You want a definition of inspiration, thats probably it. The moment he says almost broke him and why hes being called air legend this morning. And good morning, america. You really enjoyed your time with the prince, didnt you . I certainly did. Was there last week, spent time with him at his childhood home which is also his current home Kensington Palace but why hes so passionate about the Invictus Games coming up. Where are our manners. Top of the morning to you. Happy st. Patricks day and a great crowd with us decked out in green getting in the spirit. Wow, they are not kidding around. A factoid americans are expected to spent 4. 4 billion to celebrate. Is that all in beer or thats a lot of green beer. Exactly. Corned beef, too. True. That is all coming up. We begin with the race for the white house and donald trump focusing on Hillary Clinton. Latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter hey, george, good morning to you. With Hillary Clinton and donald trump inching closer to those nominations this is starting to sound like a general election fight and the gloves are off. Overnight, donald trump particular. The last person Hillary Clinton wants to face is me. Fact. Reporter trump releasing this video focusing on Hillary Clinton, mocking her as a weak leader in Foreign Affairs showing her barking like a dog. Clinton hitting right back in a fundraising email sent to supporters overnight calling trump a fearmonger saying he would be a dangerous president. We cant risk it. This on the heels of trump refusing to participate in what was supposed to be the next gop debate next week in utah. That prompted Ohio Governor john kasich to bail too, fox news saying obviously there needs to be more than one participant so the Salt Lake City debate can canceled. Debate with me and yet donald apparently is ducking. He is afraid of being challenged. The closer we get to a oneonone battle, the worst donald trump does. Reporter well, trump says, quote, weve had enough debates. He says hes going to give a major speech that day instead. Hillary clinton not backing down either in that fundraising email she said after tuesdays big win, shes sure he is starting measuring the drapes in the white house hoping to take him on and hoping to raise cash off a potential donald trump nomination. Thanks very much. All right, george, now to the other huge political showdown. President obama naming his choice for the Supreme Court nominating 63yearold appeals judge Merrick Garland but republicans vowing not to take action. Abcs terry moran is at the Supreme Court for us right now. Good morning, terry good morning good morning. The stakes couldnt be higher politically. This is the showdown of the year in washington. Itll spill in the president ial they are he shorthanded right now and the fight to replace Justice Scalia could tip the balance of the court for decades. Now the battle lines are clear. The president versus the Senate Republicans. I have fulfilled my constitutional duty. Now its time for the senate to do theirs. Its the senates constitutional right to act as a check on a president and withhold its consent. Reporter late yesterday a few cracks in the gop wall. Some senators say they will meet with judge garland but others as adamant. Mind . None. Are you any more open to reporter Merrick Garland is 63 years old, one of the oldest nominees ever. A highly regarded judge for 18 years and before that a top federal prosecutor. Garland was there in Oklahoma City in 1995 as seen here in a new white house video leading the prosecution of timothy mcveigh, a Death Penalty case. About the rule of law. Reporter meanwhile, the white house launched a massive pr effort led by this video with family photos and an emotional interview. And my father would be very proud. Reporter judges arent supposed to campaign for the Supreme Court. Its bad form so Merrick Garland will have to walk a fine line but make no mistake, president obama and the democrats are going to pull out all the stops, put as much pressure on republicans to get him through. Lets talk to jon karl about it and, jon, lets talk about the Senate Republicans first. Mitch mcconnell hard line not even going to meet with Merrick Garland but as terry reported meet with him. Does that indicate a sign that this could actually go to a hearing . I dont think so, george. You do have about ten republican senators who now say theyre willing to at least have a facetoface meeting with judge garland but they are doing that, theyve made explicit, most of them, as a courtesy and indicated there is no chance that they would change their the republicans i have spoken to and ive spoken to several republican senator, say that garland would alter the balance of the Supreme Court. They do not believe and will not agree to even a hearing before the election. One of the Big Questions now, how much of a Campaign Issue this becomes both in the president ial election, also in these key senate elections. Reporter the white house is doing an allout campaign. Youll sigh a war room here to try to put pressure on republicans that are up for reelection facing tough races and there are several of them, george. They want to either at least pressure them to give garland a hearing or to make them pay a price for denying him. Okay, jon karl, thanks very much. Interesting days and weeks ahead. Now to the latest on that american student behind bars in north korea after attempting to steal a political poster. The 21yearold breaking down in court after a judge sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor. Abcs bob woodruff is following the story and joins us from beijing, good morning, bob. Reporter well, good morning, robin. Yes, this was a brutal sentence, removing a propaganda poster from a hotel and almost any other country, this would be no more than a minor misdemeanor. But with this conviction, his fate is unclear. This morning, 21yearold Otto Warmbier is behind bars in north korea sentenced to 15 years in a north korean prison with hard labor. A visibly shaken warmbier paraded before cameras speaking at his trial wednesday which only lasted one hour. I would used and manipulated. Please please. Please save my life. Reporter warmbier was found guilty of what the government calls subversion, part of the u. S. Hostile policy towards north korea. In court they showed this video accusing warmbier of trying to steal a political banner from an area offlimits to foreigners. At the hotel where he was staying with with a tour group. Two weeks ago warmbier tearfully press conference. I have made the worst mistake of my life. Reporter his family enlisting the help of former governor bill richardson, the veteran diplomat, meeting facetoface with north korean diplomats tuesday. He did a college prank, a mistake. But 15 years to be sentced, atths crazy. Hopefully now after this sentencing itll mean negotiations can start on his release on humanitarian grounds. Reporter now those kinds of negotiations have borked in the past. About a dozen american tourists have been arrested there since 2009. All of them eventually released. Hopefully that will happen again soon. Robin, george. Yes, hopefullyill happen. You see the agony in his face. We move on to the big breaking news about seaworld. The marine park is partnering with the Humane Society to end their killer whale shows saying their orcas are the last theyll we have the story from ryan. A dramatic shift breaking this morning. Seaworlds ceo announcing to orca breeding and shows. Swimming in criticism for the last several years following the death of one of their whale trainers and the release of the documentary blackfish. When you look int their eyes you know somebody is home. Reporter but this morning, seaworlds ceochge in tides saying all of its signature orca shows will end. Current orcas under our care will be the lt generation at seaworld and phase out our theatrical shows. Were ending breeding as of today. Reporter and now working with an unlikely ally, the Humane Society. Previously one of seaworlds loudest critics. This is something that every animal advocate in the nation can celebrate asrogress. Reporter last year the it was shutting down their one ocean show in san diego. Now other similar acts will follow suit by 2018 includeing in orlando where trainer dawn brancheau was killed in 2010 by the popular orca tilikum. You think they were the natural result of what happened in 2010 . Its a lot of things that have happened. That was a very horrific moment for our company. Dawns death is something none of us will ever get over. Reporter the 29 killer whales in seaworlds will remain in captivity for their own safety. The best place for them is at seaworld. No whale born under human care has been released successfully. Its impossible to unring that bell. Reporter acknowledging black blackfish did have an effect. Society has changed and i think we have to change with it. Reporter but theyre hoping this is the first step in a Long Partnership to help the whales. We do have disagreements, but dont want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. We love them. Were trying to do the right thing for them. Reporter now, seaworld will now develop, quote, more natural orca encounters using technology to show how whales live and adding cons conservation messaging and theyre hoping to become the largest rescue operation in the world. What a significant change. They needed to change with the times, they said. Ryan, thanks very much. Another change coming up. A major safety announcement. Leading carmakers are saying automatic brake systems will become Standard Features in nearly all cars within the next several years. They added the added technology could potentially prevent thousands of crashes and save lives and david kerley is in virginia with the latest. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, robin. Were at a ford dealership and like all new car lots only 1 in 20 of these cars have that Technology Today blue we learned later today that within six years, nearly every one of the brandnew cars will have that new technology. Onethird of all crashes is one of these, a rear ender. This morning the government will announce it hopes to cut those accidents dramatically with new technology. Its called auto braking. All right, im going to play the distracted driving. Something we tried on a test track. So im getting really close to this obstacle and it just takes over everything. At least carmakers have committed to make auto breakers Standard Equipment on all cars in six years. In fact, some are already advertising their systems. Auto emergency braking with pedestrian detection. Reporter the Insurance Institute says that auto braking on all vehicles could cut rear end collisions by 40 and front end crashes by 23 . This morning, carmakers will auto braking standard on car and midsize suvs and on large suvs and pickups by 2025. The head of auto safety for the government says it could be a game changer. 94 of the time humans are the problem. Thats why technology is so exciting. It could save their life and the people around them. Reporter the government and carmakers agreeing to this, a deal avoids the federal rulemaking process. This could add cost to the car you buy six years down the road and beyond but, george and robin, think about it. This is another one of those systems being added to cars thats getting us a step closer to those autonomous drivers. I knew thats people will forget how to drive. Thanks very much. Going to move on to amy with the other big headlines. We cannot forget about the crisis in flint, michigan. And michigans governor is testifying before Congress Today about the water crisis there in flint. According to prepared remarks Governor Rick Snyder will claim that a state agency misled him and that he didnt learn about the contamination until 18 months after the city switched water supplies. The head of the epa is also testifying today blaming local leaders for the crisis. Authorities in paris say they have foiled an imminent terror attack after arresting three men and a woman. The suspects had been under surveillance because of their alleged links to extremists. A rifle and computer equipment were seized. Well, the washington, d. C. Subway is back open after a 29hour shutdown for emergency safety inspections which uncovered dozens of frayed or damaged power cables including three that Officials Say posed a major fire risk. Well, new video shows an explosion at this medical Marijuana Dispensary in new mexico. Two workers struggled to escape. The dispensary has been fined 13,000 for safety violations. Well, this Morning Music fans are mourning the sudden death of Frank Sinatra jr. A heart attack while on tour in florida. As a teen sinatra followed his fathers footsteps into the business becoming his fathers musical director and conductor. He was just 72. And finally the owner of a German Shepherd named luna had given up hope and presumed his beloved dog was lost at sea after falling overboard during a fishing trip off california back in february. He spent days looking for luna but no luck and then the unthinkable. Workers at the navy base on San Clemente Island off san diego saw a dog on the side of the road wagging her tail and guess what, it was luna in remarkably good shape considering her ordeal. Apparently she is a very strong swimmer. That dog paddle works every time. It really does. Wow. Thank you, amy. And that island, beautiful to visit. So hopefully she had a good final and im glad shes okay. Glad to have you back. Thank you very much, robin. Happy to be here and good morning to you. We do have news on a newly prison break. Two inmates escaping clinging to a rope as they hang hovering from a helicopter trying to fly away to freedom and abcs linsey davis has the story. Reporter while it resembles a slapstick comedy routine this is an actual prison break. Watch as these two inmates struggle to freedom via a rope and helicopter hijacked by armed men posing as tourists. A brazen made for the movies escape. Not quite as expertly as executed as in this scene in the matrix. Got you. Reporter the real life events in this video of a 2013 quebec prison break play out more like a comedy of errors, watch as one inmate almost makes it to the top, even gets a hand from a partner in crime only to fall. About a minute later, the chopper tries to take off, but fails. All the while unarmed guards are recording the spectacle prevented by prison policy from guns may be involved. After more failed attempts to get onto the roof and nearly six minutes in, they take off again. This time with the inmates in tow. Highly unlikely you would ever have an external aerial escape in the United States because we have so many safeguards against it. Reporter incredibly almost 15 months after this incident with no additional security measures implemented it happened again. This time three inmates used a helicopter to break out of another prison near quebec city. Those fugitives were caught two weeks later. As for these two, their freedom was shortlived. After just a few hours they were captured. For Good Morning America, linsey davis, abc news, new york. Thank you. Why are we not surprised . Cannot make this stuff up. Over to ginger. New york, look at that. One world trade being struck by lightning. The northeast all part of that. Good morning. Happy Saint Patricks day. Im meteorologist bill evans in we have sun, as you can see it is rising. Sub sun suppose officially now. 48 degrees. Normally around 45 to start the day. It leads to a warmer than normal afternoon, too. Great weather for the parade. Temperature gets to around five by 11 00. Low 60s this afternoon. Chance of a shower pops up late in the day. Cooler weather with a shower so much of the country has been so beautiful. Starting to see the buds come out on the trees but look at this big 61 to 40 as we celebrate st. Patricks day in the 60s today. Well fall into the 40s and overnight lows in the 20s in the northeast by the early part of next week. 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