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Violent carjacking. A Good Samaritans deed backfiring, the person she saved taking her down, trying to steal her car then targeting another. How this all ends. Im Still Standing and oneonone with elton john as he says goodbye to the road. The legend announcing one last tour. Im determined to go out with a bang. The rocket man on that big decision, his family and what hes calling a leap of faith. Yeah yeah yeah good morning, america. Weve been humming elton john songs all morning long. What a pleasure to sit down with him after he made his announcement at his upcoming tour will be his last. Well have much more on that coming up. That will be a blockbuster. A lot of news to get to. President trump just arrived in switzerland moments ago. Overnight, he seemed to be at odds with his own attorneys on whether he should sit down for a facetoface with robert mueller. But first, we want to get to the gymnastics scandal. Take a look at the headline in this mornings Detroit Free Press summing it up in one word, courageous and listing all women who came forward. With their statements about former team do larry nassar. Those are not victims, those are survivors. And the fallout continuing and msus president resigning and larry nassar was sentenced to 175 years in prison for decades of sexual abuse. Amy, the story is not over. It is not over. The judge sealing former doctor Larry Nassars fate after hearing statements from 156 of his alleged victims publicly confronting him with their stories of abuse but, as many of them said, this is about much more than just larry nassar. After seven days of powerful testimony larry meticulously groomed me for the purpose of exploiting me for his sexual gain. I have experienced flashback nightmares of the abuse. You seem to have a hard time looking at me now but you didnt when i was half naked on your table. Reporter disgraced former doctor larry nassar apologizing occasionally turning away from the microphone to address his accusers directly. Your words have had a significant emotional effect on myself and have shaken me to my core. There are no words to describe the depth and breadth of how sorry i am for what has occurred. Reporter judge aquilina slamming the 54yearold with 40 to 175 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to seven counts of felony criminal sexual conduct. You do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again. I just signed your death warrant. Reporter the judge also reading from a letter nassar wrote to the Court Last Week arguing the victims were seeking money and media attention. I was a good doctor because my treatments worked. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Reporter judge aquilina responding bluntly. Anywhere you walk destruction will occur to those most vulnerable. Reporter olympic champion simone biles and aly raisman who both say they too were abused by nassar praising the judge. Biles writing on instagram, to judge aquilina, thank you, you are my hero. Raisman tweeting, thanks to the army of survivors and you. I am forever grateful that all of our voices are finally heard. Rachael denhollander was the first woman to pubically accuse larry nassar. I was blessed to have other survivors be willing to take that risk with me. The scandal far from over, nassars accusers demanding action against those who may have known about the abuse. I feel that msu was an enabler. Msu needs to be accountable for their actions. Reporter overnight Lou Anna Simon under increasing pressure to resign stepping down from her post. Meanwhile, three Board Members of usa gymnastics have already resigned. That organization suspending longtime coach and close friend of Nassar John Geddert and also severing ties with the Karolyi Ranch where they say nassar carried out some of his sexual acts. I called my parents on the pay phone crying every night asking them if i could come home. Reporter the karolyis nowhere to be found and they are currently being sued in civil court, but not charged criminally. To have the karolyis trust means everything in gymnastics and larry nassar could go down to the ranch in texas and thats where larry nassar preyed on so many of his victims. Usa gymnastics is also being sued in civil court. Michigan State University also in the crosshairs. On tuesday the ncaa opening an investigation into the universitys conduct surrounding this matter. George. Okay, amy, thanks very much. Were joined by one of the champions you saw in that piece, former World Champion gymnast, mattie lawson, and her attorney. Thanks for joining us. When you heard the judge yesterday say to nassar, ive just signed your death warrant, did you think justice had been served . For him, yes. Absolutely. He will never be able to have the chance or the opportunity to do what he did ever again. It just wont happen. Your statement in court was so powerful. What was it like to confront him facetoface . It was like probably the most intense situation of my life, emotionally. I felt every type of way. I felt sick. I felt like i was going to faint at first. I didnt i told john i wasnt going to do it. You werent going to do it . No. I wasnt going to testify. I didnt want to. I didnt want to put myself through it. I didnt think i was capable and then literally on sunday i decided after going over it a lot and talking through it with my sister and a lot of tears and realizing that its what i need to do. Its the least thing i could after all that had happened to me, the least i could do was tell my story so it couldnt happen to other girls. And i decided to leave and we left the next day. How did it feel when you were telling it . It felt like i was beginning to get my power back. Well, it was an incredibly powerful statement. Try to help people understand how Something Like this could go on for so long. I know you every said that he had a kind of charm. Uhhuh. I feel like it was like there were so many contributing factors that kind of made it like the perfect formula, perfect cocktail for someone like him to thrive. Im still im still processing it, but it was a systemic problem and he was just a piece of the puzzle. It was a combination of the wrong people in charge and neglecting things that needed to be done legally and didnt do them. It was a combination of us being abused mentally, emotionally and physically from our coaches and him being the only one that seemed seemed to offer a helping hand to smile, to care. We were desperate for some love, at least i was. I was desperate. And that takes us right to the karolyis. We saw you speak about your time at the ranch there in the piece as well and at one point you even faked an injury or injured yourself. Yes. Yes. So you could be brought home. Yes, it was at home actually did it at home. My flight was the next morning my flight was at 6 30 and i had to get up at 4 30 in the morning, it was 10 or 11 00 p. M. I was crying, panicking, didnt want to go. I was taking a bath. It wasnt even a hard decision in my mind. I just turned on survival mode and i was about 15 or 16 and it happened so quickly, i said to myself there is no way theres no way i am stepping foot there this week. I am not. So you bumped your own head. So i bumped my own head. I made it i tried to make it seem like i had slipped in our familys bathroom and fallen. I did not actually slip. I faked it. I splashed water on the floor, i sat down on the floor and i banged my head as hard as a could to ensure that i got a bump and to ensure that my parents could hear the bang. That sounds so desperate, why couldnt you say anything . I didnt it wasnt an option for me. I didnt know i could like i didnt have a voice. I didnt i would get in trouble if i said i didnt sleep well at night to my coaches. I would get in trouble if i said i wasnt feeling well. The abuse had been going on for so long and i was i was i was a shell of a child. I was empty. Its so painful to hear that, john. I know you think a lot more action should be taken against the karolyis. Well, i think at the very least there needs to be a fullblown investigation. I mean, the ranch is, you know was put forth by usa gymnastics, this amazing place where gold medalists were made but, if you believe the allegations of these women, which i do, it was a house of horrors where, you know, this doctor at the ranch in the evening if you needed something, you called larry. He was allowed to go into their room and molest them in their rooms. He molested these girls, you know, and these are the best america has to offer every day. Sometimes twice a day and literally no one was watching. Mattie, its so great to hear you say youre getting your power back. What do you want to happen next . I want to find out how this could have possibly happened. I 110 should never have met this man he should have never been in my life. Something went wrong. They were there were allegations of him molesting girls in 1997. Its over 20 years ago. I was a toddler. Just crazy. Thank you for sharing your story this morning. Thank you both. Thank you for having us. Much more from his victims 20 survivors sharing their story on a special 20 20 at 10 00 eastern right here on abc. Robin. So proud of mattie and all the young women and girls for their bravery. The latest now on President Trump arriving in switzerland this morning for the World Economic forum, but before he left the white house he stirred up new headlines on the russia investigation. Lets go to our chief White House Correspondent jon karl. Jon, you had a chance to ask the president again about talking to robert mueller. Reporter i did and the circumstances were unusual. I was with a group of reporters and chief of staff john kellys office here in the west wing of the white house. We were there for a background briefing on immigration when suddenly the door opened and it was the president of the united states. He stood there and took several questions on immigration. As he started to leave i asked him about the special counsel investigation and if he would be willing to be interviewed by robert mueller. Heres what he said. Are you are you going to talk to mueller . Im looking forward to it actually. Do you have a date set . Heres the story. Theres been no collusion whatsoever. Theres no obstruction whatsoever. But i would love to do that. And id like to do it as soon as possible. Reporter as you hear there he sounded downright eager to be interviewed by the special counsel and he went on to say that he would absolutely do it under oath. This all happened, robin, as the president s legal team is actually negotiating with the special counsel resisting doing such an interview trying to do written questions and answers instead and here the president comes out and says hes been absolutely willing to do it so what are the president s lawyers saying about all this . Well, white house lawyer ty cobb actually said that the president said this hurriedly as he was leaving for switzerland and that the details are still being worked out with the legal team but ive got to tell you, robin, i was there with the president. He did not seem to be in a hurry. And how surprised were you by his response . Reporter i was surprised. Although back in june he had told me that he would be 100 willing to be interviewed so now i think it is case closed. He will do that interview. Definitely on the record now. All right, thank you. Lets get more on the investigation from pierre thomas. Pierre, on capitol hill, republicans pressing their case against the fbi investigation. Their focus, Text Messages from two senior officials that they say demonstrate an antitrump bias. Reporter george, good morning, thats right. Those controversial Text Messages from senior fbi officials have led to a barrage of criticism and some Senate Republicans are all but accusing the fbi of engaging in a conspiracy against the president. Republicans on the attack. At issue highly critical biased Text Messages between senior fbi officials, peter strzok and lisa page and strzok saying hes an idiot. Page saying she cannot believe he is a serious candidate. I cant ignore this these text or this unvarnished narrative from two individuals very high up in the fbi. Reporter special counsel mueller removed strzok from his Team Immediately after learning of the texts. According to gop fbi critics, they found new Text Messages suggesting a, quote, secret society targeting the president. Abc news obtaining one of those messages overnight. Page writing to strzok, are you even going to give out your calendars . Seems kind of depressing. Maybe it should just be the first meeting of the secret society. Sources tell abc news the two had a personal relationship. So the messages referenced to a secret society may have been in jest and some sources speculating it was an insider joke. All im saying ive heard its right in the text. You see the text. They use that. Maybe we ought to have the first meeting of the secret society. Thats not my words. Its their words. Reporter republicans are also suspicious of tens of thousands of fbi Text Messages including those between strzok and page that are missing, sent during the period of december 2016 through may of last year. The president tweeting, in one of the biggest stories in a long time, the fbi now says it is missing five months worth of strzokpage text, perhaps 50,000 all in prime time. Wow. But the fbi says the texts disappeared because of a Technical Glitch and sources tell us that the glitch affected thousands of phones within the fbi, not just those of strzok and page. Democrats believe this is all a republican witchhunt to distract from the Mueller Investigation. George. And we have months to go. Pierre, thanks very much. Michael. All right, thank you, george. Now to a troubling new study linking the flu with an increased risk of heart attack. Dr. Jennifer ashton is here and, jen, this study shows that youre six times greater chance of having a heart attack soon after you contract the virus. Exactly, michael, this appeared in the new england journal of medicine, small study that reinforces what weve known for quite a while now but in a slightly different way that, in the week after someone has had the flu, theyre at six times greater rick of having a heart attack. Two things on the forefront, flu and heart attack. Theories as to why that happens, it makes sense. In terms of the physiology. There is inflammation when we have an upper respiratory viral infection that triggers an increased clotting risk and oxygen demand and supply mismatch that can affect the heart. So, it does make sense. Who is at risk of this . Thats the everybody . No. Thats the important thing for people hearing this to understand. The most of these heart attacks occurred in people over 65 with risk factors for Heart Disease or heart attack, so high blood pressure, high cholesterol. Interestingly, this study found that people with type b influenza were more affected than type a which is interesting because that tends to give a less severe course and the people vaccinated had a slightly lower risk so thats some good news. Vaccinations, important. Amy, you just got yours. I did. Its not too late, everybody, to go get yours, as well. Thanks so much. Now to ginger with more on the ice and cold in the northeast. Ginger, please tell us its changed. It is. Thats actually part of the problem is that we go with the surge in temperatures and freeze and pittston, pennsylvania, have them on mandatory and voluntary evacuation. You can see how the ice is still stacked up. Guys, well go from this serious chill with this morning feels like 18 in philadelphia, warm again by the weekend. Good morning im meteorologist mike nicco from abc 7 mornings today well have a mixture of sunshine, showers and thunderstorms. Thththey will move over the oce toght and it will be cooler tomorrow morning with the fog and the rainn stays away for th rest of the month. A 4 to 58 degrees ks, keel k the north. Low t mid 40s for the coming up, those california parents who held their children captive appearing in court. What were learning about the childrens futures. And a miracle recovery. A woman shot in the head during the Las Vegas Massacre now set to walk out of the hospital today. How she made that incredible turnaround. Edible turnaround. 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He was arrested on several charges including carjacking, third degree assault. Thankfully, there were no major injuries. Yeah, that was a lucky break right there. Also, a major scientific breakthrough we want to tell everybody about. Thats also raising ethical questions. Scientists have successfully cloned healthy monkeys for the first time. One step closer to human cloning . Researchers say thats not their goal but hoping to use them to study diseases. Like parkinsons disease. And alzheimers. Yes. We turn now to the torture case out of california and the turpins have been blocked from any contact with their kids for three years and matt gutman is tracking the case. Good morning, matt. Reporter that restraining order basically does what prosecutors say should have been done years ago. It prevents those parents from having any contact or even coming within 100 yards of their children but that its effective until 2021 also gives us our first indication of how long prosecutors expect this case to last. Those shackles on their hands and feet, david and Louise Turpin accused of monstrously abusing their children. This morning stripped of their right to contact them. You must not contact them except through your lawyer. Reporter david turpin seemingly catatonic facing 38 counts, including torture and false imprisonment, only nodding his head in understanding. You are nodding your head. Reporter the order prohibits them from contacting any of their 13 children until 2021. In this case its so unique and the list of alleged victims so long prosecutors say it required them to draw up two sets of documents. Your honor, just simply i cannot fit all of the names on to one criminal protective order. Reporter the couple you see arrested in this video charged with 75 total counts including torture, child endangerment and false imprisonment. They have both pleaded not guilty to all charges, but if convicted, could face up to life in prison. Should david and Louise Turpin ever be allowed to walk out on the street again . If they did what they are alleged to have done, no. Do you think that this family should ever be reunified . If they did what theyre alleged to have done no. Reporter abc news has learned that the turpins were days away from moving to oklahoma when their 17yearold daughter escaped through the front window and alerted authorities. Sources tell abc news the bedrooms and hallways were full of uhaul boxes consistent with moving. That as of more complex portrait emerges that family that vacationed in las vegas and disneyland and yet, whose children were allegedly shackled for weeks and months. Abc news has exclusively obtained a copy of the eldest sons college transcript, a straight a student who studied archaeology, guitar, math, even public speaking and yet, while the children were apparently in public often, none of them spoke out until that 17yearold girl escaped. We were just grateful that she was able to get out and have the courage to do what she did. Reporter now, the 13 children are split between two separate hospitals based on their age. Medically theyre stable but theyve been so isolated for so long that medical staff are partly focused on just teaching them basic life skills like using money. Now, the state says itll try to keep them together as long as possible and im told that after what theyve been through they are extremely close knit. I would imagine. Thanks very much. Lets talk to our chief legal analyst dan abrams. We now know the parents no contact for three years for a lot of reasons. Right. I mean, its not that surprising that when someone is accused of committing a crime against someone they know or a relative that theyre instructed to stay away but here theyre also the key witnesses. Each one of these children are going to be the witnesses against the parents so you have to tell them, you cant have any contact with them. Look, you think about what the allegations are here, the allegations are that they controlled these kids so much you cant have those people now talking to them who are as potential witnesses. What might a Defense Strategy look like here . You know, i dont know. My guess is either theres a possibility that maybe one of them tries to testify against the other. Thats one possible defense. And say basically if the wife testifies against the exactly. I was a victim of this, as well. Thats one possible defense. Another could be it wasnt as bad as people are portraying it to be. And i think that there may be a level of, you know, we didnt realize that what we were doing was so bad. Who knows . Maybe there will be some sort of religious defense in connection with it. But this, you know, it is hard youre struggling. Im struggling when you think about the facts as we know them to say, how do you defend that . Look, i hate even talking about this case. Much less thinking about what the defense is. Its just awful. It sure is. Okay, dan, thanks very much. Now to that medical miracle. As authorities search for a motive in the Las Vegas Massacre, a sign of hope this morning. A woman who was shot in the head is not only speaking again, later today, amy, shes going to walk out of the hospital. Its an incredible story, robin. The massacre as we know was so devastating but now one of those victims making that remarkable recovery saying the shooter will not win and she will not live in fear. Even though i wont not be the same old jovanna, i will come back stronger. Reporter Jovanna Calzadillas feeling stronger than ever, set to leave this hospitals doors later today just four months after the mother of two was shot in the head during the massacre at an october concert in las vegas. On october 1st, a part of me changed. Reporter a bullet lodged in her brain during the shooting spree that left 58 people dead at the route 91 music festival. Calzadillas was not expected to survive yet alone walk and speak again. I spoke to three doctors there and they all told me the same thing, that there was nothing they could do for jovanna. And that it was a nonsurvivable injury. Reporter she persevered with help from Barrow Neurological Institute in phoenix, the 30yearold relearning how to do everyday tasks once again. She has been a gogetter and amazing really has worked hard at everything weve given her. Reporter now although calzadillass recovery is still an uphill battle her familys ready for the next chapter of their lives to begin and leave their horrible tragedy in the past. We will not let people like him win and we will not live in fear. Look at that smile. Well, the doctors at barrow said her case is fairly rare and her recovery is both due to having access to great medical care but also the love and support of her family and she will continue to receive outpatient rehabilitation treatment in the coming months. She says she cannot wait to get home and be with her family. She has two Young Children who i know cant wait to be she was on life support. I heard that the husband said that she came to him in a dream and there is no way that he was going to give up. I just got chills. So happy for them. Yeah. Absolutely. 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Just three weeks after that controversial suicide video he posted, but in this new video he says part of his problem was ignorance and claims he is committed to using his platform to be part of the solution. I know ive made mistakes. I know ive let people down. Reporter this morning, a seemingly somber and reflective logan paul returning to youtube. I want to be a part of the solution. When i found out that one in Six High School kids seriously think about suicide thats stunning. Reporter the 22yearold internet star usually known for his boisterous antics disappeared from social media three weeks ago saying, he was taking time to reflect after coming under fire for posting a controversial video shot in whats known as japans suicide forest. Ive never been so humbled in my life by a single event. Reporter in this new video, he sits down with several prevention professionals addressing his own ignorance on the gravity of suicide. I was shocked to discover just how big this is. Youve never known anybody that killed themselves. No one and that was part of the problem just my ignorance. But in ohio where you come from its the second leading cause of death. Reporter he also speaks with one man who says he tried to end his own life but survived. And im grateful today for every millisecond i get to breathe because it was almost all ripped from me by me. Reporter paul says he plans to donate 1 million to Suicide Prevention organizations and will continue to educate both himself and others. The response onlines been mixed. Some critical calling this redemption video, quote, a bandaid on a broken bone. Others calling it thoughtful saying what he did was a good initial step. Thoughts echoed by paul himself. Im humbled and thankful to say this is just the beginning. As he says, it is just the beginning. Hes learning to be more compassionate. In the meantime, logan paul is still able to make money from his youtube videos but, because hes been removed from their preferred list, he doesnt have access to premium advertisers. But that sevenminute video is actually very powerful, already 9 million views. Its a shame you got to take a step back because you have a lot of kids influenced by this guy. So many. Hes a young guy and hopefully this is a turning point for him and his influence. Thats what he says he wants to use his platform to be part of the solution. Thank you. We hope he can do that. Thank you for keeping a straight face as i had little poppy over here. Poppy. From the Humane Society. Thats because there are new concerns about the dog flu talking about all of us getting the flu. There is a strain spreading across the country. So if you have a little one at home well tell you how you can protect your pet. Poppy does not have the flu just in case you were wondering. T in case you were wondering. 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First thing we should say, michael and robin, this is not the same kind of flu as humans so its not like humans can go ahead and give it to their dog. This is a totally different kind of flu so they can spread, it can spread by barking, sneezing, coughing, so a lot like humans except the barking part, and he can get it at the kennels and the dog parks where theyre together. So you want to look for that persistent cough. You want to look for sneezing or fever and, if you look at poppy over here, you want to look for any discharge in the eyes or nose. Obviously he doesnt have that. What about treatment . So treatment right now, theres actually a vaccine available for these dogs but theres no antiviral medicine, any antiviral medicine they can treat him with so thats a little bit of a problem but you have to take care of it the oldfashioned way, just feed it and take it to the vet. Cats dont have the flu but they cant catch it from the dog. Theres no cat flu by the way for you cat lovers out in. We want to thank the Humane Society of new york for bringing poppy in. Hey, poppy. Hey, poppy. He is up for adoption. And he is chilling. Yes, he is. Elton john, big announcement yesterday. Had a chance to sit down with him. Be a long long time to touch down brings me round round take off for mexico with expedia. One click gives you access to discounts on thousands of hotels, cars and things to do. Like the Fairmont Mayakoba for 59 off. Everything you need to go. Expedia. To everyone else, ieveryone else. But on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. Fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real. Fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. Lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. Im glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. For some, lyrica delivers effective relief for moderate to even severe fibromyalgia pain. And improves function. 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What the bald eagles are doing on the river, captured in illinois. We just love this video. So well keep playing that. I have to tell you when we go to the Pacific Northwest storms are coming. 20 of the last 21 days in seattle with no break in sight. Good morning america is brought to you by splenda naturals. The best tasting stevia. Naturals. The best tasting stevia. Good morning south bay. Lets get up and get going. This is abc 7 mornings. Good morning, im Jessica Castro from abc 7 mornings. Lets check in with mike nicco and find out if there is rain in the bay area. There definitely is and the chance continuing all day. Its a one light on the we have a downpour moving through east bay valley and showers moving into the south bay. Get ready for that sue. We have lots of things out there especially with the rain approaching. We have an accident north 280 near alamani boulevard coming in from daily city. 101 pushing slow in San Francisco and at the did you know bar in the toll plaza, we have a lane blocked there. Slow in 880. Next on gma robins emotional interview with elton john and deals and steals under 20. Well have another update in about 30 minutes and always on the news app and im the one clocking in when youre clocking out. Sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. I can also help with this. Does your bed do that . Oh. I dont actually talk. Though im smart enough to. Im the new sleep number 360 smart bed. Lets meet at a sleep number store. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Breaking overnight, new fallout from the team usa gymnastics scandal. The head of Michigan State resigns after the former team doctor accused of abusing young girls is sentenced in prison for up to 175 years. You do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again. Now, more top officials under fire as one of the courageous young women who helped put the doctor behind bars talks to gma. Change in a flash. What leads to premature menopause starting as early as your 30s. The sign, the symptoms and what you must know. Im Still Standing and oneonone with elton john. Robin. What the rocket man is revealing about the announcement that hes retiring from the road. Its called a leap of faith. There is no enjoyment in life without a bit of fear. The real reason he is stepping back. What he enjoys most about being on stage and the song he says completely changed his life. One incredible morning. Were live from this school where just one teacher think shes getting a huge donation for her class to help her kids learn. But 20 teachers are about to be surprised live. Be there with us the moment they find out. Unbreak my heart and shes here to unbreak our hearts. Singer songwriter grammy winner toni braxton is live in times square and im on her next album and shes here to say good morning, america. [ applause ] and good morning. Michael, you just got to admit it. This is what you want to do. Its who you want to be. You know, george, now that i know the tape of that and im never doing it again. Singer did it to you again. When i saw toni, she didnt yell at me so i guess it was all right. But it was fun. Full disclosure, he did it first and then said he wasnt going to do it and then i double dog dared him. Peer pressure. Peer pressure. Double dog dare. Thank you, guys, for joining us. It is thankful thursday. Were all so thankful. You see these teachers there. They dont know it but theyre all in for a very big surprise. T. J. Holmes is there and going to surprise them with something and cant wait for you to see it. Its incredible. Teachers are the best. Absolutely. First, though, we begin with new fallout from the team usa gymnastics scandal. Michigan states president resigning overnight and that former team doctor sentenced to up to 175 years behind bars and you have the latest for us, amy. Thats right, robin. Overnight Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon stepping down following increasing pressure to resign. Some of nassars accusers calling the university an enabler in the scandal and this morning, nassar is starting day one of the rest of his life behind bars. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentencing him up to 175 years in prison after hearing statements from 156 of his victims including mattie larson. She spoke to george this morning saying this is about more than just larry nassar. It was it was a systemic problem. And he was just a piece of the puzzle. It was a combination of the wrong people being in charge and neglecting things that needed to be done legally and didnt do them. It was a combination of us being abused mentally, emotionally and physically from our coaches and him being the only one that seemed, seemed to offer a helping hand to smile, to care. We were desperate for some love. At least i was. I was desperate. Nassars accusers demanding action against anyone who may have known about the abuse which spans decades. Olympic champion simone biles who says she too was abused by nassar praising the judge calling her her hero, but i think its safe to say all those women are heroes who stepped forward and told their story. George, the way you talked to mattie, just to hear her say that she intentionally hurt herself at one point not to go back to that ranch and did not want to come forward. Was afraid to come forward. Only came to the decision at the last moment. Thank goodness she did. What a brave young woman. We move to President Trump. Youll see him arriving in davos, switzerland, this morning for the economic forum. Before he left he made news back here at home on the russia investigation. Made it with our jon karl, our chief White House Correspondent who joins us now, and, jon, another answer from the president on whether or not hes going to sit down with robert mueller, the special counsel. Reporter yeah, and george, this came completely by surprise. It was just a couple of hours before the president left the white house to go to davos. I was in the west wing in the chief of staffs office for a background briefing on immigration with a group of reporters when the president walked in, and after a little q a on immigration, i asked him about the Mueller Investigation and if he would be willing to do that interview. Heres what he said. Are you going to talk to mueller . Im looking forward to it actually. Yeah. Do you have a date set . Heres the story. Just so you understand, theres been no collusion whatsoever. But i would love to do that and id like to do it as soon as possible. Reporter that certainly surprised his legal team, which has been negotiating with the special counsel office, trying to resist doing an inperson interview. The president said he would do it under oath. His lawyers responded by saying the president answered the question hurriedly and theyre still working out the details. He did not seem to be in a hurry. They tried to pull him back a couple of times. Well see what happens. This is developing pretty quickly. Thanks very much. Michael. Now to the video of the morning. The celebration of those brave california Highway Patrol officers risking their own lives to rescue those in the path of that terrible mud slide. On january 9th. Two c. H. I. P. S were on the way to a fire when they were caught in this mudslide there spinning 180 degrees but they were able to get to safety. The residents in danger posted these cards thanking them for their bravery and for saving their live and putting their lives at risk and these guys are so brave, every day they go towards things that everyone else runs away from. And we have to keep in mind all of those affected by the mudslides. Much like a hurricane people forget and they move on to our lives but their lives have its a journey for everyone involved. Yeah. Coming up, oneonone with the rocket man after that big announcement, Sir Elton John on his future and his family and lara is back and shes upstairs. Hi, robin. So we have big deals steals coming for you guys. 20 or less on everything including these and thankful thursday and some students, lets see if we see them. They have no idea whats coming. Their school is about to get a major surprise. You dont want to miss it coming up on Good Morning America. Gmas morning menu is brought to you by splenda naturals. The best tasting stevia. Acronyms are fun. 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[ applause ] she will be in season two of this emmywinning series. Streep will play the mother of perry, the Alexander Skarsgaard character and early word is she comes to monterey worried about her grandchildren and looking for answers. Ooh. Yes. Costar Reese Witherspoon tweeted, quote, beyond thrilled to have the one, the only meryl streep joining the cast. Get ready for my wine, secrets and Big Little Lies, but well have to wait a while. Season two doesnt come out until 2019. Whoa, are you serious . Seven episodes are already written in the can. Its a year. But itll be worth the wait. Its okay, michael. Its all right. Its all right. [ applause ] i had no idea. Yeah. Thats a long time, george. Listen, bingewatch the crown in the meantime. In sports, espn reporting that Serena Williams will return to tennis next month for the fed cup. Awesome. Thats right. Shell join her sister venus and Coco Vandeweghe competing for the u. S. Against the netherlands. This is great news considering she just pulled out of the Australian Open saying she was close but not where she wanted to be tenniswise and i guess she took care of that and look for serenas return to the fed cup, february 10th, and 11th in asheville, north carolina. Good luck, serena. Cant wait. [ applause ] and then finally, one of our favorites, tiffany haddish, getting her groupon on. The popular ecommerce marketplace recently announced that 2017s breakout star is their new spokesperson and right now, right here, is a sneak peek at the teaser for her groupon super bowl ad. What kind of person wouldnt want to support local business . I hate local business. Family owned. Even better. Shut it down. Oh. When you save in your neighborhood it feels so good. It didnt feel good for him though. [ applause ] thats just the teaser. Thats the teaser. It turns out haddish isnt just playing a groupon groupie on tv, a spokesperson said she actually ranks in the top 1 of most frequent groupon users on their site. Got to love it. Authenticity sells a product and she is an authentic groupon lover and i am done with pop news. Thank you, lara. Thank you. [ applause ] glad youre back with us, lara. Our gma cover story, Sir Elton John taking what he calls a leap of faith announcing his final world tour so he can spend more time with his family. I had a chance to sit down with him talk about his big decision, what performing means to him and whats next. Hold me closer tiny dancer reporter true to form Sir Elton John held court announcing a new chapter in his fabled career. Im Still Standing reporter the rock icon will retire from touring after a monumental 300city world tour. Robin. Hi, gorgeous. Mwah so tell us about this threeyear tour because knowing you, youre going to go out with a bang. I am determined to go out with a bang. Im just feeling very joyous about the opportunity to go around the world and play and say thank you to all the fans that ive had. Reporter the farewell yellow brick road tour kicks off in september with stops in five continents over the next three years. Why now, elton . Why now . Why now . Well, before the children, i thought, you know, this is what ill be doing before the day i die but i dont want to be traveling away from my children. They need me. I need them much more than another tour or doing another show. Reporter the proud father says his two sons, zachary and elijah, with husband David Furnish are now his top priority. Our boys came into our life at a late time. Ive never experienced anything like it being a father and being a parent and theres no contest. I would rather be with my chirp children than still be playing shows. Its a very easy decision to make. I remember david saying he could not imagine you not performing in front of a live audience, that that is something that he felt you would always have to do. And ill still be making music and ill still be writing and ill still be making records. Ill still, you know, be involved in music. I cant not be involved in music. Its not a sacrifice what do you enjoy most about being on that stage and performing . The contact with another human being. The emotion you get back from someone who doesnt know you. You dont know them. Reporter elton johns illustrious career spans over five decades. From hits like rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone reporter to candle in the wind. Never knowing who to cling to when the rain sets in reporter he sold over 300 million records with 31 platinum albums and five grammys. Has there been a defining song that youve performed . Oh, i have to say your song because it was the first great song that we wrote. How wonderful life is while youre in the world and ive been singing it ever since 1970. It stood the test of time. When you think about lion king and how that introduced you to another audience i was so lucky. That completely changed my life. And can you feel the love tonight certain things like that happen at certain times where one phone call, one decision, one gut feeling has made my life better. This is the same gut feeling that i had when i said yes to do this as a farewell tour . And good for you because i think we all have that inner voice but not many of us listen to it. Its called a leap of faith and the leap of faith is scary but theres no enjoyment in life without a bit of fear and ive always tried to push myself through it. Im having a hard time thinking about that last that 300th performance. What is it that you want to leave on the stage and leave with people as you exit the stage . That i gave people a hell of a lot of pleasure, that our songs will live on and that im not disappearing and i will be making music, but i want my last performance to be in america because this is where i got my start and i owe this country so much and im so fond of this country that i want to start and finish in america. So goodbye yellow brick road [ applause ] hes at peace. Its a decision he was talking with his husband about for the last few years. He assures me it has nothing to do with his health. He was hospitalized for a time last year. Thats right. But he said that is not the reason why. He wants to spend time with his family. His two boys are 7 and 5 and when theyre younger, he said theyre portable so they could go out on the road with you, but once they become school age. We know that. All too well and thats what he wants to do. Thats to the saying you dont want to live to work. You want to work to live. He still has 300 more concerts. And a few continents but elton john saying hes taking a leap of faith, a man whos accomplished all that he has, and its a lesson for all of us to do that and to not let fear stop you from doing what it is that is in your heart to do. You have a favorite song, by the way. Oh, too many. Too many. Mine is your song. We played it out wedding. That was our first dance. I would love to see that first dance. I danced at my wedding. Im not going to dance on tv. [ laughter ] thats good enough for me, bud. Lets get over to ginger now. When you do it will be my gma moment. But for now its your gma moment and this one from michigan. This is a squirrel that just really wants these seeds. I guess does it every day, barbara says, and spinning that bird feeder so the seeds fall out and this is like a normal thing this very talented. Cirque du soleiltype squirrel. All right. Thats your gma moment for the day. Please send me yours. Good morning im meteorologist mike nicco from abc 7 mornings today well have a mixture of sunshine, showers and thunderstorms. They will move over the ocean tonight and it will be cooler tomorrow morning with the fog and the rain stays away for the rest of the month. A 4 to 58 degrees ks, kecooler the north. Low to mid 40s for the so glad were continuing our series change in a flash. It takes a closer look at menopause here in the u. S. And women start experiencing it at the average age of 51. One in every hundred women will experience whats known prematurely and we know all too well Cancer Treatment can also bring on early menopause. Exactly, robin. For some young women that cancer diagnosis also means the shock of going through whats known as chemically induced menopause. Its something i experienced, something robin experienced, and the woman youre going to meet is struggling with the very same thing. Samantha reese was only 32 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer. To be perfectly honest, i felt like i got kicked in the stomach because i wasnt even old enough to start getting yearly mammograms. Reporter the Los Angelesbased Makeup Artist undergoing treatment and starting medications that shut down her ovarian function chemically inducing menopause. My very first feelings were like my dreams of having children were slipping away. Reporter reese quickly feeling one of the telltale symptoms, hot flashes. It literally felt like the gates of hell opened up and it was being blown directly into my face. Reporter one in every 100 women experiences what is known as ovary insufficiency or premature menopause by the time she turns 40. Ovarian surgery, chemotherapy or radiation are some of the possible causes but it can also be caused by thyroid problem, autoimmune disease or family history. I didnt realize i was out of time, thats all. Reporter kate walsh revealed that her characters onscreen problem is one she has reallife experience with. I dont have children. Im not going to have kids. I went through early menopause. You did . Yeah. Oh, wow. And my older sister called and was like, by the way, you should go and get yourself checked because im going through menopause. And im like, youre just scaring me and i went yeah, theyre like, you have one egg. It was bleak. Reporter as for samantha, she and her fiance plan to in the next few years when doctors allow her to pause her medications. There are tons of women who have gone through what im currently going through and went on to have beautiful, healthy babies and also not have a recurrence of their cancer so i have plenty of reason to be hopeful. You know, i havent spoken much about this because when early menopause happens as a result of chemo all youre focused on are the Cancer Treatments and surviving. Youre not even thinking about menopause, but, today, four years later, im still struggling with the effects of menopause. Im not surprised. No. So, you know, with early or chemical menopause this is dr. Kristi funk, the cofounder of pink lotus. [ applause ] she just wants to hop in. I dont blame you. I know. Talk about it. With early and chemical menopause you dont have that headsup that little hot flash or night sweat im coming. Its boom, bam, overnight, im sweaty, hot and angry and i forget why. And there are other issues of it, kate walsh mentioned youre possibly thrust into infertility before your family even started and none of your peers are going through it so it can be isolating and depressing. It seems not to have affected you. The hot flashes are by the far the worst and the most severe and it happened all the time. The night sweat, irritability. Trouble sleeping. And ive noticed a huge change in my skin. A huge change in my skin. Many women have experienced even before menopause that theres some symptoms. Theres change before the change. Its called perimenopause, so menopause 51. 12 straight months without a period. But before then late 40s periods get wacky, spaced close together, far apart. Spotty, pms off the chart, breast tenderness and weight gain, and then not a lot of estrogen, fullblown menopause. What kind of relief is out there. I have scoured the earth. I have so many Breast Cancer patients that obviously i dont let them on estrogen. I found it. It is nonestrogenic, it is a blend of three chinese and korean herbs that in human trials drops menopause symptoms across the board. All 12 symptoms in 96 of subjects. This, the evening primrose and vitamin e helped decrease hot flashes and the soy products also help with hot flashes and memory. Well have her online and be back. There is much more to discuss here. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning north bay. Lets get up and get going. This is abc 7 mornings. Good morning to you, im natasha from abc 7 mornings lets get over to sue hall on what to expect. Hey sue. We continue to have wet roadways. Take a look at the traffic pap and you can see the rain affecting your drive this morning. This one is in vacaville. Westbound 80 and the two right lanes are blocked here. Starting to see a back up. This will be affected your drive. Meteorologist, now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. Check out storm impact scale it is a one for today, showers and brief downpours. May be hail and graupel. That can happen anyway. In the south bay, this is going to slide up here pink and white and that is wasntry mix. The showers continuing to come off the ocean throughout the day and will taper throughout the night. Set spots on the road at times today and if you are out there taking mass transit you may be dodging showers and sunshine today. Graupel a word for soft thank you mike. Were going to another update a moment here. During the commercial break lara showed us a picture of her son got his permit. His permit. And robin said i remember you know when you see how does that happen . I dont know. How could he be driving . I keep asking how could he be getting older and im not. You see them. Big week in the spencer household. 16 years old. He is a man now. [ applause ] beautiful. And we have to welcome everybody back to gma and we have to say we have a great audience here. Thank you, guys, for coming in. To see us on this as we are calling it a thankful thursday so were celebrating with a great story about giving thanks and t. J. Holmes at a school in west haven, connecticut, where some very inspiring teachers are about to get a huge surprise and there he is sitting in the middle of some students. T. J. , whats going on . Yes, sir, i am surrounded by 500 fifth and sixth graders and now all these kids love their teachers, right . Everybody loves their teachers, especially somer. How much do you love your teacher. She loves her teacher so much but they love their teachers so much and the teachers have done such a good job that theyve actually, the teachers have gotten sought National Recognition from an Organization Organization called donorschoose. Org which is about to give one of these teachers the surprise of a lifetime but also possibly change that school forever. First let me show you how we got here. Here at kerrigan intermediate schoolteachers go above and beyond but sometimes they need a little help. Resources at this Public School are tight. More than half of the 940 students here are from low income households so teachers turn to the community, in particular donors choose. An organization that provides funding for classrooms all over the country. It ensures every student has a chance at an equal education. Reporter on the donors choose website teachers ask for donations to pay for basic supply, musical instruments, field trip, tablets, even coat, whatever their students need. Im so thankful and grateful to be supported not just by friends and family but strangers that believe in my classroom. Reporter 77 of Public Schools have benefited from den fors choose donations. More than 625 million has been raised through donors choose over the past 18 years impacting 26 million kids. All support our classroom for the future. Reporter today the teachers have no idea what is coming. They think only one teachers request is getting funded but you are not going to believe what is about to happen. All right. Here we go, i am now joined by 20 very nervous teachers this morning. They are here, we got a couple of surprises. They have boxes in front of them. Now, when i tell them, not yet, theyre going to open their boxes and whoever has the balloons in their box, that teachers project on donors choose will be fully funded and get the supplies they want. What the teachers dont know, though, i have been talking back in studio to my colleague, mr. Michael strahan and youre live on Good Morning America in front of millions of people right now. [ cheers and applause ] all right. That is the part we did not tell them. So now its time, kids, were going to open the box. Now, who thinks their teacher should be the one . Who thinks your teacher should be the one . So you all help me, help me count them down now and, teachers, open your boxes in three, two, one. [ cheers and applause ] now, hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. If you havent realized, if you all havent realized, all of your projects have been fully funded and youre getting all the supplies, every single one of you and were not just telling them, were getting their stuff. We actually got your stuff, turn around and your stuff is here. [ cheers and applause ] and so and, strahan, if you can still hear me. I hear you. Were talking about books and tablets and chromebooks and all of these things that is going to help these teachers do a better job in their classroom at educating their kids and you can see how miss pitt, youre in tears. Completely overwhelmed. Strahan, what dow think . Not just one teacher. I know that myself and everybody here we know how amazing that is and how important teachers are. What they do is unselfish, so great but theres a big surprise in store for the school. Were not done. Yeah, this is my moment, right. Run with it. Stra, i want to bring in principal weber who has been helping us put this together. Hes been telling lies to these teachers for days about why they have to be here. Never lie to your teachers. But, principal, you see this day in and day out. To see them get this reward is like what. They work so hard. There is no staff more deserving than the people you see in this building and my students too. [ applause ] and weve got a surprise, another surprise for the school, right . Another surprise for the school. And i want to bring in mr. Charles best, the founder of donorschoose. Org and you know what it means when somebody walks up with one of these big boards so tell us what you got. Principal weber, weirdo nating 25,000 to fund more of your teachers requests in honor [ cheers and applause ] this is an honor. This is an honor of all the teachers across america who use donorschoose. Org to make classroom dreams come true. What a morning at kerrigan. A day they will not forget. Thank you very much. What a thankful thursday, ive got to say. Thats amazing. [ cheers and applause ] to be a part of that. And we have avenue got to thank those teachesers and all you teachers out there up, such a gift you give. If you want to get involved donorschoose. Org where the matching donations are made on their website today. If you can donate on their website today, they will match it. 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As you have heard it is thankful thursday and we are kicking off a great event, the kindness marys bus tour, part of a great kindness challenge thats been going on all week so more than 20 million sorry. People across america have been asked to do as many kind acts as possible and we have some of the inspiring kids with great signs we have been seeing and also joined by the kids for peace kindness ambassador, shivanii thanks for being with us. 1 billion acts of kindness. What kind . Is the is the is the is the is the is the is the is the is the so were launching the Family Edition of the great kindness challenge and have a list of 50 acts that were doing anywhere from taking a treat to your local firefighters. Playing a board game with a senior citizen, delivering gifts to a hospital and one of my favorites which is smiling at 25 people because a simple smile can change the word. We can do it right now right into the camera, right . It is a bus tour that kicks off and its going from new york to l. A. What are some of the things that will be happening on the tour. So we are going to start off here in new york and make our way to california with a big stop in the middle and in texas where well build a playground and i just want to say thank you to the people that make this possible, hasbro and its been amazing, the kids are spreading kindness around the world and its incredible. It should be easy and it is. Were all getting warm and being kind to each other. Big smiles, everybody. Weve got smiles for you. Co good morning im meteorologist mike nicco youll need the umbrella and sunglasses today a mixture of sunshine and temperatures and into the 5 weve got smiles for you. Coming up, toni braxton here live. Well see you soon on gma. My husband is probably going to think im crazy. He thinks im going to see my sister sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. Once i heard it i was shocked. I just thought, i have to go get it its our tree see how a personalized Financial Strategy and access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. She is starring in and executive producing a new movie faith under fire. Always great to be in your presence. Thank you. Its good to see you. You look wonderful. Thank you, thank you. This movie is right on time especially with what happened with the Kentucky School shooting and this is based your movie is based on a true story. 2013, georgia, elementary school, an heroic woman got a gunman to surrender and its played, antoinette tuff is the real woman and she was at the premiere. What was it like playing her . You know, when i think of her role and what he did, i mean this gunman is there. Hes about to kill over 800 kids and faculty members and this woman, through her faith just talked this man out of killing all these kids and himself. So these families were reunited with their kids and got to tuck them in. You know what i mean. All the stories arent happy. The kentucky situation was not a happy ending but this woman gave us a happy ending. Do you want to see this . Here you go. As long as i talk to god thats how long i got to listen so if im talking to god, 15 minutes, then thats how long i have to sit in total silence and just listen. 15 minutes is a long time and you really try to do it but i just close my eyes and like everything. [ applause ] what was your reaction to your family and everybody who has seen it so far. They were shocked. They were shocked. It was a heavy role. I gained 17 pounds for it. I lost it, but i gained five back over the holiday but whos counting . Exactly. I who do you call it spray tan. Spray tan. The spray tan to make myself darker and aesthetics and watched everything, antoinette tuff, her interviews with cooper, mr. Anderson cooper. Everything she did, the 911 call. She was completely calm. How is she so calm and i think what she was able to do, she was like a negotiator. Remember them saying i was watching it as it was unfolding and i was in canada and im on the treadmill, whats going on in atlanta . So when i got the script im like, i remember this story. She was on the cover of time magazine. President obama acknowledged her and its just great to have someone give their lives for someone else. Im a mother and you think you send your kids off to school, you know. Theyre safe. You think youll see them when you pick them up at 3 00 but this woman was fantastic. Musical family that you come from. Are they showing any interest in doing that . No. The boys . No, no . No. Not so much. They dont really even like my voice. Mom, okay, she can sing as mom but, mom, can we go to the drake concert . [ laughter ] exactly. But we love this new music with your [ applause ] your collaboration with birdman. Your collaboration. Yes, it was great. My collaboration with birdman. I wave i got to do my wave. Anything you want to share with us. Well, you know, i am not married unlike my big mouth sister is saying everywhere. Im definitely not married. But there is a connection there. Well, were working together. Okay, working together. You read between the lines. So what are you going to do next, been on broadway and got movies and music. Whats next for toni braxton . You know, i dont know. Music is always going to be in my heart. Acting is not organic for me like singing is so i had to study hard for that role but music is what i do in my sleep so always music forever. Did you hear Michael Strahan try to sing. Yeah, i heard that. Your job is safe. I think im okay. You are a blessing, toni braxton. Wishing you all the best and whenever you do want to have something to say, you know you can come back. Michael is coming back. What what. All im going to say is you too as i walk away have broken my heart [ applause ] faith under fire premieres saturday on lifetime. Yes. Well be right back, everybody. Good morning america is brought to you by tmobile. Switch to the network built for unlimited data. Its not only thankful thursday, its throwback thursday. Thats toni braxton. Look at her. Yes, yes. What was that from . What was that from . High school. High school. I didnt peak in high school. As the countdown to the super bowl weve got an exclusive look at a new docuseries that is so great debuting on facebook, watch today. Its called tom versus time disney junior preparing a new animated series muppet babies and want to reveal the new muppet character summer penguin and see it in march on disney junior so make sure you check it out. Youre still working it. I like it. Im twirling. Trying to get on the concert tour but it doesnt seem to be working. [ cheers and applause ] wirling. 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