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appears onboard a jetliner. could it be from deicing? one person taken away on a stretcher. hazmat crews and emergency teams on scene. ♪ and the big divide. the big good-bye. president obama surprising joe biden. >> i'm pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential freedom of honor. >> thanking him for his service with one of the country's top honors. the moment bringing the vice president to tears as their bromance comes to an end. and the touching letters from the bush daughters to sasha and malia obama about life after the white house. and good morning, america. be careful out there this friday morning. friday the 13th. >> my favorite day. >> so far so good. >> so far so good. >> it's ginger's birthday. how bad could it be? >> exactly. and how good is it for joe biden? love the expression on his face yesterday when he learned about that medal of freedom. >> it was a surprise. the president surprised the vp with that medal of freedom. you could tell he wasn't expecting it at all. that was quite a moment. we'll have much more on that as well as the trump transition just ahead just one week, one week from today until the inauguration. >> yeah, a lot to talk about. and the president-elect is up early this morning talking about it all. i think his first tweet was a little before 6:00, sent out eight since then commenting on every big story during the day. >> before that we go to our birthday girl. and she's going to tell us about the ice storm that is threatening 15 states already. >> i did not order this for my birthday. i promise you that. this is really not a great situation. this was from chicago, the south shoreline this passenger train got stuck going up a hill because of the ice. already, this is kind of a precursor for the actual storm. this was the ice glaze in munster, indiana, that coated the roads and the powerlines. and that's what we're going to see in parts of the planes. ice storm warnings from illinois back through the panhandle of texas, wichita, topeka, right through kansas city, you could see up to an inch of ice by the time the weekend is over. so the timing goes like this. it started this morning. we get rounds of it. as we go through the weekend all the way through sunday where that low sits over new mexico and this is what we reveal up to an inch. one other thing. the drought, it got a lot better. and a lot of it has to do with this. you see these images coming out. that's a ski lift. they had to shut down the ski resort. so much snow is great. i'll give you numbers on how good the drought is looking. >> one way to end a drought. we move on to new scrutiny for james comey with the inspector general of the justice department announcing a review of how comey handled the hillary clinton e-mail investigation during last year's election. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas in washington with the details. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's extremely rare for an fbi director to have his judgment questioned and investigated in this manner. the inspector general is looking at a series of actions comey took in the final stretch of the campaign. at issue, did comey adhere to the justice department's policies and traditions when he notified congress he was reigniting the clinton e-mail probe 11 days before the election? and then announcing that he was closing the case just 48 hours before election day? and was it appropriate for comey to hold a press conference to announce that charges should not be filed against clinton but harshly criticizing her in the process calling her extremely careless in the handling of classified information? but comey said he only had bad options in a situation that was unique, public interest that call for transparency. >> unique public interest. a lot of raw feelings, still, pierre. hillary clinton and her team believe that james comey cost her the election and welcoming the investigation. donald trump tweeting about it this morning. he is still taking exception to the fbi's decision not to take action against her. he's sacalling hillary clinton guilty as hell. so what is james comey saying about this review? >> well, he's welcoming the review saying he believes in transparency and that he will be vindicated. basically this is a case, george, where comey believes he was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. that this was a situation that there was no winning for him. >> but he said the decision not to indict was not even a close call. >> not even a close call. he believes the law was on his side in terms of not bringing charges. clearly the decision to announce these things in the way he did is causing all kinds of criticism on capitol hill and other places. >> pierre thomas, thanks very much. >> now to the latest on those confirmation hearings. two of donald trump's nominees, general james mattis and mike pompeo openly disagreeing with trump's statements on key issues including russia. our congressional correspondent mary bruce has more on capitol hill for us this morning. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. just one week from now, donald trump will be sworn in right here as the 45th president. but this morning, it's clear he is not in lockstep with members of his own would-be cabinet. and now there are concerns from within his own party that the new administration could be sending mixed messages. as trump gets ready to take the oath of office, this morning signs the president-elect is at odds with his own nominees. trump's pick to lead the department of defense, general james mattis, taking a tougher stance on russia than his potential boss. >> i'm all for engagement, but we also have to recognize reality and what russia is up to. >> reporter: but just days ago, trump welcomed a friendlier relationship with russia. >> if putin likes donald trump, guess what, folks, that's called an asset, not a liability. now, i don't know that i'm going to get along with vladimir putin. i hope i do. >> reporter: while trump continues to waffle on the intelligence community's conclusion about the dnc hacking -- >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia. you know what, could have been others also. >> reporter: the man billed to be the next krrkscia director, e pompeo, isn't hesitating. >> it's pretty clear about what took place here, about russian involvement in efforts to hack information and to have an impact on american democracy. >> reporter: on trump's controversial comments on torture back on the campaign trail. >> they said, what do you think about waterboarding? i like it a lot. i don't think it's tough enough. >> reporter: pompeo standing his ground. >> if you were ordered by the president to restart the cia's use of enhanced interrogation techniques, would you comply? >> senator, absolutely not. >> reporter: now republicans i've talked to are welcoming this tougher talk but stress it all comes down to trump. and this morning, the big question, how much will a president trump follow his own cabinet's advice. robin? >> that remains to be seen. what about that bizarre moment on c-span yesterday. >> reporter: this was a strange one. representative maxine waters was there on the floor when all of a sudden, the c-span feed switched to russian television. it stayed that way for about ten minutes. now, c-span said it was likely a routing issue but the timing certainly raising plenty of eyebrows up here. >> thank you. >> they're saying they don't believe they were hacked at all. let's get more on the disagreements between trump and his cabinet from jon karl right now. we're hearing from the president-elect on in this morning, jon. he's got a new tweet out. his first before 6:00 a.m., all of my cabinet nominees are looking good doing a great job. i want them to be themselves and express their own thoughts, not mine. but this is prettiry may remark. not only the issues mary talked about but a secretary of state taking his positions on climate change and taking positions on the wall from others. there are differences across the board. and the question is, will this give the president-elect a bridge back to different kinds of positions? >> reporter: on issue after issue, george, his nominees have been pressed on trump's most controversial issues during the campaign, most controversial statements, another one with general mattis is the iran deal, which trump repeatedly blasted during the campaign and said that he would undo as president. mattis said that when america gives its word, america must stand by its word and said that he would be in favor of keeping the iran deal in place. the big question here, george, is what happens when the disagreement happened -- when disagreements take place after trump is president. will these individuals be able to challenge him? will they resign if they are asked to do things they disagree with. >> that is a big question. also, you have still donald trump tweeting about this intelligence. he is saying the intelligence community blaming them for leaking this unverifiable dossier which we talked about how the russians were targeting him. yet, his nominees yesterday strong words of support for the intelligence community. >> reporter: strong words of support for the intelligence community. words of support for the investigation, even into what is in this dossier. george, this is really something else because james clapper, the head -- director of national intelligence in his statement yesterday said point blank that the intelligence community did not leak this. and here you have trump this morning saying that they did. >> all right, jon, we'll get back to you in a moment. but cecilia vega is also here because we know that ben carson also grilled during his confirmation hearing and wed head-to-head with elizabeth warren. >> definitely the testiest exchange of the hearing and that is to become housing and urban development secretary. elizabeth warren was trying to get ben carson to promise that none of the hud budget would go on to benefit donald trump or his real estate business. we have the sound bite. take a listen. >> my concern is whether or not among the billions of dollars that you will be responsible for handing out in grants and loans, can you just assure us that not one dollar will go to benefit either the president-elect or his family? >> it will not be my intention to do anything to benefit any american, particularly. >> i understand that. >> it's for all americans, everything that we do. >> do i take that to mean that you may manage programs that will significantly benefit the president-elect? >> you can take it to mean that i will manage things in a way that benefits the american people. that is going to be -- >> yeah, ouch. they didn't get a yes or no answer out of him on that one. you guys know this. he is a brain surgeon. this is not his field. he's coming in with no experience on this. and he's says he's going to partake in a listening tour to understand better what the needs are. >> more on this issue. the head of government ethics say the steps trump is taking are meaningless and that person the head of the office of government ethics under fire from capitol hill, jon. >> reporter: yeah, he's being called in for an interview by jason chaffetz, the chairman of the committee that oversees government reform and chaffetz is saying he wants to discuss the funding for the office of government ethics. it sure seems like a shot across the bow. though it's important to point out, george, that chaffetz is one that has shown he's willing to be critical of trump but this sure seems to be a warning. >> nothing yet on the conflict of interest from jason chaffetz. >> wait a minute, jon. we remember the moment that the congressman's son tried to dab behind speaker paul ryan. during that swearing in. well, did you see this? he had a little surprise in store last night, did the speaker of the house. he was just trying to say he knew exactly -- see, there you go, jon. that's how you do it, jon karl. >> signature move, jon karl. >> look, you know, robin, hey, robin, once the speaker of the house has done something like this, you know it's over. >> that is over. we have put it to bed. cecilia, thank you. let's go to michael. >> all right, you put that in the file of things i thought i'd never see, jon karl dabbing. now to that airplane emergency. three flight attendants getting sick on a plane and david kerley joins us now from reagan national airport. and david, what do they think happened? >> reporter: well, a passenger says the pilot told them this was a de-icing agent. it happened on descent. flight attendants reportedly saw and smelled a white powder. emergency crews at the ready for the alaska airlines jet in san jose after three flight attendants were suddenly struck with a mysterious illness. the flight from seattle touching down with one flight attendant needing assistance. >> we see the paramedic light and want to clarify that's for the flight attendants. >> the paramedics are for the flight attendants. >> reporter: this photo snapped by a passenger as that flight attendant was taken off the airplane on a gurney and taken to the hospital. >> felt like -- something was wrong with -- he felt woozy. >> we don't know what the material was that the flight crew was exposed to but apparently the exposure took place before passengers got on board. >> reporter: but the pilot gave the best clue to passengers before landing saying what could have caused the illness. >> the de-icing fluid they put on in seattle created some kind of powder that got in the air system. and they were checking it out. >> the de-icing agent came into the oxygen system. >> reporter: the pilot told passengers the de-icing agent is nontoxic. alaska airlines says it is still trying to determine what happened. none of the passengers fell ill. and while alaska airlines investigates, the passengers are told by the pilot this has happened before, robin, where this de-icing as a white powder has come through the vents. >> it has happened before. all right, david, thanks so much. amy has the morning's other top stories, starting with a tragic fire in baltimore. >> this is just a horrible story. investigators are looking into whether a space heater caused that house fire in baltimore on thursday that claimed the lives of six children. their mother and her three other children made it out of the fire. her 8-year-old daughter is credited with helping them escape. cuban migrants entering the united states will no longer get special treatment under the so-called wet foot, dry foot rule. president obama has ended that policy which previously allowed cubans who made it to the u.s. soil to stay here as legal residents. well, fiat chrysler is denying accusations it cheated on emission tests. the epa claims the company installed software to allow diesel engines to emit higher pollution levels than allowed. volkswagen pleaded guilty to similar charges. and amazon says it plans to hire 100,000 new full-time workers in the u.s. the company says the new positions are for people of all education and skill levels. finally police say they have brought the curtain down on a very creative toll evader. in florida. you have to take a look at this. the suspect used a remote control device, see that to roll a black sheet over his license plate as the toll plaza so the state could not send him a bill. he was busted because a police officer was traveling behind him and saw him doing it. he was avoiding a $1.25 toll. but those things add up. that device, though, it's 50 bucks. it's perfectly legal to manufacture. but it's completely lly illega use. >> it's going to cost him a lot more now. >> a felony. >> he deserves it. that's ridiculous. >> thank you, amy. how about that moment so many are still talking about. president obama surprising vice president biden at what he thought was a special tribute event. but it turns out, the president had something else in mind. >> to know joe biden is to know love without pretense, service without self-regard. and to live life fully. as one of his longtime colleagues in the senate who happened to be a republican once said, if you can't admire joe biden as a person you've got a problem. he is as good a man as god ever created. i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, i'm proud to award the presidential medal of freedom with distinction to my brother, joseph robinette biden jr. [ applause ] >> mr. president, you have more than kept your commitment to me by saying that you wanted me to help govern. i can say i was part of the journey of a remarkable man who did remarkable things for this country. i don't deserve this. but i know it came from the president's heart. mr. president, i'm indebted to your friendship. about six months in, the president looked at me and said, you know, joe, you know what surprised me how we've become such good friends. [ laughter ] i said, surprised you? but that is candid obama. and it's real and, mr. president, you know as long as there's breath in me i'll be there for you and my whole family will be. and i know -- i know it is reciprocal. >> boy, that friendship. they worked so well together. >> and the president, of course, had a little fun with the bromance they call it and social media did, as well. take a look at this picture. this sums up their relationship. best friends forever. >> saw joe biden say he didn't deserve it. he certainly did deserve it, more than 40 years of public service. elected to the senate at the age of 29, never stopped. >> so much personal tragedy and still barreled through. >> when he talked about beau and he and his wife jill biden will be on "the view" later. now back over to ginger. >> from a beautiful story i have a beautiful image to share with you. this was california one year ago. you can see the drought, the exceptional drought is taking over 42% of that state. well, as of yesterday, 2% in exceptional drought and 34% of that state is now drought free. still a long way to go but it helped a lot. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. your accuweather highlights. fog and frost to mild sunshine today. showers near the coast saturday night into sunday, not a big deal. a stronger storm slated tuesday night into thursday. temperatures 53 to 56 except at the coast, half moon bay 51. frost inland. san ramon valleys. my seven-day forecast sunshine, clouds and dry thr coming up, in the doghouse. why one of the first family's pets is in trouble. and diane sawyer is here with her look at the secret struggle of so many american families. w to brush his teeth. 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>> you all right? >> he totally got me. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: so sunny's behavior is not without precedent. tmz reports the girl sunny bit needs stitches and may have a small scar. sunny and bo move out one week from today, and the trump family has no pets. that breaks a presidential tradition going back 150 years although a guy in palm beach offered -- a supporter and friend of trump offered him this golden labradoodle, sort of trump-colored. and trump said barron would love the dog but said thanks but no thanks. >> harry truman said if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. >> indeed. >> maybe he'll decide he wants one later. >> we'll see? you know what, we saw a little teaser of it and weeks to go before the super bowl but it's not -- it's too soon to tell if the patriots will make it. but we do know one person who will be there, and that will be tom brady because he starred in the first big super bowl commercial out this year. and t.j. holmes is here with the details on that. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: stra, i know how much you love quarterbacks. so this one is for you. you could get a double dose of tom brady at the super bowl if his patriots make it to the super bowl you'll see him on the field throwing touchdown passes but also see him during the commercial breaks making pancakes and brushing his teeth. >> intel 360 replay makes anything look epic. >> reporter: just over three weeks to go until game day and we're getting our first look at a super bowl commercial. >> literally anything. ♪ >> reporter: tom brady stars in this ad for intel, showing off its 360-degree replay technology. >> wait till you see it in the game. >> reporter: super bowl ads are expected to be $5 million for a 30-second spot. companies are prereleasing ads to try to get the most bang for their buck. >> if they get people talking about their ad early. it's got tom brady who is football royalty. >> reporter: others revealing only enough to keep us hungry. snickers has "star wars" guy, adam driver. >> i will finish what you started. >> companies advertising like snickers with their ads created around "star wars" are trying to tap into popular culture and certain zeitgeist. >> he's eating doritos. >> reporter: some are skipping the game altogether. don't expect to see staples like doritos or butterfinger but intel is hoping to score with tom brady whether he's on the field or not. >> enough, they get it. >> reporter: you're loving that, weren't you, stra? >> i wanted to hit him. >> you still want to hit people? >> for old time's sake. >> intel this is a first time the company has advertised during the super bowl technology that is actually used during the broadcast, that 360. >> i guess brady is not afraid of jinxing himself. >> he's brady. he has four rings. he's all right. he's all right. >> thank you, t.j. have a great weekend. >> y'all too. >> you're going to watch football. >> you know i am. >> yeah. coming up our good friend diane sawyer is here. she's going to take us inside a hidden america. you want to see this. and sisters to sisters, the advice the bush twins are giving sasha and malia obama as they leave the white house, very sweet. just ahead. just ahead. i'm raph. my name is anne. i'm one of the real live attorneys you can talk to through legalzoom. don't let unanswered legal questions hold you up, because we're here, we're here, and we've got your back. legalzoom. legal help is here. we are back with a closer look at america's changing middle class. diane sawyer, you see her right there, she spent more than a year talking to working families about their challenges, struggles. and hopes for "my reality: a hidden america" and diane is back. >> so great to see you. >> this reality, families working so hard just to keep their heads above water. >> this started a year and a half ago when we posted is what is the american dream online and were overwhelmed by these responses of people working so hard and trying to hold on. and the struggle behind closed doors of your neighbors in all neighborhoods around the country. and we went to pennsylvania, the heart of pennsylvania, 40 out of 68 firefighters, full-time firefighters there are having to work a second job. many of them three jobs in order to get by and you're going to meet right now chris smith, he is a firefighter working three jobs. we followed him. it's his first job as a firefighter. 15 straight hours. chris makes us a video diary as six emergency calls come into the firehouse one after the other. >> we are heading out on a call, possible structure fire. reported smoke. hello! >> daddy. >> hi, buddy. how was your day? >> it was good. >> let's go make macaroni. >> reporter: his wife, baby ella and toddler, little christopher. >> so how many calls you have? >> how many calls? >> tyeah. >> two calls. >> just two? >> yes. >> you always say to people who are hurt. >> did you see the gas bill? >> reporter: they bought a house in the neighborhood where the public schools are good. >> ready? open up. >> reporter: they have a 30-year mortgage. they're also paying down student loans which totaled $75,000. >> i'm going to get ready for work now. i love you. >> reporter: they tell us that they bought some used furniture online. they only eat out once a year on their anniversary. they buy toothpaste and razors with coupons. and chris shows us the one pair of shoes he uses for going out, like to church. they are ten years old. >> i can't tell you the last time my wife and i bought anything for ourselves. >> reporter: then when the smiths thought they could come in underbudget, two surprises. his health care premiums were jacked up 30% in the past two years. and a storm flooded the backyard. at the end of each month, how much do you have left? >> really nothing. >> and that is just to keep up with the necessities and to pay down that student debt. having to work 15 hours, three different jobs. and you have this other story coming up, which i still can't believe. a man with a four-hour commute. >> each way. four hours each way. he can't afford to live near the work. he can't afford a car. so he goes by bike, by train, by bus, by foot. and he's been doing it for ten years. and we're going to tell you what happened. >> a full work day just commuting. >> that's right. and then he works a workday as well. and we're going to tell you so many of these stories, also let you came back is your house middle class? do you know about the middle class? do you know the reality of the middle class? we'll follow them for a year. first year of the new presidency coming in and also we talk to people about solutions including business leaders. >> such a critical issue. can't wait to watch it tonight. you can all see diane's "20/20" special, "my reality: a hidden america" right here on abc. robin? >> diane in response to your segment a lot of tweets are coming in. this one said the most frustrating part for me is i have a college degree and more in education and i still have to work two jobs. and i remember meeting this woman in iowa when i was there for the caucus. and that's what people are having to deal with. >> part of the story. >> yeah, that is. be watching and people are also saying thelma and louise back together again also. >> i think i tweeted that. >> you probably did. but coming up on the big board that touching letter from the bush sisters to the obamas, it's something about life after the white house. and plus the new scam targeting netflix users. going to talk about that when we come back in two minutes. we live in a pick and choose world. choose. choose. choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number and the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store, right now save $600 on our best selling i8 mattress, plus 36 month special financing. learn more at sleepnumber.com. know better sleep with sleep number. when aachoo!calls... ...answer it. with zicam cold remedy. it shortens colds, so you get better, faster. colds are gonna call. answer them with zicam! zicam. get your better back. now in great tasting crystals. now that i work there, i value dothe food even more. i feed it to yoshi because there are no artificial colors, preservatives and it's made with real chicken. i'm so proud to make dog chow natural in davenport, iowa. time for the big board and cecilia is back with our first story and this is a heartwarming one. it is a letter from former first daughters barbara and jenna bush offering advice to malia and sasha as they prepare to leave the white house next week. apd remember being told that they had left a letter for the obama girls when they moved in. and now, they've written another letter to them now that they're moving out. >> this is my favorite story of the day. i mean, they're such a small circle of people. they may be the only ones in it that have lived through this as two pair of sisters -- as a pair of sisters. and what better advice to get than from the people who have done it before you. and the bush girls are fiercely protective of the obama girls so they send this letter. we've got it -- i want to read you a piece of it if we can get it up on the screen so i can see it there. you have -- i didn't bring my glasses so i'll lean in and try to do this. so there we go. you have so much to look forward to. you will be writing the story of your lives, beyond the shadow of your famous parents. yet you will always carry with you the experiences of the past eight years. you won't have the weight of the world on your young shoulders anymore. explore your passions. learn who you are, make mistakes, you are allowed to. i mean -- >> chills. >> i like that when i read it. make mistakes. you are allowed to. that really -- that really stood out for me. and the bush girls have been out of the white house for almost eight years. and how tough can that transition be? >> can you imagine living every second as children just scrutinized and in a light no brighter than the one that shines on the white house? i can't even imagine what that -- look, there have been a few bumps that have landed in the tabloids, of course, but not huge ones, by all accounts these are great women. barbara bush is a philanthropist and started her own public health nonprofit. jenna bush hager is a tv correspondent and a mom and is really successful. and they really, really care about the obama daughters. and they really just want to make sure that they understand this next chapter is perhaps even more important -- it's about them than the one that they just lived through under the shadow of their parents. >> and people even though they're not in the white house people will still watch -- a lot of people thought it was a good idea for malia to take that gap year which many students do and then sasha is still in high school there in washington. >> these girls are so beautiful in every way. right? >> they've blossomed. >> they're so -- we've watched them grow up, so, yeah, malia is going to harvard in the fall. we saw her just this week sitting there crying as her dad was giving his farewell speech. sasha is in high school. that's the reason the parents, the obamas are staying in washington. we heard president obama tell george recently that they're just great, wonderful, young women. and he's so proud of what they have become. and i really think as nation, we may be divided on politics, we can all agree, these are fantastic girls. >> i think so. >> and i think that dprocomes f the parenting. >> yeah. >> from all these -- from all these kids who come out of the white house. >> the bush girls and now the obama girls. >> absolutely. >> from the parenting. and another thing we'll talk about, the new warning about a scam targeting netflix users. becky worley is joining us now with the details and, becky, this scam could cost you a lot of money. tell us about it. >> michael, don't you hate it when the bad guys get even smarter? ah, this is a traditional phishing scam. you get an e-mail with a link and they want you to update your information. but it's got super smart code that flies under the radar of almost all security. and then, let's say you enter your credit card number on the fake site. it takes you back to netflix's real site and lets you start watching movies. you don't even know you've been hacked. >> yikes. >> what is netflix saying about this, becky? what can we do to protect ourselves? >> well, they say they use lots of proactive measures to detect this kind of fraudulent activity. they want to keep the service and their members' accounts secure. but, guys, here's the takeaway for all your accounts, everything received in e-mail should be distrusted. don't click those links. even if it seems legit open your browser. go directly to the site, for example, type in netflix.com, go through the digital front door. >> and never give your social security number online. >> to anybody. >> oh. >> but you know, you're right, becky. they're getting smarter and smarter. here's another way they've gotten smarter. amy talked about this story yesterday. when you do a selfie and you do the peace sign that they may digitally lift your fingerprints. >> i was telling cecilia about this in the dressing room. >> she said i can't do it. wait, why not? are you mad? >> you got to turn the peace sign around the other way. >> that can get you in trouble. >> i didn't think about that. forget what i just did. becky, what is it about that, as well? these cybercriminals get really smart. >> yeah. >> this is the second time, michael, someone said they can do this so it's plausible. cameras have gotten amazing, digital pictures are so high resolution. do i anticipate hackers and the police using this technology to unlock my iphone fingerprint scanner later this week, no. but that being said, pictures taken today can last long into the future. now, the researchers are working on a titanium dioxide sticker you would put on your finger to hide your prints. but for now, if you're a peace sign selfie-type that's a little bit paranoid, put a glove on it, guys. >> michael, is that you? is that you, michael? >> looking good, beck. >> too much work. >> i know. i know. i know, just keep your hands down. >> you just can't live. >> you just can't live in it. >> live, live out loud. coming up, robin thicke and paula patton's divorce battle. the new health concern about nutella. dr. richard besser is here. so come on back. coming up, "gma's" concert series is presented by belvita breakfast biscuits. the delicious way to fuel your morning. biscuits. the delicious way to fuel your morning. biscuits are for everyone. like the hottest guy at the office. or the second-hottest. it's a small office. made with a peanut butter or dark chocolate creme flavored filling. try new belvita sandwich breakfast biscuits. hurry in to lowe's today across the entire store. like paint plus primer at the new lower price of only $17.98. plus get 10% off wood look floor tile. don't miss out on the season's best savings happening right now at lowe's. that trop50 could taste so good and still have 50% fewer calories. can i stop, jane? 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"good morning america" is brought to you by petsmart. good morning. it is 7:56. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. a quick check of the weather with mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. still looking at thick fog thankfully lifting at livermore. but the altamont pass is socked in. temperatures above freezing, 35 to 42. get ready sunshine clouds mabel dry through tuesday. >> we are down to a ten-minute delay system wide for b.a.r.t. as you know we're over 30 minutes most of the morning. here's a look at some of the dense fog in san francisco. pretty decent drive times. then 24 with that fog across the bay bridge right now. >> coming up controversy swirling around nutella. that's next on gma. another news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app. that's what so many of us have been waiting to see for how many days now? blue skies and no rain in the forecast for the weekend. hope you enjoy it. we'll you in about a half hour. we live in a pick choose. choose. choose. but at bedtime why 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up. ♪ to me baby all that and it's a full house. b.j. novak is here live and he's here to say -- >> good morning, america. good morning, america. happy friday. happy friday the 13th. every time i see b.j. novak i feel so old. i worked with his dad 20 years ago. he was just a kid and now in all these movies doing all these great things. >> his dad is a big author. >> uh-huh. >> and worked with george i guess on your book. >> i'm not old, right? >> no, no. >> like a fine wine. >> that was our cue to go, oh, no. you're a baby. you're a baby. >> we do like to have some fun around here. let's look at promos before the show. >> look who's here? >> we're going to celebrate. >> her birthday. >> we'll celebrate ginger's birthday. >> i didn't know that was coming. i just thought robin was saying hello. >> is that ginger doing the -- >> that was always supposed to be seen in raleigh, north carolina, the affiliate with raleigh, north carolina but leave it up to simone. >> seen everywhere now. >> see how lovely you are when it's people's birthdays. >> you like it because i was wearing that sweater -- >> ginger is so great. >> happy birthday, ginger. >> happy birthday to ginger. >> we love you. >> you got off to a good start. how about that? >> all right, so we have some -- just to switch gears we have tips to pick the perfect pet. ginger, i'm getting you a puppy or kitten and we'll help you. how to help them adjust to life in ginger's home or yours. >> we got a lot of news, as well. amy has the morning rundown. >> the news begins with ginger. the big story, a major ice storm bearing down on the central part of the country affecting 15 states, oklahoma and missouri have declared states of emergency. up to an inch of ice is possible and ginger has those details and because it's your birthday, you get to change your outfit. >> i changed my dress from the promo. it wasn't fitting like i wanted it to. neither is this. st. louis public schools are closed. oklahoma city public schools are closed. this is an image from tulsa from our affiliate and they have a glaze, that dangerous glaze has not only just got started but has a weekend ahead for a lot in the plains. see the freezing rain advisories and downright ice storm warnings that stretch from texas into illinois. again, this is much of wichita, you say topeka, east into st. louis and kansas city. the setup is perfect for this. a lot of moist air, the stationary front is not going to go anywhere for a couple of days and it will meet the cold air and leave up to an inch of ice. power lines, trees, roads, this weekend is going to be a mess. >> love the dress, love you and happy birthday. >> thank you. president-elect trump is chiming in on twitter calling hillary clinton, quote, guilty as hell. trump is responding to a new investigation into the fbi over the way it handled clinton's e-mail case. the justice department's inspector general is reviewing whether fbi director james comey violated department policy by announcing just days before the election that the agency was looking into new e-mails. some critics claim comey's actions cost clinton the white house. well, trump is also tweeting that he wants his cabinet picks to express their own thoughts which they do appear to be doing. defense secretary nominee general james mattis took a tougher stance than trump on russia during his confirmation hearing and unlike trump he said the iran nuclear deal should be honored. meanwhile, cia director nominee mike pompeo appeared to contradict trump's claim that russia could help fight isis and pompeo rejected torture. well, the company blamed for exploding air bags that caused 11 deaths is expecting to plead guilty to some criminal charges. takata could face a billion dollars in fines. honda, ford and toyota have recalled hundreds of thousands of additional vehicles because of this problem. some dramatic immanuals from colorado where a skier triggered an avalanche. he slid 25 feet down. he ended up buried beneath four feet of snow. his friend was frantically digging him out when an avalanche expert happened to be passing by and together they were remarkably pulled him to safety. there was a new epipen on the market and it's much easier on your wallet. cvs unveiled it. for just 110. six times less than the original from mylan which took heat for its significant price increases. finally, one guy got so angry at the dmv he decided to get even by paying for his tax bill with 300,000 pennies. he purchased and brought in with help from others that he paid, he took five wheelbarrows to deliver those 300,000 pennies then it took workers at that dmv office in virginia 12 hours to count them all. he did this because he said he was just trying to get an answer to a question where he should register his car. he said he was put on hold for over an hour. when he called a direct number, he got hung up on repeatedly and so instead of getting too mad, he got even. >> i'm going to bring you my pennies. >> 300,000 of them. >> 12 hours of counting. >> thank you. >> thank you, amy. >> doesn't seem right. bring us on home with "pop news" this morning. >> tgif! yes. indeed, robin. good morning, everybody. we have a great audience today. >> we do. >> good morning to you. if you happen to be at new york city's comedy cellar wednesday night, oh, my. did you get your money's worth. patrons thought they were seeing a regular stand-up show and then jerry sign fell, chris rock, dave chappelle, amy schumer and aziz ansari all took the stage to work out their material. >> great show. >> we got these shots from instagram so rock was working on his tour and sign fell was there to watch but why not so he jumped on stage and chappelle, schumer, ansari also took turns sharing the spotlight. amy summed it up best for the crowd saying, you guys who paid $14 for a ticket just saw a billion dollars worth of comedians. >> wow. >> that never happens to me. >> you know, now somebody will go there every night and wait for it to happen again. >> i know. i often freak at that lace in l.a. where john mayer played at. >> you're still trying -- >> and bruce always shows up at -- >> yeah, just wait. a serious story, natalie portman weighing in on gender pay gaps and opening up about the moment she found out what she would be earning compared to her co-star ashton kufrper on "no strings attached" and said kutcher made not 1, not 2, but 3 types her salary for an equal role and went along with it she said because of tinseltown's wage structure called quotes and we all know we're paid well at this level but says the disparity is crazy. ashton kutcher weighed in supporting his co-star. he tweeted so proud of natalie and all women who stand up for closing the gender pay gap. >> equal work, equal pay. >> yep. >> doesn't matter. >> doesn't matter. >> doesn't matter what the job is. equal work, equal pay but i understand what she's saying. yes, she makes an excellent salary and know if they say anything -- >> poor you. >> equal pay -- >> in any job, i agree. so happy to share that with you, good job, natalie. finally, you know them -- do we have the song? ♪ >> i like this. drop it. >> love this. we have been waiting to play this on the air. you know them as -- yes, we, meaning george and i have been waiting to play it on the air. [ laughter ] you know them as the all girl band who just want to work from home but now that fifth harmony thought camilla, fans have been working from home sending videos to become a replacement with the #bethe fifthchallenge and even caught the attention of a certain guitar playing superstar. >> who could that be? >> john mayer, everybody. not that i'm following him on social media. >> we get to friday and you haven't done john mayer in "pop news" -- >> it's not a good week. i haven't done my job. >> she's got a serious crush. >> no, i really, really don't but i love you guys torturing me about it and i would like to see him in concert. let me just tell you this, so john apparently is a fan. he tweeted up a storm about the girls saying numbers don't lie, they are a talented group of young ladies. he also tweeted his prediction that lauren would now emerge as the star. fifth harmony tweeted back, it's okay, john mayer, we got this along with a picture of mayer photoshopped in as the fifth member. an interesting idea. i would watch but another member of our team who would be better, take the close-up, please. >> yeah. >> now, that's some harmony. >> i was completely waiting for a picture of george to pop up and i could see george going, what. >> keep seeing that. >> close your eyes. >> the dream. for the record the band says they are moving forward without michael, without john, yep, they're going to release their album this year as a quartet and do you know how they started? >> no. >> found by simon cowell who's got the midas touch. >> they'll really good. they have some songs -- >> i wonder if they'll change their name, fifth harmony, fourth harmony. >> well, at this point -- >> i want to keep the door open for you. >> so keep it at fifth. >> that, everybody, is "pop news." >> good, lara. coming up here on this friday edition of "gma," that custody battle brewing between robin thicke and his ex-wife paula patton. and those new concerns about nutella, dr. richard besser is going to be here to weigh in on that. so stay right there. we'll be right back with more "gma." 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[ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: saying their palm oil is safe adding in a statement to abc news when palm oil is refined correctly it contains a lower level of contaminants than other vegetable oils. for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> and abc news received a statement overnight from the indonesian palm oil association, that country is the largest producer of the oil in the world and the organization is calling for further studies. we're going to bring in our chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser to talk about it with us. i know this is very important for a lot of people who raised their hands saying they enjoy this product. tell us more about this ingredient palm oil. >> so palm oil, when palm oil is heated to high temperatures during production of a lot of different food items, certain chemicals are made. and those chemicals when given to lab animals at high doses increased the risk of cancer. there have been no studies to show palm oil connection to cancer in humans, but the european food safety group that looked at this said, well, these chemicals can be a problem, we should pay some attention to this. >> what does the fda say. >> i talked to the fda yesterday. they said they're aware of the studies but from their perspective palm oil is safe to use in foods and will continue to look at the evidence. >> you're always telling us to look at the label because this isn't the only product that has palm oil. >> that's important. palm oil is used in a lot of products because it improves the textures. it's mainly in processed foods so everything from popcorn. margarine, cookies, instant noodles, whipped toppings, some of those are going to have palm oil in them. if you have a diverse diet you won't take in too much of that. >> is there something if you like this product but a little concerned is there something else -- >> this should not be an everyday food, peanut butter, much better way to go. less sugar. three grams versus 21 grams of sugar and worry about sugar. >> all right, rich, thanks so much for that important information. glad i wore my heels so i can see eye to eye. >> i love it. >> we'll be right back. tall drink of water. live breaking news. i'm reggie aqui. that breaking news is in santa clara. sky 7 is above the scene at jefferson and jonathan streets near washington oakland elementary school. all we know at this point is there's a heavy police presence there. officers have surrounded a dark-colored suv. that intersection is blocked off to traffic. more details as we get them into our newsroom. right now over to alexis for a look at the traffic. i just got a text from our friends and other traffic reporter sue who let me know that the golden gate ferry 8:20 was canceled this morning due to mechanical issues. the next at 8:45 is delayed due to that really dense fog. it is widespread this morning. not seeing too many issues on the road. >> thank you, this is the place where star wars lives. move along. come join us...during season of the force. now at disneyland resort. (from x-wing) hyperspace! hey, good morning. we still have some issues with patchy dense fog around most of the bay area except in the north bay where it's less than a quarter mile in napa. but thankfully most of the frost is over now. 36 in livermore. cool spots 50 to near 60 with sunshine through monday. light to moderate storm next week. another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7.com. hope you join us tomorrow morning. from 4:30 to ♪ and we are back. welcome back to "gma." the best audience of the week. the best audience. >> for to you say it on friday is a big deal? usually we say that on monday. that's a big deal. >> we have a very special guest this morning. you know him from "the office," a writer, director, author and an actor and stars in a brand-new movie with michael keaton. >> "weekend at bernie's 9." absolutely a beautiful and brilliant man. george, i'm not hearing you. we need to get this intro right. >> was i not laying it on thick enough, b.j.? >> martin scorsese and fuller house with. complicated journey we'd all be lucky to be on with this man. >> we should all write our own int intros, b.j. novak, everyone. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> have a seat. >> i was about to yell at the control room. >> the control room was unlocked and felt i could help you out and wanted to do my part. >> it was going good until they put that camera on you and crushed it. >> tv is complicated and you have hard jobs so i wanted to keep things moving. >> we appreciate that. >> you're quite the prankster. you got your start on "punk'd" and we loved "the office". >> yeah. >> but you always have been a jokester. we actually have a little throwback photo that we found of you. you've always kind of been this guy. look at that. >> is that some kind of prank? >> was that shirt a joke? >> ah. >> that was the coolest i ever thought i was. that's my high school yearbook photo. >> you look the same. >> wow. >> '97. >> well, i've simplified my look, but, yeah. >> it was that long ago. >> yeah. >> yeah, that's when i first met b.j., you come by your sense of human naturally, your dad, author, "die laughing." buy this book, fund my dad's retirement so i don't have to. >> my mom wrote that blurb. i have a funny family trying to send a message whether this does well so thanks for plugging it. maybes my life easier. >> love the message in "the founder" that's coming out. congratulations. "the founder." the mcdonald's franchise which all of us are fascinated by and michael keaton and said you were a fan of his since he played batman. you were 10. >> i loved that batman. i loved it so much i still remember june 19th because that was the date the sequel was coming out. >> wow. >> for like a year straight i was like june 19th and now every time it's june 19th it's like the "batman" day. >> also your birthday. >> that's the other reason i think of it now but, yeah. >> thank you. >> i've always loved michael keaton. >> you guys are gold on screen together. you play a financial manager for mcdonald's. >> i play the first -- becomes the first president of mcdonald's and he's the guy who kind of gives him the idea to take it to -- gives him a financial trick that lets it become what it ends up being. >> the operator selects the site. >> yeah. >> he picks the property? right. >> you provide the training, the system, the operational know-how and he is responsible for the rest. >> is there a problem. >> a big one. you don't seem to realize what business you're in. you're not in the burger business. you're in the real estate business. >> oh. >> i heard the producers ask you if you had done any research for that role. will you tell everybody the research you did to perfect the role. >> having been to mcdonald's. yeah. i went to mcdonald's and tasted everything. sent me back $10. they need to reimburse me for that. really incredible to see where it went. you see in the movie it was like a mom and pop burger stand of just exceptional perfectionist quality at this one location and michael keaton's character had the vision for it and saw where it could go to like every corner in america but the battle, it's sort of like he's the world -- he's a race car driver who is being a backseat driver. like he knows how to take it there but they don't necessarily want to go there so it's a real great push and pull of american business. >> what was it like working with somebody you idolized as a kid? >> it's really exciting and especially, you know, i have a lot of big monologue moments in the movie so michael keaton is just sitting across from me going like -- you know, which is sort of the famous michael keaton face so that's a very fun thing to be right up close with an icon like that of your life. >> great? we got to thank you. you gave us a shoutout on twitter i'll be on "gma" talking about "the founder" but only because bob saget wouldn't book me on "wake up san francisco." take a look. >> we saw that. >> good morning. >> it's time to wake up, san francisco. i'm danny tanner? and i'm rebecca donaldson. >> that's your big competitor, right? yes. >> but he's a competitor and a friend, please welcome bob saget. >> what? >> bob. >> wake up, b.j. novak. >> see there. >> i'm right here. can you hear me? can you see me? >> yeah, i do. >> yo, b.j., i feel really bad. i would have made the danny tanner move to the producers of "wake up, france" to promote "the founder" and you because you know i love you but it's now on "fuller house" it's called "wake up, usa." i got promoted so i'll talk to the dude and get you the gig. you'll come on promote your movie because you're great in t you know i love you like a small child that became a man. >> thank you for the bar mitzvah benediction. and thank you for booking me on -- i did hear that you -- you're on "wake up usa" on the new series so i got to congratulate you on that. >> thank you. we'll be holding a press conference. i'm giving "gma" and you the exclusive. you'll be on. >> bob -- >> that's a very cool surprise. yeah. >> thank you for getting up and as you said you've known this young man since he was at harvard, correct? >> when he was about 22 years old, b.j. was at harvard and did a job called "the b.j. show" and put me in and honored me for 2 1/2 hours and became a member of the harvard lampoon and, b.j., we did a "full house" sketch and he played uncle jesse. >> because danny tanner was taken. >> that's right. >> yeah. >> i play the guy that didn't -- i was very naive. anyway, congratulations, b.j. >> very r-rated sketch. >> it's not morning show friendly. >> no. >> but it was a great time. i got to say. >> bob, thank you. >> it really was and my pleasure. >> amazing to see you, bob. >> thank you, bob. >> love you, b.j. >> not the only one with surprises. >> you got a surprise for me too. that was very cool. >> thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> nationwide next friday and coming up, lara goes one-on-one with martin scorsese. >> there you go. on "gma" we have rosie, amy and, what, you brought 80 people. >> yes, 81 people to be exact from my high school, brookwood high school performing arts. i love it. i was a thespian myself, ladies and gents. you want to say something! >> go, brookwood. >> take it away, beginer. >> now time for "be a vet for your pet." our series and we're helping you pick the right pet for your family. dr. werber has been here all week, a spokesman for our sponsor, iams. this is their question, how do i pick the perfect pet? >> picking a pet is all about lifestyles. if you have a lot of time and love to go out and exercise, if you're home a lot think about a big dog. a dog that needs a lot of exercise, a dog that needs a lot of attention. smaller dogs, maybe a little less so and, of course, if you spent a lot of time out of the house and like to go on vacation, animals that take care of themself, a cat. i have six of them and that is interinto a cat that read the dog book by mistake. >> once you get them home how do you make sure the transition goes well. >> preparation is key. iams knows how important preparation is. you want to choose the right food for that pet. give them the most energy and vitality. >> i love that just to house train, the house training is always tough. >> absolutely. so, you know with a cat or kitten think about you got to get a good litter box and puffy pads, the essentials. >> set yourself up. >> we want to thank the humane society of new york for bringing these wonderful pets with us. they are all up for adoption. so you can take little rosie good friday morning. i'm abc 7 meteorologist mike nic nicco. fog starts fading to 9:00. low to mid-50s this afternoon. grab a coat this evening. we'll be back in the 40s. so, lara, you said rosie hungtingon-whiteley is for me, right? >> of course, it's your birthday present. we love you, ginger. right now we want to talk about oscar winning director martin scorsese, though, a maverick behind the camera and in the way he is inspiring generations of filmmakers and movie fans alike. i had the chance to go one-on-one with him as he revealed the secrets to some of his greatest films including his latest, "silence." >> it seems to me that our mission here is more urgent than ever. we must go find father. >> reporter: his new film "silence" is the tale of two christian missionaries searching for their lost mentor, a film he's been trying to make for 28 years. >> i mean for me it's the struggle every day between faith and doubt, you know. >> and this is based on your own -- >> i think so. that's one of the reasons i could not get -- i couldn't figure out how to do it. i still am but at least this has been expressed somehow. >> reporter: that struggle for director scorsese was a personal theme. you were supposed to be a priest. >> i tried for a year and preparatory seminary but i was invited to leave at the end of that year, yes. i was very bad in my studies and behavior. >> lucky for us. >> i realized you have -- vocation is a real vocation, you have to really know what it is before you get involved with it. >> reporter: it's his other career path, that of prolific filmmaker that made him a household name. >> a shot that is here. >> we caught up with him at the museum of moving imagine side the new exhibit dedicated to his iconic career. i'm looking around here, 50 years. >> oh, my god. >> of moviemaking. what do you hope that the folks who get the chance to see this exhibit take away? >> well, i don't know, i'm looking over there and see these little drawings and that's what i started doing as a kid. >> reporter: the director famously sketches many of his own story board, something he started doing it, believe it or not when he was 11 years old. so this movie is called "the eternal city." >> oh, yeah, it's rome. >> and is there a shot it will ever get finished. >> i don't know. it's pretty big. these days you can't -- since ridley scott made "gladiator" you never know. >> do you have a favorite. >> i don't think i do. i guess the initial explosions sort of speak was "mean streets." >> there ain't nothing wrong with me. i'm feeling fine. >> keep your mouth shut. >> great collaborators on that, harvey keitel. that began everything, the one that -- >> how many more you got in you. >> i don't know. i don't know. i was thinking, who knows. i'd like to do one more with de niro called "the irishman" in and maybe al pacino for the first time. >> yeah. >> what is it about robert de niro to work with. >> we're both adolescents together in the lower east side. he knows the world i came from, the roots. he's the only one. there is a certain reaction to a word or a movement and he'll know where it comes from and we just look at each other. >> you talking to me? well, i'm the only one here. >> i like this shot of you and leo from "the wolf of wall street" you look like you're praying. >> oh, yeah. yes. yeah. >> what were you praying for. >> to get through this. >> my name is jordan bellford. the year i turned 26 i made $49 million. >> what is it about leonardo dicaprio? >> there's 30 years difference but has a similar sensible. i found it comforting to work with him, you know. finding someone, the new generation that i feel that comfortable with, well, explore it. >> reporter: finally let's explore his last name, the correct pronunciation, once and for all. >> originally it's scorsese. but then they changed 9 name and spelling in 1920. >> but how do you want people -- >> scorsese is the way i say it. >> thank you. i'm like -- you don't even know. this has been such a treat. a true treat and "silence" is in theaters now. coming up, the singer behind some of your favorite hits, bebe rexha performing live on "gma." ♪ tell me all your secrets." 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