the tough questions about whether this controversial relationship can really last. and what is really wrong with nick cannon. the mystery behind the health crisis and how he says mariah is coping. live on "gma." good morning, everyone. and it was a really difficult weekend for so many folks. that massive tornado outbreak, ravaging parts of the southwest and south, now south of those destroyed areas are being covered in snow. this is west liberty, kentucky. see the snow right there. we have complete coverage. >> cannot get a break. also, everyone has to brace yourselves for more pain at the pump. no end in sight for the rising gas prices. 27 days in a row and it's likely to get worse. a likely talk over war in iran. a take look at this. in the bahamas. a little bit of cheer. could be apple juice. and then a bit of a mishap, had to jump in the media boat but all is well now. the tour continues. >> and bob woodruff is there. we'll bring it to you later. let's get to the new dramatic images of the twisters over the weekend. there were 400 tornado warnings and the death toll now stands at 39. you know that our team is there on the ground. and abc meteorologist ginger zee starts the coverage in indiana. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, everyone. covered in a french two inches of snow, the twisted shredded town of henryville is difficult to see this morning. but look at the scene around me. i am actually in someone's living room. wait till you see the pictures we're about to show you. you'll get a sense of how frightening it was to be in the cross hairs of this tornado. >> oh, no, get back! >> mom, do we need to jump in the car? >> jump in the car! >> run. run. >> come on, get out, get out, get out! [ siren ] >> oh, my god. >> reporter: nature's fury caught on tape. >> back up! >> reporter: the monster tornadoes, part of a violent line of twisters that demolished towns in five state, killing at least 38 people. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: more than 100 tornado reports since friday. at least 42 confirmed. this one packing winds as high as 175 miles per hour. this ef-4 tornado did this to the town of marysville, indiana. the destruction we see from the ground is mind-numbing from above. oh. schools and homes annihilated. this house is an example of why you have to get to the lower-most part of your home. the top of that house is completely ripped off. and the bottom, they had a basement. but no one upstairs. the storm blasted nearly 70 miles per hour. southwest, northeast, and get this, it wasn't alone. at least one other twister followed the same track just minutes later. this is likely to be the place where it is a half a mile wide. a half mile wide with those in attack. the foundations even rearranging the lumber yard. it's hard to view from up here. 52 miles. here's the really bad part. a lot of the speakers and computer monitors, anything that could have been potentially salvageable, now covered in snow. coming up, here's what i'm going to do. i'll give you an idea of if they have more winter weather in the hard-hit areas and of course, i'll look at the nation's weather. back to you. >> all right, ginger. so touching to see the american flag hanging after a disaster like that. so many stories emerging. abc's matt gutman has been tracking them from west liberty, kentucky. good morning, matt. >> good morning, robin. a field of snow, actually a neighborhood sfo72 hours ago. they hope to start clearing the debris, instead, they're contending with piles of wet, heavy snow. so heavy, they're afraid it will start collapsing rooftops. there are other hazards here. this 2 by 4 sticking out of the snow with nails in it. >> take it away from us, lord! >> reporter: she blasts skyward. >> take it away from my home! take it away from this town! >> reporter: a mystery use woman in this video begging god to let this tornado pass. the tornado battered kentucky as prayers resonated. so we set out to find her with electricity out, it wasn't easy. finally -- >> we watched it form. then the monster was above it, i began then to pray. >> take it away from us! >> it knocked the porch right off? >> it knocked the porch right off. >> reporter: and it worked. her house still standing. ♪ >> reporter: despite congregations coming acrosshis region, prayers for the youngest left unanswered. >> she looked and lifted her arms straight up. she wanted to go to her daddy. >> reporter: true to her name, angel babcock is in heaven her grandmother tells abc news, just 14 months old, babcock held on. for two days she was a tiny source of hope. >> one thing i can say, they're all together. and that is -- that is comforting. >> reporter: hundreds showing up at this donation site. moved by stories of survival and faith. folks like dwayne phillips who managed to outrun the tornado in the car. >> i felt, we're helpless, we got to do something to help all of these people. >> right now, residents, robin, are telling us they need simple things, things like shovel to help clear the debris on the ground. and it could be several days before the hundreds of homeless finally get back to neighborhoods like this one. >> now josh elliott has the other top stories. good morning. we're going to begin with a critical meeting at the white house. president obama meets face-to-face with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, one day after urging israel to give diplomacy a chance. abc's jake tapper joins us now. jake, it's fair to say, in the recent past, the relations between please two have been strained. but if president obama and prime minister netanyahu both agree iran can't be allowed to get a nuclear weapon, where do they still disagree? >> as you mentioned last may, obama and netanyahu had a tense moment in the oval office. the question is how much of these disagreements will be voiced. there are two areas. red lines and time lines. in terms of red lines, united states says iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. israel takes it further, iran must not have the capability of developing a nuclear weapon. they want them to stop enrimpfing uranium and want to threaten more starkly a military force if they do not go the way they want them. then the time line. as you mentioned, the u.s. believes there is time for economic sanctions to work. israel feels the threat is much more urgent. >> jake tapper in the nation's capital. meanwhile, vladimir putin is headed back to the kremlin for this third round was president. putin shed tears. but the monitors say the election was in fact rigged. and now to that scandal really engulfing professional football. today, nfl investigators will question a former assistant coach who admits running a bounty program for the new orleans saints. gregg williams has apologized for the practice of paying players for game-ending hits on opponents. so-called knockouts paid them $1,500. take a look at this, argentina, a glacier moves cuts off a river building up pressure under the ice. it's been nearly four years since a major collapse as this one. and a reminder from hawaii that we are indeed powerless against the forces of power nature. red hot lava from the kilauea volcano. engulfed by a river of molten rock just one our after the owner left. kilauea has been erupting for three decades but recently became far more destructive. now to super tuesday showdown with the fifth straight win in saturday's washington caucuses, mitt romney is picking up momentum and high-profile support in the voting tomorrow. but as he looks to wrap up the nomination fight, the rush limbaugh firestorm is implicating is for all candidates. with "your voice your vote," john berman. >> because of that language used by rush limbaugh, which even limbaugh now calls insulting, mitt romney and all the candidates find themselves caught between a rush and a hard place. >> reporter: college coeds. it's now cost them seven advertisers. pro flowers, the latest big money company to flee his show, saying his language went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our thoughts as a company. and in the comment about sandra fluke. >> they must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. >> reporter: this week, limbaugh apologized. my choice of words was not the best. in an attempt to be humorous, i created a national stir. i apologize to miss fluke for the insulting words. insulting. >> it's being absurd, you know, an entertainer can be absurd. >> let's talk about apologies for a second. i think the president was totally wrong as commander in chief to apologize to religious fanatics. >> after the language being used, i focus on the issues that i think is significant. that's why i'm here talking about jobs in ohio. >> reporter: in no rush to judge rush, a conservative icon, romney would love to be talking about ohio. polls show he's closing there on rick santorum. and romney appears to be consolidating establishment support who would love to see that race end. that establishment includes a phone call goes out from former first lady barbara bush. back to rush limbaugh, the company that syndicates limbaugh's show was owned by bain capital. >> let's begin on the rush controversy. number one, does it have legs? and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i think mitt romney is a bit risk -- >> that's right, he doesn't want to take the risk. it sure looking coming off that winning rush, five wins in a row. probably going to win the most states tomorrow. almost certainly the most delegates. can at the put it away tomorrow? >> i don't think he can put it away tomorrow. it's beginning to be pressure from people to say it's time for this thing to end. i don't think it will go away because the delegates will still go on. if he's successful, it will put the conversation down. >> and newt gingrich will stay in if he wins georgia, rick santorum will stay in if he wins ohio? >> yeah, there's going to be a split on the states. there won't be a split on the delegates. we could see, an opportunity, a small window that newt gingrich could have a resurgence after tomorrow. >> if he wins the biggest state tomorrow. >> and finished close in ohio. could finish second in tennessee. he could get a little lift out of it. >> there's no way he could get the delegates he needs before the convention? >> there's no way anyone other than mitt romney can get the delegates he needs. the math becomes almost impossible for anybody else other than mitt romney to win this nomination. >> position that barack obama was in four years ago really can't be caught? >> absolutely. he wants to turn to the general election but this rush limbaugh thing is keeping him from doing it. >> diane sawyer and i will have complete coverage of the super tuesday results tomorrow night. robin? >> the compaeconomy always part. campaign. the pain at the pain. up again after going up every day for the past month. after that crisis over iran deepens, there will be any relief. bianna golodryga is here. >> prices unfortunately, robin, continue to rise. take a look at this. up 30 cents in just the past 27 days. we want to show you the hot spots the highest gas prices. if you take a look at the west coast. $4.34 a gallon. michigan, close to $4. $3.94. us here in new york, nearly $4 as well. why is this happening? three main reasons. we talk about oil prices. we know that gas prices reflect oil prices. oil is up 10% in the past months, why, as jake was talking about, tensions over iran over the nuclear program. also, this may seem like a contradiction, but as the economy starts to improve, demand for gasoline will rise as well. >> of course, we're heading to the summer, bianna, that means the price will continue to go up? >> that's right. a lot depends on what happens in iran. traditionally, gas prices go up 20 centers. >> bianna, thank you. another check of the weather. ginger zee in for sam. she windows us from henryville, indiana. beginninger? >> good morning, we start with sfwho. two inches well in hen griville, places like winchester getting five inches. let me show you a map of how much will fall or has already fallen. kind of a combined map. 5 to 10 degrees below average for a lot of the numbers early this morning. there's the purples and blues that maybe you don't like to see as you're getting out the door. finally, a look at the warmth. yesterday, l.a. hit a record of 87 degrees. i'll leave you with a look at the outlook. for now, that's your big picture. 34 degrees in washington right now. a cold start to our work of lightsome areas snow are starting to develop south and southwest of the down inon area, y where therecount winter weather advisory until noon. metrosnow flurries in the accumulations washington, about 1-3 >> coming up, i have a new storm in the pacific northwest to tell you about. and a big warmup for the east. so stick around, george. >> ginger, thanks very much. now, to prince harry on a high-profile mission for her majesty. he complaplaying to the crowd, g a move everywhere he goes. bob woodruff is in the caribbean where everyone seems to be wild about harry. >> reporter: this since voyage began, prince harry has been cheered by huge crowds. >> i'm looking forward to the next 24 hours. a chance to explore more of the people of this stunning island. >> reporter: it is also a very personal trim for him. his father and mother, princess diana, visited the bahamas in 1992, while she was six months' pregnant. while here, prince harry made a special trip to see india hicks, a bridesmaid in the oroyal wedding. for the first time in public, prince harry also wore the white uniform, the gold sash, metals, blue beret and a sword. over the weekend in belize, harry was having fun. the kind of rum-drinking street dancing royal. >> we know he loves to party. and party he did. the whole street, it was vintage harry. >> reporter: halfway between the bahamians islands, this boat broke down. also for the first time, prince harry revealed the health condition of his grandfather, prince philip who had surgery to clear his coronary artery. he said despite fears, prince philip has a new spurt at life and he'll carry on all he can. >> on to jamaica now. coming up, we have the latest on the controversy over that teacher/student romance who left his family and job to move in with her. >> and a new twist in the grosse pointe park murder case. who killed the wealthy mother of two? 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abc news exclusive, nick cannon, the first interview since a major health scare led to him leaving his radio slow. and his wife mariah carey. let's get to the new developments in the grosse pointe park case. michigan police have arrested a handyman who confessed to the murder more than a month ago. >> good morning, robin. this continues to be such a puzzling case. we now have an arrest, so many open questions as well, including when jane bashara's husband is in the clear. >> here he is, joe gantt, a former handyman, a man who sources say has the i.q. of a third grader right before he turned himself in. moments later, had would walk into a room in this courthouse, filled with law enforcement officers, through the open door, you can hear it. just days after jane bashara, a well-known, well-loved, well to do business woman was found strangled in her mercedes suv, he reportedly confessed to the crime, telling police conflicting and confusing stories about jane's husband job bashara for whom he used to do odd jobs, offered him money and then forced him at gun point to kill jane in the garage of their upscale home in grosse pointe, michigan. one of the richest towns in america. >> did you kill jane bashara. >> just panicking. >> reporter: according to a friend, he's trying to do the right thing. >> he wants justice done for both families. >> reporter: but there are so many questions, why did police wait more than a month after the original confession to make the arrest? and what does it now mean for bob bashara. in an interview with andrea canning bashara denied it outright. >> i don't own a firearm. i don't have anything to do with this. this is a sick assessment on his part. it shows how deranged he is. >> reporter: but there is a cloud hanging over bob bashara whshed those tears. in those early days, so much spilled out about him, that he was a person of interest, reportedly failed a polygraph, had a mistress. in an abc news interview, his daughters stood by him. >> i just know how my mom felt about him. there was not a hint towards violence. >> bob bashara's attorney said his client is very relieved to have bill gantz off the street. he said i do not have a chris cal ball. >> in your piece, talking about it six weeks? >> over a month. over a month. and we don't know why it took so long for that arrest to happen. >> maybe we'll learn more. dan, thank you. we turn to the controversy kicked up by that story we brought you last week. the 41-year-old high school teacher who left his wife and kids for a student in class. the professor insists they did nothing wrong and they want to build a life together. abc's sell sececelia vegas sat down with them. >> reporter: good morning, they realize people raised their eyebrows but they say they're in it for the long haul, despite is will be an uphill battle. they say they are in love. they are definitely defiant. >> i don't think we have regrets per se. >> reporter: until just a few weeks ago, james hooker was jordan power's high school teacher. today, they are boyfriend and girlfriend. she is 18. he is 41. >> do you realize that most people hearing your story are going to judge what you've done? >> we know there's a lot of opinions, and most of it doesn't agree with us. >> reporter: we first met this controversial couple last week. since then, the story of their romance has drawn criticism and raised questions. so with their permission, we asked psycho analyst dr. bethany marshall to sit down with them as our cameras rolled. can they make it? >> i think the biggest challenge the two of you are going to face is that you have a us against the world kind of attitude. and when that attitude gets taken too far, it can be very paranoid. and paranoia is the belief that other people are wishing ill to you but you play no fault. >> reporter: powers and hooker maintain they became physical only after she turned 18 when it would have been legal. but police are now investigating. >> i think people get caught up in our role. i was apr teacher. she was a students. but they also forget i chose not to continue teaching. i chose to walk away before we took our relationship to a certain level. >> reporter: hooker resigned moved into an apartment with powers and left his family, including a 17-year-old daughter who attends the same school. >> how do you think of it, is she a friend, a potential stepdaughter? is she a peer? >> she would be a potential stepdaughter. we weren't friends. we were acquaintances. >> reporter: now for the first time, powers' family is speaking publicly through their pastor. who told us this is a very difficult time for them as they work through the pain caused by james' decision to abandon his family. >> i think "abandon" is a choice word. i think they probably do feel abandoned. there's nothing i can do at this moment in time to stop that feeling. >> james does what sex offenders often do. he disavows culpability while doing the same actions. he's saying he's not responsible for. >> reporter: hooker adamantly denies that label but went on the defensive when discussing his family. >> your duty to your children is not to the rest of the world? >> sure. >> they only have one dad? >> and you're dealing a judgment on our relationship that's based on brokenness. love will overcome everything. i love my children. i love jordan. and i think that will prove you wrong. >> reporter: now, after 15 years as a teacher, hooker is now looking for a new job, probably an entirely new career. he realizes he will never teach again. powers on the other hand is taking independent study classes. she's no longer going to school. but she plans to go back to school to walk in the graduation ceremony with the rest of the class. >> thank you very much. ginger zee in for sam. good morning, everyone. i have a new storm to tell you about for the pacific northwest. one to two feet of snow in some of the higher elevations. 20 to 40-mile-per-hour gusts. this is going to be a blast of ugly weather for those in the northwest. here's a picture of what it will include. 51, spokane, 50, portland. moving to a warmer note in the east, watch the mild weather come in, springlike warmth. d.c. up to 60 by wednesday. new york city, 59 by midweek. we will have a few snow on this morning south of town. especially in fredericksburg and spotsylvania there will be accumulations. by today and >> this weather report has been brought to you by cartier. >> thanks ginger. coming up, is madonna getting ready to put a ring on it? why her boyfriend is asking her to give him all her loving. we're back at 7:43. and now to madonna. and the buzz that she is mulling over a proposal from her latest boyfriend who wants her to tie the knot. she's older than his mother. he's 24. is she playing hard to get, here's nick watt with the latest. nick? >> good morning, robin. first up, reports that madonna's taking a pop at her ex-husband, guy ritchie. listen, i tried to be a wife, i swallowed my life. she is moving on to younger pastures. ♪ ♪ hear me now everywhere you turn ♪ >> reporter: as madonna gets older, the toy boys get younger. she's 53, a 24-year-old break dancer is looking like the next. >> i didn't write down on a piece of paper, i'm now going to have a relationship with a younger man. it's just what happened. ♪ i'm sexy and i know itnknow i ♪ ♪ >> reporter: there's a 29-year age gap, she was singing this ♪ like a virgin ♪ ♪ >> reporter: she's old enough to be his mother -- i take that back. she is older. >> when you think of getting serious when you introduced madonna to his mom who is eight years younger. >> reporter: you might ask a little known frenchman what first attracted him to a mega rich superstar. young brahim told thelma d them is a woman above all. when she split from guy, madonna said she'd rather get hit by a train than get married again. but things change. >> i've certainly fallen in love with people who are willing to make sacrifices from me. >> there are reports that are conflicts with his family because he is muslim and madonna, of course, follows kabbalah. >> reporter: since "lucky star" she's still got. the super bowl proved that. my only question -- ♪ listen, brahim, can you handle it? 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>> ask the moon. suzanne somers is here to talk about the radical decision that changed her life. and more about her 30-year feud and the reunion with her co-star joyce dewitt and they were able to reunite. >> we'll talk about that in a bit. also, if you think you're being smart about saving cash, turns out you may actually be saving more than actually pinching your pennies. >> a lot of people with news this morning, josh elliott. we're going to begin with president obama warning about the, quote, loose talk of war, end quote. the president meeting face-to-face with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he lopes to convince netanyahu that the sanctions can still work to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. and we have new images this morning of the killer tornadoes that tore across the midwest and the south. take a look. >> oh, no! >> stay in there! >> get back! >> just surreal to see. 39 deaths are now being blamed on those storms. and overnight, some insult added to injury, two to five inches of snow falling on the hard-hit areas of indiana and kentucky. also, from indiana comes word that angel babcock, the toddler who was the sole survivor in the family of five had died after being taken off life support. gas prices are up. one reason, the closing of the east coast refinery. but analysts say, another reason, wall street speculators continuing to drive up prices. and the dramatic rescue here in oregon. a man rescuing his life to save a stranger drowning. kevin pratt saw the man struggling. flailing in the water. as you can see here, jumps in and grabs him. eventually dragging the man on shore. a man that pratt did not know. and a 3-year-old girl in oregon is alive this morning despite swallowing 37 magnets. payton bushnell's parents first thought she had the flu until x-rays showed the high-powered magnets were tearing apart her insides. as you see here, magnets from the buckyball toy still snapped together. doctors had to operate to remove them. and so save her life. >> here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane. >> hello, josh. a great monday to you. hope you had a great weekend. and tonight on "world news," we have the story of an american factory. it went dark. the contents about to be sold for scrap. and a woman came along with a big idea. now 175 new workers thank her, she's bringing america back. we'll show you how on "world news." >> all right, diane. hey, peanuts and cracker jacks always appropriate for the old ball game. but not this, not swarming bees. oh, yes. an envision stopping a spring training game between the diamondbacks and the giants there. fans cleared out while they tried to use lemonade and cotton candy to drag them away. the latest statistics, stings, absolutely zero. >> some good news. >> yeah. i don't make the news, i just report it. >> how about "pop news?" >> cotton candy. thank you, josh. i would love to. good morning to you. it's been quite a year for uggie the dog with "the artist" at all. and now signed the first endorsement. it's a big one. check out uggie in his new role -- in "the artist" and there in his new role, he's the spokesdog for nintendo. that's him working hard on his first official day. once again, it looks like the camera love s uggie as much as e do. it's been reported that this is uggie's last role in front of the camera. his trainers have decided to retire uggie who was recently diagnosed with an undiagnosed disorder. >> when he was with us in l.a., cow tell he had the shakes. >> so sweet. in other pop news, no wonder she has such an incredible figure. oil sister pippa middleton got a lot of exercise racing over the weekend, for charity, took seven hours to complete the cross country ski. nearly 16,000 people in the competition. her sister kate may be married to a prince, pippa has proven she is the queen of fitness. >> that's a long -- >> that's a grueling sport, cross country skiing. >> yeah, that's good for the caboose. i'm just saying. i'm just connecting -- >> just reporting the news. >> remember -- you know what i'm talking about. anyway, thank goodness adele has all the grammys to keep her company because the pop singer said she's scared to spend a night alone at her new mansion. remember this one, the one we showed you, the one where she can land a helicopter on the front yard. according to "the sun" in london adele employed a female bodyguard to sleep over because she's convinced the house is haunted. perhaps she will find inspiration in this as well. >> she bought the place? >> she owns the place. >> it's not leased? >> no, that is her country estate. >> wouldn't that be something, wouldn't you check out any possible haunting before you buy is yourself? >> maybe they were -- >> who are you going to call? >> who are you going to call? >> does make wonderful book ends, by the way. >> thank you very much. >> that's "pop news" everybody. time for the weather with ginger zee in for sam this morning. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, everyone. we're starting with a new number for you overnight. 79 confirmed tornadoes in that two-day outbreak. this makes it the number one greatest outbreak in all of march history for two days. that's a little new information for you this morning. of course, now snow on top of the rubble. but we want to start with some other weather for you across the region. let's go down to atlanta. wsb, our live shot there, showing a deceiving picture. it looks nice, but it's sunny, going to be a little windy and certainly cold. a freeze effect goes in for monday night and early tuesday. right around average for what you can expect in the southeast for now. but more cold air coming in there. the next pictures i show you, a of have a few reports flurries in warrenton towards fredericksburg and spotsylvania. more moderate snow in that blue band you see a long 64/charlottesville. we will have a few snow but 1-3 inchesy from fredericksburg and south.vania in the 40's today and clearing , near 70 by thursd >> the snow is done here in henryville, lara, but we will look at where it is going for the rest of the day coming up in a couple minutes. >> thank you, ginger. >> here's a look at what else we have coming up on the "gma" morning menu. an abc news exclusive. robin talking with nick cacanno about his health crisis, his wife mariah carey and how the scare has changed their lives. and also suzanne somers, she's opening up about the huge decision that she made. and it changed her life. plus is demi finally out of rehab? 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[ male announcer ] mccafé shamrock shake from mcdonald's. ♪ we know it's been a difficult start for the year for nick cannon, the multitalented entertainer has been in the hospital twice, where his wife mariah carey was right there by his side. he's now been diagnosed. he knows what he's dealing with. he's here with us live. going to talk in just a moment. >> absolutely. >> i know you're like, do i talk? first, let's take a look what the he's been through. nick cannon. >> actor. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> entertainer. tv host and family man. with so many titles, it would seem nick cannon was on top of the world, showing no signs of slowing down. then suddenly -- >> mariah tweeted today, her husband nick hospitalized. >> on january 3rd, cannon's wife also tweeted, please pray for nick as he's fighting to recover from mild kidney failure. >> i'm back, not dead. >> two weeks later, cannon returned to host his radio show "rollin' with nick cannon." after learning he had heart and lung problems he had to step down. >> because of doctors orders i will no longer be doing the morning show. >> carey joined us last month talking about her husband's scare. >> when did you know, oh, boy, this is a thing? >> when he ended up in a couple hospitals. now, he's doing better. he's going to -- like he always does, turns something that happened into a positive thing. >> nick cannon joins us live. it's been a challenging year. >> hurdles are made to jump over. >> first of all, good morning. >> good morning. >> you look lovely as always. >> mariah has got you trained so well, nick. i love that about you. a lot of young people in the studio this morning, they were looking over at you snapping pictures because you scared us. >> i scared a lot of people. i scared myself. i always considered myself in good shape. working out all the time. never would think that, you know, i would have a health issue. so it just kind of came out of nowhere. but that's kind of why i'm even here today. everyone should be aware of their body and putting the right things in their body and taking care of themselves. i thought i was doing the right thing. i was kind of overloading my body. you can go too hard as well. >> that's what you found out that you were doing. it's a lupus-like autoimmune disease. >> yes. >> what exactly is that and what is the treatment for? >> it's a few treatments i've gone back and forth since the top of the year. but really what it is, it's a rare form of lupus that's just attacking my kidneys. i think the condition -- the technical term is lupus nephritis. i found out it was attacking my kidneys. i'm dealing with it. it's something i'm not used to medicine. i've never been one that liked to take medicine, pills. i feel like i'm starting to find out holistic ways, medication to get through it. it's not easy. >> a learning process. >> absolutely. the diet is the worst part. >> what does it entail? >> i can't have any fast food anymore. that was my favorite. >> you can't run for the border? >> nothing. no happy meals, nothing. i'm sad. but other than that, sigh mean, it's great because, you know, in all seriousness, now, i'm eating healthy. low sodium in my diet. tons of water. so i feel better, when, you know, a lot of that type of food can slow you down. >> you're keeping it real because it is difficult. people need to know that. it is a lifestyle choice. and you have to do it? >> that's right. >> and you found out going to the hospital a second time with a blood clot, that must have really opened your eyes? >> absolutely. i was feeling so much better, especially with my kidneys. my kidneys were in tip-top shape. i started to feel pain again. because of my condition, my body wasn't processing properly, i was more prone to clotting. because of my schedule and everything, i actually got a few blood clots in my lungs. doctors were saying luckily i was in such great shape and taking care of myself. a lot of people have been taken down. >> now, you are slowing down. i know you gave up the morning show. you have the syndicated show of the weekends. >> comedy. stand-up, movies. >> all your production and all of that. so are you really taking the time to do what you need to do? and what the doctors are saying? >> yes. i've been ordered to sleep at least six hours a night. before then, i would sleep like two, maybe three hours and just keep going. so they said rest is probably the best medicine. at least six hours a night. >> i think some good medicine is miss mariah carey. >> oh, that's the best medicine right there. >> how is she at home with you? >> she's awesome. so nurturing. i call her dr. carey. takes care of me. she made me an egg white sandwich before i left the house this morning. >> yummy. >> those are the things i have to eat now. no more bacon. protein, egg whites. but i love it, it keeps me healthy, too. >> it's nice that people know, they don't see that side of mari mariah. >> they don't know she's at home making egg whites and toast. two babies in her arms and grilling in the other one. >> we talked about dem babies. how has this health scare changed ayou as a father? >> it's everything when you think you want to be there for your children. in the hospital bed, that was the first thing that went in my mind, i have to be around for my children. they're kind of the motivation. >> it's beautiful partnership between the two of you. i know mariah has been active in the heart association. march is world kidney month. >> and the 8th is world kidney day. we all need to be aware of the challenges that can come with kid dney disease. it's one of those thing, everyone is focused on the heart which is important, too. but the kidneys are important as well. 26 million people in are affected also. it's something we need to create awareness for. >> you're helping to bring attention for it. you're helping to make it a positive. you look great. >> thank you. >> i hope you feel as good as you look. >> i do. i feel awesome. >> thank you, nick for coming by. hug dem babies. >> i will. now to suzanne somers, since her days as a sitcom star she mass made a fortune and stirred up controversy as a fitness guru. she has cutting edge surgery which brings hope for cancer survivors. abc's juju chang spoke with somers at her home. >> you know what this is, suzanne, that's the fountain of youth. >> reporter: she shocked the stardom as a tv sitcom goddess. >> we bought this when i wassing to "three's company." >> reporter: but suzanne is doing anti-aging regiment. enter endless lines of medicine. but most recently, she volunteered to be patient number one for an experimental breast reconstruction surgery. >> in many ways, you've made yourself a guinea pig. >> i was the first woman to legally regrow her breast using stem cells. >> reporter: it's called sell-assisted lipo transfer. fat is sucked out of the stomach. half is harvested for stem cell. suzanne said years ago a lumpectomy and radiation left her breast lopsided. there are elements which are not approved yet? >> yes. but this clinical trial that i start after completion will make this subject to be fda approved and paid for by insurance. >> reporter: but there are risks. some experts fear long term, the injected stem cells could turn into cancerous ones. but somers never shrinks from controversy much like her ongoing daily human growth injection. she takes 80 to 90 supplements a day. in many ways you've been taking the modern day fountain of youth. what are your secrets? >> i take estrogen. i just recently added in testosterone. i was finding my libido not like it's been. i take it. >> reporter: she calls it age management. no plastic surgery required? >> speculation of cosmetic surgery? >> i live with that all the time. i take it as flattery because i look so good. oh, god that makes me sound so conceited. >> reporter: but it was those good looks and her impeccable comic timing that made her so good as chrissy snow on "three's company." but after asking for the same pay as her male counterpart, she said she was abruptly fired. >> i was told at the time, i don't think they could fire me for asking for a raise, they told me john and joyce refused to work with me. therefore, i was out. for 30 years i've been harboring they refused to work with me. >> reporter: she just recently reunited with dewitt for the first time in 30 years on "breaking through." >> i was very overwhelmed. i felt sorry and i felt it had been a loss. and here i did a show about -- about a big misunderstanding that none of us ever talked all those years, and maybe we could have worked this out long ago. >> reporter: instead, suzanne had to carve out a second career as the queen of infomercials. >> i used to do aerobics until i dropped then i found thighmaster. >> reporter: it's still paying off. it does this. suzanne's husband and manager alan hamel demonstrated the thighmaster. together, they live together. >> celebrity would never sit down and say i'm 65, look at me? >> right, right. so i'm saying that because i want you one day when you're this age to go, suzanne did it. i can do it, too. >> reporter: and she's always looked great. as for her groundbreaking stem celle surgery, it's not proven. but the long-term safety is really the question at hand, if approved by the fda, it could make noncancer patients available for breast reconstruction surgery without implants which would be huge. >> it sure would. she seemed to take quite a cocktail of hormones every day. hgh every day? >> she described it as a low dose which she showed me the vial. they check their levels and take their hormones, hgh, everything else, under a doctor's supervision. >> boy, does she look well. >> she does. coming up, the secrets you need to know about saving successfully right now. this could be your fantasy come true because "gma" wants to send you sailing on the brand-new ship the disney fantasy. you and three guests can go on a preview cruise. imagine being one of the first on the aqueduct roller coaster or relaxing in the spa. how? go right now to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find how to sail away sweepstakes. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good monday everybody at 8:27. d.c. councilman marion barry today if he will represent the district that republican -- at the national convention. it looks like he has enough support after the saturday vote him not to said ast attend citing his headline behavior back in 2008. a southeast d.c. man accused of killing his next door neighbor expected to be in court after he fatally stabbed his neighbor yesterday morning after one of his dogs went to the bathroom. newschannel 8 will have an in- report in a few minutes. let's say good morning once again to lisa baden. e you live in springfield on northbound 95 you could see the this crasheeded for the beltway and it is stacking up leaving the occoquan o the beltway with traffic getting by on the mainline to the right. superng at live s of whiteand the area increase of clouds and some areas of snow. there will be a few snowflakes our west and expects some themulations' far south of metro area. locally, just a few snow flurries and temperatures in the 40's and 1-3 inches from spotsylvania south and tomorrow sunshine and with degrees and 70 by thursday. at 8:56.l be back ♪ is it sunday morning? sunday evening, i mean? this just brings you back to a happier time, with the famous "sex and the city" scene. ahh charlotte and the girls. you think about mr. big, gossiping with our friends. we'll be dishing with none other than kristin davis who is here this morning about her new project. >> hi, ladies. >> great having you here, kristin. she's a mom. and could there be another "sex and the city"? for you, robin, yes. and a catch me parent day. things like breast-feeding toddlers up to 3, 4, 5. she's written a book about it. what she does with her kids. we'll talk about her as well. that's coming up. >> everyone is like, hmm. >> i can't imagine how that works. >> we will find out. but now another installment of our popular series "show me the money." over the last few years pinching pennies has gone to new extremes for tough times. becky worley talks as you about a lot of us are thinking we're saving cash but we end up spending money. >> reporter: buying in bulk. coupons, going without. hold on, a recent article i just read just stopped me in my tracks. ten things you do to save money that really cost you more. uh-oh. number one. driving miles to save money and not thinking about the cost of gas. all things averaged out, seven miles of driving costs you about a dollar. factor is into the final price of the bargain item you're hunting for. same with cars. avoiding routine maintenance. parts wear down. fluids can leak. then there's a the big one, brakes and tires. replacing brake pads, about 300 bucks every 10,000 miles. replacing the actually brake reporters and brake pads, about a thousand bucks. then the tires. costly. don't forget to do maintenance on yourself, too. remember, paying now is better than paying for a root canal or major surgery in the future. next up, buying in bulk. i do this all the time. i buy in bulk, thinking i'm going to save big bucks but when i get to the end of the bag of lemons or cheese, it's gone bad and i throw it out. and buy one get one free sales also excite us. but often, you pay for for the first item and you don't really need the second. ditto, groupon or online deal offers. regardless of the discount did you budget for that 50% off basketweaving class? this next one surprised me. doing your own taxes. the $200 average fee of tax prep to save you a lot more than that on your return. okay. quick check. did your wallet look like this. you took the offer to save 30% on your purchase today by signing up for a store credit card, right? but are you paying it off on time? does it have an annual fee? if so, you might want to cancel those cards. now, this next one is about the difference between a budget item and something that's cheap. the idea is that a $1 screwdriver set isn't as good as a higher quality set. choose carefully to avoid replacing frequently used items in the future. and finally, the parking meter. this one has cost me a ton of cash. he's the re-enactment. i'm going for coffee. i think, i'll be right back. no need to pay for parking. i come back in minutes, and, boom. a $50 parking ticket. oh! >> got to love that re-enactment. unfortunately, it does happen. let's get another check of the weather. sam is away. but ginger zee our meteorologist is there in henryville, indiana. with should go on the ground there. good morning, everyone. the sun coming out now. and the snow here in henryville will quickly start to melt. all the rubble will be revealed again. the snow moving into other than virginia. i'm going to show you one of the boards that includes the snow totals. outlook for you now, the southwest, especially los angeles getting slightly cooler. a record high yesterday of 87. finally, super tuesday forecast, most weather going to cooperate with the polls. shouldn't be a we have areas of light snow the metror south of area. is where we will have accumulations, 1-3 inches from fredericksburg >> this weather report has been brought by mcdonald's. robin. >> ginger, thank you very much. coming up, lara spencer, you lucky duck, you get to talk to kristin davis here live we are so excited. new mom kristin davis is joining us this morning. emmy-nominated actress. will tell us all about life with her new baby girl and other latest project. she's starring and executive producing the new movie "of two minds" exploring mental illness and its effect on families. >> hi. >> hi. i'm happy to talk to you. all about gemma rose, your baby girl. >> yes. >> first, i want to talk to you about this project. tell us about "of two minds." >> "of two minds" is a movie we made for lifetime. it deals with a family who has schizophrenia. it's my sister in the movie. and it's kind of looking at the stigma about mental illness in our country still and how the burden really falls on the family oftentimes to take care of that person. it's so hard to find health care to help. maybe people are afraid to admit it. what does that do to a family, how does that person become the caretaker when you may not be trained to be that caretaker. there are issues in our country that we don't talk about. >> it's a scary world. people don't know about it. i want to show everybody a clip. in this, you just come home from work, and your sister has rearranged all of your furniture. and this is sort of the aftermath. >> a haw. >> take a look. >> you want go to the store. the stupid store. i told you it was a bad idea. but we go because that's what you want. >> excuse me for thinking that you might enjoy it. i should have known better since you never liked anything i did for you. >> you never did anything for me? >> i took you in. i cooked your meals. >> let's not do this now. >> i don't go to work so that you won't be alone. >> because you're afraid of what i'll do to your house. >> and look what happened. >> do you want me to leave? >> of course not. >> it was always easier, that's why you chased me away. >> thank you. >> that's the wonderful cami blanchard playing my sister. she's amazing. >> you not only had to go for it in an acting role but the executive producer. how was that? >> it was great. when we did "sex and the city" we were creating it. even though sarah jessica had the title, you kind of get spoiled. when you get out in other roles you realize, wow, i've missed that. it was wonderful. i got to choose the cast. the director, a wonderful irishman. it's hard to do both at the same time. >> do you see this somewhere that you'll head further down the road? >> yes. >> would you like to lean more towards that or do you love being in front of the camera? >> hmm, i have acted all my life it's hard to imagine not acting. but i'm kind of a detail person. that's what acting is, putting the pieces together. i like making the choices of who will do what and watching how it comes together. so i could see that. >> meanwhile, you've produced an incredible home life for yourself. >> thank you. >> adopting a beautiful little girl. gemma rose. >> gemma rose. >> 7 months old now. >> what is she doing, what are the milestones? >> she's pulling herself up to standing. >> oh, she's delicious. >> she is delicious. you can't really believe it. it's a lot of responsibility being a single mom. but i wish i -- in some ways i wish i had come to it sooner. but then i wouldn't have gemma so that would be bad. >> and you adopted domestically? >> i did. >> how was that experience? >> i was very nervous about adopting domestically. i was very nervous. i had plans to do it internationally. but the wait was three to five years. and here in our country, we have kids in our need. the foster system is not a great option. so once i made the decision, it moved very quickly, and i have a beautiful healthy baby girl. >> i mean, she is delicious. >> i know. i can't take her anywhere. everyone just -- you know, runs up to her. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> the other thing i'd like to hear, you produce another "sex and the city." robin and i are begging you. >> i would be happy to please you ladies. i would love to do it. i think we would all love to do it. maybe it will happen. we've really never known what will happen in our journey with "sex and the city." we always think it's over and it's not. wherever we see each other, we talk about it socially b but i don't know. >> the rumors that there's a script out there is not necessarily -- >> i think there are ideas but i don't think a script. >> i need to get your executive producer head on for robin roberts and i. >> okay. that's a lot of pressure. >> and as well -- >> that's a different thing. >> i want the originals. the girls. >> do you? thank you, thank you. >> we discovered the cosmo through you gals for which we're forever thankful. >> i don't know if that's a good thing but okay. >> congratulations on executive producing "of two minds." >> thank you. >> kristin davis, everybody. "of two minds" will debut on lifetime march 10th. and coming up -- maya -- george, you can help me -- she's could attachment parenting be the next wave in child care? if this author has anything to do the answer is the emphatic yes. in the new book "beyond the sling" she sat down with juju chang. welcome back. very controversial. >> very controversy '. she's always taken a very unglitzy approach. as parents we're all willing to make huge sacrifices for kids. here's what she does. she doesn't have birth, date night or schooling by any sense. but the most controversial of parenting seems the most sweet and cuddling. it was her dead-on portrayal of a young bette midler in the movie "beaches" that put her on the map. as a teenager, she starred in her own hit tv show. "blossom." then went to ucla and had a ph.d. in neuroscience. it's safe to say she's not your tippal tv star. mayhim and her husband are raising 6-year-old miles and younger brother as detachment parents. meaninging she nursed on demand, sleeps in a family bed and attends to their needs as being physically attached to them as much as possible. >> were your babies never put down? >> they were rarely put down. stayed home for 40 day. the first 40 days of our kids' lives i was basically on that couch or in bed. it's not valued in this culture. >> but then are you then surrendering your life using your terminology on your kids? >> you're surrendering your autonomy that will never look like before you had kids. >> starring in "big bang theory." >> at this moment, i find myself craving physical contact. >> a lot of people would say, what are you doing? >> i'm meeting the needs of a child who is almost done being a baby but he's not done. i know it's unusual, but like i said, when you surround yourself with other women who are intelligent, educated, and loufing who have children who they nurse well past 3 1/2, i can say i don't get to say what's right for someone else. mayim's book "beyond the sling." also practices elimination communication. or diaperless parenting. that's right, no diapering even when newborns who tend to go every six minutes or so. >> you felt it was crazy. >> i thought this was crazy. honestly, as our kids got older, i saw some fascinating relationships emerging and i saw parents who did not govern by fear. did not rule by fear. and also had fulfilling lives. ♪ >> miles is a charming musician and talented artist. he has lots of friends and interests and loves sleeping with his parents. >> we have two, fred and my mom sleep in one. >> tell the truth, does your dad snore? >> yeah. mayim is the first to say she knows her style of parenting is not for everyone. and she's heard the criticisms. the american academy of pediatrics warns against sleeping with baby it's and the city of milwaukee has made public service announcement. >> what do you make of that? >> don't sleep with a butch eer knife in bed. >> serious with, what's your reaction? >> i think it's hitting a very emotional place and not a rational one. and i think that stay close sleeping needs to be taught. >> this is not about toddlers. public health officials say it's the fear that newborns will be smothered. mayim says her family practice is safe closeness. a parent being impaired in some way, george, with drugs or alcohol, or sleep deprivation. >> you also said she's into something called unschooling? >> unschooling is not just home schooling. it's allowing the kids to dictate the curriculum and sort the timing of that curriculum. maybe there's three piano ♪essons and then no ♪ with the peanut gallery watching from over there at the desk, before we skedaddle, we're thrilled to have our friend, the lovely talented tina brown here, the editor of "newsweek," could it be the third year for women's summit? >> it's the third year of women of the world summit. we've had such great response. lincoln center. we're opening up to the public here. >> show us the cover here of your "newsweek." >> 150 fearless women. many of those 150 fearless women will be on stage. >> for the third year in a row, secretary of state hillary clinton is going to be there. >> hillary clinton is coming. angelina jolie. meryl streep. christine laguard. former secretary of state madeleine albright. nancy pelosi. better going to be extraordinary good. >> and it is. >> robin roberts, you're kin kindness to join us. >> just explaining the work that's done there. >> the whole work, we bring on the celebrated women that i mentioned, the real stuff are the women you've never heard of, women from arab spring, india, living between the lines of the news. you hear incredible events happening in afghanistan. what about women, mothers, daughters? how is it to be a woman living in these places? you get insight from women going through incredible challenges who we can hardly imagine in terms of lack of freedom. >> it's the dialogue goes along with everybody that is there. >> between the women there, the excitement, the inspiration. >> if people want to be involved, how do they do it? >> they can follow it. it is going to be live streamed on "the daily beast." you can watch meryl and angelina and hillary, all of these great women. i'm so excited. >> thank you. i look forward to it, too. >> that sounds fantastic. tomorrow, big day on "good morning america." first day of rehearsals of the new cast of "dancing with the stars." and brad goreski with his new memoir. >> have a great day. >> have a good day, everyone! >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. morning @ 8:56. gas prices keep on soaring. aaa says the national average of a gallon of regular is h is 29 cents higher than one month ago. the average price of a gallon of the district is maryland, $3.81. today is the last day for d.c. vote in the april 3 primary. four d.c. council members are challenges and registered party members place in the primary. down and noed the belt way spring270 has d down and no accidents on the belt way through silver spring. is across the american legion britain not looks good. in springfield, va., there are delays on 95 out of no intent to crash were used to the left lane block before the beltway the beltway, your until crystal city the 14th street bridge. -- are already some snow just south and southwest of the district. the heaviest snow will be in spotsylvania and south. locally there will be some snow flurries and 1-3 inches in fredericksburg and south after time. 40's for high and back to up near 52d warming mar 0. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. 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