the judges at westminster, taking top dog and now he's here live. only on "gma." ♪ back again we do say good morning, america. great to have you all with us on this valentine's day and you know who was feeling the love last night, in like flynn. yes, top dog at the westminster kennel club. >> and he's a bichon frise, only the second time his breed has won best in show. 5-year-old flynn beat out nearly 3,000 other dogs for the award. he and his handler are here live. we'll see if we can get a word or two out of flynn and he can tell us how he did it. >> that would be a story. but we'll begin with that new scandal rocking the white house. the president's lawyer now admits he personally paid stormy daniels, the porn star who said she had an affair with donald trump. he said it happened weeks before the 2016 vote, campaign watchdogs call that an illegal campaign contribution. an official investigation under way and tom llamas is tracking all the latest. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. we've just learned as you mentioned the s.e.c. has been asked to look into an illegal campaign contribution possibly involving the trump campaign. that alone is serious enough but the money in question is an alleged payoff by one of the president's most loyal allies to a porn star to keep her quiet about an alleged affair she had with president trump years ago. this morning, a stunning admission from president trump's longtime personal attorney, lawyer michael cohen admits to paying $130,000 of his own money to pornographic film actress stormy daniels. the woman who says she had an affair with donald trump in 2006 at a lake tahoe golf tournament, years before he became president but just months after melania trump had given birth to their son baron. neither the trump organization nor the trump campaign was a party to the transaction with ms. clifford and neither reimbursed me for the payment either directly or indirectly. cohen said in a statement, the payment to ms. clifford was lawful and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone. cohen did not say whether trump knew he made the payments. reports of an alleged affair between daniels and president trump resurfaced after a "wall street journal" report alleged daniels was paid $130,000 just before the election. and there was a transcript of a 2011 interview with daniels which she said trump, then a reality tv star, invited her to his suite where they later had sex and that the president promised her a role on "the apprentice" and daniels sake the affair lasted about a year. >> is any of that true? >> define true. >> reporter: the adult entertainment star refused to break her silence when she appeared on "jimmy kimmel live" following the state of the union. >> do you have a nondisclosure agreement? >> do i? >> you can't say whether you have one but if you didn't have a nondisclosure agreement, you could certainly say i don't have a nondisclosure agreement. >> you're so smart. >> reporter: in the months leading up to the election jacob wiseberg was working on breaking the stormy daniels story but that happened just before the payment occurred. he felt she was telling the truth because her story was so detailed and she had friends who could corroborate parts of that story and we have reached out to the white house for comment but so far have not heard back. >> it provokes so many other questions. as you said michael cohen, one of the longest serving aides, why did he make the payment. how could president trump not know? >> but we do know this, michael cohen was one of the closest people outside his relatives to donald trump. his office was steps away from president trump's at trump tower. he didn't have an official role in the campaign but he was known as the pit bull. he would take care of problems for president trump outside of the campaign. he would go after reporters on cable news and threaten lawsuits, a very tough customer, we'll see what happens now. >> right before the election. >> we'll see how the white house responds. now to the olympics. shaun white celebrating that huge win soaring to gold winning team usa's 100th gold medal at the winter games but in the height of that white facing new questions about past accusations and amy, as you know, is there in south korea for us and has all the latest. >> that's right, good morning. yes, resurfacing allegations about three-time olympic gold medalist shaun white threaten to overshadow his nearly perfect performance today on the halfpipe, the 31-year-old trying to take in the glory of the day while at the same time deflecting questions about a settled lawsuit from 2016. >> and the score is in. >> reporter: the snow king overcome with emotion. >> shaun white takes the gold! >> reporter: shaun white crying tears of gold just moments after this nearly perfect routine sealed the deal. >> one more hit. will it be enough? >> reporter: seamlessly soaring through the sky right into the history books and that event giving the united states its 100th gold medal ever in the winter games. white taking to instagram after his win, writing, this is the most amazing day of my life. the united states champ showing off his gravity-defying moves. >> shaun white puts down a megarun. >> reporter: white's final run, a risky and near-flawless routine. >> shaun white for the gold. >> reporter: but the risks didn't pay off for everyone. japan's tosuka slamming his hip into the halfpipe. this morning, the japanese olympic committee says he's not severely injured. and white also hurt during practice last fall recovering from this nasty collision requiring 62 stitches, nailing that same move for wednesday's sweet victory. the ultimate reward after a long four-year road to redemption, the superstar failing to medal in sochi, placing fourth in his event. now, the 31-year-old is the first snowboarder to ever win three olympic goals. -- golds. white told me before he competed he visualized winning that third gold medal, he believed it and today he certainly achieved it. as for those allegations against him, my colleague matt gutman and i were both at white's press conference where, i along with several other women raised our hands to have a question, only men were called on and magnitude was among them and, matt, you certainly asked the question of the hour. >> and you know, amy, shaun white should have expected that question would come. he probably did expect it. yet, when i asked him about those sexual misconduct allegations, he seemed to be caught off guard and when i pressed him about it, he said that he was there only to talk about the olympics and not, quote, gossip. >> shaun white takes the gold. >> reporter: just hours after shaun white wept and pumped his fists in triumph, following his nearly perfect history-making run, the four-time olympian on the defense, after sexual misconduct allegations against the snowboarder resurfaced. in 2016 lena zawaideh who had been in white's band bad things for over five years filed a lawsuit claiming white sexually harassed her over a period of years and repeatedly sent her sexually explicit note tos and forced her to watch sexually disturbing videos and enforced a authoritarian management style. white's lawyers have always denied her claims. shaun, over the past couple of days, the sexual harassment allegations by lena zawaideh have resurfaced. are you concerned that they're going to tarnish your legacy? >> you know, honestly i'm here to talk about the olympics, not gossip so -- but i don't think so. i am who i am, and i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me and i think that's -- stands on its own. >> so you're saying the allegations against you are gossip? >> i think we're here to talk about the gold medal and the amazing day we had today. >> i'd like it to addressed a little bit. >> like i said i think we're here to talk about the gold medal today and the amazing day we just had. >> i feel like i addressed it. >> reporter: overnight, snowboarding officials did not take a question from a single female journalist, including christine brennan. moez article reignited the campaign. >> i understand he would rather not talk about it but i don't know that he gets to make this call. this me too movement is a very significant, important part of american culture right now. and he now is in it. >> reporter: now, back in 2016, white said that those allegations of psychological and sexual misconduct that lasted for years were dredged up to craft a bogus lawsuit against him, but white has never denied actually sending those texts and we've seen them in the complaint against him and they are incredibly graphic. amy. >> all right, matt gutman, thank you. the other big story here in pyeongchang today, the weather. it was so windy here today that olympic organizers had to close public areas of the olympic park urging people to stay inside. we all got the alerts on the phones. high winds forcing the women's slalom event to be postponed until friday. let's take a look at the latest medal count, team usa with a total of seven medals, four of them gold, germany with the most, they have seven gold so far. guys, we'll send it back to you. it is never short of drama here in pyeongchang. >> it's the olympics. okay amy, we'll get back to you later. now back to the white house where the scandal over how top officials handled domestic abuse officials against top aide rob porter continues to grow. in dramatic testimony, the fbi director flatly contracted the white house story line jeopardizing the job of chief of staff john kelly. cecilia vega is tracking all the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that white house story has been shifting for days and we are still nowhere closer to knowing who knew what and when. it was their go-to line for days. >> the process for the background was ongoing. >> his background investigation was ongoing. >> reporter: the white house repeatedly insisting the investigation into former staff secretary rob porter was still open and that's why he stayed on the job despite domestic abuse allegations which he denies. the fbi conducting that investigation now says that's not the case. director christopher wray told the senate intelligence committee his agents actually gave the white house four reports on porter as far back as last spring and that's not all. >> we administratively closed the file in january. >> reporter: facing repeated questions about the contradiction, press secretary sarah sanders now blames a little-known white house office, the white house personnel security office. >> they had not completed their process and made a recommendation to the white house for adjudication. >> reporter: but just a day earlier. >> this is a process that isn't -- doesn't operate within the white house. >> reporter: from the president himself, still no mention of the women. >> mr. president, do you believe rob porter's ex-wives? do you believe rob porter's ex-wife, mr. president? >> thank you very much. >> does the president believe the women? >> again, the president takes all of these accusations very seriously. he believes in due process. >> reporter: chief of staff john kelly at the center of the firestorm reportedly having known about the allegations for months, tells "the wall street journal" he wouldn't have handled the situation differently saying, quote, it was all done right. is the white house still maintaining that john kelly really had no idea about these allegations of domestic abuse until this story broke? >> i can only give you the best information i have and that's my understanding. >> reporter: rob porter was working on a temporary clearance and jared kushner also among them. the president's own director of national intelligence is now sounding the alarm saying anyone with a temporary security clearance should have limited access to sensitive information. >> and kelly is facing something of a colonel's coup inside the white house. some stunning quotes in "the washington post" from white house aides. one saying kelly is a big, fat liar. to put it in terms the general would understand, his handling of the porter scandal amounts to a dereliction of duty and added it's simply not in the white house dna to be transparent and truthful. that's from white house aides, cecilia. >> reporter: yeah, and we know that president trump himself has been increasingly frustrated with general john kelly and we know he's been talking about possible replacements and john kelly recently expressed a willingness to resign if the president wanted that. there is a short list now moving towards the top of that list is gary cohn, the president's chief economic adviser. >> more than a week into the scandal. thanks. sfwlmplts and we continue on with more information about russia. russia already targeting this midterm elections and pierre thomas has more in washington and, pierre, this warning comes as we know millions prepare to head to the polls later this year. >> reporter: robin, good morning. i've covered a lot of hearings, but this certainly was not business as usual. the nation's top intelligence officials had a stark warning about the upcoming congressional midterm elections. the russians are coming again. the director of national intelligence was incredibly blunt saying, quote, the united states is under attack. and the cia director said the u.s. has already uncovered evidence of russians targeting the upcoming elections and, robin, abc news learned the russians plan to not only use social media to sow discord through fake news by a probing state elections systems to see if they can be infiltrated. sobering day on capitol hill. now to those dramatic rescues in oregon overnight. first responders racing against time in dangerous conditions to save climbers stuck on mt. hood. abc's kayna whitworth has the latest. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. so there were seven climbers in two separate groups in desperate need of help atop oregon's highest peak, and with this weather moving in, all of this wind and snow it was a race against time. the initial call came from a group of four after a climber they were with fell 750 feet. the oregon national guard sent up a black hawk helicopter while fellow climbers performed chest compressions on him. he was air lifted to a local hospital, but sadly he died. and in the meantime, there was another group of climb bers that were stranded. more than 40 rescuers ascended and this snowcat brought down two of the climbers off the mountain. another one had to be brought down in a sled after some 17 hours on that mountain. it was just a terrible and deadly day, michael. >> all right, thank you so much, kayna. you can see from the video with her standing there the weather is treacherous for the rescue. we're going to switch gears and go to the big winner at the westminster dog show, flynn, the bichon frise crowned top dog overnight. doesn't get any better. lara, you had a chance to meet him. >> loved this assignment and to you, dogs from all over the country gathering here in new york city vying for that top spot. so much goes into the training and, of course, the primping for this, the super bowl of dog shows. 2880 dogs. >> sure looks pretty. >> reporter: from 201 breeds. >> pose of the night. >> he's working it. >> reporter: competing at the 142nd annual westminster dog show. >> that is a cute dog. >> reporter: the thousands of competitors whittled down to seven of our best four-legged friends. all lined up ready to be crowned top dog. >> history-making moment but there could only be one. >> the bichon frise. >> reporter: this year, flynn taking home the highest honor. this little ball of fur beating out winston, bean and the fan favorite, biggie, the pug. the dogs strutting their stuff in smaller groups before making it center stage. the fierce and fluffy competition rough for some, many distracted by this robotic camera but in the end as pampered pooches strut could not be denied. the feeling magical. a beagle won in 2008. this is not your first rodeo, so to speak. you have won the westminster dog show. >> yes. it was a dream come true. this is what we all wish for. it's like the super bowl of dog shows. >> reporter: as for flynn his reign may be short-lived. this could be his last show. >> i'm pretty sure i can drop the mic and say he's retired. >> the mic going out on top. stay here because flynn will be right here in our studios for some good loving. >> thanks, lara. to rob. >> hey, george, a little freezing rain across the northeast moving up. flood watches from west virginia to ohio. good morning i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. it's valentines day, ash wednesday, a day of change and clouds will increase and temperatures decreasing. breezes stay locked into the hill and a chill next week. upper 50s along the 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( ♪ ) best in show at the 142nd annual westminster kennel club will be the bichon frise. >> welcome back to "gma." whoo. there is the winning moment, flynn, the bichon frise, named top dog at the westminster dog show. beating the odds and beating runner-up ty. you see there ty the giant schnauzer. flynn is here live this morning. ty got to sleep in. >> a look at flynn. flynn is here. >> flynn has some secrets. >> so excited to be here. >> just perfectly coy. >> we'll talk to him in a little bit. headlines right now, including president trump's attorney admitted he paid $130,000 to stormy daniels. she's the woman who said she had an affair with donald trump years ago. this is now being investigated as an illegal campaign contribution. and at the olympics shaun white is celebrating historymaking win with his third gold medal on the half pipe. white calls allegations of sexual misconduct gossip. we begin with those new concerns about tainted alcohol that could be at resorts or clubs in mexico as millions of americans head south for spring break. abc's gio benitez is here with more. gio, some lawmakers now say the u.s. should be doing more. >> reporter: that's right, robin, they're now calling on the state department to take action. we're talking about alcohol that's been tainted with dangerous levels of toxic ingredients like methanol and now one congresswoman says enough is enough. this morning, some members of congress pushing the state department to do more about the dangers of tainted alcohol in mexico. >> that is a tremendous concern on the part of the u.s. government. >> reporter: wisconsin senator tammy baldwin calling for action after reports of 140 recent injuries and even some deaths among american vacationers after they say they drank just small or moderate amounts of alcohol. baldwin writing in a letter, i am extremely concerned. the state department must do more to protect and assist our citizens when abroad. 20-year-old abby conner died after she and her brother austin were found face down in a pool at a resort in 2017. her family speaking exclusively with abc last july. questioning about the alcohol was tainted. >> the bartender pulls out a line of shots and they come all the way down and i take one and everyone else does and the last thing i remember was just like we were right now sitting here talking and lights went out and i woke up in the ambulance. >> so you went from fine to blacked out? >> yep. >> in seconds. >> like i said i felt completely normal. >> reporter: representatives the resort where they were staying say no tainted alcohol was ever found there. mexican officials say they've seized 1.4 million gallons of tainted alcohol, a toxic mix of cheap ingredients from mexican businesses in the past seven years including tourist hot spots like resort, clubs and bars. raquel rutledge has been investigating this story for the past six months. >> i have reports from more than 150 people that had blackouts and sexual assault, robberies. >> reporter: this couple said they had two shots in the pool before getting ready for dinner. >> he is in the shower and that's all i remember from the trip. >> yelling her name, could not find her, and i looked over this balcony and i could see legs on the ground. she was completely naked, unconscious, bleeding from the mouth and the head. >> wow, and when they got back to the u.s., doctors discovered she had a skull fracture, bruising on her brain and a severe concussion. meanwhile, the state department says the u.s. is not able to prosecute there because they say that's up to the mexican government. >> something has to be done. like you're right. spring break time. people heading down there. need to keep this in mind. >> absolutely. >> all right, thank you, gio. now to that midair scare. united airline flight making an emergency landing in hawaii after losing an engine cover. you can see the frightening image right there looking out your passenger window to see that. abc's david kerley has new details and, david, the ntsb are now investigating. >> reporter: they want to know what happened. it was a really shaky end of the flight to honolulu for passenger, michael, when part of their jet blew away and were told to base for an emergency landing. terrifying moments when a piece of this plane, an engine cover rips off in flight over the pacific ocean. passengers recording the violent vibrations that follow. >> almost felt like an explosion and a huge jolt of the plane. it just started violently shaking. >> reporter: the united flight from san francisco was headed to hawaii when the part peels off. >> it was truly like being inside a gigantic washing machine that had all the towels moved to one side. it felt like the whole plane was going to shake apart. >> reporter: aaron and his sisters sitting at the window, say it just wasn't the cover coming off. >> through the remainder we continued to see different pieces of debris and bolts flying out of it and hitting the side of the plane or just falling into the ocean. >> reporter: the pilots were taking no chances asking for an emergency landing. >> we're an emergency aircraft. roll the fire trucks. >> reporter: the crew instructing passengers to brace for that landing. >> brace, brace, brace. >> reporter: now the plane landed safely. nobody was hurt. now the engine was vibrating because of -- instead of the air smoothly going over the engine it was being bounced without that cover causing that vibration, alarming sight. pretty scary. no incident for them. they got on the ground safely. united, guys, is going to refund all the passengers' tickets. >> happy they landed safely. scary. >> thank you. >> thanks, david. copping up here, a runaway vehicle. you see this suv speeding down the highway hitting 100 miles an hour. the driver says his gas pedal got stuck. we'll tell you how police finally ended the wild ride. fortified.tored. replenished. emerge everyday with emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. why not feel this good everyday? 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[ applause ] look at flynn. hello. >> come on, buddy. come on, buddy. come on up. >> good boy. >> so soft. oh, my gosh. >> it's like a living snowball, everybody. >> oh. >> so, flynn, what do we think? perfect 10s? [ cheers and applause ] >> got to give it up for these two, flynn's handler bill mcfadden and gail miller bisher, the communications director for the westminster kennel club. thanks for bringing mr. flynn to us. so exciting. so how does it feel for you, bill, it's been quite a journey for this fellow. i understand this might be his last show. it's got to be all the more sweet. >> it's bittersweet because i enjoy being around him. he's lived with me for two years but that's a pretty awesome way to stop. >> so, where does he go? >> he'll go back to his breeder/owner in michigan. >> bill is the professional handler so he handles the dog at the shows. >> what set him apart? >> well, there were several wonderful dogs in the best in show ring but flynn is a perfect example of his breed. he has the dark round eyes that create that beautiful expression of a bichon as you can see. very beautiful expression. alert. >> ah. >> well, it's been a very late night. very late night for him. >> now, flynn is his stage name so to speak. what's his official name? >> it's a handful. >> it's a handful and i always get it wrong. i always think it's all i need is love but i think it's all i want is love. >> all i want is love. that's right. >> all i want is love. >> so how do you keep him so well groomed? >> well, he gets shown at a lot of dog shows and he always gets a bath like two times, three times a day, and then he gets scissored on him. i scissored on him for like two hours last night. >> he takes a bath two or three times a day? >> yeah. >> wow. >> he's literally like a cloud. he makes me -- seriously -- [ applause ] >> did you know in that moment that he nailed it? >> i knew he showed really good but so did all the others. it was really an awesome lineup. beautiful dogs and so, no, i did not know. i just knew we did a good job. >> there are almost 3,000 dogs that compete at the westminster dog show. what do they do after? are they normal pets? are they normal dogs when they go home? >> absolutely. and actually flynn as bill said is retiring. so he's going to go home to michigan and roll in the snow and sit on the sofa with his other bichon friends and his cat friends. >> he wants to go right to george's apartment. >> i mean, i'm looking at flynn and thinking i need to grow an afro and grow my beard out. [ laughter ] why not. >> yeah. >> there you go. >> there you go. >> so beautiful. >> we obviously -- we love flynn. i tried to adopt him four times. so far no luck. so we have one more award for him. this is the "gma" top dog award. i don't know if he'll -- we love you, little buddy. >> so ex-treated for him. so excited for him. >> thank you. >> big fan favorite here at "gma." >> congratulations. and 142 years of doing this. we'll take you behind the scenes with lara coming up. >> and also, dr. ashton is here busting flu myths. should you cancel your kids' playdates and vacations? and oscar winner and "black panther" star lupita nyong'o will be here live. 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"black panther." we were right there on the red carpet overnight. as the movie premieres in new york. lupita here live with brand-new footage from the movie only on "gma." game changer. >> a baller. so was i. show some respect. >> the woman making history at the university of virginia from player to coach to her groundbreaking new position. >> i'm living proof that you can do anything. >> how she says she's finally living her dream. ♪ how you like me now top dog. flynn for the win. the fluffy bichon running away with gold at westminster but before he scored best in show, lara went behind the scenes where almost 3,000 dogs were getting primped, prepped and all blown out and look who is saying? >> good morning, america. ♪ we know lara was in her glory being there and i'm surprised she didn't take any of those dogs home. she's already got a kennel at her house. happy valentine's day, everybody. and lara will take us behind the scenes at the westminster dog show and she cannot wait to show us what she saw. >> and we are so excited also for lupita nyong'o. she is here and we got a chance to see a lot of the "black panther" stars at the special screening here in new york last night. robin, you were ready to go in style. i tell you, looking great last night. loved your outfit. >> so excited. headed out to the screening of "black panther." epic. that's this hat. going to be a good time. >> it was a good time and it was a long night, but it was so much fun to be there and, guys, you know, you hear about the hype and the lofty expectations. exceeded it. >> you guys have been selling it all morning long. >> sometimes you expect to come in and with all the hype say it was good but we can't wait to see it again. >> i'm going this weekend. it's going to be great. some news to get to right now. that new report about president trump's longtime loyal lawyer michael cohen admitted he personally paid the porn star who claimed to have an affair with donald trump back in 2006 and now tom llamas is back with the latest on this breaking story. >> reporter: the fec has been asked to look in a serious charge and because of it a stunning admission from president trump's longtime personal attorney michael cohen. cohen is admitting to paying $130,000 of his own money to stephanie clifford, publicly known as stormy daniels. the woman who claims she had an affair with him in late 2006. the incident allegedly happened years before he became president but just months after melania trump had given birth to their son barron. cohen said neither the trump organization nor the trump campaign was a party to the transaction with ms. clifford and neither reimbursed me for the payment, either directly or indirectly, the payment to ms. clifford was lawful and was not a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure by anyone. what he didn't say whether trump knew he had made that payment. they will look into whether the payment was an unreported gift to the campaign and if the campaign reimbursed cohen and failed to report it. this is very, very frustrating. >> a lot of questions ahead. the white house not saying anything. >> okay, tom llamas. thanks very much. want to go to pierre thomas. we're just getting reports of a shooting near the nsa in maryland. >> george, details are still coming in. we can now report a vehicle crash at the gate of the nsa complex in suburban maryland. there are some injuries. shots fired as they responded at the heavily guarded compound. the fbi is now on the scene investigating. george. >> we're just getting reports and will follow up later. pierre thomas, thank you. >> tense morning there. now to the olympics. shaun white winning his third gold medal but facing questions about sexual harassment allegations and let's go back to amy in south korea. good morning again, amy. >> good morning to you, robin. just hours after earning the u.s. its 100th gold medal ever in the winter games, shaun white was on the defense after reports resurfaced of a 2016 lawsuit that alleged sexual misconduct, one of white's former band members, lena zawaideh, filing the 2016 lawsuit claiming white repeatedly sexually harassed her, sent sexually explicit photos and forced an authoritarian management style. and white's lawyers have always denied the claims. white was not taking questions from any female journalists, including myself, but abc's matt gutman did ask him about those allegations. >> shaun, over the past couple of days the sexual harassment allegations against you by lena zawaideh have resurfaced. >> lena. >> are you concerned that they're going to tarnish your legacy? >> you know, honestly i'm here to talk about the olympics, not, you know, gossip so -- but i don't think so. i am who i am and i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me and i think that's -- stands on its own. >> reporter: and just a short while ago white apologizing for using the word gossip in that press conference. white's turn on the halfpipe today earned him his third olympic gold medal. robin. >> all right. i know you're having a good time there, amy. thank you very much and we'll have more reports from you coming up. that we will and now more on that star-studded "black panther" screening at the museum of modern art right here in new york city. the cast hit the red carpet and we talked to one of the movie stars, danai gurira, and talked to her about what the movie means to her. >> it is setting a precedent around telling stories from this african-american perspective and the fact that that's what the response is. i mean you couldn't ask for more than that quite honestly. >> she was amazing in this movie. one of my favorite characters in this movie and we keep talking about it but you at home can see it friday, "black panther" is on friday. i'm not waiting that long. you can see it on friday and lupita nyong'o is here coming up today and we'll talk to her. >> the acting, the musususususu- >> thetory. >> i iot a kick ouof seeing leslie jones in front of michael. >> she was moving and i got to look through her hair. >> commentary. >> i left the hat at home. also coming up, for parents panicking about the flu, dr. ashton is here to bust some myths about does washing your coats and gloves help. >> a homemade treat. we're trying out the different bake kits that are so trendy right now and lara is upstairs with a very special guest. who you got? 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[ cheers and applause ] welcome back, everyone, to "gma." this great audience on this wednesday morning and would you allow me, sally-ann, my sister, happy birthday to you. [ applause ] happy birthday, sally-ann. >> and in the control room -- >> happy birthday to you, as well. >> everybody who is celebrating a birthday. >> and happy valentine's day. yeah. and we've got a little "pop news." >> yes, absolutely. good morning to you, guys. and good morning, great audience here and we want to get to it and we're going to start off with two of the funniest women in show business teaming up. so thrilled to see this. melissa mccarthy and tiffany haddish will join forces and they're going to star in "the kitchen." irish mob wives take over the family business when they are husbands get sent to prison becoming the most powerful gangsters in hell's kitchen area. "the kitchen" is being classified as a drama but with haddish and mccarthy starring, who knows what they'll cook up. >> that's a team. >> you had me at tiffany and melissa. wow. >> i had you earlier than that. >> yes, you did. also for the first time ever, tom hanks and rita wilson will combine forces and act together on stage. this summer, our favorite hollywood couple will star in a shakespeare center of los angeles' production of "henry the iv." hanks, in his l.a. stage debut, will take on one of the more comedic roles and rita will also star, but her role yet to be revealed, and they will perform on the outdoor stage for four weeks if you can manage it in june. although they've never acted on the same stage they have appeared on the big screen in memorable films like "sleepless in seattle." >> look at that hair. >> classic. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> what a lovely couple. and in honor of valentine's day we want to help a new york woman who is looking for love help find a stranger that she spotted on a train. her name is devin and she was on the subway when she felt a spark with a man wearing yellow shoes and the two never spoke and she couldn't stop thinking about him and so she posted her story on the missed connections train and someone took a step further and posted this 20-foot mural that reads yellow shoes guy, i was the brunette in the green pants and missed my stop in the hopes that you would talk to me. if you do say hi this time and with one final push to make it happen the mural goes on to say if you're out there meet here on valentine's day 1:00 p.m. so, guys, "good morning america" is trying to help here. >> oh, my. >> look at this in the front row right here. you were touched by this story. weren't you? >> you know what they say, must be the shoes. >> so yellow shoes guy and green pants girl, 1:00 at the mural in brooklyn, call us, let us know if you meet. >> we don't have cameras there or anything. >> no, that won't be me in the wig and glasses. no, no, it'll be great so let us know. we hope you find love. if you are looking for love, looking for that special someone, soon a medical test will be able to tell you if you are really in love or just faking it. it is estimated -- oh, no. no, this is science people. in the next ten years, researchers will be able to detect the powerful love chemicals in the brain using a mri-type scanner to monitor them. they're only produced in significant amounts when a person is truly in love. the world's leading neurologists say it will allow people to decide whether to make a lifelong commitment or, and i quote them, determine the relationship is worth the hassle. their words, not mine. >> valentine's day, we're talking about this. >> taking romance right out of it. >> i know we got to move on. i was just looking around the audience. i've never seen so many nervous people. >> it's ten years away. don't worry. >> so that's all i got. happy valentine's day. >> that was great. that was a big one, lara. we're going to move on now to our "gma" cover story and move on over to dr. jen because so many people, parents in particular, they're panicking about flu season and rightfully so with what we're seeing all around the country. it is widespread in nearly every state so dr. jen is here with a reality check about what helps you stay healthy and some myths here. >> this is real clinical practice, robin. we take it from kind of the reports in policy and administration to what's really going on in the clinics, doctors' offices, with nervous parents and i was one of them because my daughter had the flu and i got real scared, so it's important to remember that when you talk about someone who is emotionally stressed about some health other medical outcome the ability to do something is very empowering and that's what i think we're seeing. we're seeing a lot of parents trying to manage their fear by not panicking but taking some steps and we're here to break down risk versus benefit. is there real data on it and will it do any harm? >> so we have a panel of experts right here, some parents that are here, and they have some paddles and we're going to pose questions to them because a lot of parent, you have your little remedies you think work and so you'll let us know, true, false. so, first, is it true that washing your children's coats, hats, scarves and gloves frequently can help prevent flu? is that true or false? >> interesting. okay, this is false and we have to remember, you might wind up with clean clothes but it's not going to kill the influenza virus. the best way to protect yourself from influenza by far is by getting the flu vaccine. we've spoken to the cdc. they haven't crunched this data yet for this season but in past seasons 80% of pediatric deaths have occurred in children who were unvaccinated. so, it doesn't give you the flu. there is still time to get vaccinated and, even though it's not that effective, it is the best protection we have. cleaning your clothes will keep the laundry business happy but it's not going to kill the flu virus. >> rakoya got it right. because you have something, a remedy you say every morning you give your son omega-3 to keep him from getting sick. is that true or false? can omega-3 keep you from getting the flu? true or false. >> true or false? >> wow. >> okay. >> one false at the end. >> sorry, guys, this is false. now, there are some reports that it does not occur in peer-reviewed, you know, conclusive literature that omega-3s can help but not influenza yet. this is not ready for primetime. talk about risk/benefit will it do significant harm, probably not, but also is unlikely to really do any significant benefit. you keep going down to those questions. risk s versus benefits. >> 50/50. this is the tiebreaker. the tiebreaker. all right. true or false, skipping playdates, parties and even vacation can help limit exposure to the flu? true or false? >> all right, not bad. this one is actually true. now, we don't want people to live in a plastic bubble but, obviously, if you reduce the frequency of contact with other people a lot of whom may have the flu, be contagious or infectious and not know it, of course you can lower your risk. that doesn't mean if you keep your child out of playdates for the next two months they won't get the flu. this is common sense. you guys did very well on that. >> they did very well on that. thank you, our panel of experts. we want to mention you have to do what you think is right. want to mention a special event. women's day celebrated the 15th annual red dress awards honoring those who have made significant contributions to heart health awareness and look at this. this year's honoree. dr. jennifer ashton. "woman's day." you are extremely -- >> thank you, robin. and i share that with my colleagues at abc news and "good morning america" because we are so committed to raising awareness about women's heart health and share it with you. big strong team behind us here and producers that take this serious so. >> who has a bigger heart this you. congratulations. let's get it over to rob. >> congrats, dr. j., you both look fantastic in red. with best in show and animal themed valentine's day. check this out. out of queensland, australia. they're celebrating by asking their animals in this animal sanctuary if they'd be their valentine with a rose. some accepting. the koala saying i kind of dig it. that would be a tasty snack. don't put those in a vase. awkward to get that between your teeth. that beats parsley for sure. remember your animals good morning i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. it's valentines day, ash wednesday, a day of change and clouds will increase and temperatures decreasing. breezes stay locked into the hill and a chill next week. upper 50s along the coast. 60-64 for the rest of us, 30s inland, palo alto it is valentine's day and what better way to say i love you than with some homemade treats. the latest food trend, bake kits, and abc's deborah roberts is here. you got this unlucky assignment. >> oh, yeah, yeah. so hard, happy valentine's day. >> you too. >> by the way, with the language of love often including food, people have often said you show your love by cooking for the one you love. but cooking is one thing and baking a whole other thing. many of us just never felt confident whipping up a romantic dessert -- at least until now. we've all been dazzled by those scrumptious creations on those cooking shows like account top chef" but who can really do it in their own kitchen? many find it too intimidating including dana grant who loves to cook. are you an accomplished baker? >> no, i am not a good baker and i tend to burn cookies. >> reporter: she is not alone which is why baking kits are becoming a new trend and come with nearly all the ingredients to make things like cookie, cupcakes, even rainbow pancakes. you supply the perishables, eggs, milk and butter and order online and have kits delivered right no your door. where did this trend come from? >> we're all looking for ways to simplify our lives. drive-throughs, one-stop stores and these are sort of in that same vain. >> you can even subscribe to have new kits sent to you every couple months, the price $15 and up depending on how many you buy. but do these kits really deliver? we decided to check out two of them. one called sobakeable and the other foodstirs. >> roll it in your hands. >> reporter: dana wants to up her dessert game for her family so she offered to try sobakeable's chocolate thumbprint cookies. >> it's a little more high end. a little bit more adult. >> reporter: 40 minutes later they look picture perfect but, of course, the proof is in the taste. >> am i a good cook? >> that you are. >> reporter: the other baking kit, foodstirs likely to be a big hit with kids, was co-founded by actress sara michelle gellar. >> we started baking to the and having these fun moments. >> reporter: the company says it uses organic nongenetically modified ingredients sourced from small farms. we recruited another family to give this one a whirl. laura burster and her three daughters wanted to try their rainbow cake pop kit. >> what's nice -- you don't have to go to a craft store. it all arrives and open it and the family can start having fun right away. >> reporter: the girls were into it with mom also in the mix. >> it was a fun activity that was edible at the end of the day. >> reporter: the end result? >> with baking kits you really want to find your niche. there's something out there for everyone. >> reporter: of course, there's nothing like a little sugar to tighten that family bond but families say that's part of the fun, right, when you're all in the kitchen baking together. >> i brought in -- >> stunt eater. >> to help me out here. we have joanna saltz, the editorial director of delish.com. we just saw you in the piece. you did a taste test on three types of vanilla cupcakes, including some from the bake kits, sobakeable and foodstirs, this is homemade but what we didn't do, we didn't add extra toppings because we wanted to get a true taste test. what did you think? >> level playing field everything even, i have to be honest, they were all delicious and i'm not trying to play nonfavorites but -- >> check it out. >> you have to do the hard work. sobakeable, a tiny dry but could have been overbaked. foodstirs, a little denser, more like a pound cake. really good. yeah. i mean i know. and the homemade one's a little crumbly, light but almost more like a cornbread. my favorite, sobakeable. this is my preference. light, fluffy. >> if you do it homemade, this is cheaper. this will cost more but this comes with all the bells and whistles and sprinkles and vegan kinds of dishes that you can add here. it's for convenient and quicker, easier and can come right to your house. >> here we go. >> which one did you say the best. >> i think the sobakeable. >> what's the secret to a vanilla cupcake? >> i'm a huge cupcake fan and we've been trying to figure out what the secret is. we thought we did a little work and it's cornstarch. just adding a little bit of cornstarch to your flour helps break down the proteins and makes a light tender cake. >> the secret. >> hey, they're all good. we'll be right back. good morning north bay. lets get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. sue hall has a quick look at valentines day traffic. >> clog out there. the red sensors means slow and go and troubled spots, 101 and1d 280 southbound we have an accident blocking the left lane and a motorcycle down on 280. in the clearing stages and slow leavi ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> here is something we haven't seen in a long time. bone dry below 15,000 feet. the grey are some clouds that will take over the sky and keep us cooler than yesterday. freezing levels this morning. in the mid 30s to upper 40s around san francisco, san mateo and fremont. becoming breezy into the mid morning evening hours, my accuweather seven-day forecast, warmth through saturday. >> we'll have another update in about 30 minutes and always on the app and abc7news.com. join us for abc 7 mornings weekdays 4:30 to welcome back to "gma." you can't wait. >> i'm just taking a look. >> you can have a piece. love is in the air, everybody. we have a great audience and they're ready for valentine's day. [ applause ] >> pretty. >> very pretty. i have a funny story i want to share with you guys. you're going to love this. it is perfect for valentine's day. as i say so myself it's got to be funny. there is a new article in "usa today" and describes an annual performance review that one man named bob brody gets from his wife every year just before valentine's day. an annual performance review. >> just before valentine's day. >> just before valentine's day. under accomplishment she said excels in opening tightly clamped jars and killing rogue spiders. >> two pluses. >> and some of the faults are that he still dominates use of the tv remote control. so here -- who here in the audience thinks a marriage performance review is a good idea? [ applause ] >> i sigh the women responded. >> the women responded but i'm confused. how many people clapping are actually married? [ laughter ] exactly. >> oh, michael. >> that wasn't a lot of enthusiasm there. >> a slow clap. >> but the thing is it's not a real deal. he just wrote this as satire. >> he wrote it about her. >> he wrote about the review he gets from her and says he's been married to his wife for 38 years. >> something is working. >> he said marriage is an endless performance review which i agree with that and he said if he had to write a review about his wife, he would say she's perfect. >> ali, you're perfect too. >> oh, george. >> he sets you up like that. >> if you were to get a review, what do you think your review would say? >> oh, i -- >> i am -- >> you know, i love asking questions you three can't answer. i love it. >> what would my review say? >> we'll skip that and move on. how about that? >> we don't have to skip it. >> i always do it. >> i get in trouble for not being handy around the house. i would fail at that. >> really. >> yes. >> you got to be good at something. she's keeping you around all these years. >> uh-huh. she could call in at any second. you know ali. [ applause ] >> i didn't mean it that way, george. i'm so sorry. [ laughter ] >> you just dug yourself a hole. >> i'm going to leave now. i'm so sorry. >> should i move on? yeah, let's do it. kyrie irving, "uncle drew" you heard of it. alter ego gone viral coming to the big screen in is it really. >> this summer. we have a sneak peek. >> oh. >> the center of the street ball universe. what makes you think you have a chance? ♪ >> someone like you combine old school with new school. >> i'll do it on one condition. it's got to my team. >> anything but that. >> don't be slamming my door. >> sorry about that. >> man, you just did it -- >> got to get the boys. >> what's up? >> are you blind? >> swish. >> you look like wolverine's grandfather. that's none of my business. that's your look. >> check out the cast right here. we got shaq, chris webber, reggie miller, nate robinson, lisa leslie, tiffany haddish. >> it's going to be a lot of fun. our next guest is an academy award winner who is stunning the world in the brand-new blockbuster "black panther." please welcome lupita nyong'o. [ cheers and applause ] >> you look so beautiful in all of your appearances. >> how are you? [ applause ] >> good to see you. >> thank you. >> oh. >> welcome, welcome. welcome. >> thank you. >> you know, we are so excited about this movie. we saw it last night and can't wait for everyone to see it. you have your own emoji now which is great and billboards everywhere. how was it for you to see yourself everywhere? >> it's wild. it's wild. and to be a part of this film that is already so beloved before it comes out, you know, there's a real hunger for it and i just can't wait for it to open and for people to finally get to see it because we made it with a lot of love and passion and it's been met with as much and i imagine even more when it comes out. >> did you know right away when you were filming it it was going to be special? >> yeah, i did. i didn't know how special, but i knew it was going to be special from the moment that ryan walked me through the script he called me up and gave me like the pitch of the story and i was like, is this a marvel movie, because this is deep. this goes place, you know, and i was so in awe of his courage to tell such a bold story and to do so without -- without compromising on the wow factor, you know. so he really takes us on this incredible ride and leaves us with so much to think about. >> we left the theater last night with that in mind. we were like you're searching your mind. some things were subtle but resonates. it's going to resonate with a lot of people and very relevant to what's going on right now but the reaction from people already who have seen the film and the way that they'll greet you on social media. we're seeing you doing that as well. and just the emotion of seeing how people who have seen it already are reacting. >> yeah, it's been incredible. i mean, you know, my family just watched it in kenya and so i'm getting all these text messages and people there who are feeling so great and this becoming this universal nation. to see how a film can bring a world together. >> we have a new clip, exclusive. let's show everybody right now. >> sofia, good to see you. [ speaking a foreign language ] [ cheers and applause ] >> well done. >> thank you. >> talk to me about it. we've been blessed to meet some of your cast mates. seems like such a cohesive group. >> yeah, we really like each other. we had really good chemistry and, you know, we are a group of actors who -- i admire all the actors in this film. all of us in different points in our careers. we have angela bassett and forest whitaker and newbyes like daniel kaluuya and latisha wright and it was just so much fun to be working on a project we all felt was ours and there was a way in which ryan invited us to the creative table that we were able to put our voices in it and so when we watch it, we just feel the ownership. you know, it's ours and i thoroughly enjoyed working with everybody. we had such good chemistry. we -- we went out a lot together, you know, we did a lot of dancing. yeah, and singing. and karaoke. yep. >> we actually have a superfan who is on facetime and they have no idea you're here but they have a question for you. paula galloway, how are you? >> hi, michael strahan. >> why you talking to me? i know you're a superfan. here, talk to the star. there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. >> and you have a question. >> i love you, girl. you are amazing. congratulations on the movie. >> thank you. >> okay, so i have a question. this is a little selfish but when you coming back to broadway because i'm greedy but more importantly, you seen the social impact that representation has been giving us especially with this movie. and you have a different perspective than the rest of us do. what has it been like to see the impact on young kids who are so excited to see this movie, to be represented on the big screen? >> you know, i think we all see ourselves better when we can see ourselves in someone else and this film -- [ applause ] and this film is providing that to a whole new generation of people. i certainly didn't have this representation coming up and that's one of the things that drives me as an actress, you know, to tell stories about people that look like me and to think that i'm that image for, you know, kids coming up is such a blessing, it's such an honor and i just feel extremely, extremely fortunate to have this moment in this world and our kids can see this and it's not just -- it's definitely for the black kids out there that don't see themselves in superheroes but also the fact that i was able to identify with white superheroes all my life. i think it's a high time that the other thing comes around, you know, the opposite. like, you know, so -- [ applause ] >> paula, she'll be back to broadway when she gets a break. who knows when that will be. paula, thank you for your question. >> thank you. >> nice to meet you. [ applause ] >> that was fun. >> and we got to say you put -- you hit it right on the head. this is not a movie about superhero from africa. this is about powerful people and especially women, i mean the images of powerful women were so amazing to see last night. and you crushed it. you absolutely crushed it. >> thank you. and "black panther" is in thesers friday. make sure you check it out. you know, everybody in our audience, you're going to go home with tickets courtesy of imax to see it. they're excited. we're excited and we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jeté between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. good morning. i'm "abc 7 news," meteorologist mike nicco. more cloud cover breezes and not quite as warm today, my accuweather 12-hour pl have a great valentine's day, robin, back over to you. >> all right, rob. we are celebrating black history month by highlighting women who are disrupters. and we have a game changer, carla williams is making history as the athletic director at the university of virginia. she played, she coached and she managed at the highest levels of college sports. >> ladies and gentlemen, carla williams. [ applause ] >> reporter: and now at the university of virginia, carla williams is making history as the first african-american woman athletics director at a power five institution. and an historic feat considering there are only five active women a.d.s at this level. >> she was a baller. show some respect. >> reporter: when you all heard that carla williams was going to be the new athletic director at the university of virginia, what was the response from the team? >> it's just great to have someone who is like you and in a powerful position and especially for the community and everything going on in the world today it's just really inspiring. >> reporter: carla's career dates back to the '80s when she earned a scholarship to play basketball at the university of georgia. i know this is something that you worked toward. just explain to people what all went into getting here. >> i got recruited by georgia and i thought coach landers was kind of the boss at georgia until i got there and i saw that there were administrators and they got to work with different sports. that sparked my interest right there. >> reporter: from point guard to point bern, she went on to become an assistant coach at her alma mater and later spent more than 20 years as an administrator. not all athletic directors have a ph.d. but you do. >> i felt like if i was going to be an athletic director that i needed to take away any excuse for me not to be hired. >> reporter: but even with advanced degrees and decades of experience, carla still met opposition. >> there aren't many women in decision-making positions. i knew my time was coming. i knew at one point it would be my season and so i was just very, very patient. >> breaking new details in that deadly attack in virginia. >> reporter: it comes months after charlottesville was at the center of racial discord. some people might say i don't want anything to do with this place. you didn't. >> no. >> you said you wanted to come here. >> yeah examine how . >> how is it now and did that factor into your decision-making process. >> i believe this is a destiny. the people of charlottesville have decided they won't allow the darkness here. that they will fight back if how are things now. >> we're still recovering as a community and all had conversation, how can we use our platform to say it's not reflective of charlottesville but more importantly charlottesville is an exam of what is happening in the world and the nation. >> reporter: carla is now living the dream at one time that seemed unimaginable. a young black girl will watch this piece and for that moment she'll go, oh, i can be an athlet athletic director. coach something fine, being a broadcaster is fine, those things have been done. this has never been done. >> i get chill, you know, just thinking about it. i'm living proof that you can do anything if you work hard. if you fight for your education, you fight for the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than you. and you dream it. >> this is your dream. >> oh, yeah. yes. absolutely. >> cannot stress, cannot stress what a big deal it is to be an athletic director but saw the university president at the ball game, teresa sullivan and said that's great you did this. she said we just wanted the best and i've known carla for many years. way back wednesday, 1996. there she is with her baby girl. this was her last year coaching. i had no idea what was in store for her. she's the first in her family, carla, to go to college. her daughter that she's holding right now is in the college at the university of georgia. >> wow. [ applause ] >> great piece. inspiring. so not sure if you heard but i like dogs. >> just a little bit. >> a great assignment. i got to go hype the scenes of the westminster dog show backstage and even got beauty tips of my own. bishops a bich bichons and colies and pugs, oh my, the seven finalists overnight were all about poise under pressure and some serious fluff. >> oh, my goodness. >> but before flynn made it sinter stage he was here. >> we're backstage in the benching area where these dogs have been doing the bs for hour, blow dry, bathing, brushing, brushing, brushing and more brushing and it all comes down to two minutes in the ring. >> the area of the westminster dog show where the nearly 3,000 pooches get primped and prepped on their quest for top dog. you're a winner. you're a winner. you're a winner. and speaking of winners meet brady who got his name from, who else, the touchdown king himself. >> he is so chill. ladies and gentlemen, someone's got a little bit of confidence. come on. >> the other side. >> which side? oh, man. so i take your spot. >> you take my spot. >> i think i'm already fired. >> that's okay. go for it. >> okay, so and prance. >> just prance. >> okay, ready, boogie, let's go. what is this strategy to bring home the bacon for bogey. >> we need to keep our strides nice and slow so he has a nice smooth mover. >> good, i hopefully got that all out of his system. >> you did. >> good luck, buddy. he is a handsome devil. he knows he's fabulous. most of the major competitors have serious beauty tricks up their fur. so i couldn't resist trying to learn secrets from these very good boys and girls. i've never seen these little wraps. >> it's for their ears. >> i love your skirt. good luck. i feel like my posture is terrible compared to her. you are so pretty. i hope you win. i wish you luck. i see you're cutting hair. >> we just regular shampoo. >> if i wanted my hair to be that toughfully, i use that. >> that's what i use on all my guys. it's the best. >> do you think finnegan realizes how lucky he is to get blow-outs and groomed. >> absolutely. he is a diva through and through. >> ah. you were in your glory. >> and, yes, i tried to bring finnegan home. no luck. it was great. thank you guys at the it's just my eczema again,t. but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. the winter of '77.uring i first met james in 5th grade. we got married after college. and had twin boys. but then one night, a truck didn't stop. but thanks to our forester, neither did our story. and that's why we'll always drive a subaru. ♪ feel the power of love. 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