War of words. The spat between lebron james and conservative tv show host Laura Ingraham. Well create a new banner. This is a dumb jock alert. We will not shut up and dribble. Ingraham responding to charges that her comments are racist. Guts and glory. A soaring victory at the olympics. All the latest from pyeongchang as gma talks to vincent zhou. On making history at the games. Good morning, america. We want to thank you for joining us this sunday morning. Well start with the latest developments in the Horrific School shooting in parkland, florida. Look at the images from an impassioned rally on saturday. Students who survived the massacre spoke out in favor of gun control. One sign reading, as you can see, make it stop. Also this morning were hearing for the first time from the family who took in the alleged shooter nikolas cruz after his mother died. They have a story to tell about a depressed young man who they say showed no signs of impending violence. President trump is weighing in with an incendiary tweet slamming the fbi for missing the signals and accusing the agency of spending too much time on the russian investigation. Martha raddatz and matthew dowd standing by. We begin with Adrienne Bankert in parkland. Adrienne, good morning to you. Good morning, dan and paula. Were here at the memorial. There is so much raw emotion here in parkland. Were getting new information on the alleged shooter every day as you mentioned including who he was living with and their response to this unthinkable violence. Reporter for the first time we get a glimpse into what it was like to live with florida high School Shooting suspect nikolas cruz. The couple responsible for taking care of him after his mothers death, kimberly and james snead who told the sun sentinel we had this monster living under our roof and didnt know. Saying he followed house rules to the t. They describe him as depressed and say cruz went to a therapist days before the shooting. The night before the massacre seemed like any other. While the Justice Department investigates failing within the fbi to report past warnings of cruzs behavior, theres already talk of his sentencing. The state attorney said this act is the type of case the Death Penalty was designed for. This in response to the public defender who said he hopes prosecutors will agree to life in prison if cruz pleads guilty now. We have a moment here where we can help this community, help these victims begin to pick up and move forward. Reporter finkelstein confirms to abc news a newly released department of children and Family Services report said cruz had a history of Mental Health checks. He was diagnosed with autism and adhd. Depression. Had cut himself on snapchat expressing his desire to purchase guns. This is a community tragedy. There were raw emotions through impassioned speeches in response to the violence. One of the loudest voices, emma gonzalez. People continually end up dead. Were going to make ourselves heard the most. Were the people who have the opportunity to do that. Reporter this morning the Trump Administration promises to focus on School Safety. He will make the safety of our nations schools our Top Administration priority. Reporter the sneads describe their emotional reunion following all the violence at the high school. They say the last time they saw nikolas they questioned him. He looked remorseful, lost and apologized. Dan and paula. According to the article, the mother made a run at nikolas and the father had to hold her back. Its an incredible article. Adrienne, thank you very much. Lets bring in Martha Raddatz who is in parkland. Where shell be hosting this week later this morning. Martha, good morning. You sat down also with some students from the school. What are you hearing . I have to say, dan and paula, you have never seen such emotion and such powerful, passionate emotion about wanting to do something about this, wanting this to stop. I was thinking this is the first shooting weve really seen inside a school because of those videos we saw. We saw the fear up close. They felt the fear up close. Talking to a family yesterday, the son and daughter were both in that school, hearing their resolve to change this, to approach politicians, to say whatever they can to try to get congress to listen, to try to get their local authorities to listen and try to change this. So many people feel this might be the turning point for our country. A lot of people are calling for something to be done. What is that something . Are there any policies that have been proven to work . You know, paula, i ask again and again and you both would have the same questions. There was sandy hook, there was las vegas. So many things have happened. Nothing has happened after that. There have been some state laws that they believe have been successful in connecticut and new york and elsewhere. Others will refute those kinds of figures saying that had nothing to do with it, nothing to do with cause and effect. They are wanting to look at all these things again. I dont think this group of students is going to go away quietly. I think theyll stick to this. Theyll try to see some sort of change. Given the history of failed attempts to do something, do you think this time really is different . You live and work in washington. Do you feel like theres genuine momentum here . I feel there is momentum here. I feel there is momentum with a new group of people, a new group of students of 17yearolds, 18yearolds who are resolved to change this. Youre right. I live in washington. It hasnt changed. Well have to see what they do Going Forward to see if they can make a difference. As you say martha, the students speaking with so much resolve. They will be the last mass shooting, thats what theyre saying. We want to thank you so much martha. We know you have an emotional show coming up from parkland. Including her powerful interviews the survivors and their families. The former Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson and chris christie. Theyre discussing the 13 new indictments in the russia investigation. Its all coming up on this week with Martha Raddatz. Martha, we thank you again. That brings us to the president s tweet we mentioned earlier. It ties together the shooting and the russian investigation. Even by trumpian standards this one was provocative. Abcs Kenneth Moton covering the tweet and the latest in the investigation. Good morning to you kenneth. Good morning. President trump is 40 miles away from parkland at his maralago resort. He took one of the worst and deadliest Mass Shootings in history and connected it with his on going issues with the russia investigation. Reporter President Trump blasted the fbi over the florida School Shooting and the russia investigation, tweeting very sad the fbi missed the signals sent out by the Florida School shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove russia collusion with the trump campaign. There is no collusion. The president attacked Media Coverage of the special counsels indictment. Of 13 russians for alleged interference in the 2016 election. The president who now appears to believe in the investigation is focused more on when the russians began meddling. Trump tweeting, funny how the Fake News Media doesnt want to say the Russian Group was formed in 2014, long before my run for president. Maybe they knew i was going to run even though i didnt know. The indicted russians accused of spreading fake news and infiltrating the american political process. By summer 2016 investigators say the goal to disparage hillary clinton. And support donald trump. In an interview set to air the Vice President responded. Theres no question that russia sought to interfere in our electoral process. Its essential we take action. Reporter Trump Officials calling out russia. With the fbi indictment the evidence is incontrovertible. Reporter President Trump appeared to criticize that comment from his own National Security adviser tweeting general mcmaster forgot to say the results of the election were not impacted by the russians. Reporter the special counsel indictment doesnt mention collusion with the trump campaign. Remember the latest charges are one piece of a broader mueller investigation. The special counsel also looking into the trump tower meeting with Campaign Officials and a russian lawyer. And a possible obstruction of justice investigation. Dan and paula. That investigation is to be continued. Thank you for your reporting, kenneth. Matthew dowd joins us from texas. Matt, good morning to you. Good morning. Lets talk about the tweet with trump calling out the fbi for missing many warning signs of the florida gunman. Considering the fbi admitted they dropped the ball is the president s tweet smart politics . I think its not smart politics. One, its not smart politics. Two, it undermines the premier Law Enforcement agency when we absolutely need them. These are 35,000 employees. Three, i think more importantly at a time we need moral leadership and some sense of empathy in the country the president cant seem to get out of making excuses for things that happened in his own world and political campaign. I think the president would be smart to channel the moral voices of the 15yearolds and 16yearolds that have spoken out in florida on this. Those people are going to be voters in 2020. He would be better off having a moral voice which he seems incapable of doing in this moment, than figuring out a way to blame somebody else for something going on in his world. We heard in kenneths piece the Vice President and National Security adviser are saying theres unequivocal evidence russia meddled in our politics. Do you think this will force trump to say the same and take some sort of action here . Well, theres totally inconsistent messages again coming out of this white house which seems the only consistent thing. Its inconsistency in this. You have a white house spokesperson yesterday who pointed the finger at the media and democrats more than the russians. For what went on. Heres what we know, we know one the election in 2016 was decided by a few thousand votes and the russians interfered in that election. Three, we know that campaigns matter and it probably had some effect on voters, and four, i think the president is feeling which he should theres some question of the validity of the election. Thats the facts as we know them. Whether it overturned the election, he needs to confront the fact that there was an election that the russians interfered with and speak out on it. Were heading into a situation where everybody in the National Security world are saying theyre still doing it and we have midterms in 2018. Matt, thanks for your analysis. Appreciate it. Lets send things over to Ron Claiborne for a look at the news headlines. That are happening this morning. Good morning to you, ron. Paula, good morning to you, dan. Dr. Sam champion. How are you sir . Good morning to you. Well begin with news from iran a commercial airliner with 66 people on board crashed in the southern part of the country. State media say the plane went down in the mountains 400 miles south from tehran. Fog was keeping rescue helicopters from the site. Its not clear whether anyone survived that crash. It was on a domestic flight from the capital tehran to the city of yasuj. Former Vice President joe biden may be gearing up for a run for the white house in 2020. The associate press reporting biden told aides hes keeping his options open and considering pursuing the democratic nomination, but hasnt decided yet. If he were to run and win, biden would be 78 years of age on Inauguration Day 2021 making him the oldest person ever to become the president. In mexico 13 people survived a powerful earthquake in the south. They were killed when they fled their homes seeking safety outdoors and a helicopter with government officials onboard crashed on top of them. The officials were coming to assess quake damage. None of the officials died in the crash. No one was killed in the earthquake itself. Damage was light. In new york a state worker placed on leave after an angry outburst led to her being removed from a commercial airliner flight. The woman demanding a new seat away from a screaming baby. Thank you, tabitha, you may not have a job tomorrow. The Flight Attendant ordered the woman off the plane. Delta said her behavior failed to meet standards of civility and respect. Cell phone video has gotten 2 million hits. In Milwaukee Police trying to track down a stolen picasso. The 1949 etching was hanging on a wall in an art brokerage and vanished all by itself. Sometime around midday on friday. Just walked away. Thats what the owner said. The police say the galleries and auctioneers throughout the midwest have been notified about the theft. Wouldnt surprise me if it was outside of the midwest. The piece worth 50,000. Up to 50,000. Now to los angeles and the big doings at the nba all star weekend. Check it out. The slam dunk contest. That was the winner there, utah jazz guard Donovan Mitchell with that 360 tomahawk. Look at that. He edged out cavaliers forward larry nance jr. Mitchell relatively short for the nba just 64. Did you ever dunk, ron . Youre a tall fella. I used to be able to dunk a long time ago. On a regulation rim . Yes, two hands. Making sure. I can still do it. Not anymore and no tomahawk. When im feeling lazy thats what i do. Thank you, ron. You did point out something very important. We are very lucky and pleased to have dr. Sam champion filling in. How you doing . I am well. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. We were snow quiet in the mid atlantic and northeast up until last night. If you slept through it, heres what it looked like. New york city an inch, franklyn lake, new jersey about 8. 4. Greenwich, connecticut about 7 inches. A lot melting close to the coast. Bethlehem, pennsylvania that eight plus inches of snow stayed on the road. We had some communities with a difficult problem. Driving out of the stuff. All of that is gone now. If you want to find that system its well off the atlantic. Lets deal with what happens after, the big warm up. Check out these numbers in tuesday austin 73, memphis 75, lexington 75 degrees. You say its not possible to get that into new england. Yes, it is. By the time you get to wednesday 69 in new york. Lets go 70. So darn close. Just say it. Heres the deal. With that air of High Pressure we pull up a lot of warm air. We block a front with an awful lot of moisture which will mean some flooding. Dallas to tennessee into arkansas well watch the rain pile up. Its going to be about 48 hours of rain. Wednesday a little tough with flooding. Thats the weather around the good sunday morning im lisa argen. A view from walnut creek. The sun coming up and its going to be 20 degrees colder today. A freeze watch monday night into tuesday with wide spread 20s and 30s for several nights. Partly cloudy today. Highs in the mid 50s and wasnts gusty. So prepare for that and in the accuweather sevenday forecast showing that over night lows staying cold through week. Our sunday morning quest to get you ready for the week well turn to the west coast and theres a big return to winter. In a lot of places. Get the heads up on that. We were talking about dunking before and youre wearing some sweet air jordans. Thank you, but i do not play. You dont. Thats the round ball . Oh, my gosh. Im so glad somebody else knows as much about sports as i do. This is a wellbalanced table. It is. You guys know sports. 50 50. Well all stay in our lane. Now the heros and hard work at the Winter Olympics where theyre not playing basketball. Theyre not . No. Its a summer thing. Heres a look at the medal count. Lets go to amy robach in pyeongchang. Speaking with the athletes. Amy. Exciting news for team usa. Nick goepper bringing home the silver medal and i sat down with americas youngest olympic figure skater, 17yearold vincent zhou. He came in sixth over all and landed five quads and made history. Reporter it was a victorious day for nick goepper, nailing his third and final run clinching the silver medal. He told me its a moment hes been preparing for. Give me a sense what you put into this to get to pyeongchang. All the prep and training all funnels down to one day. Sometimes you got to take time to relax and sort of enjoy the moment. Not ted ligetys olympics. This time around. Reporter for some big names, the day proving to be a struggle. Neither ted ligety or gus making the medal stand. Figure skater vincent zhou leaves without a medal but hes more than satisfied with his sixth place finish at his olympic debut. It was clean. You come into your first olympics and make history. Yes. Did you think you were going to do it . Did you know you were going to do it . I didnt really think about it. The quad lutz ive been training for over a year. You didnt think about it . It wasnt until after i saw the buzz that i realized i actually did make olympic history. Vincent telling me hes heading home and getting right back on the ice. He begins training for worlds which is just three weeks from now. After that he has his sights set on beijing 2022. Guys, back to you. Never ends. 2022. Yeah. Two years after the election. Feels like a lifetime. It does feel like a lifetime away. Im feeling old watching everybody jump and ski. And slam dunk. Just need some air jordans like sam champion. Feeling unathletic this morning. Still ahead this morning a teen hero, the student who used his bo