this morning we remember one half of that duo, monsignor tom hartman. tom and rabbi marc gellman, both from long island, fixtures on "good morning america" for years, friends of "eyewitness news" for years, preaching not so much about religion but about how all of us treat each other -- must treat each other -- with dignity and respect. tom hartman was 69 when he died this past week on long island from complications of parkinson's disease. his friend and "god squad" co-star -- more like a brother, really -- rabbi marc gellman. he joins us from kabc tv, our sister station in los angeles. marc, good morning. >> thank you. thank you, bill. >> and thanks for your condolences. it was very, very comforting, and all the people who've called and written to say they appreciated what they did and they're so sorry about his passing. i just try to encourage everyone to do what he would have encouraged them to do if he was alive, and that is to always focus on the positive and to constantly understand that we have an opportunity to convey to people the goodness of an

. >>> father tom hartman was seen across the country as a member of the god squad a rabbi mark gelman. more. >> reporter: father tom hartman's soft-spoken style restnated with millions of catholics who heard his words of inspiration on the tv network telecare that he helped found in nassau county. >> i heard early this morning passed. >> reporter: he followed in hartman taking his place's the face of telecare when father hartman had parkinson's 16 years ago. >> he kept it quiet for about 7 years and then finally he told his friends, told his family, his staff here at telecare. >> reporter: his god squad partner rabbi mark gelman spoke with us by phone about the visit he paid to his beloved colleague in the hours before his death. >> i told him that i loved him deeply. and i told him that it was all right to let go. >> reporter: the god squad pairing led to many tv appearances on mainstream television and the popular duo wrote several books together about their "shared" faith. >> i can picture them here in these studios walking together, talking together, hugging each other, and that w

tom hartman and mark gelman both from long island, fixtures on good morning america and friends of eyewitness news, preaching not so much about religion but how all of us should treat each tom died from complications of parkinson's disease. we miss him very much. i've invited rabbi gelman to be on sunday morning at 11:00 and he's agreed. >> that will be a pulf show and a great conversation and great tribute. -- a wonderful show. >>> amy freeze who is in for lee goldberg tonight joins us with >>> feels like an awful long time that we haven't had to talk about snow or rain or freezing temperatures. nice and calm today. >> no headaches over any big storms. that's for sure. we do have a little bit of a chill around here. we'll put up with that for 48 hours then we get a little taste of spring. right now temperatures are dropping. hopefully you got a little peak of the sunshine because underneath the bright sun it felt good today. clouds took over and temperatures are already going in to the mid 30s for much of the area. down in lower manhattan, 37 degrees with a northwest wind over 8 miles per ho

. >>> tv, radio, newspaper fans remembering monsignor tom hartman as one half of the god squad. harmen's banter led to a nationally syndicated newspaper column and regular appearances on radio and tv shows, including "good morning america." after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease, he stepped back from the spotlight. sadly, he died from he was 69 years old. >>> well, stocks on wall street streak today. stocks made a significant gain for the second day in a row after another rise in the price of u.s. oil. recent increase in output has also helped stocks climb. here's a live look, dow rose more than 257 points to end the day at 16,453. >> it sounds like the real deal. audit ors claiming to represent the irs and offering a solution. this is a scam and we'll show you how to spot it. >> thousands of people are sharing this sono gram photo of twins still in their mother's womb. we'll tell you what a doctor saw in this picture that is creating an outpouring of emotion. >>> r. >> we can't rule out a brief area. we'll explain that coming up. and then our temperatures soar, looks li

here is bern neeie sanders on t tom hartman radio program. >> millions of americans who are deeply disappointed in the president, who believe that with regard to social security and a number of other issues, he said one thing as a candidate, and is doing something very much else as a president who cannot believe how weak he has been for whatever reason, in negotiating with republicans. deep disappoint. my suggestion is, i think one of the reasons the president has been able to move so far to the right is that there is no primary opposition to him. and i think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started to think about candidates out there to begin contrasting what is a progressive agenda as opposed to what obama is doing. >> who out there would you suggest? ? who are you talking to? are you encouraging anyone? >> at this point, i have not. but i am now giving thought to doing it. >> well, let me go to kristin welker. this looks like great material tore the clinton campaign. there is no doubt then in that case, he is trimming the guy. he is disappointed with him. he didn't s

i first want to complement you on your interview a couple months ago with, heartland --tom tom hartman.e is an amazing person i watched to tv channels. common is theyin do not have commercials. one is c-span. anyways, getting back to the main topic, i plan on voting and have contributed money to bernie sanders because i believe that --can implement can't national health insurance. it works in canada. i have friends in canada. also, hillary clinton i do not trust her. she is received $21 million from wall street and big banks. mark, what do you do in canton? caller: i'm retired. host: from? caller: collins and aikman. host: what is that? caller: that was the largest textile manufacture in the united states until it was bought and then it was put into bank rossi and sold. is a democrat, dee. caller: i just wanted to say that what i have learned is that going needs to listen to the debates themselves and not listen to the next a reports. they are heavily edited. been no candidate has even why the republicans keep the young, elderly, and students from voting. those who close those -- the g

potentially hold that senator sanders said this, i want to play this sound bite when he was on the tom hartmanf the reason that's president has been able to move so far to the right, there's no primary opposition to him. i think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started thinking about candidates out there to begin contrasting what is a progressive agenda as opposed to what obama is doing. >> how does that wind up playing out in south carolina among democrats? >> the democrats in south carolina are in extreme favor of president obama. i think it's also to remember that these candidates are oning for themselves, they're not campaigning for barack obama. president clinton yesterday in tennessee said his wife was a changemaker, the current president is not. we have to remember that they're campaigning for themselves, their spouses, it doesn't mean that they dislike the president, doesn't mean they do not support the president, but they're trying to separate themselves to win an election. >> you made a point about the age distribution of the democratic primary voters in past

i think all candidates running for president should address global warming and read tom hartman's book, "last hours of humanity." it's about the warming of the world to extinction, carbon dioxide, methane, and going over the tipping point. if one thing thinks the middle east, ebola are dire, it is nothing compared to what we are leaving future generations. and if we do not talk priority, make it a top priority, global warming, will we not be abusers of our children and grandchildren? and finally, i'm not an alarmist, but climate change is a really, really serious issue. and i thank you. host: thanks for calling. rob is on the line from new york. rob, good morning. caller: my biggest issue this year again is the wars. i'm really -- i'm 53 years old, and wee been at war my entire life, and i think it's time to end that. and i don't think the two-party system is going to help in that regard. that's why i will only vote for a third party, because i feel the other two parties are both beholden to big business. host: all right. that was rob. let's go to george now in florida. good morning, g