Transcripts For WEWS Good Morning America 20160317 : compare

Transcripts For WEWS Good Morning America 20160317

Prince harry oneonone the mission thats changing his life. Im new lucky enough to watch someone who should be dead run the 100 meters. You want a definition of ts probably it. The moment he says almost broke him and why hes being called air legend this morning. And good morning, america. You really 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 passionate about the Invictus Games coming up. Where are our manners. Top of the morning to you. Ay and a great crowd with us decked out in green getting in the spirit. Wow, they are not kidding around. A factoid americans arent 4. 4 billion to celebrate. Is that all in beer or thats a lot of green beer. Exactly. That is all coming up. He race for the white house and donald trump focusing on Hillary Clinton. Shes fighting back and Abcs Cecilia Vega is here with the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter hey, geo 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. P targeting the democrats, one in particular. The last person Hillary Clinton wants to face is me. And i mean i know that for a r trump releasing this video focusing on Hillary Clinton, mocking her as a weak leader in Foreign Affairs showing her barking like a dog. Clinton a fundraising email sent to supporters overnight calling trump a fearmonger saying he would be a dangerous president. We cant riskhe heels of trump refusing to participate in what was supposed to be the next gop debate next week in utah. Kasich to bail too, fox newsbviously there needs to be more than one participant so the Salt Lake City debate can canceled. He could have had a direct debate with me and yet donald ducking. He is afraid of being challenged. The closer we get to a oneonone battle, the worst donald trump ll, 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 she said after tuesdays big win, shes sure he is starting measuring the drapes ing 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 esident obama naming his choice for the Supreme Court nominating 63yearold appeals judge Merrick Garland but republicans vowing not to take action. Abcs terry moran Supreme Court for us right now. Politically. This is the showdown of the year in washington. Itll spill in the president ial campaign and here at the court he shorthanded right now and the fight to replace Justice Scalia could tip the decades. Now the battle lines are clear. The president versus the senate i have fulfilled my constitutional duty. Now its time for the senate to do theirs. Its the senates 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 meetnd but others as abcs mary bruce learned are adamant. Any chance of changing your mind . None. Are you any more open to r Merrick Garland is 63 years old, one of the oldest nominees ever. A highly regarded judge for 18 years and before that a top city in 1995 as seen here in a new white house video leading the prosecution of timothy mcveigh, a Death Penalty case. I have 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. 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, 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, the Senate Republicans first. Mitch mcconnell hard line not even going to meet with Merrick Garland but as terry reported some republican senators will meet with him. Does that indicate a sign that th 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 theyve made explicit, most of them, as a courtesy and indicated there is no chance e their mind on this. 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 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 r 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 racesal 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 ahead. Now to the latest on that american student behind bars in north korea after attempting to steal a political poster. The 21yearold breaking after a judge sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor. The story and joins us from bob. Reporter well, good morning, robin. Yes, this was a brutal sentence, 15 years in prison just for removing a propaganda poster from a hotel and almost anyy, this would be no more than a minor misdemeanor. But with this conviction, his fate is unclear. This morning, 21yearoldehind bars in north korea sentenced to 15 years in a north korean prison with hard labor. A visibly shaken warmbier paraded before cameras at his trial wednesday which only lasted one hour. I would used and manipulated. 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 warmbier of trying to area offlimits to foreigners. At the hotel where he was staying with with a tour group. Press conference. I have made the worst mistake of my life. Reporter his family enlisting the help of former governor bill richardson, theat, meeting facetoface with north korean diplomats tuesday. Mistake. But 15 years to be sentenced, thats crazy. Now after this sentencing itll mean negotiations can start on his release on humanitarian grounds. Reporter now those kinds oforked in the past. About a dozen american tourists have been arrested there since 2009. All of them eventually released. Will happen again soon. Robin, george. Yes, hopefully that will happen. You see the agony in his face. We move on to the big breaking news about seaworld. The marine park is their killer whale shows saying their orcas are the last theyll keep in captivity. We have the story dramatic shift breaking this morning. Seaworlds ceo announcing to orca breeding ands. Swimming in criticism for the last several years following the death of one of their whale trainers and the release of the documentary ou look into their eyes you know somebody is home. Reporter but this morning, seaworlds ceo announcing a change in the tides saying all of its signature orca be coming to an end. Current orcas under our care will be the last generation at seaworld and phase out our theatrical shows. Weres of today. Reporter and now working with an unlikely ally, the humane society. This is something that every in the nation can celebrate asrogress. Reporter last year the 51yearold Company Announcing it was shutting down their one ocean show in san diego. Now other similar acts will ing in orlando where trainer dawn brancheau was killed in 2010 by the popular orca tink 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 reporter the 29 killer whales in seaworlds will remain safety. The best place for them is at seaworld. No whale born under human care has been released successfully. That bell. Reporter acknowledging black think we have to change with it. Reporter but theyre hoping this is the first step in a Long Partnership to help the whales. Its not perfect. We do have 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 Technology to show how whales live and adding cons conservation messaging and theyre 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. Announcement. Leading carmakers are saying automatic brake systems will become Standard Features in nearly all cars within the next several years. They added the 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. Like all new car lots only 20 of these cars have that Technology Today blue we learned the government will announce later today that within six years, nearly every one of the brandnew cars will have that new technology. 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 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 andverything. At least carmakers have committed to make auto breakersment on all cars in six years. In fact, some are already advertising their systems. Auto emergency braking with ction. Reporter the Insurance Institute says that auto braking on all vehicles could cut rear end crashes by 23 . This morning, agree that by 2022 theyll make auto braking standard on car and midsize suvs and on large suvs and pickups by 2025. Ead 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 ld save their life and the people around them. Reporter the government and carmakers agreeing to this, a deal avoids the federal rulemaking process. Ost 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 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 the crisis in flint, michigan. And michigans governor is testifying before Congress Today flint. According to prepared remarks will claim that a state agency misled him about lead levels in the water and that he didnt learn about the contamination until 18 months after the cityr 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 aftere 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 subway is back open after a 29hour shutdown for emergency safety inspections which uncovered dozens of frayed or damaged power cablest Officials Say posed a major fire risk. Well, new video shows an explosion at this medical Marijuana Dispensary ino workers struggled to escape. The dispensary has been fined 13,000 for safety violations. Fans are mourning the of Frank Sinatra jr. His family says sinatra died of a heart attack while on tour in 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 pherd named luna had given up hope and presumed his beloved dog was lost at sea after falling overboard during a in february. He spent days looking fort 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 guessuna in remarkably good shape considering her ordeal. Swimmer. That dog paddle works every time. Wow. Thank you, amy. And that island, beautiful to visit. Final and im glad shes okay. Glad to have you back. Thank you very much, robin. Happy to be here and we do have news on a newly released video of a dramatic prison break. Two inmates escaping clinging to a rope as they hang a helicopter trying to fly away to freedom and abcs linsey davis has the story. Reporter while it resembles a slapstick comedyis an actual prison break. Watch as these two inmates struggle to freedom via a rope and helicopter hijacked by armed. A brazen made for the movies escape. Not quite as expertly as executed as in this scene in the matrix. Gotr 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,d from a partner in crime only to fall. About a minute later, the all the while unarmed guards are recording the sevented by prison policy from intervening in an escape where guns may be involved. After more failed attempts to get onto the roof and nearly six tow. Highly unlikely you would ever have an external aerial escape in the United States because we have so many 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 out of another prison near quebec city. Those fugitives were caught two weeks later. Ir freedom was shortlived. After just a few hours they were captured. For good morning america, linsey davis, abc news, new why are we not surprised . Cannot make this stuff up. Over to ginger. One world trade being struck e storms that rolled through the northeast all part of that same system that did this in minnesota along i35, near minneapolis, ooh, you see it median. Were hoping theyre okay but the same storm connected to a stationary front that this morning is bringing Severe Weather to ft. Ail and area goes through central louisiana. Southern mississippi today. Off to a dry start. Heres a look at our current temperatures. Were starting off in the 40s, 47 a little cooler in mansfield. Temperatures on the rise were looking at 57 degrees for your high today and a mix of sun and clouds, a lot more again could see a few sprinkles but other than that its a dry Beautiful Day ahead. Thats a look at yourenjoy your holiday. O beautiful. Starting to see the buds come out on the trees but look at this big cooldown, boston from 61 to 40 as we celebrate the 60s today. Well fall into the 40s and overnight lows in the 20s in the northeast by the early part of next week. Spring starts, going to feel a little more like winter. Thank you, ginger. Thank you. Coming up here on gma the woman at the center of the hulk hogan sex tape speaking out in court. Recording. And march madness heating up. Check out this mini basketball star. Oh. Buzzer beater after buzzerwait till you see what he does on gma. A dorable. The baseball star with a bombshell announcement. Why hes leaving his team and aying hes putting family first. Or wonder whether i should seek treatment. I am ready. 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The line is growing, this is the longest all morning and there is one man that was here at 4 30 this morning. We come here every year. Hes had heaters up at times and he takes good care of his so thats why people keep coming back. Reporter thousands will be downtown this afternoon for the st. Patricks day parade. Police on high alert using alan, the same amount of officers will be on the streets as in years past but theyll be deployed differently in hopes of increasing awareness andcials asking people to alert authorities if you see anything suspicious. You can use the hashtag cle saint pats totion. Slymans wi

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