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Ive purchased this ticket. I dont understand why were going to discuss this outside. Not here, outside. What delta is saying about the incident this morning. And coming to life. Oh, my god the moment these families got the shock of a lifetime, crossing the real captain jack sparrow. Johnny depp swinging his sword for the ultimate swashbuckling surprise. If and good morning, america. Lets see that again. Johnny depp at disneyland right there giving a lot of families a pretty great surprise. Lucky families. He recited lines from like his character from the movie, and they had an incredible time. Could you imagine taking your kids there . No. That would be a moment. Were also following that breaking news for you this morning. This is the house in delaware where a dramatic standoff has been going on for almost an entire day. Well have the latest on that in just a moment. Yeah, lots of big stories out of washington as well. The white house of course has released that onepage outline of President Trumps tax plan saying there are more details to come. Claiming it will be one of the biggest tax cuts in history. We talk with the treasure secretary in a moment. And republicans getting closer to a health care deal. The new version gaining some traction in the house. And the money needed to run the federal government runs out at midnight tomorrow. Republicans introduced a shortterm measure. Theyre going to negotiate more. Expected to vote on that tomorrow. More on that but first lets go to our senior White House Correspondent, cecilia vega with a closer look at the president s new tax plan. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter robin, good morning. Heres that tax reform plan. You can see it fits on a single piece of paper, one side, double spaced, about 200 words. The white house though says this is just a blueprint, there is more to come. 100 days fast approaching and President Trump is hoping for a major win. Before that milestone. Its a great plan. Its going to put people back to work. Reporter that great plan, tax reform unveiled in the form of a single page, doublespaced list. We just wanted to get out and give you a broad overview of where we are. Reporter the proposal would cut tax rates for individuals and simplify the tax code, reducing the number of tax brackets from seven to just three. The plan would also eliminate estate taxes and double the standard deduction. For married couples that means the first 24,000 earned would be income taxfree. Most personal deductions would be eliminated except Home Mortgage interest and charitable contributions. With so few details, the plan is far from a done deal. We are moving as quickly as we can, so we are working with the house and senate on all the details. Reporter and still unanswered, how these changes would affect a typical family and how to pay for all these cuts without growing the deficit. Another mystery, how the plan affects the president and his business empire. So, your response to those critics who say a lot of who you presented here today could save the president or benefit in his own businesses. What this is about is creating jobs and creating economic growth, and thats what massive tax cuts and massive tax reform and simplifying the system is what were going to do. Reporter there is already pushback. Several democrats say there should be no movement on tax reform until the president releases his own tax returns so that americans can see how this impacts his own bottom line, but the treasury secretary said the president has no intention of releasing his tax returns, george. He says that the president has released plenty of information already. We are joined now by one of the architects of the president s plan, treasury secretary steve mnuchin. Secretary mnuchin, thank you for joining us this morning. Everyone wants to know how this plan is going to affect them. You say its all about middle class tax cuts so can you tell the middle class families watching right now, a family of four earning 60,000, how much theyll save under the president s plan . First of all, let me say its great to be here with you this morning. This is about middle income tax cuts and although were not releasing the specific numbers, this is about creating economic effects and tax cuts for the middle class. Its also about creating tax simplification so that most americans will be able to fill out their tax returns on a giant postcard. People are tired of way too much complexity, and this is also about making business taxes competitive, which will create american jobs. But dont the details matter . Why cant you say how this is going to affect the middle class family . Well, the issue is that we are working with the house and the senate, and our objective is to turn this into a bill that will pass and the president will sign. As you know, the details of taxes are very complicated and were committed to working quickly in getting this done. This is about telling the American Public what the president s principles are which are all about economic growth, jobs, jobs, jobs. Can you guarantee that no one in the middle class is going to pay more . Thats our objective, absolutely. Is it a guarantee . I cant make any guarantees until this thing is done and on the president s desk, but i can tell you thats our number one objective in this. How about the wealthy . During the campaign mr. Trump told me that he thought taxes on the wealthy should go up. Listen. Bottom line, do you want taxes on the wealthy to go up or down . They will go up a little bit and they may go up, you know but theyre going down in your plan. In my plan theyre going down but by the time its negotiated theyll go up. Does that still hold, when the negotiations are done taxes on the wealthy will go up . Again, the focus right here is lowering the top rate in return for eliminating deductions in special interests and thats what were committed to. This is about making tax simpler and getting rid of special interests. Were way too tired of people having special interests and making sure that we create investment. I was asking about the impact on taxes on the wealthy. The president said there he thought the taxes should go up after the negotiations. Right after the elections you said no absolute tax cut for the upper class, any tax cuts will be offset by fewer deductions. Are you still promising absolutely no tax cuts for the wealthy . Again, thats the objective but were working with congress, with the house and the senate, were having listening sessions, and this is about turning in a bill that will get signed. But the objective is absolutely no tax cuts for the wealthy . Thats the objective. Well see where we get from here. We know that several provisions have the ability to benefit President Trump in a big way. The elimination of the state tax on his family, cutting taxes on businesses from 35 to 15 , eliminating alternative minimum tax. So this plan right now would be a tax cut for President Trump, isnt it . Let me say this isnt about President Trumps tax returns. This is about the American Publics tax returns. This is about creating economic effect for small and mediumsized businesses and making sure they have the same opportunities as large corporations. But we know from the last trump tax return back in 2005 it shows the potential effect of eliminating that tax which is right here. That year, he paid 38 million in taxes on 153 million in income. Without the alternative minimum tax he would have paid 7 million, less than a 5 rate. So is that an acceptable outcome under your plan, that someone pay less than a 5 rate on more than 150,000,000 in income . Again, im not going to comment on the specifics of that. This is really about but i was asking about the principle. On the principle 5 rate on 150 million in income, is that okay under the president s plan . Again, let me just say, were going to get rid of lots and lots and lots of deductions. So making assumptions as to what the impact on any persons individual taxes, until we get out the details, i dont think makes sense. This is about getting rid of deductions. For too long the rich have had special interests in deductions, and what were going to do is lower the rates to spur capital investment. And thats what this is about. Let me tell you that the ordinary worker bears about 70 of the tax burden on business, so by lowering business tax were putting money back into the American Workers pockets and we are unleashing the economics so that American Businesses can be competitive, build manufacturing plants and create jobs. Thats what this is about. But the only deduction the trump plan is about jobs. The only deduction you specified is getting rid of state and local tax deduction. I want to ask you again, the principle, should someone making more than 150 million pay less than a 5 federal tax rate . Again, the principle on this is getting rid of deductions and having fair taxes and simplifying taxes. Thats what this is about. This is not about the president s taxes. This is about whats good for the American Public. Let me assure you, what the American Public cares about is creating jobs and economic growth. For too long in this Country Economic growth has been substandard, and were going to grow it. This is about getting to sustained 3 gdp where we can unleash Economic Opportunities for American Workers and for companies. Why dont the American People have a right to know how this will affect President Trump . Again, im not sure the American Public has lots of information on the president s financials. Hes released more information, and people have lots of information, and the American Public, you saw, people voted for the president and you say hes released more information. Hes the only president in modern times since nixon who hasnt released his tax returns. Thats not more information. Thats far less. Again, this is about american jobs. The trump economic plan is about creating jobs, jobs, jobs and economic growth. And were tired of, in this country, having the highest business tax rates, taxing on worldwide income, and leaving trillions of dollars offshore. Its not a surprise that American Business has left trillion dollars offshore. This is about bringing back that money. Weve met with hundreds and hundreds of Business Executives who have had input into this. Were going to have more listening sessions. And this is about getting the most sweeping tax cuts and tax reform passed by this president to create economic growth. Mr. Secretary, thanks for your time this morning. Thank you. One thing we can safely say, lots of details to come. Still no details and no specifics right now but lets bring in your chief White House Correspondent jon karl on this. You just heard georges interview with the treasury secretary. What is your read on this new tax proposal . Robin, one page is not a tax plan. This is simply a statement of principles. As you heard in georges interview, they cannot answer basic questions about how this will affect the wealthy, about how it will affect working families. So this is the very beginning of the process. But were along the process when it comes to health care and the reform act there, and what is your read on this new push by republicans . Does it have a chance . I think it clearly does have a chance to pass in the house, robin. White house officials are very confident that it will pass the house probably next week. If that happens though, let me tell you, the battle in the senate could be even harder than it was in the house. There is no guarantee, even if they can pass this plan out of the house, that it will pass the senate. Jon, thank you. Breaking news coming in right now. We want to show you right now a tense standoff at this home in delaware this morning where a murder suspect has barricaded himself inside, has been shooting at officers. Abcs gio benitez is here with the latest. Good morning, gio. Reporter george, good morning. The standoff is over and the suspect dead after more than 24 hours. Overnight a man barricaded inside this home shooting at delaware police. Authorities believe he shot a killed a delaware state trooper wednesday. There was a s. W. A. T. Team in the trees. It all began at this store wednesday afternoon. Police approaching a suspicious vehicle with two people inside. One man getting out and firing shots at authorities hitting that trooper. The suspect then taking off. He ran for probably seven, eight feet and turned around and started shooting. Leading to a desperate search. Nearby schools locked down. The trooper identified as 32yearold Corporal Stephen j. Ballard wushed to the hospital but it was too late. He succumbed to his injuries. State and local authorities with a massive show of support. This is a sad day for the Delaware State Police family. Overnight police using an explosive charge on the front door but not making entry. The suspect remaining inside with a firearm as they work to negotiate his surrender. And overnight police used explosive charges on the door of the house. Negotiators working for a full day to get the suspect to surrender. He engaged the police with continued gunfire and shot by authorities. The suspect is now dead and no reported injuries that we know of right now. George, we will keep following the story. Now to a new plane incident on a delta flight. Every passenger was forced to deplane after one got up to use the bathroom while the plane was sitting on the tarmac. Abcs Rebecca Jarvis is here with the details. Good morning, rebecca. Reporter and the hits just keep coming to our friendly skies this morning. New video aboard a delta flight and new changes at united. I need more information, sir. I havent done anything. I paid for this ticket. I have to get home. Reporter an entire plane forced back to the gate after a disruption aboard a Delta Airlines jet traveling from atlanta to milwaukee. The plane is going to leave. Fellow passengers filmed kima hamilton, a 39yearold man being asked to leave the plane by two different delta employees after he used the lavatory while the plane was taxiing. I dont understand why i have to get off this plane. I had to use the restroom. Reporter hamilton asked a Flight Attendant for permission to use the restroom while the plane sat on the tarmac for halfhour and was told no. However, Mother Nature took over, and the man says he quickly got up, used the bathroom and was back in a minute. He was then approached by an attendant and asked to get off the flight to discuss the matter further. We need to discuss this. We are pulled out of the rotation. So now were inconveniencing reporter he refused so the entire plane was pulled back to the gate and all passengers made to disembark. Delta airlines said it is imperative that passengers comply with crew instructions during all phases of flights, especially at the critical points of takeoff and landing. Also this morning united introducing ten new policy changes in the wake of their own video of a passenger being pulled off a plane, including passengers are now going to be given up to 10,000 for voluntarily giving up their seats on overbooked flights. Now i think that passengers are getting a few more rights but the question is how many people are going to be waiting for that 10,000. Buy some tickets. Thats a lot of flying, 10,000. Exactly. Thank you, rebecca. Amy joins us at the desk with the mornings other top stories, starting with a major explosion in the middle east. Thats right. There is new video this morning that shows the explosion near the airport in syrias capital, demascus. Several missiles taking out a military installation, possibly taking out weapons being transferred to hezbollah. Despite the damage, no injuries were reported. Back here in this country, the sniper who ambushed two state troopers back in 2014 killing one of them has been sentenced to death. A jury rejected pleas from eric freins attorneys. He led authorities on a 48day manhunt before his arrest. And a man is under arrest accused of setting two fires at the trump hotel in las vegas. One was in a hallway, and the other in a restroom. The suspect now faces arson and other charges. And a man who spent 47 days stranded on a mountain in nepal is in remarkably good health. Crews rescued the man from a rocky ledge after he and his girlfriend got lost in a snowstorm. She died just three days before the rescue, but he survived on just water and salt. And finally, you can call it a key mistake. A man in california locked his keys in his car, so he called aaa. But when the guy from aaa arrived, guess what he did. He locked his keys in his car, so he then had to call triple a as well. Probably hoping to keep this whole story low key but its unlikely that his coworkers are going to forget it now that its on good morning america. Low key . All right, thank you very much. Ginger got some severe storms, texas to michigan, all around. Thats right, up to 75 mile per hour winds. Look at these trees blowing in southern illinois. From there down to the damage in arkansas. A lot of folks waking up this morning with cleanup on the mind and unfortunately, the same region going to get hit again tomorrow. The risk from oklahoma and the plains right through the mid south into cincinnati. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First though, the summerlike cities brought to you by kohls. Good morning. I am meteorologist, mike nicco, from abc7 mornings. Check it out, high clouds and breezy conditions today and tomorrow as we transition to a dry pattern that may last 15 days. This will definitely be our longest streak of warm weather st so far this year. About 70 to 74 inland. Still a little chilly tonight from 46 to 52 degrees. Look at these temperatures take off from the and coming up, the new 911 call from bachelor star chris soules. What he told the operator moments after that deadly accident. And the battle over homework. Should it be banned . Why some schools are now saying yes. This is dividing parents everywhere. Now saying yes. This is dividing parents everywhere. N coop. Where our founder discovered a retired teacher living. No home. No healthcare. So she said no to this injustice, and yes to transforming lives. Its this drive, this compassion, that inspired aarp. 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Police say officers will be highly visible to keep demonstrations are getting violent. Alexis has a look at the traffic this morning hows it look . Some video of sky7 from 35, 40 minutes ago. A vehicle on the roof eastbound 880 between 101 and the onramp and two right lanes blocked. No injuries. They already have that cleared. Pretty surprising and now the traffic maps and show you the backup. We have residual delays in san francisco. Even though all lanes are back open now. See them hanging around northbound 101 and inbound 180. Mass transit or expect delays. All right. Th how long have you been waiting for this . Live doppler 7. Dry. From 47 to 54 in san jose. Fremont, hayward and also palo alto. Today, 58 at the coast. 66 around the bay and 70 inland by 4 00. High clouds and sunshine. Breezy the next few days and look at the 60s, 70s and 80s. Next week. Reggie . Hard to believe. After the past few months. Thank you, mike. Coming up, the latest on the arrest of bash lor chris soules. Will the 911 released called help his case . We have another update in 30 minutes and abc7news. Com. That is a live picture. Not a postcard but could be used tyler hicks i see fear. I see desperation. But i also see hope. Thousands of people arriving every day, risking their lives to find a place to live, and find a place to be accepted. I feel its important to take photographs that are going to make a difference. im tyler hicks, photojournalist for the new york times. Welcome back to gma. Youre looking at our take our kids to work day celebration. You see that young man right there. Hes cooking it up this morning. This is going on all around the world and even our own amy robach brought a special helper to help you do the heavy lifting this morning. My daughters are here. They would be here now except theyre in hair and makeup right now. Im not even kidding. Im sure youre not kidding. Best part of coming to gma, right . Also right now, the white house trying to Sell Congress on their new tax plan. A onepage outline proposes dramatic cuts for large and Small Businesses and individuals. Still leaves lots of questions though. How will it affect middle class families and how will it be paid for. Without growing the defici. The 82nd nfl draft kicks off tonight. The Cleveland Browns get the number one pick. They say they know who it is. You can watch it tonight live at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. You remember hearing your name . Michael strahan came across the bottom of the screen and i said, mama, daddy, im moving out of the house. And look at you. Hall of famer. Still working so i dont have to move back in with them. They appreciate that. Were going to start this halfhour with that newly released 911 call from bachelor star chris soules revealing what happened moments after that deadly crash before he allegedly fled the scene. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo is here. You have new details . Reporter brand new details. For the first time were hearing what happened in the minutes right after that fatal accident. Soules initially trying to get help before taking off. And when Police Tracked him down at home, refusing to answer the door for hours until they got a warrant. Whats your name . My name is chris soules. Reporter its the frantic 911 call made by former bachelor chris soules just moments after rearending a tractor off a rural iowa road monday night. Chris, do you know how to do cpr . No, i dont. Reporter the 35yearold reality star striking 66yearold Kenneth Mosher with his chevy truck. Mosher who was driving a tractor, unconscious in a ditch. Is he breathing, chris . I cant tell. Doesnt appear to be. Reporter soules desperately trying to help. Anybody know how to do cpr . Is there somebody there with you . Theres people here, yeah. Reporter but Officials Say after performing cpr and apparently finding a pulse on mosher, soules ended the 911 call. Can i call you back really quick . Yeah, you can call me back. Reporter leaving the scene before police arrived. One of the subjects that was involved just took off northbound in a red duramax truck. Do you have any available units, see if they can get him to stop. Reporter mosher, a grandfather of three, later died at the hospital from his injuries. Hours later, Police Arrested the reality star at his home 15 miles away in arlington. Court documents stating police found alcohol in soules pickup truck. This isnt soules first runin with the law. He was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence in 2006 and had a series of speeding tickets and citations for underage drinking dating back to 1998. Will you mary me . Reporter best known as prince farming in season 19 of the bachelor, now soules is facing a much different reality. Mr. Soules, you are charged with leaving the scene of the accident, causing death. Reporter a felony charge as the victims family plans a funeral. Now, investigators are trying to determine if speed or alcohol played a role in the crash, but soules has not been charged with driving under the influence. Officials are also trying to figure out who drove him away from that crash, and that person may also face charges. George . Many more questions. Thanks very much. We move to that battle over free speech at uc berkeley where ann coulter was supposed to speak tonight. They cancelled it after safety concerns. Tom llamas is here with the story. Reporter this is leading to massive debate across the country, freedom of speech versus the safety of students. The university of california berkeley saying if ann coulter spoke on their campus tonight, it would have turned it into a battlefield. All the people who should have been standing up for the First Amendment here ran away with their tails between their legs. Reporter overnight conservative political commentator ann coulter furious at uc berkeley for canceling her speech originally set for tonight. Its like a game of Musical Chairs and whenever the music stops the answer is no, she cant speak. Reporter the university making the controversial move out of fear for student safety, due to increasingly frequent scenes like this. In february, the universitys campus exploding into violence when more than 1,000 protestors stopped selfdescribed Internet Troll Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking there. Hes a fascist and berkeley did not welcome him. Reporter coulter, known for making controversial statements like this. With the o. J. Verdict White America said thats it, the white guilt bank is shut down and that ended up being the best thing that ever happened. Reporter leading School Officials and the police to predict more mayhem would break out if she spoke today. These are specifically Credible Threats and we take them seriously. Reporter but now even liberals are accusing the school of caving to left wing and anarchists who fought with Trump Supporters on the streets of berkeley. Berkeley used to be the cradle of free speech and now its just the cradle for [mute] babies. Reporter Bernie Sanders defending coulters right to speak on campus, telling the huffington post, people have a right to give their two cents worth, give a speech without fear of violence and intimidation. Uc berkeley says they offered coulter another date during the first week of may when they could better control public safety, but coulter rejecting the offer, tweeting, there are no classes at berkeley the week of may 2nd. What im frustrated with right now is i think the g. O. P. Should change their motto to next time, well fight this next time. Well show them how good we are this time. No, we want to win now. Reporter this fight is far from over. Right now College Republicans in a conservative group are suing uc berkeley for unequal rules and unequal access for coulter. Police say theyre ready for any demonstrations tonight on campus. Theres talk that Trump Supporters will hold some kind of event in support of coulter, and if those groups who oppose are also there, things could get ugly. Coming up in two minutes, a closer look at how the president communicates, his most controversial tweets. Which one was the most popular . Look at how the president communicates, his most controversial tweets. Which one was the most popular . Your parents have been talking about you for years. Sorry about that. Theyre all about me saving for a house, or starting a college fund for my son. Actually, i want to know what youre thinking. Have a seat. Knowing that the most important goals are yours. Multiplied by 14,000 financial advisors, its a big deal. And its how edward jones makes sense of investing. Ito treat your toughy nasal allergies. Listen up. Unlike pills that dont treat congestion, clarispray covers 100 percent of your nasal allergy symptoms. Clarispray. From the makers of claritin. Back with more on the president s first 100 days and President Trump is changing the way the white house communicates with americans, using social media like no one has before. Jon karl back with a closer look. Reporter george, as a candidate, donald trump communicated like none before him, and now that he is in the white house, that has not changed. I went to an ivy league school. Im very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words. Reporter from early in the campaign, donald trump cast himself as the next great communicator. I speak the truth. And i think people get it. And these guys are liars, but look, look, the press lies. Reporter his promise, telling it like it is, bypassing what he called the dishonest media. I like that he speaks what i feel. Reporter trump the candidate dominated social media. I have between facebook and twitter and instagram i have like almost 12 million people. Thats a lot. Reporter credited twitter with helping him win the white house. Then, he contemplated kicking the habit. Im going to do very restrained if i use it at all. Im going to do very restrained. Reporter that didnt happen. Since taking the the president ial oath, trump has tweeted more than 450 times. Some of those tweets got him into hot water. None more than when he tweeted the explosive and unfounded allegation that barack obama had wiretapped trump tower. President trumps toning claim. Accusing president obama it became a massive distraction, but his twitter following has only grown. On inauguration day, 20 million followers. Now hes up to 28 million. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. Reporter hes held fewer solo press conferences, just one in his first 100 days compared to four by president obama. Thank you very much. Reporter and that one, a doozy. Trump tangled with reporters for 75 minutes. And on the leaks, is it fake news or are these real leaks . The leaks are real. You know what they said. You saw it, and the leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake because so much of the news is fake. Reporter latenight comedians had a field day. The tone of the press conference was like if your dad found a pack of cigarettes under your mattress. Reporter for all the unconventional communication, trump has shown he can adjust his style to meet the traditions of the office. I am asking everyone watching tonight to seize this moment, believe in yourselves. Reporter that speech before the joint session of congress was well received by both his allies and his critics, and george, the president s twitter habits do seem to be changing. Take a look at the numbers. In his first month in office, he tweeted 145 times. In march, 129 times. And now in april, 113 times. He appears to be reigning it in a little bit. You may be surprised on that his most popular tweet was not one of the more controversial ones. It was a tweet where he defended the right of people to protest, even protesting him. This was two days after he was sworn in. That was the most liked and most retweeted, nearly 400,000 likes for that tweet, george. Okay, hes back on twitter this morning. Lets bring in james d. Harris, host of the james d. Harris show at kqth in tucson, arizona. Thanks for joining us. You saw the numbers on the tweets and in Washington Republicans say they wish the president would tweet less, tone it down a little more. What do your listeners think . My audience wishes that he would tweet even more. They say that when President Trump gets on the twitter machine we see things happen. They love the fact that theyre hearing it right from the horses mouth and they love the fact that theyre able to see his tweets and then see how the media responds to it. How about that tweet where he falsely accused president obama of spying on him and it turned out to be overwhelming for several weeks there at the beginning of the administration. Arent they worried about these selfinflicted wounds . Absolutely not. As a matter of fact, after that tweet they called it the tweet grenade into the mainstream medias living room. It seems like the whole narrative, the false narrative of President Trump colluding with the russians began to dissipate. I think that, you know, the media likes to say that that was a troublesome tweet, that he had caused a lot of backlash, but my audience loves the fact that he took that narrative head on and was pushing back. Jon, youre also seeing a very different kind of communication in the Briefing Room than weve ever seen before. Yeah, the briefings are something that have become mustsee tv on the cable channels. Sean spicer very confrontational often with the reporters, but all the cable channels carry these live, they get high ratings and thats something the president really likes. Thanks for joining us this morning. Michael. Thank you, george. Coming up on our big board, is homework good for your kids . Why some schools are banning it. Well talk about that when we come back in two minutes. Is homework good for your kids . Why some schools are banning it. Well talk about that when we come back in two minutes. In a diamond kind of love. The kind of love that begins unconditionally. Then grows even deeper over time. The kind of love that could only come. From mom. Right now at zales save 30 off an amazing selection storewide for mothers day. And celebrate mom with a gift whose meaning goes beyond just one day. A gift that will last. For generations. Zales. The diamond store. This piece is so you. I saw it and i was just like oh, i have to have it. 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First up, the debate over homework bans. Heating up all over the country as some schools starting to do away with homework. Rosalind wiseman here to talk about it. I want to start by reading a Moms Facebook post thats gone viral. She says her daughter is done with homework. Ive noticed her getting more and more stressed when it comes to school. By stressed i mean chest pains. Should she become some kind of junior workaholic at ten years old . Theres on extreme view right there. How much is too much . Starting in first grade we think that ten minutes a night per grade and then adding it ten minutes after that is really what we want to do, but this is a really important debate because on one side we have parents who hate homework. Its busy work, its a waste of time, its irrelevant. Its one more reason why kids hate school. On the other side are parents who have equally good reasons for doing homework. They think its important, shows organizational skills, holds kids accountable, and its okay for kids to have to do something that they dont like all the time. Most important, it shows economic disparities between kids. Because when you have a special project and creative projects, it really benefits the kids who have the resources to be able to do it. And thats really unfair and its totally reasonable for less affluent parents to feel thats inequitable and unfair for kids. Rosalind, youre a mother of two kids. How do you feel, homework or no homework . Im the mother of two teenagers and im always looking to hold them accountable but i want them to like homework and see that its relevant to their learning. You make an important point not only about the resources, not only the money for the projects but a lot of kids can afford tutors when others cant. Absolutely. So this really is a hidden issue that we dont see. So its really important that our education is fair and equitable for all of our children, even with the best of intentions. Sometimes we can go awry. Rosalind, thank you. Are you into homework, george . Theres a lot of homework right now but the point that rosalind is making is important. Were lucky that we can get our kids a lot of help and not everybody can get that. I like that, george. Chime in there, my friend. That was good. Rosalind, thank you. Next up, if you live in certain parts of the country, you may find some unwelcome visitors in your back yard. You can see right there, alligators. The fish and wildlife commissions of North Carolina and florida are warning the public that sightings are on the rise. Wildlife expert ron magill is joining us live. Ron, whats going on, why is there such an uptick in gator sightings . And in pools and back yards . Whats going on . A couple of reasons. Whats happening is basically were going through a little bit of a drought so prime alligator real estate is kind of a high demand right now so alligators are going to find these areas. Also its breeding season. So whats happening is the big males are chasing the little males out. You know what happens, females tend to make males a little desperate, sometimes borderline stupid because theyre looking for those females and theyre traveling everywhere, okay. These smaller guys especially are trying to find a pond where they can find a female that doesnt have a big guy in it. They get chased away so these alligators will try to go through your screen, your pool. If they see a reflection in the sliding door in your back porch, theyll come at the reflection and think its another alligator. Say no, no, no, this is my spot, this is my spot and theyre not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier. Theyre driven by that need to find a female and find some water. Which right now is at a premium here. That alligator in your arms does not look all that happy right now. Id be a little careful with it. Hes okay. Ive got him. Hes a youngster. Its not a problem. This guy is only about three years old. Its the big ones. And listen, the best thing to do is leave them alone, let them find their girlfriends and let them be happy. Ron, if youre out there, say youre coming in from out of town or even someone going to work or walking, what can you do to protect yourself from these desperate males who are now scattered . Just keep your distance. Just keep your distance, michael. If you keep 15 feet or more away from an alligator youre not going to be in any danger. Thats it. Tell you what, listening to that, i dont know if he was talking about alligators or real men. Here we go. Thank you, ron. Rosalind, thank you as well. Coming up, were celebrating take our kids to work day right here, not only here but all over the country. I did that with my daughter. 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Alexis . Okay. We have sfapt delays if youre on hrail. They have problems there out of stockton. We have a problem in the south bay, as well. Vehicle fire. Ton of smoke reported about 20 minutes ago. Sounds like they have that under control now. Backup to downtown. Reggie . Thank you. Mothers days steals and deals next on gma. Always on the news app and abc7news. Com. Well see you tomorrow morning. Right now, the news continues. Well its a perfect nespresso hold on a second. Orge. Mmm. [mel torme sings comin home baby] hey there. Want a lift . Where are we going . No dont tell me. Let me guess. Have a nice ride. How far would you go for coffee thats a cup above . I brought you nespresso. Nespresso. What else . Welcome to maxx you. You are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. We see what makes you unique. So we have something for everyone, at a price thats just right for you. Maxx you. Maxx life. T. J. Maxx good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Biggest tax cut in could taxes be slashed to the lowest rate ever for families, businesses, even the president himself . The onepage tax proposal from the president making waves, what the man behind the plan, treasury secretary steve mnuchin, is saying on gma. Could you be addicted to exercise . It affects thousands of americans. Now the new report overnight revealing what triggers the addiction and the danger signs to watch for. The perfect gifts for mothers day. We have got great deals steals for gma viewers. That dont impress me much new this morning, shania twain is back with the deal 15 years in the making. Why lifes about to get good for the country superstar. Im a fireball and coast to coast this morning, its take our daughters and sons to work day. Millions participating from the factory line to the farm and all over the country. Its the ultimate career day, live on gma. And all these kids are joining us here at work to say all good morning, america [ cheers and applause ] good morning, america. Happy thursday. Happy bring your kids to work day. Its making everybody excited right here this morning. And rightfully so. Look at these beautiful little faces, oh. Everywhere. [ applause ] adorable. What are the numbers, like 40 million across the country are doing this . Its not just here in times square or downstairs. Theyre all getting set to go. Looking good. And you see the kids also in washington d. C. Its really great for kids though to see what their dads are doing, dads and moms are doing when were gone all day working hard. Those kids are cooking up treats in the olive garden test kitchen. Thats got to be fun. Theyre making pizza. Theyre testing out some pizza recipes right there. Theres rob and his daughter madeline taking on the mars candy factory with the whole gang. I know its hard to find candy lovers but they managed to find some kids who love candy and theyre getting a little tour. A lot more coming up. Now to amy and the morning rundown. Breaking news more trouble for President Trumps former National Security adviser michael flynn. The Inspector General launching an investigation into whether he accepted payments from foreign governments including rush shoo without permission as flynn was warned back in 2014 not to accept payments. Also breaking right now. The pentagon confirms two u. S. Troops killed in afghanistan. They were conducting an operation against isis fighters of eastern afghanistan where the mother of all bombs was dropped. And a scare outside the British Parliament in london in the last few minutes. Police arrested a man on the sidewalk holding knives and detained him under the terrorism act. Armed police shut down the street but police now say there is no ongoing threat. And President Trump saying no plan to pull out of nafta after speaking with mexico and canada the president says they agreed to work on renegotiating the trade deal in hopes to benefiting all three countries but vowing to pull out if a fair deal cannot be reached. More reaction to the tax cut proposal for lowering taxes for every american, simplifying the tax code and cutting the tax rate to 15 . Steve mnuchin admitted its too early to know exactly how that will affect working families or President Trumps business empire. Were going to get rid of lots and lots of deductions. Making assumptions on what the impact of any persons individual taxes, until we get out the details, i dont think makes sense. This is about getting rid of deductions. For too long the rich have had special interest in deductions and what were going to do is lower the rates to spur capital investment. Critics say the wealthiest stand to benefit the most. The Trump Administration is hoping to get the clan worked out with members of congress by the end of the year. A Major Development in the effort to replace obamacare. Conservative republicans in the house have endorsed a revised bill that would allow states to opt out of requiring insurers to cover basic Services Like Maternity Care and ambulance rides. It could also apply to preexisting conditions. The fate of the plan remains unclear because many moderate republicans are still not sold on it. A health alert about energy drinks. A new study finds one energy drink is be lifethreatening to some people because of how it changes your heart activity and your Blood Pressure. Finally, because today is bring your kids to workday. My daughters ava and analise are here to help me tell you about a big surprise for fans of the pirates of the caribbean. Ava, take it away. Actor johnny depp got dressed up as captain jack sparrow at the pirates of the caribbean in disneyland, freaking out fans. Everyone was so excited, they grabbed their phones and posted lots of videos. Depp was promoting the new pirates of the caribbean movie coming out next month. Good job girls. So what do you think about my job . Its not that hard. I dont know what youre complaining about. What do you think, analise . Help me out here. Im going with ava. Great. Back to you. No respect. Good job, girls. [ applause ] listen up, girls. Your mom works very hard. As do you. A hard act to follow. Yes, it sure is. Kate and duff, sorry youre in school. Time now for pop news. Life is about to get real good for my robin. Life is also about to get real good for shania twain, and all of her fans. Thats the name of the lead single off her upcoming album, her first in over 15 years. Robin, where has she been . I dont know. 15 years, too many. So happy to have her back though. Shania tells Entertainment Weekly she just collected ideas over the years, put them all together, and they are the inspiration. Every time she had a nugget, she saved it and here it all is. No more collaborating with her exhusband, mutt lange. Shes going big time. Ed sheerans cowriter in charge of the album. The singer is set to hit the road next summer. I know where ill find you, robin. Shell be headlining in california on april 29th where she plans to debut that new hit single lifes about to get good. Country music, yeah. Shes just ive seen her in concert many times. When i saw her in residency in las vegas, and she pulled me on stage and you hated that. I know. To sing, yes. But it was so much fun. Shes a good one. Well get her on gma. Please. You got her on speed dial. Thats got to be on tape somewhere. Im looking for that. I believe we do have that as i recall. And also a more serious story, the last living male northern white rhino on the planet is looking for a mate, and his protecters are hoping that the dating app, tinder might just be the answer. Its actually quite genius. Its a new campaign called the most eligible bachelor in the world. A profile has been set up. His name is sudan. He says i dont mean to be forward but the fate of my species literally depends on me. He is 43 years old. He does have two female northern white rhino companions with him at his conservancy in kenya. They are not able to breed. Every time you swipe right youll be forwarded to the website for donations. The website actually crashed shortly after his profile. So many people want to help. I dont think that its his i dont think its his charming looks. The goal though, they need 9 million for new Breeding Technology to keep the species alive. Look for his profile. Swipe right on the horn. Yes, that was me. That was my interpretation. [ applause ] we all know cats have nine lives and this cat also leads separate lives. Meet 2yearold simba from new zealand, also known as crazy horse. Simbas owner, shirley, was used to him going missing for a few days at a time but when he returned from a sabbatical with stitches, done professionally like a vet, she did a little investigating and found out that simba was catting around with another woman. That woman named mckayla also thought that simba was her pet. She knew him. She called him crazy horse because he had a tendency to race around her house all the time. It turns out simbas two moms used to work together, so he was going from house to house living separate lives. Simba, i mean, happy ending though for this twotimer. Shirley and mckayla have worked out a joint custody agreement, and we declare that is the cats meow. [ applause ] all is well. Well done, lara. Coming up, a new report, is exercise addiction real, and how to tell if you have it. And its take our kids to workday. Our kid anchors are getting ready for their own special newscast. Look at them right there. And they are going live, too. 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When people engage in high volumes of exercise, have constant injuries and skip out on work or family obligations to exercise, theyre workout goals have gone too far. Katherine was even exercising injured. Back at the gym after diagnosed with two stress fractures and a back injury that needed surgery. I forced myself to exercise anyway. Reporter experts warn exercise addiction can occur with and without food issues. It has nothing to do with achieving a goal. Its just an endless cycle. Reporter she had always struggled with body image and selfesteem issues and working out took away those feelings. The number one psychological propellent behind this is shame, and this feeling that im not okay the way i am. Reporter she eventually sought out therapy, and today the 28yearold is able to exercise without it becoming an obsessive habit. Whats different now is i revolve my life around my life, not around exercise. Reporter the report goes on to say that Health Care Professionals can diagnose exercise addiction. It begins with focused questionnaires and moves on to a range of treatments that may include extensive therapy. Surprising stuff. Its a real thing. An addiction that people need to take seriously. Jesse, thanks so much. Coming up, great deals steals for mothers day. Come on back. Up, great deals and steals for mothers day. Come on back. We recently had a heart attack. Steals for mothers day. Come on back. Steals for mothers day. Come on back. Steals for mothers day. Come on back. Steals for mothers day. Come on back. Deals steals for mothers day. Come on back. For mothers day. Come on back. We take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than one hundred milligrams. As it affects how well brilinta works. Brilinta helps keep platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. In a Clinical Study brilinta worked better than plavix®. Brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. 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Check it out, high clouds and breezy conditions today and tomorrow as we transition to a dry pattern that may last 15 days. This will definitely be our longest streak of warm weather st so far this year. About 70 to 74 inland. Still a little chilly tonight from 46 to 52 degrees. Look at these temperatures take off from the [ applause ] tell you what, those kids may be taking our jobs pretty soon. It is time now for deals and steals with tory johnson and we have some special friends here for gma take our kids to work day and theyre going to help us get ready for mothers day. How sweet is this. Yes. All right. What have we got, tory. Chloe here told me that her mom loves to cook and always makes the table look great, so shes going to love these from milo gift shop. They are personalized cutting boards. I had this one made for my mama. For your mom with your kids names. We had one made with lara and all the grandchildrens names in the family. Whether its for grandma, mom, aunt, friend or you want to treat yourself, chloe gave me a thumbs up. She said her mom would like it because her mom likes to make the table look good. These range depending on the size that you choose from 48 to 60 . Theyre slashed by chloe, how much . Over 50 off. So 22 to 29 from milo. Thanks, chloe. Give me some. Next up, i have a pair for you. Myles has a pair on. This is the brand thats spelled quay, quay. Myles told me his mom is super cool. He picked out a pair for his mom and for himself. Normally these range from 55 to 60. Celebrities wear these but mom is going to look like a star. Myles, whats the discount . All right, were cutting it in half. 25 to 30 for quay sunglasses. Myles, turn around, give me. Okay, what do we got . Gia says my mama loves diamonds and i think every mom deserves diamonds. From amelia rose, we have these amazing diamond initials. Theres the floating initial, the single initial or the initial that one, that pave. Thats really nice. Two different styles depending on what mom likes. You can mix the styles. You can buy it on the beaded chain or buy single initials so if you want to stack up all of her loved ones onto one chain, you can do that. These normally expensive, normally 98 to 159. Remember, diamonds. Gia is helping us out here with a big discount. Show it to us. Shes slashing them to 49 to 58 to amelia rose. You bring in kids you get bigger discounts. There you go. Kay carol. Lilys moms a nurse and she told me her moms busy, always on the go. This is an amazing little case. It holds a phone, your key. You can put credit cards, money. It has rfid lining so no one is going to take your credit card data from that. Super cute little case for every mom on the go. Normally 40. Lily, show us the discount. Were slashing it in half. 20 bucks. Crossbody style. There you go. All right. A little selfie in there. Primal elements. Gisele says that her mom could use a little pampering. You gave me a thumbs up on this one, right . Yeall right. This is the vanilla sugar whip. Its not going to be just giseles mom who likes it. The candles, the sugar whip, the bath bombs. Giseles mom is going to be smelling fabulous, pampering. What i love about primal elements is that its affordable luxury. The prices on this are terrific. Depending on what you choose, everything ranges from 5 to 20. Gisele, did you hook us up with a discount . 50 off, so all of these pieces, 2. 50 to 10. Gisele, well done, my dear. All right, and then over here weve got quilted koala. Naomi told me she and her mom take dance classes and she thinks her mom deserves a new dance bag. If you have a mom whos on the go, whether its gym, dance or around the globe, this is fabulous. 100 cotton. Its got matching cosmetic bag, four different styles. Normally 143. But naomi really is taking care of us on this one. Show them the deal. So 38, 38 for the 38 . 38. Do you think mom is going to be styling at dance . Shes going to look good, right . Both of you are going to look fabulous. You were telling me which one you thought she would like best . This color. All these kids have picked out things for mom. You outdid yourself. Well done, well done. It gets better because everyone in our audience will get a special gift from primal elements. Yall are going home with that. And weve partnered with these companies on these great deals, and for some lucky cities out there, gets even better. Tory is taking deals on the road next week. You got it, baby. Were going to chicago, philadelphia, raleigh, tampa and dallas, so come join us. All the details on our website. We want you guys to join us. Make sure you do that and well be right back. Thank you, kids. Great job. Ou do that and well be right back. Thank you, kids. Great job. Hey, good morning. Im natasha zouves. Now, supporters and opponents of ann coulter pushing forward with three separate rallies in berkeley today even though the speech is called off. Police say officers will be highly visible to keep demonstrations peaceful. Lets get to alex smith with traffic. Hi, alexis. Good morning. A couple of problems on 92. We have reports of a crash involving a motorcycle on both eastbound and westbound 92 of both directions there around 101 in the san mateo area. Seeing quite a bit of red. Starting off pretty good here. On the hayward side. Closer the foster city expect closer the foster city expect the delays. Its not a weekend hobby. Ance . You have to live and breathe it for 50 years. Its the sound. And the fury. Its letting it all hang out there, and its hanging on for dear life. That is what amg driving performance means. And this is where it lives. The 503horsepower mercedesamg c63 s coupe. Hey, good morning. Temperatures are on the rise. Already mid50s to 61 in antioch. You can see its a gorgeous morning. Little bit cooler. Mid to upper 50s through 9 00. Few 60s and the 50s at the coast, 60s and 70s elsewhere by 4 00. Guess what. This is just the beginning. Almost summer like next week, natasha. 7day. Thanks, mike. Well have another update in 30 minutes and the news app. Remember to join us for abc7 mornings. The news now, a very special edition of good morning america, take your kids to work day. [ applause ] welcome back to gma, everybody. All morning were celebrating take our daughters and sons to work day, and look at all the wonderful careerminded kids we have in our audience this morning. Yes, indeed. [ applause ] with the exception of one. Wheres myles . Myles. Myles is right there. There he is. Myles said he wanted to be retired. He doesnt like the hours. Parents all across the country are with their kids. Theyre joining in this tradition thats been around for more than 20 years. Did you know that, more than 20 years theyve been doing this. Great idea. Thats a long time. They are running the show up here too. You know, we kicked all our producers out and kaitlyn is stealing our stage managers job. [ applause ] say hi. Five, four, three, two, one. [ applause ] right on cue. My dad was in the army. He was an officer, and he was 82nd airborne division, so we used to go running with the troops and go to work with my dad and it was incredible. Did any of you ever go to work with your parents . Sure, yeah. I was my dads altar boy. Were you really . Yeah sure. My dad worked right down the block. He was in the garment district. He ran a sweater manufacturing company, and i can remember going up there and always asking to go into the sample closet. Like you, my father was in the air force, he was a tuskegee airman, a pilot. That was my second love. If this didnt work out i wanted to go into aviation. My mom would get mad. We would go up and buzz the house. If i was on the plane and hear your voice come over, id feel good about being on the plane. Thank you. Lets go to rob marciano in new jersey. Hes got his daughter madeline there. Dream assignment, the mars candy factory. Hows it going there . Shes having a ball. I know you guys are having a big party back there in times square. As far as the live shot, bring your daughter to work day, madeline got the Golden Ticket for sure. We are out here at the mars chocolate and m m factory in new jersey as you mentioned with tracy, one of the leaders here, her son loughlin and of course my daughter madeline whos a big fan of m ms. Ill let you ask tracy a couple of questions. What do you want to ask tracy about m ms . Um madeline, do you know how many m ms we make here every day . 100. We make millions of m ms are every day. Half of the m ms we sell in the u. S. Are made right here in hackettstown, new jersey. Wouldnt it be cool to come here to work at this factory. What do you think they do all day . What do you do all day . We make sure that theyre the highest quality that we can and we taste test them to make sure every single one is perfect. Loughlin is a little older than you but i hear that you have a big announcement to make. So mars is now shipping out to everywhere in the u. S. , caramel m ms and next month youll be able to buy them. So they taste really good. Do you want to try one . Yeah. All right. I know you guys have some back in the studio there, so dig in, guys. Let me know what you think. Try some . Theyre good. Great job madeline. Great job, loughlin. Thank you guys. Cheers, have a great day, guys. I cant really talk. I know that you said that your children had to stay in school. Theyre in school today. Your twins, isabella and sophia. Sorry youre chewing. They wanted to be here today. They got a little message for you. Aw, dont make me cry. Hi, dad. We wish we could be there for bring your kid to work day. But as you can see, were busy rehearsing for our musical, james and the giant peach. We cant wait for you to come and see it. I was wondering, when did you know you wanted to become a news anchor . Who inspired you to work on broadcast television . Wow. Is that a question for me or everybody . For you, daddy. Me . News anchor, i dont know. I think it just kind of happens, kids. Not for all of us. But you know, i think for me being an athlete here in new york and having so much exposure to it, you kind of i kind of gravitated to it, so its kind of a natural progression. From the football field to the broadcast booth and now here at gma. Were split on this table. You and i came on a nontraditional path and you you and i both studied communications in college. Started in small markets and worked our way up. Both athletes. Yep. Thought id go into sports casting first. And i did. And i thought id go into the nfl too. [ applause ] thats what we call a drop the mic moment. The twins have a couple of other questions too. Oh boy. So, what was your favorite subject in school, and how does it help you at work . What has been your favorite experience at gma so far . Okay, i love math and i love history. So that really helps. I can keep them under budget. And my favorite thing so far, to be honest with you, i think coming here every day is my favorite thing. I love being here every day. It is so much fun. Great team, great energy, and its fun. So every day, and the next day it will be the best thing. Thats great. Robin, what was your favorite subject . Oh gosh. Um, what was my favorite subject . I cant even remember. Its been so long, lara. I can say what my favorite thing about good morning america, you have no idea what it is to be a privilege in your home every single morning and to be able to say good morning to america. Thats my favorite, to say good morning to america. You know what, we have a couple of trending topics related to kids this morning. Earlier we talked about the possibility of getting rid of homework which im sure a lot of kids are like, yes. Were going to get some experts to weigh in on this, so come on out, kids. Abc, easy as one, two, three hi guys. Hi. You look incredible. We have a few questions for you kids. The first one is for claude. Do you think homework is good or bad . I think this question could actually go either way because its good because its Good Practice for people who are confused and you can ask the teacher the next day, like im confused, can you please help me. And i think its bad because kids cant get that much exercise and cant socialize with other people. [ applause ] wow. Now deanna, i have a question for you. Should we keep homework around or should we ban it . Well, it depends on what type of homework because if its homework that can take you like five minutes, like easy homework that you know what to do, then i think you should then, its Good Practice, like claude said. But if its homework that can take you all night, then i think that should be banned. Okay, i like that too. Zuri, were coming down to you. Do you think homework is a good idea . Well, im split. I think its good because like if you practice and stuff like claude said, and its like you dont have any homework and you spent all this time playing outside and video games and all this other stuff, then you might forget what youre learning in school and it might go to the back of your brain, hard to remember it. It seems like all of you think the same thing, a little homework is actually good. It keeps you sharp and helps you learn what you learned at school and remember it and retain it, but too much is too much and you cant socialize and, like, be a kid i guess is the best way to put it. Yeah. All right. I think you three are awesome. I think you three are really sharp. Youve got your pulse on this whole homework thing. Well see how it goes. Youre the experts. I want to get your read on this one. This is another story. A 7yearold in utah came home with a letter from his teacher. I use air quotes on that. It says dear parents, nathan had been doing good in all his classes except for video game class. If he does not stay up all night playing video games, he will get kicked out of school. From, the school. Now, number one, investigative reporters, who do you think really wrote that note . Nathan. Exactly. [ applause ] what time is the perfect bedtime . Should you be allowed to stay up all night . What time is the best bedtime . Ill say 10 00 on school days. 10 00 . Yeah, 10 00. 10 00 p. M. . Five hours of homework, five hours of play. Okay. He told me. You dont want to argue with claude, ill tell you right now. Claude schooled me. All right kids, thank you. Thank you all so much. We really appreciate it. Coming up, were cooking with the kids when chef capon comes with a fun family recipe. There he is with his son and daughter. 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Lets ge you want to grab those sunglasses. Good morning. I am abc7 news, meteorologist, mike nicco. Mid60s to 70 for the rest o all right, i want to do it every day. All that weather brought to you by lowes. Michael, head up to you. It is time for our kids kitchen takeover. Celebrity chef josh capon is here with his two adorable chefs. His daughter amanda, and his son, max. Theyre going to help do some cooking. Plus we have kids everywhere down here all cooking. Were going to have a lot of fun. Josh, youre one busy man. You just opened burger bash at citi field. Bash burger. You always take time to cook with the kids. When you cook with kids theyre going to eat good food and take pride in what theyre cooking and eating. Whats the top thing you cook . A lot of barbecuing. Amanda loves lamb chops, ribs and we love pressed sandwiches. Its a great way to get them involved, and we love pressed san sandwich sandwiches. Lets go. What do you got here . One of our favorite things to eat is broe chute toe. Do you like prrks me too. Some nice thin mozzarella. I want to jump in there. Normally you want an overstuffed sandwich. When you press them, i know a little less is more. Coming from that that doesnt sound right. Sometimes less is more. We took a little bit of butter on both sides. Got your butter in this . Got to butter that bread. And then breville makes a good line of cooking appliances that are fun to cook with. Kids, plug them in. Sandwich press gets nice and hot but not too hot. Let it do its work. Give a press as it goes. Its warm, so yes. Press the handle. Within a matter of seconds, look at that. Come on, come on. Magic. I mean, look at this thing. Did you do that . Theres Nothing Better than a warm toasted golden brown sandwich to cut into. Amanda, i have a question for you. Is there any secret to your cooking . No. You just listen to your dad . How about good ingredients . That helps. Max, what about you, any secret . No. What is the name of your sandwich . The panana. So whats in your sandwich . Bananas and peanut butter. And you press that too . I forgot the butter. More butter. More butter, everybodys yelling butter, butter. All butter, butter throw it in there. Were going to press that. Press it down. Theres nothing like cooking with the kids. When we take this break were going to eat it. Everybody, when we come back, mary lambert is here next. Stay right there. Stay right there. Were back now with mary lambert. You may know her from her hit same love with macklemore and ryan lewis. She has a brand new single called know your name from her brand new album bold out may 5th. Lets hear it. [ cheers and applause ] lady, can i get you closer, lady, would you come on over i think im ready this time, i think i would like your hands in mine lady, i got a question for you lady, think that youre the answer lady, gonna see me later hey, want to go to dinner hey, i want to take you out, i want to make you shake i want to drive you out but i probably shouldnt know your name when i finally get to, ooh, be the one who gets to hold you close in the dark i should know your name finally get to ooh, be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark be your light i should know your name when i finally get to hold you close in the dark be your light but i probably should know your name got a car and do you feel what im feeling i got to see you again i love the way that you walk in lately, ive been waiting for you lately youve been waiting for me want to go out dancing hey, would you take a chance on me i want to take you out i want to make you shake i want to drive you wild but i probably should know your name when we finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close at night in the dark i should know your name when i finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name we can be so good but i probably should know your name i know im a little delusional a little unusual but ive got a heart that wants your heart i know im a little obsessed with this only think about your kiss i dont know why i dont know you yet when i finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name when i finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name [ cheers and applause ] that was awesome. Yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. Yes, it has an epaestimated range of 312 miles. Yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. Yes, this is a mindblowing marvel of technology. And, yes, you can buy it today because the future doesnt start next week, next month or next year. The future starts now. In the hydrogenfueled toyota mirai. Good morning america is brought to you by Weight Watchers. Lose weight and enjoy the things you love. I have to give a big thanks to mary lambert. Mary, that was great. Thank you so much. Look right there. Theres our kids still going strong. We want to thank everybody for bringing your kids to work today. A great day it was. You guys did great. Bringing your kids to work today. A great day it was. You guys did great. Good morning to you. Im natasha zouves. Meteorologist mike nicco has a quick look at the forecast. Hey, natasha. Hi, everybody. Current conditions heading out, mid50s to low 60s already. Heres the destination. Low to mid60s along the coast and san francisco. Mid to upper 60s around the bay. Low to mid70s. Back to average but we dont stop there. Look how warm it gets next week. Looking forward to that. Checking out drive times here. We have some that are very slow right now. Not bad out of the central valley. About 46 minutes. Northbound 101, highway 85 to the san jose airport, in the red. Northbound 280, highway 1 to san francisco, 25 minutes. Thank you. Its time for live with kelly. Reporting continues now on the free abc7 news app. Join us for abc7 mornings announcer its live with kelly today, from the comedy superstore, america ferrera. And she plays abby on the hit drama scandal, darby stanchfield. Plus, actor and playwright John Leguizamo is back at the cohost desk. All next on live [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and John Leguizamo [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]