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His own father saying power has gone to his sons head. He wasnt always that way. When he was a kid, i am telling you, he was a lovable kid. Telling his story after leaving scientology. The church hitting back hard. This morning, leah remini coming to his defense. Its only on gma. And good morning, america. Happy thursday. We like to call it wedding day here in times square. A lot of that coming up and robin is in rome at the vatican today. Look at vatican city right there. What a gorgeous shot and robin is there for a very special event. Buon giorno, america. Yes, im here in the middle of moderating and participating in a historymaking conference. Its something that is very near and dear to my heart about Stem Cell Research. Yep, doing that here at the vatican. It could provide hope for millions including one young girl whose story i cannot wait to share with you and i will later this morning. But now back to you in new york. Amy and george. All right, robin, thank you. We know the vatican is especially important for robin. There before her own stem cell transplant. Nice to see her back. Well begin with that Severe Weather outbreak across the country. Heavy rains and strong winds at least 17 tornadoes reported damaging hail too and this morning, more storms are heading south. Ginger here with the latest. Hey there. We are in the midst of the most active Severe Weather outbreak so far this year. Anywhere from nebraska to kentucky, even central california, feeling it this morning. Ah, get us out of here. Tornadoes spinning from california to kentucky. Its a tornado. It is. Its coming down fast. Reporter in stanislaus county, trying to avoid the storms. In iowa wow. Huge tornado. Tornado on the ground. Tornado on the ground. Reporter the storms unleashing twisters, in some cases even two at a time. There it is. Right above us. Reporter recklessly slinging debris. This one rotating through central illinois. Another hitting southeastern nebraska. Holy [ bleep ]. Oh, my god. Reporter swirling close to homes. Thats a legit tornado. In omaha smothering the roads. Most golf ball size, pretty difficult to walk out here. Its like walking on roller skates. Reporter flash floods in southern mississippi. Half a foot of rain falling in a matter of minutes as responders race to the rescues. So for later today and this evening this is what we have to look out for. That spring pattern, that positively tilted trough and new low pressure system and northern texas, parts of southwestern oklahoma just southwest Oklahoma City had the potential for it. Could see an isolated tornado but mostly damaging winds with this one. And with the same storm that created the issues much of North Carolina going to see the Severe Weather again today. This is something to look for not only that new storm in the west but of course right here along the east coast. So much more coming up in just a couple of minutes. George and amy. To the race for the white house. Ted cruz shaking up the race. Naming Carly Fiorina as his running meat as both frontrunners donald trump and Hillary Clinton gain momentum. Jon karl has the latest in washington. Good morning jon. Good morning amy. Donald trump has declared himself the nominee but ted cruz is hoping his hail mary vp move can shake up the race. Its a long shot move by ted cruz to try to save his campaign. My friend and the next Vice President of the United States Carly Fiorina cruzs tapping Carly Fiorina as his Vice President president ial running mate even though hes way behind and the primaries arent own. I am prepared to defeat donald trump, to defeat Hillary Clinton. As a president ial candidate fiorina aggressively battled with trump. I think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. Trump said. Reporter since dropping out shes campaigned a lot with cruz and formed a bond with his family. Even singing to his daughters. I know two girls that i just adore im so happy i can see them more reporter but donald trump ahead by more than 400 delegates mocked the move. The first president ial candidate in the history of this country whos mathematically eliminated from becoming president who chose a Vice President ial candidate. Okay. Reporter and after his tuesday sweep of the northeast, trump is targeting the next Battle Ground state. Im not playing games with indiana. Reporter earlier in washington, trump showed his serious side. Outlining his Foreign Policy agenda in a formal address. America is going to be strong again. America is going to be reliable again. Reporter trump used his speech to outline a Foreign Policy vision that includes investing more in a stronger u. S. Military but also scaling back u. S. Involvement around the world. It was a speech, george, that was highly critical of the Foreign Policy of both barack obama and george w. Bush. Yes, it was, okay, jon karl, thanks very much. Lets check in with matthew dowd, our political analyst. I take it you think about this cruz fiorina thing the same way that trump does. I think its going to have zero effect. At the end of a season way behind and on a bad sixgame losing streak, adding up a relief pitcher who flushed out earlier by getting shelled isnt going to help you instill faith in your fans. And trump is staking such a strong claim now to the nomination with these votes. Hes been building them up week after week. Well, you take a look at where donald trump, the top three vote getters in the history of the republican history have been george w. Bush in 2000, donald trump second now and mitt romney third and so donald trump has a shot at winning more votes than any republican nominee has ever won in the primary process by the end of this process. He has a huge lead, george. Looks like we have a fall matchup. Yes, we do. I think the fat lady hasnt sung yet but shes walking up the steps and getting ready to go on stage. Youre welcome for that setup. Matthew dowd, thank you. And now we move on to the multiple air scares overnight. A plane blasted by birds and another one appeared to be struck by lightning. Abcs david kerley has all the latest at Reagan National airport. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, amy. The first flight from seattle to dallas didnt last very long and you can see why when you take a look at the plane. The nose cone is dented on the a321 jetliner trouble that came after takeoff and the pilot radios in. Looks like we hit some birds on takeoff. Well need to go back and have the airplane looked at. Reporter american tells us it may have been two birds or more that that jet actually hit. Now, the nose is made of a softer material because electronics are housed behind it so they wanted to get it checked out. Take a look at this. I want to show you some video. This is slow motion of a Lightning Strike over west london. The British Airlines jet flying through a storm to heathrow, a passenger says they were shot by the loud noise and bright light. The jet did land safely and returned to service. British Airlines Says this is a common occurrence, thats true but, amy, that doesnt mean it isnt scary when you get hit by lightning. Glad everyone is okay. David, thank you. Thanks, guys. We move on to a mumps outbreak at harvard. 41 cases have been confirmed even though many of those have been vaccinated. Linsey davis has the latest from boston. It really has the campus on edge. Reporter yes, good morning. Students on campus are telling us they are being extra cautious, no longer sharing food and drink, College Campuses are the perfect storm for outbreaks like this because the students are in such close contact. The number of mumps cases at Harvard University this morning is now up to 41. 11 of those students are currently in selfisolation. Harvard Health Services director Paul Barreira says im more concerned now than i was during any time of the outbreak. Ive had a lot of friends that have it. Im just really thankful not to have had it yet. Reporter the first case reported two months ago, all the Students Affected had been immunized against mumps. According to the cdc, even after two doses of the vaccine, 12 of people are still at risk for contracting the virus. Mumps is spread in crowded environments by droplets of saliva from coughing, sneezing, shared eating utensils and kissing. Symptoms include puffy cheeks or jaw, fever, headache, muscle ache and fatigue. We heard its very contagious and there are a lot of people around us that have it so were a little scared. Reporter its shown up on four nearby campuses in the boston area. Another 53 cases at two universities in indiana and several cases in california. Harvards graduation is just four weeks away, students who are sick are being advised not to attend. Mumps can be serious but most people tend to make a full recovery in just a few weeks. Amy. All right, linsey, thanks so much. We have abc news chief health and medical editor dr. Richard besser here and we just heard linsey say most people make a full recovery but there is concern for adults who contract mumps, yes . Thats right. Most people who get it, it is a typical viral illness with fever, body aches, fatigue and that telltale sign of mumps, the swelling of the face. After puberty there is a risk for complications, inflammation of the testes and ovaries, hearing loss that can be permanent and even inflammation of the brain. In terms of how this virus is spreading and who it may spread to, who is most at risk . Its prolonged direct contact so people who are sharing a room with someone with mumps, theyre at risk from sharing utensils and cups and from kissing. In the Greater Community they tend not to see spread. But its a good time for people to remember that two doses of the measles mumps rubella vaccine will decrease the chances that youre ever going to get mumps. Vaccinations do help. Dr. Besser, thanks so much. We appreciate it. George. Thanks, amy. New information now on princes death. Law enforcement sources have told abc news that prescription drugs were found with his body, raising questions about whether they were responsible for his death. Abcs eva pilgrim is on the scene at paisley park. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, george. Still so many questions this morning. We wont know for weeks the official cause of princes death. His family is continue to move forward splitting his estate six ways amongst his living siblings. New details about what investigators found inside princes home after his death. Law enforcement sources telling abc news prescription drugs were found in his possession and at his home. The Carver County Sheriffs Department now reaching out to the dea in the event those drugs are later determined to be the cause of the singers death. Friends and family say it is no secret he took pain medication for hip pain. Like its 1999 reporter after decades of dancing, partying like its 1999, they say playing it up big for the crowd took its toll on his body. Sheila e. Telling gma the day after his death that prince lived his life in pain. If you can imagine all these years jumping off risers in those shoes and the heels and what its done to his body, you know, its like any athlete. Reporter princes toxicology report will still take weeks to complete. Meanwhile, princes only full sister is moving forward in court after verifying that her brother didnt have a will. A judge now appointing a Minneapolis Company to temporarily oversee princes estimated 300 plus Million Dollar estate. The move gives bremer trust who previously worked with prince authority to manage and supervise the stars assets as well as determine his heirs. His family is expected in court on monday as they continue to try to settle his estate. Amy. All right, eva, thanks so much. Now to an incredible escape from a burning plane, it was all caught on a Security Camera. The pilot of a twin engine cessna crawling out of the fiery wreck after crashing it into a tree escaping just in time. Abcs Steve Osunsami has all the details now from atlanta, good morning, steve. Good morning to you, amy. This morning, the faa is investigating. Even the pilot is now saying something went wrong before takeoff. A plane crash caught on camera at the little bitty toeing company near mobile, alabama. Ive got a plane crash on North Hickory street. Reporter a Security Camera was rolling when this twin engine cessna came crashing into nearby trees. Theres a guy trying to get out. I thought a tornado hit and then i seen a plane in the tree. Reporter the people in the office were in a panic running back and forth from the burning plane watching it spill fuel and worried it might explode. Then suddenly the fire grew. Here i thought the poor dude is gone. Reporter just when you thought no one could survive they push through the smoke and come back with pilot russell smith. I was in a hurry to get out. All hell was breaking loose. Just it happened so quick i didnt have time to think. Reporter he had just taken off from a nearby airport and crews there who watched say he barely cleared a fence and clipped a tree line at the end of the runway. They saw fuel pouring from the plane before it crashed. This is whats left of the plane. Charred hunks of metal twisted around this tree. Smith refused medical treatment. His only injuries were small burns on his hands from the burning hot door of the plane. I thought it was all over with. Reporter all of this happened in minutes. Authorities say if the pilot knew something was wrong that he shouldnt have left the runway. Michael. All right, thank you, steve. Very scary actually. Now lets go back to rome where robin is there at the vatican moderating and participating in a conference about the Stem Cell Research that could potentially save lives. Hey, robin, tell us about this conference youre at right now. Well, buon giorno, michael. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] good morning. I knew you couldnt resist. It has been Something Else here at the vatican talking about Stem Cell Research and im so honored to be asked to share my story and with my sister sallyann, my big sister sallyann, many are aware she was my bone marrow donor back in 2012, she is here along with one of my doctors from memorial sloankettering back in new york, dr. Sergio giralt and sharing everything we have gone through in this journey and people are very excited. Hello. Vice President Joe Biden will be addressing this conference tomorrow. You know about his Moon Shot Initiative and of course were also going to have an audience with the pope but its really been remarkable, the strides that are being made and the real advances we are seeing in these medical advancements. Robin, all that commotion behind you. Youre so calm. I know. That was a remarkable shot. After youve been through what ive been through, what is a little chaos. True. And we all do remember you were at the vatican just two weeks before your stem cell transplant. Must be so moving to be back. Oh, many of you there, george, lara, amy, michael, you guys remember, you remember so incredibly well and it was just weeks before i was going to have the transplant and i came here to the vatican and said a prayer i would be able to have the strength to face whatever it is, whatever the outcome was going to be and this whole conference, guys, which really is very interesting, its that balance between science and faith. How science interfaces with faith and vice versa and i have to say, you know, when i said to you all im going to the vatican and were talking about Stem Cell Research and advances and youre like, the vatican and stem cells . Amazing. Pope francis, yeah, pope francis and you know we talk about immunotherapy. Lara, you have a friend going through that. Yep. And so these are the types of advances that we are seeing that are making a true difference and i cant wait to share more with you throughout the morning. Sounds fascinating. We cant wait either. Thank you. Now we have got to go to ginger quickly. Not feeling like spring here. No, spring and storms stuck under that warm front. We are north of that warm front anywhere from caribou at 23, detroit, 44, 45, state college, pennsylvania, so the chill is on and the rain is on its way. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast the sunshine today. Dry air. Breezy again. A little bit warmer. Ing for like the above average highs this weekend and no new storms. Put away the umbrella. 59 at Half Moon Bay and mid60s to nearly 70 at the bay shore and midtoupper 70s inland. Tonight a few clouds and check out sunday temperatures 70s at the coast and the rest of us in the 80s that next storm were tracking already bringing hail to central california. You can see the hail falling. This is close to sacramento, california. So always fascinating to see the Severe Weather heading from california. Its everywhere. Its coming down hard. Thanks very much. Coming up here, an abc news exclusive. Scientologist leader under attack. His own father calls him ruthless in a new book and hes speaking out only on gma this morning. And caught on camera. A terrifying moment on a roller coaster, a 6yearolds seat belt breaking midride. His father desperately holding on to him. Now he is opening up about that scare and his outrage at how the park reacted. A huge worldwide wedding event kicking off in times square, 100 weddings in 24 hours and it all begins in just a little bit. When they thought they should westart saving for retirement. Le then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. This gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us arent prepared for retirement. Just start as early as you can. Its going to pay off in the future. If we all start saving a little more today, well all be better prepared tomorrow. Prudential. Bring your challenges. 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His parents were found dead on sunday with strange and chilling messages written on the floor and walls. More on this throughout the day. Now to sue hall. Its on the northbound and then the eastbound an over turned bigrig and we have a video, and you can see it on its side. The ramp is shut down. You can see the ramp right there. Its shut down, and were following this for you this morning. Good mortgaging. Its warm and central and its a track stay and its 61 right now and subpoena then all of that sunshine and then the golden gate bridge. Its the upper 50. We do have and then the highs and its so much and its powerful and then the father and then calling them ruthless in a new book and then another news local update at home and ab abc7. C welcome back to gma looking at those tornadoes tearing through the heartland overnight. Twisters blowing out windows damaging homes. Now more storms heading for the south. Ted cruz shaking up the race for president drafting Carly Fiorina as his running mate as the candidates battle for indiana, a race that could make or break their candidacies and also this morning, anticipation mounting for the nfl draft kicking off tonight in chicago. 25 top prospects will be there. It is a big day in football. It is a big day in football. Baseball is in full swing and hockey is also in the spotlight after this cable guy discovered the nhl playoffs, he started live tweeting the game and its unlike anything youve read for someone who just figured out the game and didnt know it at the time. There he is right now. He has become an internet sensation and weve got a big surprise coming up. You want to check out that story. Pretty funny. Awesome. We have something that is neat counting down to something weve never done on gma, a huge live unprecedented wedding event. Were going to do 100 weddings in 24 hours and were doing them all over the world. It all starts right here this morning. Were kicking it off, amy. Isnt reverend holmes officiating . Im excited about that. Reverend t. J. Exactly. We begin with the new headline about scientology. Leah remini speaking out yet again going public once more but this time to defend another highprofile explosive defector, the father of the all powerful leader of the church and author of the new book ruthless. Abcs dan harris is here with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This is a huge story in scientology circles. David miscavige sits atop one of the most controversial churches on earth and now his own dad has quit scientology and written a book about his time in the church. Scientology is hitting back hard and now leah remini is enterin the fray. This morning, leah remini you are unbelievable. Reporter the former star of the king of queens going to bat for a fellow exscientologist. He has a right to tell his story. Reporter Ron Miscavige, the father of the powerful leader of the church, David Miscavige. If you were a scientologist you are one of the relative few that hold the answers in your possession that all humankind depend upon. Reporter David Miscavige bears the title of chairman of the board or cob and he was the best man at the wedding of tom cruise and katie holmes. So i say to you, c. O. B. , we are lucky to have you and thank you very much. Reporter when word hit that David Miscaviges own father, the now 82yearold Ron Miscavige had left the church after decades of service, leah remini says it spread like wildfire. I tracked him down. I called him and i offered my support because i know he must have felt alone. I just wanted him to know that we were willing to take them in thats a big offer. What made you feel motivated to do that. Because there is no place for them to go unless they have family, which is very rare outside of the church. Did you encourage him at all to go public with his story . Yes, i mean i immediately said that he should write a book because his story is important. Reporter now Ron Miscavige has written a book and hes speaking about it in an exclusive interview that will air on abcs 20 20 on friday night. You have written a whole book about your son and youve called the book ruthless. Yes. It is a pretty damning charge to level against your child in he wasnt always that way. When he was a kid, i am telling you, he was a lovable kid. Reporter a lovable kid who according to his dad has let the power of being at the helm of this wealthy celebrity filled church go to his head. Ron miscaviges book is laden with charges that scientology is calling outright lies and it was coauthored by another former scientologist now a wellknown critic of the church. Scientology points out it was cothoerd by Church Management and saying it is filled with outright lies. It is not a memoir. Its in my view a literary forgery. Reporter but now leah remini is stepping forward to defend Ron Miscavige. Were all going to speak up. Youre not going to just bully people telling their stories. Tomorrow right here on gma youll hear much more from Ron Miscavige himself about why he left the church and the war within his own family right now and then, of course, our full report tomorrow night on 20 20. Fascinating stuff. It sure is. Cannot wait for the rest. We move on to new clues. That may reveal what happened to the two florida teens lost at sea last july. At first it seemed like a tragic accident but new evidence from the boat may point to foul play. Abcs diane macedo has the latest. Reporter it took almost nine months to find the boys boat. Now we have newly released photos of the wreckage and one attorney for one of the families says one of those photos might indicate there was someone else on that boat with them. Okay. Reporter investigators trying to uncover what happened to 14yearold boaters perry cohen and Austin Stefanos may have some new clues to work with. These newly released pictures of the boys boat off the coast of bermuda is raising new questions. I dont know what happened. I dont know his last moments. Reporter this morning the cohen family Attorney Says that this photo may point to the possibility of foul play. The ignition switch on the engine is turned off indicating a likelihood someone disabled the boat intentionally before it capsized. The attorney suggests this could even mean there was an unknown third person on board. Its haunting and its terrifying. Reporter another clue, austins waterlogged iphone which was found with the wreckage. The teens families are working with fish and wildlife officials trying to find a way to recover data from the device after it spent eight months submerged in corrosive saltwater. They hope texts or photos may finally give them answers to what exactly happened to these two boys. We have a new development overnight our station in West Palm Beach saw the full report from the Wildlife Commission indicating someone may have seen one of the boys on a makeshift raft after they vanished. So a lot of moving parts still going on in this investigation and hopefully they lead to some much needed answers. Amy and george. So hard not knowing. All right, thanks so much. Coming up, the terrifying moment on a roller coaster caught on camera. A 6yearolds seat belt breaking. Well tell you what you need to watch out for so this does not happen to your family. A parenting alert about disciplining your kids. New Research Showing spanking can backfire and cause longterm health problems. Ople think calis live in our own reality. With our heads in the clouds. Like a bunch of space cadets. Huh . What . Ive drawn a blank. Whats my line . [director] reset maybe we do live in a fantasy. 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Reporter watch again as kaysen disappears from view and then the look of pure terror on his face and when delbert told a park employee about the broken seat belt. He said, im sorry about that. Thats been happening sometime, thats when it made me more angry obviously. Reporter in a statement the park telling abc news it promptly removed the back car from service and ensured all other seat belts were in proper working order. Rides at Amusement Parks like this are generally safe but accidents do happen. Three years ago texas grandmother rosa esparza slipped out of her car at this six flags plunging 75 feet to her death. Her family suing the german maker of the ride and settling out of court. Amusement parks arent federally regulated leaving it to individual states. Something some Safety Experts say isnt ideal. The Consumer Products Safety Commission that currently regulate portable rides no longer has jurisdiction over fixed site rides. Were at their mercy. You could live in a good state or a bad state for amusement ride safety. Reporter as for that father and son whose video has now been viewed more than 150,000 times on facebook, they say theyre just glad the ordeal is over and have no plans to sue the park. Safety experts say parents should stick to parks with strong safety records but watch the ride, watch how attentive the operators are and if something doesnt feel right trust your gut. Good advice. I cant believe he said its been happening sometimes. Yeah. Apparently it was a secondary precaution. There was a lap bar but you saw the kid still slid through. When youre that little. Terrifying. Thanks, linzie. Jessica albas Honest Company accused of being not so honest. Whats really in its infant formula and what the company is saying about it this morning. Meet hockeys newest fan. The cable guy who became an internet sensation after live tweeting his first hockey game. He joins us live and weve got a special surprise for him. 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And, tony thats great. A lot of people he became an internet sensation and joining us live from st. Louis. Tony, how are you, my friend . Im good. Im good, mike. How are you doing . Im doing great. What do you make of all this because you went from 1,600 twitter followers to over 58,000 now. Its been crazy. I didnt think it would be this big about me just tweeting about a hockey game. Its a bit crazy. Its not only tweeting about it but the way in which you tweeted about it. Did you ever find out what a power play is . I did, basically when a team gets a penalty, they got to send somebody off and basically the other team has an advantage on the players so thats why they call it a power play. I like how you explained that in laymans terms. So many people out there had no idea. Loved it. Nice how he has this perspective as a firsttime watcher and makes it clear, the whole goalie thing. May have a future in commentating hockey games. How is it that you never saw hockey before. I never gave it a chance. I was a big football fan, big baseball fan but i never gave hockey a chance. And now . Oh, yeah, im going to watch it. We have a big surprise for you. St. Louis blues nhl hall of famer brett hull sent you a message. Make sure you listen to this. Hey, tony, brett hull, glad you finally jumped on the blues bandwagon and i hope to see you on tuesday night for your first blues game. So now youre going to the game live, tony. Congratulations, my friend. Are you going to live tweet from the game . Im going to do a little bit. Its going to be as much as im doing at home. I kind of want to experience it because everybody is telling me its real crazy when its live. It gets crazy is probably one of the best live spectator sports. We hope you enjoy it. Have fun. Live tweet. Ill be following. Im 1 of those 58,000, friend. Enjoy yourself. Going to be lit. Going to be lit out there. Whoo. 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New research linking spanking to your kids mental health. Could spanking lead to lifelong problems . Dr. Besser with a reality check. This is my fight song race against time. Robin oneonone with the doctors searching for a cure to help kids like little olivia. She is on the front lines with the lifesavers this morning. I think i want to marry you its time for love live. Our biggest most incredible wedding event weve ever tried to pull off and youre our vip guest. 100 couples, 24 hours all around the world. Couple number one is about to get married in just minutes, and wait till you see how this groomtobe greased up to propose. Bang bang into the room buckle up. The reunion 25 years in the making, thelma, louise and youll never believe who was supposed to play the famous brad pitt part. I know. I know. Girl. Theyre only reunited here as we say both good morning, america. Go good morning, america. Welcome to a very special thursday here in times square. A lot of weddings about to get started. Also robin live in rome this morning at the vatican. Good morning, robin. Good morning to you, george. Im here for an Important International conference on Stem Cell Research. Its all about the powerful connection between science and faith and coming up, i cannot wait to share the story of a beautiful young girl whos bravely battling a rare neurological disease and the research thats being done right now may be able to help her. Theres some research. Its in sioux falls, south dakota, spent time there recently. That story is coming up. Ive also run into a lot of newlyweds here on their honeymoons so love is in the air here at vatican city and, of course, there in times square as well, guys. Thats right, robin. In fact, before they head off we have about 100 couples going on their honeymoons and reverend t. J. In the house. Were all ready for love, everybody. We have a giant wedding event thats about to kick off a 24hour marathon of love, live from all around the world. Theres our first couple, robert and laura, moments away from getting married. Thats just the start of it. That is just the beginning. The action is going to go on for 24 hours in our live stream. At goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo were taking you all over the u. S. , around the world. South korea, scotland, you name it. Were getting married. Its all leading up to what were calling it our sweet 16, amazing live weddings on tomorrows gma. How are we going to do it . Youll have to tune in. Lets go to amy with the morning rundown. Good morning, everyone. We begin with some breaking news at this hour. A series of air strikes hitting a hospital in syria. We are told children are among the victims. At least 27 people have been killed and this all comes as officials warn the ceasefire agreement is on the verge of collapsing. Also Vice President joe biden has made an unannounced visit to baghdad hoping to calm the political crisis in the country that could undermine the fight against isis. Back here at home donald trump mocking ted cruz. Cruz selecting Carly Fiorina hoping she will win indiana primary. Trump saying cruz chose someone who, quote, failed badly in her own campaign. Boehner called cruz lucifer in the flesh. Trump facing criticism for inaccuracies in his foreign policies speech claiming isis is making millions of dollars selling libyan oil. He did not cite any evidence. Well, the faa is investigating a very close call at the nations busiest airport. A delta flight from atlanta to miami was about to take off when the pilot had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting another plane crossing the runway. The pilot reportedly told them, air Traffic Control had made a mistake. One of the richest men in the world got richer. Mark zuckerberg made about 4 billion overnight after the companys stocks soared to an all time high because of earnings that beat expectations. President obama announced he will travel to flint, michigan after getting an email from an outspoken resident of the city. 8yearold mari is nicknamed little miss flint. Heres what she wrote to the president. She said i am one of the children affected by this water. I know this is probably an odd request but i would love for a chance to meet you or your wife. Well the president wrote back saying he was proud of her for using her voice on behalf of the children of flint and will be visiting next week. She wrote my mom said chances are youll be too busy. We have a parenting alert about spanking. Nearly 70 of americans say they approve of it but a new study says it could raise the risk of serious longterm problems for children. Our chief health and medical editor dr. Besser here to break it down, a meta study, a study of studies. Thats right. This is a very controversial topic and parents ask about it all the time. Hundreds of studies have been done but one concern is a lot of them included more severe forms of physical forms like hitting with an object. They looked at 75 studies where it was just spanking, so hitting on the bottom with an open hand and what they found was there was no longterm benefits and some potential longterm harms. What is the potential harm . These cant prove it because youre not randomly assigning kids to be spanked or not but when they looked at kids with various outcomes, these children were more likely to have been spanked. Children with aggressive behavior, children with low selfesteem, poor parent child relationships and even some Mental Illness like depression, more common in people who have been spanked. What are the most effective forms of discipline . What you want to do is shape behavior so what i say first is catch your child being good. You know, praise works so much better. If you can catch them being good and reinforce that thats so much more effective. When their behavior needs to be modelled and shaped, then timeouts are great for kids 2 to 5. Older kids, removing some of their privileges and modeling good behavior. When you spank when youre angry youre teaching your kid when theyre out of control they should use violence, and it doesnt work and often its the parent who needs the timeout. Thats true. About the only thing that works in our home is taking away the phone. It is magic. If you know what makes them tick, that works. Go for it. Rich, thanks very much. Lets go to michael and the morning menu. Thank you, george. Heres a look at whats coming up on the gma morning menu. Jessica albas Honest Company is under fire for its baby formula and robin is live at the vatican this morning with news on Breakthrough Medical Research that could provide hope for millions of people. Mwah. Good morning to you, robin. 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Theyre going to do it in just a little bit kicking off our wide world of weddings event and that is starting in just a few minutes. Very exciting. But first jessica alba, her Honest Company is in a bit of hot water. This time theyre accused of being less than honest about what it puts in its baby formula. Jesse is here with all the details on the story. Good morning, jess. Good morning, lara. Thats right. This morning the actress company which sells eco friendly products are being sued. Over the formula and ingredients in it. This morning superstar jessica alba and her billion Dollar Company on the hot seat once again. A lawsuit now questioning if the organic premium infant formula is truly organic. The organic Consumers Association suing the Honest Company, the lawsuit stating the product is far from organic. Of the 40 ingredients listed on the organic infant formula, more than a quarter are synthetic substances that are not allowed in organic products. The Honest Company has been including ingredients in organic infant formula, synthetic ingredients that are not vetted by the National Organic standards board and they dont belong in organic infant formula also. Reporter being sold, hain celestial claiming more than half of their ingredients in their baby formula labeled as organic are not permitted in organic foods by federal law. At the Honest Company were committed to making safe Natural Products you can trust for your baby and your home. Reporter for the Honest Company, this is not their first time being called dishonest. Just last month the company hit with a Class Action Lawsuit saying the company deceptively marketed cleans products and last year it was hit with two more lawsuits one claiming the brand deceptively and misleadingly labels and markets its products. Another a class action claiming the companys sunscreen is inefficient. Jessica alba is definitely the face of this company. She cofounded it. She reportedly has a very large ownership stake. This is obviously one more piece of bad publicity for her company. Its going to require some smart marketing, a loyal following and some really good management. Reporter both hain celestial and the Honest Company say they are confident the lawsuits will be dismissed. The Honest Company saying our organic infant formula is cleared by the food and Drug Administration and meets all safety and nutritional standards and hain celestial saying their ingredients fully comply with the usdas National Organic program standards. Honest told abc news allegations about previous lawsuits are baseless and without merit saying the company follows strict standards of safety and we label each ingredient that goes into every product not because we have to but because its the right thing to do. Both companies also told abc news their infant formulas were Certified Organic by third parties. Michael. Thank you, jesse. 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And i think best of all, were coming to houston next week. Were taking deals steals on wheels. How fun is that . So every single day next week starting with houston on monday were coming to you. Youre going to houston or miami, cleveland, detroit and boston. I want to come oh, yeah. Lara is volunteering to go. If youre in those areas come out and join us and check out tory and get your deals. All the details. Goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo absolutely. Over to you, amy. Deals steals on wheels, i love it. Now to a gma exclusive. We first met Thelma Louise 25 years ago when Susan Sarandon and geena davis took the big screen. Robin had a chance to sit down with them. Lets go back to her now. Buon giorno, robin. Buon giorno, amy. I had a chance to sit down with both geena davis and Susan Sarandon. They took the road trip of a lifetime and so many of us were just thrilled to go along for the ride especially in that car. Does this bring you down memory lane . You spared no expense. Thank you. Well doll it all. You know, diane sawyer and i called ourselves thelma and louise. Who was who . She gets top billing, so she was thelma. Top billing there. But can you believe 25 years later, what is it about that film that still resonates with folks, susan . I dont know. Maybe you are what you settle for and i think its a very romantic, right, its kind of a romanticized road trip movie but because it was us it ended up being something more significant. The ending really caused quite a reaction when you guys were in here so for those people who dont remember, heres a reminder. What do you think about the ending about going over the cliff . Ending it that way . I mean for me thats the first thing i said after you test this, are you going to change it and theyll both be at club med or something . Whats going to happen . He said i know you will definitely die. Im not sure about her. I didnt know about that conversation. By the end we earned the right for both of us to go he said you might push her out at the last minute but actually it ended up we only had like one take too. They shot the helicopters all day long and harvey and then as the sun was coming down we had one take. Lets equal time. Lets talk about the guys in the film. Brad pitt. That was the first time any of us were like, ooh. Who is this . Who is this . Yeah. Was it true that George Clooney didnt even realize he read for the part . Oh, this is did i tell you this . That i was on a plane next to George Clooney by happenstance and were chatting and he says, you know, i hate that brad pitt. I said, no, you dont. Hes your friend. He said, no, i hate him because he got the part of Thelma Louise and i said, were you interested in that part . He said, couldnt you tell when i read with you . I know. I know. Girl. I know. Whoa. Im you know, when i remembered when i didnt read with him. Thats what you remember. I would know that. Oh. My god, what did you say . I said ill do a movie with you now. Now im admitting it. Everybody thought, okay, this is going to change the landscape for women in hollywood. Right. It didnt happen and i know geena, youve been doing a lot of work with your institute and studying that. Every few years theres a movie that comes out and does well and now people go, now everything is changed like Thelma Louise and it really hasnt. Theres been no movement in the needle since 1946. And cause you are all involved in other projects. Saw the meddler. Oh, my goodness. Love the accent, first of all, the jersey accent. You nailed it. She really does. You really live up you take that name of the movie to heart and meddle in everybody, not just your childs life. Anyone with a mom should find this funny. I wanted to ask you, are you involved in your childrens lives . Thats my job, embarrass them, meddle in their lives, absolutely. You own up to it. But i mean it could be called good intentions, its not just its all good things, its not bad things. Im telling you susans film the meddler is a hoot in theaters now. I could have talked with them all morning long. 25 years. Where does the time go, guys . I know, hard to believe. Robin, thank you so much. Lets go out now to ginger with the weather. Hey, lets do it. Weve got this group from syracuse. Love seeing them coming in for a nice spring break, right . Yeah. Nice spring break but you got to go down south to find the storms. Biloxi and gulfport have delays in their bus system because of the storms. More storms for texas and oklahoma today. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast the sunshine today. Dry air. Breezy again. A little bit warmer. Ing for like the above average highs this weekend and no new storms. Put away the umbrella. 59 at Half Moon Bay and mid60s to nearly 70 at the bay shore and midtoupper 70s inland. Tonight a few clouds and check out sunday temperatures 70s at the coast and the rest of us in the 80s all right, lara, lets get some pop. Thank you very much, ginger. Come on in. Well do some pop news and begin with your first look at Joseph Gordonlevitt as Edward Snowden and it seems no one is more excited than snowden himself about this movie. The whistleblower tweeted a link to the new movies trailer saying for two minutes and 39 seconds everyone at the nsa just stopped working. Edward, really . Do you think they did . Hes confident, that young man. As for oliver stone, hes set to tell his personal story. Snowden is due to come out in theaters on september 16th. Apparently he sounds exactly like him. Exactly. Its like verbatim. Yes. Hes got the voice named apparently. The film, i mean, its classic oliver stone. Yes. So good stuff. Come on in, ging. They usually make me wait. Never. I would never make you wait, my friend. Meanwhile, also in pop news this morning, a 23yearold new yorker is discovering that he is practically the star of Adam Sandlers film the do over. Here he is alongside the actor. Not only is the physical resemblance uncanny, his name is max kessler, the name of his character in the movie. The reallife kessler tells us he first found out about this coincidence when his buddies showed him the films trailer and called a bunch of friends to find out if he was being punkd. No, just a coincidence, one that sandler got a kick out of and in fact invited kessler to the premiere. Thats cool. Isnt that funny . Finally in pop news, it is thirsty thursday, america. Is that a thing . Of course its a thing, george. I just made it up, so now its a thing. Isnt that every day . Im sure we could do alliteration. Well think about it. Today, though, is thirsty thursday. Im sure youve heard the expression drunk as a skunk. Well thats what this guy was. When workers found him, look very closely, he was drunk as a raccoon. The little fellow was stumbling around a beer warehouse. Oh, no. Listen to the workers who found him. Oh, this raccoon is drunk. So today we coined a new saying called ripped as a raccoon. Now from abc7 news. Good morning. I am natasha zouves. No seth curry, no worries. The Golden State Warriors are advancing after the blow out last night. Clay thompson led the team as the nba cheered on from the bench. They play the winners of the clippers. Lets get an update of the morning commute with sue hall. A couple of trouble spots and i am live. Lets go down here first and northbound el ka mee know and then the ramp 380 eastbound has the ramp. Not the free way, just the ramp. Then the clearing spaces and then the back up towards sand hill now. Thank you sue. Mike will join us check and its going to be 62 and warm and 70 or 89 for you. Still going to be hot just about everywhere on sunday. Natasha. Thank you mining. 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Well begin with robin at the vatican there for an historic conference on Stem Cell Therapy that could provide hope for millions battling Rare Diseases and, robin, youre about to introduce us to a very inspiring little girl. I really am. George, this is the first day of the conference, and the theme is hope for our children. A Research Center in sioux falls, south dakota, has given hope to many children with its work in adult Stem Cell Therapy and you are about to meet one of them. It says, olivia. It does. How old are you going to be . 4. Good girl. She was precocious. She was an adventurist. Shes amazing. Happy birthday reporter on her fourth birthday olivia was a typical preschooler. Hurry up before the alarm goes off. All right. She wanted to be involved with everything in sports. Very active. Good job, look at me. Reporter but soon olivias parents noticed their lively little girl was changing. When did you realize that something wasnt right . Really it was when she was 7 that we had the rapid decline in the vision, and we said, this doesnt seem right at all. Reporter for two years olivia and her family met with doctors all over the country searching for answers. Finally at age 7 she was diagnosed with juvenile batten disease. Its a rare genetic illness that commonly affects children destroying brain cells and causing Neurological Disorders including blindness, frequent seizures, dementia and ultimately premature death. How did this time impact the family . Everything is different. Nothing is anywhere near what it used to be. It affects everything. Think about your child if you have a normal, vivacious, outgoing 7yearold daughter who suddenly goes blind, and then imagine thats just the beginning. Reporter batten disease is just 1 of 7,000 rare illnesses affecting 30 million americans. More than half of the people impacted are children. Its a game. Its a game. Its a game, yeah. Do you like to play games . Uhhuh. Reporter now, 12 years old, olivias illness doesnt stop her from being the jokester in the family keeping her big sister sydney smiling. What is it that youre hoping with this new technology that maybe theyll find something to help your sister . Yeah, im really hoping we can find a cure soon so we can save her. Reporter sioux falls, south dakota, is home to one of the countrys leading medical systems, sanford health. The castlethemed Childrens Hospital draws people from all over the country and children like olivia battling a rare disease have found hope in the cuttingedge work that happens here at sanford Research Center. Shall we . Exactly, this way. Reporter i caught up with dr. David pierce to get a glimpse of the work that could potentially save lives through adult Stem Cell Therapy. This is extremely impressive. Tell us a little about this facility. What were working on here is cures for Rare Diseases, cures for children. You met a child with batten disease earlier, and, unfortunately, cells from her brain are dying. We can try to compensate for that with drugs and with gene therapy, but ultimately we want to be able to replace those cells and restore her to full function. Reporter less than 1 of rare genetic diseases have fda approved treatments. Its a race against time to implement the ultimate cure, adult Stem Cell Therapy, which is still in the research phase. Dr. Pierce, how close are you to fda approval . For gene therapy we have fda approval now. The stem cell, its going to be a slightly slower process because it just hasnt been done before. You know, id like to be optimistic but its more realistic to say three years, quite frankly. When i see the family, they know what youre doing here and it gives them hope. How excited are you where you are right now with this facility, with how close you are to making breakthroughs . The facts now that we actually have Clinical Trials in progress, treatments in progress, i personally cant think of any more Job Satisfaction than that because its not a job, its a passion for life. It is. I will never forget spending time with olivia and her family and also dr. Pierce and all the researchers there, and this woman was with me in sioux falls. Dr. Robin smith, president and founder of the stem for life foundation. This is the third year that stem for life and the vatican have joined forces for this conference, and every time i say that, people always feel like, what, whats going on here. Tell us a little about the conference. Well, its really exciting. We have politicians and scientists and patients from all around the world, regulatory bodies really focusing on how we get these cell therapies developed and to patients who are in need. And a Global Initiative as well. Its a Global Initiative around a very simple concept that the cures for tomorrow are going to come from cells within our bodies today. And we need to talk more about that, and thats what the purpose of this conference is for because many people who have gone through illnesses, my colleague amy and myself, we went through it, so many. The number goes on and on and on, but we had to use drugs, that was the first line of defense, but you and others, researchers, scientists are saying, hmm, there may be another route to go. Explain that. Its a way to get your own bodys immune system to be harnessed towards whatever the disease youre trying to fix, so maybe its to make a vaccine for cancer, getting your own immune system to kill those cancer cells or to stop an overactive immune system from killing good tissue so were learning more each day. Immunotherapy and i know that we talked about that today and will continue that, so Vice President biden tomorrow. Yes. Hes going to talk about his moonshot initiative. Yes, and a little about his personal story and what his what made him focus on this. An audience with the pope. How did that all how did that joint venture come together, robin . I think we all want the same thing, how to help people suffering, sick, the marginalized. Its the year of mercy and everybody is excited about this Global Movement to see what we all can do to help people. Again, it is a Global Movement, and for people who are wondering at home, were talking about adult Stem Cell Therapy, not embrionic cell. 5,000 Clinical Trials focused on taking adult stem cells and using them to repair damaged tissue. Which is rejentive medicine. Everyone ive been talking to here, my doctor, sergio giralt, my sister, researchers, dr. Pierce who you just met in that piece, hes going to be receiving an award later. Sanford has just done wonderful things there in sioux falls and when you talk about it, people are really feeling that we are on the brink of really major breakthroughs, major differences. Absolutely. Effective therapies and maybe even cures. Its not that far away. You did say the c word, cures. I did, i did. Were all really focused on that and i think thats the difference of using the drugs you talked about, right, and its very different to restore and to use your own bodys immune system. Its much easier to tolerate. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. For the tireless efforts of your work and this conference. Oh, absolutely. Were so appreciative. Theyre having all these weddings back in new york. I feel like im missing something there, george. Looks like were missing something too, robin. Thanks for sharing it with us. And now lets go outside to ginger. What a great group we have out here, george. Everybody getting excited for these weddings, and we have victoria, taylor and emmy. And you guys are all here just hanging ow, spring break . Yeah. Yeah. Can you give the biggest smile youve ever given to that camera right there . How sweet is that . Thats the best way to start a thursday morning. How about we check a couple things that arent quite as sweet, that would be the winter storm warnings and advisories out in the west, especially in parts of colorado. You can see where some of that heftier snow will fall right there in the rockies and denver may seen see that rain snow mix at the start of the weekend. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco, check out spread from 65 in San Francisco, inland east bay, 79, total sunshine today, and little breezy again, and it will be warmest on sunday with highs 1015 this Weather Report brought to you by eggo waffles and a programming note. Ill be on the view later this morning with my partner val, and you wont want to miss that and announce the winner of this amazing Louis Vuitton tote worth more than 1,300 bucks. Thats going to be fun. All right, george. Some kind of giveaway. Coming up here, were going to kick off our live wide world of weddings event. T. J. Is getting ready to officiate our first ceremony as justice of the peace. Yes, he its the Disneyland Resort diamond celebration. Dont miss your chance to see it all dazzle. Come celebrate new beginnings like hyperspace mountain. And premiering this summer, frozen, a musical spectacular. Plus an all new soarin. So come to the place where summer dazzles. And right now, you can save on premium rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel. Welcome back to gma. Time for our wide world of weddings live event. One day, 100 couples around the world all tying the knot. And you are invited to have a front row seat to every single wedding. Our first is Just Moments Away right here in times square. But we want to tell you a little bit more about how were doing this and the special couple kicking it off. Its a wedding event like youve never seen before. 100 i dos in 24 hours, live and you are the vip guest to every single ceremony. From San Francisco to los angeles to vegas, detroit, to Walt Disney World in orlando, were not done yet. Were also live in seoul, south korea, and scotland. Theres even a nonstop wedding gazebo right here in times square. It all kicks off this morning with couple number one, robert and laura. Robert proposed with an epic rendition of greased lightning that went viral. Greased lightning greased lightning and you said thats typical him, that you werent surprised to see him put on this production. Of course he wasnt going to go to a restaurant and kneel down. Thats not his style. Get some overhead lifters and fourbarrel live on tv, does it take some of the nervousness of the actual marriage away . I dont think its hit me just yet. I think im more nervous about seeing her. Im going to im just going to cry. Its going to be terrible. I cant be a man. Im just going to cry. Men cry. Its okay, man. Its okay. How did you know he was the guy to spend the rest of your life with . Its just like a perfect puzzle piece. It just meshes so well. Reporter its the ultimate wedding invite. Grab a handful of confetti and celebrate the love. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo, and tune in for 24 hours of matrimony. Were kicking off gmas wide world of weddings, and it starts right now. Whats happening here . Well, lara has joined me outside and we have robert, this is our groom blindfolded for a reason. Always that moment when you have to see your bride for the first time in her dress. He has not seen her. You all are seeing her now. The crowd is seeing her, everybody but robert. You ready to finally see your bride . Lets do it. Lets do it. Let me take this off. And [ cheers and applause ] and here they are, not too much kissing just yet. Not too much kissing just yet. A little crying, though. How are you feeling . Oh, boy. I feel great. Sorry. I didnt think i was going to cry. Its totally understandable. Looking at your beautiful bride. She looks amazing. They told me a couple of days ago this would happen. They wouldnt be able to keep it in. We still have to get through a ceremony, guys. Yeah. Are we all right . That is coming up. Are you ready . Im ready, as well. The reverend t. J. Holmes will officiate, and were so excited. Thank you for doing this with us and sharing, and its just the beginning. Our bride and groom tie the knot live coming up on gma. A very special day finally. To the women who know what real values are, you inspire us to bring you real value every day. And now the moment we have all been waiting for, gmas wide world of weddings with all of you, our viewers joining us, and it kicks off right here right now with one very special couple. Robert torrez and Laura Valverde are about to tie the knot live, and t. J. Holmes got to know them. He is a licensed minister. This is legit and he is going to do the honors. T. J. , take it away. All right, guys, thank you so much. And good morning, everybody. We are here because she made the first move on him on a dating website. That led to a first date in which she had to drive him home because he, quote, blacked out after having too many margaritas. That miraculously led to a second date that led to a fouryear relationship that included one brief breakup, but that breakup led to him waking up and realizing that this is the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. That, of course, led to that epic viral video of a proposal that would make John Travolta and the tbirds proud, and that has all led us to today and this moment right here in times square. So i want to say, welcome, it is my honor to be here, but welcome to the friends and family and the millions who are witnessing this as Robert Torrez and Laura Valverde are declaring now their intention to spend the rest of their lives together. I do want to start by asking that if there is anyone here who sees for any reason these two should not be joined in matrimony, keep it to yourself. You had four years to speak up. That ship has sailed and this is happening today. And with that, i do want to move to the moment where its time for you to all for you two to make your vows and i will start with you, robert. Do you, robert, take laura as your wife, to share your life with, to care for in tenderness and affection, to stand by in times of joy and sorrow in sickness and health for richer or poorer till death do you part . One, two, three. Yeah, yeah. Two thumbs. I do. Thank you, fellas. To you now, laura. Do you take robert as your husband to share your life with, to care for in tenderness and affection, to stand by in times of joy and sorrow in sickness and health for richer or poorer till death do you part . I do. Dont want to consult with anybody . We good . And with that its time for us to move on to the portion of exchanging of the rings. Blake, can i have the rings please, sir . Theyre in the box. Are they really in the box . No. Somebody, please. The ring, of course, is the outward symbol of your love and of your commitment. I will give this to you, but i will start with you, robert. I need you to repeat after me. Take her hand. Got it. And repeat after me. With this ring. With this ring. I thee wed. I thee wed. I give it to you. I give it to you. As a symbol of my love. As a symbol of my love. And a constant reminder. And a constant reminder. Of the promises i made to you today. Of the promises i made to you today. Place it on her finger. God. All right. To you now. Take his hand, and repeat after me, with this ring. With this ring. I thee wed. I thee wed. I give it to you. I give it to you. As a symbol of my love. As a symbol of my love. And a constant reminder of the promises i made to you today. And a constant reminder of the promises i made to you. Place it on his finger. And with that, i would like to say to both of you now that i encourage to begin the process immediately of saving your marriage. So many people wait until there is a problem to try to fix the problem and save their marriage, but i encourage you to remember that marriages are saved by what you do every single day and how you treat each other, and that starts for you guys today and with that and by the power vested in me seriously by the city of new york, its my pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife. Robert, kiss your wife for the first time. [ cheers and applause ] congratulations, robert and laura, and we will be right back. You wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. But since he cant. You rely on frontline plus. Because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kills fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new flea infestation. Its protection lasts a full 30 days. No wonder frontline plus is recommended by vets for killing fleas and ticks. After all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. Frontline plus. Vet recommended flea and tick killer. 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