the competition was fierce. and this morning, we reveal the world s ugliest dog. good morning, everybody. a lot going on right now, including news of a scary scene endured by nelson mandela, on his way to the hospital. and a medical alert triggered by the sudden death of 51-year-old actor james gandolfini. 51 years old. what are the heart warning signs you should be looking for? dr. rich besser is here with us this morning. so many people wondering if anything could have been done to prevent that untimely death. also this morning, the name game. you know what i m talking about. kim and kanye gave their daughter what some are describing a wayward name. but where does it rate among offsprings such as apple, pilot inspector and blue ivy? and what does being overly creative with a name do to a child later in life? we begin with celebrity chef paula deen s attempted damage control backfiring in spectacular fashion. she had two awkward videos online, apologizing for racist co
the competition was fierce. and this morning, we reveal the world s ugliest dog. good morning, everybody. a lot going on right now, including news of a scary scene endured by nelson mandela, on his way to the hospital. and a medical alert triggered by the sudden death of 51-year-old actor james gandolfini. 51 years old. what are the heart warning signs you should be looking for? dr. rich besser is here with us this morning. so many people wondering if anything could have been done to prevent that untimely death. also this morning, the name game. kim and kanye gave their daughter what some are describing a wayward name. but where does it rate among offsprings such as apple, and blue ivy. and what does a name do to a child later in life? we begin with celebrity chef paula deen s backfiring. she had two awkward videos online, apologizing for racist comments she made in the past. moments later, the network announced it won t be renewing her contract. abc s steve osunsami
what if you could dance and learn from madonna? thousands lined up, we were there as hundreds got the chance to learn her moves. we go one on one with the queen of pop. good morning, america! and we do say good morning, america. happy summer. the first day of summer. george is probably off sunbathing right now. he has the day off. good picture. good to have josh here by my side. and weekend anchor, bianna golodryga, here with us, as well. good to have you here. i think they re still celebrating down in miami. rightfully so. yeah. i don t know. nice job, lara. well done, you. a thrilling game seven. ending a great series. what a series. it was all things. but in the end, the championship stays in miami for a second-consecutive year. lebron james, getting it done. we will hear from all of them this morning. mvp, king james. we re going to keep a close eye on the markets this morning, after the deep dip on thursday. we re live at the new york stock exchange, fo
and what we are here for, in the end, is to put food on the table for our families. don t stop believin our special tribute to james gandolfini starts right now. street light people don t stop believin hearing that journey song, you can t help but think of the sopranos and that man right there. we re going to look inside the famous diner in new jersey where james gandolfini s iconic character, tony soprano, remember the site of the final scene of the sopranos. that reserved sign, in his memory, there this morning. new jersey governor chris christie called him a true jersey guy. he grew up there. right. and he was the son of a janitor, a cafeteria worker. made himself a star. one of his close friends, john travolta, is here with us this morning to share his memories. we have so many tributes coming in. but first, let s get the latest details of what happened last night in rome. abc s lama hasan is there. good morning, lama. reporter: good morning, g
morning, oh, could that be your package right there? good morning, america. hope you re enjoying these last few days of spring and we re going to show you right now a major milestone in america s longest war. american troops in afghanistan will no longer take the lead in any missions, all combat decisions will be made by afghan forces as the u.s. prepares to withdraw. that is today. that is a major milestone to say the least, george. but we ll get right to the latest on the president s strong words for nsa leaker edward snowden. and that dramatic plea by snowden s father for his son to stop what he s doing. abc s brian ross is here. he s been tracking this for us. good morning. reporter: these latest leaks in edward snowden s campaign seem to be timed for maximum embarrassment for the u.s. and the president as he remains in hiding at this hour. as world leaders gather in northern ireland for the so-called g-8 summit snowden is revealing how the u.s. and britain have bee