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But not without controversy. The battle over who carries the American Flag and the figuring skating flop overnight kicking off the games, were live in south korea for all the action. Right here on gma. Good morning, america. And so much excitement this morning, just moments ago team usa arriving at the olympic Opening Ceremony. And amy is there in south korea. We cant wait to talk to her in a little while. There she is waving back at you, amy. A lot of drama there and back here at home as well starting on capitol hill overnight. The government shut down for the second time in three weeks over a funding bill. It was forced by senator rand paul making a point about the deficit but lawmakers were able to scramble, strike a deal just moments ago. Mary bruce coming off an allnighter. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Weve never seen anything quite like this. Two Government Shutdowns in three weeks and there was a Government Spending bill on the table ready to go that could have prevented it but one republican senator held that plan hostage overnight. Rand paul of kentucky forcing a shutdown blocking a vote to make a political point. For hours he railed on the floor against what he says is outofcontrol Government Spending and he was defiant. Take a listen. Well, you know what, i think the country is worth a debate till 3 00 in the morning. Do i want to shut down government . No. But do i want to keep it open and not reform it, hell no. Reporter now paul kept this up for hours, finally relenting around 1 00 a. M. Exhausted and very frustrated with his colleague senators then voted to pass the sweeping spending bill but then members of the house had to be hauled out of bed back up here into work and just a short while ago they did pass the bill to finally reopen the government ending this fivehour shutdown. It will take several weeks to write the final deal. Some other opposition could mount in those weeks and the big thing left out was anything on the dreamers and immigration. Reporter yeah, george, those dreamers are still hanging in the balance with that march 5th deadline looming. Now, next week the senate will move to an open free for all debate as they try to come up with a plan to protect them but both sides appear pretty dug in. Republicans calling for Stricter Border security and, of course, theres questions about the president s wall which democrats oppose. The senate will bring up varying proposals voting till theyre blue in the face to come up with a plan that could pass but, of course, whatever passes in the senate then has to clear in the house where changes are likely to be made and the big x factor is the president. What immigration bill is he willing to sign . George. Mary, you have a lot of energy after an allnighter. Go home and get some sleep. Reporter thanks, guys. Michael. Thank you, george. As that drama played out, another drama is playing out on wall street. The dow having its worst week since 2008. Stocks are already falling overseas this morning after that thousandpoint drop in the dow last night. This was the common look on the floor, abcs linzie janis is there at the New York Stock Exchange with more. Reporter stock futures bouncing in and out of negative territory this morning so looking like its going to be another roller coaster ride after thursdays massive selloff. The dow plunging more than a thousand points. It was the second biggest oneday point drop in history. The biggest was on monday. You could see the shock and anguish on the faces of traders here on the Stock Exchange floor as they digested this new reality. Stocks now officially in correction territory. That means they are 10 below their alltime high which was just two weeks ago, nearly 2 1 2 trillion dollars in wealth wiped out. Weve been hearing about how well the economy is doing so why this sharp turn in the market . Reporter its strange, michael. Investors say this concern and this selloff is about concern that the economy is doing so well. A lot of people have jobs, wage growth is at its fastest pace in nine years. All of that could trigger the Federal Reserve to hike rates, Interest Rates at a faster pace than expected to try to stop the economy from overheating but to put all of this in perspective, michael, stocks still significantly higher than they were one year ago today. A 401 k investor, the average investor still looking at a gain of about 12 . Michael. All right. Thank you, linzie. Robin. Now to that major winter storm hammering the midwest this morning. Schools in detroit, milwaukee and chicago all closed and more than a thousand Flights Canceled or delayed. Abcs alex perez is in chicago where theyre expecting up to ten inches of snow. Good morning, alex. Reporter hey, good morning, robin. This snow is falling here. We are in the middle of this storm right now and getting around anywhere today is going to be a huge pain. Now, take a look. Already this morning more than a thousand Flights Canceled. More than 700 of those flights right here at chicagos airports alone. Airlines waving rebooking fees for passengers impacted by the storm. Now, look at these images. The snow started falling down during the evening commute and hasnt stopped. Chicago in the thick of it bracing for six to ten inches as salt and plow trucks have been working through the night. Chicago Public Schools canceling classes today. Milwaukee, detroit, cleveland, a huge swath of the midwest all in the path of this storm and will be deing with monster commutes. The governor in illinois warning residents unless you have to absolutely travel today, dont. Robin. Good advice there, alex, thank you. It is rough out there. To the white house and that growing firestorm over the top aide rob porter forced out after two exwives accused him of abuse. Our senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega has the latest and, i was watching your colleagues in the Briefing Room yesterday. Chief of staff john kelly, other top aides facing questions. Why didnt they take action . Reporter you probably saw the white house didnt have many answers to those questions. Now that this story has exploded, rob porter is officially off of the job. He packed up his office here yesterday and left. This after the white house had initially said he would stay on the job after resigning to oversee a smooth transition. With the west wing in crisis mode, overnight chief of staff john kelly sent a letter to staffers telling them the white house takes matters of Domestic Violence very seriously. This as the administration faces mounting questions about exactly how long kelly knew of those bombshell abuse claims made by former staff secretary rob porters two exwives. His first exwife releasing this photo to abc saying he punched her in the face in 2005. In that letter kelly never mentioned porters name but he offered counseling assistance saying we understand the shock, pain and confusion that these allegations have caused in our workplace. Both women tell abc news they told the fbi about porters alleged abuse when they were interviewed during a background check for his White House Security clearance. And they say porter contacted them after, one telling the Washington Post he asked if she used the word violent in her interview. His second wife, Jennie Willoughby says she told them everything. They were asking me to describe his character, asking me to describe anything that i thought might be problematic in his position. I was very candid and frank and detailed with them about my marriage. Reporter his first wife, Colbie Holderness tells abc in late 2016, another woman reached out to her accusing porter of repeated abuse saying hes legitimately susceptible to blackmail and shouldnt have that clearance. According to the Washington Post, White House Counsel Don Mcgahn was made aware of the abuse allegations at least three spate times and that kelly knew about them as early as this fall. When they first broke kelly called porter a man of true integrity and honor. But kellys second statement said he was shocked by the new allegations and that there is no place for Domestic Violence. But that every individual deserves the right to defend their reputation. The white house saying kellys new statement was largely prompted by the release of the graphic photos. Are you saying that the chief of staff of this white house had no idea that rob porters two exwives had Domestic Violence allegations against him when they made those claims to the fbi that john kelly did not know that . How is that possible the chief of staff did not know that. The chief of staff does not get detailed updates about what a or may not have been alleged. Reporter porter is romantically linked to hope hicks. The white house not saying whether she helped write the statements commending porter. I would say that all the statements were crafted by a number of senior white house officials. Reporter porter denies abusing his exwives saying the outrageous allegations are simply false. I took the photos and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described. As for what President Trump knew and when, the white house will only say he learned of questions surrounding porters security clearance as reports surfaced in the press. He was surprised by it. He was disheartened by it and saddened by it. Reporter now a rare admission of fault from the white house, that Deputy Press Secretary raj shah said they could have done better dealing with this. More questions about how john kelly is managing the white house and whether others have issues with their security cleans. Reporter because of these abuse allegations rob porter was never granted a permanent security clearance and was here for a full year working on a temporary pass because of these allegations and he wasnt alone. Jared kushner is still on one of these temporary security clearances. John kelly has been frustrated by the number of aides on the temporary passes, sources tell us theres been chatter here in the west wing about possibly letting these people go but so far, george, no plans to carry any of this action out. Vague cecilia, thanks very much. Michael. Now to another former white house staffer, omarosa. Making headlines again with her comments about the Trump Administration claiming on reality tv that she was, quote, haunted by the president s tweets. Our chief National Correspondent tom llamas is here with more. Good morning, tom. Reporter michael, good morning. Omarosa told you recently right here on gma she had a story to tell and thats exactly what shes doing on prime Time Television and this is how shes now describing her tenure in the white house, when youre in the middle of a hurricane its hard to see the destruction on the outer bands. Shes band. Im omarosa. Reporter this morning, President Trump hit with some reality show revenge. This is 100 worse. Why . Because it wasnt a game show. Reporter omarosa revealing on the cbs show Celebrity Big Brother shes worried about the Trump White House after seeing it from the inside. You know, id like to say not my problem but i cant say that because like its bad. Shooed we be worried . Ugh, dont say that. cause we are worried but i need you to say its going to be okay. Its not going to be okay. Its not. So bad. Reporter now for the first time sharing her regrets about working for the president. Like i was haunted by tweets every single day like what is he gonna tweet next . Does anybody say to him, what are you doing . I mean, i tried to be that person and then all of the people around him attacked me. It was like keep her away. Dont give her access. Dont let her talk to him. Reporter the white house downplaying her access to the commander in chief. Omarosa was fired three times on the apprentice and this was the fourth time we let her go. She had limited contact with the president while here. She has no contact now. Reporter two months ago she was fired from her white house job. Omarosa says she resigned. Shortly after the announcement she told michael jealousy played a role. Certainly i had more access than most and people had a problem with that. People had problems with my 14year relationship with this president. Reporter and that her side of the story was coming soon. When i have a chance to tell my story, michael, quite a story to tell. Reporter that time is now. Apparently right in front of the cameras. Would you vote for him again . God, no. Never. In a million years, never. Reporter omarosa also said last night the reason why she took the job in the white house was because it was, quote, like a call of duty. The show just started so we may be hearing much more from her, michael. Wow. Thank you, tom. Ever get the feeling were all being punkd . Why you whispering with a microphone. Theyre going to pick it up anyway, george. We make a turn to the olympics. The opening ceremonies in south korea this morning. Amy is there in pyeongchang and, amy, thousands are packing into the stadium for the big event. A lot of excitement but its a little backlash over who is carrying the American Flag. Good morning. Youre looking great. Thats right. Good morning to you, michael. Thanks, yes, all of that excitement happening at the pyeongchang Olympic Stadium right here behind me with the largest number of u. S. Athletes competing in the history of the Winter Olympics and, yes, the woman proudly carrying the u. S. Flag for all of those athletes is four im time olympian erin hamlin and she told me earlier she is not letting the controversy of how she got that role affect this once in a lifetime honor. Let the games begin. The Opening Ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics kicking off with a dazzling display. Team usa clad in custom ralph lauren outfits led by Luger Erin Hamlin but amid some controversy. Speed skater shani davis tied hamlin in a vote to carry the flag and lost in a coin toss. Davis tweeting team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. How are you feeling about the controversy and is that going to overshadow at all what youre doing tonight . I had nothing to do with the process. It has nothing to do with me aside from the fact that im the flag bearer and im going to enjoy the moment. Reporter Vice President mike pence touching down in south korea thursday to lead the u. S. Delegation in the Opening Ceremony. Pence facing criticism today from openly gay freestyle skier gus kenworthy. I think its unfortunate that mike pence is leading the delegation because he has active stood against lgbt issues in the past. Will you get 0 meet with him beforehand. I sincerely hope not. Reporter the guest of his, the father of otto warmbier. North Korean Leader kim jonguns sister, kim and it got off to a rough tart before the Opening Festivities began. In Machines Team figure skating nathan chen stumbling placing a disappointing fourth. But the 244 members of the u. S. Olympic team are nothing if not resilient. Twotime Gold Medalist shaun white is back after a nasty halfpipe spill last fall left him with 62 stitches in his face. Im sitting there, going, if i go ride again, that means that im willing to let this happen to myself again. Yeah, i mean and so much competing at this level is mental. Yeah, thats what its all about. Its like overcoming those fears and odds. And by now you may have heard it is freezing here. It is the Winter Olympics after all, about 30 degrees right now with a wicked windchill and that stadium behind me right now does not have a roof. So you see what im wearing, a little wardrobedroeb change. Team usa decked out in ralph lauren including this jacket that actually has a heater built inside of it. If the fireworks that are happening arent keeping everyone warm, these jackets certainly are keeping the u. S. Athletes warm and myself. They stay warm for up to 11 hours, guys. Wow. Quite a difference from the last time you were at the winter games when you had a fan. This is truly the winter games. But, amy, as you said the games have already begun. True. You showed us about nathan chen but he still has a shot. He certainly does because what you saw him have a little bit of a problem with was the team event and, yes, he got off to a rough start, a disappointing start. But he still has all of his individual events that Begin Next Week and that is where so many expect him to shine so maybe he just, you know, got off to a rough start but hes going to finish strong. We can all hope so. Get it out of the way real fast. Looking good there, amy, thanks. Well be checking so nervous watching the skaters. They put everything into that one moment. One tiny misstep. Lets go to rob tracking the storm in the midwest. Detroit having theiriding ard you pictures of chicago, a couple of inches in detroit. Winter storm warnings today with a pulse of snow coming over the weekend i90 up into buffalo. All beap tonight and another albany, another one sunday. Weekend getaways brought to you by kay jewlers. Reporter good morning everybody, were dry on Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, heading outside theres a fair amount of cloud cover out there. Some sun trying to break through, i think clouds increase during the day. Were in the teens and 20s be not much wind, camera not bouncing, were not worried about windchill. Its a coat day, high of 39. Tomorrow, milder, in the afternoon and evening well see rain move in. It will be a soaking rain on sunday, even when its not raining, its dreary and cloudy, 61 the high, though. Plaque psoriasis, have modere or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. And for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. And the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. 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Thousands of flights have already been canceled. And check out this quarterback. Once tom bradys backup. The highest paid player in nfl history. Jimmy garoppolo, fiveyear contract, 137. 5 million. Whoo your thoughts, michael strahan. Im happy for him. I dont count anybody elses money. Congratulations to jimmy garoppolo. He deserved it. We begin with an abc news exclusive. Supermodel kate upton is here live in our studio. Shes going to talk about those accusations of Sexual Misconduct against guess cofounder Paul Marciano. Were going to speak to kate in just a moment but first a closer look at the allegations and what has followed. Before Sports Illustrated made her into a cover girl i got a Fever Reporter at roles in commercials and movies transformed her into a superstar. Whats going on . Reporter kate upton was just starting out in this guess campaign. Now alleging that guess cofounder Paul Marciano sexually and emotionally harassed her. Upton provided details of the alleged assault to time magazine. Saying that at a lingerie shoot when she was just 18, marciano grabbed my breasts and started feeling them. After i pushed him away he said, im making sure theyre real. Then she told the magazine, he grabbed the back of my head so i could not move and started kissing my face and my neck. Upton claims she was harassed and insulted in ubs scent shoots alleging marciano once called her a fat pig. A photographer that worked with her on some of the shoots corroborated her account to abc news and says he stands with kate. But marciano denies her claims calling them preposterous and saying hes never been alone with the model and never touched her inappropriately. I fully support the me too movement. At the same time i will not allow others to defame means tarnish my reputation. On thursday her husband, Justin Verlander saying hes proud of upton and i know this difficult decision to tell her story is to empower others in similar situations and also to encourage those who witness this behavior to speak out to create change. That is what the me too movement is all about. Thanky thankyoukate. And kate upton joins us live. I know youre having deep breaths here. Yes, exactly. How are you . Im doing good. You know what, im actually really excited about sharing my movement. As soon as i did my article with time i felt a sense of relief because its a new climate. Women are coming together and theyre able to have that platform to share your story and create real change for her women and for this tri and for the better. Thats why you decided to do it now because people were wondering why the moment, why right now . Yeah, you know, i was going back and forth about sharing this story because its always easier to leave things in the past. But actually what gave me the push to do it is i did a workout with a lot of new models for fashion week since it was their first fashion week and a lot of girls were sharing how excited they were about the different opportunities they got and the start of their career and i remembered being in that place whenever i got the meeting to go meet with Paul Marciano and how different my view of the industry after that meeting was and i wanted to prevent that from happening for these other girls who are just starting out. Because you were 18 at the time. Yes. You said this happened. Youre only 25 now. You said it has had a real impact. It did. It had a huge emotional impact after because it made me question what i was doing, what i was how i was putting myself out there to be treated in this way, you know, im thinking i walked into a professional meeting and i thought i was carrying myself in a professional way. How did this treatment happen to me . And you start blaming yourself and you try to change yourself. I started slumping my shoulders, wearing baggier clothes. And i had to go through this moment where i was like, thats not my fault. Thats his fault that is his way of acting and i had to empower myself again. Did you tell anybody at the time . We do have a photographer that says that he was there because Paul Marciano claims that he was never alone with you and you said that was not the case. It happened in front of other people. Yeah, exactly. I agree with him. We were never alone together and i made sure of it. You know, for the meeting that we i came in with the photographer yu tsai because we were going to talk about the possibility of shooting the next campaign all together. And he did it right in front of him and after that i had to come up with a lot of different strategies to make sure i wasnt in the same room with him alone. He has flat out denied. He said this did not happen. Other men when they are accused, they will point out certain points, but Paul Marciano has said, absolutely false. Yeah, well, you know, honestly i dont really need his validation for what happened so im not looking for him to come forward and tell the truth and honestly i expected him to do that and i think it speaks to how hes treated these allegations in the past and it used to work before but thats not the case anymore and were being heard and our stories are taken seriously and i think that that speaks to the culture change that needs to happen within corporate offices. And i know because you had also said and many people have also said its not just the person who allegedly makes these this misconduct and worse, but its those enablers and people who are aware of it. Paul marciano says that he welcomes an investigation of and will cooperate fully in an investigation with guess. Would you do the same in being involved in an investigation . Yes, i think its really important and honestly i think that it would be so nice to see big corporations and businesses doing this on their own, having investigations and looking into their offices on their own without victims needing to come forward because we already know there is a huge imbalance of power within businesses and so i think its really important for employees and for everyone to be educated on exactly what Sexual Harassment is and what consent means so that everyone feels safe inside their professional setting and everyone feels confident in how theyre treating each other, men and women. Has guess or anybody from guess contacted you since the article, since you coming no, they have not. Would you want to speak with anybody there . I think if it bettered their investigation, yes, but i really have no need to speak to them. So what would you like to see happen next, kate . Next i would love for people around these people to come out so theyre not neighboring them and so that victims not only have to live through this and then relive it again when they come out with their story, but they shouldnt be also expected to change the entire culture inside all these corporations and businesses. It should be the people around wanting to make the workplace better, wanting to give everybody equal opportunities. And what can you say to people who will cant seem to fully understand, this was not easy for you to come forward. Right. I mean ive been around you enough to know this is not an easy conversation for you to have but its one that you feel is very important. What do you say to people who say, well, why now . Why didnt you Say Something then when it first happened . Can you help them understand the difficulty . Yeah, well, you know what, because it was a completely different world then when it happened. You were and i was 18 years old and everybody around me is telling me to well, theyre not telling me but theyre pushing me to not tell my story, its better to keep things in the dark or, you know, just go because everyone is incentivized by me getting on set, the agents, everybody gets paid if i show up on set. So youre con aptly pushed to show up on set no matter what happens and theyre bringing up examples of other women who are fine with this behavior and have really successful careers so youre subtly being pushed to be there and then youre also having doubt in your mind of how i acted. Did i ask for this treatment . But you didnt. This is their behavior and i think that the women who came out before and after me really prove that. Pauls pattern is now youre one of those women who have come forward and saying me too and i know the support of justin, we saw what he tweeted and your family, that has to mean so much. It means the world to me. You know, from the very beginning my family and my husband all supported me and were really proud of me for coming out and telling my story, because it is hard to do. It is hard to admit that that happened. Well, we appreciate your willingness to come here this morning and share your story with us, kate. Thank you so much. We wish you all the best and i know its fashion week and hopefully there will continue to be changes. Exactly. Thanks so much. Thank you. Well be right back. I wanted to turn everything i love about you into one thing youll love forever. The jared valentines day diamond event. Save up to 1,000 off any diamond when you buy her setting at jared. And let our expert jewelers help you find or create the one ring that could only come from you and only be for her. Only at jared. Let your inner light loose with one a day womens. A complete multivitamin specially formulated with key Nutrients Plus vitamin d for bone health support. Your one a day is showing. 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That would be so awesome. And if theyre watching i got to say were all holding may open ourselves, as well. In other royal news, Prince William making a surprise appearance at a school in london speak out about unrealistic body images online and their effect on young people. Theyre touched up picture, particularly the girls, they are touched up images so dont try to recreate and aim for. Good for him. Both of them. Yes. We just love them. Well be right back. I can do more to lower my a1c. And i can do it with whats already within me. Because my body can still make its own insulin. And onceweekly trulicity activates my body to release it. Trulicity is not insulin. It comes in a onceweekly, truly easytouse pen. It works 24 7, and you dont have to see or handle a needle. Trulicity is a onceweekly injectable medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. 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Good morning america is brought to you by ford, going further so you can. Good morning im Matt Odonnell, 7 56 a. M. , friday, february 9. Its time to clean up from the big party. Rahm rogers has a look at traffic. Reporter what a party it was. Still jammed on the vine street expressway westbound heading toward the schuylkill expressway. I think some people got a late start after a busy day yesterday. Everything that closed yesterday is reopened. Mass transit back to normal. Benjamin franklin parkway reopened. We have an accident involving a tractortrailer, cuyahoga watch for that. We have a downed pole in bell vista, washington avenue westbound. I95 cottman southbound jammed from academy to girard. Its a slow go, its dry, but watch out for slick spots out. Its cold, just like yesterday, but the difference is today, we dont have a parade to deal with. David murphy has the forecast. Reporter its not that windy. 21 in allentown. This afternoon high of 39 degrees, increasing clouds, not a whole lot of the wind. Tomorrow, milder, 51 degrees. In the afternoon and evening theres rain arriving. Overnight night into sunday, theres soaking rain, it wont rain all day long, but in the morning in particular, periods of soaking rain. Damp and dreary in the afternoon and evening. Were dry, brisk and cooler on monday. Super bowl champions eagles paraded from south philadelphia to the art museum yesterday hoisting the lombardi trophy. Hundreds of thousands of fans jammed the streets. The city holds a News Conference for a debriefing on the historic parade. 6abc. Com is packed with the best photos and videos of the parade. We live the finale of the super bowl ceremony by heading to our homepage. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Overnight the government shuts down again, for the second time in three weeks. The late night drama and the deal that just got made. A gma consumer alert. The next generation of Smoke Detectors that can tell if its just a false alarm fire or a real emergency. Were in the brandnew ul lab as they test the technology that could save your life. Secret facebook groups. From battling addiction to the woes of single parenthood, weve been taking you inside the support groups online hoping so many live life better. What Mark Zuckerberg is saying about these private groups and the announcement from facebook this morning. Picture perfect. Have you ever seen more superheroes in one place . The top secret marvelous photo that has all of them and black panther in one place. Black girl magic. 2 dope queens are here. Jessica williams and Phoebe Robinson, theyre here live. My girls are here to say both good morning, america. Jessica and phoebe will get you ready for the weekend. Cant wait for that. Good morning, america. Happy friyay. Were thinking of ginger, her big day, her baby boy set to arrive at any time now. Yes. Most people give birth, what do you do, you take it easy the night before. Of course, not ginger. She walked the runway at the american heart associations go red for Women Fashion show last night. That was last night. Yeah, last night. Squeezing out every last moment. Unbelievable. Superwoman. She really is. We are thinking of her this morning. A lot of news to get to including that breaking news from washington. The government briefly shut down overnight before congress did reach a deal early in morning but the fight is over funding and immigration and theyre not over yet. Want to go back to mary bruce on capitol hill. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Well, this was a short shutdown, just over five hours but it was long on drama. Overnight republican senator rand paul of kentucky acted as a oneman blockade forcing a Government Shutdown to make a political point. For hours he railed against what he says is outofcontrol Government Spending. Take a listen. You know what, i think the country is worth a debate till 3 00 in the morning. Do i want to shut down government, no. But do i want to keep it open and not reform it, hell no. Reporter now he finally relented around 1 00 a. M. Allowing his frustrated colleagues to pass this sweeping spending bill and reopen the government just a short while ago. But, george, i have to tell you its starting to feel a little like groundhog day up here. It only funds them through march 23rd but still unresolved the issue of immigration and what to do to protect the dreamers. That battle still far from over. Feels like well have a lot of hurdles all year long. Now to the olympics Opening Ceremony. The worlds elite athletes parading in a colorful display. The theme of the games, peace. And there was a show of that right from the beginning. Lets go back to amy there in south korea for us. Good morning again, amy. Reporter thats right. Good morning, robin. These Olympic Games kicking officially off with a sign of unity here in pyeongchang. North Korean Leader kim jonguns sister, kim yojong seen shaking hands with south korean president moon jaein, a historic meeting during tonights Opening Ceremony. She is the first member of the north korean ruling family to visit the south since the korean war more than six decades ago and then Vice President mike pence with his guest, fred warmbier, the father of otto warmbier, the College Student who died after being imprisoned in north korea sitting just one row in front of her and the north korean head of state. There were no signs, though, of any interaction between those two groups, but during the ceremony, pence was cheering on team usa including u. S. Flag bearer erin hamlin who found herself at the center of controversy earlier today after u. S. Speed skater shani davis called the coin toss that decided who carried that flag dishonorable. Speaking of flag bearers, who could forget the shirtless flag bearer. Hes back. Here at the significantly colder Winter Olympics and despite the freezing temperatures in the open air stadium youll see right there he remained shirtless with a lot of lotion. In case you were wondering he competed in tae kwon do in rio and now crosscountry skiing. He picked up skiing after the summer olympics apparently. He had a lot of lotion. He wasnt just glistening. He does have a lot of lotion. He was reflective. He was reflective. Where do you ski in tonga . Good question. All right, amy, glad to have you there and, of course, well be checking in with you from time to time. What are you looking forward to most, amy . Lets ask you that. Well, figure skating. I cannot wait to watch figure skating. And, of course, curling is just such a bizarrely fun sport to watch. It is. Thats our girl. Thank you, amy. We go from a global celebration to one closer to home. Hundreds of thousands of fans, they came out to see the Philadelphia Eagles at the super bowl parade yesterday. They were definitely a part of the fun as only they know how to be in philadelphia. Beau allen asked fans to toss them beer and they came through. Take a look at this amazing catch by head coach Doug Pederson grabbing a brew with one hand. Nice. I think he should retire from coaching and go back on the football field. That was nice. Coming up a first look at the technology that could save your life. Our experiment with a new generation of Smoke Detectors. And the lives changed by those secret facebook groups from Single Parents to black fathers and more. Thousands of you joining them just this week and now we have a big announcement from facebook just coming up ahead. Plus, lara is upstairs. Whats up. Im here with the twohey lair douse 2 dope queens, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson sharing secrets of comedy success with robin roberts. Happy friday. 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And good morning, america, and happy mardi gras right behind me. [ applause ] what a great audience on this friday morning and great to have lara and some pop news. Thank you, robin. [ applause ] good morning, everybody. Well have what theyre having. Yes, we will have what theyre having. Happy friday, everybody. Excuse the voice. A little laryngitis, that doesnt mean i cant bring you some good pop news. Bring it. We start with drake. Continuing his good will tour through miami so we told you about his surprise visits and donations to a high school and the university of miami. Now he is not stopping there. He also hit up a tropical supermarket grabbing a microphone and announcing he was paying for everyone in the stores groceries, boom, there it is. People were cheering. They were asking for selfies. He reportedly spent 50,000 on everyones baskets, no problems, no questions asked. What were they getting . Caviar. Everyone in the store. Its a crowded store. Big story. Ill have another 12pack. Wait. Theres more. He also made a surprise visit to a florida homeless shelter for women and kids donating another 50,000 bringing toys for the children. Hes been shooting a rap video which hit number one on the hot 100. [ applause ] streaming records. Hes feeling the love and hes giving it back. Showing it. I love that. Thank you, drake. Also in pop news, its felt for years like Jennifer Garner has had an alias. That was the name of her golden globe winning show that ended 12 years ago. This morning its been 12 years and this morning its being reported the emmy nominated actress will star in a new series for hbo called camping being written and executive produced by lena dunham about a camping trip gone totally awry and she plays a controlling mom who is far less cheerful than her lululemons imply. Thats what the statement said. This is dunhams return to tv with her writing partner jenny conner since their awardwinning got girls ended last spring. Welcome back, ladies. [ applause ] im happy for Jennifer Garner. That is a good girl. Then finally if youre planning on making guacamole this weekend, guacamole, guacamo guacamole, always guacamole. I make a mean guacamole. You do. Thank you, robin roberts. We have very good news about onions. They will no longer bring a tear to your eye. Grocery stores in pennsylvania and ohio are now selling, quote, tearless onions, people. Yeah. Yeah. [ applause ] did you see fonsi . Fonsi went, yeah. Theyre called sunions. They are. Listen, yesterday we had a tequila shortage and today we have tearless onions, i dont know what to tell you. The National Onion Association Says delicate crossbreeding has successfully removed the compound that makes your eyes water, the result of 30 years of brilliant research. Look for them in the store near you. [ applause ] i love it. I love it when pop news branches out. I never really i dont ever tiptoe into politics. Science, im all in. You sound like Brenda Vaccaro with her husky the rest of the show ill be talking like this. Well turn to our gma cover story. A first look at the new generation of Smoke Detectors that are designed to stop those annoying false alarms that may lead people to disconnect them in nearly half of house fire cases where Smoke Detectors didnt work, it was because of batteries were disconnected or missing and abcs gio benitez is here and, gio, they hope that this can save some lives. Absolutely, robin. This is a major, major change. Weve all been there. Youre cooking and Smoke Detector goes off. Next thing you know youre waving that dish towel in the air trying to get it to stop. In some cases you might even pop that battery out but thats exactly what experts are worried about so this morning we got a first look at the new technology aimed at keeping the battery in. Were all annoyed by those false alarms. Sol of us even yank out the battery not knowing that a deadly fire could be around the corner. The issue is so serious that the nations largest product certification lab, ul, is working with manufacturers to test these new smart deckers. This is Game Changing and life changing. And life saving. Reporter deckers will now be able to identify if smoke is coming from cooking or a real fire dramatically reducing what is called noise sans tripping or false alarms. Now this will be able to determine what kind of smoke is in your home. Exactly. Technology that might have helped just teina paige who remd them after several false alarms. I decided this is just a nuisance. Were not going to have a fire because to one expects to have a fire. Lets take this out. Our home is safe. Reporter but one night i awoke to explosions. Tvs popping. Reporter she lost one of her young sons amos and she and the rest of the family suffered severe burns. To test the new smart alones, ul just built this lab, gma right there with the first look. Were going to go ahead and place these up the top broiler. Reporter we put hamburgers in the oven to see which go off. Above us two older Smoke Detectors and two with the new technology. Lets fire it up. Sure enough after ten minutes the older detecters start beeping. What would happen. You have to get the pillow and do the thing. Or, unfortunately, disable the battery and thats a nono. Reporter the new ones. There is no nuisance triping. Not even after 15 minutes recognizing its not a real fire. To show it actuals during a real fire, ul lights this foam on fire simulating the tears in a sofa. Here we go. Now it went off. 2 1 2 minutes in with flames present the new deckers go off. I mean this, is potentially life saving. This is 100 life saving. Reporter and you know what, you wont have to wait long for these new Smoke Detectors. Well start seeing them on the market this spring and because ul has updated its standards they say that all smoke deckers certified by ul must have this in place by 2020 and you know that mom that we met there, shes now a fire safety advocate and shes helping save lives now and she really believes that this will help save lives. It will. Make cooking a lot easier too. Do the wave. Do the wave. Weve all done it. Yeah, weve all been there. Thank you so much, gio. Now to our series looking at secret facebook groups. Highlighting their communities that have provided support to millions of people. We received such a great response so paula faris has more on that and a big announcement from facebook. That page on facebook is really helping me out. Reporter all week weve been learning firsthand from people who are sharing their successes and their struggles in the secret facebook, from battling addiction. Because i not just about the addict. It involves the whole family. Reporter to the woes of single parenthood. Its really shown me its possible to raise your children alone. Reporter and the brotherhood of black fathers. The friendships that i have developed within that time. Reporter thousands of new members flooding into the groups for support. Just minutes after they aired. Like black fathers which added nearly 6,000 new members. Surviving single parenthood an additional 3,000 and mommy2mommy, over 2,000 new members. I cant speak highly enough of these groups. Reporter and the response inside the groups has been overwhelming. Im so glad to be a part of this group. You guys are the best says one member. And another adding, thank you so much for this opportunity and spreading awareness. You just really feel like youre a part of something. Reporter this morning, were also hearing from you. Thank you so much for having this segment you did. Reporter viewers sharing with gma your private facebook virtual villages. I lost my mom when i was 17 so i depend on learning from other positive mentors. I have a bond now with them that i dont have with anybody else. Reporter in a new radio interview, facebooks ceo Mark Zuckerberg says these private groups are empowering communities. Give people the freedom to share as much as you can and we succeed when we empower other people. Reporter and this morning, facebook is revealing their Community Leadership program created to expand these groups to new heights. 100 of the Community Group leaders selected for the program will receive up to 50,000 for a special Group Initiative of their choosing and a lucky five Community Leaders will be awarded up to 1 million each to fund their proposal. We are incredibly inspired by the tens of millions of people who create communities on facebook and nurture them every day and do positive things in the world but we wanted to do more. Reporter for good morning america, paula faris, abc news, new york. [ applause ] Pretty Amazing story. I know. Facebook, yeah, i mean facebook is stepping up putting a lot of money behind this. Its been amazing hearing all these stories this week. But were not done. Well continue sharing a lot more from other communities for everybody out there and looking forward to doing that. I think just opening the awareness, a lot of people didnt know these groups are out there. Well, to see the number, 6,000 new member, 3,000 new members with each and every day because people didnt know they had somewhere to go and talk. That theyre not alone. I love that. Well go to rob and, rob, you are alone. I am for now but ive got friends. Look at this handsome group. Which can out our g. M. A. Moment. Ginger zee walking the cat walk. Nineplus months pregnant looking encreblg less than 12 hours expected to give birth. This morning, you go girl, how great does ginger zee look. Reporter i forego why she is off today, good luck to ginger zee. Were dry as we look outside, we have cloud cover building in across the region, maybe a sunny break early. Its cold, not as windy as yesterday. Moving from the 20s to the 39. Mild for the weekend. 51 saturday, 61 sunday. Wet saturday night a soaking rain sunday especially if the first part of the day. Allred represented bill cosby, the accuser of bill cosby and President Trump and now the subject of a new Netflix Documentary and, juju, she spoke with you about how her personal experiences have shaped her career. She said shed rather talk about her clients but shared some painful traumas actually. Memories of being raped at gunpoint and feeling utterly powerless. But she says shes learned to take that pain and anger and turn it into a lifetime of social action most famously on behalf of other women. Women depend on me to be strong. Reporter shes among the most famous lawyers in america. A media savvy powerhouse known for taking on highprofile Sexual Misconduct cases and her lifelong crusade for womens rights. You envy women and you fear them. You were voted most persistent in high school. I was. Perhaps no better words to describe firebrand attorney gloria allred. Talk to me about a sort of the bigger question of what it means to be a feminist. A feminist is simply a person who believes in legal, social, political and economic equality for women with men. So, all of us should be feminists because for me the opposite of a feminist is a bigot. Reporter in seeing allred, we see her using her dogged in your face style to take on deadbeat dads. Not paying child support. Reporter o. J. Simpson. Bill cosby. We deserve to know if mr. Cosby is a sexual predator. Reporter 2450e represents 33 of his accusers as well as some who accuse President Trump of Sexual Misconduct. Every press conference she calls, packed. A lot of your critics say, oh, shes so theatrical. She is looking for the spotlight. Shes a media hog. How do you respond. I do believe that women must have a voice in the court of Public Opinion and im dedicated to helping women be able to have that voice. So i make no apologies about that whatsoever because without a voice, they will never ever be able to win their rights. We have a brain and uterus and they both work. Reporter she used her experiences as a single mother as a road map for her lifes work. Gloria steinem said the final stages of healing is when you can take your pain and help others. Instead of being stuck in the pain caused by the injustice inflicted on you, take that rage and use it as a source of energy to propel you forward to constructive change. What was your reaction to the me too movement when it started bubbling in the way that it did so dramatically. We see that women are no longer willing to suffer in size and there are many people contacting me about what legal action they can take. Is your inbox flooded. I can assure you that im being contacted by many victims who are making allegations against powerful men whose names have not yet been in the news. Wage are now in power and they will never be silent again. After all these decades of fighting at 76 shes still relechtsless. One of her favorite sayings this has just begun. A lifelong mission. A crusader in every sector. Cant wait to see the documentary. Seeing allred begins streaming on netflix today. Well be right back with 2 dope queens. [ applause ] hi everyone, 8 27 a. M. , friday, im Matt Odonnell were trying to recover from a parade. Lets go over to karen rogers. Reporter people are getting back to work, heres a few accidents Bristol Township i95 northbound 41 blocking the left lane. Its creating a jam. Overall were seeing that the majors are slow in the usual spots, not a ton of accidents on the majors. Bella vista we have a downed pole washington avenue westbound at 9th street. The vine westbound jammed toward the schuylkill expressway. The Benjamin Franklin parkway open today, septa, regional rails everything back to normal. A handful of accidents. Black ice here and there, easton road at west county line road blocking the road in horsham. A handful of accidents matt. Starting out cold and rain for the weekend. Lets go outside to david murphy. Reporter we have a little bit of sunshine breaking through the high clouds, cold, 26 degrees, currently. Today, 39 increasing clouds. Tomorrow, 51. Sunday 61. During the afternoon and evening on saturday, rain will work its way in. It will be steady overnight saturday, sunday morning in particular, a soaking rain at times. During the arch it will be damp and dreary. High of 61. Were back to brisk and cooler conditions monday high of 47. 44, tuesday, for valentines day wednesday, 50 degrees and tuesday into wednesday there could periods of rain, matt were keeping our eyes on that. May may be the greatest philadelphia sports championship speech ever delivered by one jason kelce at 6abc. Com. More and more student debt is keeping people from doing what they love. horn sound like buying a home. knocking sound traveling. Even getting married. At Citizens Bank we can help you refinance both your federal and private student loans. So you can start saving and get on with your life. Ask a leader in Student Lending how we can help you reach your potential. I want to walk the runway like ginger did. How she owned the runway. Ginger. She is going to give birth at any moment. Excited for our next guest celebrating black History Month with a brandnew series with women who are Game Changers showcasing their black girl magic which say popular hashtag on social media. Kicking it off with two comedian, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson. The stars of the hit podcast turned hbo special, 2 dope queens. Were going to bring them out in a moment. But first heres their story. Welcome to 2 dope queens. Fashion, fashion, work, work. Reporter 2 dope queens, the hit podcast featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson is now a fourpart hbo special. You got that hbo money. More money for our hair reporter with their quirky human 2 dope queens celebrate the millennial experience with a unique blend of conversation, standup comedy and storytelling. With guests like Sarah Jessica parker, Tituss Burgess and jessicas former boss jon stewart. Thanks for joining us. No problem. Im just going to another pool party. Reporter in 012 she made history becoming the youngest correspondent in the history of le daily show. Welcome to the stage right now, Phoebe Robinson, everybody. After her decadelong career in standup, phoebe penned a New York Times bestseller. You cant touch my hair. You want me to say youre my grandma. Reporter now the royal duo says 2 dope queens is like nothing youve seen before. I did it. So are you ready . I said, are you ready . Are you ready . [ cheers and applause ] lets get back to 2 dope queens, jessica and phoebe. [ cheers and applause ] mwah. Welcome, yall, to club gma. Oh this, is amazing. That separate. I didnt understand. I dont know how to behave in the club. I just dont know how to act in the club. This is me. Congratulations, congratulations. Thank you so much. What does this moment mean for both of you . It feels really kind of cool. I mean, you know, we both grew up watching like hbo and, you know, just seeing so many like wonderful black comedians ahead of us like wanda sykes and just to be a part of it on the same network as issa rae that ive been following im pinching myself. Really, really, really. Awesome. This, we were saying back behind the moving wall that we love, we were saying how legendary this is of just like times square, black girl magic, good morning america, this is so like our moms are going to be so pumped about this. Like this is great. At least you said your moms and not your grandmoms. Were trying to keep it a little bit younger here. But tell everybody how it started. So, phoebe, you were in brooklyn. Yes. In your apartment. Still in brooklyn. Started a podcast. How did this all happen . I had a onebedroom apartment in brooklyn that was not cute. My neighbors are loud. It was cute. It was i went once. It was cute. Exactly went once. She never returned. It was like a big it was like a big cab. Never again. And then i interviewed her in this podcast and i would edit myself and interviewed her. We had so much fun and told me her birthday was coming up. She said i want to do standup. Do you want to cohost my show as like a silly goof and she said yes and then we were like a sexy sassy fun first date it was really hot on tinder. Im glad i swiped right. We immediately noticed we had a lot of chemistry and so then when we were done we were like should we do that again . Should we date again. Yes, so we kept doing these shows and then we had to move to a bigger venue and now even bigger venue and now have four hbo specials. And were next to you, robin. Were next to you. Thank you. I know. But, you know, you launch a podcast. Right to number one. What do you think about it, your story, that what you do that resonates with so many people . I think people like the fact that they could hear black women talking and hanging out and that we were talking about lotion that we use or celebrity crushes that we have, michael b. Jordan. Michaelbjordan. We could have fun interviewing celebrities. Jon stewart, they know each other. He was so game to be playful and silly and i think a lot of guests like to be able to be playful and silly with us then we have amazing standup comics up. Its incredible. And i also think, too, that we just brings us back to the standups we have on the show. We always try to make sure that we have either a woman or a person of color. Remember the Lgbtq Community doing standup because oftentimes like us as black women in entertainment, we are the supporting characters in other peoples narratives and for 2 dope queens we get to be the stars of our own. I love to see that. You give the platform and have seen the first two episodes and to see all the people that go there on the stage and talk about sara jessica. But you mentioned issa rae from up secure. Donald glover from atlanta. This is a moment and what do you think it is about having these very diverse experiences being front and center now . Its amazing and its really important right now and its definitely a moment for people of color and i also think that its in honor to be able to kind of be a part of that with these specials, but i think whats great about it is its highlighting the nuances between people of color like we are all black women but were all different and we all have different styles and we all have different stories and personalities and so what i love about this moment is that were able to differentiate ourselves as opposed to usually just getting the general sort of treatment which is nice. Whats also great is that, you know, i think hollywood is starting to recognize the buying power of people and you can lo no longer ignore these audiences anymore because they have excellent taste and cater to that taste like you catered to white dudes. Amen to that. I saw the episode with Sarah Jessica parker. Oh, my goodness. You guys legendary. We have a few things that we always talk about on this podcast like for the last four years and sex and the city is a very recurring theme. So we were really excited to have her and shes on our hair episode so it was really fun to just talk about hair and ask her if she had any questions and just have a really good fundi log going. Thats like a daily discussion with black women, our hair. Yes. Yeah. Right . Shes like, whatever. It was great for her. She was like, yeah, i do have a lot of questions. I want to learn and she was so playful and thoughtful about it it was really a great moment. Like she is one of my favorite people ive ever talked to on the show. And jon stewart. Your old boss. Yes, jon stewart is on the First Episode thats already up. That was really nice because jon hired me when i was 22 when i was still in school and so in a big way he really took a chance on me and i packed up everything and moved here to new york and i didnt really know, you know, anything about like what was going on and really sort of took me under his wing which was awesome and it was really lovely to be able to have my old boss that i love come back and support the First Episode of our baby. And he was like its a big deal for me to come to brooklyn and i was like, lol. Its not that far. Well take some questions from the audience when we come back and well talk more about the new episode of 2 dope queens thats on hbo tonight. [ applause ] weve got more with jessica and phoebe coming up. Do it [ applause ] youve worked hard. Busted tail. And impressed the boss. Maybe its time to be your own . Transform your career with strayer universitys mba program today. Lets get it. We are back now with Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, the stars of the new hbo special. Let me say that again, the new hbo special, 2 dope queens. Yes. [ applause ] we got a wonderful audience as always, so thank you all. And weve got some students from barnhardt college from barnhardt college and they want to have they want to ask a question. Emily, you want to go first. Sure. What is a challenge you face as a woman of color this comedy and how do you deal with it . Whoo. Love it. Thats a great question. Great question. I love you. I love your style. Everyone here is like an icon. I love it. [ applause ] i started out doing standup ten years ago and thats a predominantly like white male sort of industry and, you know, i think theres just a lot of times youre not taken seriously. A lot of times we would show up and people would think i was the girlfriend of a comic. Theres a lot of that sort of thing where youre like you do comedy. Oh, youre funny so a lot you have to prove yourself a lot but that made me really strong and develop my voice because im like i have to believe in myself first because no one else is going to so i think thats the hardest part, but you get that selfconfidence in a way that you might not have gotten if you didnt look yourself in the mirror and say, i am worthy, i can do this no matter what anything else thinks. Yes. Thank you. I also like s if. [ applause ] when i started out doing improv sketches in high school i found i was surrounded by a lot of white guys on my team and i wish if i had to give myself advice then from now, i always looked around and questioned what my voice was because i looked around and i didnt hear anybody that sounded like me and so i think for awhile early on i wanted to emulate them. But what i found especially with the daily show and 2 dope queens where we get to be ourselves, that theres only one you and people respond often to truth and truth resonates even if youre writing or anything, across any platform so my advice would be always stay true to you and you if dont see people that look like you while youre growing up, so what. Keep going to stay true to yourself. Thats wonderful. [ applause ] good advice there. Ben, our time is running out, ben, you have a question too . Yeah, you kind of are three step as head. I was going to ask what is some advice you would tell to your younger self, maybe phoebe answered that question. Maybe phoebe. Okay, sure, im 33. Ow. Yow what i would tell myself is, dont worry as much. I think especially comedy is like the industry a lot of times to make you feel like if youre not the hottest thing youre nothing. And if you dont get this audition, youre garbage so i think theres a lot of you have to realize thats false hysteria. Thats fake stuff to distract you from your purpose and i feel like with 2 dope queens we figured out our purpose was to have fun to, have a great platform for other standup comedians and it just like theres no other show like us so were going to create that show so just create what you want to do. So thats what i would tell my younger self. All right, phoebe, jessica, thank. You thank you. Thank you so much. A platform for so many others, as well. You know. Come back and see us again. You know we will. Yes. This is our couch. Over to rob. Great advice all the way around. Time now for the ultimate class photo. Check this out, theth anniversae marvel, cinematic universe, each week marvel chooses a movie fans can post their favorite memory on instagram or twitter ten year sweepstakes. Winners get a package to avengers and infinity war. Reporter Storm Tracker 6 live double scan were dry, way up north in the poconos, a snow shower not a big deal for us, 39 degrees, i know creasing clouds, wear a coat not too wind. 51 saturday, 61 sunday, rain arriving saturday afternoon. Go. Nobody puts baby in the corner. As if this show couldnt get better. Holly hunter coming up live next. [ applause ] new tv, new speakers, netflix. This is going to be the place for binge watching, ladies. Is it, ladies . Dont get me wrong, you have killer tech mrs. D, but you still dont have fios. Ok . Fios is a 100 fiberoptic network, literally engineered for streaming. Good advice. Ive also got some ideas on a better cereal selection, which i will keep to myself. Experience netflix on the 100 fiberoptic network made for streaming switch to fios and get a year of netflix on us with a twoyear agreement. Announcer okay, say hello to the new, gentle and politically correct, roseanne. I no longer attempt to stab people when im angry with them. Its very good. Its the cast of roseanne in a revealing reunion. We answer all the questions people have asked for 20 years. Roseanne the return. I love being a grandma. Criticizing your children in front of them. Youre a tough crowd. Announcer on a special 20 20 on abc. [ applause ] we are back now with an oscar winner, an emmy winner, just one great actress. Holly hunter. [ applause ] and she stars in the new hbo show called here and now and, holly, thank you for joining us. Lovely to be here. In this new show youre with tim robbins. You have a history. You worked together in the f e firecracker 30 years ago. What is it like for you to reunite and work with him. Well, its like tim is like a comrade. I mean were the same age. We play brother and sister 30 years ago in miss firecracker and now reunited as husband and wife and i loved him. You know, i have great regard and respect for his career. You know, his choices, you know, the fact that hes had the actors gang which hes been the Founding Member of which is a Theater Company here in l. A. For 30 years, for 35 years, theyve hes been involved with that company. Hes just got longevity and loyalty and integrity. He just got it. He has it. Hes got it. And in this show, you play husband and wife as you said, you have three adoptive kids from Different Countries but you have one biological daughter and were going to take a look. Heres here and now with holly hunter. Hes been depressed for a couple of years now. Any particular reason . Im waiting for him to tell me. Its not my job to dig it out of him. I look at him and i love him so much, it literally hurts. Im serious. Like it might injure me. And in the same moment i want to smack him repeatedly in the f e face. With big wet fish. Hey, thats love. When you want to slap somebody in their face with big wet fish, thats what you call love. I think the show has been created by alan ball who did six feet under and true blood and american beauty. He wrote the script for. He has the guts and the intelligence to be able to open this show on a family in kind of fullblown crisis and the show is so much about divisiveness, i mean we live in a country right now that where theres so much divisiveness but in this show the divisiveness is in this family. And then within your own self. So i think thats a great beauty about the show is what he is willing and able to tackle as a writer. And also Something Else were excited about, elastigirl. The incredibles 2. I hear elastigirl is coming to the forefront. She is. What can you tell us about it. Shes coming front and center. Shes, you know, shes fighting the good fight. Mr. Incredible is at home with the children. As he should be. Yes, but, you know, once again im working with, you know, in addition to alan ball, the guy who did the first incredibles and hes a genius in his own right at pixar and i think its going to be very exciting, the incredibles part 2. Youre incredible yourself. Thank you for coming in this morning and sharing it with us. Well check out here and now. It premieres sunday on hbo. Make sure you check it out. Well be right back. This winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. So whether youre a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. Pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny. Com new york state. Its all here. Its only here. Announcer next week on gma, the wait i waited my entire life for this. Announcer is finally over because black panther is here. Right, lupita. That is correct. Announcer with the secrets. Its black panther week only on gma. Good morning america is brought to you by dr. Scholls pain relieving orthotics. You know you want to dance, rob. You want to dance with us. And then there were three and then there were three. Ginger, we love you. Yes, we do. Shes going to have her baby today. Its going to be awesome. Cant wait. Cant wait to meet the little fella. Have a great weekend, everybody. , 8 56 a. M. , friday, february 9. Something is a miss on i95. Heres karen rogers. Reporter a new accident, matt, i95 northbound to island avenue. Traffic jammed on i95 northbound. On the big picture we see the accident. This downed pole an issue washington avenue westbound at south 9th street. Other than that people are getting back to work, lime kiln pike is shut down, a big accident that brought down a pole and wires near jenkintown road and that will get you around it. Outside live jammed on the vine. The Benjamin Franklin parkway is open. Septa, regional rails back to normal, were just slow and kind of moving slowly on the roads, too. Boulevard southbound jammed heading toward the schuylkill expressway, matt. Thank you, karen. Still below freezing out there, heres meteorologist david murphy. Reporter definitely a cold start, not as windy as yesterday, we have sun break running through the clouds. 29 degrees below freezing in the city. 25 in allentown. This afternoon a bit milder, 39 degrees, youll want a coat, the winds not as bad. Clouds on the march today. Tomorrow, milder, 51. Sunday, 61. Well see the arrival of rain on saturday steadier overnight and soaking rain at times on sunday, the bulk of that in the morning, overall a dreary cloudy day, dry monday. The party is over, now its time to clean up the mess. Coming up on action news at noon, the aftermath of the super bowl parade. Were following the trash removal on the parkway, plus new details expected to be announced at a News Conference with city officials. Tyra banks and julie chen up next on live with kelly and ryan. Im Matt Odonnell. You are an important person. A unique creature. There has never been anyone just like you. And never will be the power to do anything you can imagine is within you when you discover your real self its you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Make it habit make it habit. Make it. Announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, from americas next top model, tyra banks and host of Celebrity Big Brother, julie chen. All next on live and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause] [cheery pop music] ryan hello yo [laughter] what a mess. [cheers and applause] kelly hi, hi ryan [chuckles] hi, yall. All right. Kelly hi. I know, we all got the memo. Were all wearing our red outfits today. Yes