bagram air force base in afghanistan, country superstar brad paisley's surprise visit to your best cookout ever to rock legend's blondie as we kick off the unofficial start to summer. and we wish all of you a very good morning, america. happy memorial day to you. as we honor our troops all morning long. >> robin and george have the morning off. the rest of the team here. we want to take you to a live picture this morning. arlington national cemetery, president obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. back this morning after the surprise visit to afghanistan to visit troops. we'll have more on that later. >> we will, indeed.r david, to new developments in the deadly rampage in santa barbara over the weekend. more details this morning about what happened and who the six victims were. abc's bazi kanani is at the isla vista deli mart with the latest. what can you tell us, bazi? >> reporter: all six of those killed were studentsko at nearby uc santa barbara, a school that attracts some of the top students in the country. as we learn more about those victims and the vicious attack here, police are looking more closely into the suspect's life. overnight investigators with search warrants collecting boxes full of evidence from two los angeles area homes where the mother and father of suspected gunman elliot rodger lived. from a balcony, ellen cotton reporting just a few seconds of the gunfire on the street below before taking cover. >> it was so close and just so terrifying. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: the first call for help, 9:27 friday night. police say 22-year-old rodger opened fire outside the alpha phi sorority house. >> i'm going to enter the hottest sorority house of ucsb. >> reporter: three young women shot. two sorority sisters killed. katie cooper and veronika weiss. >> she would say i miss you, daddy, but live your life to the fullest. >> reporter: the shooter's next target, a deli. where this surveillance video shows startled students dodging bullets. here another student died, sophomore chris michael-martinez. the killing spree continued. a total of ten locations in this small college town where police say rodger hurt 13 and killed 6. he drove madly through the streets firing out his window and using his car to strike bicyclists and pedestrians. deputies exchanged fire with the gunman twice before they say he crashed his black bmw and was found dead after apparently shooting himself in the head. in his car, more than 400 rounds of ammunition and three semiautomatic handguns all legally purchased by and registered to him. yet investigators say rodger used a different weapon at his own apartment where they later found the bodies of three more students stabbed repeatedly. abc news has learned they were his housemates and one of their visiting friends. george chen chang james hong, weihan wang. uc santa barbara canceled classes tomorrow. they're calling it a day of mourning and reflection and planning a large memorial service at the stadium on campus campus campus. there is good news out here this morning. the six students still hospitalized are all improving, all now in fair condition or better. david? >> that's good to hear. what a horrific weekend. bazi, thank you. bazi showed us that image of 20-year-old christopher martinez, the last of the six people killed in the rampage. his grieving father, richard, giving the heartbreaking speech about suddenly and senselessly losing his son and making a forceful appeal for more aggressive gun control policies. and here this morning, richard martinez in his own words. >> christopher ross michael-martinez was born december 23, 1993, in san luis obispo, california. he was our only child and he died friday night. he was very smart, very active. he loved reading, loved sports, movies, he was looking forward to going to breakfast tomorrow with his new girlfriend and her family. he hadn't met them yet and if you talked to kids who played with him on sports teams, you'd find this was a kid that led through energy, example and never giving up. he was so much a part of our ñ lives that it's hard to imagine how things are going to be like now that he's gone if we have to live with this. we want to do what we can so nobody else has to go through this. nobody needs to own three semiautomatic handguns. it doesn't make sense. the solution to the problem of gun violence in america will take a lot of people working on different aspects of the problem. mental health, violence and the intimidation of women, but what we are trying to do is try to understand why chris died and try to make it mean something. >> to hear a father in his own words, just the anguish and trying to find the good in the senseless act. >> that's hard for all these parents. >> indeed. and the killer, elliot rodger's plot had come during the course of the past year all detailed in a chilling manifesto and disturbing video he left behind. abc's clayton sandell is at the apartment building where his deadly rampage began with the very latest. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, lara. this morning, elliot rodger's parents who are divorced are not speaking publicly. but now we are learning that just moments before this all began, their son sent an ominous warning. just minutes before elliot rodger began his sinister attack, his mother knew something was wrong. >> you forced me to suffer all my life, and now i'll make you all suffer. >> reporter: family friends simon astaire tells abc news that chin rodger had taken a call from her son's therapist, telling her to check her e-mail. waiting in her in-box that 137-page manifesto detailing elliot's jealousy and hatred especially for women, who he blamed for a life of loneliness rejection and misery. it was 9:17 p.m., only 13 minutes before the shooting started. chin rodger then checked her son's youtube page. what she found confirming her worst fear. >> well, this is my last video. it all has to come to this. >> reporter: astaire says elliot's mother frantically called her ex-husband, peter rodger, and later police. the two racing from los angeles to isla vista, along the way radio reports brought news of a shooting. when they reached the police station officers confirmed the shooter was their son. >> he was really, really upset about why is the world so unfair to him. >> girls gave their affection and sex and love to other men but never to me. i'm 22 years old and i'm still a virgin. >> reporter: we now know rodger's family contacted police only weeks earlier, concerned about his increasingly disturbing online rants, sheriff's deputies went to his apartment. >> they determined that he did not meet the criteria for an involuntary mental health hold. >> reporter: they found no reason to take action, but rodger wrote that it would have been different if police had found his guns and his assault plan. if they had demanded to search my room, he wrote, that would have ended everything. rodger's manifesto describes a life of deprivation and unfairness. but his facebook page tells a story of privilege. designer sunglasses and private concerts with katy perry. his dad, an assistant director on "the hunger games." elliot even posted this picture on the red carpet. images of a glamorous life that apparently masked a dark reality. now, because elliot rodger was never institutionalized for mention illness, it was perfectly legal for him to buy those three handguns and hundreds of bullets. david? >> our thanks to you. i want to bring in chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams and it's always easy looking back with hindsight on these things but the call and the e-mail from the therapist to the mom, this was just minutes before the shootings began and a lot of people are going to wonder had the therapist only called police, maybe something could have been done? >> a very long manifesto with very little time, and the laws do vary state to state. there's no question that this therapist would have been allowed to call the police without worrying about the privilege. the question is, was it mandatory? did this therapist have to call the police? it does seem under california law that a therapist can be required to call the authorities to warn, to protect, most importantly if, if the victims are identifiable and this manifesto it does seem that particular people were named so an argument could be made that the psychologist was obligated to protect the victims in this case, but because it was such a long manifesto and so little time it's going to be very fact specific. >> we also know police called authorities before the sheriff's deputies had gone to the home and one thing written in the manifesto, you're aware of that the police interrogated me outside for a few minutes. and he goes on to say if they had demanded to search my room that would have ended everything. for a few horrible seconds i thought it was all over then the biggest wave of relief. that's what he writes. >> this wasn't a search warrant, right. they didn't have the right to go in there. they were there for a welfare check, to make sure that he was not a danger to himself or to others. the police made it pretty clear that in talking to him, there was no real risk at least that they could tell. so very easy so second guess now. tough to blame the police in retrospect. >> without a search warrant you can't go in. thanks very much. lara. >> we want to switch gears to president obama surprising thousands of soldiers in afghanistan. an unexpected memorial day weekend visit. the president thanking them for their service and saying he hopes only a small number of american troops will remain in the country after this year. abc's david kerley has more from the white house. >> reporter: good morning. the president arrived back at the white house this morning after a 32-hour trip to afghanistan to thank the troops, and to give a career indication to the american presence in afghanistan. it was one of those secret trips not announced until the president arrived in the evening darkness surprising even the 3,000 troops gathered. >> hello, bagram. >> reporter: the president offered solemn remembrances for their lost comrades on this memorial day weekend, but then talked about the coming transition. >> for many of you this will be your last tour in afghanistan. [ cheers ] >> reporter: but some may come back. the president, who met with the ambassador and top general, made it clear he wants to keep a u.s. presence after the end of this year, the end of combat operations in afghanistan. >> because after all the sacrifices we've made we want to preserve the gains that you have helped to win. and we're going to make sure that afghanistan can never again ever be used again to launch an attack against our country. >> reporter: how many americans will stay is unclear. it depends on a deal with the future leader of afghanistan. it won't be the current president hamid karzai who rejected an invitation to the air base to meet with the president. the two did speak on the phone. while it was less than a four-hour visit, it was a memorable one for the troops. >> now i'm going to shake every single hand in here. although i may not be able to take a selfie with everybody. [ cheers ] but i'll shake every hand. >> reporter: the president spent 90 minutes shaking hands. we may learn more about the american presence down the road in afghanistan wednesday when the president speaks at west point. one mistake made during the trip, the white house inadvertently released the name of the cia station chief in afghanistan. no word on whether he's going to stay in country or come back home. lara and david. >> all right, now, he was shaking a lot of hands. and said he wouldn't have a time for a selfie with everyone. you know that president, he likes a selfie. >> he sure does. that had to mean a ton to the troops. >> i hope so. now to the pope's historic pilgrimage. another surprise, the holy land and pope francis wrapping up his three-day visit to the mideast today at the dome of the rock in jerusalem. after offering to hosting a peace summit at the vatican, and the image that went global. and abc's terry moran is traveling with the pope. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. the pope's pilgrimage to the holy land turned into a daring and controversial quest for peace. today the pope came to this place, the western or wailing wall, the holiest site for jews where he prayed, touched the wall, left a note of prayer, the our father written in his native spanish in the wall. that picture in stark contrast to his unscheduled and controversial visit yesterday to that grim concrete barrier that separates israelis from palestinians in bethlehem. that moment thrilling palestinians, deeply concerning many israelis who see that wall as a life saver from terrorism. the pope crossing all kinds of lines. he uttered the words, state of palestine, a first for a pope, that term rejected by israel and the u.s., but he also invited the president of israel and the president of the palestinians to join him in a prayer for peace at his modest apartment in the vatican, and both men have accepted. it's been an amazing journey and it continues today in israel. david? >> this could be historic. terry, our thanks to you and amy is following that other developing story out of denver. good morning. >> that's right. good morning, everyone. we begin with that story breaking overnight. a mudslide four miles long and two miles wide has struck just west of denver. the wall of mud came crashing down in an area near the town of collbran. there are no reports of any structures damaged, but three people are missing. that mud is about 250 feet deep in some areas. the slide was triggered by heavy rain. hundreds of people have been forced from their homes as a massive wildfire in southern alaska grows larger. the flames now burning 218 square miles on the kenai peninsula. a fire like this is rare in alaska this early in the season. some encouraging news from the firefight in arizona. the wildfire between sedona and flagstaff is 25% contained. pre-evacuation orders are expected to be lifted today. and a man who made his fortune by selling chocolate has been elected president of ukraine. pro-european billionaire petro poroshenko is promising to end the political chaos and crime plaguing that country. today the russian government said it is ready to begin a dialogue with him. and a manhunt is underway for the man caught on this surveillance video calmly walking into the jewish museum in brussels, belgium, before opening fire killing four people. workers and tourists were among his victims. security now being tightened at synagogues across that region. and back in this country near fresno, cameras rolling as a tractor-trailer stalled on the railroad track, the driver run away. the train unable to slow down slamming into the truck sending its cargo of trail mix flying into the air. the bags scattered everywhere on the other side of the tracks. a different view as the train approached the crossing, the man behind the camera suddenly realizes what is ahead. >> we're gonna die. >> stop. >> oh, my god. >> well, thankfully no one died. in fact, despite the violent impact no one was even injured. unlikely hero has entered baseball's history book. dodgers' pitcher josh beckett threw the first no-hitter of the season sunday. capping a remarkable comeback when less than a year ago many thought his career was finished following a risky surgery. finally you've never heard of conrad gregor, but his dad is happy he made the decision to drive all the way from indiana to iowa to watch his son play baseball over the weekend because when conrad got to the plate, he did something he's never done before in the midwest league, he hit a home run. but it gets better, you see it caught. guess who caught it? >> no way. >> yep, that's dad. making the catch of a lifetime. that is so fantastic. what are the odds? and by the way, what a great arm he has. caught that ball. >> like father, like son. >> conrad says his dad might have to come to every game. fá younl you know how supersticious baseball players are. >> is it father's day or memorial day? >> early father's day. that was great. all right, on this memorial day we want to say thanks to the servicemen and women past, present and future for your bravery and commitment to our country. grammy winner brad paisley is generating a lot of buzz this morning for doing just that. he secretly slipped into afghanistan with president obama to do a surprise show for the troops and abc's gio benitez has more on it from our social square. good morning, gio. >> good morning. take a look at that tweet right before hitting the stage about toe the troops in afghanistan. god bless our military. here we go. and then take a look at this picture, of course, because there he is posing in that armored vehicle. bagram, afghanistan, now this is a four-wheel drive. you got that right, brad. let's take a look at that song now, that performance, "southern comfort zone" in afghanistan. ♪ when your wheelhouse is the land of cotton the first time you leave it can be strange ♪ ♪ it can be shocking ♪ >> so take a look. we want to know how you are spending your memorial day. tweet us right now @gma. social square. #socialsquare. david, lara. >> gio, thanks. the storms today after a weekend of severe weather. ginger has the latest. ginger. >> yes, as a general risk of storms as this cold front slips south from florida to michigan. texas is where we focus. this morning it's already happening. just south and east of san antonio. some severe thunderstorm warnings. check that out, could see large hail, even an isolated tornado or some damaging winds in that orange. we had it in the northeast at least in new england, but today it's mostly just warm. 15 degrees above average. the local forecast coming up in just 30 seconds. first the select cities brought to you by smucker's. >> good morning, i am abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with the microclimate forecast. on this memorial day we have tons of sunshine warmer-than-average weather away from the coast. cold front is going to bring us cooler temperatures tomorrow but it is dry. no clouds. well have more clouds and more cooling this weekend. 60's loan the coast, to 70 in san francisco and 80's inland and the east bay valley, we have 90's there. seven-day forecast after the 50's tonight temperatures are four to eight degrees >> so there it is. your coast-to-coast memorial day forecast. certainly felt like summer here yesterday but by the midweek it's going to get a lot colder. there's your warning. >> yeah, yeah. >> the smile on your face -- >> she can do anything with a smile on her face. >> pretty in pink. all right. coming up on "gma," a shocking lawsuit. the parents suing their daughters' school and teachers claiming they are brainwashed to join a religious cult. and a dramatic rescue caught on camera. the mountain crimer saved after plummeting hundreds of feet on mt. hood. prince william reportedly thinking about returning to the skies as a pilot. why he may put off being a full time royal. what's with these a.m. crunchwraps? 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it seems like it may cross the line if the allegations are proved. >> reporter: we reached out to the teachers named in the suit but have not heard back. but the lawsuit claims tanya mastoloni injected sorcery into schoolwork and tog her students to believe in superstition and magic. they only found out about the alleged brainwashing when they say tanya mastoloni began targeting their youngest daughter now 16. the suit says that girl quote, broke free, now joining her parents in the claim. wellesley tells abc news overnight the college has not been served with a complaint in this matter and has no comment. in a statement, avon public school says "we will continue to review the content of the complaint. "at least one of kessler's former students is standing by her. >> nothing strange at all. she was a great teacher. i really enjoyed her class. >> reporter: amid claims of a classroom cult. in the lawsuit the parents say they've had virtually no communication with their two older girls since last summer. the suit seeks unspecified monetary damages. >> all right, mara thanks. great to have you with us on a holiday morning. lara. >> more on that rescue on mt. hood caught on camera. a mountain climber saved after a terrifying fall. he plummeted hundreds of feet down the slope and abc's john muller has the details. >> reporter: this morning, 59-year-old michael adams is in serious condition after a dramatic black hawk helicopter rescue saturday at oregon's mt. hood. >> our initial assessment was that it was quite grave. >> reporter: adams described by his son as an avid climber slipping while at an elevation of 10,000 feet and then plummeting 750 feet down a slope landing in what's called a fumerar. >> it looks like a sinkhole with a drain in it in the middle. i mean you just -- if you fall on the mountain you're going to go down the drain. >> reporter: it is essentially a crack in the mountain where steam and sulfur gases vent from a volcano. portland mountain rescue says adams is lucky to be alive. 15 members of their team were nearby in a training exercise when a 911 call came in. scott norton says it took the crew 30 minutes to reach him. >> this was definitely the most severe injuries that i've experienced on a mission. we were very concerned that he might not make it. >> reporter: rescuers say adams was unable to move but could talk. >> he was pretty beat up yeah. expressing some pain. some obvious trauma to his face. >> reporter: experts say it's very dangerous to hike the mountain in warmer weather. since 2000, 40 have died climbing it. >> it's mother nature and she's in charge at the end of the day. >> reporter: for "good morning america," john muller, abc news, new york. >> and coming up how not to raise a brat. the mistakes parents could make in raising your toddler. >> the toddler whisperer as they're called. to you to the weather whisperer -- actually no whispers from ginger on this. rain this morning. >> very big alerts we have to talk about. ross well,well roswell, new mexico had 11 times the amount of rain they've had all year in one day. you're looking at del rio, texas. these areas desperately need the rain are getting it. it cops along with storms. check this out. you could see flooding in the next couple of days as it moves across the state you'll see from san antonio up to dallas even tomorrow could see some severe weather around houston or austin, but the real extreme rainfall would be in that two to three-inch range oklahoma southern oklahoma back into parts of north texas. they need it. they want it and they're going to get it the next couple of days. west coast, 64 for seattle today will be the high as that front moves through. un unsettled. san francisco, 72. very nice in los angeles at 80. and hot, hot, hot for vegas at 103. phoenix, some of the hottest weather yet this year. today, 104. by tomorrow could do 105, 106. i'll leave you with a look across the nation and some of the water temperatures you'll see. yeah, doesn't it look -- so good down along >> good morning, on this memorial day. tons of sunshine, above average inland 83 to 92, and around the bay, 73 to 84. 63 off the coast with a few clouds and 70's in san francisco. the seven-day forecast is a >> all that weather brought to you by panera bred. atlantic city, the water temperature still in the low 60s. a little chilly. >> don't fall on those water skis. >> you know the kids will be in there. coming up, everybody, prince william may be headed back to the cockpit. why he may not be ready to be a full time royal just yet. then surprising new study about stress and the unexpected place your stress level plunges. and we have all of the new details on the maybe the biggest wedding of the year. kim and kanye's blow-out in italy and we're going to tell you who didn't show. ♪ amazing! i've been claritin clear for 6 days. at the first sign of my allergies, my doctor recommended taking one claritin every day of my allergy season for continuous relief. 21 days! 28 days of continuous relief live claritin clear. every day. let's try on a new coat. one that covers better lasts longer protects us from the elements, inside and out. let's go to the place with the best paint take it home for less, then, rock and roll. let's do the one thing that changes everything. let's do this. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now get 5 bucks off cans and $20 off buckets of select paints and stains. 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[ speaking french ] >> allez. that's during the match. that's what is so cool. what has people talk something this selfie with top tennis star serena williams and alize lim. lim who is ranked number 138 in the world playing her very first french open a few hours after this selfie was taken lim found out she'd be competing against serena in the first round. lim expressing herself on twitter with this tweet. take a look. "aaaaaaahhhh! she ended up beating her 6-2, 6-1. >> that's a tough day. >> at least she got a selfie at the end. >> that was before. >> and then she found out -- >> mano a mano. follow the french open, by the way, on espn. coming up rock legend blondie performing plus an exclusive sneak peek of country superstar brad paisley's new music video. ♪ ♪ we got a john i'm sorry, it's over. oh john don't wallow in ice cream. i'm not wallowing in ice cream. it's the new dannon oikos greek frozen yogurt. half the fat of regular ice cream. it's so irresistibly thick and creamy! didn't expect you to be enjoying yourself so soon! couldn't resist, mmm! it's such a good source of protein too! no, i'm talking about this john, already?! that was mine. hi mom. hi sweety. try the new dannon oikos greek frozen yogurt. ♪ dannon. ♪ [ mike ] i wanted to do some good for my guys. so i'm trying best foods with olive oil. let's see what happens. that's not best foods on your sandwiches. it's best foods with olive oil. whaddaya want, a parade? 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[ playing the theme to "star wars" ] and the force is with carrie fisher. what she just revealed about playing princess leia again and her biggest wish for the new "star wars" as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ♪r and wishing all of you a very happy memorial day. what a great way to celebrate to here for fleet week bursting with patriotic spirit. hello, sailors. >> hello. >> we salute them from norfolk, virginia, here this morning on this memorial day and, by the way, a huge commencement season, graduation speeches and who more inspiring than robin roberts. take a look. she got into the act down in dallas, texas, and we'll hear a little from her a little later in the hour. also, the commencement speech that's going viral. we'll get into that too. what was said so many people are picking up on. >> very moving. right now we are going to get to how to raise your child to not be a brat. we all want good kids. right? well, there are common mistakes we all make. parents make these. we'll tell you how to fix them. >> that's my line. i was just being a brat. no, my parents did well. v: mire parents did well. but this is really important, these lessons, called the toddler whisperer. >> you say your parents did well. let us be the judge of that. >> you can find us on twitter weighing in on that. also ahead, jack hanna with a safari and sara haines hangingu! out with jack this morning. look at that. wait a minute. sara knows how to get around. she had a very busy weekend. she had a very basis weekend. i mean, how does she do that? that's amazing. >> find out. that's coming up. >> he's right behind her. let's get to amy with the top stories developing right now. amy. good morning, guys. we begin with a massive mudslide in colorado. rescue workers right now are searching for three people who have been reported missing. the mudslide covers an area of eight square miles near the town of collbran. the mud is 250 feet deep in some places. that's deep enough to swallow a 25-story building. there are no reports though of any structures being damaged. and new details about the killing spree in california that left seven people dead including the suspect. all of the victims were students at the university of california santa barbara including three people q were found stabbed in elliot rodger's apartment. rodger left behind a 141-page manifesto and a chilling rant about women who ignored or rejected him. rodger's worried parents contacted police a month ago but officers say he was polite and courteous. friday night his parents raced to find their son after they received an e-mail outlining his plot to kill, but it was too late. well, the pope's historic visit to the holy land has become a mission for peace. today pope francis placed a note of prayer inside the wailing wall. the holiest shrine for jews. sunday he indicated support for palestinian independence and invited israeli and palestinian leaders to a meeting next month at the vatican to pray for peace. they have both accepted. president obama is back at the white house this morning following his unannounced visit to thank u.s. troops in afghanistan. although the u.s. combat mission is wrapping up at the end of this year, the president vowed to leave behind a limited troop presence to maintain security there. he hasn't said how many troops that will include. during the trip the white house mistakenly released the name of the cia's top spy in afghanistan putting his assignment in jeopardy. well, a freak boating accident off northern california, five people aboard this boat had to jump overboard after colliding with a whale. the impact was so hard, it boat into these rocky cliffs. they're all okay, and we're told the whale was not injured. and the coast guard helped rescue a fisherman off oregon after his boat began sinking. a rescue swimmer jumping into the water then helping hoist that fisherman into the helicopter. he is listed in good condition. and finally on this holiday b weekend full of friends and family, you may want to put down your camera. a psychology professor in connecticut has issued a warning. she says taking too many photos of places and events could actually impair your memory of what you're taking a picture of. it's called the photo taking impairment effect. it has to do with our brains are wired. when we focus too much on taking pictures, we're not allowing our brains to absorb the memory, so, guys, no more selfies with sailors out there or you won't remember doing it. >> what are you doing? >> spider-man. >> it's memorial day. >> it is memorial day. we'll start tomorrow. we'll start tomorrow on that advice. thanks, amy. all right. somewhere in the crowd here, the queen of the selfie, ginger zee. >> hey. wait a minute. is that my title? i didn't know that. hey, everybody, celebrating a whole lot more. it's your birthday today? >> yes. >> happy birthday. how old are you and what's your name? >> i'm 15 and i'm emma. >> she's from pennsylvania, everybody. the rest of us enjoying such a gorgeous morning. kind of like florida. let's go to hollywood beach, florida. oh, yep, you're right. meteorologist max upstairs said the palm tree is just waving at you. it will be a nice day. let's check the forecast. summerlike, indeed. 87 for miami. but there are a few rip current warnings along the east coast there of florida. charleston today will go to 84. cincinnati even in the mid-80s so all that warmth stretches into chicago at least for today. you know it's not going to last forever. but we don't need to get into all that. severe storms, at least that pocket in central and west texas and in the northwest, there she is, happy birthd >> good morning, i am abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with the microclimate forecast. on this memorial day we have tons of sunshine warmer-than-average weather away from the coast. cold front is going to bring us cooler temperatures tomorrow but it is dry. no clouds. well have more clouds and more cooling this weekend. 60's loan the coast, to 70 in san francisco and 80's inland and the east bay valley, we have 90's there. seven-day forecast after the 50's tonight temperatures are four to eight degrees cooler >> i didn't know i was the queen of the selfie but since i am, look at this. with the sailors. >> helping the sailors, everybody. don't forget, hash tag. what's coming up on our "gma morning menu" on this memorial day. first details from kim and kanye's wedding in italy. how to keep your child from, well, getting a little bratty. there are four mistakes you might be making. we'll talk about those. and then get ready for our potato salad blowout. that sounds slightly disturbing e1 but we're going to talk about it. it's going to be delicious and blondie is performing here on "gma" in times square. ♪ "good morning america's morning menu" is brought to you by centrum silver multivitamins for the most amazing parts of you. you by the most recommended multivitamin, centrum. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda™ captain: this is a tip. bellman: thanks, captain obvious. captain: and here's a tip. when you save money on hotel rooms it's just like saving money on anything else that costs money. like shoes, textiles foreign investments, spatulas, bounty hunters javelins... 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"river bank" is the lead single off paisley's tenth album, "moonshine in the trunk". >> i think he was going slalom there. not sure. >> most talented squirrel we know. dan, i'm hoping you can top it with another animal in "pop news." >> we have -- we do have an animal. >> yes. >> we do. we do. i just had to think about it. animal, check, coming up. >> your work is done here. >> yes. >> it's all you. all right. i didn't know we were doing this. all right, let's start with a non nonanimal, though. for all parents wondering, do i send my child to the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, can it lead to an ivy league degree? well, yes, actress emma watson aka hermione just graduated from browkñ >> wow, congratulations. >> right? >> this selfie on sunday after completing her english literature degree in five years giving herself a little extra time to star in numbers like the final harry potter installment, "the perks of being a wallflower" and "noah." congratulations to her from everyone here at "gma." >> and that's her going across the graduation stage. >> yeah. [ laughter ] that was from the movie, obviously. sorry about that. back to you. >> thank you. i didn't even know we were starting, so the fact -- actress carrie fisher set to reprise her role as the iconic princess leia in "star wars: episode 7." speaking on sunday the 57-year-old actress talking about what she wants to get right this time. looking back she said her british accent was pretentious. i've done mine before. >> yeah, we remember. >> i didn't want to make it seem like every time i do "pop news," i do a british accent. that was just a pretentious american accent. >> kind of breathy. >> right. >> as for that famous two-bun hairdo, fisher says, i begged them to put the hair back to gray and watch me cooking with the hal also quipped that her fellow arcs actors harrison mark hamill all look a little melted. harrison ford responded speak for yourself. no, he didn't. joke. >> i say bring back the braids. i love the braided buns. what little girl didn't do it to their hair? >> explains a lot, amy. >> you dated yourself. we all have. i'm older than she is. this new study comes as a surprise, maybe not. researchers at pennsylvania state university found that many people are more stressed at home than at work. they discovered that cortisol or stress hormones peaked during some hours at home. >> poor guy. look at that. >> across all socioeconomic groups. >> oh, look at that mom there. >> men said they were happier at home than at work. women reported being happier at work. >> that's because women are doing all the chores. >> yeah. >> i wonder. you guys -- >> that is not -- >> you served that right up to them. >> right? >> that was my next line. we can just move forward. yes. >> yeah, see. >> that was my point. the next line was, of course, women are working and they're still doing more chores at home. >> that's absolutely true. >> so it's not surprising. >> i would like to thank my alma mater penn state for that information. ht insightful.s >> if today is your day off, don't worry you can work tomorrow. working on the holiday, maybe this is the ultimate way to relax. finally now, you were asking where is the animal? where is the animal, dan? >> i was. >> here is the animal. fitness training can be grueling and at times boring but tucker, the personal training corgi wants to change all that. not only does tucker serve as inspiration to push through the pain with a snout to the ear, tucker is making this a weight workout jumping on owner matt to increase the load and the gain. >> wow. >> well, thank you, dan. >> you wanted an animal. >> tucker. >> and you, as always, deliver. >> right? here to serve. here to serve. >> all right. thanks, dan. topping "the heat index," the wedding of the year, the other wedding of the year. >> ginger's is the wedding. >> we're on record. kim and kanye tied the knot in italy in spectacular fashion and the spectacular sara haines just back from the wedding. >> of course, i was definitely there -- not. we've seen kim kardashian walk down the aisle once or twice before, but that didn't keep the reality tar from pull inging out all the stops for her nearly 200 guests at her european wedding to rapper kanye west. pop culture queen kim kardashian making her way down the aisle in givenchy in this exclusive photo obtained by "people" magazine, the long sleeved lace frock reminiscent of a much different type of royal. a nervous kanye clad in givenchy as well waiting for his bride on an italian hillside standing in front of a 20-foot wall of flowers. >> kim was very emotional when she walked down the aisle, and it was actually because andreas bocelli sang. she had no idea he would sing her down the aisle. >> reporter: but the bride wasn't alone in wearing white. bridesmaids kourtney, khloe, kendall and kylie all sharing the unconventional wedding shade. their 11-month-old daughter north donning the hue in a cost tom made frock in the arms of kris jenner. weekend festivities kicking off in paris with a bachelorette party for kim. a rehearsal dinner friday fit for royalty at the palace of u! versailles and saturday morning guests were surprised and flown to florence to see the pair tie the knot. partygoers like jaden smith, rachel roy and la la anthony enjoying an italian feast of 4h pasta, fish and steak, rose and gold champagne. kim changing into her second dress of the night, a short beaded number seen here in a photo booth snap. >> their first dance was performed by john legend who's a great friend of the couple. kanye got up on the mike, you know, but they also played everything from jay z to beyonce. >> reporter: but rumored best man jay z was a no show. his wife beyonce instagramming a congratulatory photo and also noticeably absent kim's brother rob back in l.a. after attending the couple's parisian prewedding bash. >> there was no big fight between anyone. sources tell us that rob was sort of just uncomfortable the entire weekend. >> reporter: one other thing generating buzz from the weekend wedding, take a look at this picture. this is really cute. that's not leonardo dicaprio although you might think that. that's actually the pastor, richiw5 wilkerson jr. from miami who officiated the wedding and, ladies, unfortunate news. he's married but then again so are all of us, almost. how cute is he? >> i love that he is like central casting. of course, he is. >> pictures in the photo booth, everybody is like -- like a family of -- they know ow to work cameras. >> yeah. >> it was like our selfie with the sailors outside. >> exactly. >> just like that. >> going viral. speaking of memorial day, the kids are probably home today and you may be wondering how we do all the time with them. so we have the author of "how toddlers thrive" with some advice on how to keep your little ones busy and more importantly, happy. abc's juju chang brings secrets from a woman they call the toddler whisper per. >> reporter: toddlers between the terrible 2s and the ferocious 4s, there's a lot of drama. [ baby crying ] >> reporter: and attitude that parents find it baffling. >> i'm bored. >> reporter: take lily on "modern family." >> cry me a river. >> lily. >> reporter: what if we could crack the kid code? meet the tot whisperer tovah klein author of "how toddlers thrive" with four things we often get wrong. we crashed a play date with /+ these little cuties in larchmont, new york. >> we'll be at the park and i'll have to say, meow, we have to go and she'll look at me and drop on the ground and scream. no, i'm not leaving the park. i'm not leaving my friends. >> i think we get it wrong when we just try to shut it down because the child feels like, i must be such an awful person that i'm even feeling this or they feel like you don't u! really understand me so i'm going to keep upping it till you get i'm angry. >> reporter: another misstep keeps them super busy 24/7. why is it important to let them be bored? >> have you everp, watched children in a stroller in a car looking outbvq window, they're just watching. parents think they're bored but they're taking so much in. especially when children daydream, they come up with all kinds of ideas but also life solidifies. >> reporter: it's another reason to push for downtime. trying to rush toddlers from place to place is another recipe for disaster. >> my 4-year-old is very hard to get out the door with his shoes, i can't tell you how many times he's been late because he doesn't have his shoes on. i've told him ten times to put his shoes on, he doesn't listen. doesn't cooperate. >> getting out the door in the morning, there's so many things they need attention and they're looking for control and saying, i'm not going to put my shoes on is one way to get control. sometimes it's just a matter of saying to your 4-year-old i'll put them on for you today giving them some control so they can move forward. the other thing we get wrong often is that we go for perfection. >> i think because the world is not perfect, they say, look, i put my own shirt on and feel great and when the parent says but it's backwards, they're completely deflated. if you want your child to be independent, you say, yeah, you did put your shirt on, that's awesome. let's go. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> very good lessons, indeed. >> yeah. >> we were chatting while that was going on with our own parental experiences. >> yeah. coming up next on our "heat index," graduation season and robin is getting in on the act in dallas. take a look. >> and so when that challenge comes your way and you're feeling fearful, i want you to focus on the fight and not the fright. >> words of empowerment, as always, from our robin roberts and there is one speech in recent years that has really touched a nerve shared by so many for its powerful message, as well. abc's bianna golodryga has that story. [ playing "pomp and circumstance" ] >> reporter: sometimes commencement speeches are profound. >> dare to love those who are different from you. >> reporter: often they're encouraging. >> and i'm confident that you'll write a new and better chapter in american history. >> reporter: and sometimes they're just plain silly. >> do not pick your nose in public. >> reporter: but sometimes the nb words resonate so strongly. >> as a goal in life, you could do worse than try to be kinder. >> reporter: as "new york times" best-selling author george saunders' graduation address from a year ago did, hitting a nerve with so many and going viral. it's now the subject of his latest book, "congratulations, by the way," and it's helping kindness make a comeback. the idea of being kind and comparing it to other commencement speeches and so much of that tends to focus on this competitive world these graduates are entering. why do you think your concept sort of stood out from that? >> certain virtues like kindness, like gentleness, compassion somehow got a downgrade to soft virtues, you know optional virtues. yeah, you can be kind after you've won, and i think that's kind of wrong. >> seventh grade this new kid joined our class. >> reporter: the girl whose name you changed for anonymity sake. and her name is he will london in your speech. >> was mostly ignored, occasionally teased. >> reporter: and you talk about how you weren't a mean guy but you could have been nicer to her. >> what i regret most in my life are failures of kindness. >> reporter: saunders who has penned eight books and credits kindness in launching his >> i had an aunt of mine who let me live with them for a year so i went there and wrote six or seven hours a day and that's what meant the most to me in a time when life was xd kind of rolling over me a little bit and feeling like nobody noticed, they noticed me and that was worth, you know, maybe everything. >> but as you do to the extent that you can err in the direction of kindness. >> reporter: kindness, a degree we can all graduate with and share with lots of pomp and circumstance. for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news, new york. >> and what a tremendous message because, you know, you get out into the world and you think i got to compete, i got to do my best. we forget the best you can do is be kind. >> the value of kindness was downgraded. >> he did and we should continue. that was really nice. >> we go from kindness to sticking the new guy with the different kind of kindness which is we have a special sneak peek of tonight's episode of "bachelorette." >> perfect transition. >> very kind. very kind. >> wait till you see what it's about. i think you'll agree. it's very kind. in this episode, the guys prove they will do anything to win andi's heart, and i mean anything. here's a glimpse of the "magic mike" kind of date where the guys take it off for a good cause. >> not only is this going to be a really fun show, but all of your proceeds go to charity. >> who is ready to see some half naked men? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> look at him over there. ♪ >> i have a feeling i'm going to have a couple of flashbacks, posttraumatic stress disorder after this but i made sure i kept my eye on the prize which is andi. >> what, david. you said you'd be willing to do that. david muir said he'd be willing to do it for charity. david, great to hear. >> it's all part of this new kindness thing. >> you can see much more on "the bachelorette." get extended sneak peeks of the show on our website. >> save me. bsite. >> save me. . good morning. i'm eric thomas. three families in the bay area are trying to deal with the depths of their sons. james hong, david wang, and george chen were all stabbed to death friday in a deadly rampage killed by a student who murdered three other people and injured 13 more. the university, uc santa barbara, has canceled classes for tomorrow. police in walnut creek are looking for a man who shot and wounded two people last night. they had left the concert at the concord pavilion. the man jumped out of a car at a stoplight, walked up and opened tire. the victims drove themselves to john muir. it's been holiday light, sue. >> still is, just some debris in scattered lanes around the bay area but not much to speak of. caltrans telling us the southbound 280 extension will be completed on time tomorrow morning but for now it remains closed from king to mariposa and we'll take a live look -- pardon me, mass transit on sunday or holiday schedules. eric? >> when we come back, meteorologist mike nicco has the holiday forecast. good morning. i thought we'd start our forecast with the memorial commemoration and parade at presidio. it will become breezy and low to mid-60s in the afternoon hours. temperatures run from the 60s at the coast, 70s san francisco, 90s in the east bay good morning, america. one, two, three, let's go. ♪ go go go ♪ ooh. slow it down, "good morning america." robin, george, lara, amy, ginger, michael. what's going down? we all got to be there for this. don't you miss it. ♪ go go go ♪ >> come on, put some 50 in your morning.[ let's get it going. ♪ my fancy t gs ♪ >> yeah. that's a good morning, america. good morning, america. completely different when i do it. ♪ the good life ♪ >> this is 50 cent. don't miss it. >> you heard it. 50 cent jackson this friday on "good morning america's" summer concert series presented by coppertone. >> this is your boy 50 cent coming at you. ♪ the dough ♪ >> wait a minute. did 50 cent just skip me? 50 cent. >> david. >> i still thought it was so cool listening to him say your name.fá >> i know. >> that's going to be huge in central park. >> 50 cent turning up the heat. our summer concert series continues this friday, we so want to see you. you can get tickets through ticket master by simply going through our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! oh, it's going to be good. >> going to be good. it's your birthday. and that's all i'm going to say. not going to sing it because it would be really embarrassing. we have a great crowd here on memorial day monday. i mean, you saw the sailors here earlier, you know, we had that contorted look but look at the photo. i mean it's worth it. i mean, amy, you said hold off on the selfies but we're going to start that tomorrow, that advice you gave us. look at that up there. >> look how cute that is.v: >> i love that >> is my head really that giant? we have to do it again and the sailors"n center. >> literally or figuratively? >> oh! >> i love it. also ahead, we're turning your holiday into a barbecue feast. "top chef" judge gail simmons with her potato salad secrets. >> voila. >> yeah. >> big blow-out. speaking of blow-outs,nb you could blow out a concert better than blondie. she rocked the house last week. ready for more.n+v they are back with their hit "call me." >> so good, so good but right now want to get to sara haines because we asked where can you go to ride a camel, maybe have a close encounter with a cheetah, deep in the heart of africa which actually is at the columbus zoo. our own jack hanna, the director emeritus took sara haines on an african-style safari inside the zoo's newest attraction. sara, tell us about it.s7 >> the heart of africa is open to the public. it was jack's dream to bring this part of the world to so many who may not see it fá otherwise, and i was one of those people. after visiting i'm left with one word, magical. imagine getting off a plane in columbus, ohio, and just 30 minutes later, you're on an african safari. >> i cried after i first came up here. >> you started crying? >> yes. >> reporter: it's called heart of africa. a new 43-acre expanse on the grounds of the columbus zoo and aquarium. 130 animals representing 20 species.a the culmination of a dream for jack hanna. he says it's the most exciting thing he's done in his 45 years in the zoo business. >> there's a common zebra. >> reporter: but this is not your father's trip to the zoo.v: they go back in their humps. it's kind of like my hump. this has to be one of the most interactive experiences you can have at any zoo. >> will you ride this thing? >> yeah. >> who said we had to ride it? >> if i came here i get to ride a camel. >> oh, brother. >> reporter: yep, camel rides. why are you sliding to the fá right, jack hanna? >> i don't know. >> haven't you ever ridden a camel before? why did you put me with him. seriously. >> i am not ready but go ahead. >> i'm ready. >> i sa >> yee-ha! >> shhh. you have to be quiet. that scares him. i made that up. >> reporter: we were just getting started. >> did you ever pet a giraffe? >> no. >> their tongue is 12 to 14 inches long. >> let me see how far out she'll go. i bet you didn't know they had penguins in africa. i didn't. >> watch, watch this. look at that. one of the fastest land mammals in the world. >> i bet you also didn't know that cheetahs are such timid animals that they're raise with labrador retrievers at the zoo to help them be more courageous and confident. >> we're going right now into my tent camp. they'll come in your tent and look right at you. i've had monkeys take my underwear and socks. hanging in the trees and throw them all over the place. >> no. >> the lion. oh, my gosh. >> but(lz favorite part, this plane. imagine you've landed in the wild from inside with only this window separating you, you can experience what it's like when the king of the jungle comes to check things out. that wing is air conditioned. >> yeah. exactly. >> air-conditioned plane parts and a side of beef on your wing notwithstanding, it's a zoo experience that had me feeling like a girl who had escaped on an african safari. you don't need a passport. just me to put up with. >> which you might want to reconsider the passport. >> i have to say the best part was jack was so emotional about this because it was a dream he and his wife sue had for years and to see that, it was palpable. >> it's so fantastic. i love what you were saying about the plane. they get that close to cool off their body and you're face to face with a lion. >> the wing is air conditioned to draw them up. so they'll come lay right by you with just a little piece of glass between you. >> we were peppering sara with questions. like, wait did that really happen? >> they were little kids. about as excited as jack was. >> when you come back from a piece and you saying i'm going back for sure. >> i'm definitely going back and taking my whole family. >> well, congratulations to jack.÷ú if you want to go, head to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to go inside the heart of africa exhibit and see even more of those amazing animals. right now, though we're going to get to ginger for a last look at this gorgeous weather. >> yes, here in the northeast gorgeous for this memorial day. i'm also here with the uso. hello, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] we love the uso. in celebration of military appreciation month in may, they're inviting all of us to show our gratitude for men and women in uniform by joining them in attempting a guinness world record for most signatures on a flag. so i'm going to go ahead in my spot, which is right here. you can kind of come over. it's right under grover in case you wanted to see that. you can also sign the flag and learn how on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! so thank you, uso. we want to support on this u! memorial day but we also want toym check the forecast and we have sop special photos to share with you. look at some of those names of cities like patriot, ohio, in the low 80s, soldier, kentucky. also right there at 4, washington, d.c., the spot we think so much about, lots of sunshine.b at least today, but the storms are out in the center of the nation. a general risk for so many folks all there in yellow but focus in on texas because lubbock, abilene, midland and del rio all included in the >> good morning, on this memorial day. tons of sunshine, above average inland 83 to 92, and around the bay, 73 to 84. 63 off the coast with a few clouds and 70's in san francisco. the seven-day forecast is a >> and all that weather brought to you by bush's baked beans. david? >> i'm amazed. you put that hat on and the hair is still like ginger zee hair. >> thank you. >> how do you do that? anyway, we'll have more on that later. a new book "forks," the culmination of one man's 62 -- this is incredible -- 62,000-mile journey through 35 countries on a motorcycle. allan karl, by the way, is the brother of jon karl, our white house guy. a sibling study because jon doesn't seem like a motorcycle dude, but his brother is, and he decided to share it with us. the lessons he learned during the adventure was to write a book filled with stories, recipes and incredible words of wisdom from ('z rip all over the world. take a look. it was just after september 2001, allan karl came to a major fork in the road, unsatisfied with his job and his seven-year marriage ending he decided to plan the opportunity of a lifetime. >> i thought i needed to take time to breathe, learn and explore, and for me this trip was the time that i took for myself to heal, to learn more, ok again, about myself and about others. >> reporter: karl, a longtime motorcycle enthusiast decided to go on the biggest trip of his life. >> i decided that the possessions that i was holding on to so close really weren't that important anymore. what was more important are experiences.fá and i emptied out my entire house, sell it all, hop on that motorcycle. >> reporter: packing only the bare minimum, karl traveled alone for the next three years, 62,000 miles riding through 35 countries and 53w continents, leaving california he blazed up to the arctic and then back down to central america. still wanting more, he went on to travel through south america, africa and the middle east. ♪ >> whether it's that muddy floor in kenya or an executive's home in buenos aires, it's there i really connected with people and shared stories and learned and grew. >> reporter: there were setbacks, mechanical issues with his bike and even a broken leg in bolivia but it never stopped him. >> i never really thought of calls it quits. i set on this journey not only zv photographs and write it but also to learn more about myself and certainly about the rest of the world. >> reporter: in his self-published book "forks," karle documents his three-year journey and created a path for himself and hopes the book will give others the drive to do the same. wow, what an incredible journey. allan karl is a motivational speaker and he should be after that experience. he's hoping to study to iran and pakistan and to get a recipe because that became part of the adventure, the people he met, the meals he had, we posted it all at our website, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and i think jon karl called in and said, i can rock a bike. >> i'm sure. >> the headline, i don't think jon karl looks like the motorcycle type. >> i know, right, right? >> yeah. >> that's just a day job. coming up next we'll rock that perfect potato salad blow-out. >> yeah, blow-out! >> is that really what we're calling it? we are. we're coming back. stay tuned. hat stayin that's why they've got lear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. te of summer with fresh sweet corn, 8 for just $2. grill up rancher's reserve ribeye steaks, only $6.99 a pound. and arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. there's more savings to love... at safeway. ingredients for life. my dad worked as a short order cook. right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. ♪ ooh-la-la ♪ memorial day is a wonderful time for families to get together and share delicious food so we are joined now by gail simmons, food and wine special project director and a judge on bravo's "top chef." she's going to show us three unique takes on a memorial day favorite, potato salad. >> exactly. >> one of my favorites. >> it's back and it's big. so -- >> does it ever go away. >> i've always been eating it. forget those who don't eat carbs. i have a always been hitting it it & it and as soon as memorial day hits, food and wine had loves to hit the grill. three takes on a basic. one that is a pickle and snap pea potato salad. >> that sounds really good. >> super fresh for spring. >> ooh. >> and make a little dressing. i'll start with mustard. want to pour in lemon juice. >> yeah. spicy mustard. >> dijon mustard, exactly, lemon juice and whisk in some ol little oil. >> yum. i already like the way it sounds. >> in the pan i have some scallions and some red onion and shallots. if you want to just pour that mixture right into the pan. >> ooh, okay. >> i browned them up. >> mm-mm. >> then i'm going to add some thinly sliced snap peas and some pickles, chopped dill pickles. >> love pickles. >> yes. ñ >> and this is going to be your sauce. want to season that up ray little bit. >> smells so good. >> and salt and pepper. >> go ahead. >> and i'm literally going to then dump these thinly slices potatoes right in the pan. >> that looks so good. >> and mix it all together. let it cool and you have yours first potato salad. >> that is great. anything with pickles. >> so now the next one is a hummus and yogurt dressing.ko; >> okay. >> cut them differently. these are big chunksñ i have some hummus and then i have some yogurt. you can use nonfat greek yogurt, whatever kind of yogurt you want. you want to mix that together. go for it. >> all right. >> i'm going to add celery which is a potato salad classic. >> this looks really good. >> i have some cornisha. >> what is that? >> those little french pickles. pickles are big clearly in potato salad and some white onions. now put that all right in here -- >> so nobody has to cook. >> in advance. it's all in advance. >> yeah, this takes like no time whatsoever. perfect. >> then you're going to mix it up with some chopped parsley. can you do chives. you can do really any green that you'd like. >> yeah. >> mix it in. >> wow.xd >> mix that all up and there you have it. this is my personal favorite. pancetta and brown butter. >> who doesn't love pancetta? it'sry a special kind of bacon? >> it is an italian bacon and it's sliced and browned like this. browning it in butter and letting it cook out until it's nice and golden. it'll give it a caramely taste. >> a little bit of rosemary. >> a little bit of rosemary and a little bit of shallots and that's all going to come together. >> some of my favorite flavors all in one. >> i know, it's nice. they'll smell really good too. now i'm going to put this into a bowl. >> okay. ok >> and if you want to put into this bowl some of that vinegar and the spicy brown mustard. >> spicy brown mustard. >> yeah. pá kind of vinegar is this? >> that's cider vinegar. >> cider vinegar. >> okay. >> i have beautiful fingerling potatoes i'm going to dump in. >> you just cut them differently for different looks. >> mix that together, of course, and always season with salt and pepper. >> okay. >> and finish. i'll reach around you. fresh chive. >> yum. these are all fantastic recipes and so, so easy to make. >> and the best thing about it, you can make all of these the day before and then you're done. >> and i didn't get to taste any of them so we're going to break i'm going to have a taste of these. >> serving them with great steak i grilled with ancho chiles, ol little oil and pepper. >> i'm going to keep eating and let you know you can find these recipes on goodmorningamerica.com and we'll be right back. >> thank you. >> so good. and coming up, blondie performs.s stay with us. ] great crowd on this memorial day and turn to mron di still rocking after 40 years together. they joined us a couple of weeks ago and gave us an extra treat after we signed off they played a classic for us. so here they are, blondie with "call me." 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[ cheers and applause ] zee. we have the results of ow viewers viewers' vote, there you go.q ginger with her fiery phalanges. it's going to score a nonprofit that provides one opponent-on-one mentoring. congratulation. >> thanks for voteing. >> we do have a correction to make. we made a math error. robin tied with lara for first place so thatadonation will go in both of their names because everybody wins. >> not nice of you, lara. >> david "world news." check him out. good morning. i'm eric thomas. the giants and a's are both playing at home this afternoon. the tigers visit o.co while the cubs are at at&t park. what's the weather like for those games mike? >> fine since they both start at 1:05. sunny, grab the sunscreen, temperatures ending up in the low to mid-70s by the end of the game and that's warmer than we'll have in the presidio where we'll have the memorial commemoration and parade be in the low to mid-60s with breezy conditions. your accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler tomorrow, all the way through the weekend. sue? caltrans to have that extension reopened southbound tomorrow morning on schedule. how light is it for memorial day? let's look at the golden gate bridge. it is beautiful and very light. there you go. eric? >> sue thank you very much. join us for our midday newscast at announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, star of the film, "words and pictures," clive owen. and from the new comedy "blended," bella thorne. also, a performance from singer lily allen. plus, the co-hosts work out with "live"'s top fitness instructor finalist adam shutty from new york city. all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! 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