and lauren chose the name. >>> you were up late binge watching "house of cards"? that's my bleary eyes. within a few minutes of its release it ranked among the most viewed shows on netflix also getting great reviews from critics and even a bigger endorsement from washington, d.c. with president barack obama begging his twitter followers not to post any spoilers. i'm betting there were plenty of valentiners who much whatted the entire 13-hour season last night. i did not. i stopped myself after one but i'm going home to watch the rest. >>> with valentine's day over for another year, it's time to bess up. who got it wrong? we've had some great tweets from viewers. this first one from amy, she says "my husband bought flowers on wednesday, had them wrapped and then stormed them in a drawer underneath our dead. fail! jeannie says "how could it be someone might confuse the two words, just jared's, the julie store with jimmy johns o

. >> sara haines doing jazz hands.> also coming up, an extraordinary and revealing interview from liam neeson. five years after he lost his wife, the action hero still struggling. the pact they made before she died. >> he's really opening up for the first time. >>> first, the jailhouse tapes just released. on them, we hear from the man who opened fire on a car filled with teenagers after an argument over loud music. >> this morning, the phone call he made to his son shortly after the shooting. offering new insight into his mind set. reena ninan is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. these recordings coming out under florida's sunshine law, which allows people access to public records. and that includes jailhouse conversations. >> let me get a hold of myself. >> reporter: for the first time, we're hearing michael dunn, defending his image to his son. in this somber jailhouse conversation as he awaits trial for the murder of unarmed teen jordan davis. >> i'm not a monster. that's important to

ready for sara haines. >> mans dan harriss. >>> it's a boy for simon cowell and his girlfriend.e went into labor yesterday. a week and a half before her due date. he tweeted she and lauren chose the name. >>> you were up late binge watching "house of cards"? that's my bleary eyes. within a few minutes of its release it ranked among the most viewed shows on netflix also getting great reviews from critics and even a bigger endorsement from washington, d.c. with president barack obama begging his twitter followers not to post any spoilers. i'm betting there were plenty of valentiners who much whatted the entire 13-hour season last night. i did not. i stopped myself after one but i'm going home to watch the rest. >>> with valentine's day over for another year, it's time to bess up. who got it wrong? we've had some great tweets from viewers. this first one from amy, she says "my husband bought flowers on wednesday, had them wrapped and then stormed them in a drawer underneath our dead. fail! jeannie says "how could it be someone might confuse the two words, just jared's, the julie st

sara haines will be wearing this suit for "pop news."et's get it over to bianna. >> i kind of believe you. i think she would wear that suit. >>> anyway, let's get more now on the wild men's figure skating event filled with falls. we're joined by our "gma" special contributor and olympic silver medalist sasha cohen. good morning to you. what a night that was. i mean none of the final six skaters had a clean program. have you ever seen anything like that? >> there are moments where the ice seems jinxed and no one can quite put out that perfect skate, and it's difficult. you know, during my olympics, it was like that. everyone was all over the ice wiping the ice, but still, yuzuru is the first men's olympic champion from japan, so that's iconic. that's historic and it was very exciting. >> it's so great for his hometown. so what you're saying, it may be a technical issue and not just nerves that caused so many to spill and fall. >> i'm not saying it's necessarily a technical issue, just sometimes, you know, it just -- everyone seems to have

best chance of r >>> well, there's -- sara haines. a little earlier today, as you'll soon see. at figure skating than any of us will be at anything our entire lives. >> oh, look at sasha. >> by the way, after this video, i've got sasha cohen. >> i'm not armed with up yet. >> you can have the field. i've got cohen. >> you had to be worn out from that alone. >> i was trying to do the leg. she threw it up there. >> you're going to do it too? >> i am. i got some tricks. >> you're saving it. >> we're going to have fun with our own olympic games in the next few weeks. we'll put our cleolleagues to t test in our own little competition. >> by little, we mean little. >>> also coming up, colin farre farrell. there he is. you saw this movie? >> i watched this last night. >> "winter's tale." >> i watched this last night. it is beautiful. i cried like baby. i haven't cried like this at a fill nm a long time. >> he's on a roll. >> time now for our morning make a meem. and it is is -- >> the morning megameme. >> i'm sure this will bring me to tears. >> an olympic edition no less. out to the -

and all the best moments, sara haines has been laughing away, putting in overtime to the celebrity sightings>> everyone wins big. out in full force from fundraise to red carpets at night. and event stacked on event of pre-game excitement and celebration. when it comes to playing, the 48 hours before the super bowl may actually be the most action-packed of them all. >> down, set, birdie. >> i kicked off my party marathon friday night over at the bud light hotel. first is the pandora party, guess who's playing? imagine brdragons. i think that's them right now. ♪ ♪ tip toe higher ♪ >> next up, the playboy after party with a performance by nelly. ♪ just down the street, espn's star-studded party informs full swing. saturday's playbook opened at the nfl honors, hollywood and football collide. >> we get to walk the red carpet, beget to watch the flashbulbs go off. >> are you a football fan? >> huge. >> where are you watching the game? >> 50 yard line. >> no way! make no mistake, victor cruz has moves on and off the field. pop your hips for the camera. we would appreciate that. >> i'll let you guys

sara haines.eed a score ♪ >> m.c. hammer. >> and we got a tie. >> there's a shot. all right. we'll be right back to wrap it all up in a big tidy little bow, america. >>> it was hard fought. >> oh. >> but there could be only one winner unless, of course, there were two so they both took gold today, ginger. we're giving sasha cohen a bronze for what she did. that's ridiculous. >> this is ice -- this is ice. it's all come down to tomorrow. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. a possible development in the case against two men accused of beating giants fan bryan stow. abc 7 news has is he the may agree to a plea deal. martin norwood and louis sanchez may plead guilty or no contest. the stow is permanently disabled because of the injuries he suffered in 2011. here's mike. >>> we're up on the roof where we have high clouds and sunshine and temperatures are warming rapidly. upper 50s low 60s along the coast. mid 60s to near 70 inland. accuweather seven-day forecast, spring-like this weekend. rain possible

sara haines is with us, as well.ing hustle, thank for asking. >> my hustle has never been better. >>> hey, today, it's finally here, the "gma" oscar trailer. it's back! one morning only and last year's, well, it had a certain magic to it. this year has some hustle and even gravity, some weight to it. we'll get that that. >> yeah. >> speaking of the oscars, that is, robin, already in los angeles. she is prepping for oscar sunday and yesterday had a chance to sit down with a revealing talk with this sunday's host, ellen degeneres opening up about her life, about marriage and love. >> yeah, looking forward to that. >>> then also this morning a new warning that you should hear before you take your kids to the drugstore health clinics that are popping up all over for their next checkup. they've become a really easy and popular place to go. why the american academy of pediatrics is advising parents against using them. >>> let's get news from josh. >>> first the breaking news overseas. could further strain relations between

sara haines has the story. ♪ >> reporter: here's the story of a mom named sasha who was looking for thed the perfect jewel. and another dana who needed something cool. that's the way they all became the sharing crew. >> now i heard you share clothes. how did this start, this concept? >> basically started with an e-mail. someone was e-mailing about wanting to bror a pair of shoes, size 7 black pumps and everybody responded so i'd say from that people just felt free to shoot an e-mail to the whole co-op to see if they needed anything. >> reporter: in a city where oftentimes people don't even make eye contact, a group of moms in this grand street cooperative have taken neighborly kindness to a whole new level opening up their closets literally and sharing everything from dresses and shoes to accessories with the girl next door or down the hall. >> that is so cute. >> you can go in -- in someone's apartment in your slippers and sit down on their floor and check out their closets and walk out with a whole new wardrobe. >> reporter: it just isn't for city gals. talk to your friends and neighb

and we're getting ready, as well, lara right by my side along with sara haines, robin already out there as i'll come to getting on the big screen in hollywood. this is it. this is -- this is how -- hey, i know you guys are headed out here but before you get here we'll have some fun, as well. how can you not with oscar host ellen degeneres, hanging out with her. she's going to tell us how hosting is going to be different her second time around and dishing on some of the surprises and take a look at this. as part of our facebook partnership, "gma" likes the oscars, this map will show the best picture buzz right now. broken down by state, "captain phillips" getting the most mentions in more than half the states, "12 years a slave" and "dallas buyers club" also getting a lot of buzz, guys, but not much love for "american hustle" or "gravity." our good friend jess cagle will break it all down for us because it is tight. it is tight. >> you notice a lot of the votes for "12 years a slave" in california. locking it up, i dare say. >>> also this is something of a talker, at least for all of you

another bronze medal to sara haines. come on in. come on out. did come down to two, by a hair, ginger zee with a silver medal. come on and -- >> magnificent. >> come on over here. >> come over here. and finally, there could be only one winner, not surprisingly, the actual olympian among us, sasha cohen. come on. eight total medals. >> the gold and she walks away. >> thank you. thank you. >> and also gives us a chance, sasha, it's been so phenomenal having you. was this truly the greatest athletic experience of your life. >> i miss competing so much that i think i found that i just like diving for things. >> yes. >> so i -- this has been so fantastic and i'm competitive. definitely. >> bloodied and unbowed, a champion. all champions today. huh, everybody? [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back. ♪ anncr: at jennie-o w where evea where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any d

you will explain, sara haines. >> dan provided these for us. neil patrick harris has been named man of the year. following in the big footsteps of robert de niro and tom cruise. he was honored by being roved on stage at harvard university. joining in the fun, of course, in typical style, the star cast that even had a self-styled jingle from "rent" ♪ why does the whole love world neil patrick harris why does the whole wild world love doogie m.d. ♪ >> hasty pudding's woman of the year is helen mirren who impr s impressed everyone with her on-stage performance of twerking. hey, miley, watch out. >>> time to break out the plastic cups with a major announcement about "pitch perfect" part two 20. anna kendricks and rebel wilson is set to reprise their roles. s of it was a huge hit and launched a top ten hit or viral cup playing craze. ♪ i got my ticket for the long way round ♪ ♪ two boughts of whiskey for the way ♪ ♪ and i sure would like some sweet company ♪ >> oh, gosh, you guys. >> dan's a pro. >> i want to see everyone's try. >> you do it. you sh

there is a reason why we have these red cups but you will explain, sara haines, coming up in "pop newstuned for that. forget the golden globes and the oscars, neil patrick harris has been named man of the year by the hasty pudding drama group. following in the big footsteps of robert de niro and tom cruise, he was honored by being roasted on stage at harvard university. joining in the fun, of course, in typical style, the star cast that even had a self-styled jingle from "rent." ♪ why does the whole love world neil patrick harris why does the whole wild world love doogie m.d. ♪ ♪ why does the -- >> hasty pudding's woman of the year title went to helen muir enwho impressed the crowd with her on-stage twerking. hey, miley, watch out. >>> and it is time to break out the plastic cups again with a major announcement about "pitch perfect part deus." part 2. anna kendricks and rebel wilson are confirmed to reprise their roles of beca and fat amy with a release date of may 15th next year. the a cappella movie was a huge hit and launched a top ten hit or rather a viral cup playing craze. ♪ i go

so sara haines is here. >> and the rhyming name, sara for lara. >>> would you trust this man?umber one on the list of most trusted trust worthy celebrities for 2014. following close behind are -- carol burnett, morgan freeman, michael j. fox, definitely. betty white. yeah. "forbes" used an e-poll market research to rank celebs based on 45 different personality traits. tom hanks, the nicest, most dependable. i agree. >> we have 45 different personality traits? >> 46. you missed one. probably a critical one at that. >> i smell a 10-b? >> oh, yeah, it's going to happen. >>> this rhyme is dedicated to george. hanks takes the cakey, and now billy ray cyrus is getting achy breaky. >> you worked really hard on that. >> i worked really hard on that. >> all morning. >> all night long. billy ray is collaborating with rapper buck 22 for the remix of his 1992 country hit, "achy breaky heart." the racy video for achy breaky part deux features billy ray on a guitar with scantily-clad women twerking, which we can't show on morning television. we have to blur that out. he went a little -- not

they've taken off their makeup though to reveal themselves as you've never seen them before and abc's sara hainesd. flawless makeup on screen especially in magazines but in the latest issue of "vanity fair," an about-face. some of hollywood's a-listers are revealing a much barer look. take a look at kate winslet. scarlett johansson. even oprah going au naturel. not a stitch of makeup. hair undone. photographer chuck close is the man behind these untraditional shots. >> i think it looks really different from anything else i've done. there will be people who think i didn't glamorize the subject enough. >> reporter: did any of them come in and kind of say, i may have bit off too much. >> most of them who were familiar with chuck's work jumped to the chance. >> reporter: it's not just the ladies going for the bare minimum. i think this guy has been in front of the camera before. kelly ripa going makeup free after losing a super bowl bet with michael strahan. >> there's nothing wrong with your tv. one of us is wearing makeup today and one isn't. >> reporter: while most of us will never have to sit nex

sara haines learning how to play the tuba right there. somewhat the reason that sara is doing that?ber this video. let's play it again. kind of an epic fail. lake travis high school. >> oh, boy. >> one tuba goes down. everybody else follows. >> oh, no, oh, no. >> that was the moment. seven of them wept down. now we'll do it in slow motion. we'll make them feel the pain this morning. we've teamed them up with the best in the business, the ohio state university marching band. this morning, a high-stakes second chance to get this right. i'm not sure how much sara haines is helping. >> she's so funny. >> she's a hoot. she's road kill r ] >> all: send them both. or whatever sit you can do for them. that's an unbelievable story. >> fantastic. running out of words. >>> "pop news" coming up. let's get some weather from ginger. >> good morning, ginger. i have the family here. all however many of them. you're on a road trip. d.c., warm. today, war yesterday, warm. today, road trip's over? >> road trip's over. >> wcvb, our favorite affiliate in boston. a blue sky. boston's high will be 35. not

they've taken off their makeup though to reveal themselves as you've never seen them before and abc's sara haines> reporter: the glamorous stars of film and television perfectly coifed. flawless makeup on screen especially in magazines but in the latest issue of "vanity fair," an about-face. some of hollywood's a-listers are revealing a much barer look. take a look at kate winslet. scarlett johansson. even oprah going au naturel. not a stitch of makeup. hair undone. photographer chuck close is the man behind these untraditional . round two. a labor of love. five cities, four airports traveling 6,426 miles over 30 hours. i even celebrated my birthday during my layover in frankfurt. my loving familily back home singing to me over the phone. >> we left the airport. and we're walking the streets. we're shopping duty-free, of course, and seeing a city i've never seen before so kind of a nice little detour before we head to sochi. filling up right now on the sights and sounds of frankfurt. and then the final flight. >> for making it and after a drive on the now infamous $8 billion highway, with the bla