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Those missing idaho siblings who fled to hawaii, said to be part of a doomsday cult, placed under arrest overnight. Do or die. With just one day to go until the next round of votes in the nation, Michael Bloomberg trying to recover from his rocky debate debut while Elizabeth Warren tries to capitalize on her takedown of the billionaire and what Bernie Sanders is telling abc as he tries to take nevada. Hollywood heartbreak. The news this morning about the murder of drew careys former fiancee. Wicked winter blast. Millions of americans waking up to a deep freeze as heavy snow hits the south. The pileups and power outages, and now where windchills are dropping below zero. The ben affleck exclusive. More of Diane Sawyers powerful interview with one of hollywoods top stars now revealing his struggle with depression and the hollywood friends helping him stay sober and what hes now saying about dating again. Good morning, america. Its great to have you with us on this very busy friday morning. It is busy and thats because were just one day away from the next round of votes in the nation. Early voting in nevada already putting them on track for a record turnout. Nearly 75,000 people have already cast their votes ahead of tomorrows caucuses. Thats almost as many as voted last time around. Were going to have more on that coming up. We begin with this warning from the president. Intelligence officials warned lawmakers that russia is trying to intervene in the 2020 election to help President Trump get reelected. The president was enraged when he learned of this briefing. Now he is replacing the director of National Intelligence and other officials with trump loyalists. Our chief White House Correspondent jon karl starts us off from washington. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. The Intelligence Community is warning that russia is once again planning to interfere in a u. S. Election. The president is infuriated but not by what russia is doing, instead he is angry that intelligence officials shared that information with democrats in congress. Overnight the president held a Campaign Rally in colorado as news broke about his decision to oust americas top intelligence official. Where else would you like to be but a trump rally, right . Reporter abc news has confirmed that intelligence officials told the House Intelligence Committee last week that russia is planning to interfere in the 2020 campaign to bolster the president s reelection. [ crowd chanting ] reporter that briefing which detailed how russia would use social media to spread disinformation in support of President Trump infuriated the president , especially the presence of adam schiff, the democrat who led the impeachment proceedings in the house. The president attacked schiff again last night in colorado. That little adam schiff, what a crooked politician. Hes a corrupt politician. Reporter sources tell abc news the president believed democrats would use the information from the briefing against him. Democrats overnight defended the intelligence officials and congressional oversight. To act like they did something that they stepped out of their lane and did something that was totally inappropriate is wrong. That is their job. Reporter according to the Washington Post in response to the briefing, the president called in then acting director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to the oval office on friday for a, quote, dressingdown, and by this wednesday maguire was out of a job replaced by ambassador to germany ric grenell, a staunch trump loyalist. In addition kash patel and author of a congressional report attempting to discredit the russia investigation has been elevated to a senior role under grenell. And this morning as officials continue to worry that russia will employ various cyberwarfare techniques including ransomware to undermine and disrupt our upcoming election, abc news has confirmed the additional departures of two more top intelligence officials. Ric grenell is not expected to be on the job long. Senior officials at the white house say the president will soon nominate a permanent choice to be director of National Intelligence. Last night speaking to reporters on air force one the president said that one candidate for that job is congressman republican congressman doug collins. He is another trump loyalist who led the president s defense or helped lead it in the impeachment proceedings in the house. Right. Grenell can stay in the job until the next official is confirmed. Meantime, were still dealing with the fallout of the last russia investigation, the sentencing yesterday of roger stone, the president s longtime political confidante and the judge was pretty tough in giving the sentence. She said that roger stone was not prosecuted for standing up for the president. He was prosecuted for covering up for the president. But the president continued to defy the judge and the attorney general by tweeting and speaking out during the sentencing and a pardon for stone very much on the table. Reporter absolutely, george. As you said, it was during the sentencing proceedings that the president tweeted that he hopes that stone will be fully exonerated. This appears to be in direct directly defy what the attorney general said. He said tweeting on such matters makes it impossible for him to do his job. As for the judge, she also said in making the sentence, that, quote, the truth still exists. The truth still matters. Otherwise, everyone loses. George . Okay. Jon karl, thanks very much. Cecilia . We have the latest on the coronavirus emergency this morning. Chaos erupting overseas as people in ukraine protest the arrival of evacuees from china. This as the number of cases worldwide, listen to this, approaches 77,000 and the death toll now more than 2,000 people. Ian pannell is in yokohama, japan, with the very latest. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah, good morning, cecilia. Hundreds of passengers on board the diamond princess here in japan are expected to continue to flow off the ship over the next few days with growing concerns about the quarantine procedures that were carried out on board and now a significant new outbreak in korea and as you say growing fears around the globe about the spread of the virus. This morning, panic and protests in ukraine as it brings its citizens home from china. A false rumor that five of the returnees were infected with the virus sparked violent clashes with police, a sign of the spreading global fear around covid19. And overnight a flight carrying 268 people from the westerdam cruise turned away from landing in turkey. The flight carrying several americans forced to land in amsterdam even though passengers have been cleared of the disease. This as more passengers disembark from the other cruise liner, the diamond princess here in japan. Japanese officials confirming the total positive cases o covid19 aboard the ship now more than 630 passengers. Some Health Experts calling the quarantine on board a debacle after officials appeared to fail to hold the spread of the potentially deadly disease. I just think there was so much cross contamination. Reporter more than 70 americans were infected with the virus on the ship. Among them, john haering. Hes still in japan and doesnt know when hell get home. I feel very alone and feel like im not represented. Reporter john and his wife melanie of utah were both on board the diamond princess but after john came down with the virus he was taken off last week and to hospital. Someone called and said well take you to hospital but 15 minutes later they showed up at the door and said pack your bags. Reporter the couple making the difficult decision to have melanie leave her husband in japan and evacuate with over 300 other americans. Now frustrated by what he says is a lack of information from the u. S. Embassy. Im standing up and im going to wave my arm and im going to keep waving my arm until someone contacts us. Reporter this morning in south korea, cases of coronavirus tripling in the last three days with 204 now infected. The outbreak in korea is exactly what Health Officials have been worrying could happen next. In this case it was just one woman authorities are calling a socalled super spreader infecting dozens of people in her church. Now an entire city on high alert as a number of cases is expected to go even higher. Michael . All right, ian, thank you so much for that. Well turn to that breaking news overnight in the case of the missing idaho children. Their fugitive mother has been arrested in hawaii held on a 5 million bond. Amy is here with the latest on the story weve been covering for the last few weeks. We certainly have, michael. Yes, kauai police say they have arrested lori vallow on an idaho warrant weeks after she failed to comply with the court order to produce her two children to the authorities. Overnight lori vallow, the mother of two missing idaho siblings arrested by authorities in hawaii. The 46yearold seen here being brought in on a warrant issued by madison county, idaho. Her husband, chad daybell, photographed nearby as his wife enters police custody. Chad, any comment on lori getting arrested . Reporter abc news finding daybell following the arrest returning to the condo where the two have been staying. Vallows arrest comes three weeks after she defied a court order to physically produce her children. Now shes facing multiple charges including two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of a dependent child. We know its a positive step forward. We also know that as good as this news is, is as bad as it is also because we still dont have the children. Reporter 17yearold tylee ryan and 7yearold joshua j. J. Vallow have been missing since september. According to the police press release, vallow was also arrested on investigation of resisting or obstructing officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime and contempt of court. She is now being held on a 5 million bail. Can you tell us if j. J. Is safe . Thats really all anyone wants to know. Reporter the couple recently seen at the kauai airport refusing to answer questions about the missing children. Vallow and daybell fled idaho and headed to hawaii one day after authorities performed a welfare check looking for the kids. Daybell has written religious books and given speeches about what he describes as two neardeath experiences. He married vallow late last year, a few weeks after his wife of 29 years died and four months after her husband was shot to death by her brother. Police are now investigating daybells wifes death. But j. J. s grandfather says he only wants one question answered. Where is j. J. . Where is tylee . Thats at this point thats our questions. Reporter so far there is no hearing date to give vallow the choice of waiving or fighting extradition back to idaho where she does face a number of charges including those felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children and i think a lot of people are saying finally shes been arrested, but still frustrated because we dont know where tylee and j. J. Are. So disturbing. Thanks, amy. We switch gears to the blast of Winter Weather. Millions waking up this morning to snow and bonechilling cold. So cold we sent rob outside to tough it out firsthand. Good morning, rob. Good morning, cecilia. Windchills in the Single Digits across the northeast. Arctic air pours in. It met up with a midatlantic storm and inland parts of North Carolina three or four inches of snow. Highway trouble there and trees down around the raleigh area so power out to 12,000 people. This is the most measurable snow in raleigh in 437 days. Its going to stick around because cold air is moving in for now. In tennessee they had about four inches of snow. This is at about a thousand feet along i40. Lets look at the windchills. What is on the roads, its going to freeze this morning. Be careful of black ice in eastern parts of North Carolina and virginia. Temperatures feel like 6 degrees in boston. 3 in chicago but there is a warmup in sight. Well talk more about that in a few minutes. George, back inside. We are looking forward to that. Rob, thanks very much. The race for the white house. Just one day before the next votes in nevada. Bernie sanders has a clear lead based on the latest polls and its hard to gauge the impact of the fiery debate because so many people voted early. And the Bloomberg Campaign is scrambling to bounce back from the beating he took in las vegas. Mary bruce on the scene with all the latest. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Well, just 24 hours to go now until the next critical contest but one of the biggest x factors in the race isnt even on the ballot here. Michael bloomberg is skipping the nevada caucuses eager to move on after that bruising debate. After his rocky debate debut Michael Bloomberg this morning is hoping what happens in vegas stays in vegas. His team admits he took a beating but he is still punching back. If we choose a candidate who appeals to a small base like senator sanders, it will be a fatal error. We need democrats and independents and republicans to win. Reporter but frontrunner Bernie Sanders is confident hes eyeing another win and hes pushing back at the naysayers. You know the criticism. Your rivals say you have a ceiling here. What changes . What compromises are you going to make to broaden your appeal . Mary, im smiling by this because every day they say i have a ceiling but it seems to be going up and up and up. No matter who wins the nomination we are going to come together to defeat the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country. Every candidate up there understands that we must defeat trump. Reporter the candidates eager to cash in on momentum from that fiery debate. After she came out swinging at her rivals, Elizabeth Warren jumping for joy but will her Strong Performance give her the bounce she needs . Bernie sanders still has a doubledigit lead already nationally. Is it too little too late . Weve heard from 2 of the country. Weve got 98 of it left to go. Were just getting started. Reporter now, as he has done in the other early voting states the president is planning a little bit of counterprogramming. He will be here this afternoon for another big Campaign Rally. George . And, mary, of course, nevada is a caucus just like iowa. We saw all those problems that happened in iowa. The dnc a little spooked by that. Reporter yeah, there are some real jitters here. The party is anxious to make sure we dont see a repeat of the iowa caucuses. The party chair is downplaying expectations and says they may not release any results at all tomorrow. They are eager to get the numbers out but above all else they want to make sure theyre accurate. Have to get it right. Thanks very much, mary. Michael . Now to major new developments involving victorias secret. The brand that once lit up the runway now sold. The ceo that helped build it into a powerhouse now stepping down and Rebecca Jarvis is here with what it means for the companys future. Good morning, rebecca. Reporter hey, good morning to you, michael. Yeah, these are big moves and its been a difficult time for many retailers facing disruption and changing consumer tastes and particularly for victorias secret whose messaging and image, according to many experts, hasnt kept up with the times and now the hope is that the new owners can turn things around. This morning, the man who helped make victorias secret a household name, leslie wexner, stepping down as chairman and ceo of its Parent Company l brands, selling a controlling stake in the lingerie giant to a private equity firm. His departure coming amid slumping sales, revelations of his once close ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and claims the culture inside victorias secret is sexist and misogynistic. This is such an opportunity for victorias secret to create a safe and fair Work Environment for what is a largely unregulated industry and a female dominated workforce. Reporter this the latest wrinkle for the brand once one of the biggest and most lucrative Lingerie Companies in the world. In recent years the retailer struggling to keep up amid changing consumer tastes. Sales at stores open at least a year plummeting, down 10 in the last quarter and 12 during the all important holiday season. Consumers fleeing to disruptive industry newcomers, many with more body positive messaging and this winter the companys annual pricey and flashy vs runway show this year canceled as former angels including karlie kloss distances themselves from the brand telling British Vogue i didnt feel it was an image that was truly reflective of who i am and the kind of message i want to send to young women around the world about what it means to be beautiful. Wexner has said he didnt know about epsteins alleged criminal behavior and he ended that relationship more than ten years ago. Hes not commenting on the victorias secret sale which values the company today at more than a billion dollars but at its height this was a Company Worth many billions of dollars. A spokesman for l brands says they are fully committed to Continuous Improvement and complete accountability and, guys, this company, the bottom line here is they have a lot of evolving to do. Theyre still number one in the space but they can really keep up with what customers want today. Important. Yeah. Thank you, rebecca. We are following a lot of other stories this morning including some breaking new details overnight on the murder of drew careys former fiancee. And more of our exclusive with ben affleck telling diane sawyer about his struggle with depression, the joys of fatherhood and what he thinks about possibly dating again. But first lets go back over to rob whos warming up now. I know its cold. I want to put things in perspective this. This is what it looked like five years ago in upstate new york. The Genesee River cuts through the finger lakes. This is what it looked like five years ago and this is what it looks like this year so it has been mild even though its cold. It does get mild and bump it up 20 degrees by the end of the weekend. Time for your weekend getaways brought to you by chase. Carolina and eastern virginia, including some coastal areas that rarely see any snowfall. The storm knocked out power lines, leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark. In its wake, temperatures and windchills are plunging, hitting 15 degrees below zero in parts of the northeast. A young lady who wont be able to vote until the next decade already has a handle on some political history. Brooke ryan right there, just 5 years old, the kindergarten got friday fever here. Were just getting going. 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The Oakland Police commission has the authority to prove the police chief after a ballot initiative. Libby schaaf says she respects the decision and will conduct a National Search for a new police chief. A great start to our friday. Bay bridge, metering lights came on at 6 09 this morning. Walnut creek to duplin, 14 minutes. Santa rosa to san francisco, 51 minute ride. Kumasi . Meteorologist good morning, welcome to friday. Starting off with a mixture of sunshine to clouds. 36 in fairfield to Half Moon Bay at 55 degrees. Commute, no worries. Theres just no fog, no wind. Its cool this morning but boy, is it going to be warm this afternoon. Record highs possible as we hit low to mid70s away from the coast. A little bit cooler this weekend with a little more sunshine. Then record highs possible again next week. Kumasi . Thanks, mike. Coming up, a Major Development in the case of thos missing idaho siblings. Their mother arrested in hawaii, being held on a 5 million bail. 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Mr. Pursehouse, you have the right to a speedy arraignment. Do you understand that right . Yes. Reporter harwick and drew carey were engaged in 2018 before splitting up. Carey remembering her with this twitter video writing i hope youre lucky enough to have someone in your life that loves as much as she did. Harwick often talking about relationships on her youtube page. That person could act out a little bit more, be manipulative to get their partners attention especially if they feel like there will be a rejection. Reporter Court Documents show she filed two restraining orders against pursehouse, one expiring just two weeks ago. They broke up and he didnt take it well at all. And he would do stupid stuff, say stupid stuff. You would tell him, move on, dude. Leave it alone and he wouldnt. I just feel like we failed her. The system has failed her. 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Ben affleck and his childhood buddy matt damon had written a little movie called good will hunting and it won the oscar. And the oscar goes to ben affleck and matt damon. Reporter on stage they were just two guys from boston. In disbelief. Who else . Chris. Thank you so much the city of boston. Whoever we forgot we love you. Thank you very much. Reporter it didnt take long for affleck to become a certified star and in person so well read, so mischievous. In my first interview he does an improv of bill clinton. You got a feeling he might just i take you by the hand, say, well, diane, you know, weve got the biggest surplus in american history. We created 22 million new jobs and he just he does, he feels your pain, a little town called hope. Reporter today at 47 hes always ready to make fun of himself. On the cover of all those magazines as a superhero and a hollywood heartthrob. And now hes single again. Looking back on our 25 years doing interviews what have you learned about yourself and women . And what . Women. Oh, my god. Reporter he reportedly had used a dating app raya. Wait a minute. What is the website . Raya. I am not on any websites. Oh, youve left . I am not i am on no dating you evacuated the not on tinder, grindr, grinder, bumble, humble. I am not on any of them. I do not i dont have any judgment about anybody who is. I know people who are. They have a fun time but not me. I would love to have, you know, a relationship that was deeply meaningful and one to which i could be deeply committed. So whats the question you would ask you right now . Gosh, now, thats a question i didnt expect. I guess i would ask myself, you know, what do you want . You know, the rest the next maybe i got 40 more years, you know, what do you want that to look like . Reporter which brings us back to what he told us yesterday about alcohol and the powerful genetic hold of addiction on so many in his family including his dad. He says with sobriety he can now understand more about the anxieties and the depression that have haunted him since the age of 26. I get depressed. I take antidepressants. Theyre very helpful for me. Ive taken them since 26 years old. Various different kinds and switched, tried it and tried that. Sometimes they wont tell you about some awful side effect and come back and say why am i 60 pounds heavier . You put on a little weight. Oh, well, thanks. Reporter and he also tells me now with sobriety he has a new appreciation of a healthy day. He likes discipline, routine. Starting with the gym in the morning. Then work. He has just written a new screenplay with matt damon but he says far and away the most important part of his life is the time he spends with his children. He shares parenting duties with his exwife jennifer garner. If it was one of my days with the kids pick them up at 3 00 and usually they have soccer or swim meet or, you know, enough stuff that your time is mostly taken up as chauffeur. I like to find some sort of sense of meaning and purpose, you know. I was not raised religious. I i am not a very good christian. Although i go to church with my kids because it was important to jennifer and now i go too and i like it quite a bit. Reporter inside every ordinary moment, the extraordinary gift of another chance. Do you ever say to yourself maybe, maybe i can i can go back, we can go back and reset time and have that family intact again . You know, there are things that i would love to go back and change. I have regrets. I you know, i made plenty of mistakes, some big, some small. I wish i could go back in time and change all kinds of things but i cant. Reporter but what he can do is join that new breed of hollywood leading men. Brad pitt, bradley cooper. I got sober because of this guy and every day has been happier ever since. Robert downey. Robert downey. And, you know, guys like i found like bradley and, you know, robert have been really helpful to me and really supportive and theyre wonderful men. Reporter and now hes using what hes learned to tell stories like the one in his new movie, the way back. He plays a coach, a former athletic star struggling with alcohol who teaches a team of underdogs to believe in themselves. So here we are two interviews 20 years apart. On the left the boy wonder, on the right the 47yearold man looking at the new path ahead. Five years from now you want people to say ben affleck is five years from now ben affleck is sober and happy and sees his kids 3 1 2 days a week and has made three or four movies that are interesting to him. Directed two that hes hopefully proud of and is in a healthy stable loving, committed relationship. See you in five years. See you in five years. I really set myself up for that one, didnt i . Better make it now. And there he is. You know, he says one of the things that he believes for him hes been reading a lot is that you plan your day around what gives you joy and what gives others joy and not around the negative of regret because hes regret will be the thief of your time and your hope. He answered his own question. He knows exactly what he wants. Thats true. Thats true. He had it. Oh, by the way i want to tell you about all those kids in the movie and adores them and thinks theyre so good. He went up to them and asked what can i give you for what you did on this film and he wanted something thought it would be spiritual and moving and important and purposeful and they said can you take us to las vegas . [ laughter ] you know, i dont know if theyve gone yet but he goes, okay, ill go to las vegas. What is crazy, doing all those things that give him joy but watching him and knowing what hes come through and sitting down with you and opening up like that will give a lot of people hope. It has already. I do believe it has already and hes the first to say i dont have the answers but every persons journey is a reminder that you can do what you need and want to do in your life. Thats the truth. How remarkable he has that Community Coming forward to lift him through this. Youre going to have more tonight on nightline. Youre not done yet. [ laughter ] wait, do i . Here . And the movie the way back hits theaters march 6th. Its going to be a good one. Michael . Coming up our play of the day. You dont want to miss it. Well be right back. I wanted my hepatitis c gone. I put off treating mine. Epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. Whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. I just found out about mine. I knew for years epclusa has a 98 overall cure rate. 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In naples just across the other side of the peninsula they had a 90degree temperature. The earliest theyve seen 90 ever on record. So definitely hot down there. Coming up on gma. Drew barrymore getting candid about weight loss after kids. Her message for other moms and my great mystery, the cutting edge treatments that may offer some relief. This segment sponsored by edward jones. More local news and weather is try to win by attacking, now, we know the trump strategy distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. Newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. As president , universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. A record on job creation. A doable plan to combat climate change. I led a complex, diverse city through 911 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Good morning america is sponsored by ibm. Announcer good morning south bay. Lets get up and get going. Good morning, everyone, im kumasi aaron from abc 7 heres mike with the forecast. Its going to be great weather outside except for the pollen, its going to be rather high. Temperatures today, upper 60s, coast and san francisco. Low to mid70s, record highs possible. Cooler breezes with more sunshine this weekend. We drop to the 60s. 70s next week. Good morning, everyone. The Richmond San Rafael bridge looks right. Youll experience a lowdown in the midspan of the toll plaza. 880 at the coliseum in oakland, showing you northbound traffic sluggish but overall things are pretty good this friday morning. Lastly, another slow spot, this is in berkeley, westbound 80 before gilman, recovering from an earlier crash. Speeds are down to around 28 miles per hour, kumasi. Coming up, Drew Barrymore is getting candid about her struggle with her weight and how shes come to embrace the skin shes in. Well have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. 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What were now learning about the classified briefing and the firestorm that followed. The fallout this morning. Drew barrymore gets real. The actress opening up about her weight loss struggles after having children. How shes finally found balance physically and mentally and her advice for other moms. Solving the migraine mystery. New Technology Offers relief for millions. Dr. Ashton is here with a look at some of the cuttingedge treatments that may work for you. New this morning, the 9yearold boy receiving Global Support after heartbreaking video goes viral. His mother posted it to create awareness on the effects of bullying. Now social media and celebrities rallying behind him. You got a friend in me. Shopping under the influence. Big named stores encouraging you to enjoy and hopefully open your wallet by offering alcohol. A glass of chardonnay with your shoes. Why some are not saying bottoms up. Love is an open door our door is open to kristen bell here live this morning to take us into the weekend as we say good morning, america. With you, with you, with you love is an open door good morning, america. Great to be with you this friday morning. Were excited to have kristen bell here this morning to share her new project that shes working on. A good conversation. Always. We also love our pet of the week. Meet finnigan the bernedoodle. He uses his sweet disposition to help others including kids who need a friend while theyre reading. Cannot wait to meet finnigan. Thats coming up. A cutie. Nice smile. We have a lot of news to get to as well including new evidence that russia is trying to intervene in the 2020 election. Intelligence officials briefed that to lawmakers enraging President Trump who is now taking action to reshape the Intelligence Community, replacing career professionals with trump loyalists. I want to go back to our chief White House Correspondent jon karl for the latest. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. Abc news has confirmed that intelligence officials told the House Intelligence Committee that russia is again planning to interfere in a u. S. President ial election by spreading disinformation in support of President Trumps reelection campaign. The briefing infuriated the president when he found out about it, especially because adam schiff was there, of course, schiff is the democrat who led the impeachment proceedings in the house. The president believed that democrats would use the information from the briefing against him. After learning about it, the president summoned the acting director of National Intelligence, Joseph Maguire, to the oval office for what the Washington Post described as a dressingdown and, george, that was on friday. By wednesday of this week the president had replaced maguire, putting in as the acting director of National Intelligence richard grenell. He is the ambassador to germany. Somebody with no intelligence experience but hes also somebody who is a staunch trump loyalist. George. Jon karl, thanks very much. Michael. All right, george, now to the weather and that Winter Weather blast this morning. Millions waking up to snow and windchills below zero and when its like that we send rob outside with the latest. Good morning again, rob. Good morning, michael. You know i love being out here. I know everybody felt the chill across the northeast. It met up with the storm in the midatlantic and created problems across North Carolina between four and five inches of snow there. A heavy, wet snow so trees coming down in the raleigh area. Over 12,000 people without power at one point, as sirens go by here in new york city. Newport, tennessee, some snow there. About four inches. Slightly Higher Elevations and the windchills this morning from chicago to boston are at or near close to freezing so where there is slush on the roads it will flash freeze. The sun coming up now here through the buildings of new york city and i can tell you in the shade its not any warmer. Not yet at least. Guys, back inside to you. You know its live tv when you go through the sirens. Thank you very much, rob. Coming up, Drew Barrymore is getting candid about her struggle with her body after kids. She has a message for other mothers this morning. Plus shopping while sipping. The new trend the stores are offering. You drink while you brows. Okay, and kristen bell will be upstairs with our audience. Cant wait to go up and meet all of them. Well be right back. [ applause ] the third stair always creaked. And your mother told me all her life that i should fix it. And now it reminds me of her. Im just glad i never fixed it. Listen, you dont need to go anywhere dad. 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Our campaign is funded by the working people of this country, and those are the people that i will represent. No more tax breaks for billionaires. We are going to guarantee health care to all people and create up to 20 million good paying jobs to save this planet. Im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message because we need an economy that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors. Happy friday, everyone. Welcome back to gma. Welcome to our great audience here on this friday morning. Thanks to all of you for coming in. Tomorrow, on saturday gma well show you some at home treatments that help give relief from everyday aches and pains but right now time for janai norman and pop news. Happy friday, guys. These people braved the like bitter cold outside to be here so hats off to all of you. All right. Time for pop news and we begin with empire star taraji p. Henson speaking out and looking amazing. Shes on the new cover of essence inside opening up about saying goodbye to her character cookie after five seasons and when asked whats next, she says i just want to continue to work on me and be the best version of myself that i can be before i leave this earth. Cant be mad at that. Good message there. Shes also talking about the joy in her life. You know, shes planning her Summer Wedding to fiance Calvin Hayden telling essence ive waited my whole life for this. She said its going to be really small. I wont have a bridal party either. Nice and simple. She recently shared these photos on instagram from her valentines day weekend, writing in part my heart is so full of love and joy. The march april issue of essence hits newsstands on tuesday. Shes got a lot to look forward to. [ applause ] good for her. Congratulations to them. Okay, so now to a story that proves kindness wins. This morning people all over the world are rallying around quaden bayles, the 9yearold boy from australia who was born with dwarfism. His mother sharing a video that has now gone viral, seen more than 20 million times and counting of him distraught after he was bullied at school. His mom writing, this is the impact of bullying. I seriously dont know what else to do. Now thousands are sending their love and support including hugh jackman who had this message. Take a look. No matter what, you got a friend in me. So, everyone, lets please be kind to each other. Bullying is not okay, period. Life is hard enough. Ah, thats sweet. Thats really sweet. On top of that, so many people have raised over 200,000 to send quaden and his family to disneyland. Thats great. A sad story there but glad that mom is speaking out about bullying and 20 million views. Yeah, wow. Finally we have a pop news update. So this time last week we introduced you to and shared the very first videos of the newest addition at the san diego zoo. An adorable baby hippo. Baby but shes like 80 pounds or something. [ laughter ] shes already making a big splash in her habitat across the internet so now we need your help in picking her name, calling it operation baby hippo and after many submissions and some suggestions from the zoos staff weve narrowed it down to six possible names that gma viewers can pick from and here they are. So theres poppy, petunia, wilma, tumaini which means hope in swahili, amahle which means beautiful one in zulu and mwezi which means moon in swahili. The last three attributed to africa where river hippos are natives. All amazing options but can only be one so cast your vote and well announce the name next week. I love that. Name the baby hippo. All right. Thank you, janai. [ applause ] were going to turn now to our gma cover story. Actress Drew Barrymore is opening up about accepting her body after children and shes revealing how she found balance mentally and physically. Paula faris is here with more on this. Hey, paula. I love her so much for speaking out about this. Shes speaking so openly about it, calling her body a roller coaster, talking about the ups and downs especially after having children but now shes embracing the aftermath on her body, whatever it may be. This morning, one of hollywoods most famous faces is trending for what shes saying about her body. Drew barrymore sharing what she calls her weight loss roller coaster on instagram, writing, it takes so much for me to look decent. I have to eat just right and work my expletive off. I cannot fight the fact that i have the propensity to be the pillsbury doughboy. Now all i can think about is crescent rolls. Barrymore urges people not to buy into all those body after baby posts. Saying, dont be fooled by what you see when people are thin right after baby. Dont compare yourself to the magazines and the red carpets. If i looked decent on anything i have done since i had my two kids, i have clawed my way there. Just last year she told gma that having kids has made her think differently about life. I have this expectation as a woman like im supposed to be get to me. I will never be the same after having kids. Why what am i trying to get back to . Its only looking forward. The star who weve watched grow up on screen from e. T. Aaagh reporter to charlies angels. Buddha, im lotus. Reporter sharing her wellness journey on instagram. Is it time . Yes. Reporter saying shes found her equilibrium, i have found that b called balance. 45. It only took 45 years to find myself. Right where i am supposed to be and its not perfect but its me. She then wrapped up her post with the wellness week, saying shes going on a social media break. Wellness comes in so many forms and im about to take a social media break. One week. And she does a social media cleanse every other month as part of her health regimen. It is so refreshing though to hear someone of her caliber just be so open and honest in this space but the one thing that stood out to me when she said dont compare yourself to the red carpets and magazines, something that we all do. I find myself falling into that trap as well. A great reminder. Sometimes block it out is best. Happy friday, guys. We turn to a new trend we read about in the Washington Post. Major stores are offering wine to shoppers offering them an experience they cant get online enticing customers to spend a little more and Rebecca Jarvis is back with the detail. What could possibly go wrong . Well, there is a reason that casinos serve free booze and with more and more shopping happening online retailers have realized to get you in store they need to get you in the mood and offer you something special. Enter sipping while you shop. Mickey kendall wasnt always the biggest fan of Grocery Shopping. But recently the author and mom of two has turned a routine hour into happy hour, indulging in a mimosa while she fills her cart. Normally when i go Grocery Shopping its sort of tedious. Theres a lot of food. My kids eat a lot so i have to get two carts worth of stuff. If im going to be here for an hour anyway, i might as well enjoy this hour. Reporter its a changing trend. With nordstrom, whole foods and crate barrel offering customers the option of sipping while shopping at some locations. Offering wine and beer at the tore is one more way for retailers to get people in and get them to spend more freely. One woman told me she bought an entire crown roast of lamb and it ended up sitting in her freezer for six months because she got home, sobered up and realized she didnt know what to do with it. Its amazing what a good riesling will make you buy. Sometimes i might end up in the fancy food aisle big a little more prosciutto and maybe some extra fruit. Some crackers that will go with it. Reporter its not just alcohol. More and more retailers are offering experiences to draw customers offline and in store. Lululemon offers workout classes. Clothing retailer alex mill has tiedye workshops and mickeys Grocery Store marianos even offers live music. Were seeing popup stores, climbing walls, knifesharpening session, cooking class, anything you can think of and retailers are trying it out. Reporter i love that line, amazing what a good riesling will make you buy in the store. To give you a sense how important these instore experiences are, consider this, when we shop Online Customers abandon their cart before checkout 81 of the time. That means that most of the time when youre shopping online you dont complete the purchase but in store it is a totally different world. They know theyve got your attention and these perks can really get you interested in buying. Guys, think of it like music. The music you hear, all the vibe, it just sets the vibe and it makes you want to buy, buy, buy. Why dont we have mimosas right now, rebecca . Well, it works as well too on that, thanks, guys. Nothing says news like mimosas. Set the vibe. Were going to go to an update on the 17yearold who we met yesterday on an Urgent Mission with be the match. His name is juwan adams and hes in desperate need of a stem cell donor, and with only 4 of the registry made of up africanamericans he is calling for 3,000 more people to sign up. There has been an incredible response. In just 24 hours according to be the match over 1,400 people across the u. S. Have signed up for the registry. Thank you to all of them. Halfway to the goal almost. And, you know, juwan heard the exciting news and he sent along a message. Take a look. Hey, guys, its juwan. I just want to say im so overwhelmed by all the people that have signed up. It really mines a lot to me. Thank you guys for all your love and support. Lets keep it going. Lets keep getting more on the registry. Hes right. Lets keep it going. Lets keep it going and hopefully one of those generous people will be juwans match. We want to thank you to everyone who has stepped up and for those who with will step up and for more information on becoming a donor, check out bethematch. Org. And now well go back to rob with more. Still rocking his giants gear. You saw that . Smart kid, rob. I was very impressed with his drumming chops yesterday. Im also impressed with what kids do in the south when they dont see snow that often. My buddy an anchor shot this of his son getting out there and just trying to take in some of that snow. Didnt stick a whole lot. 0. 3 inches in charlotte itself but, you know, if youre thirsty or just need an ice cream treat, thats one way. Dont take the stuff off the carolina and eastern virginia, including some coastal areas that rarely see any snowfall. The storm knocked out power lines, leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark. In its wake, temperatures and windchills are plunging, hitting 15 degrees below zero in parts of the northeast. A young lady who wont be able to vote until the next decade already has a handle on some political history. Brooke ryan right there, just 5 years old, the kindergarten [ applause ] now to our series the migraine mystery and look at cuttingedge treatment to stop migraine attacks right from the start. Acupuncture and essential oils are two Home Remedies to help relieve symptoms of migraines and now new technology is offering a different approach. It really has been a life changer for me. Otherwise, i dont know what i would be doing or where i would be at this moment. Reporter Jessica Berman started having migraines in 2011. Having a migraine is like getting hit by a truck. It truly affects almost my everyday life. We have a lot of new treatments in the migraine space which is so exciting. Reporter while medication is an option for some jessica wanted to explore alternative treatments like the single pulse trance cranial magnetic stimulation. Its one of a couple devices we have. There are no side effects so the devices are really good options in patients who dont want to take medication. Reporter the stms releases magnetic pulses to the brain that some data suggests cause chemical changes and help in pain relief. I use four pulses in the morning. Four puss at night. Its really easy. I just push the button. Wait to charge and put it to the back of my head and go. This devise is unique because its portable. When you have an attack its there for you to use. You dont have to go to an office. You have it right there on hand. Reporter while treatment is different for everyone, this new yorker has found her fix. I didnt want it to affect my relationships with my friends, with my family and its been something that really has just changed my life in a good way. And dr. Jen joins us along with three women who suffer from migraines using some technology for relief. Pauline, youre using gammacore. This is interesting, george, because its all about the technology thats an option for this chronic neurologic disease. This particular one stimulates the vagus nerve. People with certain types of preexisting heart conditions cant use it but go ahead and give us a little demo. Yeah, you just put it on the side of your neck and you its a twominute treatment. What happens . It actually helps stimulate the nervous system so its much better and its been life changing for me. It really has been. Acute treatment. Life changing. Nice. We have katie right here, welcome. Good to see you, using cefaly. This works on the trigeminal nerve. All of these devices are fda cleared. They come at a different price point. Sometimes they can be expensive. Some insurances do cover it but this can be used both acute treatment and preventative. And . I love it. Ive been getting migraines since i was a little kid. This is one of the only treatments thats ever really worked. How long does what happens when you put it on . You put it on your forehead. There is an acute setting and preventative setting. I use the preventative one. You push a button twice and feels like someone is running their fingers through their hair. You kind of set it and forget it. I have recommended this to some with chronic migraine and has helped them. Everything is going to be variable on an individual basis but interesting technology. Glad it works for you. Now were meeting krystyna. Good to see you. This is called nerivio. Also nerve stimulation, peripheral nerves then stimulates our bodys pain relief system so you want to show us that. Again, just there on the arm so you can access it easily. And you put it on when you feel the migraine coming on or after. Within 60 minutes of migraine onset. And what happens . It feels like a buzzing sensation. You can adjust the intensity with a Smartphone Application but its wonderful. I use it for 45 minutes and then im good to go. Wow, so this is great. Three people here, works for all of them. How does someone know whats the best way to go about it, whether technology, medication . Thats the hard thing, george. There had a whole new class of medications that theres a lot of excitement about called cgrp inhibitors, whether technology, whether its medication, whether its lifestyle change, again, this is a chronic and can be a debilitating neurologic condition. So its about finding what works for you but theres a lot of excitement about technology as an option for people who maybe dont want to take a medication or cant take a medication. Cant take and with all of these people if you feel it coming on you can get ahead of it. Well, yeah, some of them can be preventative and some can be an acute treatment so i think well see more and more of this in the future. Great series, jen. Thanks for bringing it to us. Well be back in just a minute. Kristen bell is here live. [ applause ] announcer wednesday, the next stop, italy, milan, where two astonishing and spectacular buildings are somehow cleaning polluted air. Then journey to the fiery mouth of the messiah volcano in nicaragua and to the icy waters of canada, home to the beautiful harp seal. Extraordinary earth, National Geographic and good morning america, the journey continues. Wednesday. Only on gma. Announcer good morning north bay. Lets get up and get going. This is abc 7 mornings. And good morning, im reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. A high school in oakland is closed this morning after a cancercausing chemical was found in the groundwater. The school will be closed through monday. School officials hope a new location can be found by tuesday. Good morning, everyone. We have a live look showing you the santa mateo bridge. A great friday for our commute. San jose, 87. Looking even clearer right now. Drive times, the only slow spot, highway 238 to the maze, a 27minute ri wild thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything. Groovy. Done yet . Yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry. You sure . Hmm. Mmm. Come on, come on, wild thing. 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You know her from bad moms, veronica mars, frozen and frozen ii and maybe future frozen, please welcome author, actress, producer and businesswoman kristen bell. Such a good vibration how are you . Nice to see you. Hi. How are you . Im good. Mwah. Good to see you. Hi, everyone. Good morning. Hey, good morning. Thank you for being here. Thanks for having me. You know, last time we saw you was before frozen ii came out and its broken all the records. Did it . I hadnt heard. [ laughter ] but have you heard from disney about any future frozens. I havent but i would like to take this opportunity to announce frozen iii, iv and v which i have no authority to announce. In a Perfect World what is the plot of frozen iii . Have you thought about it . I have no idea because there are a lot of people who work on it for years and years and come in and just hit that mic. [ laughter and applause ] yeah, youve also started a Baby Products company with your husband dax shepard called hello bello almost a year old. Yes. What can you tell us about it . It is turning a year old and it has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It came out of this idea that we are both from michigan, right . We lived on a really tight budget and now we can go to any l. A. Boutique and buy all these fancy products good for our kids and dont look at the price tag and were like, this doesnt seem very fair and so there are a lot of people doing great work in the baby space but we wanted to create a diapers and Product Company where people didnt have to choose between their baby or their budget. Fantastic. I like that. [ applause ] its a year old and its been, you know, theres been bumps along the way. We say were still pooping our pants metaphorically. Not potty trained yet but we are announcing that starting today in honor of our oneyear anniversary we are going to be giving a free pack of diapers to expectant and new parents in the usa and canada and not a sample pack, a real full pack of 35 diapers. You just have to pay like a dollar in shipping. Go to hellobello. Com because we want to be part of your parenting journey. [ applause ] so great. Whats it been like working with your husband . Its been wonderful. Every time i work with my husband its wonderful. Well, its turbulent and then its wonderful. Then its turbulent again. No, its great because hes very practical and hes somewhat of a pessimist and im like an idealist so we meet in the middle and its wonderful and like but it has been great because at hello bello its been important to us to be giving back and really being there for the Parenting Community so we offer like 20 for First Responders discounts and weve given away in our first year and this is what i like because i just like to pass this stuff out. Weve given away over a million diapers. [ applause ] 70 different organizations that, yeah, are just helping people. Its important. Youre celebrating your year and youre celebrating it by giving away for a dollar, pay for shipping, 35 diapers but what is it like . Where did the name come from, first of all . We tried a bunch of different names but thing that was important in the company was to try to say who we were and thats hard to be like so heres a shampoo bottle. Say who you are and we were like, what . But it was fun to say. It rolled off the tongue. We tried it were storytellers so we like to say that this company is your moms ingredients at your dads prices but with the bottle its like fun and funky and the bottle is messy with a bunch of shapes. Its not meant to make your nursery feel like it should be pristine and felt like hello bello was fun to say and kind of felt like irreverent, who we are. [ applause ] youre telling stories in so many different ways including new Childrens Book coming out in june. I love the title the world needs more purple people. The world needs more purple people. Ill let you take it from that what you want but it is it occurred to me and my friend ben hart who works on hello bello with us. I like working with my friends. It occurred to us that our children were digesting all of these conversations we were having and they were all divisive. They were all like, well, i think this. Well, this makes me different. I was like, wow, there should be something thats a little bit of a road map to reminding kids that were all human beings and that we have so many ways were similar, even if you dont hear your parents talking about that at the dining room table so it is a book about the things that make us the same, the five attributes like hard work and laughter that everybody, no matter what you believe, can agree upon. I think adults can benefit from it too. I think its also required adult reading. You said something on a podcast that resonates with me. It was with actor justin longs podcast and you talked about stay in your lane. I talk about this at work too. Can you explain about what this means for you and how you came to think about it. I came to think about it because one night in bed my husband told me to stay in my lane. [ laughter ] i think i was like lamenting that i didnt get some hard core indy role that Michelle Williams got and i love michelle but i was like, oh, i just wish i could be in the running and he was like, what is wrong with you . You are not that. You are quirky and like a romcom girl and youre a businesswoman. Stay in your lane. Its a great lane. Why are you not valuing it . Why do you [ applause ] dont compare yourself. Ive been so much happier since ive been doing that and ive really learned to love it. There is a lot less traffic when you stay in your lane. That is true. A good mantra. You had another friend you were texting with. Very famous friend who gave you more advice about life. Yes, i had mentioned this to your producer. I was texting with cher last night. A wonderful woman and i will just tell you the reason i was texting with her because she has her show in vegas and a very good friend from school, 6yearold was going, her whole life is cher. She doesnt do meet and greets unless its on saturday. I said can you make an exception . Shes 6 years old. Shes like, absolutely, and she met her and its wonderful but she once told me if it doesnt matter in five years it doesnt matter. And i was like, im going to get that tattooed on my back. [ laughter ] so important. Thats exciting. Yeah. You make us laugh. I tell you, you really are amazing. And i love what youre doing with hello bello. Thanks. It is really great. Congratulations on the oneyear anniversary. A birthday of hello bello and the products are available now so make sure you go to the website and check them out. And coming up, get ready to fall in love with finnigan who is our pet of the week. Well be right back. [ applause ] you know when youre at ross and. Wow . You realize you can totally eat out more . Thats yes for less. Get the latest spring trends for your home at 20 to 60 percent off Specialty Store prices. At ross. Yes for less. I thougin that moment. Illiant at ross. We have not said one word tonight about race. Not one word. Are you kidding me . The heart and soul of this party is diversity. When a kid succeeds in columbia, South Carolina in las vegas, nevada that is a triumph for every american. People dont know tom steyer. Ive known tom steyer for fifteen years. His commitment on Racial Justice and social justice is rock solid. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Exactly what you need. Yes. For your growing family . Thats yes for less. Everything your pet needs at 20 to 60 percent off Specialty Store prices. At ross. Yes for less. We are back with the pet of the week. This morning, we are celebrating a gentle giant. So cute. Finnigan is a big dog with a big heart and connects to different generations with his calm kindness. For megan slyzynsky and boyfriend teddy, meeting their now 2yearold finnigan for the first time was a blessing they didnt know they needed. I didnt realize how much of a dog person i was until i actually got a dog. About a year ago noticing finnigans gentle temperament and affection for people meghan enrolled him in a Therapy Dog Program passing the test after their first try, now the two make their rounds on weekends visiting with the elderly at a senior center. Some of them havent seen a pet or an animal in quite some time so to see this fluffy giant come in and greet them, theyre just so happy. Reporter he also takes part in a Childhood Literacy Initiative at a local library. Kids practice reading while finnigan looks on. Its really a judgmentfree zone for the kids because, you know, sometimes theyre really shy or theyre just afraid to read out loud but having a dog there, it really calms their nerves. Finnigan, come. Reporter but finnigan is happiest when hes with his humans, whether with them on trips to the store or snuggling at home. Hes a loyal pet on a mission to simply spread joy. Finnigan is truly one of the family. Were so grateful to have him. [ cheers and applause ] you guys ready to meet the gentle giant . All right. Finnigan, come on out, my friend. Come on down, you guys. Big reveal. Finnigan is here with his humans. Hi, guys. Hi, finnigan. Hi, guys. Good morning. Good morning. Oh, so soft and so beautiful. Thank you. All right, guys, when you see finnigan working with all the people that he works with, the elderly, children, what goes through your minds . Its very exciting for me to have this opportunity for him to make so many people happy, you know, of all ages, theyre just so overjoyed and excited to see him and i love that feeling of making other people happy. The room lights up when he walks in. Everyone gets really excited. Hes barking at something. I saw some people light up when he barked at them. I hear he i hear finnigan doesnt do so well with squares. Maybe thats what he saw. Hes always trying to get one. I dont know what he would do if he got one. He probably would stand there and freak out but hes constantly trying to climb the trees. I think he thinks hes part squirrel. Finnigan is not just helping people outside your home. You guys say hes really changed your lives too. Oh, absolutely. I mean weve talked about having a dog for a long time. You know, its been an amazing experience. Tell us more about his calm demeanor. [ laughter ] he really likes those cameramen over there. He sees the camera. We want to present finnigan with his pet of the week award. Come here, buddy. And i got a question. There you go. There you go. [ applause ] oh. Finnigan was trying to talk to us a little bit earlier but if you could translate what he was saying, what would he say about this award . Hes hoping he can eat it. Hes wondering if he can eat. I think he wants to try to eat it. I think hes pretty excited about it. I think hes honored to receive this award and obviously wants to eat it but its honestly a great opportunity for us and were thrilled that hes receiving this honor so thank you. Youre welcome. Finnigan, congratulations. Theodore, thank you very much. Megan, thank you so much. I love these stories and, finnigan, you are my hero. Wow. I want to bark at these guys all the time myself. I cant get away with it. Thank you guys so much. Congratulations to finnigan, again. Well go over to rob. Hey, rob. All right, michael, out here with a great crowd in times square and with the star of pixar movie onward, guinevere. She brings two characters voice by chris pratt and tom holland on a magical quest to find her and shes here to make memories more memorable and will be displayed at the toy fair this weekend along with some of these incredible toys right here. Check them out out of their boxes. Ill be down at the toy fair as well. You know what, guys, i assume all of you are older than 3. You guys get to go home with some of these and, hey, up in the studio audience, you get to go home with these as well. Heres some of the cast of characters from the movie onward. Im not sure who is chris pratt and who is tom holland now to a new big screen adaption of a classic story, call of the wild starring hollywood legend Harrison Ford. Adrienne bankert sat down with the legend to talk about the movie and the dog in his life. Chewy. Reporter from han solo were home. Reporter to Indiana Jones. Go, go reporter the one and only Harrison Ford i thought that was closer. Reporter is now reviving jack londons famed novel call of the wild. How do you feel about an adventure . Reporter he plays the wanderer who befriends a dog named buck in the 1890s ld rush. I described it as Harrison Ford telling us a bedtime story. Its a story thats been around for a hundred years. There are real values and strengths in the book. Reporter the film full of breathtaking landscapes and special effects to create the canine cast. Ive worked with animals on the set. It can be kind of a crap shoot, you never know what youre going to get. Right. And the work is complicated. But we never would have gotten, for instance, the dogsled team running away from the avalanche. Wow. Reporter with a tenderness that is up close and personal. I look for moments of emotional substance and truth and i try to create emotional exercise for the audience. Reporter and this spring get up, move. Reporter he begins filming his fifth Indiana Jones movie. We have an ambition to deliver not just a rehash of the old. Were going to make a movie for you that i think, i hope will be the equal of any of the Indiana Jones films. Were very ambitious about it. Reporter Indiana Jones was named for george lucas dog. Thats right. So your character was named after a dog. Chewbacca was inspired by that same dog. Well, not only that but i played a dog in secret life of pets 2. Thats right. Dogs got two thing, his water bowl and his dignity. This is my year of the dog. What does that mean . How do you celebrate the year of the dog . By going home and petting the dog i have at home. Reporter for good morning america, adrienne bankert, abc news, los angeles. [ cheers and applause ] great job by adrienne with that and call of the wild is in theaters today. And we have a great strahan, sara keke for you guys this afternoon. Hilarious comedian and saturday night live star aidy bryant is in the house. And erika jayne, shes going to talk about making the move from the real housewives to broadway. Plus well reveal the one movie that traumatized us all as kids. Youll have to tune in at lunchtime to see what that is. Well see you then and well be back with more gma. Back with more gma. Try to win by attacking, now, we know the trump strategy distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. 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My relentless reason its them. My choice with my doctor its verzenio. Ask your doctor if everyday verzenio is right for your first treatment. Announcer good morning bay area. Lets get up and get going. This is abc 7 mornings. Good morning, im reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. Mike nicco has a lovely forecast. We really do, if you like record warmth in the middle of winter, ive got it for you. Increasing high clouds is the only thing in todays forecast besides pollen thats not going to be for a picture perfect day. The asterisk represents record highs, from 68 at Half Moon Bay to santa rosa at 76. Near record warmth returns next week. Have a good one. Good morning, everyone. Were following a crash right now, basically at the maze here. Westbound 580, the transition to the westbound 80 ramp. One car involved here blocking one lane. You can expect delays there. Ill leave you with a live look at the toll plaza, a slight backup as people come down there. Time for live with kelly and ryan. Well see you again at 11 00 a. M. Find us on our announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, from the drama, outlander, caitriona balfe. And a performance from the hit broadway musical. And we pack up lives travel week. All next on live [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and Ryan Seacrest [cheers and applause] ryan good morning. Im asked. How are you doing . Hi, guys