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what happened when lara spencer gets an offer she can't refuse? reality week takes to the mattresses with "the mob wives." and good morning, everyone. i think the word you used for maria shriver, ravishing -- >> she looked terrific last night. >> he first appearance since learning of her husband's child. she was at the taping of oprah's final shows. and she was reportedly having dinner with oprah the night her husband admitted he fathered that child. >> we're going to be talking to the editor in a second. we have details about the mother of the child. abc news has learned it was a mother who worked for the family for at least 20 years. soon, we'll get to the latest on all this. david wright has been tracking it overnight in los angeles. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. you know, there are still so many unanswered questions here. not least, how was schwarzenegger able to keep this a secret all those years, from the california voters and from his family? it is not clear how. but as of this morning, we do know who. abc news has learned the other woman in the schwarzenegger scandal is 50-year-old mildred patricia bena. known as patty, she reportedly worked in the household as a housekeeper and assistant for more than 20 years. her son, whose face we have obscured in these photos, is about 14. bena divorced her husband in 2008 and is said to have retired from the schwarzenegger household in january. according to published reports, she and her son never lived in the brentwood house. they currently live in a four-bedroom house well outside los angeles, with bena's three other children. neighbors say they haven't been home for several days. in her first public appearance since the scandal broke, maria shriver appeared before this studio audience, gathered for the taping of one of oprah winfrey's last shows. oprah squeezed her hand tightly, as shriver thanked her for always telling the truth. back in 2003, that show was where she famously defended her husband. >> and i accept him, with all his strength and all his weaknesses. >> reporter: only now is it clear the scope of schwarzenegger's betrayal. according to "the new york times," there was a period 14 years ago when the mother of the illegitimate child was working, pregnant, at the couple's brentwood mansion, at the same time shriver was pregnant with schwarzenegger's son. what a betrayal. >> it's pretty amazing. what is amazing is she stayed in the house. that, to me, is the most incredible part. >> reporter: now, just about everyone wants to know more. >> i think the most shocking thing of this whole ordeal is that it was kept quiet for more than ten years in a he had an out-of-wedlock child. a handful of people had to know. arnold knew. the woman knew. >> reporter: by monday, when schwarzenegger had coffee with his eldest daughter, katherine, he had warned the kids of the news that would break hours later. paparazzi caught up with him outside of the l.a. restaurant where they their father/daughter chat. >> arnold, is there any way you and maria are going to reconcile? >> reporter: little wonder they were not talkative. her 17-year-old brother was blunter. some days you feel like expletive, he tweeted. he changed his name on the twitter profile to patrick shriver. and the man at the center of the scandal has had nothing more to say since he first confirmed "the l.a. times" story. no comment yesterday, as he left his santa monica office. what is truly mind-boggling here is that throughout a pregnancy and a childhood, patty bena was in that brentwood house, with maria shriver. how that could go on for that length of time, with schwarzenegger knowing every time they interacted, it had the potential of blowing up in his face. it's hard to get your head around. >> just amazing. david wright, thanks very much. joining us now for more on this, betsy glick, the senior editor at "people" magazine. i know you're looking at reports about pat bena. what else can you tell us? >> we can tell you what your lead-in just said. this was somebody with the family for approximately 20 years, who has a child who is approximately the same age as the schwarzeneggers' youngest son. and it boggles the mind. >> it truly does. and you know, how maria could live with this for this many years not knowing, apparently. you all reported just this morning that maria was having dinner -- a several-hour-long dinner on monday night with her kids and oprah winfrey. >> yes. that is true. she went to chicago. it was a long-planned event in chicago for one of oprah's final shows. and it's just -- we can imagine how emotional she is right now. her friends are telling "people" magazine, however, that maria is incredibly resilient. and both of these people are determined to do what is right for their four children together. they were out together at church in santa monica on sunday, as a family, posing for pictures. >> does that include getting back together? >> that seems unlikely. >> unlikely. >> unlikely, yes. the reports -- after the initial reports of the split last week, people painted a picture of a couple that had really, really grown apart over the years. she sacrificed a lot for her husband. she was ready to find -- she is ready to find her own thing now. >> what does that mean? what does she want to do? >> people are saying whatever it is, it's going to be big. she produced -- she turned the california women's conference into a powerhouse event. she wants to continue doing that sort of thing. a multiplatform big thing. she is not ready to announce it yet. she's exploring a lot of options. and this is somebody else said, you know, maria shriver was able to live for many years in a sort of gray area with her husband. but that this is too black and white. >> seems like the kids are taking it pretty hard. >> well, they're tweeting that they are still a family. that this is a tough time. they're thanking everybody for support. >> and one, final word on arnold. he has said he would like to try to put the family back together. any sense of where he is going to take his professional career after all this? >> well, he's taking meetings in hollywood. he is signing on to film projects. it appears that's what he's going to do. it's hard to imagine he will have a political career after this. >> that's over. betsy, thanks very much. we're going to talk about this in our next half hour. right now, let's turn to the international scandal that's landed a world financial titan behind bars. abc news has learned that dominique strauss-kahn has been placed on suicide watch in prison. he is accused of sexually assaulting a maid in an upscale hotel. we are learning more about his accuser. and chris cuomo, our "20/20" anchor and friend, is staying on top of this. >> a suicide watch, it's important to know this, is precautionary. there is nothing specific about a threat about strauss-kahn. it's to make sure everything is okay. we now know that the card key swipes from the hotel room put strauss-kahn and the accuser allegedly in the room at the same time. this is a case that is still just starting to build, as is our information about the accuser. the attorney for the 32-year-old sofitel is a single mother of a 15-year-old daughter. >> she doesn't have relatives here. she does not have an extended family. she's extraordinarily vulnerable here. having basically her life taken away from her. >> reporter: but in france, there's growing sympathy for strauss-kahn. sparked by images of the powerful financial chief in handcuffs. some of his supporters claim he was set up by the alleged victim as part of a conspiracy to ruin his political career. his lawyers also disputed the maid's account, suggesting that any sexual encounter was consensual. >> it will not be consistent with forcible encounter. >> reporter: but blake diallo, a close friend of the victim says, she told him she had no idea who strauss-kahn was at the time of the brutal attack. >> she is recovering, slowly. >> reporter: he told reporters, quote, she called me and said something really bad happened. and i said, stop crying, stop crying. she was devastated. devastated. >> from just newspaper accounts, has been a good, quiet employee. always to me, having worked on behalf of women who are victims of violence for almost 40 years, that it's sort of an offensive way to portray her. >> there was nothing that took place in that hotel room which in any way could be construed as consensual, in any manner. this woman was absolutely the victim of a physical and sexual assault. >> reporter: diallo states, she didn't understand why he did such a thing. but that she trusts american justice. >> her world essentially has been taken away from her. she can't go home. she can't go back to work. she doesn't know what's going to be happening to her next. she doesn't know how she's going to make her way in the world. >> and for now, she's going to have to wait because there is a lot of evidence. in fact, investigators say they have more evidence than they thought they would. but it's going to take time to process. >> the next court date is friday. you think he will get bail? >> he could. and here's why. the case seems to be more damming. that means he might flee even more. that's why they're keeping him in right now. but it's so public, it's so well-known, he might be able to make the case, where am i going to go? everybody knows about this. i will stay put. >> thanks. presidential politics. and newt gingrich stumbling after the gate. days after getting in the race, he's under fire on a bunch of fronts and spent much of yesterday doing damage control. jake tapper is at the white house. jake, some conservative pundits saying this campaign is dead on arrival. >> reporter: this is the big presidential campaign kickoff week for newt gingrich. and he has spent much of it apologizing or exploiting himself. that's generally not a good sign that your campaign has gotten off on the right foot. it has been a difficult, and at times, just plain weird presidential campaign launch for former house speaker newt gingrich. shown last night in minnesota being assailed with glitter by a protester. this followed a trip to dubuque, iowa, to win supporters. this dubuque conservative who confronted gingrich, in a hotel lobby, said he would not be among them. gingrich said this on sunday, about the house republican medicare plan. >> i don't think right-wing social engineering is anymore desirable than left-wing social engineering. i don't think opposing radical change from the right or the left is a way for a free society to operate. >> with allies like that, who needs liberals? >> reporter: while gingrich apologized to ryan, there are concerns about gingrich as undisciplined. >> calling it radical and right-wing social engineering is deadly. >> reporter: after all, all but three house republicans voted for the ryan plan. gingrich last night explained himself to greta van susteren on fox news channel. >> i made a mistake. we are at the beginning of a process of solving the entitled problems of the united states. these are enormous challenges. i believe deeply that the american people have to be an integral part of them. >> reporter: and as if all that weren't enough to potentially alienate voters. it turns out gingrich and his third wife, calista, have up to $500,000 debt with high-end jeweler, tiffany's. when asked why the debt, the campaign had no comment. this has been a bad week for newt gingrich, george. and it's only wednesday. >> thanks, jake tapper. now, let's go to robin. >> we have good news today, george. gabby giffords takes another step forward in her remarkable recovery, going through surgery to replace a part of her skull that was removed in january. bob woodruff is here. on this milestone for her. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> we know that you are familiar with this. you suffered a similar injury in 2006, covering the war. tell us a little bit about what is going to happen and how risky it is. >> it's a low-risk surgery she's getting. it's a cranial plasty. she will have part of her skull here, which was a craniectomy, where the skull was removed on the left side. at that time, she had a little dent in her head like that. now, that's going to go back on, largely plastic, back on. and then, she'll be able to get back to normal in many ways. >> the timing of it, her husband -- you were there when he left on the shuttle "endeavour." you said the timing of it is very particular. you can't do it too soon. you can't wait too late to do a procedure like this. >> that's right. in something like this, you wait an average of four months, generally. same thing with me. same thing on the left side. they wait until the brain kind of to deswells. it goes smaller. it's not growing anymore. and they don't want it to shrink, either. they can't put it on until it's down to the size it was before. they don't want it to shrink anymore because when you put this on there's more space between the brain and the skull inside. and you can have more fluid inside. they want to have the right timing with this. it makes sense that he was in space. this was the spot doctors wanted to do it. >> she doesn't have to wear the helmet. >> that's the best. when you have something exposed like this, there's a little pain. you cough. the thing swells up. you put this back on, the pain goes away. and you're on the recovery again. and, yeah. you get rid of that helmet. you no longer have to wear the helmet to bed. >> i see you light up in talking about that. remembering that. >> it's good news. it will be two, three-hour surgery this morning. they'll know the time of it. it's very good news for her to get this done. >> bob, thanks. appreciate your insight. now, for some other stories developing right now, let's get over to josh elliott. good morning, josh. >> good morning, robin. we begin with big oil which will keep getting its big tax break, at least for now. the senate rejecting a plan by democrats that would repeal tax advantages worth some $2 billion a year to oil companies. republicans argue that its passage would have pushed gas prices even higher. meanwhile, new information is emerging this morning, highlighting that growing lack of trust between the u.s. and pakistan. the cia reportedly flew new, stealth drones into pakistan for months before the may 2nd raid on osama bin laden's compound. "the washington post" says the unmanned planes went undetected while capturing satellite images and eavesdropping on the compound. and queen elizabeth kicked off day two of her historic visit to ireland with a red carpet tour of the guinness storehouse, learning the six steps of pouring the perfect pint. but there's more stops ahead. miguel marquez is in dublin with the latest. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, josh. what are you looking at is the queen's motorcade, as she makes her way through the streets of dublin to many of her many stops today. she is crisscrossing the city under very tight security. where she is right now is visiting a world war i memorial to the 50,000 irish soldiers who died there. later today she will visit croke park stadium, where in 1920, british troops opened fire on a crowd. it's a painful bit of history here remembered as bloody sunday. and tonight, she will make remarks at a state dinner. her remarks are said to be conciliatory but she will offer no apologies for the past events. the security does seem to be paying off. there's been no major incidents. and most people we talk to say they're pleased she's here. i should note the queen started off her day as a tourist. visiting the brewery, the guinness storehouse. when in dublin. josh? >> miguel marquez in dublin. finally, he's the world's most-famous clown. not george. it's the ronald who some are now calling for his firing. ronald mcdonald, under intense pressure to step away. some 500 health groups and medical professionals are demanding that mcdonald's ease the ronald into retirement, saying they're not loving it when ronald markets junk food to kids. mcdonald's calls him a force for good, however. and says it's never considered laying him off. and so, corporate hyperbole. >> both sides down here. >> we ratchet down the dialogue. we wanted to point out, mcdonald's apparently is trying. apple slices and cardboard, apparently there's some food in there. yep. i don't know what to say. really? it's the clown's fault? seriously? robin? george? >> i love your commentary. >> yeah. my editorial. and that's my 30 seconds. hey, sam. you're there in denver. you can't tell us why you're there just yet. but good morning to you. >> or exactly why we're here. we are going to be shooting our reality series later today. let's get to the boards. we're going straight to the big rain in the northeast. three to four inches of rain falling already. look at that spiraling low, pushing the rain in all the way back to chicagoland. detroit involved in this, as well. some places will see up to six inches of rain before this is done. look at that bull's eye there. there will be some flooding. we'll go over the rest of america's weather in the next half hour. also continues to be cold and damp from san francisco to l.a. to san diego today. robin and george? >> to new york, too. all right, sam. why do i do these things? >> not me. >> not you. >> backstage at oprah's biggest party ever. trying to stay on track? 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[ male announcer ] ask your veterinarian about k9 advantix ii. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. good morning. # clp 26. watching the camera sites, the clouds are look threatening while there's brightening coming up across the chesapeake bay. don't be deceive. another band of clouds is trying to come up from the same direction southeast along with the push of water and winds. and it will cloud up again even annapolis gets a break of sunshine. low clouds in the baltimore area. looking dark with the sunshine trying to build back in. and yes, a little band of clearing around chesapeake but the flow will regenerate showers and storms and temperatures 64 in baltimore. and we will aim for 73 potential flooding and some localized heavy downpours this afternoon. maybe sooner. kim. >> reporter: we have an accident getting onn 9:27 now activity is going to be off to the shoulder some drivers are slowing down to look ate it and not causing delays. baltimore an accident involving a struck pedestrian at waterview and sydney and in bel air a crash at root 543 and route 22. here's megan with the morning news update. thanks. good morning to all of you, funeral arrangements are set for three young people killed in a car crash over the weekend. 18-year-old haeley will be buried today a funeral for spencer datt is tomorrow and visitation for john hoover will take place friday evening and a funeral mass is saturday morning in silver spring. the driver by the way 20-year- old kevin coffay face several charges. prosecutors waiting for the results of a toxicology test. we will keep you post on what we find out. we are oud out of time of the now back to "good morning america" but remember justin and kim has a another update in a bit. have great day and we will join you for "good morning maryland at nine. let the games begin. >> look at all the stars coming out for oprah. tom hanks, tom cruise, fist-pump.rah. jada pinkett smith. and will. that was just the beginning last night. star-studded extravaganza. >> michael jordan. >> uh-huh. >> sorry about that. >> you had to. >> ali was there. >> ali was there. had a terrific time. it ended around 3:30 in the morning. >> and diane was there, too. >> diane was there. and sharyn alfonsi will bring us all of that coming up. >> we'll have that and catch the excitement. how about the reality series we have going on? lara spencer going to take it to the mattresses to find out what it's like to be "married to the mob." >> look at those meatballs. >> she promised she would bring back some. let's get to the latest on the revelation that arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child with a member of his household staff. abc news has learned that the other woman is mildred patricia baena. she goes by patty. and worked in the household for more than 20 years. she has a 14-year-old son. and arnold is the latest in a string of powerful men who have cheated on their wives. and lara spencer has more. this is icky. >> reporter: good morning. it is the ultimate betrayal. having an affair with under the same roof as your wife and children, with someone they felt was a trusted employee. this is not the first time we hear a story about this with a powerful man. we asked the experts, why do they take such brazen risks? and how do they live with themselves in the aftermath. it was so breathtakingly brazen, people can't stop talking about it. >> now, we know why he was celebrating cigars. each one could be celebrating the birth of another secret child. >> the slogan, hasta la vista, it's my baby. >> these men are out of control. >> reporter: why would arnold schwarzenegger risk everything for a fling with a staffer. and how could he do it to his wife? in their own house? >> the more they're into your head and your heart, the more the ability to connect with them on levels that may not be the most appropriate when you're weak or needing to act out. >> reporter: it's not the first time a married man has gotten involved with a woman so close to their own family. robin williams married his son's nanny one year after divorcing his first wife. jude law two-timed his fiancee, ciesienna miller, with their na. and ethan hawke married the former nanny. the case of arnold and maria, this was a member of the household staff. >> there's a risk to some of this. and often times the risk is the thrill. >> reporter: in 2003, maria defended her husband to oprah winfrey. all the while, her husband was keeping his affair and his child a secret. >> i look at him with an open heart. and i accept him with all his strengths and all his weaknesses, as he does me. >> reporter: but now, the question is, can california's most prominent marriage be saved? >> it can really only be done with two people privately. and both focused on the same outcome. >> reporter: and another twist to all of this. the internet abuzz this morning that if maria shriver returns to television, she should head right to daytime, where she probably would have a receptive audience to hear from her. maybe oprah has a spot for her on own. >> they've been dining together. and she pent some time with her. whatever she does, she will be successful. she is highly thought of. lara, thank you so much. joining us from washington is cokie roberts who has reported on a lot of this. men behaving badly. covering your politicians in d.c. >> right. >> i know, we've been talking about this a great deal. the housekeeper/assistant. what goes through your mind, cokie? >> even though apparently she came on to him, according to reports, the truth is this abuse. the man is in a completely powerful position. and the woman is not in these situations. it's abuse of her. and it's abuse of his wife. so, it is just, in my view, of course totally unacceptable. but guys do it all the time. and they do it because they can. >> they do it because they can. and that is the big question that we, a lot of women here in the studio, why? you got it all. >> because they can. you know? we were sitting here before we went on the air talking about thomas jefferson and sally hemings. going back to the founders. we've had men taking advantage of women in their households. and they are there. they're nearby. that makes it easy. and they just don't think they're ever going to pay any price for it. and arnold schwarzenegger is going to pay a price with his family. he's not going to pay a professional price. i can't imagine that hollywood cares. >> how about investigating his governorship? she was an employee. any chance that any kind of investigation will be launched? >> but it's not that she was a state worker. she was on the household staff. so, again, the person who was wronged here was maria. >> yeah. >> not the voters of california. so, i can't imagine that that's a problem unless they come up with people who were state employees. but that's really opening a can of worms, isn't it? >> it certainly is. that's a whole other story. as you said, we're reporting, he's going to go off to movies. and she's going to be just fine. >> she will because she's an extraordinary human being. and she will do something wonderful for the world. but that doesn't mean that this isn't tremendous pain coming after the very close deaths of her parents, within 18 months of each other. i mean, this is very, very tough. and it's very tough to have it be public, especially for the children. >> yes. 13 to 17. she says she's a mother first and foremost and thinking of them. cokie, thank you. thank you very much. >> good to be with you. >> we appreciate that. >> i feel bad talking about this with you. you sitting there with your arms crossed. it must be tough. >> thinking of all the men in the world. >> it has to be difficult when you know how we're feeling as women. going, come on, guys. >> and not every man does it. >> that's true. and you don't have to be a powerful man to do it. >> i hope these are the exceptions, not the rule, despite what cokie said. i'm still struck by how he was able to go into a governor's campaign knowing this, knowing this could come out, facing all kinds of questions. i made a lot of phone calls to people yesterday around the campaign. the one word they kept using was hubris. >> and a lot of it. that's one way of putting it, george. yeah. let's get back to sam who is in denver for us this morning. good morning, sam. >> robin, george, good morning. the weather here will be snow in the mountains. how about the northeast rain? 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[ cheers ] >> reporter: to celebrate and surprise oprah. >> oh! >> thank you. thank you very much. >> reporter: she wiped away a tear for tom hanks. embraced patti labelle and madonna. kissed usher. and hugged aretha franklin. and we got a look at it all backstage at the big show. here, look. maya angelou. stevie wonder. and we got a big break. tell us what it's like. >> here we are. this is backstage. and everywhere you walk you go, that's -- that's -- it can't be. but it is. and all i can say is, i've never seen anything quite like this before. >> reporter: friends were hidden and tucked in every corner of the massive arena. >> we weren't allowed to walk anywhere. but then, i had to go out. of course, when i went out -- get in the corner, oprah's coming. 20 people sit in front of me. it was very funny. >> reporter: was she legitimately surprised? >> i swear to you, legitimately surprised. >> reporter: stevie wonder sang a song for her. maya angelou read a poem to her. and maria shriver, with oprah, arm in arm. so many stars showing up to say good-bye to a guiding star to many. >> you have no children of your own. but you have mothered millions. >> reporter: that was such a nice moment. a lovely, lovely moment right there. 13,000 people were crammed into the united center. i have to tell you, they put a box of kleenex under every seat. 13,000 box of kleenex. people were grabbing for them. oprah was crying. gayle king said the only thing she said to her, is i don't want this to be all about me. i want it to be about the fans. i want it to be about the show. it was. they did a lovely job, talking about her, her legacy of education. i don't want to give it all away. but it was a lovely moment. and only producers at "oprah," can mix beyonce shaking her bootee and maya angelou reading. >> you have to drop more names. 13,000 people there. give us a few more. >> hello, aretha franklin. got to talk to aretha franklin. patti labelle. michael jordan. michael jordan walking through -- you know. every corner you turned, you were like, oh, my gosh, right there. and tom hanks, wonderful. i'd love to make him mr. alfonsi. >> millions of kleenex all across the country next week. sharyn, thank you very much. when we come back, lara joins "the mob wives" and ra ralph macchio joins us live. ♪ [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ with real fruit, more of the whole grains your body needs, and a good source of fiber. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. ...but my symptoms kept coming back... ...kept coming back. then i found out advair helps prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. advair is for asthma that's not well controlled on a long-term asthma medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid. advair will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. advair contains salmeterol which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. advair is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a long-term asthma control medicine like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled your doctor will decide if you can stop advair without loss of control and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take advair more than prescribed. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. is advair right for you? 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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ what a week here in new york for the crowds outside. but lara had quite a day yesterday in staten island. they're the real housewives that made her an offer she couldn't refuse. "the mob wives." teaching her to make meatballs, as well. and it's the latest in our reality series coming up. >> looking forward to that, george. they came so close to going the distance. but ralph macchio and partner karina smirnoff were booted off the dancefloor last night. look at them. wax an. wax off. looks like you're doing that there, ralph. we'll check in with you in a bit. >> i love him, too. that's right. we're going to start with our top story right now. abc news has learned the identity of arnold schwarzenegger's secret son, first broadcast right here on "gma." now, juju chang is back here with the latest details on this still-developing story. good morning, juju. >> good morning, george. we're learning more details about the woman who fathered arnold schwarzenegger's love child. she worked in the home for almost two decades. and had a day-to-day relationship with the family, which just adds another liar to an already painful betrayal. she's the other woman in one of the biggest celebrity scandals of all-time. mildred patricia baena had an affair with arnold schwarzenegger and had a son. he have blurred him in these photographs. baena, known as patty, is 50 years old. and reportedly worked at the shriver estate for 20 years, doing the cooking, cleaning and other chores. >> it's pretty amazing. what's amazing is that she stayed in the house. in a, to me, is the most incredible part. >> reporter: schwarzenegger only acknowledged the affair on monday night saying, i have apologized to maria, my children and my family. i am truly sorry. maria shriver, clearly shocked, like everyone around her, asked for time for the family to hear. according to published reports, baena retired in january with a pension. friends of the couple told "the new york times" they remember seeing baena and her son in the house several times over the past decade, which now has to be excushuating for shriver to recall. >> it must be so difficult for arnold and maria's four children. they're dealing with their private hurt and loss. yet, the entire world knows what their father did. they're torn between their own personal sorrow. and yet, torn by love. >> reporter: baena, who divorced her husband in 2008, reportedly never lived in the family's brentwood mansion. nor did her son. baena now lives hours outside of los angeles with her other three children. neighbors say they haven't been home for days. arnold and maria's children are now aware of their half-brother. yesterday, the older two children, katherine and patrick tweeted this wasn't easy. but they both love their family. "people" magazine learned that arnold would acknowledge the affair and the child this past monday light with a shining night of dignity at oprah's taping last night. >> she was. good to see you back. >> juju chang, ladies and gentlemen. juju chang. looking all rested and everything. >> rested and tanned and ready. >> oh, stop. good to see you, juju. hey, you. yeah, you. >> now over to the newly-exhausted me. hello. pile on. pile on. we begin with some cautious optimism, everyone. congresswoman gabby giffords undergoing skull surgery as doctors reput plastic to replace a section that was cut away after she was shot in january. this procedure will allow giffords freedom from the protective helmet she has been wearing. giffords' husband, mark kelly, and crew have docked with the international space station. meanwhile, new evidence, just how tough the job market is these days. a new survey finds that only 53% of people who graduated college in the last four years have a full-time job. the median salary of recent college grads, $30,000. meanwhile, an unwelcome surprise for newt gingrich. a gay rights activist dumped graffiti on the presidential hopeful at a book signing. he had to criticize for criticizing a republican plan to reform medicare. and finally, a gas station owner in california learned the very hard way just how quickly news can travel these days. take a look. things look normal here. the other day, though, a pricing glitch at a gas pump allowed people to fill up, remember this? for $1.10 a gallon. when you pulled the $20 out and had a full tank of gas. within seconds, the word was out on facebook and twitter. and get this, within four hours, the gas station owner -- it took him to figure it out. 7,000 gallons of premium gas had been pumped. lines snaking around the block. the gas station owner says that cost him $21,000. >> that's a lot on the uptake. four hours. >> four hours. i'm with you, george. completely don't understand it. >> something was going on. >> yeah, something. >> josh, thank you. you don't look exhausted at all. >> no. fresh as a daisy. look at this. as a daisy. let's get back to sam in denver this morning. good morning, sam. >> good morning, robin and, george. i got the clearance to give a little bit of a clue about our reality week shoot. over my shoulder, is elitch gardens. that's one of the clues. let's get to the boards. we'll start with pictures out of colorado. a lot of hailstones. we had four tornados reported in eastern colorado yesterday. burlington, on i-70 there. they were an inch in diameter. there's more severe weather today. look at where the storms will go across the country. even funnel clouds involved. there's a large city in the midwest. southwestern temperatures have been cool. we've been focused on the northeast. but the southwest has had cool, wet weather, as well. l.a. around 59 degrees. it was 49 yesterday around ucla. and there was a quarter-inch of rain. really cool, really damp. the northwest, though, has kind of been removed from all of that. here's what's ahead on the rest of "gma" this morning on your morning menu. don't think about missing lara spencer's entry into our reality week series. she's with "the mob wive." and making us an offer she can't refuse. ralph macchio off "dancing with the stars." he and karina taken off the show. they're live with us this morning on "gma." and an olympic gymnast with giant talent, in a crusade to help women battle a silent killer. all of that on "gma." 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>> you always have to have cash. >> reporter: is it like mattress situation? >> would i tell a secret like that? >> reporter: she's only half-joking about pushing too far with the questions. but renee does like to have fun. >> if you don't like my cooking, i break your head. it's really break your kneecaps. but you know? they didn't have that one. >> reporter: sold out. >> i got it on mulberry street. so, they could have been sold out. i would like to show my goofy side. >> reporter: what's the real relationship you have with the other mob wives? >> karen is like family. when everything left with her dad, rules from my house were, you have to cut ties. >> reporter: she's talking about fellow mob wife, karen gravano, daughter of sammie "the bull" gravano. back in the '90s, he was as they say in the mafia, a rat. helping to take down one of the biggest crime families in the process. >> the story isn't about men. it's about women. and what we go through as women. the problem with america is, they look at us as if we're as guilty as the men that are accused of the crimes. i might be glamorous. but the lifestyle is not glamorous. >> reporter: she is incredibly candid. >> only thing fake about me is my nose. >> reporter: except when it comes to her family's secret meatball recipe. still don't want to tell me the recipe, huh? >> mm, maybe. >> reporter: karen gravano knows all-too well what happens when secrets are spilled. we met outside her childhood home, which had interesting curb appeal for her father. most people pick a house because of location. that doesn't mean on the freeway, on the highway. usually, you want to stay away from such roads. not your dad. >> he said when he came with my mother, to look at the house, he looked for the hit. or for the fbi to be sitting on you. it's hard in this area. no cars can park. i have a feeling when i walk up there, it brings back my childhood. i have very good memories of my childhood. >> that window we used to have a big "d" in it. that was the window to my closet. it had space in the walls. that was the good closet you want to break into. >> reporter: she was a real mafia princess. a regular visitor at this house, the head of the crime family her father took down. did you get a chance to meet john gotti? >> he came to my sweet 16. what happened between him and my father is between him and my father. everybody live by loyalty. at the end of the day, he stayed true to who he is. >> reporter: it's karen's turn to spill the beans. she is writing a book. something carla facciolo knows too well. i met this mob wife at the gym. >> you have somebody that has a father or whatever in jail, it's more stressful, i feel on us. we go through a lot. >> reporter: and clearly, she has a lot of stress to work out. check out this scene from an upcoming episode. >> [ bleep ]. >> well, you're [ bleep ]. >> reporter: you're so sweet and mild-mannered. >> i know. >> reporter: what happened, honey? >> i'm a nice person. i don't go there with anyone. but if she comes in my face too much, i snap. we have friends. but friends bicker. they fight. you know? >> reporter: the housewife usually doing the fighting is carla's friend, drita d'avanzo. >> i go into fair warning mode first. >> reporter: it's tough talk from tough women. right next to drita's bed, a reminder of their security. >> oh, my. like "scar face." >> i get nervous. >> reporter: how much longer will he be in? >> i don't know. >> reporter: one thing drita does know, how to dress like a mob wife. wait one second. what is going on right here? >> those are my favorite. >> reporter: welcome to the jung until here. that's a dress? >> yes. >> reporter: really? >> i love, love animal prints. i always loved them. the one thing about them, they never go out of style. >> reporter: and i couldn't go before drita gave me a mob wife makeover. >> you're all mobbed up. >> reporter: with no place to go. >> this is the final. red lipstick. i love the red shoes, the red lips. >> reporter: i'm so not comfortable. i feel like pebbles going to a strip club. oh. i'm dressing very appropriately. i remind you this, is me. it was great. these ladies are such a treat. i will point out, i had to interview them separately because the tension between them is quite real. and producers want to keep them separate so they can capture that magic. >> imaginic? >> that you witness. they didn't call it that. my interpretation. that magic. these are renee's secret meatballs and sauce. and i was able to get the recipe. and i want everybody to try them. check out our website for the recipe. and don't tell too many people. >> they'll be gone in 30 seconds. >> if you know what i mean. >> with this crew here. did they have to get permission from the family business to -- >> from the family? >> yeah. to do the show. >> they make it clear. as you heard renee saying, that's the men. they are mothers. they are -- they are not associated. >> do you get a sense that they're in on the joke, for lack of a better way to put it? >> 100%. these are really strong women who know exactly who they are, where they stand. and they're not afraid to tell you, which is why they got a reality show. it's fascinating. it's a really interesting look inside a world we don't often get to see. of all the movies they said, that was most accurate was "good fellas." it was fun. >> you can see "mob wives" on vh1. check local listings for show times. and you can get renee's recipe for meatballs and sauce at abcnews.com. it's delicious. tomorrow, josh, we have been waiting for this one. you get wiped out. >> oh, good. >> the sweeper. >> it was terrible. i'm suffering anew. yeah. can we get some slow-mo? >> oh. there's more tomorrow. follow up on twitter, for some sneak peeks into all that. >> so much fun. now, we're going to turn to "dancing with the stars," the finalists are set. and donny osmond was right, predicting yesterday, which couple would not make the final cut. here was the moment. >> on this ninth week of competition, the couple that will be eliminated just one week shy of the finals is -- ralph and karina. >> and ralph macchio and karina smirnoff join us live from los angeles. thanks for getting up early. it was quite a blow. you didn't make the finals. how are you doing, ralph? >> i'm doing well. thanks for all of your support. "gma" has been on the team. i felt it all season. we really appreciate it. >> i'll personally confess, i was pulling for you from the start. >> i felt it. >> and you started out so strong. how much of a difference did that knee injury make, that broken cyst? >> the knee injury only affected me on that night, the monday before last. i think, you know, and i still think we turned out quite a show and performance on our viennese waltz. we came out of the gate really strong. you're showing that clip. and i don't feel we ever, you know, slipped back. you know? even though we heard comments that we did. i gave 100%. we gave 100% every week. and i'm proud of the opportunity. >> and you're hinting at something. i want to show a little bit of bruno. in one of his judgments of one of your dances. take a look. >> it makes fire down below, man. you got to get it going. give me sex, man. like fascinating, mesmerizing, dangerous creatures of the night. vampire lovers. dancing from dusk till dawn. am i going to kill you or love you? >> they did seem to get a little tougher on you. >> yeah. listen. bruno loves to hear himself talk. very big job of it when he has his couple of second there's. he turns it into more than just a couple. when the criticism was constructive, i embraced it. he got on my hams earlier in the season. when we came out for "romeo and juliet" waltz, he commended on how well i took that and brought it forth. i think the judges were tough on us, maybe because we came out of the gate so strong. and i was more concerned and sometimes wanted to hear more recognition for what we were doing, like the synchronized turns, the double-turns, the triple-turns, the turning throughout the competition. and some of the high level of choreography. i was a bit disappointed that this monday night was all about and kind of disrespectful remarks. but all in all, i had a blast. and we had a great relationship. and the fans were awesome. and i loved it. >> karina, what do you make of the final three? >> i think it was maybe not the most shocking nomination on tuesday, with our going home. but i think it will be a fun final. i can't wait to see what kirstie brings. what chelsea brings. and definitely hines. >> definitely hines. does that mean he's the favorite? >> he's the favorite with the judges. that's pretty, you know, confident statement. >> yeah. yeah. i mean, they all -- everybody -- i mean, a lot of talent there. all four of us, you know, last night, i think deserved to be there. we feel we deserve to be in the finals. and for whatever the reason, didn't get there. and had a pretty big hole to dig ourselves out of, from a point deficit. but hines has done fantastic. >> he's had a great season. >> i did. >> you had a terrific season. thank you. >> well done, guys. >> congratulations. >> thank you, george. >> thank you. thank you. >> it was a hoot. >> me, too. big finals next week. tune in next wednesday right here. our "dancing with the stars" extravaganza, the winning couple and all the finalists will be here live. we have something to tell you about. we're launching our new grandparents grandparents app that you can download to your iphone and android phone, smartphone, to vote live on the hot topic we're talking about on the program. every day, we ask you to tell us what you think. and we'll give you the results right away on the program. all you have to do is download the "good morning america" app in the app store. and you can be part of our show every day. and you can always vote on our website. >> you can vote right now. who is going to make the finals? who is going to win "dancing with the stars"? hines and kym? chelsea and mark? or kirstie and maks? >> steelers nation, as you know, huge. and when he goes to that wristband, apparently, they are turning out in droves. the city of pittsburgh, i think it's a civic responsibility. >> my daughters love chelsea. but i think hines will take it. >> the terrible towels are out. >> and kirstie? >> she has a base. >> they're all going to be here at one point. >> next wednesday. now maryland's most powerful company lar radar and forecost certified most accurate by weatherate. checking out annapolis. sun break out now 64 degrees but busty wind out of the southeast. cloud making a return. and maryland's most powerful doppler radar showing a band of showers developing. this is one ribbon up towards glen burnie and ritchie highway getting damp. and we will watch the conveyor belts of moisture pump n we lost the sunshine and heavy rain just south of the lower eastern shores makeing that trek back on this portion of the bay. so look for rain to make a return. some of the bands of rain could produce localized flooding and flooding on the bay itself with a high of 73. here's kim with traffic. >> reporter: thanks. we are looking at moderate delays around the beltway on the west side look live at liberty road. traffic actually moving fairly well on outer loop side as you push towards i-70 enterchange. pockets of stop and go makeed in because you come from 7 the 5. another -- 7 the 5. -- 7 the 5-- 795. baltimore sit yea crash involving a struck pedestrian at west saratoga and wood lawn rolling road near johnnycake road. mere's megan with your morning news update. >> thanks. good morning to you. this morning police are asking for your help as they try to find out what happened to a 54- year-old woman. her name is yulia pogrebemko she land in new york and was on her way to kate opsville to visit family but infer arrive. they are found the rental car but are not sayinger with. we were told she is 5 foot 1, 110 pounds and her picture is on the screen. if you have information, call metro crimestoppers the number is 1-866-7-lockup. now back to new york but we will see you in a half-hour for "good morning maryland" at nine. ♪ lady gaga for you on this wednesday morning because we can hardly wait. a week from this friday, the wait will be over. lady gaga will be live in central park friday, may 27th. yep. the friday before memorial day right here on "good morning america." >> kicking off our summer concert series. if you think you ahave a little lady gaga, send us a video dancing to your favorite lady gaga. and you might see yourself right here. also coming up, i had a the good fortune to spend time with shannon miller. you remember her. she was the olympic gold medalist. she has been facing a health challenge. very revealing conversation. i saw her in a national publication and she was completely bald. i said i have to talk to this woman. and she is so inspiring. if you have somebody that is going through cancer right now, any kind of cancer, sit them down for this. >> and she looked great with you right there. also, all of us, playing with the ipad or iphone, they're going to grab it. and to make ourselves feel better, we get educational apps. they're sold as educational apps on the iphone or ipad. but do they really help teach your kids? really help make them smarter? and our advice guru heads to the playground. and there's time to vote for who you think will win "dancing with the stars." the results, later on the program. get in and vote, the new "gma" app that you can download for your iphone, or android. vote online, abcnews.com/gma, too. >> hide your vote, as well. now, it's time for the weather and sam champion. >> hey, george. hey, robin. we're in denver, colorado. we're at elitch gardens. we're going to be shooting our reality series today and tomorrow. this is one of the locations. i can't give away more. the bosses won't let me. one or two things going on this morning. as you head outside in new york city, you're right in the middle of a six-day rain event. this would be the longest stretch 06 wet weather we've had so far this spring in the northeast. look at the new york city sky shot. we talk about who gets more rain. six inches of rain is possible in some locations as a six-day total. two to three inches is possible, from new york city all the way towards pittsburgh today. it's a wet, sloppy time that will slow down your travel whether you're on the ground or in the air. severe storms in the middle of the country, particularly crawling towards the denver area during the day today. there were big storms yesterday. it is warmer along the it has got something to do with a park, robin. something to do with a park. >> come on. >> i'm really excited about it. >> when i was talking to you last night, you were really excited about what you're doing. >> i really am. >> any other clues you want to share? >> there is going to be something that will scare me. there is something that will truly, truly scare me. and i'm dealing with a guy that gets scared all the time. >> no help. no help to us at all. >> i know. >> have a great time. you're going to remember her as the gold medal gymnast who soared at the olympics. now, shannon miller is going towards a new goal, aiming to stop ovarian cancer. last year, the 34-year-old was diagnosed with the disease, known as the silent killer. sat down with her to talk about how she is coping and her quest to help others. >> one of the finest careers in american gymnastics. >> reporter: she tumbled, soars and vaulted into olympic gymnastics history in 1992 and 1996. winning seven overall medals and america's heart. shannon miller was, as she says, the girl with her hair in a scrunchie. this is shannon miller today, a wife and mom facing her toughest opponent, ovarian cancer, discovered during a routine exam last december. >> it was during that exam they found a baseball-sized cyst on my ovary. >> reporter: and you were feeling fine? >> i had no symptoms. that's why i'm so passionate about talking to women and telling them to get their exams because you don't have to be feeling bad. >> reporter: shannon had the cyst and ovary removed. then, underwent nine weeks of chemo. you know, shannon, a lot of women when they hear that, they don't want to do it because they don't want to lose their hair. >> and that, it's such a personal thing. but i think once you just embrace it as a symbol of health, of, i am doing this so i can be here for my family. i can be here for me, looking at my son, who is 18 months old every morning, yeah. i'll go bald for you. i will do whatever i need to do. so, i'm here for you. >> reporter: well, i have never seen you look more beautiful. and when i saw the picture of you, bald, in a national publication, i was like, you go, girl. you know? you are really helping so many people. >> i hope so. you have been an amazing inspiration to me. just being able to see another woman go through that and work through it and be courageous. be on-air, bald and not ashamed of it. i think that speaks volumes. i know i benefited from that. and i can imagine the millions that have benefited. and for me to be able to be so open about my issue and really, really scream from the rooftops to get your screenings, get your regular exams, early detection saves lives. and that's just become a mantra for me. i'm doing really well this week. >> reporter: prior to her diagnosis, shannon ran a health and fitness website, which now has a renewed focus of inspiring women with cancer. shannon says exercise is an important part of treatment and recovery. i know being healthy didn't prevent you from getting cancer. but hasn't it helped you lick it? >> it has. they're doing a lot more research in fitness during chemo. and for me, that was kind of a no-brainer. and my body was craving it. >> reporter: how much does your background and being an olympic athlete, the most decorated athlete in u.s. history in gymnastics, how did that help you through this? >> i know how to be a fighter. i know -- i was that scrappy, little kid. and i was going to stay on that four-inch-wide beam. >> reporter: and speaking of the balance beam, my inner gymnast would not resist trying to impress shannon with my routine. go and -- not so much. that's it. now that the difficult phase of chemo is behind her, shannon with the love and support of her husband, john, and beautiful son, rocco, faces the challenge. >> when he hugs me, it doesn't matter. >> reporter: you have a nine-week plan. have a game plan. ooh, now, it's over. what do i do now? >> yeah. >> reporter: and kind of plays tricks on you a little bit. are you going through that? >> absolutely. i was so excited to be going through my last day of chemo. but it really did hit me, is it going to come back? when is it going to come back? and it's just terrifying. and i know that i can't live my life that way. i trust in god that he has a plan and a great plan for me. >> reporter: have you had a day yet that you have not thought about cancer? >> no. no. i know i will some time. >> reporter: you will. before you know it, you will wake up and realize you're not thinking about it anymore. >> and i look forward to that. i can't wait for that day. it is so good to know that it's coming. >> trust me, that day will be coming, before you know it, shannon. helping so many others by being so open about her battle. coming up next, the new parenting debate. can ipads really teach others to read? find out when we come back. wá the sour creamier sour cream your other food loves. according to a recent study, the number of moms with smartphones has risen more than 60% in the last two years. which means that the number of kids fascinating and fridge etting with their mom's gadgets has gone up, too. and the number of ofs targeting those kids has grown, as well. becky worley tested the apps. and she's here now. you put your kids to the test, huh, becky? >> i did, george. i made them part of the experiment. i hand them the smartphone and the ipads occasionally. but i'm not so sure about handing it to infants. but markets of the apps, aimed at the diaper set, want you to do just that. apple sold 19 million ipads. some of their best customers don't even have wallets. >> n-y, pony. >> reporter: but the ipad educational market is serious business. look at itunes and you'll find over 800 apps specifically marketed as educational for toddlers. there's a whole section in toys "r" us for ipads. and school districts across the country are buying them. but do they make really young kids any smarter? some parents are certainly convinced. >> you even learned how to read on this, huh? >> around 9, 10 months, he started getting into it. >> reporter: 14-month-old finn has his own ipad. >> he has a head start, being so good at just navigating through his own ipad. >> reporter: mom, mia, has downloaded over 75 apps for him. >> he recognizes letters. right now, everything is "h." if he sees a letter, there's thinking in there. >> reporter: but we contacted researchers around the country, scoured databases and can't find a single study that shows children under 3 benefit from these apps. >> i haven't seen any research out there that says ipads are going to make children smarter. >> reporter: of course, playing with the kids, is what i want to be doing and should be doing. but sometimes, you just need 20 minutes. should i turn the tv on? or hand them the ipad? which is more educational? >> ipad. >> reporter: educational researcher, angela booker, watches as i let my kids play, unsupervised, with the first words animal app. >> a big part of learning is going from what we know and understand, and making connections to the new things we're taking in. if you're not there with them, interacting with them while they're engaging with the ipad, you're not going to be able to make those other kinds of connections. >> wolf. >> reporter: at first, it seems like they're learning a ton. look how she recognizes those letters. she's reading, right? >> d-a. panda. >> reporter: then, i bring flash cards out with the same words from the game. do you know what that word is? >> no. >> reporter: how about numbers? do you know what this number is? >> no. >> reporter: you just played a whole game about numbers. what's this one? >> i don't know. >> just because you see a child apparently spelling, by pushing a letter, it doesn't necessarily mean they know how to actually read and spell. >> reporter: there's no proof in the opposite direction, either, to indicate educational apps are doing kids harm. that is, until it's time to end the lesson. please, give me the ipad. one, two. thank you. so, as parents seek out ways to entertain and teach their infants, new technologies deserve a very careful look. the american association of pediatricians says no screens whatsoever, including ipads or iphones, for children under 2 years old. and yet one study, george, says that 75% of moms with smartphones regularly hand them to their kids. and i am one of them. so, clearly, we need a little bit more research here. >> yeah. we don't really know about the older kids, as you said. you are so right about how hard it is, once the kids get on the iphone or the ipad, to get it back, to get it away. >> they're obsessive. >> yeah. i guess they're modeled after us, right? >> exactl l our "gma" advice guru is taking the tough questions and giving out the best advice. and this morning, she has a tough crowd.he best advice. liz pryor is the author of the book, "what did i do wrong?" check her out, as she heads to the playground to counsel kids on their toughest issues. >> as the "good morning america" advice guru, i feel like i'm always wanting to remind people to be honest and keep it real, with themselves and with others. usually that's really the way to get to the answer of the problem. now, sometimes, when you try and really get specific with being honest with yourself, it can be difficult, especially for adults. now, for kids, that's a different story. they somehow just shoot from the hip. so, we're here at the john l. wester school in malibu, california, with really savvy students, who will teach us that honesty is the best policy. >> to zip up my backpack. we have a squirrel problem. >> two of my best friends are really weird. >> yeah? >> and i, like, asked them to stop being weird. >> i do my homework. but how am i supposed to remember to turn it in every morning? >> good question. in my house, homework is not finished until it's in your folder in your backpack and at the door. in other words, if you do your homework and it's not in your backpack, you didn't do it, right? >> i really, really want a tortoise. >> the question is, can i help you figure out a way to get your parents to say yes to getting a tortoise for you? am i a magician? >> not that any of my best friends are doing this. but they're bullying other kids. and i don't feel right about that. and i don't feel good that he's doing that. what do i do? >> i'll tell you exactly what you do. you stand up and tell your best friend he is doing the wrong thing. have you ever had an argument with your brother? >> yes. >> if my brother hit me or something, i'm sorry my shoulder went into your hand. >> what if there's a certain someone that thinks that you're their best friend and they're kind of stalking you? >> a female someone or a male someone? >> this is a female someone. >> i think you can let a certain someone know that you like her. but you don't like her that much. kind of putting her from front row, center, to the balcony a little bit. it's okay. you don't hate her. >> no. >> sometimes my friends start teasing me. and i start to wonder if they're my friends. >> have you told them you don't like the teasing? >> yeah. but they kind of do it more. >> begin to say you really, really don't like the teasing. and you'll have to say, if you keep teasing me, i can't hang out with you. you think? >> yep. >> how can i get sam champion's job? >> oh. i don't know about that one. recess is over. i think what we take away is, deal with your issues. and honesty is definitely the best policy. >> uh-oh, sam. liz, thanks. you can always submit your questions to liz on our "gma" advice guru page. and so many of you have voted on who you want to see with the trophy on "dancing with the stars." those results, when we come back. we asked you to vote. "dancing with the stars," who you think will be the champion. and you have said, over 50% of you are going with hines and kym. 20% say chelsea and mark. 30% say kirstie and maks. there you go. >> keep voting on our "gma" app. also, tune in tomorrow for "gma," for "wipeout" and josh. and "world news" with diane sawyer tonight. thank you for watching. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. few minutes before nine a very interesting morning so far. we watched the cloud break up. check out an a list a little sun and clouds make their returnlook threatening and darkening up again. a ominous sign when the dark clouds are rolling in a tropical feel to the air. and it will continue to be tropical for the next two days with this weather pattern off the east coast. low clouds hanging tight and fewpeeks of sun and temperatures ranging through the low to mid-60s. 65 ellicott city a patch of sun left over in westminster at 65. 63 sparrows point and 64 on the eastern shore. little convague belt of moisture moving from south east to -- southeast to northwest. watch this little not across the -- knot across the lower eastern shore bringing rain back towards ocean city. just south of salisbury and let's go back a little wider. this little cluster is wrapping around our large upper-level low. it is getting pulled back in our direction and we will follow this band and see if it enhance acruets eastern shore because it may -- acrosses the eastern shore because it may pull back and may cross the bay and reach us in baltimore later this morning. that's the environment we are in. we have to watch for where the bands of rain set up. if you are in between, not much is going on. but underneath them, it could drop heavy rains and local flooding. a hive 73 today much like yesterday. although if you didn't see the rain yesterday, it doesn't mean you are out of the wood. we will check and hear from the storm center. looking for bands of rain to continue and possible flooding in addition to fog down in the mid-50s overnight. a complete outlook for the weekend forecast and good morning maryland at nine 90 seconds away. 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