good morning, everyone. and no doubt, it was a sleepless night, george, for many in hollywood, hoping to hear their name being called later this morning. but not the actor and the host for the oscars, james franco. he says he's going to be at class in yale, when the nominations are going to be coming out. >> mr. cool, james franco. probably a sleepless night for the president and others on his staff, as they prepare for the state of union. that's why we're here in washington today. so many americans are going to look to washington to see what the president says about jobs and the economy. he's riding a wave of good economic news. the dow almost hit 12,000 yesterday, its highest level in 3 years. even though about 1 million jobs have been created over the last year, america is still stuck with quite high unemployment. just a bit lower than it was when the president took the podium last year. >> and there's going to be a lot more republicans in the room this year than last. also, george, we'll have more on oprah's discovery that she has a sister she never knew about. such an emotional reunion and show yesterday. her best friend, gayle king, will join us live to talk about oprah's emotional journey. >> what a surprise that was. we all learned last week how embarrassing it can be to text and walk at the same time. that woman dropped into the fountain. uh now, you may be breaking the law, too. politicians push to make it illegal to text while walking. we start with the state of the union. jake tapper is here with me. and the president is not going to address texting in his state of the union. what should we be watching for? >> reporter: here are the three things to look for when watching the state of the union address tonight. the first thing to look for is tension. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: the president will enter congress, tonight, proposing what seems on one level to be a paradox. proposing new spending in areas such as education, innovation, and infrastructure, while also saying -- >> we're also going to have to deal with our deficits and our debt in a responsible way. >> reporter: the president will say his proposed spending increases need to come in the context of overall budget reductions. but republicans' skepticism awaits. >> this is not a time to be looking at pumping up government spending in very many areas. >> reporter: the next thing to look for, tone. how bipartisan will president obama really sound? how many members of congress will go through with the idea to bag the tradition of parties sitting separately and grab a bipartisan partner? will that impact how often democrats cheer? or republicans sit on their hands? how will those rebellious tea partiers act? and of course, what about congressman joe wilson? >> you lie. >> reporter: last, we look at theatrics, after conservatives and if supreme court, with the president condemning one of their rules and justice alito, visibly disagreeing with him. how many justices will attend? how will the new speaker, john boehner, deal with the new spotlight? and beyond the official republican response from paul ryan, what's wrong with michele bachmann giving her own response on the tea party express website? and officials briefed talking heads for their appearance on tv today. and the white house officials told the democrats to challenge republicans. what's their plan to govern? where do they want to cut spending, specifically? george? >> thanks, jake. for more on the president's big speech tonight, we're joined by his senior adviser from the white house, valerie jarrett. good morning, ms. jarrett. how are you today? >> good morning, george. it's a great day. >> we're seeing all kinds of bipartisan pairs tonight. will you have a republican today? >> i would love to have one. i think it's symbolism. what's really important is what we do the next day and are we able to work together? we're entering into the new congress with that spirit. and i'm very confident that we're going to make some progress on behalf of our country. >> and in that spirit of bipartisanship, how has the president reached out to republicans? speaker boehner's staff told me that the president hasn't reached out to him at all and that there's been zero outreach. >> of course, there will be outreach. we have all kinds of plans coming up. and we'll be working together. just as we did during the lame duck. everyone would say we had a successful lame duck. that provides a strong foundation of moving forward. tonight's speech is about winning for the future. it's a bipartisan message. it's something everyone can get around. education, another bipartisan issue. and, of course, we have to tackle the deficit. it's a robust agenda. but it's one that we think lends itself to strong bipartisan support because it's good for the country. >> how does the president get the balance between the new investments he's going to call for and tightening our belts? will he be proposing more spending this year? or less? >> he's going to be proposing strategic, targeted spending that's smart. we want to invest in education. we want to invest in infrastructure. but we also have to tighten our belts and be more efficient. and we have programs that are outdated and no longer effective. we need to get rid of those programs. and we need to make sure we're tightening our belts. >> does that mean the president will be proposing less spending overall? >> what he will be proposing -- i don't want to get ahead of the president. and keep in mind, his budget will be coming out in three weeks. tonight, we'll provide the framework on how to tackle the deficit and spend strategically. and we have to tighten our belts. that's the overall message, how to keep america winning for the future. >> but will there be more spending cuts than spending increases? >> i think what the message that's so important is we do have to tighten our belts. we do have to bring the deficit under control. overall, we do have to, over time, bring the deficit down. but we also don't want to walk away from investments that are going to build and grow our economy. ultimately, george, the private sector is the engine. that's what's going to fuel the economy and create the jobs for the future. and so, what we don't want to do, is anything that's going to have a chilling impact on that. >> this, of course, is also coming in the wake of the shootings in tucson. and in the last week or so, we've had an eruption of police shootings all across the nation. 13 police have been shot in the united states of america since thursday. and police officials say their officers are facing shooters with these high-capacity magazines, like the one that jared loughner used in tucson. will the president call for a ban on those clips in this speech? >> i don't want to say specifically what he's going to say in his speech. but he certainly will begin by talking about tucson. george, you know, we're going to have an empty seat in the house today. and although congresswoman giffords has made an extraordinary recovery, she still has a very, very long way to go. so, it is a symbol of what we have to do to try to bring down crime in our country, create an environment of civility. we are a country that believes in free speech and the open debate of ideas. we're a country that also believes in the second amendment and our ability to have guns. but we've got to figure out a way to keep america safe. >> finally, before you go, i want to ask you about rahm emanuel's bid for mayor of chicago. it seemed to take a hit when the supreme court ruled that he wasn't eligible because he hasn't resided in chicago over the last year. what does the president think about that decision? >> we haven't talked to rahm. but one thing we know, he's going to vigorously appeal. rahm is a fighter. and as you know, he'll be appealing to the supreme court. and i'm sure he'll vigorously make that case. >> right. but the president -- rahm left to run for mayor with the president's blessing. he said he thought rahm would be a terrific mayor. >> absolutely. >> is it fair to assume that the president did believe that rahm is eligible and that the appeals court is wrong? >> i think he believes that he is eligible. and i believe that he believes rahm will pursue his appeal in the courts. and he says, he thinks rahm would make a terrific mayor. >> valerie jarrett, thanks very much for your time this morning. >> bye-bye, george. >> robin? >> all right, george. we're learning more this morning about monday's deadly suicide bombing in moscow's busiest airport. brian ross has been looking at what this means for american airports. but first, miguel marquez has been following the story overnight for us. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the part of the terminal right behind me is where the bomb exploded. it's still closed today, although the airport is open. the moment of impact was captured on camera. if you look at the upper right corner of your screen, you can see the bomb exploding. the bomber or bombers, it may have been a man and a woman, walked into a nonsecure, arrival area of the airport. and witnesses say, one of them yelled i'll kill you all, before the explosion. the explosion was a plastic explosive, with metal, wire, all packed in a suitcase. while 40 people are still in the hospital, that are critically injured, there may be more deaths before this is all over. back to you. >> that video, so hard to see. miguel, thank you. here in the u.s., authorities are looking closely whether an attack like that could happen here. brian ross is here to tell us about the security moves in place. >> reporter: officials have known about the vulnerabilities at airports outside of the screening checkpoints. and we found serious questions about what is being done in the u.s. to make airports safer. by design, there's easy, open access to american airports. with virtually no security until well past the arrival and departure areas. in fact, even the enhanced screening at security checkpoints has created another airport vulnerability. >> the terrorist doesn't have to get past the checkpoint and on to an airplane. it's a rich target area at the checkpoint. >> reporter: to combat that, the tsa has deployed some 3,000 unseen officers to roam american airports, looking for suspicious behavior, under a controversial program called s.p.o.t. under the program, officers are given four days of classroom training to spot body movements and facial, microexpressions, said to be tipoffs. >> if you have one of those emotions, it's going to appear on your face. and if you're trying to conceal it, it may well leak out in a microexpression. >> reporter: but critics say hundreds of millions of dollars are being wasted on a scientifically unproven concept. >> the scientific research shows it's hard to detect whether somebody's up to no good by looking at their behavior. >> reporter: and a report from the general accountability office on the s.p.o.t. program, found that 17 known terrorists, including the attempted times square bomb every, faisal shahzad, went through airports and were never detected. could it be the kind of bomb they're attacked the moscow airport? no, according to the chairman of the house transportation committee. >> based on the performance and the reports i've gotten back on s.p.o.t., i honestly don't believe that we could detect in advance this type of event. >> reporter: the tsa says the s.p.o.t. program is a vital layer of security, based on science, used by law enforcement and the military for decades. and that the s.p.o.t. program has resulted in more than 1,700 arrests. but other than a man found with empty fuel tanks and given probations, none of those 1,700 arrests involved anything connected to terrorism. >> i know you've been concerned about this, brian. like you said in your report, around the screening areas, too. >> reporter: exactly. that can be a log jam there, as the former inspector general of homeland security said, a real target environment for terrorists. something the terrorists already know. we're not giving away secrets here. this is something they know and have studied. and there have been attacks like that years back, as well. >> thank you for your investigation and reporting. thank you, brian. let's get back down to george. >> robin, thanks. we're going to turn to the woman accused of kidnapping a baby from the hospital crib 23 years ago. she has confessed. ann pettway has admitted to kidnapping the baby girl. andrea canning has been on the case since the start. >> reporter: after leaving court on monday, carlina white's biological father faced the woman that kidnapped her 23 years ago, raising her as her own. >> do you believe she's sorry? >> i don't. >> reporter: her statement to the fbi said it all, when she confessed and offer adaed d aea confessed and offer adaed moti for the kidnapping at the hospital. officials wrote, pettway is sorry. she had several miscarriages. she did not believe she would ever be able to be a parent. >> she is concerned about the impact she has on all the members of her family. but she is trusting that all the true facts will come out. and when they do, she will be looked at in a very different light. >> reporter: pettway's family were also in court. and they were brought to tears when they listened to the confession. >> the whites are sorry. but have some compassion for our relative. >> reporter: carlina became suspicious of the woman she believed was her mother. court documents show when she asked for a birth certificate, she lied, saying she didn't have one because carlina had been given to her by a woman who used drugs. and pettway used the internet herself to organize her own surrender. using facebook, she reached out to family friend and police officer, david daniels, who happened to be online that morning going through birthday messages. >> you could tell in her voice, she was worried. she had been through soul-searching. when we got there, it looked like the world was lifted off her shoulders. and she was ready to deal with the consequences. >> reporter: ann pettway has an 8-year-old son who has had to deal with all this. she says she's doing okay. and she says she's just ready to get this over with. >> i'll bet she is. andrea, thanks. let's go back up to new york where sam has the weather. hey, sam. >> good morning, george. it was a quick arctic blast. now, it's a quick warmup in the northeast. as a warm front makes its move, some places will be 10 to 20 degrees above their normal mark. philadelphia at 38. boston at 27. you'll start to see some of the thaw in this area, getting that milder air in here. here's where the snow comes. this is a low that makes its move toward new england tomorrow. today, memphis, tupelo, huntsville,ici huntsville, picking up a coating of snow. and here's where it's warm on the west coast, from seattle to san diego. all of america's weather and a preview of the northeastern storm for tomorrow in the next half hour. >> another one. all right, sam. we've all seen it. people walking down the street. their heads are down. they're staring at their cell phones and blackberries. it's a sign of the times. but it's also putting them in danger. now, some states are planning to crack down in hopes of saving lives. and juju chang is here and has more on this with us. >> you can call it a crackdown on crack berries. we know texting and driving isn't safe. but a few lawmakers are saying texting and walking is dangerous, too. remember the woman who fell in a mall fountain while texting? she told "gma," she learned her lesson. >> do not text and walk. >> reporter: there may be a bigger lesson in her digital dunk. new york state senator, karl krueger, said two people died in his brooklyn district, because they were distracted by electronic devices on the street. >> a woman standing on the corner. ready to cross the street. wired into his ipod. crosses over. walks right into a new york city bus. >> reporter: new york and arkansas are proposing legislation trying to ban the use of ipods and cell phones, especially at crosswalks. if caught, vie lighters could be fined 100 bucks. how distracted are walkers? excuse me? i took to the streets to find out. you were just texting and crossing the street. do you watch? >> sometimes. >> reporter: do you feel like you're distracted when you do it? >> definitely. >> reporter: is it because you're not looking? or you're not hearing? >> i'm not looking and i'm not hearing. i'm somewhere else. >> reporter: in an extreme example, a jogger died when a glider plane crash-landed on this beach in hilton head. investigators believe he never heard it approaching because of his ipod. see what we're doing? this would be illegal. >> ridiculous. >> reporter: why? >> i can hear you perfectly. >> reporter: right. >> it's not that loud. >> reporter: i saw you looking at it. >> i check it often. but i don't want to be the lady in the fountain. >> i think they hung up. >> 30 states outlaw texting while driving. but one study shows that the laws do not affect crash rates. three of the four states studied, crash rates went up slightly, robin. and they think that it's because people were ignoring the ban. >> how did we know you were starting the piece with the fountain lady? >> can't escape it. >> that film is going to live for a long time. robin, thanks. a top surfer is fighting for his life after a monster 25-foot wave overwhelmed his group of surfers, sucking several of them deep underwater off the coast of california. the huge waves hit after saturday's surfing contest had been scrapped because the waves hadn't been big enough. and it was all caught on tape. here's mike von fremd. >> reporter: jacob tread was enjoying smooth, easy rides on 12-foot waves. when out of nowhere, a set of 25-foot-high monsters -- >> oh, my word. >> reporter: -- crashed, one after another, pulling them helplessly to the bottom. photographer, eric nelson, who licensed this dramatic video to abc, said it was horrifying to watch. >> it's the wall of death. you have guys scrambling to get up to the top. occasionally, you'll see what is called a tombstone. that's when a surfer is so far underwater. 25 feet under water. and the board will pop up like a tombstone. >> reporter: his lifeless body was floating in the ocean when a jet ski helped pull him to shore. his younger brother visited him in the hospital. >> he grabbed the nurse's hand. >> reporter: rat the same competition last january, another rogue wave came crashing down on spectators and many were injured in the panic. the conditions here are unpredictable and treacherous. only the most elite surfers enter this dangerous competition. the financial reward is $25,000. the bragging rights are priceless. jeff clark is a surfing legend. the first to ride he's waves. >> from alaska, we have the longest storm track on the planet. so, we're going to get the biggest waves on the planet. >> reporter: it's a dangerous, exhilarating passion. and one that can turn deadly in seconds. for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, half moon bay, california. >> wow. that's really something. coming up tonight, we're going to have live coverage of the president's state of the union address from right here in washington. i'll be anchoring with diane sawyer, beginning at 9:00 eastern, right here on abc. coming up in our next hour, new revelations from oprah's best friend, gayle king, how oprah found the sister she never knew. and where they go from here. tabn with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula that soothes, nourishes and restores moisture. women saw improvement in all five symptoms of winter skin in just one day. beauty you can see and feel. that's being comfortable in your own skin. aveeno skin relief. and now get dermatologist recommended relief from severely dry skin with eczema therapy. new from aveeno. discover the power of active naturals [ male announcer ] there are snacks. and there are better snacks. quaker chewy, 25% less sugar than the leading sweet snacks, no high fructose corn syrup and the goodness of whole grains. 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[ announcer ] if you're not using h&r block, you could be leaving money on the table. call 1-800-hrblock, and never settle for less. it is one of those great, just a little bit guilty pleasures, letting your dog or cat stay in your bed with you. now, there's a medical warning that says it may actually be a little more dangerous. and it may make you think twice before snuggling up with your pets. but it does look like so much fun, robin. >> just seeing those pictures. you have confessed before, that you, ali, the girls, all pile up in one bed. >> actually, the dogs are on strike. there's not room for them anymore. so, they go out. most of the americans, too. the numbers surprise med. you know one out of seven americans would choose their pet over their spouse. >> and your answer is? >> not me. >> you're too smart for that. >> hi, ali. >> you know she's watching, george. also in this half hour, michael jackson's mother, katherine, speaks out, in a brand-new interview about the doctor at the center of the wrongful death suit. the book at the center of a fiery lawsuit. and for the first time, mrs. jackson talks about raising michael's children and their life without their father. but we begin with the discovery that left oprah -- well, she even said it, speechless. after 50 years, she learned about the half-sister she never knew who was given up for adoption when oprah was 9 years old. she had over the years, hundreds of tearful reunions on her program. but this one, she was the one at the end of the reunion. and, bianna, like so many of us, watching. >> our eyes were glued to the television set. we didn't want to turn away for one moment. oprah called it the miracle of all miracles. she was introduced to her sister last year on thanksgiving day. and she finally introduced her sister to the world. what an emotional moment it was. there wasn't a dry eye in the house. >> yes, it is true. >> reporter: oprah's biggest family secret, now revealed. >> patricia is my half-sister, who i never knew existed. >> reporter: patricia has kept their family secret since 2007. only telling her children she thought she might be oprah's sister, after seeing a local news report, featuring oprah's mother. >> her mother said, two of her children had passed away. one's name is patricia. and the other one name was jeffrey. and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up because i also knew that one of my siblings and i shared the same name. >> reporter: she went to pat's rib place, owned by oprah's niece. patricia wasn't seeking the attention from possibly being related to oprah. she simply wanted to know her family. >> i remember just still worrying about my older sister. >> she never once thought to go to the press. she never once thought to sell her story. when i heard this about you, i said regardless of if this is true or not true, i had to meet you because i wanted to meet somebody who had that kind of character. >> reporter: dna tests confirmed what the family knew to be true. and now, oprah and her new-found half-sister, patricia, niece and nephew, begin the journey of getting to know each other. >> what has been the most, i don't know, rewarding part of this for you? >> oh, getting my family. >> reporter: robin, what was one of the most emotionally gripping moments was when oprah and her mother and patricia were sitting in the room together. and she described the moment that she decided to give the baby away. and the nurse said, she is such a pretty baby. and patricia said i never heard myself being described as a pretty baby. >> it was such an emotional -- don't want to overuse that word. but it was. >> reporter: it was real. >> it was real. and it was relatable. a lot of families have gone through that. gayle king is going to join us in our next half hour. >> reporter: we talk about ratings and whether or not that had to do with it. but this is real. >> i have to agree with you. we're going to change gears now. michael jackson's doctor is expected in court today, where his lawyer says he will plead not guilty in the death of the pop star. and jackson's elderly mother is speaking out with some revealing comments about raising the pop star's three children. and how different things are when she was a young mother of nine children in the '50s and '60s. and ashleigh banfield is here with more on this. good morning, ashleigh. >> reporter: you know mrs. jackson is going to be 81 this year. and she's dealing with a full plate. house full of kids. upcoming trial against dr. conrad murray. and a lawsuit against her business partner where she's created a videotaped conversation about her life, her family, and how she's coping with all this drama. ♪ >> reporter: she is the matriarch of a music dynasty. katherine jackson, who buried her most famous son over a year ago. since his death, she's been front and center. raising his three children and being a constant presence in court. from michael's criminal cases that began almost a decade ago. to his doctor's case, just getting started. >> it's been a difficult time for me, ever since my son passed. and when i'm in that courtroom, i can't stand to look at that man. and i go because i love my son. and i just feel i have to be there. it's the same way when we were accusing him of molesting, molestation. i was there every day. >> reporter: abc news got this video from katherine and her business partner. at issue, a website that features jackson music, video and a book katherine's writing about michael's life. >> my feeling is, when they're suing howard mann, they're suing me. >> how katherine is handling all this is very difficult. it's not just, obviously, the lawsuit filed against us. she's obviously going through a criminal trial, as for the wrongful death of her son. she has a litigation with aig. i think there's a bunch of compound pressure right now. >> reporter: the lawyers representing jackson's estate told abc news, their complaint is not with katherine's book. but instead, with what their suit calls the website's, quote, illegal use of michael jackson's intellectual property assets, including copyrighted artwork, sound recordings, and song lyrics. amidst all of this, katherine is talking for the first time about how different it is raising children in your 20s, from raising children in your 80s. >> michael's children are good children. and he raised them out of love and understanding. and i don't have a hard time with them because they know how their father had them raised. and they're very respectful. and also, it's a difference today. >> reporter: but knowing what she knows how about kids and the business, would she encourage michael's children to pursue the same dreams? >> i wouldn't let them go into business at this earlier age. paris wants to be an actress. but i don't think michael would have let her because he talked about he didn't have a childhood. and so, this is what i wouldn't do. i wouldn't let them go into being an actress or an actor this soon. >> reporter: she's come a long way, then. she actually talked about the moment she knew she had five, little superstars on her hand. she said it was so cold in gary, indiana, they never went outside to play. they stayed inside and sang all day. when they imitated the temptations, she knew she had some magic. >> and she has a house full. it's not just michael's kids in that home. >> cousins, too. it's a busy, busy life for someone of her age. >> she looks great. >> someone of our age. >> any age, fantastic. ashleigh, good to see you. for other stories, back to juju at the newsdesk. >> good morning, everyone. an american engineer who sold military secrets to china has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. noshir gawadia helped sell the secrets so he could pay for his mortgage on his house in hawaii. general motors now says it sold more cars and trucks in china last year than in the united states. it's the first time the company has ever sold more vehicles in a foreign market than at home. well, 2011 is on-track to be an especially deadly year for law enforcement. two officers were shot and killed by a suspect in florida monday. that brings to ten the total number of officers fatally shot across the country this year. 61 officers were killed last year. that was a 24% increase from the year before. and in los angeles, there was dramatic ending to this police chase last night. >> whoa. there it goes. there it goes. whoa. >> sadly, the driver in that other car was seriously hurt. the drunk driving suspect had refused to pull over for a traffic violation, leading police through ten, different suburbs before that cashing halt. and that's the news at 7:39. sam, it's time for the weather. but you know what? that guy is under arrest. and that is a good thing. >> yeah. through neighborhoods. that's the kind of thing that bothers you. let's look at pictures. it's the ice car in new york city. a quick explanation. look at this thing. there was a break in a water main under the road. lots of water on the road. every time cars went by in the subfreezing weather, they would spray this thing. they got it done. the only damage, breaking the windows when they turned the defrosters on. they snapped the window there. they finally chipped that thing out and got it out of the way. here's who gets snow today. tupelo, huntsville, memphis, nashville. here's who gets snow tomorrow. watch it make its move up the coastline. the problem with the storm is there's going to be multiple layers of warm, cold, warm, cold. there will be a significant amount of icing and sleet in this system. you have to get inland before you pick up all-snow. and the snowfall totals will be impressive. but coastal areas will have rain and mix. that's going to be and here's a look at what's ahead on the morning menu. sleeping with your pets. is that what's making you sick? 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you love that movie? we'll look at the best picture and the actors up for the best film awards. we'll see who will make it to the oscar finals. >> they're all dynamite. this morning, gayle king is going to join us live. she's oprah's best friend. she's joining us from our beautiful studio for "the gayle king show." her guest will be oprah. and she'll talk about her friend's emotional journey to discover the sister she never knew. also, this half hour, it's the advice guru final. yesterday, you met cooper boone. today, it's fran harris. we'll see if she has what it takes. we begin right here in washington, where the victims of the tucson shootings are being honored at the state of the union tonight. some members of congress will be wearing black arm bands. the entire arizona delegation, democrats and republicans will sit together. and they will leave an empty seat for their member, gabby giffords. pierre thomas joins us from arizona, where jared loughner has gone back to court. >> reporter: 16 days after the tragic tucson shootings, jared loughner walked into the courtroom, with the same peculiar grin he wore in his mug shot. still smiling. he wore a prison jumpsuit, hands shackled. no longer bald. his wear had grown back. and he was wearing glasses. he smiled frequently. even appeared to chuckle, up until the time the judge walked in. during the hearing that lasted 15 minutes, loughner never spoke. judge larry burns entered a plea of not guilty on loughner's behalf. there was no hint of strategy going forward. loughner's counsel may pursue an insanity defense. but others believe such a defense is not likely to be successful. >> the burden of proof is on the defense. and jurors are skeptical about insanity pleas. >> reporter: the justice department is considering additional murder charges that could bring capital punishment. loughner's counsel may have a guilty plea deal that would save him from a death sentence. but given the overwhelming evidence and horrific nature of the crime, it's unclear what prosecutors have to show leniency to loughner, who went back to prison last night under tight security. for "good morning america," pierre thomas, abc news, phoenix. now, let's go back to the newsdesk, where juju has the top headlines. hey, juju. >> hey, george. we're going to turn to the attack at moscow's airport monday, which is being blamed on two suicide bombers. investigators say a man and woman set off the explosives. one reportedly yelling, i'll kill you all, before the blast. 35 people died. authorities suspect muslim separatists. meanwhile, a florida congresswoman says the federal program here in the u.s. that is designed to spot terrorists before security checkpoints, could have failed to detect the moscow bombers. president obama delivers his third state of the union address tonight. he'll focus on job growth and competitiveness. and say those goals require targeted spending. republicans want to hear what spending cuts will be made. in the audience, republicans and democrats will be seated together. and, of course, george anchors our coverage, with diane sawyer, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern. more changes at the supermarket to tell you about. new labels will soon be appearing on the front of food packages, making nutrition information easier to read. they highlight calories, fat, salt and sugar. the food industry designed the labels after being challenged by first lady michelle obama, to help consumers make better food choices. a major jewelry heist in florida. $7 million worth of rings, bracelets and earrings were stolen from a store in jupiter, florida. the burglars got through the roof to the store next door and broke the vault open with a jackhammer and a torng. aeroon tonight for agenda for wnz, here's diane sawyer. >> as the president speaks to the nation, what do businesses need to hear to make them start hiring? and the pioneering women that rocked the world. they were unlikely faces of an american revolution. but they showed everybody who didn't think they could. tonight on "world news." >> we look forward to that. that's the news at 8:05. time, now, for the weather with sam champion. sam, it's snowing outside. do something. >> i know, juju. good morning, everybody. let it out. go ahead. too much pent up energy, not a good thing. we're going to start with live shots to show you the way it looks in central park this morning. and also, from downtown, where the snow has been pretty heavy at some points. there's a light burst of snow. that's going to go on for a while. it's the warm front trying to get warmer temperatures in. but it's nothing compared to what happens wednesday, wednesday night to thursday morning in the northeast. stay tuned to abc news stations. there's ice and snow back in the forecast in the next 36 hours. on the west coast, it's absolutely beautiful. seattle about 52. you're warmer than you should be, to l.a. it's warmer where it should be, as well. and, robin, visiting from the bronx -- >> hyde leadership charter school. >> robin? >> sam, thank you. now, more on oprah's stunning family secret. she promised a shocking revelation. boy, did she deliver. on "the oprah winfrey show," she announced she had a long, lost half-sister because the woman was secretly put up for adoption nearly 50 years ago. here's the moment yesterday on her program. >> yes, it is true. [ applause ] it is true. that my mother, my mother is also patricia's birth mother. that means patricia is my half-sister, who i never knew existed. >> she never knew. and joining us now, gayle king, editor at large of "o" magazine and the host "of the gayle king show," which you can see later this morning on own. and, gayle, what will you be talking today on your show, i wonder. >> i know, robin. i still can't believe it. oprah's going to come on and join us today at 10:00. i even knew this story was coming and knew all the details. >> right. >> but i saw the show for the first time yesterday. and i sat there stunned, watching what was happening on the oprah show. i was so touched and so moved. and so, i can't wait to meet patricia. let me say that to you. >> you haven't met her yet? >> no. oprah met her for the first time on thanksgiving day. so, she was with her family. i was with my family. so, i have not met her yet. but i have such admiration and such respect for the secret that she held for all this time. and her children, too. >> absolutely. >> this is extraordinary that somebody -- somebody would have this information about oprah, who as you know, has been sold out on many occasion, by friends, by co-workers, in some cases, family, with stories that weren't as legitimate as this. and this woman kept this secret, patricia, and her kids. and didn't go to the media, is extraordinary to me. >> i know it has to be extraordinary to oprah, too. and tell us what it means to her. >> yes. >> she's had other people who have had far lesser stories. and patricia, never once even attempted to sell the story. and this is a single mom, working two jobs. lord knows, she probably could use the money. yet, she didn't do that. what does it mean to oprah? >> here's the thing. patricia wasn't trying to get oprah. she was trying to find her mother. that's what i think is so amazing about this story. she wanted to find bernita lee. having oprah as a half-sister was a bonus. that was not her motivation. she wanted to reconnect with her mother. so, for oprah to find out after all this time, that she does have a sister, she's trying to process it. she wants to get to know her. she says, woman-to-woman. and try to see where it goes. but she's certainly open to having a relationship. you know, i can tell you this, robin. they're off to a really good start. >> really. it seems that way. she looks so much like her late sister. she even has the same name, which is eerie. >> yes. >> but she seems to be handling it -- we see the comparison right there. it's just shocking. oprah is handles it very well right now, gayle? >> well, you know, when oprah said to me, she looks just like pat, you're not going to believe it. i said everybody has somebody that looks like them. how much does she really look like her? and when i saw her on the screen, i was blown away. i talked to oprah early this morning. she's been up on facebook, reading all the responses and reading the reaction to the show. and what is surprising her is that this has happened to a lot of people. it certainly never happened to her. as someone who has been in a position of reuniting people, to have somebody be reunited -- for her to be the person who is being reunited was certainly a big shock to her. >> and that's what really took the program, gayle, to another level, because there's so many people that were nodding along and have been in a similar situation. and to see how they are handling it, too. but you bring up oprah's mother. and that was another moment, too, yesterday, gayle, when oprah said she had an epiphany when she left, after being there thanks giving with her mom and patricia. and she said her mother was still holding that shame from 9 1963, giving up this shichild, telling anybody. and she gave her mother permission to let it go. do you think it could possibly held. that relationship. >> reason, we sat and watched at the "o" magazine offices as a staff. many people were boo-hooing in the office, saying what a gift she gave to bernita lee yesterday. and oprah said, i had an epiphany. they met on thanksgiving. and i had been sitting at home, waiting for the call. finally, i called her, robin, and said, i guess you guys didn't meet today. and she said, i did meet. but i can't even explain what steadman and i just witnessed. i don't even know what to say. but she said in that moment, talking to bernita, she realized she was holding on to the shame. to say, let it go. release it. we support you and believe in you. what a gift she's given to her. i'm still stunned by it, though. >> i think we all are. >> yes. >> you had many conversations over the years with oprah. when she first told you -- how did she tell you about this in the beginning, the first time? >> well, she told me right after she heard. and it's one of those things where you go, what did you say? bernita had a baby when? where were you? and how come you didn't know about it? she kept this is a secret to everybody. even when patricia came forward, bernita was denying it. as oprah said, she was holding on to the shame. oprah was trying to process it herself. it is still a shocking, unbelievable story to me. but i can't express enough, the affection and tenderness that i feel for patricia, who has tried to and did protect oprah. i don't even know -- i don't even know where to begin to express my gratitude. but oprah is still processing it. as she said yesterday, she is still processing it, trying to wrap her brain around it, too. >> you could tell. you could tell she was doing that. and patricia seems like a lovely person. and her children and all that. so, i know that there's much -- >> robin? >> hmm? >> doesn't she seem so normal and so nice and so sweet? >> yes. >> many times during the program, we were watching, staffers would go, oh, gosh. we like her. we like her. because she just seems so damn normal. >> we were saying the same thing, gayle. >> yes. robin, i so appreciate you yesterday because i heard people saying, oh, maybe it's a ratings ploy for own. there are many ways to get ratings. and i love you for saying no, i don't think so. you know oprah personally. and you know this is not, as the kids of today say, as she rolls. i don't know what the story is. but i don't think that's it. >> that's right. i didn't know -- >> thanks so much for that. >> i didn't know what the story was. but i know you all well enough. and i know you're going to have a lot to talk to oprah about today, on your brand-new show, "the gayle king show," that we'll see live at 10:00 a.m. are you all set to go? >> yes. i am all set to go. i can't wait. i'm really looking forward to it. >> thanks for spending some time with us this morning, gayle. it means a lot to us. have a great day. our best. >> she's still talking. coming up next, does this woman have what it takes to be our "gma" advice guru? see what you think about fran harris, right after this. discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at restaurants. it pays to switch, it pays to discover. can getting enough vegetables make you feel good? oh, yeah. v8 juice gives you 3 of your 5 daily servings of vegetables. v8. what's your number? try snuggle! ultra snuggle blue sparkle with fresh release technology keeps clothes smelling fresh up to 14 days. and has the ultimate in snuggly softess® your family loves... you can always count on snuggle. wabout readingl and put it here. introducing nookcolor. experience books, magazines, newspapers and children's books like never before. nookcolor by barnes & noble. down to the final four with our gurus. you've gone from 15,000 finalists, top 4, this week. each of them will have a chance to shine. we spoke to dr. coop, cooper boone yesterday. this morning, wnba champion turned life coach, fran harris, will answer some questions in a bit. >> i'm grooving right now. >> express yourself. let's get to know fran harris a little bit better. if worrying about the past is the key to being a guru, then 45-year-old fran harris has her bases covered. >> the best way to describe me is that i'm a life coach with a diverse background in sports and corporate training. and life experience. i've hosted my own television show, where i actually went into people's homes and helped them work through and navigate through the dilemmas of life. and i've been doing that all my life. i grew up in dallas, texas. i was the fourth of four children. for a really long time, until my parents got a crazy idea to have another kid. >> reporter: sports and family are two things that have helped define fran for her entire life. >> i can't start playing basketball until i was 15 years old. my senior year we went 34-0, and welcoming the ncaa's first undefeated ncaa championship team. >> reporter: she followed up her career with a championship as the wnba's houston comets. but it was tragedy that shaped fran's future more than anything else. >> i lost my mom at 16. i went to mexico as an exchange student. i left one day. my mom died the next day. and it was traumatic. it was certainly the most defining moment of my life to this point. but what happened to my mom's death, i think it accelerated me in terms of my life purpose. >> get out there. >> reporter: i realized, more than most people do, that you have no guarantees. when my mother died, i really started helping my sister parent my brother. at 16, i had a 10-year-old. now, my life has come full-circle because the brother i helped raise has a 10-year-old. and he's asked me to help him raise his son. i feel very much like i'm a parent to him. >> reporter: at our abc station, wfaa in dallas, fran went on the air and gave us a glimpse of her talent, answering questions under the bright lights. >> you think if someone asks advice and gets a third person involved, are there any resolutions. >> some things aren't going to have the happy ending that people want all the time. >> reporter: next stop, "gma" and times square. >> that was great. she's here and she's ready. good to see you again. >> hi, robin. >> does that sum up your life, you think? >> it really does. it started tragically, for a lot of people, if you look at my life story. but it's ended triumphantly. it brought me and my dad closer. it brought my family closer. and now, my brother and i are raising his son. and it's really nice. >> family and friends, they go to you for advice. is there some advice you gravitate towards? >> i love relationship advice. relationships are fascinating. i think i draw from my sports experience. relationships are -- you're a team. i like to help people see that what you bring to the relationship can create a championship experience for you. >> part of being the guru is answering questions from our audience. >> yes. >> are you ready to hear her answer questions? you want her to express yourself? >> yeah. watching you groove to that, robin. >> we hit it a little bit, right there. reach in the bowl. you have not seen these questions. >> no, i have not. >> i have not seen them, either. hopefully it's bigger print than yesterday. >> what have we got? >> goodness. they're small again. all right. there's a woman at my gym who is always friendly and chatty in the locker room. but the problem is, she does this while not wearing any clothes. >> oh. >> it makes many of us uncomfortable. but we don't want to seem rude when she talks to us. what should we do? kate from maryland. >> this is a family show, robin. i think there's a way to approach this woman and say, this is a public place. most of us have our clothes on for a reason. and some of us are feeling uncomfortable with the nudity or the partial nudity. if you wouldn't mind slipping on a couple of stitches, that would be great. >> being direct. >> yes. direct and respectful is the best way to go. >> i like that. direct and respectful. >> more? >> reach in again. again, you have not seen -- >> i have not seen this question. >> bigger print. yay. hello. i'm a 34-year-old single woman who has a great job and owned a home. but tides have turned. and i had to move into the lower level of my parents' house. i'm sure i'll get back on my feet. but in the meantime, how do i address my current situation when on a date? andrea from minnesota. >> stay positive. stay positive and know that the tide will turn. the darkest part of the night is always right before the day. things will get better for you. the other thing, be honest and up front. people try to hide what's happening with their reality. and say, things are different than they were a few years ago. and hopefully, that person will love you for who you are and not what you have. >> perhaps the date has gone on -- do we have time for one more? >> one more. >> a quick one. >> here you go. >> here we go. mary from pittsburgh asks -- i've been a college counselor for six years, dealing with crisis intervention. i sometimes struggle with letting things go. is there anything you can recommend to help not take it home with me? >> that's a tough question. i have lots of friends. my sister's a therapist. and sometimes you hear some deep stuff, some dark stuff in your office. you have to help people get to a resolution and realize that in order to be able to help people the next day, you have to let your tank be empty and fill it up the next day with what you can help people with. >> all right. don't take it home with you. >> don't take it home with you. >> are you able to do that? 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>> not yet. >> we're getting it first. a lot of people holding their breath. we'll see who is most likely to snag one of the nominations. we'll go live to beverly hills for the big announcements, in just minutes. first, as juju said earlier, make it stop. >> make it go away. do something about this, would you? >> last winter was warm and ld mild. you had a break. this is called winter, people. it happens a lot. i just want to say, whoever picked the katie curry song, "firework," awesome song. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about as you go out the door. what do you want to talk about, robin? there's a shot of boston, by the way. a little bit of snow. as the warm front moves to the northeast. you introduce warmer temperatures. you shake up the atmosphere. any moisture comes down in light snow. there will be accumulation today. we're more concerned about the accumulation for tomorrow. let's get to the boards. here's what happens. that low makes a move all the way up the eastern seaboard. today, there's strong to severe storms for central florida and south florida. is there a possibility of a rare, kind of this time of the year tornado? that area? yeah, there is. but we're concerned about the thunder and lightening there. it's gorgeous on the west coast. when we talk about oscar nominations, they're basking in beautiful temperatures. card robin? it is the biggest morning in hollywood. you know that, sam. in a moment, we'll find out the nominees for the 83rd academy awards live. first, the man of all media, chris connelly, is here with sam, juju and i. george is in washington. before the big announcement, do you have predictions? >> i can't do anything about the snow, either. but i endorse the katy perry the choice, as well. let's look at "the fighter," which we'll hear a lot about soon. that will get four acting nominations. that doesn't happen a whole lot. two are pretty much to be expected. three, likely. four would really be something. that would be pretty spectacular, if we saw that happen. will annette bening and julianne moore get nominated for best actress for the same movie, "the kids are all right." that doesn't happen often. you go back to "the turning point," where you see something like that before. and that will be interesting. in a year where there's lots of great performances in the best actor category, who over the age of 60 will get nominated for best actor? there's a lot of young guys in there. will we see two of them? maybe we'll see one. those are some of the things we await as we see who the nominees will be. it will be a big morning for "the social network," for "the king's speech," and "the fighter." how that shakes out, we're all waiting to find out. >> how about "toy story 3." >> likely to get a best picture nomination. and maybe a screen play nomination. will it be in play for best picture? that's unlikely. and, of course, it will be nominated for best animated feature. three, possibly four nominations for "toy story 3." >> we're seeing ten nods for best picture. >> that's right. and preferential voting, as well. you list one, two, three four. and that could have an influence on who winds up winning best picture. >> and a faceoff between facebook, maybe, and "the fighter"? >> it could be. we're going to see "the king's speech." there was a big surprise when we saw the producers guild come in for "the king's speech." when the producers guild comes in and gives that the award, that's big news. >> i have to ask you again. in the shows that lead up to the oscars, do we get -- you know, when we're filling out our cords for an informal pool, does that give us a hint as to what the oscars will do necessarily? >> you have to think it does give you a hint. a lot of those are critics. we don't know what the academy thinks. that's what makes this moment so surprising. we think we know what's going to happen. but there's always a few surprises that we haven't seen coming. >> do you have your popcorn out there in d.c., george? are you all set? >> we're getting it ready today. one other question for chris. what about james franco? do you think he'll have a good chance of calling his own name? >> i don't know if he'll win the best actor. but he may be the first guy to be a co-host and get a nomination, since paul hogan, back in the days of "crocodile dundee." he had a best screen play nomination. nothing like thinking about james franco and paul hogan in the same sentence. that doesn't happen at yale. i'll tell you that much. >> the oscar nominations live, when we come back. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? 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[ applause ] >> thank you, tom. >> good morning. >> and good morning, everyone. >> 2010 nominees for best performance by an actress in a supporting role are, amy adams in "the fighter." helen bonham carter in "the king's speech." melissa leo. hailee steinfeld, in "true grit." mo'nique? >> the best performance by an actor in a supporting role. christian bale. jeremy renner in "the town." mark ruffalo, in "the kids are all right." and geoffrey rush in "the king's speech." >> for best performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are. annette bening in "the kids are all right." nicole kidman in "robert hole." jennifer lawrence, if "winter's bone." natalie portman in "the black swan." and michelle williams in "blue valentine." >> the nominees by best performance by an actor in a leading role are -- halvier bardem in "beautiful." jeff bridges in "true grit." jesse eisenberg if "the social network." colin firth, in "the king's speech," and james franco in "127 hour." >> for best achievement in directing. darren aronofsky for "black swan." david o russell for "the fighter." tom hooper for "the king's speech," david fincher for "the social network." and joel coen and ethan coen for "true grit." >> screen play, the nominees are. mike lee, for "another year." scott silver, paul tamasy, for "the fighter." christopher nolan for "inception." lisa cholonendg for "the kids are all right." and david cyler for "the king's speech." >> for adapted screen play, danny bale for "127 hour." aaron sorkin for "the social network." michael arndt, john lassiter, andrew stanton for "toy story 3." joel coen and ethan coen for "true grit." and deborah grannic for "winter's bone." >> for best foreign language film, we have, from mexico, "beautiful." from greece, "dogtooth." from denmark, "in a better world. "from canada, "incendie." >> for feature film, the nominees are, "how to train your dragon." the illusionist," and "toy story 3," blake umfribge. >> and i'm pleased to announce that the ten films slengted for best picture nominees for 2010 are "black swan." "the fighter," david hoeberman, todd lieberman and mark wahlberg, producers. "inception," emma thomas, and christopher nolan, producers. "the kids are all right." gary gilbert, and celine retray, producers. "the king's speech," immeal sherman and garth irwin, producers. "127 hours." kristen colston, danny bale, and john smithton, producer. "the social network." "toy story 3," darla k. anderson, producer. "true grit." and "winter's bone." anne rose leaney and alex madigan, producers. >> you're invited to join us on february 27th, when we celebrate the very best that movies have to offer. we'll see you then. thank you. >> thank you. >> oh, my. so much to talk about. first, let's get to melissa leo. we just heard that she's been nominated for a second time for an oscar for her role as the mother in "the fighter." the fighter receiving seven nominations, i believe? >> sounds about right. >> melissa, congratulations. >> thank you so much. thank you very much. what a thrill to share it with all of america right now. love to my family. love to alice ward. love to the entire ward/eklund clan. thank you so much. alice, we're going to the oscars. >> we saw you, melissa, already winning the golden globe earlier. and you have talked about and everyone has talked about. this is a little film that could. that mark wahlberg, who unfortunately did not receive a nod for an oscar, worked so hard. >> i have to correct you there. right now, mark wahlberg, one of the most generous, beautiful people i've ever met, is receiving all sorts of nomination. every nomination is a nomination for mark wahlberg. there would be nothing without him. >> that's so sweet in many ways. >> is it going to take you longer to get ready for the red carpet? or have gotten ready for alice? >> i'm not sure. there was a lot more thought for alice. on the red carpet, all they care about is the outside. >> melissa, what was it about this film? >> david o. russell. >> really and truly, it's more than the story? it can be the people you know are going to be attached to the movie that make you say, i want to work with those people? >> it's sort of like going on a date. you know? it depends on how you're asked. >> you are full with the one-liners this morning. >> christian bale was nominated alongside you. what was it like working with this cast? what was the set like? >> it was just incredible. and the proof is in the pudding. i mean, every one of us came with our a-game on, ready to play. ready, willing and able. and the ward/eklund family, opened their entire history, all of their heart. we got to meet all of the characters you see in the film. we were shooting in their town. it's so much that went into making this film what it is. it's -- i am thrilled. i'm shaking from the top of my head to the bottom of my toes. but it's no surprise. so much went into this movie. and first of all, all the many years of the lives of the people you see depicted in it. >> well, melissa, congratulations again. and you're right. even the little city of lowell is getting a lot of recognition for its role in this. and we'll see you oscar night. we're looking forward to seeing you. >> bless your heart. thank you so much. >> you take care. >> all right. have a great morning. >> we know that you are. we know that you are. well, when you see that, the seven nominations. but leading the way, the king's speech with 12. >> that's right. it has a little bit of everything, doesn't it? and certainly, it's going to be a two-person race or two-picture race between "the king's speech," and "social network" for best picture. the academy giving surprises. javier bardem. tough news for julianne moore, not being nominated for best actress. you see annette bening. "winter's bone." natalie portman. and michelle williams was so wonderful in "blue valentine," as well. >> how about that lineup for best director? so many heavyweights there. >> i know. and certainly, you have people like darren aronofsky. and joel and ethan coen, who got overlooked by the golden globes, as well. it's good that danny boyle, who is a previous winner for "slumdog millionaire," who does an amazing job for "127 hours" doesn't get nominated. and david o. russell. a good morning for him, as well, for "the fighter." >> i think when we saw christian bale at the golden globes and he was saying that he received recognition is because he allowed mark's character. mark's character had to take a backseat to the other characters like melissa leo, playing the mother. and that he took one for the team in doing that, chris. >> i think that's true. i think melissa leo said, every nomination that "the fighter" got, and there were plenty of them, seven in all. goes to mark wahlberg's commitment to telling the story. there's a lot of celebration going on. >> we have a lot to talk about. we'll have more surprises and such with chris and the gang, when we come back. stay with us. bye, mom! we're here! 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"the fighter," seven. >> you hear marketing campaigns bursting out over hollywood. >> and a lot of people choosing their dress. >> thank you very much. george, we'll see you tonight for the state of the union with diane. and back here tomorrow morning. have a great day in washington, george. have a great day, america. we'll see you. now maryland's most powerfuldor lar ray dare. >> a minute before -- radar. a coal morning but warmer than we have -- cold morning but warmer than we have been. 29 ellicott city and perry hall. 26 hereford and 27 bel air with light snow. there may be enough to coat the grouped, but still wondering if a lot of of this is showing up as veeringa. it falls in the cloud but doesn't reach the ground. there's more substantial precipitation the further east and north you go. a few peeks of sun. 42 today. tonight, the whole mess arrives. within a few hours of daybreak, we could have an oozy start tomorrow with 28 degrees. but it goes to a chilly rain. 36 in baltimore. down through annapolis up to bel air a rain north and west could stay with a mix or snow. but than we get accumulating heavy snow after dark tomorrow. we will talk about that on "good morning, maryland" at nine. here kim with traffic. >> reporter: it's a little slow ride 50 westbound coming out of ann arunde county heading towards pg and towards capital beltway. all the earlier incidents have been cleared. live at 695 at liberty road, traffic is moving well on both loops and earlier crash on the southeast side of the beltway has been cleared off to the shoulder. so all lanes have been reopened. looking at the maps, we are dealing with an accident in dundalk at delvale and holabird and a crash on the ground up in bel air. eastbound lanes of route 22 at baltimore pike. no problems on 95 southbound through white marsh and no problems through the tunnels. the jfx a little slow ride past north avenue. but traffic clears out once you make it to 28th street. stay with us, "good morning, maryland" is up next coming back at nine. if your racing thoughts keep you awake... sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here, on the wings of lunesta. lunesta helps you fall asleep and stay asleep, so you can wake up feeling rested. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongue or throat swelling, occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness and morning drowsiness. ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. get lunesta for a $0 co-pay at lunesta.com. sleep well, on the wings of lunesta.