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what sparked the fire and the quick response overnight. ♪ the sisters are doing it for themselves. venus and serena williams about to go head-to-head in the australian open final. >> she's my toughest opponent. >> everyone has their moment in the sun. >> both of them on the verge of history, serena playing for the most singles titles ever for a woman, only venus standing in her way. game on in this epic sibling showdown. ♪ sisters are doing it for themselves ♪ sisters are doing it for themselves. sister act, great to have david here. >> great to be here. >> nothing elsgoing on. >> how about this epic battle coming up with the wilams sisters? >> can't wait for that. >> back in action and i love what venus said about serena. tough talk about her opponent but then she said she's super awesome soan't wait for that. a big week for the president too here and another busy day overnight. headlines coming in right now. >> president trump took his first flight on air force one and gave the press a rare look inside the oval office in the sky. >> beautiful, great plane. really beautiful. this is a very special plane for a lot of reasons. outside of just being a plane. >> as we said it's been a busy first full week for the president and this morning a kremlin spokesman confirms that president trump and president putin will speak tomorrow. and there is a question about a phone call the president made to the national park service after the inauguration. but let's start with cecilia vega on the escalating war of words with mexico. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: yeah, robin, good morning to you. this is, of course, all about that wall and who pays for it, the u.s. and mexico, one of our most important allies and trading partners at a standoff this morning but as one foreign leader cancels a visit to the white house today, another one is headed here. despite a potential diplomat disaster with america's neighb to the south, president trump overnight offering strong words about his plans to build that wall. >> i'm talking about a real wall. i'm talking about a wall that's got to be like serious and even that, of course, you'll have people violated but we'll have people waiting for them when they do. >> reporter: in an interview with fox news the president not backing down. >> look, the wall is necessary. that's not just politics. and yet it is good for the heart of the nation in a certain way because people want protection and a wall protects. >> reporter: but this morning the white house seems to be uncertain over ideas about how to pay for that wall. press secretary sean spicer first telling reporters aboard air force one the president is considering a hefty 20% tax on goods imported from mexico, part of a proposed tax overhaul. >> we can do $10 billion a year through that mechanism alone. >> reporter: republicans and democrats outraged fearing the cost pay be passed on to american consumers and lindsey graham tweeting any policy proposal which drives up costs of corona, tequila, or margaritas is a big time bad idea. mucho sad. the white house forced to clarify saying it was just one way the wall could be paid for. >> i've said many times that the american people will not pay for the wall. and i've made that clear to the government of mexico. >> reporter: mexico's president, not happy. he abruptly backed out of next week's visit to the u.s. trump telling republican lawmakers in philadelphia the cancellation was mutual. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. >> reporter: but mexico's president took to twitter saying he canceled the meeting. and uk prime minister theresa may headed here today. this is, of course, president trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since he took office and some of his comments on torture and america first are putting may in a very difficult position, robin. all eyes on that press conference here at the white house in just a few hours. >> and we will, of course, carry it here on abc live and there's also been a lot of talk about the so-called sanctuary cities and appears the mayor in miami will follow through with what the white house wants. >> reporter: this is a response to the president's plan to gut funding for sanctuary cities ordering county jails to comply with immigration requests and that would gut that city's sanctuary city program. the presiden calling this, >> all right, cecilia, thank you. well, robin, it's been exactly one week since president trump took office and let's bring in jonathan karl. we learned about a phone call between president trump and the head of the national parks service. talking about the inaugural crowd. reporters were summoned into the briefing room and told this was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period. >> i am curious about the first full day here at the white house. choosing to send the press secretary out into the briefing room summoning reporters to talk about the inaugural crowd size, does that send a message to the american people that that's more important than some of the very pressing issues? >> part of my whole victory was that the men and women of this country who have been forgotten will never be forgotten again. part of that is when they try and demean me unfairly because we had a massive crowd of people. we had a crowd -- i looked over that sea of people and i said to myself, wow. >> and, jon, now we've learned of a phone call between the president and that acting director at the national park service. >> reporter: on saturday morning, david, i mean, just hours after he is sworn in as president of the united states he's on the phone with the park service about those photographs and about the crowd size looking for evidence that the crowd was bigger. i mean it's amazing. he probably hadn't even unpacked his bags yet, remember, he was up late the night before at the balls, of course, his inauguration speech and this is what he's talking about, but, you know, it's not surprising at all. donald trump has been fascinated by his crowds from the start. he has drawn some of the biggest crowds we have ever seen as a presidential candidate. as a matter of fact if there's one thing nobody should ever doubt it's trump's ability to draw a crowd. but it's clearly something he draws energy from and something of an obsession here. >> let me ask you about steve bannon, president trump's chief strategist adviser in the white house. he talked yesterday pretty angry. >> reporter: yes, no doubt talking to "the new york times," talking about the press as if -- as an opposition party, not the democrats, it's the press that is our opposition. suggesting that the press should keep their mouth shut. fascinating because the trump white house has been very open so far in the first week giving a lot of access actually more access than i saw in the obama administration to the white house press corps. >> thanks, j let's bring in terry moran who joins us from london and we know about the prime minister -- the british prime minister going to talk to donald trump meeting with him, the first time a foreign leader will be there %-p think? >> reporter: well, the whole world will be watching that meeting, robin. it is president trump's diplomatic debut and world leaders looking for clues about how to deal with a guy they don't know or understand and we expect prime minister theresa may to remind president trump of that close history that the u.s. and great britain share. she's also looking for a trade deal after british voters chose to leave the european union, but she's also under tremendous pressure to stand up to president trump on the issue of torture and some of the rest of his agenda and she will be speaking for many people throughout america's traditional allies when she does that. >> terry, the kremlin has confirmed that president putin will be talking to president trump on the phone on saturday. what do you make of that? >> reporter: well, this is the first phone call and it is a big one. the kremlin is confirming that it'll happen tomorrow. they say president putin wants to congratulate president trump on his inauguration. they'll discuss a whole range of issues, president putin wants the end to the sanctions slapped on russia after russia seize crimea and president trump says he wants help in fighting isis and islamic extremism and reducing nuclear weapons. they have a lot to talk about and this will be apparently the first time they spoke. >> fascinating to watch them, the two of them side by side. that march for life, a live look at the stage set in washington, d.c. where speakers will gather to protest abortion, vice president mike pence is expected to address the rally today and abc's mary bruce is live at the national mall with more for us. hey, mary. >> reporter: good morning. in just a few hours this whole area will be flooded with demonstrators and this year they feel they really have something to celebrate, now that donald trump is in office their wish list could become a reality. they're calling on him to appoint an anti-abortion supreme court justice and want to ban federal funding for many abortions and in a sign of just how powerful this movement is that headliner here this morning, vice president mike pence. david. >> windy d.c. behind you, we can see, mary, but a lot of focus on this march because as you know we asked the president about the other march, the women's march the day after he was sworn in and we wondered if he -- he has a sense of responsibility for trying to unite the country. could you hear them? >> no, i couldn't hear them but the crowds were large but you're going to have a large crowd on friday too which is mostly pro-life people. you're going to have a lot of people coming friday and i will say this and i didn't realize this but i was told you will have a very large crowd of people. i don't know, as large or larger. some people say it will be larger pro-life people and they say the press doesn't cover them. >> i don't want to compare crowd sizes again. >> no, you shouldn't but let me tell you they do say that the press doesn't cover them. >> we saw the marches around the country and you are their president now. do you sense the responsibility to reach out now and to unite them and for those women, men, children who marched who are watching this what would you say to them. >> well, i do but i have to also say we just had an election a few weeks ago. and they voted in many cases and in some cases they didn't vote, i imagine. and we did have an election. with that being said, absolutely i have responsibity to everybody including people that didn't vote for donald trump. totally. >> a responsibility to everybody but you heard the president there say, mary, this crowd could be as large or even larger talking about the crowd size. >> yeah, the president clearly hoping for a big turnout here today. he has high hopes for this march. but, david, these demonstrators have high hopes for him and want him to follow through and that is a message they will be making loud and clear this morning. >> mary, thanks so much and to the whole team. we'll carry that news conference live today, president trump and the prime minister of britain. the press conference right here on abc. we'll see you for that. michael. >> all right and now to that health alert about mumps outbreaks across the country, at least 90 cases in one washington city and the cdc says almost half the cases this year are in the state of arkansas alone so dr. besser is here to talk about it. dr. besser, there's a vaccine against mumps so, you know, why are these outbreaks happening? >> it's a great question. if you get two doses of the vaccine it protects about 88% of people. it's not 100% effective. one dose only 78% so over time, there's a group of people that builds up who are at risk of this vaccine and you tend to see these outbreaks in crowded places, schools, places where people are living closely and can share viruses. >> you know, the number of cases that have gone fivefold between 2015 and 016 but why is that as well. >> yeah, in 2016 there were more than 5,000 case, 2015, about a thousand cases. you look at some of these other years, the chart, in the hundreds so people are wondering. there is a number of theories, one is that the virus may be changing. so that maybe the vaccine isn't as good as a match. the other, as people get older their immunity goes down and a third, maybe doctors aren't storing the vaccine properly. it has to be kept cold before you give it. if they don't it could be less effective but they haven't sorted that out. >> remind us why should we worry about the mumps. >> for most people it's an annoyance, it's fever, it's body aches, it's swelling of your jaw. if you get it when you're older you're at risk of getting meningitis or encephalitis, the swelling of the brain, some deafness, could cause inflammation of the testes or ovaries. you want to reduce your risk as much as you can. >> thanks for those symptoms. that midair emergency overnight, a plane from washington, d.c. forced to make an emergency landing in nashville after a fire broke out in one of the engines. right to david kerley at reagan national airport for us. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin. some tense moments on that flight into nashville. the crew declaring an emergency landing as they're approaching because in flight, they got a warning of a fire in one of their engines. >> we are declaring an emergency. we have a right engine fire. be advised we do have a fire warning and the fire is still out. we were not able to extinguish it. >> the flight attendantsn ot o the horn and sai hwe're going to emergency land. head down, grab your ankles. head down -- kept repeating it. >> reporter: as soon as the jet landed the doors were open and stairs brought up and the passengers were able to evacuate and firefighters went to that engine. they sprayed on water and foam. they say there were no flames but they called it a hot spot in the engine. nobody was injured and mesa airlines which operated this united express flight says it took that jet out of service. they're going to check the engine, of course, robin. >> of course and as you said thankfully no one was injured. thanks so much. there were frightening moments for people staying at a popular hotel in tampa, florida. flaming pouring from the roof of the marriott hotel downtown forcing hundreds to evacuate and investigators say debris from construction work likely sparked that fire. no injuries reported. crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to the inside of the building. and now to the sister showdown. >> let's do it. >> sisters are doing it for themselves. venus and serena williams are hours away from facing off for the australian open title match and paula faris is here with a closer look at what's on the line. good morning, paula. >> good morning. i heard you said let's do this. that's right. this was the first time the williams sisters would go head-to-head. also at the aussie open back in 1998. look how young they were. venus 17, serena just 16. big sister won that day. telling serena afterwards, quote, i'm sorry i had to take you out. venus williams aced her way into tennis history. >> 11 aces now. >> reporter: defeating coco vandeweghe in a grueling three-set battle. to become the oldest australian open finalist of all time. >> no need to contain the joy, venus. >> she can't believe it. >> the only one who can steal her thunder down under is her little sister, serena, who at age 35 cruised her way to the finals with a series of straight-set victories. >> she's my toughest opponent. no one has ever beaten me as much as venus has. she's basically my world and my life. >> reporter: venus has been the comeback kid after being diagnosed with a career-threatening auto immune illness six years ago now ranked 17th in the world. >> everybody has their moment in the sun. maybe mine has gone on a while but i'd like to keep that going. i got nothing -- i got nothing else to do so -- >> reporter: the sisters first went head-to-head at the australian 19 years ago, venus won that match but since then serena has a 16-11 all-time advantage. the last time they took each other on in a grand slam final it was wimbledon in 2009. >> it is hers. >> reporter: if serena wins it will be her 23rd grand slam singles title, the most of any woman in the open era but can she pull out another victory over the sister she loves so much? >> i just feel like no matter what happens we've won because a williams is going to win this tournament. >> reporter: she is the oldest to compete at the aussie open final and has no plans of riding off into the sun set. at least not yet. she has her eyes set on playing in the 2020 olympics in tokyo and would be almost 40 years old. >> why not. why not. >> yeah, exactly. >> so old. >> we know what venus is going to do. what is serena's next move? >> serena has a little bling on her finger. she announced her engagement to reddit co-founder alexis ohanian back in december and she said she was going to put off planning her wedding until after the australian open. and i love her ability to compartmentalize. how many brides are able to do that? right into wedding planner but he's been so devoted right there in the stands cheering her on the whole time. >> both venus and serena are in a really good place. you can really tell that. >> they are and venus gives kudos to her younger sister saying she has better taste in men. she's able to do that. she says i got to give her credit. >> opponents off the court too. >> hey. >> and tell you what, you can see the williams sisters face off -- you can either stay up late or get up early, 3:00 a.m. eastern on espn. i'm going to be watching. you guys in? >> we're in. >> stay up late. party at robin's? >> that's it. >> you'll have to go to key west because that's where i'm heading. >> i'll bring popcorn. >> you're in for ginger. >> they're in a good place as well. australia, summer, not here in the states. an accident off lexington and i-75. we have reports of some freezing rain in spots. indianapolis back through cincinnati as well but the lake-effect snow machine is beginning to crank. a lot of these lakes are still warm from the mild january and unfrozen so looking for 1 to 3 feet of snow south of buffalo north of syracuse through the weekend and another couple of shots of cold air through monday. teens and 20s. good friday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist me mike nicco. after these clouds pass, sunshine. building warmth peaks monday with a touch of spring near 70s on sunday. then winter returns with cooler conditions wednesday through friday. 56 to 59 our spread today. thick frost at a minimum inland. at the worst, black ice and freezing temperatures. here's a look at my seven day fo coming 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anchor that. and the movie "a dog's purpose" openingatnwide today there is controversy after this video obtained by t emerged showing a dog seemingly being forced in the water. animal rights groups called for a boycott of the film. the movie's star, dennis quaid and a producer and others say no dogs were harmed while filming, so -- they're also saying this was filmed some time ago and why wait all that time to release this video if, indeed, these dogs were put in danger. >> if you're really concerned about them. >> let's see. topping this half hour a closer look at the first family and so far their life in the white house. the first lady melania trump is here in new york city with her son barron. i asked the president about living in the white house by himself at least for now and the changes he made in the oval office and getting used to air force one and tom llamas covered the entire campaign on the first few days in the white house as a family. >> good morning. for more than 35 years for nearly 35 years i should say president trump has lived in the same place. his own versailles in the sky. trump tower but now he's in the people's house, less gold, more history, but still ample access to one of his favorite things, cable news. just one week after taking the oath of office, president donald trump still taking it all in. reacting to his first flight on air force one. >> beautiful. great plane. >> reporter: and telling david muir what it feels like to get to work in the oval office. >> what moves you the most about is room? >> just the history of it, the what's happened here? >> reporter: trump now sitting at a desk used by six of his modern predecessors, but added his own flair to the famous space switching out president obama's red curtains for gold ones and replacing the carpet. we're standing on ronald reagan's rug. >> you have a choice when you come in. they have eight or nine carpets. they have different furniture. >> reporter: the new president settling in to a familiar york times," trump spends his mornings as he did in trump tower, rising before 6:00 a.m., watching cable news shows and looking through the morning papers. but also making room for family time. >> ready? >> reporter: daughter ivanka, trump's youngest child, seen crawling here on the floor of the white house. ivanka's husband jared kushner making the move to d.c., as well. kushner now a senior adviser to the president. any chance ivanka might have an office in the white house? >> well right now she is just getting settled. we'll have to see what happens. she is a special person. she's smart and she's got every quality you could possibly have. i don't rule out anything. there's certainly a possibility and jared has been here doing a great job. >> reporter: not in the white house full time trump's wife melania and 10-year-old son barron who will be finishing the school year in new york. until then, trump tells "the new york times," they'll come down on the weekends. she'll come down on thursdays and stay. >> reporter: your predecessor used to talk about finishing the day to get to his family upstairs. the stairwell is right over here to have dinner with them and know the first lady, melania, has a big job in new york taking care of barron. >> she does, yes. >> does it make it a lonely place? >> no, because i end up working longer and that's okay. i mean, i'm working long hours. i mean, the country has a lot of problems. it has a lot. >> the new president seems to be marveling at the smallest details saying the white house phones are the most beautiful phones i have ever used in my life. now while he gets used to life there motorcading wherever he goes on the streets of d.c. his former residence in new york, trump tower, will also have safety precautions put in place, trump tower now will have permanent flight restrictions and enhanced physical security. guys. >> all right. thanks so much. coming up in just two minutes a new twist in that murder in paradise where a tv producer was killed. the new clues from the fbi. oprah's big announcement. how she could be coming to your kitchen soon. come on back. oon. come on back. don't pay hundreds more for taxes and fees on your wireless bill. introducing t-mobile one. now with taxes and fees included. get 4 lines of unlimited lte data for 40 bucks each. all unlimited. all in! switch to t-mobile today. back now with a new twist in the murder mystery. a tv producer killed while vacationing in belize. more than one person may be involved. linzie janis has the details. >> reporter: the fbi is assisting police in belize and for the fit me agents say they are looking for multiple suspects in the murder of our abc colleague anne swaney. they are also hoping a cash reward will help them -- help lead them to her killers. this morning, the fbi asking for help, saying it now believes more than one person may be behind the mysterious murder of 39-year-old anne swaney, killed while she was vacationing at this tropical retreat in belize. >> we believe that people, the public may have information about the suspect or suspects that committed this. >> reporter: swaney, an executive producer at our abc station in chicago, was found strangled to death floating in this river downstream from the recreation platform where she was last seen. but one year later and police in the central american country are still trying to solve the brutal crime. belize police say on the morning swaney was murdered she volunteered to stay behind from a horseback riding excursion because there weren't enough horses for everyone. when the group later returned, they reportedly found her yoga mat and other belongings on the waterfront deck but saw no sign of her. >> at about 3:00 we realized she wasn't around and that's when we were alerted that her things were down at the yoga platform. >> reporter: this week the fbi which is helping with the investigation announcing a $10,000 reward, hoping to convince locals to come forward with information. swaney's friends and family say they are desperate for a break in the case. >> i want to know specifically why she didn't end up going on that horse ride. why were they a horse short? we feel like it had to have been someone, we believe, someone there that knew her. >> reporter: friends and family say swaney loved adventure travel and felt safe going to belize because she had been there before. the fbi says they do have a few leads but think with the public's help they can finally solve this case. robin. >> as you know, we hope that will be the case. abc news consultant and former fbi special agent brad garrett joins us now and, brad, it's been more than a year since this brutal killing. they're putting out the new information now. can you explain why? >> two reasons, robin. one is i think they're looking for additional leads, and i believe they have some leads they've developed and so they're looking for people to come forward to hopefully maybe better identify individuals of interest. >> and how does the fbi work with the belize authorities? >> you know, it's a very informal relationship. the fbi have no authority in belize, but offering a reward, traveling, i think they'll going to guatemala to reinterview a guy in belize at the time and just offering informal investigative suggestions, because, you know, it's a challenge for a country like belize to work on a case that maybe is somewhat complicated. >> tell us a little more about traveling to belize. what should people be aware of? >> well, belize has a fairly high homicide rate per capa. drugs are an issue there. but historically, robin, around the resorts where she was ultimately killed and others, crime is relatively low. >> all right, brad, thank you very much. as always we are thinking of anne and her many fans, friends and, of course, her family. thank you, brad. michael. coming up on our big board, oprah winfrey's big announcement. why she may soon be coming to a 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our big board. mara schiavocampo and dr. besser are here at the table and we want to start with oprah food mogul, the billionaire has announced plans to launch a new line of food products in a joint venture with mac and cheese and ketchup giant kraft heinz. dr. besser, mara, great to have you. mara, let's start with you. any time oprah puts her stamp on something people's antennas go up. >> she's getting into the food business and see if she can bring her magic to grocery stores partnering with kraft heinz to release a line of ready to eat refrigerated products. they're calling it mealtime story, really cute name and has a social component as well and they will donate 10% of profits to charities that help stop hunger and release more details throughout the year. we don't know very much right now. they said it is all part of their mission to make healthy food available to more people. >> which is great. everybody has been following oprah's transition and weight loss but also this -- these two huge brands who are merging here. what kind of impact could have on them? >> oprah is associated with weight loss because of her partnership with weight watchers and lost more than 40 pounds. she is known for the oprah effect. when she partnered with weight watchers their stocks more than 300%. we've known the oprah effect over the years with her favorite things, her books but the flip side of that is people expect a lot from her. the bar is really high so has to be quality, healthy because now that's her mission and delicious because it's oprah. oprah can't make nondelicious food? i'm expecting it to tell me a story. it's called mealtime stories. set the bar high. >> you get a book and you get a book. >> you get dinner, you get dinner. >> i think we can anticipate what you'll say about this next question but what are your -- what's your perception, what is -- what do you think of mass produced food in general your thoughts? i think we all know where you're going to -- >> yeah, on this i have to take a wait and see because what i tell people in terms of healthy eating is move away from processed foods. eat real foods. shop the perimeterf thstore with fresh fruits and vegetables and lean protein and fish. the problem with processed food a lot of the grains are very refined and gives you a big sugar boost and a lot of added salt, not much fiber and added sugar, so if you go processed food you have to read that label carefully. you know, oprah is all about health so i'll be looking to see does she come out with a healthy line on the medical side we can stab behind. >> they just announced it so we have to keep our eye open. >> they'll put out more details. everybody eager. >> i'm eagle ser taste it. let's go. bring the food out. >> chow. now over to the next subject and that is take a look at this image. see the baby in the box. >> oh, the baby. >> yes, could every new parent in the country soon have one of these boxes? it's called very simply the baby box. and it is in new jersey, first state to provide them for free to new parents and, dr. besser, these boxes are designed for serious issue, sids. >> they are. i love this project and i'm from new jersey, very proud of new jersey for taking this on. >> oh, wow, here it is. >> sids is a big issue, 3500 babies die from it every year and a lot could be prevented if you do the right thing. this is a baby box. take a look. it has a lot of things in there. >> and a baby. >> and a baby. >> cardboard, though. >> it's cardboard but, you know, it comes with sids prevention. it has all the things you need to know about. a firm mattress with a tight fitted sheet. the things that are in here are things that help with sids prevention. in order to get one of these boxes, you have to take a 15-minute online course that talks to you about the things you need to do. one is you want your baby to be put down in bed on their back every time. >> poor baby. >> i'm sorry, baby, in a setting where the mattress is tight. where there's no bumpers, no stuffed animals. >> oh, sorry. sorry about that. >> that's a doll. >> it's got information there about breast-feeding which cuts your rate of sids by 50%. information on stopping smoking which reduces your rate. it has a pacifier, giving your baby a pacifier reduces risk. it makes it so that every family -- portable. can put it next to your bed so they're next to you. i love this idea. >> apologies baby annabelle. i didn't mean to roll you over like that. >> baby annabelle is doing fine. >> this took off and was a huge success in finland. do you see that translating here in the u.s.? >> they have a high rate of sids and the rates came down and also have universal prenatal care so it's not clear. i think this could end up being cool. i think it's cool. i'd love to have one of these when my kids were little. >> we can't tell but you just had a baby not long ago. >> congratulations. >> that was a year ago. >> as a new mother how do you feel. >> the most important part that online course parents have to complete to get the box. the education is so important. like you just said pacifiers reduce sids. i didn't know that. i thought they keep your kid quiet. that's why i used them. i think that indication is super important. >> it's a mute button. >> yeah. it's a mute button. that helps a lot. you know, the products are cool. but i think as a new parent you tend to get overwhelmed with products and i remember my doctor saying all you need is a blanket and a boob. just like relax, that's all you need -- >> some things don't change, by the way. >> you know, i thought the pacifier was for the same reason too. i'll be honest with you. we'll move on. super bowl is coming and we're gearing up for the super bowl and some of the players who aren't in the super bowl are in the pro bowl and this is how they were getting ready for the pro bowl with a nice game of dodgeball at the pro bowl skills challenge in orlando. the nfc, my old division took 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"good morning america" is brought to you by carmax. drive what's possible. good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is number nbt mornings. >> i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. we have good news from mike nicco. take it away, mike. >> very happy about that sunshine and warmer weather. i think a lot of people are. right now micro climates 42 in san ramon, 50 at half moon bay. 36 to 59 is our spread. watch out for thick fog tomorrow morning and freezing cold temperatures inland. >> we'll also take a friday light commute. check out the bay bridge toll plaza. we're quickly thinning out here. i just checked the metering lights are still on. quick check of drive times wide open all the bridges. richmond/san rafael, san mateo, dumbarton, we're in the green. a woman fired for not wearing high heels to work. she's speaking next on gma. another update in 30 minutes. you can turn to our news app and abc7.com. known us every weekday morning from 4:30 to 7:00. anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and the war of words. president trump doubling down on building a wall. the meeting plan with the president of mexico at the white house now canceled. backlash escalating over how to pay for the wall as hundreds of thousands of protesters head to ♪ i did it all rch for life. ad pitt, new details on life for the hollywood superstar spending more time with his children. ♪ in her shoes, fired for not wearing heels, the woman who took on her company for the right to wear flats. so many women weighing in. is it flats or heels that really give you a leg up at work? ♪ i don't want to live forever new overnight, the pop star duet that's 50 shades of smoldering. taylor swift, zayn, their sexy new music video right here. ♪ 24 karat magic and sandra lee is here live counting you down to the super bowl with great game day food as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ good morning. i know. >> yes. >> happy friday. we'll have what you're having. >> a great crowd. >> a great crowd. >> we have a big day in times square on this friday. we have a special guest. ricky gervais is here. we could use a few laughs after this week. >> he's not alone. that is bear the dog he's with so we have bear here. >> ricky and i have something in common. both of us believe in rescuing dogs and bear knees a good home. he's 15. his story will break your heart and i guarantee you, you will want to take him home when you hear his story coming up in "pop news." >> ah. look at that face. >> he is a survivor. he's a lover. can't wait for you to meet him. >> but first paula faris in for amy with the morning rundown. >> good morning, robin. tgif, everyone. and the big story this morning, politics. president trump meeting with british prime minister theresa may at the white house today. everything from trade to torture is up for discussion. meantime, there are growing questions about a white house proposal to charge a tax on imports to pay for that border wall. abc's cecilia vega is watching all the developments from the white house for us this morning. hi, cecilia. >> reporter: paula, good morning to you. that meeting between theresa may and president trump takes place at the white house in just a few hours. and she isnder pressure to confro him about his beliefs on torture. overnight the president told fox news he does not believe waterboarding is torture. he said it absolutely works to combat terrorism even though he has said that he will defer to his defense secretary and cia director, and they oppose it. another policy problem brewing for the white house this morning, a proposal to levy a hefty 20% tax on imports. this is to, of course, pay for that border wall after democrats and republicans alike expressed outrage fearing that extra cost might be passed on to american consumers, raising the price on everything from cars to corona. the white house walked back that plan saying it is just one option being considered and that wall now at the center of a standoff between the u.s. and mexico. mexico's president abruptly canceling a planned visit to the white house that was scheduled for next week. paula. >> no shortage of story lines. cecilia, thank you. and we do have new details emerging about president trump's efforts to disprove media reports about crowd size at his inauguration. according to "the washington post," the president personally called the director of the national parks service to request different pictures of the national mall. and vice president mike pence is set to make history on the national mall today. he will become the first vice president to speak in person at the march for life. it's an annual rally marking the anniversary of roe v. wade. kellyanne conway is also scheduled to speak. and two boys are under arrest in central florida this morning accused of planning a columbine-style mass shooting at their school in the town of lady lake. police say they recovered guns in the homes of the suspects who are just 13 and 14 years old. witnesses claim some of the boys' classmates were warned not to come to class today. and finally, here's a good reason never to punch a chair when you get frustrated. during the oklahoma city thunder game, enes kanter punches a chair. the hit was so hard the chair flipped. he then broke his arm. the team went on to win anyway. advice from bobby knight would tell him to just throw the chair. another unusual moment from a basketball game last night, this flop, if you can call it that, it is so bad, it is going viral. oregon player dillon brooks is a college basketball player apparently getting ahead of himself. despite that embarrassing moment he did go on to lead the team in scoring but, you guys, it is being called the worst flop of all time. one writer saying it looked like a, quote, full body dry heave and i have to agree. >> oh, paula. paula, paula. >> i know. >> got to give him credit. once he committed he went for it. >> yeah. >> we say bad acting. that was bad acting. >> there are hollywood agents on the line that was so good. >> you got that right. hey, y'all want a little "pop >> "pop news."encer? >> thank you, robin. thank you, guys. good morning, everybody, and we begin with this, after more than a year fans are finally seeing a new video this morning from taylor swift. yes. come on back to "gma," taylor. talk to us about this video. it is so sexy. it is called "i don't want to live forever" co-starring zayn malik formerly from one direction and recorded it for the new "fifty shades of grey" movie that comes out the weekend before valentine's day. listen to you guys. frisky audience on this friday. >> yeah. >> getting ready for the weekend. >> yes, tgif. in the steamy video the pair is pining for each other. there you see it. it sounds really good. in real life just so you know they are not together. zayn still happily dating supermodel gigi hadid and taylor swift is 50 shades of silent about her love life. you guys can check out the full video on both of their youtube stages and really neat, behind-the-scenes clips on a channel called taylor swift now only on directv beginning next week. that taylor is a good businesswoman. >> you got to get one of those channels. lara spencer now. that's this channel. >> yes. >> that song is catchy, though. robin and i are like grooving. very catchy. >> i like it. >> can we play that for the rest of "pop news" to keep it all going? no? thank you. leaving me hanging. >> spencer now. all right, on the spencer now channel lara embarrassing herself again. all right, dog news now. what do -- listen to this. what do the american hairless terrier, a sloughi and pumi have in common? tell me now. >> they're all dogs. >> they're all new breeds being acknowledged by the westminster kennel club dog show this year. congratulations, guys. welcome. there's a pumi. that's a pumi. never heard of it. small herding dog with an abundance of energy, ready to work, always alert. sounds like us. the american hairless terrier. >> that's not like us. >> no. one of us. active, loving and then finally the sloughi bringing an air of arabian grace to the competition. very attractive breed there. all three breeds expected to strut their stuff at the westminster show. that kicks off february 13th. check it out. we always have the dogs come on. hopefully we'll have a sloughi or a pumi here. >> we don't have to wait that long for a cute little doggie. >> you like the segue? >> yes. >> a one-of-a-nd dog is with us. say hellto bear. >> oh. >> come on in. hi, bear. hi, bear. so bear is with us because, yeah, get in there, he is so in need of love. this dog is 15 years old. he's a chow/black lab mix from my homeland, long island. this dog was rescued -- thank you, guys -- with the help of a concerned neighbor and the guardians of rescue shelter. guys, he was being neglected and was chained up for all of his 15 years of life. you see that video. there he is. being unchained for the first time in his life. that video has gone so viral, he is now in tiptop shape, thankfully. bear loves walks on the beach. he's just looking for his forever home. he is afraid of cats, right? >> he is not -- well, he doesn't do well with cats. >> all right. so no cats. >> okay. >> but he does love a walk on the beach and sunsets. bear's trusty heroes including the guardians of rescue president robert misseri on animal planet's "the guardians" on saturdays at 10:00 p.m. check it out and if you guys are interested in bear or if you want to see more of the video, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> let's get bear a home. >> he's 15 years old but he has a lot of life in him. he deserves a forever home. >> i can't resist. >> get over there. >> i can't resist. >> we love you, bear. >> hello. oh. >> we can't do it every day but we do like to highlight some dogs and their stories when we can. we believe in rescuing, and we have ricky gervais with us coming up who loves rescue, so, ricky, maybe you want a dog to go along with your beautiful cat. he was back there with bear. 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can employers do this? >> well, legally you might want to explain the legal implications, but fundamentally what they decided in england was that, no, they cannot. but there are some nuances to that that are worth knowing. >> it's kind of surprising, i think, that employers can enforce dress codes, and they can ask women to wear heels, but men have to be asked in the same environment to adhere to the same strict dress code, so, for example, in a place where women have twe heelsmaybe men have to groom their beard, have to wear suits. employers have talked about this. there have been suits in the united stes and ultimately it comes down in favor of the employer as long as both genders are treated equally. >> there seems to be a little bit of a gray area when it comes to the dress code. >> i mean it's very legitimate to say, for instance, no one can wear a tank top or no one can wear flip-flops because that's gender neutral. what's not fair and what women objected to in the first place that, men, you can come in fundamentally in anything you want but, women, you have to have a particular heel height. the woman was working a nine-hour shift on her feet for a lot of the day. i'm wearing flats in solidarity with her today and tell me that i'm not going to be able to do my job, of course, i can be just as professional in flats as i can in a four-inch heel. [ applause ] >> that's so true. what is it -- what is it about women, high heels, and i have to say this, when i first started working here at "good morning america" coming from espn from the sports world, i would wear flats. and my bosses didn't give me pressure. women watching were -- they were like why aren't you wearing heels. >> because they felt it looked more professional? >> right. >> i do think a little bit of that is going away. certainly you're completely right. there has been this idea, that if you wanted to dress professionally as a woman in the workplace you had to wear a heel. yes, women do dresfor otr women. but what i see with young women is that they're saying, listen, this is about my personal style. maybe i'm a heel lover. maybe i'm not but what i put on my body reflects who i am and what i'm comfortable with and i want to be able to express that when i'm at work. >> you know this, rebecca. by the way, i love your podcast. i love the podcast you're doing. >> thank you so much. i appreciate that, robin. >> dynamic. you speak to that too, rebecca, a little bit. >> well, so much of our work life now is our everything life so what we reflect at work is a reflection of who we are as people. but one of the things i would say to women and to men in the workplace is if you admire your boss, dress like your boss, try and think about what the things are that are happening in your workplace. i worked in retail for many years in heels. i know how hard that can be too. >> yeah. hey, rebecca, cindi, thank you very much. >> thank you. ricky gervais is coming up. how does this sound fly to new york city, stay in a hotel, get $500 spending cash and see one of music's hottest acts performing live on "gma." well, just go to goodmorningamerica.com to find out how to enter. "gma's" concert sweepstakes presented by belvita. good morning, north bay. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 morngs. the man hunt continues in the santa cruz mountains for a man authorities are calling armed and dangerous. he's wanted for a bank robbery in scotts valley and stealing a van at knife point from a woman in redwood estates. good morning, reggie. this is my friday gift to you. check out the bay bridge toll plaza right now. it's wide open. we got the metering lights flipped off at 8:15 this morning. looks like a lot of people are off today. and still wide open there if you have a flight this morning, 12 minutes to sfo. >> if there's a day to have off or a weekend, t micro climates this morning from san ramon's 33 to look at that vallejo 49 right now, even 50 at half moon bay. a quick look at how our day breaks down. total sunshine this afternoon. my accuweather seven-day forecast, almost spring-like monday before rain and cooler weather wednesday. reggie? >> thanks so much, mike. we'll have another news update in about 30 minutes. you can find us on our news app and abc7news.com. join us every morning from 4:30 to 7:00. ♪ good morning, everybody. >> yes. happy friday. >> david muir has been working very hard so he's got "world news tonight" and that press conference at 1:00 so he had to leave a little early but guess who is going to be in this chair for this fantastic audience that we have here, golden globe and emmy award winning funnyman ricky gervais. please, please. >> i'm going to jump up here with my little legs. >> hey, man. how is it going? >> good to see you, ricky. >> ah. >> how do you feel? >> that was a trauma getting on this stool. >> we can't wait to talk about your movie but, michael, you're bringing something you can relate to because of the role you play. >> oh, yeah, we know you're always pu always punctual. >> here for two hours. >> how many people have ever been late to work? most are late now because you're here. well, you're not alone, okay, because according to a new survey done by career biller one in four people are late to work at least once a month. >> once a month? >> maybe once a week at one point but what their reason why, that is what's interesting. we listed some of the most outrageous excuses for being late to work. and an incredible example was i was cornered by a moose. >> i tried that. >> it didn't work? >> i assume this was canada and not london or -- ? exactly. >> how about this one, my mother-in-law wouldn't stop talking? i don't know how that makes sense. >> i like that one. >> i like that itworks. yeah, yeah, sure, ay. yeah. >> check. >> of course, you play in the uk version of "the office," play the boss. [ applause ] what's the weirdest excuse. >> you say the uk verse. i call it the original. >> oh. yes. well done. well done. >> well done. >> wow. >> steve carell came out with it is what most people think. >> you were the original. >> and steve did an amazing job and i think the american version is fantastic. there's seven remakes around the world but the american one was the biggest. >> you got it started. >> yeah, yeah, a long time ago and now i brought him back, david brent which is the engl h english -- >> you have the movie. >> i was here to talk about that but i've just discovered there's a dog need adopting so i want to use my segment to get him adopted. >> sure, sure. >> bring on bear. >> i knew you would love him. >> bear. >> come here, bear. >> ah. >> come here, bear. >> one thing about him you're a big animal advocate. >> i'm not leaving until we get a phone call this guy adopted. he was chained up for 15 years. >> that's why i had to talk about him today. his story was so remarkable. if you haven't seen his instagram you have a cat named ollie. >> ollie. >> bear is scared of cats so -- he is so loving. he's had no life and give him two years bucket list. give him love. >> that's right. >> he's not leaving here until bear gets a home. >> he'll be alone but -- [ laughter ] >> it's friday, after all. ricky, what is it about you and animals? what can it about you and animals? >> i've always loved animals. never understood animal cutety. every animal is unconditionally beautiful. they have a right to be here as much as us, more than us. i don't understand why any cruelty happens. let alone -- this thing is man's best friend. they love us. >> no matter what. innocent. >> abused for 15 years and he's forgiven us. give him a home. >> he's still smiling. all he wants is a forever home. the executive producer saying please, america, let us know on twitter if you're interested in adopting bear. we'd love to let ricky go home sometime today. send us a note on twitter if you're interested in adopting. 15, so sweet. only problem is he doesn't like cats. so -- >> is it okay if we show a clip from the movie. >> yeah, sure, of course. >> here it is. >> here we go. oh. what's up? oh. see you later. oh. there's not room on there. we think better behind. good idea in a way. what's up? >> you look like you're having fun. >> yeah. so that's -- that's david brent. he's a -- he sells lozenges, tampon dispensers cashing in his possessions and booking gigs and wants to be a rock star and wasn't even allowed on the bus. it's really sad. he's just -- he just wants to be famous and loved but he just doesn't quite got it. it's very funny but also a bit sad because it's very -- it's very sort of today. everyone thinking they can just be famous. >> you sing in this movie but also you dance up a storm. and you dance in "the office." is this how you dance? i'm just curious. >> oh, yeah. >> is that how you do it. >> no, i don't -- >> hilarious. >> david brent is the most awkward person around women. it's just -- it's just -- it's just -- it doesn't -- [ cheers ] >> i actually was going to say can you show us a taste now? but i don't know if we can handle all that sexy dancing on the show. >> no, no. >> too hot for morning tv. >> not with my back. not with my back. i look like a demented crab. i look back and i think how did i even do that? what was i thinking? it's just like a proper breakdown on camera. >> perhaps what were you thinking here, it's flashback friday and we have you performing, don't we, a little boy band. >> yeah, baby. ricky, this is your life. ♪ >> you see, you see, people think i'm embarrassed by how i look. i'm not. i'm embarrassed by how i look now. cheekbones, straight after that video i discovered pizza. >> you were in a legit band? that was the original ricky gervais. >> that was the original ricky gervais, yes. i'm doing the remake. >> we love them both. we love them both. >> oh, i'm still alive. >> you are. >> you know what i mean? >> yes. >> anyway, that's on netflix from the 10th of february but adopt bear. >> we'll let you know. >> heard the man himself. he said adopt bear, everybody. >> look. >> there's ricky and bear. >> we've got the same nose. >> ricky, i got to say you're an amazing guy, man. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> we really appreciate you coming. it was great seeing you. everybody, stay right there because coming up next, sandra lee is here. she's going to spice up your super bowl party. directv now! the f[ now echos ]s now. 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'future' is a relative term. nfl sunday ticket, red zone and the nfl network are not included. cbs and showtime, again, not included. most live local stations only available in select markets - fingers crossed. streaming to more than two devices at once is a subject we'd rather not talk about. dvr and downloading on the go, yeah, good luck with that. all other terms and frustrations apply. so why wait? call now. don't let directv now limit your entertainment. choose xfinity and get more to stream to any screen. all right. we are back. check out these kids from ps 175 wearing their t-shirts kindness matters partnering with our sponsor tropicana for our "my three words" event to find out what inspires you in the morning, what gets you sparked up for the day. so many sharing these great videos. post them on ttter or stagram. #my3wordsgma enbe part of our big celebration. my three words to you, share good friday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. 30s and 40s still at 9:00, 50s this afternoon thp frosty cold in the inland valley tomorrow. but the highs nearing 70 monday. all right. these kids got something to say. >> all: kindness matters. >> kindness matters. back to lara. time for the big finale of our great kindness challenge that's become global and inspiring kids across the world to spend the week committing as many acts of kindness as they can. >> all: kindness matters. ♪ help me make a stand ♪ every girl, boy, woman and man ♪ ♪ let your choices advise you'll be satisfied ♪ ♪ reach out and give a hand >> thank you for all you do. he wants a real kiss. mwah. ♪ who needs your care reach out ♪ >> i'm being kind to the earth. >> hey, dad, it's me. about it's 9:00 and just calling to tell you i love you ♪ show the world that kindness marys ♪ >> who would like one? we want to say thank you for everything you do. >> see all the smiles. see all the smiles. [ applause ] so great and over 10 million kids committed more than half a billion acts of kindness just this week. a big congratulations to everyone who participated and check that out. just because the great kindness challenge officially ends today doesn't mean the kindness should stop. we challenge you to kee it going year round. thank you guys for creating that art fors right downstairs here in times square. great job and thank you all. just be nice. right, robin. >> that's right. that's happening right now. oh. talk about kindness. spreading a lot of joy, this woman right here. >> are you dancing. >> sandra lee is here. sandra lee is here. >> hi. >> you know we're just a week away from the super bowl and she is the super bowl host committee ambassador helping us get our game day menu. you have that extra touch. tell us about being the ambassador and all those volunteers that are going and what your role is. >> well, this year it's the 51st super bowl, right, so it started in '65 because i was born i in '66. but, this year is my tenth year at super bowl so i am the host committee's ambassador and also team captain of the 10,000 volunteers on the ground, boots on the ground hosting a million people in houston. and they're called the superstars so this is the "houston" magazine with a lot of retouching and makeup and small guide to the best 51 things to do in houston so you guys got to get a copy of this too. lots of recipes. >> mr. strahan is from "h" town. that's his town. houston. that's michael's town. yeah, yeah, i mean we're going to hang out when we go down there. i'm waiting down here because i want you to cook so i can eat of hurry up, get down here. >> the pulled pork. >> the pulled pork. okay. so, doesn't matter if you love a falcon or a patrt, i'm just saying the logos look the same. nothing like the packers. i'm wearing black because they lost. i'm just saying -- >> packer fans over there too. some packer fans over there. >> yes, milwaukee girls. okay, so here's the deal. it's houston. we'll take tex-mex barbecue pulled pork sandwiches. >> slls good. >> so easy. i'm sandra lee, but you're going to do pork loin in your slow cooker. on this you're just going to pour one chopped onion and then i want you to take your favorite barbecue sauce. >> okay. >> a cup of your salsa, thick, dense salsa? right in the barbecue sauce. >> then some chili powder. then you'll do some cumin. then you'll mix it up. that slow cooker will be on high. here's the deal with a slow cooker. you got to put a liquid into the slow cooker for anything to cook so this is our liquid. no water, none of that stuff. just pour that over the top. >> just let it just simmer and cook. >> 8 to 10 hours on low. >> this is what the end result will be then you put it here. >> then you pull apart, put it back in your pan, add your salt and let this simmer for 30 minutes and you're ready to go. >> but we're running outf time. >> bun, guacamole, cheese. >> toast your bun, cheese. >> we'll do football brownie sandwiches. >> love it. your favorite brownie mix all fine, take the water and exchange it for coffee, thick, rich -- >> you always have that. >> coffee and in the center is a store bought ready made icing but i've added powdered sugar to it to make it more dense and a great sandwich and ice tea or a cola and spiced rum in a football glass. all you did was just put some tape on here. >> there we go. that's right. >> mason jar, that's great. >> you like it? >> we'll continue. i'm going to continue our random acts of kindness by passing out some of these. >> we'll do that. >> sandra lee, always great. train performing live next. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. there's only one way to travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. and that's with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. ♪ play that song we are so excited to have train here. their brand-new album, "a girl a bottle a boat" just dropped this morning and now they're here to perform the lead single "play that song." train, everybody. hit it, guys. ♪ ♪ play that song the one that makes me go all night long ♪ ♪ the one that makes me think of you that's all you gotta do ♪ ♪ hey mister dj when you gonna spin it ♪ ♪ my baby's favorite record she been waiting for a minute ♪ ♪ she invited all her friends and i'm buying all the rounds ♪ ♪ and they're all dolled up dj please don't let me down ♪ ♪ when you gonna play that song now when you gonna earn that pay ♪ ♪ when you gonna play that song and make my day she said ♪ ♪ play that song the one that makes go all night long ♪ ♪ the one that makes me think of you that's all you gotta do ♪ ♪ hey ♪ play that song the one that makes me stay out till dawn ♪ ♪ the one that makes me go ooh ♪ that's all you gotta do ♪ hey hey hey hey ♪ hey mister guitar when you gonna strum it ♪ ♪ my girl just heard this song and you should play it 'cause she loves it ♪ ♪ can you get me off the hook get them fingers picking now ♪ ♪ i'll throw some money in your cup mister please don't let me down ♪ ♪ when you gonna play that song now why you gotta hesitate ♪ ♪ when you gonna play that song and make my day she said ♪ ♪ play that song the one that makes me go all night long the one that makes me think of you ♪ ♪ that's all you gotta do hey ♪ play that song the one that makes me stay out till dawn the one that makes me go ooh ♪ ♪ that's all you gotta do ♪ oh wait till you see my baby move move move ♪ ♪ wait till you see my baby move move move oh come on now ♪ ♪ play that song the one that makes her go all night long ♪ ♪ the one that makes her think of me that's all you gotta do hey ♪ ♪ that's all you gotta do "gma's" concert series is presented by belvita breakfast biscuits, the delicious way to fill your morning. ♪ we got to give a special thanks to train. thank you guys. we love the way you played that song. that was awesome. we he a bear update as well. >> yep. >> so many people reached out and now we're happy to say ricky gervais can go home because we have a special thanks to robin meddles from west virginia who says she'd love to give bear a warm home and we'll be in touch. >> mission accomplished. tgif, everybody. gmoving at the speed of light.er sleeps. and now, gcu is leading in the area of computer science and it. join the most inventive concept in education today. find your purpose at grand canyon university. visit gcu.edu/it. of reach for far too long:s have health insurance.that's been out how? 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