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and team usa feeling agony on the slopes. two top athletes missing medals, but america seeing huge success on the rink. the young competitor making history with this move. and adam rippon, dazzling the crowd, mow in striking distance of a medal. >> i'm adam rippon. good morning, america! and we do say good morning, america. and what a week. it's good to have you back, george, from florida where that community remembering the lives of those lost in the school shooting. >> the community hit so hard. surprised, even shocked by what happened. and last night, you saw them. thousands coming together for those vigils. and then 17 balloons released. one for each of the victims. >> this morning, the accused gunman, nikolas cruz, is behind bars. he appeared, shackled, before a judge for the first time on thursday. and we're now learning more about those 17 victims, students and the adults who died trying to protect them. abc's victor oquendo starts us off in parkland, florida. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that vigil was incredibly emotional. thousands of people coming together. bringing flowers, balloons, and candles, to show that there is still light here in parkland. and h this morning, we have a clear timeline of the horrible attack that happened at the school right behind me. this morning, new details emerging about those 17 victims as police reveal a detailed timeline of how wednesday's horror unfolded. police say nikolas cruz took an uber to the school at 2:19 p.m. just as the teachers and students were getting ready for dismissal carrying his rifle in a black soft case. he fired into several classrooms. dropped the gun. and ran to the door. >> the suspect ran west along with others that were threeing and tried to mix in to the group running away. >> reporter: cruz went to a nearby walmart where he bought a drink. he wasn't arrested until hours after the shooting. a coconut police officer noticed a teenager walking on the streets. >> he complied with my demands. and was taken into custody. >> reporter: overnight thousands gathered for an emotional vigil. many of the survivors sharing hugs and stories about lost classmates. >> when i heard the gunshots, i was in disbelief. the school has been a place of support. >> reporter: matt and daniela were hiding when the gunman broke the door's window and started shooting. one ricocheted off the wall and hitting daniela in the leg. two of their classmates shot and killed. >> what can you tell us about them? >> they were always fun. >> they were just nice people. >> they always made us smile and were always laughing. >> reporter: our david muir sitting down with a group of students. >> how many of you know someone who did not get out alive? >> reporter: like senior nicholas dworet, who had his sights set on the university of indianapolis. >> he was on the national team for swimming. he committed to the university of indianapolis a couple -- like two weeks before this happened, great classmate. great person, always so nice. >> reporter: and joaquin oliver who just became a u.s. citizen last year. also among the deceased, 49-year-old athletic director chris hixon. his colleagues drik him as someone who would have given you the shirt off his back. lori alhadeff lost her daughter alyssa. her emotions also still so raw. >> president trump, you say what can you do? you can stop the guns from getting into these children's hands! >> reporter: liam hid in a band room with 60 other students only to emerge and learn his friend gina montalto had died. >> we sat together in spanish class. we used -- and now she's going to be an etchty desk. she's going to be an empty desk now. she's not going to be here anymore. >> reporter: florida senators bill nelson and marco rubio will be in parkland today. and later today, more are expected to gather where the vigil was held where grief counselors are being made available. michael. >> thank you so much, victor. robin? there was a powerful moment at the vigil last night. chicago cubs first baseman anthony rizzo who graduated from that high school in 2007 addressed the crowd. >> i grew up in stoneman douglas. i played on those fields. i went to those classes. i want you to know you're not alone in your grief. we're all grieving with you. >> we all are and the vigil ended with a special request for everyone to write down an act of good they would do in the days ahead. george? >> one thing -- one way for everybody to come together. there are questions growing about the warning signs missed. people who knew the 19-year-old shooter say he had a troubled past, and disturbing social media posts. and tom llamas is in ft. lauderdale and there's focus on a tip to the fbi now. >> reporter: that's right, george. there was a tip to the fbi and it involved social media. but the agency says they did not have enough information at the time. now, regardless of that we've been digging into nikolas cruz's background. and what we've been told is about a long struggle with mental illness and a history of violence. this morning, authorities describing the mind of alleged shooter nikolas cruz as warped and possibly demented. law enforcement sources tell abc news the 19-year-old gunman told investigators he heard voices in his head directing him to conduct the attack. and according to the arrest affidavit, cruz allegedly confessed to the killings after being taken into custody. cruz's lawyers say he was battling mental illness recently, magnified by the passing of his mother who died from the flu. overnight, a family friend telling abc news, lynda cruz was devoted to nikolas and his little brother. >> she never did anything. she never went anywhere. she was always with her children every single day, every minute. so i don't understand how this tragedy happened. >> reporter: but in the neighborhood where the alleged gunman grew up memories of strange behavior since he was a boy. do you remember him doing anything in the neighborhood that was strange? >> yeah, he shot the chickens across -- he used to have a pellet gun and shot at chickens across in the back there. >> he like cornered a squirrel and was, liking pegging rocks at it, trying to kill it. >> reporter: reports cruz was expelled from the high school on february 8th, last year. three days later, he legally bought the ar-15 at this gun store less than ten miles from the school. yesterday led into court with his ankles and wrists in cuffs. >> are you nikolas jacob cruz? >> yes, ma'am. >> okay, sir. you are charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. >> reporter: his defense team says he's on suicide watch at the jail. >> this is a loss for this community. a tragic loss of 17 children. >> reporter: the horror of it all too much for one of cruz's defense lawyers. the assistant public defender getting emotional during a news conference and walking away to compose himself. >> this young man is deeply disturbed. emotionally broken. >> reporter: the disturbed nature seems apparent from his social media activity. sources tell abc news that this instagram account belongs to the suspect. in one photo, he's seen holding a pistol. and there were other signs of trouble. in september video blogger ben bennight saw a comment on his youtube page, a commenter with the name nikolas cruz posting "i'm going to be a professional school shooter." >> i thought that to be odd and disturbing, so i forwarded that screen shot to the fbi and reported it to youtube. >> reporter: the fbi looked into the post, but couldn't track down cruz. now, as far as cruz's mental state sources have told us he was in therapy at one point. family friends have told us he did take medication at one point but by all accounts when his mother died, george, he went into a treefa -- freefall of darkne darkness. >> emotionally broken as the public defender said. we have dan abrams here right now. so many signs of this young man mentally ill and almost by definition but that doesn't mean an insanity defense can succeed. >> just having been in therapy and a documented history of significant mental illness wouldn't necessarily be enough to win an insanity defense. we saw this in the aurora, colorado, shooting. in that movie theater. james holmes in that case was mentally ill. there's no question about it. and yet he did not succeed in his defense of insanity. >> why? what is the standard? >> you have to be able to show that effectively you didn't understand what you were doing was wrong. the problem is any bit of premeditation, any bit of thought as to how you would go about committing the crime, about, for example, him running away with the other kids, all shows that he knew what he did was wrong in some way. >> killing people. >> that's right. in some way, shape, or soform. so people out there, i think people get concerned about the insanity defense, that this person will get off. it almost never succeeds these days. particularly in a case like this where you have multiple victims. you have someone who prepared for it. you have someone who tried to escape with the rest of the people. this will be an almost impossible insanity defense if that's what he pursues. >> then it raises the question of the the death penalty. florida a death penalty state. >> i don't think there's any question he will face the death penalty. that's where this could help. the fact, if a jury believes he had significant mental illness, they won't find him not guilty. he'll still be found guilty, but it is possible he could avoid the death penalty because of mental illness. >> it will come at a much later stage. >> that's right. it would be a separate phase of the case, where the jury would make a recommendation to the judge as to death or not death. they would have to have a unanimous verdict. if they do recommend unanimously death the judge has the final word. >> thanks very much. >> many are talking about what happened and jimmy kimmel addressed the shooting in an emotional monologue on his show last night. he has been outspoken about gun violence since that mass murder in his hometown of las vegas. overnight kimmel called out lawmakers for not acting. >> now, and don't you dare let anyone say it's too soon to be talking about it. because you said it after vegas. you said it after sandy hook. you say that after every one of these -- eight now fatal shootings we had in this country this year. children are being murdered. >> do something now! [ applause ] >> you heard someone yelling out "do something now" and it seems you can't even get lawmakers to utter the words "gun control." well, not president trump yesterday. kimmel, of course, spoke after president trump's address yesterday afternoon and the president did not mention guns. as you said, robin. >> our entire nation with one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. to every parent, teacher, and child, who is hurting so badly, we are here for you. >> let's bring in cecilia vega our senior white house correspondent. and, cecilia, what you saw from the president, a pattern we've now seen several times after shootings like this. >> reporter: yeah, george, no mention of guns in this speech. he also did not answer a shouted question after he was done speaking, about whether it's time to act on gun laws. just as you, jimmy kimmel, were saying, this is a pattern we've seen in the wake of past shootings. the president has said it's too soon while an investigation is going on to talk about gun control. look, we are hearing now just gut-wrenching calls for action from there in parkland, florida. many in that community say it is absolutely time to act, including the broward county sheriff down there, scott israel. take a listen to what he said overnight at that vigil. >> if you're an elected official and you want to keep things the way they are and not do things differently, if you want to keep the gun laws as they are now, you will not get re-elected in broward county. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: so from the sheriff there we are hearing the same thing from parents. we are hearing the same thing from students who witnessed this violence there. the reaction here in washington among republicans right now is gun control at this point is a nonstarter. president trump says, you see him there on that speech, he says he will be focused on mental illness and mental health. one question the white house is sure to face in the days going forward, why then the president rolled back an obama-era rule that made it tougher for the mentally ill to get their hands on guns. >> the president could face these questions if he visits parkland. there's been talk of that perhaps over the weekend. >> reporter: he could go there as soon as this weekend and they're planning a visit to parkland. and you know his resort there, mar-a-lago, is just 40 miles away. another big story this morning. the olympics. figure skater adam rippon, off to an incredible start in the individual event but two women eyeing gold also did fall a little short. amy is in south korea with all the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. good morning, everyone. it was a tough day on the slopes for the u.s. here in pyeongchang. several athletes expected to medal failing to make it to that podium stand. but the bright spot was on the ice, with team usa's youngest athlete making olympic history. the united states gliding into the record books in men's figure skating short program. team usa's youngest competitor vincent zhou cleanly executing this triple-to loop. >> oh, it was clean! >> reporter: the 17-year-old is now the first ever to land the this tricky move in winter olympics history. >> boom. holds on the that. >> reporter: and fan favorite adam rippon igniting the crowd with his dazzling routine ending his performance on the ice with a roaring ovation. but there was heartbreak on the mountain for team usa. >> lindsey jacobellis trying to hold on for bronze. >> reporter: four-time olympian lindsey jacobellis placing fourth after this dramatic finish in snowboard cross missing her shot at her first medal since 2006, when she won silver in her olympic debut. and mikaela shiffrin, fresh off a thrilling victory in the giant slalom. >> you know there's nerves. there's always going to be. this is the olympics. >> reporter: feeling extremely sick just moments before speeding into her first run. feeling the frustration of coming in fourth. >> mikaela shiffrin looking for another gold, no. >> reporter: just 0.08 seconds shy of medaling for team usa in the women's slalom. mikaela truly having won her gold yesterday knows the thrill of victory and today the agony of defeat. >> fourth place is a tough pill to swallow. at the olympics that's got to be hard. but she already has two golds in her pocket. and i expect a couple more medals to come. >> reporter: but she says she's not done continuing her quest for gold, taking a break to recharge. skipping out on saturday's super g race to prep for the alpine and combined downhill events. speaking of taking a break, one of shiffrin's favorite things to do? nap. and guess what, she even does it in the middle of competitions. if fact, before she won gold in her first event in pyeongchang she says she took a power nap between her runs. she says it's a ritual. she puts on her headphones and just falls asleep. she says she does it in every race as a way to recharge. i wish i had that skill. >> whatever works. >> you wish you had that time. that would be great. thank you so much, amy. appreciate it. >> speaking of time, 0.08. less than a second. >> yeah. >> wow. now to rob with the storm coming to the east this weekend, rob? >> that's right. we got a couple of storms. this is part of the one coming towards the east, castle rock, colorado, i-25 got a little snow and got 18 inches over much of the mountainous areas. this is the other storm ahead of that. the damage in uniontown, pennsylvania, south of pittsburgh. over 60-mile-an-hour winds collapsing this building and flood watches for heavy rain, look at this winter storm warnings for the northeast, north of philadelphia, new york, and boston, the snows will start tomorrow afternoon and debt into overnight tomorrow. it will be done by sunday. could see three to seven inches northwest of the i-95 corridor. we'll be tracking that over the weekend. good morning i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. sun skbri warm today and tomorrow and the arctic cold front makes for a blustery sunday, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler. freezing cold nights after that. low 60s at the coast and mid upper 60s for the rest. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the winds up to we often talk about o embracing the elements. check out penny in breckenridge. one of hi favorite pups. she gets in there and enjoys that fresh powder. that's what you should think about sunday morning if you are waking up to that snow in the northeast. >> we'll keep that in mind. thanks so much. coming up the incredible football coach, husband, father who sacrificed his life to save students during that shooting. and a new bombshell report in "the new yorker." president trump and the "playboy" centerfold. uncertainties of hep c. wondering, "what if?" i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? 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>> reporter: good morning. so many of us have had that coach or teacher in our lives that was always there with a smile, always there with a joke. who could make going to high school fun. that was coach feis. and that's why this moment right now is so difficult for this community, because he's gone. i didn't know this man. but after speaking to his head coach and his players, i wish i did. 37-year-old aaron feis, a beloved husband, father, and football coach. >> the kids in this community loved him, adored him. he was one of the greatest people i knew. >> reporter: students and faculty say feis died protecting students getting in the line of fire. >> i saw him with a gun and then i saw two people fall and then i saw mr. feis fall and he said get back inside. >> reporter: his bravery and tall stature also came with a big heart. to his players and fellow coaches he was well known as someone who could always make them laugh. >> he would always carry a gatorade towel and saw it on the noor and picked it up, coach, feis, i got something to tell you. and he turned around and i whacked him right in the butt. i never seen him run faster than that. >> reporter: what was coach feis like? >> one of the best guys i know. open-hearted. open to anyone. always there for people. if you needed him, he would on his golf cart go right to you. >> reporter: it was his golf cart that coach feis, also one of the school security guards, would use wednesday, racing to help others. >> coach feis went in the building and went to go up one of the stairwells and as the shooter -- the shooter was coming down the stairwell. and i understood that he took a girl and kind of pushed her out of the door and got in front of the shooter. and that's when the shooter shot him. >> do you remember where you were and how you got the news? >> i didn't want to believe it. didn't want to -- i didn't want to -- for it to be true. i love him. i love him and things are going to be real hard and difficult, you know, to go back to school and not be able to see my buddy. >> what was he for the football team? >> if someone messed up he wouldn't come over screaming but come over, tell you what you did wrong, and how you could do it right. >> a great coach. a great man. put a smile on my face every day. >> if you could have told coach feis something before he left us, what would you have told him? 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"the national enquirer" never published the story, saying it didn't find it credible. but the deal prevented mcdougal, seen here in these recently posted instagram photos, from telling her story. now "the new yorker" is saying it obtained an eight-page report about it confirmed to be written in her own handwriting. mcdougal wrote she met trump at a party in june 2006 at the "playboy" mansion after he taped "the apprentice." and added trump took a liking to me, kept talking to me, telling me how beautiful i was. according to "the new yorker" mcdougal's document describes their first date as dinner in a private bungalow at the beverly hills hotel where they had sex. quote -- we talked for a couple of hours and then it was on. then mcdougal wrote, he offered me money. i looked at him and felt sad, said, no thanks, i'm not that girl. afterward she went to see him every time he was in l.a. which was a lot. and he hid the fact that he paid for her travel. every time i flew to meet him, she wrote, i booked paid for flight and hotel and he reimbursed me. she also wrote that an affair between trump and stormy daniels began while he and mcdougal were together as well. and according to "the new yorker" mcdougal's affair lasted nine months. mcdougal notes say she ended it in april 2007. the white house says this is old news and deny the affair. ronan farrow, thanks for coming back. so "wall street journal" just a couple days before the election wrote about "the national enquirer" paying $150,000 for this. you have brand-new stuff including the handwritten notes. >> right, so this is new on a couple of levels. one is the underlying chronicle of the affair reveals a lot of patterns we're now seeing in the multiple accounts of either consensual affairs or alleged nonconsensual activity with trump. >> one of the things we know for example, just recently we have seen this payment, $130,000 to stormy. >> so this is the other i think systemic thing revealed by the account of this story from karen mcdougal. she feels she was trapped into an exploy -- exploitative contract that bound her to silence. and that's something she finds frustrating. >> let's talk about this pattern and what "the national enquirer" did, a pattern called catch and kill. you pay for the rights of a story and don't run it. they say because they didn't find it credible. >> six former ami employees tell me that's not the case, it was a routine activity by david peeker, the head of "the national enquirer" who pledged his loyalty to trump and this is the interesting and troubling dimension, george, these, you know, dirty stories about high-profile individuals would be used as leverage over those individuals. obviously national security implications here when that happens to be the president. >> you make it sound like the president is vulnerable to blackmail by "the national enquirer" because they did him this favor. >> we don't use the word blackmail. but multiple ami employees used terms like leverage, influence. >> is that something david would do without telling trump other getting permission or him not drecking it? >> that's the question. our reporting certainly suggests that, again, according to ami insider, there was knowledge of this loyalty to trump and that this flowed from that. we do not report that trump ordered this. >> mcdougal still cannot talk about the affair. >> this is an interesting question. she says she cannot. you know, ami in a comment we gave them a full opportunity to give their perspective as we always do says, you know, actually now we feel she can speak in response to legitimate journalistic inquiries. she and her representatives feel that that is not the case, looking at the letter of the contracts. >> so tell us about this eight-page document. why was it created? how did you get it? >> she wrote a detailed chronicle of this affair in the course of selling this story. now, she didn't run out and pitch this story herself. you know, by her account -- >> back in 2016. summer of 2016. >> correct. you know, she talks about having watched television with a friend she was staying with. and that friend urged her to write down the story potentially to sell it. and that, i think, you know, in her view caught her unawares and was sort of backed into a situation where she feared the story was going to leak and she signed this deal after pitching it in several places. she i think readily admits that she consented to that deal but feels now that the heavy burden of silence. >> you say in recent days and weeks "the national enquirer" has come back again with more offers? >> in the wake of these stormy daniels story, revelations about other infidelity on the part of trump allegedly, there has been an uptick in contact between ami this media company and karen mcdougal. they did have intermittent contact with her over the past year. but according to multiple sources and documents we have, that contact has sharply increased and as recently as several days ago, they were aggressively seeking to have her sign new contracts. >> what new does this tell us about president trump? >> in this country the most powerful and wealthy men can command an elaborate system to silence people with stories about them that they don't want out in the public. and obviously, for a sitting president to be the beneficiary of this system is a pretty unprecedented thing. >> we now know this has happened with stormy daniels to some degree, some kind of payment and now karen mcdougal. do you think it's the last one? >> you know, i only comment on reporting we put out. >> ronan farrow, thanks very much. we'll be right back. and i can do it with what's already within me. because my body can still make its own insulin. and once-weekly trulicity activates my body to release it. trulicity is not insulin. it comes in a once-weekly, truly easy-to-use pen. it works 24/7, and you don't have to see or handle a needle. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes or for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take trulicity if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, if you have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you're allergic to trulicity. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or symptoms like itching, rash, or trouble breathing. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. i choose once-weekly trulicity to activate my within. if you need help lowering your a1c and blood sugar, activate your within. ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity. activate your within. customer service!d. ma'am. this isn't a computer... wait. you're real? 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[ cheers and applause ] >> i think everybody is excited for the weekend. before we get to that we want to begin with our "gma" cover story, that big hollywood news, unfortunately. jennifer aniston and justin thoreau announcing they're separating after 2 1/2 years of marriage. abc's -- i know. i'm feeling the same way. i didn't see this one coming. abc's diane macedo is here with more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: we got everybody all excited. and now we have to talk about why everybody is so bummed this morning. jennifer aniston and justin thoreau were that couple it seemed everyone was rooting for and that's making it tough that not only are they breaking up they've been broken up for two months. >> justin, jen, together please! >> reporter: they were one of hollywood's biggest power couples. >> guys, hold that smile. >> reporter: but after seven years, jennifer aniston and justin thoreau are calling it quits. in a joint statement the pair says the decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. we are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship. the announcement comes just days after aniston's 49th birthday. and right after she opened up their $21 million l.a. home for the march issue of "architectural digest." she even tells the magazine i look around at my husband and my dogs and our home and there's nowhere else i want to be. the pair met in 2008 on the set of "tropic thunder" and started dating in 2011 after being in "wanderlust." >> i felt something today when we were standing up there and just -- >> i know. >> reporter: in august of 2015 they tied the knot in their bel air home and justin gushed to robin about married life. >> it's fantastic. something really does shift and in a wonderful way. >> reporter: but they haven't been spotted together in awhile. aniston went solo to ellen's 60th and celebrated her own birthday with friends. and while promoting his film, "mute" thoreau said they would not be together on her february 11th birthday or on valentine's day and their last public appearance was at jason bateman's walk of fame ceremony and the last picture was posted by thoreau in august. moving forward they say whatever else is printed about us that is not directly from us is someone else's fictional narrative. adding above all we are determined to maintain the deep respect and love that we have for one another. and this was thoreau's first marriage, of course, it was aniston's second after divorcing brad pitt. but michael, that was 2005. and some people are still upset about that. hopefully, jennifer and justin are okay. but it will take people awhile to get over this one. >> i agree. and joined by "people" magazine's executive editor kate coyne. kate, i didn't see this coming, but you said there were major red flags. >> there were definitely red flags. one of the more notable ones was that "architectural digest" cover story that they did just a few weeks ago. those in the know understand that an "architectural digest" cover for a celebrity is very often a way of indicating your house is soon going to be up for sale. and so that cover happening, we all saw that and thought, that house is not long for this relationship. that house is going on the market. also they didn't pose together in any of the photos. so when will and jada did "architectural digest" and faith and tim did it, they were together in the photos. there were no photos of jen and justin together in that story. >> i figured out it was for sale after it goes in "architectural digest" but the whole separation, you were deeper than me on that. they've been spending a lot of time apart. >> they really have. you talk about red flags, not being together for valentine's day. not being together for her birthday. those are red flags. but even more tellingly, they weren't together for her birthday. but also, he didn't post any well wishes to her. like he did last year. last year this was a whole ode to her and this year silence. >> all these little clues. you said you found something interesting about the statement that they released. >> i think in their statement a lot of people will be focusing on, well, they say they're still best friends. but the more interesting thing, the two words, fictional narrative. and that, to me, is a sign that they're already aware of what the next beat is in this story. and that's -- here come the brad and jen reunion story. all the tabloids will go to town with this idea that brad and jen will get back together. so in this statement, they're already getting ahead of it saying don't believe these fictional narratives and don't believe the stuff you'll be hearing. if it doesn't come from us it's bogus. sorry for people who want the brad and jen reunion, don't get your hopes up for that. >> they will remain close friends. that's tough for any relationship. do you think that's possible? >> everyone says that. it might just be possible for them. they don't have kids together and so they may be able to revert back to the friendship they had before becoming romantically involved. one of the best indications may be the fact that they say they split at the end of last year but we know they spent new year's eve together in cabo san lucas but may have had a brea-cation. if that's a word we can coin now. they broke up and still went on vacation together any way. so maybe they'll be able to pull it off. >> thank you, kate. i'll never look at "architectural digest" the same way. thank you so much, kate. now over to you, rob. >> great place for a brea-cation. sit down. we're not done yet. you sit right there. we'll make some tv. do you like to and ice and winter? >> yes. >> i hope so. it's coming. this "gma" moment. check it out. duluth. these are day trippers of duluth. an outfitter that takes people on adventures. this is lake superior on a snow bike and passing it down the way with their hockey skates on and one jumps on rides it for awhile and slides it for and the other guy -- i mean, come on. the cirque du soleil of the north. that is incredible, guys. good morning i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. sun skbri warm today and tomorrow and the arctic cold front makes for a blustery sunday, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler. freezing cold nights after that. low 60s at the coast and mid upper 60s for the rest. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the winds up to a new alert about romance scams that try to steal money from people looking for love online. gio benitez is here with the the details. gio, some of those have caught attention to the fbi. >> reporter: that's right, george. they have more reasons to be wary. the number of romance scam complaints has tripled over the last five years and those are just the ones we know about. finding love can be just a click away. but dater, beware. thieves are using online romance scams to target love seekers on dating sites, apps, and social media, all to gain access to their personal and financial information. >> people are all over the world being ripped off by these. you have got a really global problem. >> reporter: according to a new report by the better business bureau, these scams have cost victims in the u.s. and canada nearly $1 billion in just the past three years. with an estimated 1 million victims in the u.s. alone. the estimated number of romance scammers online every month, 25,000. it often starts with a grooming phase. the scammers learn about your life, send prewritten text messages or grooming scripts professing admiration and eventually love. >> he said that he was a single father, that he was a widower. >> reporter: we agreed not to show the face of this 43-year-old divorcee. she says a man she met on facebook stole $1,000 from her. >> he said that he was having problems paying his car. >> reporter: he then asked for her bank info. that was the last straw. >> i said, you are a scammer. that's when he said, i am in love with you. and that's why i'm telling you, yes, i am a scammer. >> oh, it was overwhelming. i thought, oh, my god. this guy is -- this is it. this is real. >> reporter: and donna rogers says a scammer she met on the dating app zoosk pampered her with gifts for weeks, before asking her for more than $1500. she didn't send the money and contacted authorities. >> it's the long con. they're out to get money if people. and ept eventually, they do. >> reporter: both facebook and zoosk try to monitor and block suspicious behavior and zoosk has photo verification services to help fight those online scams but both companies say consumer awareness and vigilance are key. they are key and these scams are widespread. the better business bureau says the number reported has jumped to nearly 30,000 each year and the federal trade commission estimates that 90% of victims don't report it. so that number is likely to be much higher. >> so what are the tip-offs that you're being targeted? >> all right. here we go. this is what the fbi says. up on the screen, the person makes plans to meet you in person but keeps canceling, especially if this goes on for a few months. and there's one really important one. no matter what story you're told, just never send money. >> or your bank information. >> or bank information. >> if you're a victim? >> if you're a victim there's actually some good news because if you were scammed between 2004 and 2017, so just last year you actually can go to the ftc if you sent money through western union, file a complaint, and you can possibly get that money back. but you've got to do it by may 31st. >> the deadline coming. gio, thanks very much. over to robin. >> i'm telling you asking for money is a flag on the play right there. okay. but now to a "gma" health alert about processed foods and cancer. according to a new study, eating 10% more of what's known as ultra processed foods is associated with a significant increase in overall cancer risk and so dr. jen ashton is here. and nutritionist maya feller, as well. tell us about this. >> it showed that people who ate highly processed foods had a 10% higher risk of all types of cancer, sorry, if they ate 10% more of this ultra processed foods in their diet, 12% overall risk in cancer and 11% increased risk in breast cancer. now here come the caveats. and it's really important on this study to read between the lines here. number one, we talk about relative risk and absolute risk. the numbers i just gave are relative risk. you want to know how many more cases of breast cancer, per 10,000, per 100,000. the this study did not break that down. and like so many studies we talk about, this study was based on association, not cause and effect and until we can connect those dots we have to interpret the results with caution. >> big difference. all that being said sometimes we don't -- we think we're doing the right thing and don't realize it's ultra processed. >> one of the things i want to say to everyone is that you have to understand ultra processed is processed foods. we're talking about foods that have added sugars, salts, fats, preservatives, fillers, gums, added colors and flavors. things like these fruity yogurt drinks or sodas or energy drinks. things with lots of colors. some might be surprising, packaged muffins and baked goods. deli meats. >> deli meats? >> yes. deli meats. refined breads. instant soups. they all fall into the category of ultra processed. >> anything with a shelf life that can live on a shelf a long period of time. >> that's always a sign. that's why organic expires so quickly. but it's better for you. all right, so tell us why these types of foods could be linked to cancer. >> in the study they didn't explain that from a biologic or scientific standpoint but there are some theories. it's a long list. these foods tend to be less nutritious overall and tend to have like maya was saying a ton of food additives. chemicals that you can't even pronounce. they are packaged and they are processed. so what i tell my patients, what maya tells her clients, eat from the farm, not the factory. if you can't recognize it as its true food form, that's a clue. that it's processed or ultra processed. >> eat from the farm, not the factory, y'all. eat from the farm, not the factory, y'all. that's it. probably the reason why, it's so convenient, it's so cheap and convenient. what are ways to save money and save some time? >> one of the things i always tell people shop the perimeter of the grocery store where you find your fresh goods. is a like to encourage people to get to know your food. and know your nutrition facts label. you need to be able to identify what is hole and minimally processed in comparison to what is ultra processed. the other thing, get back to your kitchen, cook at home. you know what i mean. i understand people are busy, what you can do is buy precut meats and vegetables. >> shortcuts. >> just not have the additives that the ultra processed foods have. it's okay to try prepared foods at the grocery store like grilled chicken or vegetables. even some of these healthier salads that have things like legumes will be filled with vitamins, fiber and minerals. >> okay. all right. >> there you go. >> i got my lunch right here i was going to say. i'm all set. thank y'all very much. have a good weekend. coming up one-on-one with the man behind the "black panther" magic. director ryan coogler. good morning north bay, let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning, i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. if you're looking to buy a house in the bay area. good luck. these numbers from the california association of realtors are scary. in san francisco your household needs to make more than $303,000 a year to support the mean price of 1.5 million bucks and you have to factor into the commute. >> job security for me. walnut creek, a stall reported and two lanes, lanes four and five counting from the left. it looks like it is getting by fairly nicely. and oakland, a accident, westbound now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning on this friday, temperatures in the mid 30s and 40s warmer in san francisco, 47. sunshine, the only issue is the sunshine with the commute. here is a look although my accuweather seven-day forecast, it is going to be blustery and cooler sunday, freezing cold monday and tuesday morning, so protect those plants. reggie. >> another update in about 30 minutes and always on the news app and abc7news.com. hope you have a great day. welcome back to "gma" and we have a great audience with us here on this friday morning. yes. [ applause ] and we talked about this story the other day. on valentine's day, i think it was part of "pop news" with lara spencer. >> yeah. >> devin custalow made eye contact with a guy on the subway but never got to speak to him so posted an ad on the missed connections page and never heard anything until a billboard came up and painted on the side of a building in brooklyn, i mean, put it out there. it was telling the mystery man to meet there on valentine's day. well, we were there to capture what happened when devin went there for her potential date and you guys want to find out if she met mr. right. if he showed up. [ applause ] we want to know too and she is here. devin custalow. how are you? >> hi. how are you? [ applause ] >> so you went to meet the man you met on the train with the yellow shoes. >> did he show up at the mural? >> he did not. but there was -- no, don't be sad. there was such a huge crew and i have been overwhelmed with support from literally all over the world. >> have you been getting a lot of other date offers? >> might be out of yellow shoes like getting completely overwhelmed. >> what was it about him? supply think every day you see people on the subway where they catch your eye or walking down the streets and it was one of those thinks that we looked at each other and let's put it out there. if we never sear him again, okay. but imagine if we do and now we're here. so thankful it worked out in this way. >> did other guys with yellow shoes so up. >> so many yellow shoes. so many. people very clearly did not fit the description and were like, i can buy some yellow shoes for you so it's been great. >> there were a couple of people that, you know, just in case he doesn't show up, there's backup. >> there were some people calling backup. >> that's your friend hillary. >> she was with me. >> i had never heard the parade galle galentine's day. >> yes. >> at the core valentine's day is just a great opportunity to celebrate the relationships, the friendship, the family. those kind of connections and we're both really big on supporting other women and i think it's just been a great experience in that sense to just see how true friends can support you and how people all around the world can be excited for you and potentially finding a random stranger. >> okay. so if you're on the train again and you see him again, will you be quiet and shy or are you going to go up and approach him. >> he has been talked about on "good morning america." i have to tell him that. i can't just look at him and not say anything. yeah, for sure. >> hillary, you gave us news as well. there are a couple of backups that showed up. people that might be -- >> i mean, a handful, maybe three or four handfuls. >> so the good news is it has not turned you off from love. >> no, of course, i mean i've gotten stories from croatia and -- >> trinidad. >> of people meeting love just in obscure places married 30 to 50 years. how could i be upset over that when i've been on messages that it does work out sometimes. if this isn't meant to be who is to say -- >> you might get a few more after today. >> i know. [ applause ] >> devin, hillary, thanks for coming out. i think it's a great story. good look in our search for love. >> love your spirit. >> yes, yes. [ applause ] >> we'll move on now to one of the most anticipated movies of the year, fans rushing in to theaters last night to finally see "black panther." the movie breaking presale ticket records and now one of fandango's presellers of all time. whoo. abc's byron pitts sat down with the director, ryan coogler. hey there, byron. >> good morning. this movie has everything we've come to expect in a marvel movie. eye candy, special effects and this time something very special. >> the revolution will be live. >> reporter: the record-breaking genre busting superhero movie "black panther." the megablockbuster with a message and these are the two men who brought it to the big screen. >> so, my first impression after watching the movie, i walked away and thought, my goodness, they fed me kale wrapped in chocolate. >> let's go. >> it was always about what we would make the audience feel. for one we wanted people to say i admire that guy. he is a superhero. not because he could punch somebody in the face or has cool clothes but he is a good person. >> you get to decide what kind of king you are going to be. >> reporter: the mostly all black cast features fierce men and fiercer women. >> for me it's seeing the women in the movie doing awesome stuff. we were always looking around, this is amazing. >> just as your king couldn't deliver. >> reporter: a complex bad guy in michael b. jordan. >> that kid is fulfilling promises. a lot of times when people call bad -- >> reporter: and chadwick boseman. >> i know who you are. now, what do you want? >> reporter: a leading man who got the part without ever auditioning. >> forgive me. is the brother that good. >> he is. >> but even with all the fun and the fights -- >> don't freeze. >> i never freeze. >> reporter: the movie is the most overtly political of the marvel universe. >> what stanley and jack kirr andy serk by did who said he's smarter than you and more technologically advanced. >> 2018 with all this going on this is again a bold thing to do. >> i think as often happens in comic books, movies and all of pop culture things take on a resonance, things take on a meaning. >> blockbuster was always marvel's most political comic. we thought it would be a disservice if we didn't have the same quality in our movie. >> politics aside it is a fun, family-friendly movie and will have much or on "nightline." >> we saw it this week and could not get enough of it and even when you were saying in the piece "black panther," male character, when he was here, when chadwick was here, he said about the women in the film. they got the biggest reaction from the audience every time they did something. >> they are epic. they are strong, smart, they protect the men in this movie. sort of like the women of "gma." >> absolutely. just like it. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> george, clap, man, clap. >> i have daughters and i want them to see this movie because they will see themselves and i think all of our daughters will see themselves in this movie. >> i cannot wait for that. it works on so many levels. >> absolutely. >> good stuff. >> i like that kale wrapped in chocolate. nobody says it like you, byron. "black panther," it is in theaters now. run, don't walk. coming up that 11-year-old who is inspiringdown girls to love the skin they are in. ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ all right back now with an exclusive announcement from walt disney world in florida. a big expansion is coming to disney's hollywood studios and here's a hit, woody, buzz and jessie and slinky dog are here to share the big news. get ready because toy story land is coming june 30th. yes. just in time for summer. you better believe it, the 11-acre toy story land. you will shrink down to the size of a toy and be vunded by giant versions of your childhood toys like my friend slinky dog, of course, he is the star of slinky dog dash which is a new family friendly roller coaster and got to test it out in vr. you can tack a spin on a flying saucer and blast your way through 4d midway and meet some of your toy story pals like i'm doing right here. it's going to be so much fun, good morning i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. a cooler start today but look at the warm ending in the mid to upper 60s my accuweather seven-day forecast more excitement on the way for walt disney land resort in california. the first ever pixar fest begins april 15th celebrating friendship and beyond. pixar stories will come alive in the new together forever. a new pixar nighttime spectacular and two magical parades and much more during pixar fest. guests will discover the new land of pixar opening june 23rd. two days before my dirtday, i love it. with the super thrilling and incredible coaster theme to their newest film "incredibles 2." are you jealous? no, no jealoushere. all reasons to get to your disney parks this summer. back to you. >> thank you very much. i got to tell you, once you leave the studio downstairs they take over. we are celebrating happy to celebrate black history month with incredible game changers and this morning we're so thrilled to introduce you to an inspiring young girl, zoe terry is her name crafted a nonprofit zoe's dolls to help others love the skin they're in and we'll chat with her in just a moment but first why don't you take a look at her story. >> here you go. do you like it? can i have a hug? >> reporter: 11-year-old zoe terry loves doll giveaway day and not just because of the smiles she puts on little girls' faces. >> good morning. >> reporter: but also for the powerful message she delivers to them. >> do you guys love the skin that you're in. >> all: yes. >> well, that's all that matters. >> i started zoe's dolls when i was 5 because at that time i was bullied because of the color of my skin and because my hair was so puffy. it made me feel really bad. i felt like i couldn't do anything. >> reporter: to make sure no other little girl feels the way she did in 2011 zoe with her mom's help launched zoe's dolls. >> i really wanted to find a way where i could let little brown girls know their image is beautiful no matter what anyone else says and i thought, dolls in their image would be great to show them that. >> reporter: today she has collected and donated 20,000 dolls. >> she'll be the first to tell you it's not about me. it just has my name on it. it's about any little girl in my situation. >> reporter: now in sixth grade and thriving at the same school where she was once bullied zoe has sparked an important conversation. >> not only does she spread a message of diversity and inclusion, she really does feel that we are all beautiful. >> i want every little brown girl to know that nothing is impossible. the word is i'm possible. >> i like that. here they are, please welcome zoe and her mother nakia. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> you cannot be 11 years old. how are you? sit on down there. you cannot be 11 years old. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness. i'm so proud of you. > thank you so much. >> so incredibly proud of you and your positivity and just what you're spreading, the love. >> thank you. >> and inclusion. so tell me whatever happened to the little girl who bullied you way back when? >> me and that girl are now friends and she donates zoe's dolls every year and i think how we came to that is my school and my mom really helped me and the girl understand that our differences is what imagine us special and we should celebrate our differences. we shouldn't shoot each other down because of our differs >> that's wonderful that she's your friend and helping. as a parent you want to check your child and you don't want to see them hurt in any way for any reason whatsoever. and the reason that you thought this was a teachable moment. what your daughter was going through in yes, absolutely. for three reasons, one, not everything is going to go your way, two, i needed her to be able to turn her lemons into lemonade and, three, i wanted her to be comfortable as a black girl in her own skin. >> uh-huh and you got a little friend there with you. who is that? >> so i'm working on my first doll line and this is my prototype, simply zoe but she's not the official one. >> this is your doll you are a makeing. >> china is still working on the face because i want it to look like me. my doll, my doll is very fashionable. just like me. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> okay. my best friend essence johnson designed all the clothes for the doll and she's just 11 years old. >> just like you. >> yes. >> and does she have different hairstyles 00. >> yes, cool thing about my doll is you can change her hair because i love changing my hair so i wanted to incorporate that into my doll so she has interchangeable hair pieces. another cool thing about my doll is that she comes with her own book that i wrote called is the simply zoe" that tells the story of my journey. >> can't you see her on "shark tank"? [ applause ] in front of the "shark tank" all of a sudden. momma, this is a prototype anticipate a lot that goes into designing and getting the doll made. >> absolutely. it was a long, tedious process. we're not doll makers so we had no clue what we were doing, still kind of have no clue what ear's doing. >> we're kind of lost. >> but we've come to a really good spot where we got the prototype made. of course, we could still use mentorship but we are trucking along but it has been a long, long, hard process. >> we'll work on that. we'll take a commercial break but all that you were saying, we'll see if we can do something about that so we'll have more with zoe and her mom and we'll work on what she just said so come on back. what can we do? hmm. [ applause ] we're back now with zoe terry, the creator of zoe's dolls and her mother and zoe has distributed 20,000 dolls to help young girls love the skin they're in and creating her own simply zoe doll. this is just a pote to type and we have this great audience here with us and we have someone, we have someone in the audience who has -- who wants to come up. debbie sterling, is debbie sterling here? come on up, debbie. she is the founder and ceo of goldiblocks. how are you? she just happened to be here. this is zoe and her mother nakia and with goldiblocks. oh, that's sweet. sit down, sit down. as the founder and ceo of goldiblocks what do you want to say to zoe and her mom? >> zoe and nakia, i started it because i wanted to see more empowering options for girls in the toy aisle and when i heard about your story, i literally had tears in my eyes. i'm so excited about what you're doing and i have a couple of surprises for you. so the first one is that we at goldiblocks would like to donate 5,000 dolls. >> there you go. >> the first surprise i have for you today is we at goldiblocks would like to donate 5,000 dolls to zoe's dolls. >> wow, 5,000. >> wow! you could donate a lot with that. but, wait, there's more. >> and on top of that, for the rest of the month every doll purchased on goldiblocks.com we'll donate another doll to zoe's dolls. [ applause ] >> but, wait, there's still more. >> but there's more. so it wasn't that long ago that gol gol goldieblok was a mentor. so i would like to sign up to be-mile-per-hour mentor. >> oh. [ applause ] oh, that's sweet. >> thank you, debbie. there's some sweet little girls here. we have some little time left. don't you have a mantra. >> yes. >> let's lead them in the mantra. have them stand up. >> i want everybody to stand up and i need you to say nice and powerful, okay. everybody, everybody got to get up. adult, grandmother, everybody. >> okay. >> ready. >> repeat after her. >> i am beautiful. >> all: i am beautiful. >> i am powerful. >> all: i am powerful. >> i am loved. >> i am love. >> thank you, zoe. thank you, debbie. thank you, everyone. we needed. that debbie and goldieblox are making her dream come true and sending each girl home with their own doll. we'll be right back. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, 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. "good morning america" is brought to you by sleep number. experience the new sleep number 360 smart bed today. >> look at these two big kids we have. rob and michael. ah. hey, zoe, nakia, debbie, thank you so much. >> everybody, have a great weekend. thank you for watching. [ cheers and applause ] beautiful, powerful. yes, they are. good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning it's 8:59 i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. >> you have to check the calendar when you look at this. sunshine and getting sunburn is the biggest potential, hard to believe it is february. here is look at the temperatures. 59 in concord. i don't have rain but freezing temperatures next week, sue. >> golden gate bridge, watched the crews pushed a stall out. you can see it is red all the way back to lum bart and the mary in a, reggie. >> mike and sue thank you, we'll see you at 11:00 for the abc 7 midday news. reporting continues on the news app and abc7news.com. join us every weekday morning, >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award-winning actor eddie redmayne. and from the hit series "shark tank," bethenny frankel. plus, your questions and comments when the cohost open up the inbox. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! 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