what kind of a father is vili?getting married, is because i already knew what kind of father he was. just knowing his personality and how invested he was in being a father. >> reporter: what kind of a mother is mary? >> very strict, very strict. she's a very good mom. i couldn't be more happier to have her as the mother of my children. she's very good with them. >> reporter: from the time they were toddlers, audrey and georgia knew their mother was not like the others. in part because their interaction was limited to visits to the washington correction center for women. >> our girls were coming to see me. they knew where i was. >> reporter: when you were in prison. >> yes. they knew where i was. there are special mother-daughter days. and so, anyway, our girls knew that mommy and daddy were separated. >> reporter: they say their girls grew up knowing mom and dad were notorious. recognized out in public, and occasionally seen on tv. but mary says she and vili never felt compelled to tell the girls why. what did you

>> reporter: by the end of the summer mary was pregnant with vili's child. mary's husband discovered a love letter mary had written. authorities were alerted and she ended up on trial and received a suspended sentence. >> i give you my word that will not happen again. >> reporter: less than a month later she breaks that promise risking it all, violating her parole, sneaking out in the dead of night for another illicit rendezvous with her barely adolescent love. the couple caught by police in this car. she is sent back to prison to finish the rest of her sentence. >> these violations are extraordinarily egregious and profoundly disturbing. >> reporter: with mary in jail those seven and a half years weren't easy for vili who dropped out of high school. his mother was granted temporary custody of his baby daughters. >> it has not been an easy road for you. you've suffered from depression yes? alcoholism? how are you doing? >> i'm doing great. >> what made the difference? >> a lot of things. you're not going to fix any of your problems if you're sitting around.

. >> and barbara walters interview with mary kay letourneau and then vili fualaau. >> reporter: mary kay letourneau and vili fualaau sit down with barbara walter and talk their lives and the teacher and student affair that was talked about for years. >> there is a story that has a life of its own. it is not our story. >> reporter: letourneau was arrested when she was 34 when she was having sex when he was only 12 years old. they now have two children and are surprisingly still together. >> vili you became a father when you were just 14 years old. >> i don't feel like i had the right support or the right help behind me. >> from your family? >> from anyone. my friends couldn't help me. they had no idea what it was like to be a parent. >> reporter: their children audrey and georgia are teenagers. older than their dad was when he got their mother pregnant. >> if one of your daughters came to you and said i'm sleeping with my teacher what would you say? >> what? i think it would be the same reaction that any parent would have. >> reporter: the family is still living in the seattle area. s

mary kay letourneau and vili fualaau are sitting down with barbara walters to talk about what happened to them now. reporter: mary kay letourneau and vili fualaau sits down with barbara walters talking about their lives together and their teacher-student sex scandal that dominated headlines for years. >> there is this story that has a life of its own but it's not our story. reporter: letourneau was arrested in 1997 when she was 34 for having sex with vili fualaau who had gotten her pregnant when he was only 12 years old. she spent seven years in prison and they now have two children and are surprisingly still together. >> you became a father when you were 14 years old. >> i don't feel like i had the right support or the right help behind me. >> from your family? >> from anyone. i mean my friends couldn't help me. they had no idea what it was like to be a parent because we were all 14 15. reporter: their children audrey and georgeia are now teenagers older than when he got their mother pregnant. >> if your son came to you and said i'm sleeping with my teacher, what would you say? >> wha

letourneau served 7 1/2 years in prison and now she's celebrating 10 years of marriage with that student, vili fualaau. the couple sat down in an intern view with barbara walters. >> i don't know if enough time will ever pass where it will take away what the media did to our story. because it was so big and they ran with it so fast. there is a story of us that has a life of its own. but it's not our story. autria: you can catch the full interview tonight on abc 7. airs on "20/20" and stick around for abc 7 news at 11:00. it is a stormy start to your weekend. doug is back with the cooldown it will bring in the last check of autria: here is a sweet way to get in on the cherry blossom celebrations. tomorrow the dunkin donuts at 1210 g street is giving away free cherry blossom donuts only open to the first 100 people in the store between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. cherry blossom parade starts off saturday at 10:00 a.m. at constitution avenue. first 100 people in the store. bet they're gone in five minutes. doug: let's talk weather for a minute and show you what we're dealing with outside right now. still

tonight, though, "20/20," more of her interview with mary kay and vili fualaau.aking over times square this morning. it's all to mark the first digital release of the series and we're revealing more "star wars" secrets today. nick watt found out what the emperor has in common with frankenstein. take a look. >> okay, hit it. ♪ >> reporter: how do you create a galaxy far, far away? well, we know now thanks to never-before-seen conversations with the film's makers. >> that's impossible. >> reporter: let's start with the sound for those star destroyers. >> i had an appointment to record various military and scientific rockets taking off and they weren't all that great. i was back in the motel, and i went to bed and i heard this great rumbling sound. >> uh-huh. >> this is great. i look all around. i figure it's the air conditioner. it's like broken or it's moving slightly. and that ends up being the star destroyer. >> oh, that's fantastic. >> reporter: you heard it here, darth vader's ship, a mere household appliance. >> i find your lack of faith disturbing. >> report

she in fact is celebrating her 10 year wedding anniversary with vili fualaau.daughters together. there they are. she served seven years in prison for her crime and the affair was discovered when she became pregnant. they sat down with abc's barbara walters to talk about the scandal. >> there is this story of us that has a life of its own but it's not our story. >> i don't feel like i had the right support or, you know, the right help behind me. >> from your family. >> from anyone. >> you can watch barbara walter's full exclusive interview on abc news 20/20. that's tonight starting at 10:00. >> the burlington county animal shelter got a big boost today from a local school. staff and students at burlington county college collected food medicine and other necessities for their tenth annual animal shelter drive. today they delivered all their collections which valued at more than $1200: good effort. >> right now jim guard intern and the "action news" team standing by with these stories next at 6:00 a delaware county d.a. under arrest accused of stealing thousands f

we have josh sigora and anna vili vilifana. you have been a gloria fan forever, right? >> yes.. i grew up 100%. i grew up performing her songs at talent shows. i actually went to her high school. >> yes, she did. >> and josh you're a big fan of emilio obviously. let me hear a little imimpression. >> don't kill me. okay. >>> come on. that's awesome. >> so where are you guys starting in chicago? is that where it's starting? >> starting previews in chicago june 2nd. we'll have previews october 2nd. >> starting ticket sales today? >> yes, we are. my lucky 13. >> i want to say congrats to you guys. it's going to be great. i can't wait to seeing it. >> thank you for doing this. it's pressure keeping it under wraps. >> you're free. broadway october 5th. tickets are available today. up next super sim p. one dish your family will love. this is next on nbc. >>> we are back at 8:45 kicking off a special week-long series in the kitchen. dishes full of flavor and easy to put together. katie lee is co-host of the kitchen. good to see you. >> good morning. >> before we get to your recipe you'

they're getting the pope in vili, the democrats, and joe and mika, what a town.ball this morning, not really. i'm going to do it the way they do it "morning joe." here in washington huffington post sam stein directly across from me and moderator of "meet the press "chuck todd and in mork, mike barnicle former communications -- not former communications director with george w. bush. >> no i'm angry. >> nicolle wallace was. we have -- there she is. "the washington post" eugene robinson, my pal. the news and finance anchor for yahoo! bianna golodryga. thank you forgetting up this evening even though you usually do it. we have a lot to get to this morning including the latest of the dash cam video release in south carolina. but we begin with the race for the white house. of course nbc news is confirmed what we had on "hard ball" last night the hillary clinton will announce for candidacy for president of the united states as early as sunday. that's a little interesting. that announcement is expected to be via social media with campaign stops beginning next week includ