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Sharon calling the pop star a bully. And hundreds of gagas fans pile on to protect their icon. And at this hour, painting kate. Her First Official portrait, once in the making, unveiled. She sat for it twice. And shes finally seeing it finished. Does it really look like her . You be the judge, when we reveal it this morning. 14 and good morning, america. Happy friday to robin at home. Josh is off today. Great to have amy robach in and dan harris this morning. We have breaking news, about the plane of the future, the boeing dreamliner. The faa Just Announced a comprehensive review of the plane, after two new incidents overnight. Theres a brandnew investigation of the planes power system this morning. Boeing insists the planes are safe to fly. Plus, the milliondollar history about who poisoned the lottery winner. Investigators questioning his wife for more than four hours. What Court Documents are revealing this morning. Were going to show you a man being called mr. Perfect. 9,000 women weighing in on everything they look for in a man. And there he is. This man met every, single requirement. We will meet him ahead. Were going to get to that. Right now, lets get to the deadly and escalating flu epidemic, causing so much misery in so much of the country right now. Linsey davis is in one of the hardesthit cities, boston. Good morning, linsey. Reporter good morning, george. Masks and hand sanitizers are the front defense about fighting the flu here in boston and around the country. Its not just the flu. Theres a nasty stomach bug called the norovirus thats also on the rise. The fight against this particularly nasty strain of flu is quickly becoming an uphill battle. I dont remember seeing anything like this here in 20 years. Reporter this morning, hospitals and doctors offices are running low on flu shots and tests. This is a True National shortage. Reporter more than 128 million vaccine doses have been distributed nationwide. But with supplies dwindling, clinics cant keep up with demand. That could be gone in 20 minutes. Reporter across the country, schools are reporting hundreds of students out sick. At some school systems, resort to using highpowered disinfectant to clean classrooms. Today in oklahoma, one district has even canceled classes. 25 of its students are ill. From minnesota to massachusetts, states are reporting an increasing number of flu deaths. In new york alone, more than 15,000 cases of the virus have already been reported. More than threetimes the number during all of last year. Michael mayo got a flu and pneumonia shot. But neither stopped him from making a trip to the hospital. Never had to strain that hard to breathe. I was pretty close to death. Reporter pharmacists are also struggling to fill Prescription Drug orders. Right now, were getting 24 boxes of the tamiflu capsules. But were getting 40 or 50 prescriptions for them every day. Reporter one doctor i spoke to says what concerns him most is the transmission of this years flu is faster than normal. Also, they have an inundation earlier than normal. Normally they dont have this many cases until flu season peaks in late january or february. Lets get more on this from our health and medical editor, dr. Richard besser. Were learning, shortages of vaccine. Shortages of tamiflu. What do you do if you cant find it . People are trying to do the right thing, which is good. Theres a website that can help you. Its called flu. Gov. It will tell you the pharmacies that have the vaccine. If they dont have tamiflu, the pharmacist can mix up a cure for your child. That should cover you. Were looking at the flu but the norovirus coming in and creating so much misery. Thats a nasty stomach virus. The last thing you want on top of the flu is to get that. If you were healthy before you had the flu and youre doing well with the flu, dont rush into the emergency room or your doctors office, because you could pick up Something Like norovirus. Give them a call and they can help you handle your illness that way. Theres a new warning on acetaminophen, which is the ingredient in things like tylenol that so many people take. John sson johnson, the leading maker of tylenol, lowered the dose of what you should have a day of acetaminophen to 3,000 milligrams. You may take acetaminophen for your fever. But youre taking multisymptom relievers for your symptoms, they all contain acetaminophen. If you dont read the label, you can get in trouble. And young children, dont give them any overthecounter medications without checking with your doctor first. It can be dangerous. The leading cause of liver failure. And that can be deadly. Dr. Richard besser, thank you very much. Lets go to all of the snow blanketing the west. And tornadoes hitting the south. Sam has been tracking the latest overnight. And sam joins us from las vegas, where that unusual cold spell goes as far as the deserts, even phoenix. Sam, good morning. Yeah. Deep into the deserts, amy. This cold air is all the way here, from arizona into nevada. Now, the snow, lets get right to the pictures because for the second time since thursday, snow has shut down the i5 through the grapevine. This has been a big hit of cold air and snow through the l. A. Area. The cold air following that will be in the 30s, even for los angeles itself, on friday night. 16 states, from california to utah, and all the way into minnesota and michigan, with heavy snow and ice from this system. Blizzard conditions are even possible friday night into saturday, in the dakotas. And into northern minnesota. This storm will head into canada by the weekend. It does miss the northeast. And thats fairly good news for as that cold air moves across the country. But also look at this. Three tornadoes through louisiana. This video, these pictures coming out of we had a couple of them. Both of them ef1. One near plaquemines hasnt been measure yet, in southern louisiana. The unusual weather pattern were in right now has warm air and cold air still on the map, this time of year. Every time we get that interaction, were getting storms like we have in louisiana. Well talk about all of americas weather when we come back in just a minute. Amy . All right, sam. With his sweater in vegas. Lets get to the other top stories. And dan harris, in for josh this morning. Good morning, dan. Good morning, everybody. The massive search for a missing teenager in utah has come to an end. And its a happy ending. Overnight, police found brooklyn gettens at a walmart, unharmed. Her shoes, glasses and jacket had been left behind. 1,000 volunteers joined in the search last night, when she called her family after apparently being dropped off at the store. Of course, many questions remain here. Police believe she may have been picked up and harbored by one or more people. By they have not yet identified any suspects. A judge in colorado ruled there is enough evidence against suspected Movie Theater gunman james holmes for him to stand trial. Holmes was set to be formally charged today. But his lawyers, who claim he is mentally ill, say they are not yet ready to enter a plea. Which brings us to the latest shooting in a school in america. This time in southern california. A 16yearold who opened fire at his high school near bakersfield says he was targeting students who had bullied him. He shot one teenager in the chest, leaving him in critical condition. He failed, however, to hit another classmate he was firing at. A teacher was able to coax him into dropping the gun. That teacher risking his own life so students could escape. Vice President Biden will be talking about gun violence today, with executives from the video game industry. This comes after a day of a seemingly unsuccessful meeting with the National Rifle association. The nra left the white house and said bidens task force is talking about feelgood measures that wont stop gun violence would be violate the second amendment. The Homeland Security is telling people to stop running java software. It should be disabled right away because of a flaw that has just been found. And its allowing hackers to take control of computers. One person says this is like open season for hackers. And finally, i love this. Take a look at two pictures going viral this morning. The first picture shows the president of russia, Vladimir Putin, talking to a boy at a church service. But look at the next shot taken seconds later, the boy is in complete shock. So, what did putin say to this poor child . Online comments offer the following series. One, i am your father. Two, i deleted your pokemon saved fail. Or three, if you pick your nose one more time, ill have it removed. Theres word that Vladimir Putin may star in a reality show supernanny. Unclear when that will get the green light. Thats like Macaulay Culkin in home alone. It really does. Now, to the dreamliner. The faa is ordering a comprehensive review of the airliner this morning. And its the latest in a series of stumbles for the 787. Jim avila is here with the latest. Jim, good morning. Reporter the ballyhooed plane of the future, the dreamliner, is having a nightmare run. And the faa will conduct a full review of its design, its systems and its manufacturing. The faa calling in the National Press corps to talk about a recent rash of problems onboard the dreamliner 787. Bloomberg news reporting, the government will call for a review of the planes newlydesigned electrical power system. This is a newer kind of a battery that hasnt been basically, you know, looked at, in terms of any types of falls. Its a very good battery. Were not sure what happened with it. Reporter the 787, which gets better fuel mileage than standard jetliners, replaced controls with lightweight electronics to fly. Its more sophisticated, powerful and complicated. And while the dreamliner has had other minor glitches, including a fuel leak in boston, and a brake warning light in tokyo this week, and just overnight at a different airport in japan, a cracked cockpit windshield, the electrical hitch is seriously to catch the attention of the ntsb, faa and aviation experts. United, which flies the only six 787s operating domestically, says it has no plans to take its dreamliners out of service. Boeing says, it has extreme confidence in the 787. And it is 100 safe to fly. Today, the faa will say, if it agrees. Sources tell abc news that the faa is not going to ground the plane, signaling at least for now it doesnt feel the planes problems are safety issues right now. And it is safe to fly. George . Okay, jim. Thanks. We have a medical alert about americas most popular sleeping pill. And this one is especially for women. The fda says the recommended dose of ambien and its generic twin is too high. And they want to cut it in half. Lisa stark has the story. Reporter theres been case after case of sleep driving on ambien and its generic. It happened with this new jersey woman. And recently, to kerry kennedy, the daughter of robert kennedy. I remember getting on the highway. And then, i have no memory. Reporter there are reports of sleep eating. Even sleep sex. I found out what can happen when you take the medication and get behind the wheel. Testing my reaction in a simulator, after 30 minutes. Am i on the wrong side of the road . 90 minutes. Like i totally fell asleep. And four hours after taking ambien. It wasnt pretty. I almost hit that car. The label is clear. Make sure you get a good seven or eight hours sleep after taking this drug. But now, studies show, for some people, even after eight hours, enough of the drug is still in their system to leave them impaired, increasing the risk of a car accident. So, the fda wants the recommended dose for women cut in half, to 5 milligrams for the regular version, 6. 25 milligrams for the extended release. Reducing the amount of the drug will make it less likely you will sleep drive. And more likely youll be fully awake in the morning. One Womans Health expert says this change is long overdue. But the drug company that develops ambien says it stands by its safety. As for men, the fda says they ought to think about cutting their dosage, as well. Were just talking about it. Everybodys had this reaction to ambien. I cut mine in half, anyway. Thats about the right dose. Now, to a wild story out of florida. Huge pythons are taking over part of the state, slithering right into peoples backyards. And florida is declaring open season on the predators, inviting people from all over the world or from the u. S. , to help control them. Steve osunsami has more. Good morning. Reporter wildlife officials tell us the problem just isnt in the everglades. They found these snakes in parks, in peoples homes. And theyre hoping this hunt will help. Florida authorities are desperate to get rid of these snakes, calling this a snake hunting mission. No experience necessary. No licensed needed. Just a gun or a knife. By some estimates, nearly 150,000 pythons are living in the everglades alone. But the snakes havent stopped there. Theyre starting to come back into civilization, looking for easy food, our pets. Thats what theyre feeding on. Cats, small dogs. Reporter state wrangler scott mullen says families are finding them in parks, high grass and even backyards. And hes been busy making house calls. When people call about a python, its a different sound on the phone. You can hear it in their voice. Theyre very excited. Very nervous. Reporter pythons are native to southeast asia. But experts think that residents who couldnt handle them as pets set them loose. Last year, they captured the largest ever. Owning one is now against the law. Youre having to use all your muscle, arent you . Yes. Reporter so far, more than 500 amateur hunters have signed up for the monthlong python challenge. Whoever catches the longest snake 1,000. Whoever catches the most, 1,500. Participants in this python challenge have it cut out for them. Theyre going to have to go out into the wild, into the everglades, to capture these animals. Reporter he thinks the vast majority of hunters wont find a single snake. But will find plenty of mosquitos and alligators, too. Amy . Sounds tempting, steve. Thanks so much. I think theres others. Me, too. Were going to turn to the royal portrait. Kates first unveiled in london. This is the portrait that millions will see for years to come. Is it a success . Youre going to be the judge right now. Abcs lama hasan has the story. Reporter this morning, the moment of truth. William and kate entering londons National Portrait gallery, anxiously awaiting for the duchess First Official portrait. It took 3 1 2 months to create. Would the painting do the duchess justice. Take a look for yourself. Kate sat twice for the portrait. Painter paul emsly says he ne. Wanted to capture her natural beauty. And he thought he was going to paint her without a smile. After meeting her, he changed his mind. I think actually that it was the right choice in the end to have her smiling because it does really who she is, i think. Reporter he also took liberties with her eye color. Changing it slightly to match her blouse. Away from the cameras, the duchess described the work as amazing. Adding, i thought it was brilliant. But with that extreme closeup, those bags under kates eyes. Not everyones review is so glowing. What is it . Its a giant polaroid. She walks into a photo booth and it was balloon up to a huge size, it would look more or less the same, wouldnt it . Reporter well, another art critic was harsher. Calling it, a rotten portrait. But the most important critic is prince william, who says simply, its beautiful. Its absolutely beautiful. George and amy, thats all that really counts. I guess so. And i guess im on the minority of this desk. You do . I think she looks older. But she looks very real. I want better than real. Yeah. You have the liberty. Go for it. Sam, what do you think out there . I totally agree. Im not paying for a portrait to look real. You know what i mean . Im paying to look good, george. I totally totally agree. Lets get to the boards. Weve got some incredible chill through the desert. But theres some incredible warmth on the boards, as well, today. Look at the nearhigh temperatures that swing east. D. C. , in the 70s. New york city, 60. Raleigh, 75 degrees. Atlanta, youre in the 70s and the 60s, for the weekend, as well. Theres the warmth. We have a lot more to talk about. Theres the rain, as well. Well look into that next half hour. Good morning, 39 degrees is seetemperature and you can already but some breaks. The clouds will thicken up and 36 right now and gaithersburg. It is becoming mostly cloudy today with showers expected late day, 3753 degrees and your sevenday more morning to will give way to sunshine and 60 degrees on saturday, and coming up on gma, new clues in that milliondollar lottery mystery. Investigators questioning his wife for hours. What Court Documents reveal right now. And Sharon Osbourne calling lady gaga a bully. What gaga is saying right now. And whos that man . Hes mr. Perfect. Could he be the right guy for you . Youll meet him right here on good morning america. birds chirping everythings better with a great cup of coffee. 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He pleaded guilty last year to and theonth corps museum and two recording stations. As lawyers say he is schizophrenic and they want a plea to review whether the and sentence are appropriate. The flu outbreak is taking its. Oll in the area arEmergency Rooms overcrowded and clinics are vaccine. The people including 20 children have died so far. Bring more 8 will coming up in a few moments. Time,railways are on va. , 95, i395 , no problems and better than usual on 270. I need to give you a heads up route 100, westbound, before 95, only the shoulder is getting by. It is looking great for the you might want to grab umbrella today, a few maybe this morning in rain showersce of afternoon, 39 degrees right now and a beautiful sunrise. 33 degrees at dollars and 36 said gaithersburg. Expect mostly cloudy skies and midday showers, 4753 degrees. J thank her for hello. What the heck is going on . Hello. Oh, my god. The videos gone viral. A car drives up to the drivethrough, no ones there. Watch what happens every, single time. Oh, my gosh. Im scared. Youre going to meet the man behind the prank. He is there in times square this morning. He is going to show us, live, how he did it. Will he fool you . Those reactions are just priceless. And theres one where he says, im a ghost. And they cant see him. Were going to talk about elaborate lies and deception, in the story of a man who faked his own death. He deceived his family. He did it to create a completely new life for himself. Its a bizarre story. Well bring it to you, coming up. What is it about Sharon Osbourne and lady gaga . They create controversy. This time, with each other. Sharon osbourne calling lady gaga a bully. Saying, shes just defending her daughter. Were going to have what gaga says about it, right now. And the miss america contestant. She has inspired so many. Shes autistic. And why she says a girl who has a few differences is definitely miss america material. You will meet her. She is awesome. Cant wait. Thats montana, right . Yes. Looking for the latest on the mysterious death of a lottery winner, poisoned just after hitting the big jackpot. Theres no official suspect. Now, there is a move to reexamine the body as a battle over his estate rages on. Alex perez has all of the details from chicago. Reporter in just a few hours, investigators will be asking a judge to exhume urooj khans body, hoping to get answers from the grave. This morning, the mystery over who may have poisoned urooj khan is growing deeper. His widow, still working at the couples dry cleaning business, declined to speak to abc news. Police are not calling her a suspect. But her Attorney Says investigators questioned her for more than four hours and filed a warrant to search the couples home. Absolutely, positively, she had nothing to do with her husbands death. Reporter khan won a milliondollar Lottery Jackpot in july. After picking up his check, his wife says he came home. They ate dinner and went to bed before he cashed the check. After a concerned Family Member demanded more tests, authorities found a lethal amount of cyanide in his blood, turning the case into a homicide investigation. If you think of someone whos drowning, they dont have oxygen in their brain for four minutes. Reporter khan did not have a will. And his widow is in a legal fight with his siblings for over 1 million of his lottery winnings, as well as his business and real estate holdings. Court documents show ansari may have tried to cash the check after khans death. Those documents show khans family is questioning if the couple was ever legally married. Asari said they were. It turns out to be somebody did that intentionally, i think she is shocked anybody would do that. Reporter and theres also word this morning that khans fatherinlaw owed more than 100,000 in back taxes. All eyes will be on that motion in court today. If the judge approves it, khans body could be exhumed in the next two weeks. Alex, thanks very much. Now, to the story of the man who faked his own death, and deceived his own Family Members. Raymond roth concocted a scheme to make a new life for himself. Chris cuomo has the story. Reporter john roth shows the exact spot where his father got in over his head. We kind of went off over back there. Reporter saturday, july 28th, 2012. Raymond and son decide its a perfect beach day. He took his shirt off. Took his shoes off, even. Reporter half an hour later, john sounds the alarm, saying his dad went for a dip and disappeared. Were all crying on the reporter then, what about this . Among the belongings he left on the beach, a wallet with no drivers license. A cell phone with no calls or texts. And as evana roth soon discovered, Bank Accounts with no money. I started to look at the bank records and there was nothing left. Reporter although it was unclear exactly when, raymond had significantly increased tripled. Reporter his Life Insurance. Then, the horror started. Reporter four days after the disappearance, evana stumbles upon her stepson johns open email account. Uhoh. All the emails popped up. Reporter she reads a dumbfounding series of secret messages from raymond, sent the day before he went missing. Raymond mentions a last will and testament. And getting cash for the trip. Ray warns him to use a pay phone to call me at the resort. Im like, i cant believe it. Hes alive. We have to call the authorities. Reporter where raymond was during his notsoneardeath experience . He had driven his honda down to his own timeshare in orlando, florida. Do you have anything to say to your family . What do you have to say to your son . Reporter roth denies it. But john says his father forced him to take part in a scheme, by threatening him with death. Raymond says the Life Insurance angle was his sons idea. He had nothing to do with that. But prosecutors are charging both men. For good morning america, chris cuomo, abc news, new york. All right. You can see more elaborate fake, secret lives on big lies on 20 20, at 9 00, 10 00. Lets go back out to sam in las vegas, for miss america. A its a little chilly in las vegas. It is a little chilly. The normal temperatures here this time of year are in the 30s. But, boy, does it come down in the 20s, tomorrow night, when this cold air from the western storm starts to get here. Were on the vegas strip. Lets show you maps and show you whats going on on this fine morning. You have a cold blast behind that storm that dropped all of the snow in the mountains. All around l. A. Yesterday. Thats some cold, gusty winds. There will be blizzard conditions in some states. Thats 16 states from california, utah, minnesota, michigan, with heavy snow and ice from that system. Want some warm temperatures . Theyre on the board, too. Memphis at 69 degrees. Atlanta, 70. New orleans, at 76 degrees. In january, that cold, cold, cold air, moving up against the warm temperatures, still in th we are live in the las vegas strip. By the way, this weekend is the miss america contest, right here. Were going to talk about the judging and Everything Else, all here on good morning america. Back to you guys in new york. Cannot wait for that, sam. Coming up, why Sharon Osbourne is calling lady gaga a bully. Saying shes protecting her daughter. And what gaga is saying right now. This is the ultimate dream guy according to over 9,000 women. Get ready to meet mr. Perfect, live, just ahead. What baby wants, baby gets. The everyday collection. By target. Try our new southwestern mac and cheese with grilled chicken, served with soup or salad. Chilis lunch combos. Starting at 6 bucks. More life happens here. Mommys having a french fry. Yes she is, yes she is. 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Reporter in the latest battle, its little monsters versus outrage. It all started when Sharon Osbournes daughter, kelly, appeared on this british talk show. Talk about lady gaga. What do you think about what she was wearing at London Fashion week . You want my honest opinion . Yes. I think shes pregnant. And those four little words, the battle lines were drawn. Her hair style has completely changed. Oh. Reporter gagas army sent in on twitter, trashing osbourne. One fan saying she should kill herself. Thats when mom, Sharon Osbourne, entered the picture, complaining to gagas management. And a response from lady gaga herself, to kelly. I know i am perceived as a wild child. But in reality, i am a woman that deeply cares for humanity. I have empathy for you, kelly. But i feel it is culturally important to note you have chosen a less compassionate path. I cannot control my fans. And i discourage them from any negativity or violence. And i do feel badly that your feelings were hurt. Sharon osbourne posted a letter back. By your actions to kelly right now, you show me you are nothing more than a publicityseeking hypocrite and attentional seeker. You have 32 million followers. And youre criticizing kelly in your open letter. Are you so desperate that you needed to make this public . And in case that wasnt blunt enough, osbourne had this quote. In closing, stop wearing fur. Top looking for publicity. And stop using your fans to belittle, not just kelly, but an endless stream of publicities. A word from you would stop the hideous negative events from your little monsters. For good morning america, rob nelson, abc news, new york. We thank you, rob. We apologize for the audio problems there. And coming up, the miss america contestant you have to meet. She is autistic. Shes amazing. And shell also crack you up. Well hear from her just ahead. George . And the play of the day. We showed you the video that stumped so many people at the drivethrough. 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Theres been millions since then. How does this work . Well, basically, what it is, its a costume. When i was put in the order, i flip it on. The headrest, where you can see right through it. Put it right on. And get some reactions out of people. Of course, lara has a much more important question here. Why . Why . How did you come up with this idea . I came up with this idea about a year ago. I saw an image on the internet of a car with, like, a driver that was disguised in this sort of costume. And i thought, that would be a really cool idea to put in somebodys video. From that point on, i created the costume. I was going to do it on a local road. It was a safety concern. I started small and went through a drivethrough. I think that works jufs as well. It certainly is working well. Those are real reactions. We cannot wait. Thank you for the laughs. Thank you very much. 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I395 is quiet and all the trains are all on time. With a problem with the water break. This is video from the water break in the West Hyattsville yes at Queens Chapel road. Westbound at 295 b w parkway has an accident gone. Is a beautiful star of this morning, a little sliver of cloudiness,ween the degrees and we are starting day mild. You can see scattered sprinkles trying to make their way in from the west. Amount to much this morning but more significant expected this afternoon betweenr highs will be 4753 but a warm weekend, into the 60s. We will be back at 8 27. [ cheers and applause ] fans of robin right out there in times square this morning. Big shoutout to her. D. J. Ms. Nix on deejay friday. Great to have amy robach. Dan harris, here. We have someone else in the studio this morning. He is the guy 9,000 women say is mr. Perfect. We have a perfection cam right now. You see him in silhouette. Were going to talk to him live just ahead, and see if you agree that this is the man who embodies perfection. Cant have a perfection lens . Were also jumpstarting your january. We want to get you looking and feeling your best all year long. Theres iconic supermodel iman backstage. She will reveal her tips for a dazzling face. Dazzling eyes. Dazzling lips. Youll be perfect after this, as well. Iman, you look incredible. We have a supermodel secret tip, everybody. Its our tip of the day. Thanks to carmody. I understand youre bringing us a tip for men and women, that involves sugar and a loofah. Its the only time youre going to have this much sugar and not care about the calories. White sugar in the shower is the best exfoliator you can use. Use your hands to buff your face. Use a loofah to get your body. Enjoy your breakfast, everybody. Thats fantastic. Sugar and loofah. Will travel. Carmody will have another secret for us. And coming up, the miss america contestant you just have to meet. Miss montana. She has an incredible story. And shell make you laugh. Youll hear from her ahead. Also this morning, ryan gosling. I didnt know. Coming up. There he is. Hes doing so well. In so many movies right now. And very special deals steals. Special beauty edition outside. Right now, we have to get some news. Thats why dan harris is here. I asked to do the news on the perfection cam and was denied. So, here we go. Were going to start with new information this morning about the flu outbreak. According to data being released by the cdc later today, there is an indication that the flu may have peaked in parts of the south. This is pretty good news in areas hit hard by this outbreak. Its an encouraging sign that new cases may be on the decline in those areas. Many hospitals across the country, running short of vaccines. Pharmacies struggling to fill prescriptions of tamiflu, particularly for children. A fierce winter storm making travel difficult from california to minnesota. The snow so bad north of l. A. , an interstate had to be shut down twice thursday. Now, this area, bracing for near record low temperatures. Louisiana, winter tornadoes, causing widespread damage. And a state of emergency has been declared because of flooding. Sam will have your forecast in a few moments. The faa is announcing plans for a full review, following a rash of problems with boeings newest jet, the 787 dreamliner. It will reportedly focus on the power system boeing created for this jet. Theres been a series of incidents, including a fire aboard a plane in boston this week. And in japan, overnight, a cockpit windshield cracked. The faa is not expected to ground the plane. And speaking of planes. Check out this samuel l. Jackson movie come to life. A snake on a plane. Passengers could not believe their eyes as a tenfoot python managed to hang on to the wing for the entire twohour flight, after slipping into the airport loading dock before takeoff. News of the weird this morning. Now, diane sawyer with a preview of tonights world news. Good morning, dan. Great to talk to you on good morning america. And tonight, on world news, as we know, families across the country are looking for something to prevent the flu. And we wondered, do the alternative treatments work . The ones you see in the drugstore . Tonight, were going to show you one that really does help, on world news. A lot of people curious to hear about that. Thank you, diane. And finally, talent, definitely runs in this family. Take a look at this. Adorable toddler crashing his dads concert in texas. He was in the middle of his rendition of brown eyed girl when his son, ethan, stormed the stage and stole the show. I mean, those moves i definitely cannot dance like that, under any circumstances. Look at that. Now, you might think that he picked up these moves, this 17monthold, with a pacifier. You might think he picked them up from his dad. But actually, his mom is a hiphop dancer. That might explain the whole thing. Dan, youre two for two on the kiddie videos today. Yeah. I if i had another newscast, id find another one for you. Thanks. Lets get pop news. Thank you. Good morning to you all. We told you on wednesday about a brandnew tequila from George Clooney and rande gerber. Now, we have the commercial we teased. It is juicy. It starts with gerber walking in on his wife in bed with george. Then, george opens the bedroom door to find Cindy Crawford in bed with his girlfriend, stacy keibler. And then, Cindy Crawford walks in to find her husband in bed with george. The ad is called, it could happen. Please drink responsibly. And it ends with that message. It would be a huge problem to wake up next to George Clooney. I must be misremembering this. I thought when you said it tongue and cheek. They said it tongue and cheek. George is a wise guy. Okay. I think thats to get your wheels turning. I think a lot of vodka will sell, though. I wish we had the music today. That was magical. We have to move on because we have so much to get to in pop news. It is friday. Its time to meet a furry friend. This is not the first guy to get famous after moving to the big city. This is the first river otter to make San Francisco home in a halfcentury. He has taken up residence in the citys old baths. And lifes good. Sam spends his day catching fish, sunbathing. Hes become an attraction. Biologists say they dont know why he has chosen this odd place to live. But he seems otterly happy. And ladies, i present to you, the perfect man. In a new survey done by an Online Dating auction site, 9,000 women were asked to describe the perfect man. Every attribute they would want, which, george, you met every one. And, dan, you did, as well. Theyre taking. But we digress because youre not single men. The daily news went out to find the man who meets every requirement on the ladies list. And they found him. He is a Hedge Fund Manager from brooklyn. His name is ian clegg. Well call him mr. Perfect. Women, they want brown hair, and green eyes. Yours are kind of hazel, george. But it will do. Hes tall. Hes cute. Im tall. Youre very tall. He has a british accent. He makes a lot of money. Hes smart. He has two degrees. Hes athletic. He doesnt smoke. He only drinks socially. And he wants someone to share his life with. Shall we meet him . Get in here, mr. Perfect. Everybody, meet ian clegg. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you very much. Youve been married before. Ive been married before. I have two children. And you decided to go on a dating site. How did it feel to find out that you met every, single requirement that women want . Its very amusing. Its been fun. I had a couple of girls call me and say they want to go to istanbul. Really . If you meet every requirement, why has it been hard to find someone to spend your life with . Were all sort of busy. Were all preoccupied. This has been the worlds biggest personal ad. It cant hurt. You need to turn on your cell phone. We thank you so much. Best of luck. Keep us posted. Thank you. Sam,re you there . Mr. Perfect . Are you in vegas . Are you there . Can you hear me . Can you see me . Hey, lara. If dan harris is in for josh today, why is josh heckling me on twitter from vegas. How is that possible . I dont know. The guy sleep in, josh. Lets get to the boards. One or two things going on we want to talk about. As you step outside your doors in the northeast, youve got to get prepared for scattered showers. Thats the way its going to be. The heavier rain will stay in little rock, memphis, louisville, during the day today. Houston, youre getting a little bit of rain. Locally in the red zones, its two to three inches of rain. How about the overnight lows . The cold air, if i think its chilly now in vegas, and i do, in the 30s. It will really be cold at 35 in phoenix. Palm springs at 36. L. A. At 39 degrees. San diego at 42. Las vegas coming in at 31 degrees. Some stations have it coming down to the 20s with this cold air. Why should you leave your chair . Let the map come to you on this morning show called good morning america. Weve got some clouds moving region and even a few west, 40 to the it is a mild now, start, but we expect showers in the forecast today late today. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, high be aboveres will average and looking in our weekend, we will have some thought to start tomorrow morning and it will become neary cloudy with a high 60 and warmer for su and we are live on the las vegas strip. Im in a warm sweater that josh doesnt like, lara. Back to you. I think you look absolutely perfect, sam. Thank you so much. Cant wait to talk to you about miss america, coming up. Heres a look at whats coming up on our morning menu. Get ready to meet the amazing miss montana. She has autism. And she is awesome. And coming up, supermodel iman revealing her makeup magic. Plus, a special deals steals. Its a beauty edition to jumpstart your january. All that and, ryan gosling is coming up, ladies. All live on gma from times square. [ female announcer ] introducing coffeemate natural bliss. Made with only milk. Cream. A touch of sugar. And pure natural flavors. Who knew being natural could be so delicious . Coffeemate natural bliss. From nestle. Add your flavor naturally. Coffeemate natural bliss. From nestle. Living with moderate to semeans living with pain. Is it could also mean living with joint damage. Help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. For many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. 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In a competition filled with smiles, struts and sass, the reigning miss montana looks like she fits right in. Holy crap. Im going to be on miss america. Reporter but fitting in has never been easy for 18yearold alexis wineman. Growing up, i was alone a lot. I barely hung out with anyone. And thats because i was afraid of being laughed at. Reporter she is the first miss america contestant to be diagnosed with autism, which was discovered when she was just 11 years old. I would stay in my room for hours, not wanting to talk to anyone. Reporter even though she was considered highly functioning, she said she was ridiculed because of her speech impediment and intense shyness. The girl youre seeing right now, is not the same girl you would have seen ten years ago. Ive overcome so many of my symptoms. Reporter she credits her family with enabling her to become comfortable in her own skin. That new attitude allowed her to try new things, like Cross Country running, and cheerleading, where she became the captain of the team her senior year. Events like this may appear a world away. But like Everything Else in her life, alexis never considered them out of reach. So, she decided to enter the miss montana stage competition on a whim. I realize, ive done a lot of things i never thought i could do. Whats stopping me from trying . Reporter and now, here she is in las vegas, ready to compete with the best of them. All of the confusion kindmade me hungry. Reporter her talent, a comedy routine. I realize, if i laugh at myself, then thats okay. Alexis wineman. Reporter no matter what happens tomorrow night, alexis knows just by competing, she is inspiring others. A girl who has a few differences is miss america material, no matter what they are. No question about that. Thank you, bianna. More on that in pageant confidential the road to miss america. She got unprecedented access, following the contestants for months. Thats at 8 00 on abc. Followed by the 2013 Miss America Competition. Sam will be judging. What an honor it was working with those ladies. Right now, it is time. Jumpstart your january. We have with us, well, needs no introduction, really. The most famous supermodel on the planet, iman, revealing makeup tips, live, in a moment. First, heres a look at imans groundbreaking career. Hers is a flawless face thats synonymous with fashion. For four decades, iman has been beauty and grace and a designers dream. The author, philanthropist, wife and mother, conquers every world she encounters, from model to mogul. Now, 57 years young, the icon has become the paragon of aging gracefully. Famously saying, what you take care of in your 20s is what youre going to inherit in your 60s. This has been a 40gyro manse with my skin. And i have taken care of it religiously. And right now, shes here, only on gma, to reveal even more of her supermodel beauty secrets. How lucky are we . Thrilled to have iman here. Welcome to good morning america. So good to see you. I love your saying about taking care of our skin. What can we do now . Can you help us jumpstart our skin . Yes. First of all, the sun does not discriminate. Ladies, put an spf on it. You have to have this. And religiously, like you brush your teeth twice a day, you really take care of your skin twice a day. It doesnt have to be expensive. Cleanse, moisturize and hydrate. As simple as that. In five to ten years, you will see a remarkable change in your face. We always talk about spf. Everybody, we know this. How much do we really need . And is it really all year round . Absolutely. All year round, every day. My dermatologist has me on spf 50. Im not a white girl. I dont need 50. She said, yes, you do. And im telling you, this is what people asks me, what gives you at 57 . Its simple, religiously taking care of my skin. And youre taking care of isis. Look at isis now, post the iman treatment. Talk about what youve done. You have simple trips that everybody can use. Get yourself a b. B. Scream. It has spf in it. And its like a veil of coverage. Dont use too much of a concealer. Just where you need it, under the eyes. Maybe you have a broken you know, veins or Something Like that. What about the lips . The lips, keep it simple. Something very light. I like what youre wearing. Its light, its fresh. Its kissable. Men dont like lipstick. I like a lip stain or a lip gloss. Really. If you really think about it, you get yourself a great foundation, and the b. B. Cream, that has a cover cream. A loose powder or translucent powder. You want something to keep the shine away. You dont want too much powder. When it comes to makeup, the number one thing that women do that makes themselves look older than they are . Heavy foundation. Too much powder. And lots of makeup. Keep it fresh. You can always add. But you cant subtract. Were really not professional makeup artists. We really dont know how to do this. So, start light. Then, you can keep adding. Iman, there you go. Check out our website, goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo for more tips. We thank you so much for jumpstarting our january. You look gorgeous. And, everybody, well be right back. Actually, amy, where are you . Im outside. We have deals steals for everyone here. Tory johnson has the musthave beauty products. You head to our website, goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo for all of the promo codes and links you need to get to the bargains. Lets get to the bargains. This is your first time of lifting the box, right . This is nail polish, right . She is a rock star manicurist. The deals are amazing on these for either trios of hot nail colors or the duos where you get the matching lip and nail. Each of her sets, depending on what you choose, is from 16 to 38. 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Com on yahoo dont forget, that includes the deal. Coming up, beauty queens like youve never seen them before. Live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. Good morning at 8 27. Two d. C. Council members are their efforts to tovince president obama plate. His license with white house Staff Members today. The president ial limo has d. C. Taxation without the representationslow in on them. President obama will meet with afghan President Hamid karzai at house and it will u. S. Ss the future of the role and afghanistan. Newschannel 8 will have an in a few report coming up in moments. Commuteday morning part is great. On 66, this is what we are finding outside and inside the beltway. You can catch a break outside the Teddy Roosevelt bridge. We do have an accident in Montgomery County which you can get through. Redland road but the tow truck is there. Good morning, the weekend looks good but today you might want to grab your umbrella. Some showers are expected this afternoon, 30 degrees right now so it is a mild start. This shows is the clotting is pushing in and there are very showers trying to develop mostly cloudy today with late day rain, 4753, and the weekend looks great. At 8 56. L be back d. J. Ms. Nix this morning. We need that music this morning. Its a little chilly. Before we get to anything else this half hour, we have a special announcement, coming up from robin on monday that everyone is going to want to tune in for. Everyones going to want to hear. That is coming up on monday. Right now, you see sam up there on the big screen. He is live in las vegas this morning. Going to be judging the Miss America Competition tomorrow night. And right across the way, from tlc, making me feel very overdressed without an overcoat. She has been giving us tips all morning long. You know, shes doing it so we can all look a little tanner, in the dead of winter, right . Not just tanner. But more svelte, correct . The way you apply your bronzer is everything . Its actually everything. You want to apply your selftanner normally. On day two, use a sponge or Foundation Brush and trace along the muscle tone. It gives the illusion that youve been working out in the gym a lot harder than you have. First, the sugar loofah. And then, the bronzer. Fantastic. You should get inside. You can catch carmody on tlcs what not to wear on thursday nights. Thanks, amy. Carmody, go. Its cold. Thursday night, youll meet the 53 miss america contenders vying for that crown. But behind the sequins and the smiles, there can be fatigue, and even selfdoubt. In my special, abc news got unprecedented access behind the scenes to follow a group of these women from the locals, to the states, up to the national level. We did it for months. And heres a look. More than 12,000 women a year sing dance, twirl, banjo, even belly dance their way across local and state stages. Sometimes, you get up here. So, they will stay in. Reporter butt glue, a spray adhesive essential for keeping the bikini bottoms on their bottoms. If your bathing suit rides up, you cant pull it out in front of the judges. You dont want everybody to see everything. You want to make sure it stays. This is a great choice 23r you. Reporter miss kentucky has a different kind of trick. We put a swimsuit over the bombshell bra. And no one will know. The bombshell bra. My secret weapon. Reporter and the ladies pull out every stop to make sure things go smoothly. Like the lastminute lunges and pushups that they say make their muscles pop. From now, until game time, every calorie counts. I have a flat butt. Its been a problem. I said to her, you have to do something about the fact that your butts flat. Reporter the nitpicking feeds into the natural insecurities all women face, even ones that look like this. Adding to the mounting pressure. Her legs are her problem genetically. We have to find a way to shrink her legs. Reporter your trainer told you needed to lose seven or eight more pounds. How does that feel to hear . Its more motivation for me. And a reminder for me that, okay. Im wearing a swimsuit on stage. Potentially in front of millions of people on national television. That kind of puts things into perspective. Reporter miss america contestants spend hours upon hours studying everything under the sun. Sam champion, come on up. Reporter and so do the judges. Ask our sam and dancing with the stars cheryl burke, who has the tough job of choosing who will wear the crown. Weve been watching these young women all week long. And the interviews can turn on a dime. Cheryl, what do you think is the best advice for someone in an interview situation . I think to really be yourself. And take the moment in. Reporter that can be easier said than done. Listen to what happens to miss california during this practice interview. Whats your feelings on euthanasia becoming legalized. Thats something im not very educated on. I need to look up on exactly what that means. But i do know its a vaccine, correct . No. Euthanasia is assisted suicide. I felt so dumb. I felt so idiotic. And thats one of those things i dont want to have happen in my interview. Reporter thats why judges like sam believe confidence is key. The most interesting time is when the young woman sits back, enjoys the experience, can look each judge in the eye. Absolutely. And let her point of view come across. Really interesting stuff. You can see more on pageant confidential, the road to miss america, tomorrow night, 8 00, 7 00 on abc. Its a special edition of 20 20. Followed by the 2013 miss america pageant, live from las vegas. And, sam, how has the judging been going for you . Lara, its really an exciting thing. Talking to the young women, my favorite part has been the interview. Its easy to concentrate on the evening gowns and the swimsuit. Its easy to think this is just a beauty pageant. But this is a scholarship pageant, miss america is. They award millions of dollars in scholarships, every year to young women. They are the largest scholarship supplier to young women in the world. So, that interview is important. And its heavily weighted. Its about 25 of their total score. You watch them, you know, move across the screen. You know that miss america is going to be an attractive woman. But that interview, man. We pounded her. And the Miss America Organization was like, really, go for it. Ask them hard questions, you know . Sam, you are getting perfection and polish from these girls. What the special shows is really unvarnished look at all that goes down in the months leading up to it. These girls work so hard. It is stressful. They have coaches. The scrutiny. Its tough. Yeah. And i think what really shines out, in the women that stand out above everybody else, is that all that preparation has to come in a really relaxed package. They really have to come at you confident, that, yeah, theyve done their homework. Theyre going to give you their point of view. Its not a point of view that everyone has to agree with, they have to stand up with their point of view. I cant wait to be a part of the big, big, big show that comes out on saturday, lara. Saturday night, right here on abc. I know. Lets take a quick look, by the way go ahead. You go ahead. I was going to ask you how the weather was. Oh. Well, good thing you were going to ask because im ready to do that. Were going to first talk about our coat drive, lara. Weve been on this warm hearts and warm coats coat drive, trying to get coats and collecting them for folks who might not be able to afford their own coats this year as the cold air moves across the country. Heres the big tally. Weve collected 125,895 coats for those who need. If you tweet us a picture while youre donating a coat, chances are youre going to get on gma at some point. Heres our latest picture. Dana sent us this shot of her and her pfizer colleagues who came from many different states for a team meeting in orlando. Thats where they decided to collect 48 coates and drop them off at theburgington coat factory outlet. And help us get those numbers up. We could do better with your help. Lets get to the boards. One or two things going on this morning we want to show you. It is chilly here on the strip in las vegas. But youre showing us pictures from connecticut, where it looks nice. And salt lake city, this morning, as well. Heres the boards. We have weather moving across the country. One of them is this heavy hit of snow. Billings, fargo, rapid city, salt lake city. Elsewhere on the eastern seaboard, theres some showers moving in during the day today. But theres some warmer temperatures coming ahead by the time you get to the weekend. I cant wait to get to the 70s. I cant wait. Re it probably is not 70 pause weekend. 60s by the couple sprinkles are trying to up along the i81 corridor. 40 degrees is our temperature now and we wil we are live on the las vegas strip. As i like to say it, there are a lot of things in this world. But theres only one miss america, ladies and gentlemen. Youll find out who it is on abc saturday night. Lara . Joining us, now, grammywinning rapper and actor, common. His hit series, hell on wheels. He and Michael Rainey jr. , making his big screen debut, starring together in a new coming of age story. Its called luv. We welcome you both to good morning america. Common, tell me about your character and this uncle vincent. Hes having quite a day. Uncle vincent is a person who has an american dream. He wants to fulfill his dream and take care of his family. Hes just been recently released from prison. And he wants to be a father figure to michaels character, woody. I want to talk to you more about that. But lets show everybody a clip and give them an example of this valiant effort that uncle vincent makes in love. Every man needs to learn how to drive. This is park. Reverse. Neutral. And drive. Lets go. He wants hard to do the right thing. But he doesnt seem to have the tools. Its a situation that exists a lot within inner cities and in america. We have, like, men who havent been taught properly how to i think the storys poignant in that way. Lets talk about the title of the movie luv, luv. Whats that about . Thats what is learning uncle vincent. Its about his character learning about life and learning, through his uncle, what life is about. After going through this experience with your new friend, common, is acting something you can see yourself sticking with . Yeah. Is this a career . Yeah. I like to act. Youre quite a natural, my friend. Thank you. I think big things are coming. Do you agree . Very much. Hes acted with them all. This guy is so gifted. Hes a blessing to us. Yeah. His future is infinite. Thank you, michael. We look for big things to come. As usual, common, thank you for coming. Will you come and sing and talk to us again . Yeah. Everybody, check out kwp luv. It opens in theaters next friday, january 18th. Coming up, oneonone with [ cheers and applause ] thank you, d. J. Ms. Nix. Now, the man lara and amy have been waiting all morning to see, ryan gosling. What a run hes had. The eids of march, crazy, stupid love. And now, the golden age. Reporter over the past few years, no ones star has risen quite like ryan gosling. Seriously . Its like youre photoshopped. Reporter with leading rolls in everything, from comedy. Lets talk about how many women youve been with. Sexually . No, break dancing. Reporter to drama. You make right for so many people that made wrong. Reporter to romance flicks. The canadianborn actor is being hailed as one of the finest of his generation. His latest film, gangster squad tells the truelife tail of a group of Police Officers in 1940s los angeles. Im looking to put a squad together. Reporter who come together to save the city from notorious mob boss mickey cohen. Josh plays the hero. This is one of my favorite movies. I collected all of the burger king cups. I was obsessed with it. So, that was my entrance into the gangster picture. Seems like the lady doesnt want to talk to you. What lady . She is just one of mickeys pro skirts there, pal. Where is it . Where is it . Reporter you met with some of his Family Members in reparation, right . Right. What did you learn from that . That he was a greater man than me. One of the importance of the movie, is that the character have a better narrative. He didnt need convincing. He was allin right away. Reporter the film was scheduled to be released last year, but was delayed after the aurora, colorado, tragedy, because it contained a sequence that contained a theater shooting. Director Ruben Fletcher cut the scene. It was the best sequence in the movie, without question. The day it happened, he wouldnt even dream of keeping it in. Reporter shot on location in l. A. , the director said even the everpresent paparazzi didnt affect the very focused gosling. You have to get used to guys hanging in the bushes. Thats the adjustment. Or being followed. All that stuff. Reporter what is it about gangster movies that keeps us so fascinated with him . I think its a lot of people going around, if you say that again, im going to kill you. They dont mean it. Gangster movies. Gangsters do. Reporter was that a gangster lesson right there . Thats gangster 101. Reporter go ahead. One more time. Dont think too much about it. Reporter im going to kill you. Youre not going to. And thats the difference. You cant shoot me. Youre a cop. Not anymore. Reporter for good morning america, cameron mathison, abc news, los angeles. And gangster squad opens in theaters today. Coming up right here, bobby flay. [ cheers and applause ] welcome back. Were very excited to have bobby flay with us this morning. Hes helping us get our year started right. He has a brandnew web series called bobby flay fit on the food network website. Tell us about the show. Its seven threeminute webisodes. It started because five years ago, i was going out to dinner with my wife. I was getting dressed. Looking in the mirror. You had the moment . I dont like what that looks like. And you can make all the excuses you want. You know oh, wow, bobby. Im looking at this video. What are we watching . Youre like superman in the street. Thats not really me. I dont like weights, i can tell you right now. Thats michael symon, from the chew, as you all know. In each episode, we follow you working out with your friends. A lot of people ask me, youre a chef, how do you stay in shape . What i tell people is i dont follow any diet. I dont like the word diet. I think its a quick fix. It doesnt last forever. Im a big picture kind of thinker. I do the same thing with my health. And i try to lose the weight slowly and try to get in shape so it will last for a real long time. I try to lose weight for a long time. George is eating away already. Good. Lwere going to make chicken tacos. What a surprise. Everybody likes tacos. Instead of using a corn or flour tortilla, were going to wrap it up in lettuce. And flavor comes in the form of butter and cream. I love it. We can put flavor into this without using that. We want to start by making our cabbage slaw. Here it is, lara cooking 101. That was great. You did it with fitness. Orange juice, lemon juice, and lime juice. A lot of citrus flavors. And move on to the chicken. What kind of oil did you use . Aittle canola oil. Fire away, lara. Youre doing great. And for the chicken, chicken breasts, of course, can use lots of flavor. Skinless and boneless, a little canola oil. And i throw a little garlic in there. And smoked paprika. And i put it in the saute pan and let it cook. Its going to look just like this. Nice and crusty. Exactly. I slice it up. We have a sauce. How is the sauce there . Is it a pesto sauce . Its not pesto. Its actually ill translate. Okay. And we slice up our chicken. Were going to make our wraps. We take the its easier. Especially when bobby flays doing it, everybody. And then, a little bit of sauce. Bobby, how many shows do you have these days . I have a handful on the food network. Bobby flay fit starts the 14th. On tv, on food network, a new show called bobbys dinner battle coming on, as well. On monday, you can find bobby flay hit online. And you can get his recipes. Well be right back. Bobby flay, everybody. Tacos for everybody. vo they were married for. 53 years. She was his everything. He cant live alone anymore. But we dont have the room. So, we talked to suntrust. Looked at our options. Remodeled. For family, you make it work. He taught me that. anncr join the thousands of people switching to suntrusts awardwinning service. How can we help you shine today . [ cheers and applause ] and big reminder. Special announcement coming from robin on monday, too. That is going to be great. Thanks to bobby flay. Thanks for coming. D. J. Ms. Nix. Jumpstarting january. A lot coming up on monday. Have a great weekend, everyone. Take care. Live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. Good morning 8 56. The cdc will provide the latest today on the flu s growing nationwide. U season has struck early and has claimed the lives of at least 20 children. Is widespread and more than 40 the numbers in our are show that more people by flu this year over year. If a freak flu clinics will be a freak flu clinic will held on tuesday. Lets take a look at our friday commute. Not seeing, we are any delays in virginia. We have a problem because of a main break in the area. Ville it is south of the eastwest highway. It is causing delays for metrobus is. 295 south the pennsylvania, a were generally accident has been cleared out that you might want b your umbrella this ofning with a couple sprinkles along i81. Is very light but most of the come in before you get back home. Youll need it late today and 40 now so right uncomfortable start. It will be cloudy today with a showers especially late, 47 lookinges and a great weekend, almost 60 degrees for saturday and warmer sunday. Thank you for watching. We will be back at noon. Live with kelly and michael is next