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The bathroom while the aircraft is sitting on the tarmac. Ive purchased this picture. Were going to discuss this outside. Not here, outside. What delta is saying about the incident this morning. And coming to life oh, my god the moment these families got the shock of a lifetime, crossing the real captain jack sparrow. Johnny depp swinging his sword for the ultimate swash buckling surprise. And good morning, america. Lets see that again. Johnny depp at disneyland right there giving a lot of families a pretty great surprise. Lucky families. He recited lines from like his character from the movie, and they had an incredible time. Could you imagine taking your kids there . No. That would be a moment. Were also following that breaking news for you this morning. This is the house in delaware where a dramatic standoff has been going on for almost an entire day. Well have the latest on that in just a moment. Yeah, lots of big stories out of washington as well. The white house of course has released that onepage outline of President Trumps tax plan saying there are more details to come. Clearly it will be one of the biggest tax cuts in history. We talk with the treasure secretary in a moment. And a possible Health Care Deal getting some traction in the house. And the money needed to run the federal government runs out at midnight tomorrow. Republicans introduced a shortterm measure. Theyre going to negotiate more. Expected to vote on that tomorrow. More on that but first lets go to cecilia vega with a closer look at the president s new tax plan. Reporter robin, good morning. Heres that tax reform plan. You can see it fits on a single piece of paper, one side, double spaced, about 200 words. The white house though says this is just a blueprint, there is more to come. 100 days fast approaching and President Trump is hoping for a major win. Its a great plan. Its going to put people back to work. Reporter that great plan, tax reform unveiled in the form of a single page, doublespaced list. We just wanted to get out and give you a broad overview of where we are. Reporter the proposal would cut tax rates for individuals and simplify the tax code, reducing the number of tax brackets from seven to just three. The plan would also eliminate estate taxes and double the standard deduction. For married couples that means the first 24,000 earned would be income taxfree. Most personal deductions would be eliminated except Home Mortgage interest and charitable contributions. With so few details, the plan is far from a done deal. We are moving as quickly as we can, so we are working with the house and senate on all the details. Reporter and still unanswered, how these changes would affect a typical family and how to pay for all these cuts without growing the deficit. Another mystery, how the plan affects the president and his business empire. So, your response to those critics who say a lot of who you presented here today could save the president or benefit in his own businesses. What this is about is creating jobs and creating economic growth, and thats what massive tax cuts and massive tax reform and simplifying the system is what were going to do. Reporter there is already pushback. Several democrats say there should be no movement on tax reform until the president releases his own tax returns so that americans can see how this impacts his own bottom line, but the treasury secretary said the president has no intention of releasing his tax returns, george. He says that the president has released plenty of information already. We are joined now by one of the architects of the president s plan, treasure secretary Steve Mnuchin. Secretary mnuchin, thank you for joining us this morning. Everyone wants to know how this plan is going to affect them. You say its all about middle class tax cuts so can you tell the middle class families watching right now, a family of four earning 60,000, how much theyll save under the president s plan. First of all, let me say its great to be here with you this morning. This is about middle income tax cuts and although were not releasing the specific numbers, this is about creating economic effects and tax cuts for the middle class. Its also about creating tax simplification so that most americans will be able to fill out their tax returns on a giant postcard. People are tired of way too much complexity, and this is also about making business taxes competitive, which will create american jobs. But dont the details matter . Why cant you say how this is going to affect the middle class family . Well, the issue is that we are working with the house and the senate, and our objective is to turn this into a bill that will pass and the president will sign. As you know, the details of taxes are very complicated and were committed to working quickly in getting this done. This is about telling the American Public what the president s principles are which are all about economic growth, jobs, jobs, jobs. Can you guarantee that no one in the middle class is going to pay more . Thats our objective, absolutely. Is it a guarantee . I cant make any guarantees until this thing is done and on the president s desk, but i can tell you thats our number one objective in this. How about the wealthy . During the campaign mr. Trump told me that he thought taxes on the wealthy should go up. Listen. Bottom line, do you want taxes on the wealthy to go up or down . They will go up a little bit and they may go up, you know but theyre going down in your plan. In my plan theyre going down but by the time its negotiated theyll go up. Does that still hold, when the negotiations are done taxes on the wealthy will go up . Again, the focus right here is lowering the top rate in return for eliminating deductions in special interests and thats what were committed to. This is about making tax simpler and getting rid of special interests. Were way too tired of people having special interests and making sure that we create investment. I was asking about the impact on taxes on the wealthy. The president said there he thought the taxes should go up after the negotiations. Right after the elections you said no absolute tax cut for the upper class, any tax cuts will be offset by fewer deductions. Are you still promising absolutely no tax cuts for the wealthy . Again, thats the objective but were working with congress, with the house and the senate, were having listening sessions, and this is about turning into a bill that will get signed. But the objective is absolute no tax cuts for the wealthy . Thats the objective. Well see where we get from here. We know that several provisions have the ability to benefit President Trump in a big way, cutting taxes on businesses from 39 to 15 , eliminating the alternative minimum tax. So this plan right now would be a tax cut for President Trump, isnt it . Let me say this isnt about President Trumps tax returns. This is about the American Publics tax returns. This is about creating economic effect for small and medium sized businesses and making sure they have the same opportunities as large corporations. But we know from the last trup tax return back in 2005 shows that he paid 38 million in taxes on 153 million in income. Without the alternative minimum tax he would have paid 7 million, less than a 5 rate. So is that an acceptable outcome on your plan, that someone pay less than a 5 rate on more than 150 million in income . Again, im not going to comment on the specifics of that. This is really about but i was asking about the principle. On the principle 5 rate on 150 million in income, is that okay under the president s plan . Again, let me just say, were going to get rid of lots and lots and lots of deductions. So making assumptions as to what the impact on any persons individual taxes, until we get out the details, i dont think makes sense. This is about getting rid of deductions. For too long the rich have had special interests in deductions and what were going to do is lower the rates to spur capital investment. And thats what this is about. Let me tell you that the ordinary worker bears about 70 of the tax burden on business, so by lowering business tax were putting money back into the American Workers pockets and we ary unleashing the economics so American Businesses can be competitive, build manufacturing plants and create jobs. But the only deduction the trump plan is about jobs. The only deduction you specified is getting rid of state and local tax deduction. I want to ask you again, the principle, should someone making more than 150 million pay less than a 5 federal tax rate . Again, the principle on this is getting rid of deductions and having fair taxes and simplifying taxes. Thats what this is about. This is not about the president s taxes. This is about whats good for the American Public. Let me assure you, what the American Public cares about is creating jobs and economic growth. For too long in this Country Economic growth has been substandard, and were going to grow it. This is about getting to sustained 3 gdp where we can unleash Economic Opportunities for American Workers and for companies. Why dont the American People have a right to know how this will affect President Trump . Again, im not sure the American Public has lots of information on the president s financials. Hes released more information, and people have lots of information, and the American Public, you saw, people voted for the president and you say hes released more information. Hes the only president in modern times since nixon who hasnt released his tax returns. Thats not more information. Thats far less. Again, this is about american jobs. The trump economic plan is about creating jobs, jobs, jobs and economic growth. And were tired of, in this country, having the highest business tax rates, taxing on worldwide income, and leaving trillions of dollars offshore. Its not a surprise that American Business has left trillion dollars offshore. This is about bringing back that money. Weve met with hundreds and hundreds of Business Executives who have had input into this. Were going to have more listening sessions. And this is about getting the most sweeping tax cuts and tax reform passed by this president to create economic growth. Mr. Secretary, thanks for your time this morning. Thank you. One thing we can safely say, lots of details to come. Still no details and no specifics right now but lets bring in your chief White House Correspondent jon karl on this. You just heard georges interview with the treasure secretary. What is your read on this new tax proposal . Robin, one page is not a tax plan. This is simply a statement of principles, as you heard in georges interview. They cannot answer basic questions about how this will affect the wealthy, about how it will affect working families. So this is the very beginning of the process. But were along the process when it comes to health care and the reform act there, and what is your read on this new push by republicans . Does it have a chance . I think it clearly does have a chance to pass in the house, robin. White house officials are very confident that it will pass the house probably next week. If that happens though, let me tell you, the battle in the senate could be even harder than it was in the house. There is no guarantee, even if they can pass this plan out of the house, that it will pass the senate. Jon, thank you. Breaking news coming in right now. We want to show you right now a tense standoff at this home in delaware this morning where a murder suspect has barricaded himself inside, has been shooting at officers. Abcs gio benitez is here with the latest. Reporter george, good morning. Weve been watching this standoff all night long and at 4 00 this morning officers came under fire again, the suspect allegedly shooting from inside this house. Authorities believe he shot and killed a delaware state trooper wednesday. Police, windowi working with mat with the suspect who has been barricaded inside for more than 19 hours. Hostage negotiators are trying to establish communication with him. Shots going off in the neighborhood. There was a s. W. A. T. Team in the trees and everything. Reporter it all began at this Convenience Store. Police approaching a suspicious vehicle with two people inside. One of the men in the car getting out and firing shots at authorities, hitting that trooper. The suspect then taking off. He ran, he ran for probably like seven or eight feet and then he turned around and started shooting. Reporter the chaos leading to a desperate search. Residents warned by reverse 911. Nearby schools locked down. The trooper identified as 32yearold Corporal Stephen j. Ballard, rushed to the hospital but it was too late. The 8year veteran of the force succumbing to his injuries. A massive show of support. This is a sad day for your state and for the Delaware Police state family. Reporter the suspect eventually discovered at his home, overnight police using an explosive charge on his door but not making entry. The suspect inside with a firearm as they work to negotiate his surrender. Right now there are no other reported injuries but its a tense and fluid situation. The other man in that car was taken into custody. We will of course keep watching this throughout the morning. To that new plane incident, this time on a delta flight. Every passenger was forced to deplane while one got up to use the bathroom while the plane was sitting on the tarmac. Rebecca jarvis is here with the details. Reporter and the hits just keep coming to our friendly skies this morning. New video aboard a delta flight and new changes at united. I need more information, sir. I havent done anything. I paid for this ticket. Reporter an entire plane forced back to the gate after a disruption aboard a Delta Airlines jet traveling from atlanta to milwaukee. Fellow passengers filmed kima hamilton, a 39yearold man being asked to leave the plane by two delta employees after he used the lavatory after the plane was taxiing. I dont understand why i have to get off this plane. I had to use the restroom. Reporter hamilton asked a Flight Attendant for permission to use the restroom while the plane sat on the tarmac for halfhour and was told no. However, Mother Nature took over, and the man says he quickly got up, used the bathroom and was back in a minute. He was then approached by an attendant and asked to get off the flight to discuss the matter further. We need to discuss this. We are pulled out of the rotation. Reporter he refused so the entire plane was pulled back to the gate and all passengers made to disembark. Delta airlines said it is im parent that passengers comply with instructions during all phases of flights, especially at the critical points of takeoff and landing. Also this morning united introducing ten new policy changes in the wake of their own video of a passenger being pulled off a plane, including passengers are now going to be given up to 10,000 for voluntarily giving up their seats on overbooked flights. Now i think that passengers are getting a few more rights but the question is how many people are going to be waiting for that 10,000. Buy some tickets. Thats a lot of flying, 10,000. Exactly. Thank you, rebecca. Amy joins us at the desk with the mornings other top stories, starting with a major explosion in the middle east. Thats right. New video this morning shows the explosion near the airport in syrias capital, damascus. Several missiles taking out a military installation, possibly taking out weapons being transferred to hezbollah. No injuries were reported. The sniper who ambushed two state troopers back in 2014 killing one of them has been sentenced to death. A jury rejected pleas from eric freins attorneys. He led authorities on a 48day manhunt before his arrest. A man is under arrest accused of setting two fires at a hotel in las vegas. The suspect now faces arson and other charges. And a man who spent 47 days stranded on a mountain in nepal is in remarkably good health. Crews mess could youed the man from a rocky ledge after he and his girlfriend got lost in a snowstorm. She died just three days before the rescue but he survived on just water and salt. Finally, you can call it a key mistake. A man in california locked his keys in his car so he called triple a. But when the guy from triple a arrived, guess what he did. He locked his keys in his car, so he then had to call triple a as well. Probably hoping to keep this whole story low key but its unlikely that his coworkers are going to forget it now that its on good morning america. Low key . All right, thank you very much. Ginger got some severe storms, texas to look at these trees in southern i illinois, and damage in arkansas, a lot of folks waking up with cleanup on the mind. Unfortunately, the risk goes from oklahoma in the plains to the mid south and into cincinnati. The local weather in 0 seconds, first, though, the summerlike cities brought to you by kohls. Reporter good morning, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. Were dry on Storm Tracker 6 live double scan. Heading outside, a little bit of cloud over out. As we check out the parkway, its mild in the low 60s, gentle breeze, things looking good for the nfl draft and phillies baseball and penn relays. 82 tomorrow, a bit more humid, a bit more humid on saturday, not terrible. Warm, 87. Battle over homework. Should it be banned . Why some schools are now saying yes. This is dividing parents everywhere. N coop. Where our founder discovered a retired teacher living. No home. No healthcare. So she said no to this injustice, and yes to transforming lives. Its this drive, this compassion, that inspired aarp. Today, we empower people to choose how they live as they age. We advocate for health and financial security. We strengthen communities everywhere. We are aarp. Creating real possibilities. And the wolf huffed like you do sometimes, grandpa . 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On 42 itself there was appear accident involving a motorcycle that cleared, but delayed on 42. Traffic on 295 is diverting off at exit 26. There you can see the backup on 42. 24 minute ride from the ac expressway to 295678 schuylkill expressway is starting to get i cant jammed, mlk drive still blocked off this morning. Well take a short break and come back to accuweather. Reporter a cloudy start this morning, take a look at temperatures, 61 in philadelphia. 62 in allentown. This afternoon we improve in many ways. Clouds give way to sun. We warm up to 79 degrees, great for the nfl draft ascertain phillies baseball at Citizens Bank park and the penn relays, warm and humid tomorrow, 82. Very warm and bit more humid on saturday, 87. Back to 69 under the clouds on sunday. They go to the big board with their big stories on g. M. A. Well see you in 30. We just moved into this house and didnt realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. 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Best part of coming to gma, right . Also right now, the white house trying to Sell Congress on their new tax plan. A onepage outline proposes dramatic cuts for large and Small Businesses and individuals. Still leaves lots of questions though. How will it affect middle class families and how will it be paid for. The 82nd nfl draft kicks off tonight. The Cleveland Browns get the number one pick. They say they know who it is. You can watch it tonight live at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Michael strahan came across the bottom of the screen and i said, mama, daddy, im moving out of the house. And look at you. Hall of famer. Still working so i dont have to move back in with them. They appreciate that. Were going to start this halfhour with that newly released 911 call from bachelor star chris soules revealing what happened moments after that deadly crash before he allegedly fled the scene. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo is here. You have new details . Reporter brand new details. For the first time were hearing what happened in the minutes right after that fatal accident. Soules initially trying to get help before taking off. And when Police Tracked him down at home, refusing to answer the door for hours until they got a warrant. Whats your name . My name is chris soules. Reporter its the frantic 911 call made by former bachelor chris soules just moments after rear ending a tractor off a rural iowa road monday night. Chris, do you know how to do cpr . No, i dont. Reporter the 35yearold reality star striking 66yearold Kenneth Mosher with his chevy truck. Mosher who was driving a tractor, unconscious in a ditch. Is he breathing, chris . I cant tell. Doesnt appear to be. Reporter soules desperately trying to help. Anybody know how to do cpr . Is there somebody there with you . Theres people here, yeah. Reporter but Officials Say after performing cpr and apparently finding a pulse on mosher, soules ended the 911 call. Can i call you back really quick . Yeah, you can call me back. Reporter leaving the scene before police arrived. One of the subjects that was involved just took off northbound in a red detour ra max truck. Do you have any available units, see if they can get him to stop. Reporter mosher, a grandfather of three, later died at the hospital from his injuries. Hours later, Police Arrested the reality star at his home 15 miles away in arlington. Court documents stating police found alcohol in soules pickup truck. This isnt soules first runin with the law. He was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence in 2006 and had a series of speeding tickets and citations for underage drinking dating back to 1998. Will you mary me . Reporter best known aspirin farming in season 19 of the bachelor, now soules is facing a much different reality. Mr. Soules, you are charged with leaving the scene of the accident, causing death. Reporter a felony charge as the victims family plans a funeral. Now, investigators are trying to determine if speed or alcohol played a role in the crash, but soules has not been charged with driving under the influence. Officials are also trying to figure out who drove him away from that crash, and that person may also face charges. George . Many more questions. Thanks very much. We move to that battle over free speech at uc berkeley where ann coulter was supposed to speak tonight. They cancelled it after safety concerns. Tom llamas is here with the story. Reporter this is leading to mace sieve debate across the country, freedom of speech versus the safety of students. The university of california berkeley saying if ann coulter spoke on their campus tonight, it would have turned it into a battlefield. All the people who should have been standing up for the First Amendment here ran away with their tails between their legs. Reporter overnight political commentator ann coulter furious at berkeley for canceling her speech originally set for tonight. Its like a game of Musical Chairs and whenever the music stops the answer is no, she cant speak. Reporter the university making the controversial move out of fear for student safety, due to increasingly frequent scenes like this. In february, the universitys campus exploding into violence when more than 1,000 protestors stopped selfdescribed international troll Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking there. Hes a fascist and we did not welcome him. Reporter coulter, known for making controversial statements like this. With the o. J. Verdict White America said thats it, the white guilt bank is shut down and that ended up being the best thing that ever happened. Reporter leading School Officials and the police to predict more mayhem would break out if she spoke today. These are specifically Credible Threats and we take them seriously. Reporter but now even lib rales are accusing the school of caving to left wing and anarchists who fought with Trump Supporters on the streets of berkeley. Berkeley used to be the cradle of free speech and now its just the cradle for [mute] babies. Reporter Bernie Sanders defending coulters right to speak on campus, telling the huffington post, people have a right to give their two cents worth, give a speech without fear of violence and intimidation. Berkeley says they offered coulter another date during the first week of may when they could better control public safety, but counter rejecting the offer, tweeting, there are no classes at berkeley the week of may 2nd. What im frustrated with right now is i think the g. O. P. Should change their motto to next time, well fight this next time. Wom well show them how good we are this time. No, we want to win now. Reporter this fight is far from over. Right now College Republicans in a conservative group are suing berkeley for unequal rules and unequal access for coulter. Police say theyre ready for any demonstrations tonight on campus. Theres talk that Trump Supporters will hold some kind of event in support of coulter and if those groups who oppose are also there, things could get ugly. Coming up in two minutes, a closer look at how the president communicates, his most controversial tweets. Which one was the most popular . Your parents have been talking about you for years. Sorry about that. Theyre all about me saving for a house, or starting a college fund for my son. Actually, i want to know what youre thinking. Have a seat. Knowing that the most important goals are yours. Multiplied by 14,000 financial advisors, its a big deal. And its how edward jones makes sense of investing. Ito treat your toughy nasal allergies. Listen up. Unlike pills that dont treat congestion, clarispray covers 100 percent of your nasal allergy symptoms. Clarispray. From the makers of claritin. Back with more on the president s first 100 and President Trump is changing the way the white house communicates with american, using social media like no one has before. Jon karl back with a closer look. Reporter george, as a candidate donald trump communicated like none before him, and now that he is in the white house, that has not changed. I went to an ivy league school. Im very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words. Reporter from early in the campaign, donald trump cast himself as the next great communicator. I speak the truth. And i think people get it. And these guys are liars, but look, look, the press lies. Reporter his promise, telling it like it is, bypassing what he called the dishonest media. I like that he speaks what i feel. Reporter trump the candidate dominated social media. I have between facebook and twitter and instagram i have like almost 12 million people. Thats a lot. Reporter credited twitter with helping him win the white house. Then, he contemplated kicking the habit. Im going to do very restrained if i use it at all. Im going to do very restrained. Reporter that didnt happen. Since taking the the president ial oath, trump has tweeted more than 450 times. Some of those tweets got him into hot water. None more than when he tweeted the explosive and unfounded allegation that barack obama had wiretapped trump tower. You President Trump President Trumps toning claim. It became a massive distraction, but his twitter following has only grown. On inauguration day, 20 million followers. Now hes up to 28 million. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. Reporter hes held fewer solo press conferences, just one in his first 100 days compared to four by president obama. Thank you very much. Reporter and that one, a doozy. Trump tangled with reporters for 75 minutes. And on the leaks, is it fake news or are these real leaks . The leaks are real. You know bwhat they said. You saw it, and the leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake because so much of the news is fake. Reporter late night comedians had a field day. The tone of the press conference was like if your dad found a pack of cigarettes under your mattress. Reporter for all the unconventional communication, trump has shown he can adjust his style to meet the traditions of the office. I am asking everyone watching tonight to seize this moment, believe in yourselves. Reporter that speech before the joint session of congress was well received by both his allies and his critics, and george, the president s twitter habits do seem to be changing. Take a look at the numbers. In his first month in office, he tweeted 145 times. In march, 129 times. And now in april, 113 times. He appears to be reigning it in a little bit. You may be surprised on that his most popular tweet was not one of the more controversial ones. It was a tweet where he defended the right of people to protest, even protesting him. This was two days after he was sworn in. That was the most liked and most retweeted, nearly 400,000 likes for that tweet, george. Okay, hes back on twitter this morning. Lets bring in james d. Harris, host of the james d. Harris show at kqth in tucson, arizona. Thanks for joining us. You saw the numbers on the tweets and in Washington Republicans say they wish the president would tweet less, tone it down a little more. What do your users think . My audience wishes that he would tweet even more. They say that when President Trump gets on the twitter machine we see things happen. They love the fact that theyre hearing it right from the horses mouth and they love the fact that theyre able to see his tweets and then see how the media responds to it. How about that tweet where he falsely accused president obama of spying on him and it turned out to be overwhelming for several weeks there at the beginning of the administration. Arent they worried about these selfinflicted wounds . Absolutely not. As a matter of fact, after that tweet they called it the tweet grenade into the mainstream medias living room. It seems like the whole narrative, the false narrative of President Trump colluding with the russians began to dissipate. I think that, you know, the media likes to say that that was a troublesome tweet, that he had caused a lot of backlash, but my audience loves the fact that he took that narrative head on and was pushing back. Jon, youre also seeing a very different kind of communication in the Briefing Room than weve ever seen before. Yeah, the briefings are something that have become mustsee tv on the cable channels. Sean spicer very confrontational often with the reporters, but all the cable channels carry these live, they get high ratings and thats something the president really likes. Thanks for joining us this morning. Michael. Thank you, george. Coming up on our big board, is homework good for your kids . Why some schools are banning it. 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Starting in first great we think that ten minutes a night per grade and then adding it ten minutes after that is really what we want to do, but this is a really important debate because on one side we have parents who hate homework. Its busy work, its a waste of time, its irrelevant. On the other side are parents who have equally good reasons for doing homework. They think its important, shows organizational skills, holds kids accountable and its okay for kids to have to do something that they dont like all the time. Most important, it shows economic disparities between kids. Because when you have a special project and creative projects, it really benefits the kids who have the resources to be able to do it. And thats really unfair and its totally reasonable for less affluent parents to feel thats inequitable and unfair for kids. Rosalind, youre a mother of two kids. How do you feel, homework or no homework . Im always looking fo hold them accountable but i want them to like homework and see that its relevant to their learning. You make an important point not only about the resources, not only the money for the projects but a lot of kids can afford tutors when others cant. Absolutely. So this really is a hidden issue that we dont see. So its really important that our education is fair and equitable for all of our children, even with the best of intentions. Sometimes we can go awry. Rosalind, thank you. Are you into homework, george . Theres a lot of homework right now but the point that rosalind is making is important. Were lucky that we can get our kids a lot of help and not everybody can get that. I like that, george. Chime in there, my friend. That was good. Rosalind, thank you. Next up, if you live in certain parts of the country, you may find some unwelcome visitors in your back yard. You can see right there, alligators. The fish and wildlife commissions of North Carolina and florida are warning the public that sightings are on the rise. Wildlife expert ron magill is joining us live. Ron, whats going on, why is there such an uptick in gator sightings . A couple of reasons. Whats happening is basically were going through a little bit of a drought so prime alligator real estate is kind of a high demand right now so alligators are going to find these areas. Also its breeding season. So whats happening is the big males are chasing the little males out. You know what happens, females tend to make males a little desperate, sometimes borderline stupid because theyre looking for those females and theyre traveling every where, okay. These smaller guys especially are trying to find a pond where they can find a female that doesnt have a big guy in it. These alligators will try to go through your screen, your pool. If they see a reflection in the sliding door in your back porch, theyll come at the reflection and think its another alligator. Theyre not the brightest bulbs. Theyre driven by that need to find a female and find some water. That alligator in your arms does not look all that happy right now. Id be a little careful with it. Hes okay. Ive got him. Hes a youngster. Its not a problem. This guy is only about three years old. Its the big ones. And listen, the best thing to do is leave them alone, let them find their girlfriends and let them be happy. Ron, if youre out there, say youre coming in from out of town or even someone going to work or walking, what can you do to protect yourself from these decembsperate males who are now scattered . Just keep your distance. Just keep your distance, michael. If you keep 15 feet or more away from an alligator youre not going to be in any danger. Thats it. Tell you what, listening to that, i dont know if he was talking about alligators or real men. 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The problem was a tractortrailer that overturned and smashed into the barrier wall that needs to be repaired and spilled orange juice all over the highway and diesel fuel. They had a lot of to clean up, and still trying to do that. 295 shut down at 42. Take exit 26. 42 is heavy at 67 Miles Per Hour. Its a bad morning coming in from new jersey. A new accident columbus Burlington County popped up on 206 at columbus jobs town road. We have fire crews on the scene. Spring garden street, the police are blocking the Benjamin Franklin parkway. Penn relays starting shortly, we have a lot of backups, tam. Lets go outside looking across center city. David murphy you say by the ends of the day its going to be beautiful. Reporter the clouds of lifting. 56 in philadelphia. 53 in allentown. 56 in cape may. Well return sunshine in play, high of 79 nice for the first day of the draft, phillies baseball and pen relays. Tomorrow, 82 warm and humid saturday 87. Back to the clouds on sunday, 69. There could be a shower overnight tonight, by the way tam thats after all the nfl stuff is done. Police continue to try to negotiate with the suspect in the deadly shooting of a delaware state trooper. Corporal Stephen Ballard was shot and killed yesterday afternoon when he encounter two people whom he considered suspicious in a wawa parking lot in bear. Investigators tracked the gunman to his home in middletown wheres barricaded inside. Well bring you the latest as soon as there are any changes. For now, back to g. M. A. Its 8 00 a. M. Biggest tax cut in history. Could taxes be slashed to the lowest rate ever for families, businesses, even the president himself. The onepage tax proposal from the president making waves, what the man behind the plan, treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, is saying on gma. Could you be addicted to exercise . It affects thousands of americans. Now the new report overnight revealing what triggers the addiction and the danger signs to watch for. The perfect gifts for mothers day. Weve got great deals and steals just for gma viewers. That dont impress me much new this morning, shania twain is back with the deal 15 years in the making. Why lifes about to get good for the country superstar. And coast to coast this morning, its take our daughters and sons to work day. Millions participating from the factory line to the farm and all over the country. Its the ultimate career day, live on gma. And all these kids are joining us here at work to say all good morning, america [ cheers and applause ] good morning, america. Happy thursday. Happy bring your kids to work day. Its making everybody excited right here this morning. And rightfully so. Look at these beautiful little faces, oh. Everywhere. [ applause ] ado adorabl adorable. What are the numbers, like 40 million across the country are doing this. Its not just here in times square or downstairs. Theyre all getting set to go. Looking good. And you see the kids also in washington d. C. Its really great for kids though to see what their dads are doing, dads and moms are doing when were gone all day working hard. Those kids are cooking up treats in the olive garden test kitchen. Thats got to be fun. Theyre making pizza. Theyre testing out some pizza recipes right there. Theres rob and his daughter madeline taking on the mars candy factory with the whole gang. I know its hard to find candy lovers but they managed to find some kids who love candy and theyre getting a little tour. A lot more coming up. Now to amy and the morning rundown. We begin with President Trump saying theres no plan to pull out of nafta, at least not right now. After speaking with the leaders of mexico and canada, the president says theyve greed to renegotiating the trade deal to benefit all three countries. Hes vowing to pull out if a fair deal cannot be reached. The reaction is pouring into to the president s tax proposal. It calls for lowering taxes for nearly every american, simplifying the tax code and cutting the taxes for businesses to 15 . Earlier treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin announced its too early to know how it will affect President Trump for working families. Were going to get rid of lots and lots of deductions. Making assumptions on what the impact of any persons individual taxes, until we get out the details, i dont think makes sense. This is about getting rid of deductions. For too long the rich have had special interest in deductions and what were going to do is lower the rates to spur capital investment. Critics say the wealthiest stand to benefit the most. Conservative republicans in the house have endorsed a revised bill that would allow states to opt out of requiring insurers to cover things like Maternity Care and people with preexisting conditions. The fate of the plan remains unclear because many moderate republicans are still not sold on it. A tense standoff this morning following the shooting death of a delaware state trooper. The alleged gunman has been holed up in this house firing at officers and refusing to surrender. Police say he shot and killed trooper Stephen Ballard outside a Convenience Store on wednesday after spnding to a suspicious vehicle. A health alert this morning about energy drinks. A study finds just one energy drink can be life threaten to some people because of how it changes your heart activity and Blood Pressure. Dale earnhardt jr. Is speaking out for the First Time Since announcing his retirement. He says the concussion that forced him off the track last year was not the driving force behind his decision and he says he wishes he could talk to his late father mostly about life off the track. Id ask him what they thought about amy, my wife. Id ask him what he thinks about mainly my personal stuff. When we had conversations, it was always about personal things in life. Are your morals where they need to be, are you doing the right thing, treating somebody right, are you acting right. It never was about how to drive a car. Earnhardt says he was nervous announcing his retirement because he didnt want to disappoint anyone. Finally, because today is bring your kids to work today, my daughters ava and analise are here to help me tell you about a big surprise for fans of the pirates of the caribbean. Take it away. Johnny depp got dressed up as captain spak sparrow freaking out fans. Everyone was so excited, they grabbed their phones and posted lots of videos. Depp was promoting the new prierts of the caribbean movie coming out next month. So what do you think about my job . Its not that hard. I dont know what youre complaining about. What do you think, analise . Im going with ava. Great. Back to you. No respect. Good job, girls. Listen up, girls. Your mom works very hard. As do you. A hard act to follow. Yes, it sure is. Ka kate, sorry youre in school. Life is about to get real good for robin and shania twain and all of her fans. Thats the name of the lead single off her upcoming album, her first in over 15 years. Robin, where has she been . I dont know. 15 years, too many. So happy to have her back though. Shania tells Entertainment Weekly she just collected ideas over the years, put them all together, and they are the inspiration. Every time she had a nugget, she saved it and here it all is. No more collaborating with her exhusband mutt lang. Shes going big time. Ed sheerans cowriter in charge of the album. The singer is set to hit the road next summer. I know where ill find you, robin. Shell be headlining in california on april 29th where she plans to debut that new hit single lifes about to get good. Country music, yeah. Shes just ive seen her in concert many times. She was in residency in las vegas and she actually pulled me on stage. And you hated that. I know. To sing, yes. But it was so much fun. Shes a good one. Well get her on gma. Please. You got her on speed dial. Thats got to be on tape somewhere. I believe we do have that as i recall. A more serious story, the last living male northern white rhino on the planet is looking for a meat and his protecters are hoping that the dating app tinder might just be the answer. Its actually quite genius. Its a new campaign called the most eligible bachelor in the world. A profile has been set up. He says i dont mean to be forward but the fate of my species literally depends on me. He is 43 years old. He does have two female companions with him at his conservativesy in kenya. They are not able to breed. Every time you swipe right youll be forwarded to donati s donations. Shortly after his profile was posted it crashed. I dont think its his charming looks. They need 9 million for new Breeding Technology to keep the species alive so look for his profile. Swipe right on the horn. Yes, that was me. That was my interpretation. [ applause ] we all know cats have nine lives and this cat also leads separate lives. Meet 2yearold simba from new zealand, also known as crazy horse. Simbas owner, shirley, was used to him going missing for a few days at a time but when he returned with stitches, she did a little investigating and found out that simba was catting around with another woman. That woman named mckayla also thought that simba was her pet. She knew him. She called him crazy horse because he had a tendency to race around her house all the time. It turns out simbas two moms used to work together, so he was going from house to house living separate lives. Simba, i mean, happy ending though for this twotimer. Shirley and mckayla have worked out a joint custody agreement, and we declare that is the cats meow. [ applause ] well done, lara. Coming up, a new report, is exercise addiction real, and how to tell if you have it. And its take our kids to work day, our kid anchors are getting ready for their own special newscast. Look at them right there. Theyre going live too. Its late its an all nighter when are we even going to sleep . Got a little all nighter refuel going on this is the best morning ever look at that joy and excitement mmmmm your smile says brett my ta lot about you, what does this say . announcer you can quit. For free help, call 1800quitnow. Its looking up, not down. Ng fits being in motion. Boost® high protein its intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. Boost® the number one high protein complete nutritional drink. Happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. Nexgard kills fleas and ticks all month long. And it comes in an easytogive tasty chew. And that makes dogs and owners happy. No wonder vets love it too. Reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. See your vet for more information on flea and tick protection you and your dog will love. Nexgard. The vets 1 choice. Back now with that new report about working out and whether you can become adikd to it. Experts say exercise addiction is real and jesse palmer has the details for us. Reporter Katherine Shriver always enjoyed exercising. I was going twice a week for about an hour. Reporter until she felt she couldnt live without it. It became very obsessive. Reporter katherine had an exercise addiction. I would go to the gym or do something physical three times a day. Reporter the disorder outlined in the british medical journal. Its a compulsive and obsessive relationship with exercise that has negative consequences. Reporter Addiction Specialists think it triggers endorphins in the brain. This is not the ordinary healthy exercise recommended by most doctors. When people engage in high volumes of exercise, have constant injuries, and skip out on work or family obligations to exercise, theyre workout goals have gone too far. Katherine was even exercising injured. Back at the gym after diagnosed with two stress fractures and a back injury that needed surgery. I forced myself to exercise anyway. Reporter experts warn exercise addiction can occur with and without food issues. It has nothing to do with achieving a goal. Its just an endless cycle. Reporter she had always struggled with body image and selfesteem issues and working out took away those feelings. The number one feeling is shame and this feeling that im not okay the way i am. Reporter she eventually sought out therapy, and today the 28yearold is able to exercise without it becoming an obsessive habit. Whats different now is i revolve my life around my life, not around exercise. Reporter the report goes on to say that Health Care Professionals can diagnose exercise addiction. 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The clouds come back with cooler air on sunday, high of 69 there. May be taking our jobs pretty soon. It is time now for deals and steals with tory johnson and we have some special friends here for gma take our kids to work day and theyre going to help us get ready for mothers day. How sweet is this. Yes. All right. What have we got, tory. Chloe here told me that her mom loves to cook and always makes the table look great, so shes going to love these from milo gift shop. They are personalized cutting boards. I had this one made for my mama. For your mom with your kids names. Whether its for grandma, mom, aunt, friend or you want to treat yourself, chloe gave me a thumbs up. She said her mom would like it because her mom likes to make the table look good. These range from 48 to 60. Theyre slashed by chloe, how much . Over 50 off. So 22 to 29 from milo. Thanks, chloe. Give me some. Next up, i have a pair for you. Myles has a pair on. This is spellkwa. Myles told me his mom is super cool. He picked out a pair for his mom and for himself. Normally these range from a55 to 60. Mom is going to look like a star. Myles, whats the discount . All right, were cutting it in half. 25 to 30 for quay sunglasses. Myles, turn around, give me. Okay, what do we got . Gia says my mama loves diamonds and i think every mom deserves diamonds. From amelia rose, we have these amazing diamond initials. Theres the floating initial, the single initial or the initial that one, that pave. Thats really nice. Two different styles depending on what mom likes. You can mix the styles. You can buy it on the beaded chain or buy single initials so if you want to stack up all of her loved ones onto one chain, you can do that. These normally expensive, normally 98 to 159. Remember, diamonds. Gia is helping us out here with a big discount. Show it to us. Shes slashing them to 49 to 58 to amelia rose. You bring in kids you get bigger discounts. There you go. Kay carol. 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Biz g gisele, did you hook us up with a discount . 50 off, so all of these pieces, 2. 50 to 10. Gisele, well done, my dear. All right, and then over here weve got quilted koala. Naomi told me she and her mom take dance classes and she thinks her mom deserves a new dance bag. If you have a mom whos on the go, this is fabulous. 100 cotton. Its got matching cosmetic bag, four different styles. Normally 143. But naomi really is taking care of us on this one. Show them the deal. So 38, 38 for the 38 . 38. Do you think mom is going to be styling at dance . Shes going to look good, right . Both of you are going to look fabulous. You were telling me which one you thought she would like best . This color. You outdid yourself. Well done, well done. It gets better because everyone in our audience will get a special gift from primal elements. Yall are going home with that. And weve partnered with these companies on these great deals, and for some lucky cities out there, gets even better. Tory is taking deals on the road next week. You got it, baby. Were going to chicago, philadelphia, raleigh, tampa and dallas, so come join us. All the details op our website. We want you guys to join us. Make sure you do that and well be right back. Thank you, kids. Great job. Good morning im tamala edwards, 8 27 april, 27. Lets head over to karen rogers. Good morning, karen. Reporter good morning, the accident in new jersey has finally cleared. It happened last night. Chopper 6 hd was over the scene, it was a mess because the tractortrailer overturned and spilled its orange juice and diesel fuel. It blocked 295 to 42 for 8 hours. 42 is extra heavy traveling 15 Miles Per Hour. Heres a live look at 42, a 26 minute jam from the ac expressway to 295. Ive got to say the delays on the schuylkill expressway are Getting Better already. We expected them to get worse now, as it gets closer to the penn relays. 34 minute jam a little while ago it was 46 minutes. Its busy, but notes horrendous as expected. Mlk drive is closed. Lets go outside to david murphy you have a great day coming our way. Reporter sure do, its rather cloudy, but the skies are starting to brighten. 52 in 62 degrees. Some spots in the upper 50s. 82 warm on friday, perhaps a little bit humid and humid on saturday, not horror be, but very warm high of 87. Good weather for the nfl draft and the penn relays and phillies baseball. Sunday, cooler, 69 degrees. Back to 82 on monday a chance of a thunderstorm. Looks like theres a shower overnight tonight. But its over before the festivities begin early in the rush hour so many. Dont forget you can find all things draft at 6abc. Com. Well see you in 30. Now, a very special edition of good morning america, take your kids to work day. [ applause ] welcome back to gma, everybody. All morning were celebrating take our daughters and sons to work day, and look at all the wonderful careerminded kids we have in our audience this morning. Yes, indeed. [ applause ] with the exception of one. Wheres myles . Myles. Myles is right there. There he is. Myles said he wanted to be retired. He doesnt like the hours. Parents all across the country are with their kids. Theyre joining in this tradition thats been around for more than 20 years. Did you know that, more than 20 years theyve been doing this. Great idea. Thats a long time. They are running the show up here too. You know, we kicked all our producers out and kaitlyn is stealing our stage managers job. [ applause ] say hi. Five, four, three, two, one. [ applause ] right on cue. My dad was in the army. He was an officer, and he was 82nd airborne division, so we used to go running with the troops and go to work with my dad and it was incredible. Did any of you ever go to work with your parents . Sure, yeah. I was my dads alter boy. Were you really . Yeah sure. My dad worked right down the block. He was in the garment district. He ran a sweater manufacturing company, and i can remember going up there and always asking to go into the sample closet. Like you, my father was in the air force, he was a tuskegee airman, a pilot. That was my second love. If this didnt work out i wanted to go into aviation. My mom would get mad. We would go up and buzz the house. If i was on the plane and hear your voice come over, id feel good about being on the plane. Thank you. Lets go to rob marciano in new jersey. Hes got his daughter madeline there. Dream assignment, the mars candy factory. Hows it going there . Shes having a ball. I know you guys are having a big party back there in times square. As far as the live shot, bring your daughter to work day, madeline got the Golden Ticket for sure. We are out here at the mars chocolate and m m factory in new jersey as you mentioned with tracy, one of the leaders here, her son loughlin and of course my daughter madeline whos a big fan of m ms. Ill let you ask tracy a couple of questions. What do you want to ask tracy about m ms . Um madeline, do you know how many m ms we make here every day . 100. We make millions of m ms are every day. Half of the m ms we sell in the u. S. Are made right here in hackettstown, new jersey. Wouldnt it be cool to come here to work at this factory. What do you think they do all day . What do you do all day . We make sure that theyre the highest quality that we can and we taste test them to make sure every single one is perfect. Loughlin is a little older than you but i hear that you have a big announcement to make. So mars is now shopping out to everywhere in the u. S. , caramel m ms and next month youll be able to buy them. So they taste really good. Do you want to try one . Yeah. All right. I know you guys have some back in the studio there, so dig in, guys. Let me know what you think. Try some . Theyre good. Great job madeline. Great job, loughlin. Thank you guys. Cheers, have a great day, guys. I cant really talk. I know that you said that your children had to stay in school. Theyre in school today. Your twins, isabella and sophisophia. Sorry youre chewing. They wanted to be here today. They got a little message for you. Aw, dont make me cry. Hi, dad. We wish we could be there for bring your kid to work day. But as you can see, were busy rehearsing for our musical, james and the giant peach. We cant wait for you to come and see it. I was wondering, when did you know you wanted to become a news anchor . Who inspired you to work on broadcast television . Wow. Is that a question for me or everybody . For you, daddy. Me . News anchor, i dont know. I think it just kind of happens, kids. Not for all of us. But you know, i think for me being an athlete here in new york and having so much exposure so it, i kind of graf tatd tated to it. Kind of a natural progression from the football field to the broadcast booth and now here at gma. Were split on this table. You and i came on a nontraditional path and you both studied communications in college. Started in small markets and worked our way up. Both athletes. Yep. Thought id go into sports casting first. And i did. And i thought id go into the nfl too. [ applause ] thats what we call a drop the mic moment. The twins have a couple of other questions too. Oh boy. So, what was your favorite subject in school, and how does it help you at work . What has been your favorite experience at gma so far . Okay, i love math and i love history. So that really helps. I can keep them under budget. And my favorite thing so far, to be honest with you, i think coming here every day is my favorite thing. I love being here every day. It is so much fun. Great team, great energy, and its fun. So every day, and the next day it will be the best thing. Thats great. Robin, what was your favorite subject . Oh gosh. Um, what was my favorite subject . I cant even remember. Its been so long, lara. I can say what my favorite thing about good morning america, you have no idea what it is to be a privilege in your home every single morning and to be able to say good morning to america. Thats my favorite, to say good morning to america. You know what, we have a couple of trending topics related to kids this morning. Earlier we talked about the possibility of getting rid of homework which im sure a lot of kids are like, yes. Were going to get some experts to weigh in on this, so come on out, kids. Abc, easy as one, two, three hi guys. Hi. You look incredible. We have a few questions for you kids. The first one is for claude. Do you think homework is good or bad . I think this question could actually go either way because its good because its Good Practice for people who are confused and you can ask the teacher the next day, like im confused, can you please help me. And i think its bad because kids cant get that much exercise and cant socialize with other people. [ applause ] wow. Now deanna, i have a question for you. Should we keep homework around or should we ban it . Well, it depends on what type of homework because if its homework that can take you like five minutes, like easy homework that you know what to do, then i think you should then, its Good Practice, like claude said. But if its homework that can take you all night, then i think that should be banned. Okay, i like that too. Were coming down to you. Do you think homework is a good idea . Well, im split. I think its good because like if you practice and stuff like claude said, and its like you dont have any homework and you spent all this time playing outside and video games and all this other stuff, then you might forget what youre learning in school and it might go to the back of your brain, hard to remember it. It seems like all of you think the same thing, a little homework is actually good. It keeps you sharp and helps you learn what you learned at school and remember it and retain it, but too much is too much and you cant socialize and, like, be a kid i guess is the best way to put it. Yeah. All right. I think you three are awesome. I think you three are really sharp. Youve got your pulse on this whole homework thing. Well see how it goes. Youre the experts. I want to get your read on this one. This is another story. A 7yearold in utah came home with a letter from his teacher. I use air quotes on that. It says dear parents, nathan had been doing good in all his classes except for video game class. If he does not stay up all night playing video games, he will get kicked out of school. From the school. Now, number one, investigative reporters, who do you think really wrote that note . Nathan. Exactly. [ applause ] what time is the perfect bedtime . Should you be allowed to stay up all night . All of you, go ahead. Ill say 10 00 on school days. 10 00 . Yeah, 10 00. 10 00 p. M. . Five hours of homework, five hours of play. Okay. He told me. You dont want to argue with claude, ill tell you right now. Claude schooled me. All right kids, thank you. Thank you all so much. We really appreciate it. Coming up, were cooking with the kids when chef capon comes so you can sit on your hands, rachael, cause youre always like that. Michael strahan brings a special foodie edition of pyramid to our studio plus the cake boss next rachael alright gus, youre next. [giggle] ready . Ok. Go . Seahorse. No. Giant snail. Flamingo. The water. Under the. Pony no. Bow and arrow . Oh oh. Uhhuh. Yeah. The Leaning Tower of pisa. Ahoh. [giggle] really . [ding] ohhhh. What was it . Bank on it. Ohh, the new scratchoff from the pennsylvania lottery. With top prizes of 300 grand oh, i knew what it was the entire time. [laughter] keep on scratchin. We have a cooking segment and i am not going to do weather. The weather in west texas is 85 degrees it is sunny. Play gram alabama is 75 degrees and rainy. Toy soldier michigan is 62 and rainy. Olivia give me a high five. Lets check on the locals at home. Reporter all right, ginger we have dry conditions across the region. It is cloudy and a little cool, temperatures in the 60s. 79 is the high. We expect the return of sunshine for the first day of the nfl draft. 82 tomorrow, 87 saturday. Michael, head up to you. It is time for our kids kitchen takeover. Celebrity chef josh capon is here with his daughter amanda and his son max. Theyre going to help do some cooking. Plus we have kids everywhere down here all cooking. Were going to have a lot of fun. Josh, youre one busy man. You just opened burger bash at citi field. Bash burger. You always cook with kids. When you cook with kids theyre going to eat good food and take pride in what theyre cooking and eating. Whats the top thing you cook . A lot of barbecuing. Aman amanda loves lamb chops, ribs and we love pressed sandwiches. Why are we talking about it . Lets get to it. Lets go. What do you got here . One of our favorite things to eat is broe chute toe. Do you like broe chute toe . Me too. Some nice thin mozzarella. I want to jump in there. Normally you want an overstuffed sandwich. When you press them, i know a little less is more. Coming from that that doesnt sound right. Sometimes less is more. We took a little bit of butter on both sides. Got to butter that bread. And then brevel makes a good line of cooking appliances that are fun to cook with. Kids, plug them in. Sandwich press gets nice and hot but not too hot. Let it do its work. Give a press as it goes. Its warm, so yes. Press the handle. Within a matter of seconds, look at that. Come on, come on. Magic. I mean, look at this thing. Did you do that . Theres Nothing Better than a warm toasted golden brown sandwich to cut into. Amanda, i have a question for you. Is there any secret to your cooking . No. You just listen to your dad . How about good ingredients . That helps. Max, what about you, any secret . No. What is the name of your sandwich . The panana. So whats in your sandwich . Bananas and peanut butter. And you press that too . I forgot the butter. More butter. More butter, everybodys yelling butter, butter. All butter, butter throw it in there. Were going to press that. Press it down. Theres nothing like cooking with the kids. When we take this break were going to eat it. Everybody, when we come back, mary lambert is here next. Stay right there. Lets raise a glass. To those of us who stumble. Celebrate the fearless who fumble. At clorox, we salute those who fight the good fight. Just to stay upright. We take our hats off to the hoppers. The floppers. And the produce pile topplers. Theres a little klutz in all of us. Thats why we made clorox splashless bleach. Splashless. Shine on, klutzes. Shine on. But when rightwing politicians to protect our health care. Tried to pass a disastrous Health Care Repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldnt oppose them. Macarthur wouldnt protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. Wouldnt oppose a massive age tax on people over 50. And isnt fighting to protect coverage for preexisting conditions. Tell Tom Macarthur stop trying to repeal our health care. Were back now with mary lambert. You may know her from her hit same love with macklemore and ryan lewis. She has a brand new single called know your name from her brand new album out may 5th. Lets hear it. Lady, would you come on over lady, got a question for you lady, can you answer want to see me later hey, want to pull you down i want to take you out, i want to make you shake i want to drive you wild but i probably should know your name when i finally get to, ooh, be the one who gets to hold you close in the dark finally get to ooh, be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name it could be so good but i probably should know your name got a car and do you feel what im feeling i love the way that you walk in lately, ive been waiting for you lately youve been waiting for me want to go out dancing hey, would you take a chance on me i want to take you out i want to make you shake i want to drive you wild but i probably should know your name when we finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close at night in the dark i should know your name when i finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name we can be so good but i probably should know your name i know im a little delusional a little unusual but ive got a heart that wants your heart i know im a little obsessed with this only think about your kiss i dont know why i dont know you yet when i finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name when i finally get to ooh be the one who gets to hold you close in the night in the dark i should know your name [ cheers and applause ] hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . Try zyrtec® its starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. Stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. Good morning america is brought to you by Weight Watchers. Lose weight and enjoy the things you love. I have to give a big thanks to mary lambert. Mary, that was great. Thank you so much. Look right there. Theres our kids still going strong. We want to thank everybody for bringing your kids to work today. A great day it was. You guys did great. Good morning im tamala edwards, 8 56 thursday, april 27. Lets head over to karen rogers taking a look at the schuylkill expressway. Reporter were looking live at the schuylkill expressway past University Avenue all these folks heading in the direction of Center Center city and toware penn relays. Lots of closures with the nfl draft. With both in town expect issues, certainly the Benjamin Franklin parkway. Martin luther king is closed, as well. Another reason people are taking the schuylkill expressway. Were seeing slow speeds 10 Miles Per Hour eastbound heading toward the city. 7 Miles Per Hour westbound in University Avenue. I95 15 near cottman. Were jammed there. 42 has eased up, northbound traffic no longer a major delay, 16 minute ride tam. Thank you, karen, lets head outside to david murphy with a look at accuweather. Reporter were starting out cloudy, but were expecting sun later on. 64 degrees in philadelphia. The temperatures are inching up. Going on up are well wind up with a high high of 79 afternoon. A good first day for the nfl draft and the penn relays. Tomorrow, humid and 82. Saturday, 82 and more humid. 69 for sundays high. The man wanted for the murder of a delaware state trooper has barricaded himself in a home. Corporal Stephen Ballard was shot and killed during a confrontation with two men in a wawa Benjamin Franklin parkway in bear. Action news follows the still developing story. Right now its time for live with kelly, on 6abc. Im tamala edwards. Have a great thursday announcer washington politicians are at it again with another disastrous Health Care Repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage for millions. And their latest plan is worse than ever. Affordable coverage for Maternity Care, cancer treatment, Substance Abuse treatment, and preexisting conditions would no longer be gauranteed. The plan threatens care for seniors and the disabled. And imposes a massive age tax for people over 50. Tell congressman costello dont repeal our health care. Announcer its live with kelly today, from the comedy superstore, america ferrera. And she plays abby on the hit drama scandal, darby stanchfield. Plus, actor and playwright John Leguizamo is back at the cohost desk. All next on live [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and John Leguizamo [cheers and applause]