this massive alligator spotted walking the green, the jaw-dropping pictures having everyone fleeing the fairway. will this gator take a bite out of the golfers' game? and good morning, america. how about that gator. i say we give him the putt. >> yeah. >> yes. >> give him everything. >> mulligan! >> anything he wants. >> that was something. >> it was. but we're going to begin with that news breaking overnight. two officers shot outside the police station in ferguson, missouri. you're looking at the scene there just moments ago. the officers were rushed to the hospital. this all happening just hours after the police chief stepped down. abc's alex perez is in ferguson with the latest. good morning alex. >> reporter: good morning, robin. two officers being treated at the hospital behind me. we're told they're in serious condition. this morning, authorities now on the man hunt trying to track down the suspects who opened fire. >> reporter: bullets flying just after midnight in ferguson, missouri. >> okay, there was just gunfire and now cops have guns drawn. >> reporter: the moments the shots were fired caught on video by a protester outside the embattled police department. >> we saw the muzzle fire from the gun up top of the street and so we all just ducked down and once we ducked down then saw the cop shot next to us. >> reporter: two police officers rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds both in serious condition. >> they're being treated. they are conscious. however, those are very serious gunshot injuries to be able to sustain in your upper torso and certainly in your face. >> reporter: authorities say at least three shots targeting the police fired from abarea located near the application station. >> these police officers were standing there and they were shot just because they were police officers. >> reporter: before the shootings protesters faced off with police in riot gear. sparked by the resignation by the city's police chief, tom jackson. >> it is very hard for him to leave and for us to have him leave. he felt that this was the best way forward. >> reporter: to critics chief tom jackson had no choice but to go this scathing report found that while blacks make up 67% of the population they accounted for a disturbing 93% of those arrested. this morning, police are looking for justice for themselves, a manhunt now under way to find out whoever is responsible. protesters say the police chief resignation is less. they're still searching for the suspects, whethers there's any useful surveillance tape in this case will be key. >> okay, alex, thank you. we're going to turn now to new trouble for the secret service. two agents under investigation this morning accused of driving while drinking and crashing into a white house security barrier. abc's jon karl is at the white house with more. jon, a new chief at the agency and this is a new black eye. >> reporter: this is a big embarrassment for the secret service. here you have, george, an alleged drunk driving incident on white house grounds and nobody was arrested. the secret service has now removed the two senior agents from their jobs. one of them, a top member of president obama's personal detail. they were driving a secret service vehicle last week after allegedly drinking at a party for another agent who was retiring. they allegedly drove the car right through security tape that had been set up outside the perimeter of the white house after a suspicious item had been thrown onto the white house grounds. after going through the tape, the car crashed into a white house barricade. just last week, the man tapped by president obama to fix the secret service told abc's pierre thomas that the agency would make no excuses for mistakes. >> i think when you fail and we have failed we own it. now it's up to us to correct it. there's no excuses. >> reporter: but the incident follows a string of recent failures including the knife-wielding man who jumped the fence last fall and sprinted across the white house lawn going through the front door and into the white house residence before being apprehended. what may be most disturbing about this incident is that other secret service officers who were on duty at the time and witnessed it wanted to arrest those agents and they were told, george, by a supervisor to let them go home. >> and, jon, there are signs already that congress is going to come down hard on this. >> reporter: that's right. you have the top committee in the house that supervises, oversees the secret service, the top democrat and republican on that committee issued a very tough statement last night, george, saying that this incident begs the question whether the leadership changes at the agency are enough. they call this a dangerous incident with a major lack of justice. >> you could see more calls really for a top to bottom cleanup in the secret service. >> reporter: that's exactly what these two members of congress are calling for. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. now the latest on the boston marathon bombing trial. the biggest terror case in this country in years. jurors were shown new evidence from the night the tsarnaev brothers were on the run and killed an mit police officer. abc's tom llamas has been in the courtroom for us and he joins us this morning. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. throughout this dramatic trial, dzhokhar tsarnaev has seem uninterested but yesterday in court he popped up in his chair when an eyewitness pointed at him saying that's the man he saw lean into officer collier's cruiser the night the young officer was taken by surprise and shot to death. >> we're hearing a lot of loud noises outside of our window. it sounds like somebody is hitting a trash can really loud. >> reporter: when mit police officers tried to respond to this 911 call on april 18th, three days after the boston marathon bombing, they knew something was wrong because fellow officer sean collier was nearby but wasn't answering his radio. >> we're really not sure what's going on. >> reporter: prosecutors played these 911 calls and this surveillance video in court on wednesday. they say it shows dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother tamerlan walking through the mit campus approaching collier's car from behind before shooting the 27-year-old officer multiple times. >> officer down. officer down. >> reporter: when police reached collier's squad car they found this gory scene, collier shot in the car, bleeding from his head. >> get on it. >> reporter: his fellow officers yelling for help. dzhokhar's lawyers claim it was the 21-year-old's brother, tamerlan who shot collier. the two alleged terrorists at this point on the run for more than 72 hours after allegedly setting off two bombs at the boston marathon. prosecutors believe that the tsarnaev brothers killed collier because they wanted his gun but this image shows they couldn't get the blood-stained firearm out of the holster. jurors wednesday also getting an up-close look at what the fbi calls pieces of the pressure cooker bomb, the detonation wire and the damage they helped create including the shredded and charred jacket worn by jessica kenski who lost her legs in the blast. today, in court, the beginning of the end of the tsarnaev brothers. we're expected to hear from the man they allegedly carjacked as police were closing in on them when they unsuccessfully tried to bomb and soot their way out of watertown. robin. >> all right, tom, thank you. now to amy with the morning's other top stories beginning with the latest from the university of oklahoma. good morning. >> that's right, robin. there are new revelations this morning about that racist fraternity video at the university of oklahoma. former trustees at the fraternity now acknowledge the racist chant has been around for years calling it a cancer. abc's ryan owens has the details and the new protests overnight. >> there will never be a [ bleep ] in sae. you can hang them from the tree -- >> reporter: the frat brother seen leading this racist chant, 19-year-old parker rice, has apologized and isn't coming back to the university of oklahoma. but that's not enough for these protesters. >> racism has to go. >> reporter: about two dozen people marched down rice's street. rice and his family aren't home. they're in hiding, he claims due to threats. >> i've heard some of the protesters say this neighborhood was racist which is painting with a broad brush. >> reporter: also this morning the school's disgraced chapter of sigma alpha epsilon admitting this chant was not a one-time thing. a horrible cancer entered into the ou chapter of sae three to four years ago and was not immediately and totally stopped. it should have been, the now disbanded frat's board of trustees wrote in a statement released late wednesday. it's the latest in a string of apologies. first from rice, then from the parents of his former frat brother levi pettit who is also on the tape. back on the campus that neither young man will return to, students gathered for a forum on race, hoping to heal. >> when you say those things just really think about what you're saying. >> reporter: this morning, still just those two students have been expelled but, the university president here is making it clear he still is going over those videotapes and that more punishments seem likely. >> all right, ryan, thank you for the very latest on that. in the meantime, the search resumes this morning for 11 u.s. service members missing after a helicopter crash in the florida panhandle. the seven marines and four soldiers were remembered last night at a candlelight vigil not far from the crash site. some debris has been recovered but dense fog has made the search difficult. pentagon commanders are voicing new concern about the fight against isis in iraq. joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey told congress 20,000 fighters trained by iran have joined iraqi forces retaking the city of tikrit. he said he's concerned about what happens after the fight and whether those shiite fighters backed by iran will seek revenge against local sunni residents. well, a section of busy highway near detroit could be closed for days following this tanker crash. the flames and smoke seen for miles. the truck was carrying 13,000 gallons of fuel, some leaked into nearby sewers. and a wild crash in colorado as a car slammed into this pizza shop. you see there a woman on the hood. she had been walking nearby when the driver apparently hit the gas instead of the brake. whoo, despite that impact, nobody was seriously injured. you see she just got up and walked away. well, a light show in the sky over colorado. nasa says this fireball was a meteor traveling about 45,000 miles per hour before burning up. no fragments reached the ground. and finally, we always like to show you people who are too busy looking at their phones to pay attention to what's going on around them. case in point, last night's basketball game in charlotte, two fans had great seats but even with all of the courtside action, they still couldn't look away from their phone and look at what happened. can you see it there? the woman is okay. ooh. she didn't even leave her seat actually. but the replay has us wondering what was so compelling on that phone that she didn't see that ball heading straight for her nose. >> has to be candy crush. >> candy crush. >> 100 likes on my instagram. >> if you're going to look at your phone during the game get the seats higher up where the balls can't get you. >> very good advice. >> she got a nosebleed anyway. >> well done. >> well played. well played. [ applause ] >> well done. >> amy saw that ball coming. thank you. we're going to turn now to that remarkable photo sparking a firestorm online. you're going to see it right there. it's a newborn cradled in the american flag, sweet image, but some critics say the photographer is desecrating the flag. abc's gio benitez with the story. >> reporter: good morning to you. listen to this, the photographer is a navy vet, the baby's mom is an army vet. the dad is in the navy right now. they say the photo was to honor their country but instead it is sparking a fierce debate over the treatment of our stars and stripes. this morning, an online firestorm over this military baby's wildly viral photoshoot. some calling it adorable. others, deplorable and unpatriotic. a newborn named landon wrapped in the american flag carried by his father and his navy uniform, mom is a veteran and so is the photographer. >> i would have never imagined that anybody would see this image as a disrespect to our nation's flag. >> reporter: vanessa hicks served four years in the navy and is married to an active duty navy member. she says she's used the flag as a prop before and that landon's parents were eager to do it too. >> you stand for honor, courage and commitment and, as i look at this image, that's what i see. >> reporter: but not everyone sees it that way. this facebook group saying, to use the american flag in such a way is disrespectful, rude, tacky, disgusting and against the u.s. flag code. >> they're attacking me as a person. was i not an honorable veteran? was i not an honorable american? >> reporter: the u.s. flag code saying in part that the flag should never be carried flat or horizontally but always aloft and free. and never for receiving, holding, carrying or delivering anything. but hicks says there was no ill intent and little landon's parents are happy with the photos. his mom telling abc news, "i would like to thank everyone that has supported us." and what about that u.s. flag code? well, the supreme court has ruled in the past that desecration of the flag may be protected by the first amendment as symbolic speech, though each state has its own laws, but, guys, so many people calling this a sweet image this morning. >> i'm one of them. >> me too. >> you could tell their intent was to be honorable. >> they served their country. >> yes, they have. >> and her husband is currently serving the country. >> what do you have? i got something, george, that may keep you off the golf course. it will make me think twice. golf is hard enough as a game but with the bunkers and all the water hazards and, of course, my slice and everything else that i do, but there's a different type of hazard on one florida course, this massive alligator has been spotted by some players and the pictures are going viral right now. imagine you're trying to sink a putt when you suddenly spot this. yep, this jurassic park-looking thing is actually a giant alligator making eyes pop and jaws drop at myakka pines golf course in florida. dick huber snapped this photo of this 12-foot beast walking on all legs and immediately posted it online. >> went on facebook and i guess it went viral. >> reporter: it sure did, generating more than 500,000 views so far. it turns out, gators are all over the green at myakka. you can see some of golfzilla smaller friends in this video. >> there's swampland and that means gators. >> reporter: gators and golf courses are actually a pretty common match. poked fun at in "happy gilmore." >> give me the ball, alligator. ow! >> reporter: but in real life things can turn pretty hairy. just last year in weston, florida, a golf ball diver was attacked. >> about an hour and a half into my diving and the gator snapped on to my left arm. >> reporter: and this roaming reptile caused quite the scare during the 2013 pga tour in louisiana. >> these guys are happy when it's wet. >> reporter: but, back at myakka pines they say, in the 37 years of business, a gator has never hurt anybody, even if they have messed up a few swings. i would say stay clear of the gators. don't take the "happy gilmore" approach. that's not that important. >> good advice. thank you. good to have you back from boston. >> great to be here. >> still flooding a problem across the country. >> gators will be happy all from about southern indiana down to texas. i want to start you out in kentucky because we've seen some 2 to 6 inches. look at the flooding along the rivers. on top of snow melt that's been an issue. look at this video. this is from texas and this morning houston has thunderstorms but on top of that, look, already seen flooded fields and this flooding is going to still be an issue through saturday. so watch from new orleans up to louisville, back through nashville, little rock, vicksburg there, all included in those flood watches, and that's because you'll see another 2 to 3 inches in the red area. 3 plus inches and a lot of those rivers will get just too high. in the northeast here, we will eventually see rain, saturday is looking really rainy from d.c. up to new york and that's on top of any of that snow. fog is another problem. >> i am your meteorologist and this afternoon, we have sun and warm weather on the way especially inland into the 70s and along the coast, it is cooler but still, above normal and in the low-to-mid 60s. the seven-day forecast shows the warming trend continues on friday and record warmth is possible on saturday, and 80's in many spots and into sunday and that warm pattern continues next week with st. patrick's little change and in the >> okay, don't look at this for a second. wasn't it nice yesterday? 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>> for a brief period of time, yes, sir. >> reporter: testifying about the day his wife jamie was killed by the man he used to call his best friend. >> my eyes immediately went -- there was blood on the floor and i could see jamie's legs and then i looked up and he -- john was standing over her with a knife. >> reporter: john is jonathan broyhill the best man at the couple's wedding but in 2013 nation says broyhill stabbed jamie at their raleigh home with a large kitchen knife. >> somebody's stabbed her, and she's bleeding so badly. >> reporter: jamie just 29 years old. she was a rising star in the democratic party, ran a political consulting company and hired broyhill to do some accounting, but prosecutors say broyhill stole almost $50,000 from a campaign fund and when jamie confronted him, he viciously attacked her. nation says he was home early from work that day and ran downstairs when jamie screamed for help. that's when he says broyhill turned the knife on him too. >> i didn't even realize my hands had been cut at the time. >> reporter: broyhill's attorneys admit he attacked the couple. but say it wasn't premeditated and, therefore, not first degree murder. >> he had no motive to kill those he loved. something snapped. >> reporter: now, nation hahn is recounting the final moments with his wife. >> i remember telling her that i loved her, you know, we said it back and forth. >> reporter: and a future taken away. and there's been a bit of additional drama in the courtroom. the judge removing and replacing one of the jurors wednesday after he reportedly talked about the trial with his wife. meanwhile, broyhill is expected to take the stand himself very soon. george. >> okay, mara, thanks. we're going to turn now to grammy-winning rapper lil wayne, the latest high-profile celebrity victimized by that nasty prank known as s.w.a.t.'ing. police are searching for the person who called them to his home claiming four were shot and abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: this morning, miami beach police searching for the caller behind a prank they didn't find funny targeting grammy award-winning rapper lil wayne. ♪ whose real name is duane michael carter jr., boasting a net worth estimated at $140 million. >> i got no worries. >> the individual who called advised that he had shot four people. and he requested police assistance. >> reporter: the caller claiming several shots were fired inside wayne's multimillion-dollar eight-bedroom mansion. officers taking the call seriously swarming his exclusive neighborhood but negotiators are unable to find anyone inside the home. the area outside his mansion cleared. wayne wasn't home tweeting prank call. this hoax, the latest in a troubling spate of so-called s.w.a.t.'ing, which relies on dramatic and disturbing anonymous calls, all of it to trigger an elaborate s.w.a.t. team response on innocent victims. >> i shot my wife. >> you just shot your wife? >> i guess you're going to have to find out. i'm going to shoot someone else soon. >> reporter: this fake call resulted in police racing to miley cyrus' home. ashton kutcher, the kardashians and justin bieber all s.w.a.t.'ing victims, as well. >> it clearly puts people at risk that are responding and that's one of the biggest problems in s.w.a.t.'ing. >> reporter: this morning, police are hoping they'll find lil wayne's s.w.a.t.er and that person's next call comes from behind bars. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, asheville, north carolina. >> makes absolutely no sense. >> none at all. okay, let's get to amy in the social square, and we've been waiting for this, "the speed feed." >> going viral. baby talk. more than 300,000 clicks on youtube and trending right now on goodmorningamerica.com. remember this scene from "look who's talking." take a listen. >> hi. >> ah, lady, i don't know about you but i'm beat. >> well, little cillian mccann has bruce willis beat. his mother said her baby was 7 weeks old when he made movie magic a reality. listen to what he appears to say when his mom says hello. >> hello. 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he owns them, he bought them in 2008 just before the old stadium was torn down, and now the yankee legend selling them through sotheby's auction house. estimated to sell for up to $600,000. that, guys, is $46,000 a letter. it is not a "pop news" investigation. just a little mathematical equation. >> you can't just buy one letter. you have to buy all? >> i was going to say sotheby's will not break up the letters. why would they do that to this piece of baseball and new york history. it could be a tough sell, considering each letter stands ten feet tall. >> hmm. >> who is buying them? >> you gave somebody reaching for a big yard. >> but what a cool backyard, i mean, talk about braking for yard sales. that's a good one. and then finally, i'm very excited to share with you this video of a cat who really doesn't want to go on a walk but then again what cat does want to go on a walk. right? so the owner puts him in a harness. as you can see, don't get mad yet. so the cat really doesn't want to go. don't be worried. don't call animal lovers -- please, this is funny so the owner says, it's okay, buster, i'm going to help you. so he picks buster up. apparently buster does this regularly and buster plays dead. every time the owner says, come on, buster, time for a walk. this is what buster does. you're not tricking him, buster, he knows, he knows that you just don't want to go for a walk and how does he know that, because after about ten tries at this, buster, well, the harness comes off and what do you know, isn't this interesting, buster is just fine. >> buster is a smart cat. >> that is a smart cat. >> some ability acting pedigree. >> that looks like my kids when i try to get them out of bed. >> i was thinking the same thing. >> right back down. >> dead weight. everything, that is this thursday edition of "pop news." >> thank you. "heat index" coming up. let's go to ginger right now. [ cheers and applause ] >> come on, so i just found out buster is not alone. hey, your cat does the same thing. >> yeah, my cat did the same thing, she just flopped right on the floor. >> so apparently cats don't like harnesses. we're learning today. happy birthday, by the way. she's from frisco, texas, and we want to start in texas, houston, because it's been a rainy one just east of there and it will be through the day. stormy too. we've been seeing some lightning on our camera from earlier this morning and you can see some of the numbers, 69 for new orleans. again, more rain and thunderstorms moving on up. even to nashville where they go for a high in the upper 60s close to 70. you know where it'll get colder. here. yeah, i know, everyone is like, i know, but tomorrow morning we >> i am your meteorologist and this afternoon, we have sun and warm weather on the way especially inland into the 70s and along the coast, it is cooler but still, above normal and in the low-to-mid 60s. the seven-day forecast shows the warming trend continues on friday and record warmth is possible on saturday, and 80's in many spots and into sunday and that warm pattern continues next week with st. patrick's little change and in the >> this is amazing. okay, who is from texas? [ cheers and applause ] almost everybody. george, robin. >> we have a lot of texans here in the studio with us, as well. cute hat. >> i love that hat. hey, kicking off our "heat index," backlash against barbie. a new high-tech version of the doll that can talk to kids has some parents upset, worried about privacy. abc's rebecca jarvis has that story for us. >> reporter: she's the new barbie who looks just like the old barbie, except for one big difference. >> welcome to new york, barbie. >> reporter: when you talk to hello barbie, she talks back. >> barbie, what should i be when i grow up? >> well, you told me you like being on stage so maybe a dancer? >> reporter: but this morning, some parents are outraged by the technology that lets her do just that, concerned about who could be listening to your child's conversations. >> i would never buy my grandchildren hello barbie. hello barbie is a really terrible violation of children's privacy. >> reporter: so how does barbie's talking technology work? a microphone is embedded in her necklace. when you press down on her belt buckle her speech recognition technology activates and only stays activated as long as the button is held down. like a walkie-talkie letting your child talk with barbie for up to 60 minutes of battery life. >> she can recognize and respond to exactly what i'm saying and understand it but not only can she understand it she actually remembers it. >> reporter: recordings of your child's conversations with barbie are sent over the internet to what mattel's partner company toy talk says are secure servers. toy talk says the audio is processed to help form barbie's preprogrammed responses and is also used for product improvement. in order to activate the talking feature in the barbie, parents must consent to all of this, but toy talk says parents are in control of the data and can delete any of it. still, some are worried. >> when children talk to hello barbie, they're not just talking to a doll, they're talking to a multinational corporation. >> reporter: mattel says new technology safeguards to ensure that the stored data is secure and can't be accessed by unauthorized users. outraged consumer advocates are demanding the barbie, which is set to sell for $74.99 and hit store shelves this fall just in time for the holidays never does. for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. and next up in our "heat index," chronic pain relief without pills. the new therapy called the melt method is helping people who have been suffering and abc's juju chang has the story. >> strong arms up. >> reporter: for marisa movement is life. >> you got it. >> reporter: a dancer and fitness model but like millions of americans -- >> flex those feet. >> reporter: -- she lives with chronic pain. >> today my pain level is at a 5. >> reporter: it's estimated over 100 million americans suffer from chronic pain. marisa doesn't want to become reliant on painkillers so today she's trying something new, the melt method. >> bring that leg up. >> reporter: it's touted as a tantalizing new, potential pill-free pain relief that works on a part of the body that most of us haven't heard of. a connective tissue called fascia. >> it plays major roles in everything from keeping your skin lifted to giving joints shock absorption and muscles balance. >> reporter: armed with these funny balls and soft foam roller sue hitzmann thinks she's on the cusp of revolutionizing pain management by stimulating connection in the tissue pressure points in the fascia, loosening it up and reducing inflammation which she and her clients say can reduce ache, pains and stiffness. >> one of the key techniques of melt is to teach people how to juice back up the tissue. >> reporter: marisa says she is already beginning to feel a difference and she's cobbled together a treatment program from everything physical therapy to weekly trips to a chiropractor and yet it's the melt method she thinks is making the most dramatic difference. >> turn your head to the right. >> reporter: research into fascia is relatively new and it's difficult to scientifically measure pain levels but plenty of people say they feel an immediate difference. i feel something that i didn't know existed an hour ago. exactly. >> exactly. >> reporter: marisa has been diligently melting for more than a month. >> i'm doing things i haven't been able to do in so long. and abc's dr. richard besser is back with us. so, rich, what's your take on this? what do you think of the melt method? >> well, we used to say for chronic pain that rest was best and we now know that's not right. using your body can really help. there aren't any scientific studies looking at the melt method but there are a lot of things there that makes some sense and if you try it and it works for you, you know, chronic pain is so debilitating. if you find something that works, i say go with it. >> melt method, that's -- we've been doing this in the gym for quite some time with the roller and it kind of does really loosen things up. is there anybody that should be cautious about it? is it bad in a way? >> well, it depends what's causing your pain. i would definitely talk to your doctor before you start something that's quite physical. there are aspects of this that are like massage and for some people massage can be very effective, and there are other things apart from taking medications that can be helpful with chronic pain. >> what other things can you try? >> well, there's something called cognitive behavioral therapy which helps you change how you relate to that pain. you know, there are certain injuries that will be painful but you can change how your mind is dealing with that. there's mindful meditation which for some people has been very helpful in releasing how you're dealing with that pain and shifting your focus. those two things are very valuable and then there are programs that combine exercise and counseling that have been very valuable. so, it doesn't have to be just reaching for pills, something like this and all these other combinations can be really helpful. >> always has side effects. >> they do have side effects and while sometimes you're going to need them looking at these alternatives i think is exciting. >> there are a lot of people who are in chronic pain. >> just debilitating. debilitating. >> okay, rich, thanks very much. we're going to switch gears. big morning at the disney abc television group and yahoo! expanding our partnership to bring you all the news you need around the clock and also special access to our favorite abc shows from "scandal" to "pretty little liars" and "jimmy kimmel." to kick it all off, we asked "scandal's" leading men scott foley and tony goldwyn to interview each other. >> stuck on a desert island and you could only bring one co-star, who would you bring? >> wow. it would freak me out to be on a desert island. that's a crazy question. i think -- >> we could build stuff. >> we could go surfing. >> we could fish. >> fish. >> we could build a water wheel for electricity. i think we're on tv show. >> i think we covered that one. >> got it. go ahead. >> all right. this is a question that no one has ever asked before. which one of us really deserves olivia? >> i love you. >> does jake or fitz deserve olivia? i think it would have to be fitz. >> excuse me. >> i'm saying that because fitz risked so much in his personal life -- and i think he's made some huge sacrifices. >> i like that answer. i like that. well done. you're next. what is my question? >> should melly run for president? >> yes. >> i'm back, baby. >> it's a solid answer. oh, this is a good one. >> uh-huh. >> what do you like most about scott foley? >> his sense of humor. >> okay. least? it can be the same answer. >> that you're so damn handsome. >> tony. >> if you had to play another character on "scandal," who would it be? >> the first lady. i think -- >> it's only season four, dude. >> it is only season four. >> we didn't get there yet. >> that's the real history between jake and fitz. >> that's right. melly will be president. >> melly will be president. and you and i -- >> olivia will be -- >> who cares? >> making jam in vermont -- that was awesome. what a fun thing to do. we should have a talk show, i hi. >> we should have a talk show. >> thursdays with scott and tony. >> just come to the oval. >> come to the oval and we'll chat. >> yeah. >> you know, there's a much longer version and you can see it on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! right now. >> uh-huh and, of course, an all new episode of "scandal" tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on abc. did you see last week's -- >> it was so awesome. >> you can check out a special sneak peek of tonight's "scandal" and vote for the best of tgit at goodmorningamerica.com at yahoo! >> how are they going to top last week? >> it was really good. >> it was incredibly moving. as i said, it's the power of tv. >> whoo! >> you got to see it. see the power of tv work on little kids, as well. we're coming up with a lot of kids. there you see them all right there, all getting ready to see "frozen fever" and "cinderella." it's in our spectacular kickoff event and they're going to get an exclusive look only on "gma" in just a minute. they look like they are ready for it. >> there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> look at them. look at me. look at me. ♪ let the storm rage on ♪ ♪ the cold ♪ "scandal" on "gma" is brought to you by the makers of zyrtec. take charge of your allergies and muddle no more. good morning, workers are expected to be back on the job at the port of okayland after a labor dispute over staffing levels levels. 45 workers at one of the five international terminals was sent home early yesterday. they will be able to return for their next shift today. it did not affect the other terminals terminals. slowdowns, we know something about that. >> still slow out there. particularly the golden gate bridge, we don't usually see that this time of morning but we're down a toll booth so traffic is backed up. we also have an accident to report on the peninsula north 101. that's some glass and a bumper in one lane. the car is pushed off to the shoulder, but a long stretch of traffic past 237. female announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice with head-to-toe customization. the triple choice sale on now at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ here's a look at your forecast. still dealing of pockets of dense fog in the north bay. visibility issues of less than a quarter mile. elsewhere, we're looking good. take a look at this. 70s in many spots. up to 69 in downtown san francisco. seven-day forecast, record warmth on the way for the weekend. as ♪ you know the song demi lovato really don't care and there she is right now and she's going to go to work this morning. helping ladies look and feel their best. a lot of great tips coming up from demi lovato ♪ i really don't care ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm telling you, this woman is loved. she has some wonderful followers and it's just -- you look fantastic. we're happy for everything that's going on with you and get ready to supercharge your morning. every morning with "gma" and yahoo! we cannot wait to show you what we have planned, but first we got some big plans we'll share but first it's our big "frozen" and "cinderella" movie event. >> that is right robin. it is the moment we've all been waiting for, the disney fairy tales sure to keep the box office very busy this weekend and now time for the highly anticipated special screening of "frozen fever" and "cinderella," our spectacular movie kickoff has had so many kids screaming with excitement all morning long. take it away, t.j. >> reporter: i think somebody back at the studio might have said something to me. i'll just assume y'all want me to start talking now. hello, what a morning we are having. these excited young folks are here to first of all, see the follow-up to the biggest animated movie of all time. we are going to get -- it's a short. it's a nice little follow-up to "frozen" so we got "frozen fever." they're going to be some of the first to see that but what else "cinderella," the highly anticipated bhfd that's coming up. all this tomorrow but they're getting a preview this morning. are you ready? are you ready? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it is time for "frozen fever" to start. you ready, three, two, one. let's do it. [ cheers and applause ] >> kristoff are you sure i can leave you in charge here? >> absolutely. >> because i don't want anything to happen to this courtyard. >> what could happen? it's all set. >> olaf what are you doing. >> i'm eating cake. >> olaf. >> but it's an ice cream cake. >> and it's for anna. >> and it's for anna. >> i have seen the whole thing with my irgoes. it is so great. you have to check it out for yourselves in theaters this weekend. robin, let's head back inside to you. >> thank you, amy. diy stands for design it yourself. this morning's "deals & steals," everything tory johnson has for us this morning can be customized by you all costs $20 or less and something for everybody. >> something for everybody. yes. >> where do you want to start? >> so start here i can watch -- what i love about this is there are 240,000 combinations and even though it looks like sort of a fun toy it's actually a really beautiful fashion sports watch. high quality and there are five different pieces. you'll choose all of them the bezel, the face the straps. >> and design it yourself. >> stein your own watch so amazing sort of fun project to do. normally $35 slashed by 54%, 16 bucks and i would add no tools needed. takes 15 seconds to snap it together. no tools. you snap it together very easily. if i can anyone can. >> this is a favorite. >> this is a favorite from may books. i love this condition. there's 150 options to choose from. you choose the pattern of the cover, a name the font then you get to choose the inside pages so there's ducks, lion calendars, all kinds of planners you can choose. beautiful gift to make. not only notebooks but other products. normally starting at $15 these are all slashed in half so a notebook $7.50. >> a big hit. something to munch on. >> element bars once on "shark tank." in the early season and what's fun about this is you choose the bar base that you want and then five different mix-ins. if you like sweets or fruits or powder boosters whatever you want to mix in, there's 3 options but you'll choose five and you get to name your bar so that's really fun too. you get 12 bars in your package and you can also -- if you want to buy it today, you can do that as well gift it or do it with your kids 12 bars shall slashed in half 18 bucks. >> do they help you when you're stacking things up exactly what you put in as far as calories. >> that's what i love about this calorie counter and nutritional counter, carbs and everything else along the way. >> even better. >> so everybody needs to sort of tap their inner superhero. i love this. these are capes all made in america these capes so there's the biggest one and you choose. so this is for an adult. they come in three sizes starting at age 2. choose the cape color, the emblem shape. there's all different shapes. you choose the color of that and choose the initial, you choose so many different pieces all hand sewn here in america. i love this company super cape normally $12.50 to $20. sorry, that's the deal 25 to 40. i'm like jumping ahead of myself. the deal is $12.50 to 20 bucks. >> great deal. >> last but not least. >> not least. >> this is one of my favorites, worked with this company for a long time to make it happen. these are customized bags. what i above this from roomy you choose this color, this color, you choose the color for the monogram or initials. there's so many different patterns you can choose that pattern, you can choose this pattern. big assortment on screen and a style for men as well which we love. beautiful construction fun lining with nice little polka dot lining really great construction and an amazing price. these bags normally from rume are $50 slashed by 64%. $18. >> oh my goodness. >> this is such a fun customized gift. i am in love. >> get me in trouble with my alma mater. this is close to lsu colors -- >> colors for tv. >> it is fantastic and you're always so generous. great deals. a little bit of something for everybody. thanks to all of our companies for providing these great deals. head to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to get the codes and links for these bargains and always have additional ones for us. >> exclusive bonuses only on "gma." >> she rocks. now to ginger with a final check of the weather. thank you, tory. >> tory i like that bag. thank you. i made new friends from dallas texas. are you staying warm? >> yeah. >> not really. >> not really. she has three coats on for spring break but still loving it. >> yes. >> let's go ahead and get forecasts for you. pictures we want you to send us pictures from your town. how about fountain hill arizona. that's sheryl on vacation there i know because she usually sends us stuff from wisconsin and nashville, a really nice sky before that rain comes in but again that rain is a big part of our mild weather story. the mild weather could see record highs in places like fargo so the northern plains are going to be certainly warmer than it is here. ooh, i'm starting to cry it's so >> i am the abc7 meteorologist, with warm temperatures inland into the 70's we go. the seven-day forecast shows you the warming trend continues and record warmth is possible on >> oh my goodness. all that weather brought to you from macy's. my friends and i will stay huddled. >> i'm eating monica's morning mix. very good. very good. >> ready to go. coming up get ready to jump-start your day with the best of the best. you won't want to miss our huge announcement next so please come on back. these are good. ♪ "good morning america's" "deals & steals" is brought to you by bank of america. use your bankamericard cash rewards credit card for these deals and earn cash back. i've just arrived in atlanta and i can't wait to start telling people how switching to geico could save them hundreds of dollars on car insurance. but first, my luggage. ahh, there it is. uh, excuse me sir? 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"cinderella" time you ready? [ cheers and applause ] you sure? are you ready? [ cheers and applause ] three, two, one. let's do it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> once upon a time when the world was as full of enchantment as a meadow in springtime there was a girl called ella. and she saw the world not always as it was but as perhaps it could be with just a little bit of magic. >> my darling. >> to her mother and father she was a princess. true she had no title nor crown, nor castle. but she was the ruler of her own little kingdom whose borders were a house and meadow on the forest's edge where her people had lived for generations. >> oh those kids are in for a treat. "cinderella" opens tonight at midnight and now we'll go over to lara. >> thank you very much george. we always love having our next guest, demi lovato with us. so happy to have you here and -- >> excited to be here. >> pampering some of her biggest fans all morning long. demi is all about empowering people to love themselves through personal wellness and now spreading that with a special skin care line called devonne by demi. a real labor of love. we welcome you. >> so excited to be here. >> you are glowing. >> thank you. >> your skin is glowing and you were saying this is your dream product. it wasn't out there and you said you know what why not. >> right, so my product that this line that i've created, there was a gap missing in the market which is what we joke around and say, you know between the pimple years and the wrinkle years so we want -- i wanted to create a product that i could use and that it was my dream product and it's all natural. the ingredients, everything i tested it on myself. i use it myself. i didn't want to have a product out there that i don't use myself. so everything that you see i was involved every step of the way. >> you use it yourself and then there's also somebody else who now uses it. i want to show everybody a little video that you put online that is very funny with your boyfriend, will valderrama. i love how you're sort of -- >> okay so that's not how much you're supposed to use. that was a little -- that was exaggerated. but, yeah. he's a trouper. >> his skin looks fabulous. >> his skin looks amazing. he uses it. he does and people complimented him on his skin and he's like devonne. >> it's divine and the name devonne is your middle name. >> my middle name. >> i was wondering where that came from. you have the products next to you. tell me about each one. >> this is my deep facial cleanser and it is really great. it moisturize your skin and exfoliates your skin without drying it out so this is an incredible one. it also -- this is my -- oh, has a little lotion on it. >> well we were using them. >> you were using it. >> exactly. >> testing. >> this is my hydrating radiance mist and it's great after makeup because -- >> it refreshes. >> dewy look. >> if i can look like that. i'll take another. >> it's got apple extract which is an oily-free moisturizer and it's great because it just moisturizes throughout the day and it's not too heavy. protects your skin from pollutants and also this is my three-in-one moisturizing primer >> that's the good one. >> this smells amazing. it actually smells so good we developed a candle because -- i was like can we do that because it smells so good. >> you can do anything you want. >> exactly. that's what's so exciting about it so this is my three-in-one moisturizing primer and has a blurring ingredient to blur out imperfections. >> love the blurring. >> and a primer. it's great. >> and there's something really wonderful that you're doing. you're giving back as you're creating. you're creative and we do want to talk about music quickly but tell us about where some of this money goes. >> so where some of the proceeds go is towards my charity which i actually came on "gma" and talked about for the very first time. >> i remember. >> yes, the lovato scholarship and that's what the proceeds go towards some of the proceeds go towards -- it's helping women go through recovery and get the treatment that they need that they can't afford on their own. so i'm very passionate about that stuff. mental health care is something very expensive when it comes to getting the treatment you need. something i'm an advocate about and that's basically the way that i want to make an impact on this world. >> yeah beauty inside and out and graigs, i understand you are approving a very big milestone. >> yes. >> in your own journey. >> yeah and, well basically this is -- i'm coming up in like -- what's today, the 12th. >> i think so. it's thursday. >> whatever. so i have in three days three years sober which is -- >> congratulations. >> thank you. thanks. >> that's fantastic. and your fans need to know in addition to skin care please music, coming? >> yes, music is coming. i'm working on it right now. all of my time is devoted to the studio at this moment so i'm creating -- i'm creating my sound and basically -- they're trying to make the best music that i've ever made and focus 100% -- whenever it is done it'll be released but there's no set date right now in and when that day is and you're ready will you please come back. >> absolutely absolutely. i'm going to be back. >> we love you too. congratulations. you look fantastic and, everybody, check out devonne by demi. >> available on line. >> and subscription and -- there you go and music coming and happiness personified. demi lova it's the thought that counts, right? so make it count... at t.j.maxx. give them brands they'll love, at prices that help you be generous. make t.j.maxx your first stop for gifting... and maxx life! ♪ "good morning america" is brought to you by petsmart. partners in pethood. >> nothing wrong with that. rihanna who is in "pop news" will be here live. >> she heard about "pop news" and has to be here. >> has to be. >> we will end the week with a bang. it's going to be great. thanks for joining us, everybody. >> hello. >> see you tomorrow. female announcer: right now, at sleep train save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale is on now at sleep train. good morning. got a lot of sunshine. here's your forecast. >> we're warming up nicely this morning. 54 in downtown san francisco. your afternoon today highs lots of 70s across the region. 75 in concorde. up to 69 in downtown san francisco. 76 in santa rosa. seven-day forecast the warming trend continues into the weekend. by saturday, records are possible in the low 80s. >> still with a busy thursday morning commute. we have an accident at the tunnel. the golden gate bridge has been down a toll booth all morning. that's the reason for various traffic. eastbound 37 at the fairgrounds exit, wine spilled on the road. >> now it's time for live with kelly and michael. ha >> it's "live with kelly & michael"! today from the new film "seymour" and "introduction," ethan hawke. and broadway and television star, elisabeth moss. plus boxing legend mike tyson, all next on "live." 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