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for saying that children in america should have health care. it was insensitive. >> and going one-on-one with the republican lawmaker sharing the latest on his baby's recovery now home with his family. and chaos at a florida airport. fights erupting after spirit airlines cancels and delays dozens of flights. police called in to break up the brawl. passengers taken into custody. get that last sip of coffee. >> i got it in. >> good morning, america. very busy tuesday morning. >> yeah, very busy and tense night in ft. lauderdale's airport. fights broke out when hundreds were strapped after spirit airlines canceled those flights. >> air traffic is no fun these days. you got the turquoise memo. that. that's kind of the shirt. >> these lines right here. >> transferred over to you with this fist bump. a lot of headlines out of washington including president trump taking on sally yates after her testimony on general flynn and russian interference in the election calling it old news zeroing in on leaks and the travel ban back in court, a 13-judge panel deciding whether trump's statements about muslims on the campaign trail can be used against him. may be a major strategy shift. senior military leaders are call for the u.s. to ramp up its role in afghanistan and add thousands of troops. the president has not signed off on that plan yet. >> as we said a busy morning and begin with tense standoff between the white house and sally yates. she told the senate monday that as acting attorney general she gave several warnings to the white house about national security adviser michael flynn. intelligence showed he had been compromised by the russians. president trump took to twitter to fight back and our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has more details. good morning, pierre. >> repor morning. yates portrayed a stark critical moment where she warned the trump white house michael flynn was a potential security risk, a man who could be blackmailed by the russians. in dramatic testimony on capitol hill, former acting soerg sally yates made clear she thought then national security adviser michael flynn had been compromised by the russians. >> this was a matter of some urgency. >> reporter: yates described an intense call to white house count surveillance don mcgann. >> i called don the first thing that morning and told him that i had a very sensitive matter that i needed to discuss with him that i couldn't talk about it on the phone. >> reporter: sensitive because yates was concerned flynn might have been lying to white house offices including the vice president. she went to the white house that very day. >> we felt like it was critical that we get this information to the white house. because in part because the vice president was unknowingly making false statements to the public and because we believed that general flynn was compromised with respect to the knew this and that created a compromise situation, a situation where the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the rugs. >> reporter: she was worried because she saw repeated assertions from trump officials suggesting flynn had told them he had not discussed president obama's sanctions against the kremlin for meddling in the u.s. election on the call with the russian ambassador. yates knew otherwise because flynn was caught on electronic surveillance allegedly discussing those sanctions with the russian ambassador the same day they were announced. >> we were concerned that the american people had been misled. >> reporter: democrats wondered why flynn was allowed to stay in his job for 18 days. and they pointed out that president obama had raised concerns about flynn with president-elect trump two days after the election. the obama administration fired flynn in 2014. >> it's true that the president made -- president obama made it known that he wasn't exactly a fan of general flynn's, which is frankly shouldn't come as a surprise. >> reporter: but some republicans wanted to know yates was the source of leaks. >> have either of you ever been an anonymous source in a news report about matters relating to mr. trump, his associates or russia's attempt to meddle in the election? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: last night the president clearly had the hearing on his mind. he tweeted that the testimony from yates was old news and, quote, the russia/trump collusion story is a total hoax. when will this taxpayer funded charade end? >> we get more from new jersey governor chris christie. he dealt with flynn during the campaign and let's start out. you worked with general flynn during the campaign. you were two who were part of the intelligence briefings. did you see any red flags? >> listen, he was not always my cup of tea in terms of style and i made that clear to the candidate at the time. but not red flags concerning something as specific as that in you did warn the president about making him national security should be slotted for that. >> listen, my advice to the president is my advice to the president and i don't talk about that publicly. suffice to say that general flynn and i didn't necessarily see eye to eye on certain things. >> how do you explain how the white house waited 18 days after getting those warnings to take action? >> you know, you'd have to ask them. i wasn't there there at the time. i don't know what other work they were doing to try to check it out but what matters is the president acted decisively early in the administration to get rid of general flynn. i was with him the next day. and i told him i thought it was the right decision and i think he did the right thing by making sure that general flynn was po longer in the white house and no longer in a position to influence. >> the opioid crisis dealing with it in new jersey and putting out an ad that shows a woman, pam, facing her first mother's day. we'll roll part of it. first mother's day without her son who died from drug abuse. should pam and other mops be care bill that passed last week and what it could do for those facing addiction? >> listen, i don't think so. i think there's going to be a lot of work done. you know how it works, george. i think the senate will do a lot of things to change the bill as it is now and i've said clearly that we expanded medicaid in new jersey. >> this cuts it back. >> that's right, by 2020 it would and so i think there will be a lot of discussion about that. you see a lot of republican governors out there expressing their concerns both publicly and directly privately to folks on capitol hill and the white house and there's a lot of work yet to be done so i don't think it is a final product. having gone through 7 1/2 years of legislative process as a governor in new jersey i understand that nothing is final until it reaches your desk so i don't want anybody to overreact but we'll express our concern. >> serious concerns people have, states that wouldn't consider addiction treatment an essential benefit right now. >> i think most states would consider it an essential benefit, george. i think when dying of drug overdoses, more than gun accidents and homicides combined -- >> why give them the ability to do that? >> it's a difference in philosophy, i believe the governor should be trusted to make she's decisions and know what's best for the people in their individual state. now, this is just a general difference in philosophy between democratic and republican administrations. as republican governors we've been clamoring for eight years to give us more control and my argument to president obama at the time was, why do you think it would be a good move for me as a governor to deny someone in my state the benefit of getting drug or alcohol abuse treatment? it's not good from a public health perspective and certainly not good politically. >> one of the big questions can you do that when your state and others will get their medicaid funding cut back $880 billion in cuts in medicaid in first of all you can do some if you let us manage ourselves better than we do now. everything we do in medicaid even though we pay 50% of e to the federal government to ask them to make changes. no one thinks that the way i give health care as a state in new jersey should be the same as in wyoming. it's different public health issues. >> you need the money. >> but you can manage the money better. and i think what we should move towards is to allow governors to manage this money and to create savings both for the public and for the federal government. >> we saw a proposal last week that was cleared by the office of management and budget that would cut funding for the office of national drug control by 95%. wouldn't that cripple your work on the commission? >> yeah, i just don't believe it's going to happen. >> so you have expressed that to the president. >> i just don't believe it's going to happen. >> but it's their proposal. >> i have good reason to believe it's not going to happen. >> you've been assured it's not going to happen. >> i have good reason to believe it's not going to happen. >> you feel there will be full funding to take on the -- >> i believe there will be funding and will take different form, as well. there is a gao report issued near the administration that said it was not effective, okay, so i think what the administration is doing is the right thing which is to say, one of the charges the president gave me in the commission, look at the way we're spending this money across i alum of different dppts in governor. ondcp is essentially a conduit to the drug czar's office, education, state department and others, so one of the things the president wants me to do how can we spend it better because we're losing this fight and losing the fight and can't afford to lose the fight, george. 52,000 people dead last year in the united states, can't afford to lose the fight. i am assured and feel very confident we'll have the funds we need to do it. may not look the same way but hopefully more effective than ondcp to be. >> governor, thanks for joining us, robin. >> now to the breaking news in the fight against terrorism. president is considering sending more troops back to afghanistan. fighting the taliban since the september 11th attack. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz joins us years and it's not over. >> reporter: incredible, that war is not over. we currently have 8400 u.s. troops there, this new plan, which, of course, the president would have to approve, would add 1,000 to 3,000 new american forces and they hope the same number of nato troops, the president's national security adviser, his new national security adviser h.r. mcmaster told me on his recent trip to afghanistan isis and the taliban have redoubled their efforts there and it is time for the u.s. and its afghan partners to, quote, respond, robin. >> it's not just about the numbers here. it sounds that generally there's going to be greater involvement. >> reporter: exactly. this would not only expand the numbers, it would expand the role of the u.s. military in setting the number of troops needed and it could put our troops closer to the fight. already remember, robin, the u.s. has lost well over 2,000 troops in afghanistan two army rangers just two weeks ago, robin. >> we certainly do remember that. all right, martha, thank you. >> big decision ahead. move on to a major development in the phoenix serial shooter case. police identified a suspect linked to nine deaths and kayna whitworth has the details. >> reporter: this morning an alleged serial killer is behind bars. after a deadly shooting spree kept phoenix area residents on edge for over a year. >> today is a good day in the city of phoenix. >> reporter: 23-year-old aaron saucedo was already in police custody. >> aaron saucedo. >> reporter: for the april 2015 murder of his mother's boyfriend. police tying him to a string of 12 shootings across phoenix from august 2015 to july of last year, leaving nine people dead in total. >> and today saucedo was rebooked into the maricopa county jail for 26 additional felony counts including multiple counts of homicide, aggravated assault and drive-by shootings. they just shot him. >> okay. did this happen in front of the house, ma'am? >> yes, just right in front of my house. >> reporter: the murdered and wounded often shot in darkness outside their own homes. this morning police thanking the public for remaining vigilant sending over 3,000 tips that helped lead them to this arrest. police will be giving out a $75,000 reward for help solving it. he pled not guilty to the murder of his mother's boyfriend and he'll be back in court in june. george. >> okay, kayna, thanks very much. michael. >> now to that chaos at ft. lauderdale's airport overnight. crowds erupts when spirit airlines canceled their flights. the police were called in to try to get the situation under control and abc's david kerley has the details. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it wasn't weather, it wasn't broken airplanes, spirit says it was some of its own pilots would caused this mayhem. the chaos erupting lauderdale's airport spilled into the overnight as passengers were stranded. it got so bad, spirit airlines called in police, officers taking several people into custody. the mayhem starting after 11 cancellations and 26 delayed flights. and the airline with the worst customer service and on time record blames some of its own pilots, spirit claiming its ongoing labor negotiations with the air line pilots association, saying in a statement to abc news, this is a result of unlawful labor activity by some spirit pilots designed to disrupt operations for our customers. >> i just think it's ridiculous. like everybody should be on strike right now. like i think that everybody that works for the airlines should just leave and go home. >> reporter: so flyers stuck with long lines and uncertainty. >> very tense. very angry, angry, angry people. everybody had places to be and couldn't be there. >> reporter: now battle has been going on pore a couple of years and yesterday spirit filed a federal lawsuit against the air line pilots association in federal court, then spirit says the pilots took the action last night and, michael, passengers still paying the price this morning. >> absolutely, david, thank you very much. friendly skies not so friendly. amy, good morning. you got the morning's other top stories. >> i do and some sad news to begin with. nearly 245 people are missing and feared dead after two shipwrecks in the med training sea. a vessel carrying migrants sank off libya. another sank off sicily. so far this year the u.n. believes more than 1300 people have died trying to cross from africa into italy. well, the fate of president trump's revised travel ban is now in the hands of a federal appeals court in virginia. a panel of 13 judges will decide whether the president's campaign promise to temporarily block muslims from the country can be used against him. administration lawyers insist the executive order people from six majority muslim countries has nothing to do with religion. abc news asked the white house monday why the statement about banning muslims was still on the president's website. it was removed moments later. well, a massive wildfire is spreading along georgia's border with florida and forcing more evacuations. the flames reaching up to 10 stories high and have consumed more than 137,000 acres and the fire right now is just 12% contained. a shocking moment on a bike trail in europe. take a look as mountain bikers were enjoying their ride when this bear, take a look right here, jumps out of nowhere and starts chasing them, another man screamed and that was enough, thankfully, to scare off the bear. and bear with us for one more bear scare. a woman in connecticut spotted this guy at her sliding glass door while she was baking brownies. whoo. eventually he wandered off bare-handed. were those puns >> always on point. always on point. and, you know, last night jimmy kimmel, he made a big return to tv after taking some time off to be with his baby who underwent heart surgery, kimmel gave an update on bill le's condition and spoke out about health care. abc's diane macedo has that story. >> i saved health insurance in the united states of america. thank you. >> reporter: overnight jimmy kimmel taking on health care. >> i didn't? i didn't save it? they voted against it anyway? >> reporter: it was his first night back since pleading for congress to protect patients with pre-existing conditions after revealing his infant son billy has a rare heart condition. >> no parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child's life. this just shouldn't happen, not here. >> reporter: this time around kimmel poked fun at his critics. >> and i would like to apologize for saying that children in america should have health care. it was insensitive. >> reporter: fans got an update people donated to children's hospital los angeles, either that or he has gas. we don't know but -- >> reporter: aexperience by louisiana's senator bill cassidy. >> i asked does it pass the jimmy kimmel test. would a child born with congenital heart disease be able to get everything they need in the first year of life. >> i think the test should be no family should be denied emergency care or otherwise if they can't afford it. can that be the jimmy kimmel test. >> reporter: for "good morning america," diane macedo, abc news, new york. >> got a lot of good points. >> hit a nerve, no question. ginger has lots of hail causing damage in denver. >> it's that moment you wish you would have parked in the garage. so many windshields across denver look like in this morning after the storms there. the rockies canceled the game with the cubs. we think they should get the day off. today another shot of severe weather same area new mexico and southeastern colorado. let's get to tuesday trivia. 40s! the strong may sun will help temperatures reach the mid to upper 60s by the afternoon. winds will also be lighter than yesterday. tonight clouds roll back in, so it won't be quite as cold overnight. tomorrow will be the warmest day this week with highs around 70 degrees and increasing clouds. coming up we have an abc news exclusive. richard simmons' lawyer speaking out about the fitness guru's huge lawsuit targeting tabloid reports. that incredible 10-year-old who fought off an alligator is opening up about that terrifying moment and how she managed to stay calm and save herself. ♪ ♪ ♪ la vie est belle la vie est belle the eau de parfum, lancôme customize your free 6-piece gift. available now, at macy's. at panera, a good salad is so this smuch? more than a bowl of something green. more than an obligation to be good. e side. more than just one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. 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academy award and generated more than 450 number one billboard hits and that's why the show is so great because you actually get to follow these people and put their songs on their playlist. host and judges by the way still announced at a later time. >> no speculation? >> we'll have to see. >> you were saying that you watched every episode. >> i'm a super fan and remember the kelly clarkson episode -- the finale. i was on vacation and left dinner early to get back to my room early to watch to see who won. >> did you see the movie? >> no, i didn't need to see the movie because i saw "american idol" episodes. i loved the show. something you can watch with your family. >> i brought up william hung, it's fun. >> sanjaya -- >> the pony -- >> even artists that did not all those involved. >> a guest judge over here. >> i would love that. we'll move on to that major lawsuit from richard simmons. he's taking on the tabloids filing a 70-page suit against "the national enquirer" for stories that he had gender reassignment surgery. he calls them cruel and hurtful and nick watt is bringing us an exclusive interview with his attorney. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning. you know, up until now richard simmons has just calmly rebuffed that frenzied speculation about what he's been up but no more. as you say suing "the national enquirer" and radar online for falsely reporting he's undergoing gender reassignment and living as a woman named fiona. >> take it out. two, three. >> reporter: one of the most famous faces in america disappeared from public life three years ago fodder for wild theories, massive media coverage and the chart topping back. >> he's going to have to come back into public life to fight this. >> there's a point where a human being says, i'm not going to allow this to happen anymore. >> reporter: in 2016 "the national enquirer" ran this cover story and radar online ran five pieces and run follow-up stories and calling the coverage an egregious and hurtful campaign of defamation and privacy invasion, falsely asserting that mr. simmons is transitioning from a male to a female including shocking sex surgery. >> he's going to have to go and see an independent medical doctor and appear at a trial in front of strangers and the world. he's prepared to do that. >> reporter: last night simmons' manager telling us richard and i are very pleased that his side of the story could be voiced through the filing. we look forward to getting the facts of the case before the public. >> keep that body oldies" saying they knew the source was unreliable and was also blackmailing simmons. >> i think they felt in this particular case that mr. simmons didn't have the emotional and psychological wherewithal to stand up for himself. richard has nothing to hide. he simply wanted to be a private individual and we have to respect the right of privacy. >> reporter: "the enquirer" telling us our story was based on credible sources who were in mr. simmons' inner circle. we stand by our reporting about mr. simmons and intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit and win public vindication for our reports." damages and apology, a retraction? >> that all sounds excellent. substantial damages and a really big apology. >> reporter: so, what is actually going on with simmons? well, his lawyers say he's taking time out of the spotlight. lapd officers have visited twice, most recently in march and then say theres he's 68 years old. he's just living the quiet life, george, after 40 years in the spotlight. >> okay, nick, interesting stuff. thanks very much. let's talk more with dan abrams and we saw the lawyer right there, big lawsuit here. but it's not easy for a public figure like simmons to win a case like this. >> it never is. and the first question is going to be, is it false? it's hard to believe that richard simmons would be suing if he'd actually had the surgery so let's assume for a minute for argument sake that at least that part of the story may end up not being accurate. what they will say is even if that's the case we had every reason to believe it was true and that's the legal standard. >> they weren't being reckless. >> when it comes to libel, you have to demonstrate a media entity knew or should have known it was false. but the really interesting legal question here is, is it defamatory to say that someone is getting this kind of surgery, that someone is changing their is it worthy of damages? and that's a novel legal question that could be resolved in this case. >> and finally if it goes to a jury he'd have to testify? >> absolutely. it's a civil case. it's not like a criminal case where you have to say i'll invoke my right not to testify. in a civil case he's the plaintiff. he has to testify. >> privacy issues there, as well, dan abrams, thanks very much. over to michael. >> thank you. now to that fearless and brave 10-year-old who managed to free herself from the jaws of an alligator. this morning, she's speaking out about the terrifying incident and the quick thinking that saved her life. abc's linzie janis has the story. >> female conscious and breathing attacked by an alligator. >> reporter: this morning 10-year-old juliana ossa is talking about how she fought off this alligator. >> i looked in the water. there was a mean, nine-foot gator in the water biting my leg. >> reporter: she's calm and collected as she tells "inside edition" how she furiously tried to free herself from its powerful jaws. >> the i tried hitting it to let it release me but it didn't work. >> reporter: incredibly in those terrifying moments she says she remembered exactly what she learned at a florida adventure park. >> i thought of what they taught me. i put my two ibegins up its nostrils. it opened its mouth and it let my leg out. >> appears to be a couple of puncture wounds on her leg but her leg is still intact. >> reporter: ossa apparently outsmarting the gator who attacked her saturday afternoon as she swam in less than two feet of water at this orlando lake. >> the alligator didn't do nothing because he was too busy biting my leg and holding on to the -- he was too busy with that and didn't have any other attack moves to take out my fingers. >> it's in the middle of our swimming area. >> the gator caughtably a trapper and put down. now ossa is back home after being treated her leg. requiring just ten stitches. juliana not suffering from any lack of courage or confidence. i love when she says that gator had no other attack moves. >> what a calm and what she learned at gatorland was able to transfer over to real-life situations. >> new details about that murder of two doctors in boston. what police found at the crime scene. ♪ it feels so good! ♪ in the first two months, members have lost 15% more weight than on our prior program! join for free and get a one month free! hurry, offer ends may 22nd! hought about it, dreamt about it, maybe you should just go ahead and do it. we're legalzoom, and we've helped 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in the deaths of dr. richard field and his fiancee dr. lina bolanos. >> both individuals were bound and both were deceased. >> reporter: now new details about what happened the night of the murders. >> we just ran in as the shots were being fired. >> reporter: after rushing to the apartment and finding teixeira in a dark hallway wearing dark clothes and gloves police opened fire. after teixeira allegedly telling police there was another armed man in the building who would open fire if they went back in. authorities never found a second suspect. >> commissioner's statement that the defendant, teixeira, fired on responding boston police officers was inaccurate. >> reporter: discovered a book bag filled with jewelry near the couple's front door. while police initially thought the suspect might have known his alleged victims, the d.a. thinks otherwise. >> there is no evidence whatsoever at this stage to conclude that this defendant had a personal relationship with dr. bolanos or dr. field. >> reporter: authorities now trying to figure out how teixeira was able to get inside the anesthesiologist's 11th floor penthouse apartment. court documents from a previous incident showed that teixeira worked as a security guard at the building right next door to the murder scene. >> can't get up there without a key. the elevator wouldn't open the door without a key. so there's no access unless someone lets you in. >> reporter: teixeira is being held without bail. he's expected back in court in june. robin. >> all right, eva, thanks so much. michael. >> robin, coming up on our big boards newly released 911 call for that penn state party the night a we'll talk about that when we come back in two minutes. this mother's day, every kiss does begin with kay... where, for the first time ever, everything is 30% off. like bolo bracelets for layering. her soon-to-be-favorite new earrings. and a stack of rings for her to mix and match. 30% off everything, may 4th-14th, only at kay. the 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>> reporter: well, robin, that call was made nearly 12 hours after timothy piazza had fallen down the stair here at the frat house and prosecutors believe that the frat brothers were trying to cover up their drinking so listen to this 911 call because you're going to hear just how calm this student sounds. >> we have a friend who's unconscious, he's -- hasn't moved and he's probably going to need an ambulance. >> he is 19? >> yeah. >> 19 years old. >> was he breathing? >> he is breathing. >> was there any alcohol or anything involved, do you know? >> yes, there is. >> and you know, gio, you hear that call and it makes you really if this call were made sooner we probably wouldn't have this story but this afternoon more fraternity members will appear in court. what can be expected from that? >> reporter: well, we're going to see eight other students will be facing charges like hazing, other students had already faced involuntary manslaughter and assault charges but one of the defense attorneys says, you know what, there was no intent involved this this tragedy. >> all right, gio, thank you very much. going to bring in dr. drew. much has been made about the fact it took 12 hours before that 911 call was placed. and when you hear something like that, what goes through your mind? what was happening there? >> well, i personally am mortified when i hear that and just a reminder kids don't understand y die from alcohol just the way you can overdose and die from heroin. it's easy. and i've got to tell you, i've been on pledge campuses and chuckled about kids they sent off unconscious with high blood alcohol levels and said when the child got off the ventilator which is what happens, did you send them a psychiatric referral. did you get them evaluated and the caretakers turn white and just stare at me. of course, not because alcohol is endorsed on college campuses. >> right, i'm going to talk to chief bruin about that. but i talked to a former frat brother yesterday, kordel davis, and he said that he wanted to help but that he felt intimidated. i want to play a bit of what he said and get your reaction. >> i got thrown against the wall. i didn't know what to do after that i felt kind of useless and i felt like i had no say in the situation after that. i was told that overreacting, that i was crazy so questioning myself, i'm saying do i really know what i'm talking about? like do i like -- what do i actually know? >> dr. drew, for people who aren't familiar with greek life on campus, yes, there is some sort of hierarchy and pecking order but still that being said, there's one thing to cry fire, it's another thing to have the courage to actually put out the flame. what does it take? >> well, there are two things here, one it was an unclear situation to him but let me be clear. if you are out there and you're in college and you're drinking and around somebody who is unarousable that is a medical emergency immediately. not 12 hours later, right now, that person can aspirate and die right there. the other issue here is how humans respond to authority. there was a famous experiment at yale decades ago that showed that humans will respond to authority in extraordinary situations particularly when they are unclear. so it makes p this poor kid didn't know what to do and succumbed to the authority. >> chief brown, i want to bring you into this conversation. speaking of authority, and it's no secret underage drinking and hazing goes on at these frat parties around college campuses around the country but is law enforcement doing enough to combat it? >> well, in this specific case, we're unclear of what law enforcement's role was in this. campus police have yet to be chimed in on this but the grand jury report is clear, that there was a history of hazing and forced drinking by this particular fraternity. so that the university of officials should have known that this was a fraternity that should have been monitored more closely. should have had oversight. many unanswered questions and these answers, excuses i've been hearing from the brothers are hard for the family to hear and flies in the face of the grand jury report. >> what possible -- i know you said it's hard to definitively give any particular answer but there's got to be something, chief. >> yes, i think university police officials ought to be monitoring these fraternities and their parties and all of their hazing, all of their functions so that you can have much more strict oversight because the grand jury report was very, very indicting on this particular fraternity and the culture of fraternities at penn state. so this is difficult to die jegs that nothing could be done and i think hopefully that the university will pay attention much more than we've seen in the past. >> chief brown, thank you very much. dr. drew, i know you wanted to weigh in more but the computer is about to take us off here so sorry about that, sir. but thank you. >> thank you both. >> we'll be right back. shake up your routine with a completely new way to clean. new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to activate a powerful cleaning action that removes twenty four times more bacteria. improve the health of your mouth with new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to clean. the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? 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[ cheers and applause ] >> wow, all kinds of summer power here on this tuesday morning. welcome to our crowd. >> we're getting ready to reveal our summer con either lineup and on facebook we told you green day will be kicking things off in central park. [ applause ] and we will reveal the rest of this year's performers coming up. >> but it's not that easy because we got a special surprise g times square. >> who could that be? >> he'll help us with our huge announcement. who could that be? huh. >> trust me, you'll want to stick around to see that. the eliminated couple with us, bonner bolton, sharna. such a good job, oh, you're sad? >> disappointed. >> yeah. >> he was great. well, you'll get to see him live coming up so not to worry. we'll talk to them. >> right there. >> i know. >> lots coming up. news from amy. >> good morning, guys. we begin with a potential shift in military strategy as many as 3,000 more american troops may be headed to afghanistan. president trump's top military advisers are recommending an expansion of the u.s. role in the fight against the taliban. more troops could help speed up the training of afghan forces. now, the move still needs to be approved by president trump. early results are in from the presidential election in south korea, exit moon jae-in is the winner and supports more dialogue with north korea and criticized u.s. policy. president trump is calling the latest allegations his campaign may have so lewded with russia a hoax and charade. the president's angry tweets follow testimony from sally yates. she told a senate panel she urgently warned the white house that russia could blackmail then security adviser michael flynn because he was apparently lying about discussing sanctions with the russian ambassador. earlier on "gma," new jersey governor chris christie told george he did not see eye to eye with flynn when they worked on the campaign. >> he was not always my cup of tea in terms of style and i made that clear to the candidate at the time. i think in the end what really matters is that the president acted decisively, very early in the administration to get rid of general flynn. >> the white house is not saying why it took 18 days to fire flynn. police in phoenix believe they have caught a serial killer behind a series of random 23-year-old aaron saucedo is now charged in a string of shootings that left nine people dead. the victims were often shot in the dark outside their own homes. saucedo is already in custody for the murders of his mother's boyfriend. chaos at the airport in ft. lauderdale, florida. overnight flights -- fights erupted after spirit announced it was canceling nine flights. security detained some of the frustrated flyers. spirit says a pilot shortage is to blame as the airline and union work on a new collective bargaining agreement. hundreds of flights have been canceled in recent days. well, a dramatic rescue in philadelphia. a 9-year-old girl was hit by this suv and then became pinned beneath the back tire. people in the area ran over and banded together to lift the suv up and free her likely saving her life. finally one mayor is sparing no expense to save his town. the mayor of the village of the equivalent of $2200 in cash to move to this fair, little mountain town. only 400 people call it home but as you can see it's beautiful and the mayor says there is high-speed wi-fi. the nearest city 50 miles away. genoa which is a great stress reliever. life is simple and natural, we have forests, goats, church and plenty of food. >> what else do you need? >> who is going? who is in? 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[ cheers and applause ] we're so excited about this news this morning. we broke the news just a little bit ago. two thing, number one, "american idol" coming back to prime time. number two, it's coming here to abc, everybody. we are so excited and the reaction has been off the charts one fan tweeting so thrilled "american idol" is coming back on abc. love it, have missed it. joseph wrote the comeback i've been waiting and praying to happen and riz says, "american idol" is the only talent search that has produced big-time singing artists. well, we kind of agree. the iconic show made household names of kelly clarkson, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson, just to name a few. 15 seasons on fox. hopefully many, many more right here. no word on ryan seacrest. that will be interesting or the judges. we don't know that. somebody call ry. he's getting ready for his show. so we got to find that out. execs keeping that a secret. we do know we all get the golden ticket when "idol" comes back later this year. >> earlier, the millions of albums that have been sold, the grammys, the oscar. >> yep. >> all from >> yeah. a lot of people excited. just a great show. so so happy it's home. next up, if you're a best-selling author, james pat serson writing a mystery about the president of the united states you want to get it right as he always does, who are you going to call? you're going to call president bill clinton. bill clinton is now actually co-authoring the political thriller with patterson. a one-two punch. literary giants scheduled for a june 2018 release. publishers calling the book -- called "president is missing" a unique amalgam of intrigue and suspense with details that only a president could know. the two men are great friends and say they loved the experience and i know memoirs are common. works of fiction quite rare. the first, george, fiction from a president was -- >> i'm going to guess teddy roosevelt. >> i'm sorry, george you feed to leave the stage. i'm practicing my -- yimi carter wrote "the hornet's nest" about the south in revolutionary war times, the first novel written -- >> how did she do in her audition? [ applause ] >> not bad. >> thank you. >> good. >> and finally, everybody, check out the latest edition, if you're an art lover you'll love this piece of art. at the gordon university in scotland, isn't that beautiful? >> it's a pineapple. >> you are correct, robin. that is a pineapple. a student brought a pineapple into the museum and put it down to see the reaction, curators thought it was a piece of art and moved it under glass, everybody. >> oh, wow. >> it took officials two days to figure out that that was not part of the installation. thankfully plenty of time for visitors to see the fruits of his labor. [ laughter ] >> nicely done. thank you. >> what do they say, if you ago like it's supposed to be there people think it should be. >> perception is reality, my momma always said. i am art says the pineapple. that's "pop news," everybody. >> thank you, lara. 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[ applause ] and also i'm taking it still as an opportunity to talk more about bodies and about the things that people have called imperfections. my job here is not done until people just stop judging you because of the number inside your pants because of just because of the class that you're in because it's beyond size. it goes into race, it goes into class, it goes into age and i think it's so important. >> i know. i love some of your chapters like put the snickers down. put the snickers down. let's deal with life and stop looking for excuses. >> i had an agent that told me you're getting too you got to put the snickers down. >> oh come on. >> every time i see a snickers, the face goes and i'm like, do i have the snickers or don't i have the snickers? and i talk about in the book how i still have the snickers. [ applause ] >> but it's so amazing is that you worked so hard and you're so inclusive in your thinking then there's some people that say, you're too thin. >> right. >> you're trying to make yourself look thinner. >> all this. >> but you give great advice whether you're a model or not there are certain ways you can angle yourself to look -- >> as a professional selfie taker, i know my angles. and i know how to look 20 pounds heavier and 20 pounds lighter and if, you know, instagram wants to tell me that i've lost weight and i lost 60 pounds in one week, then, damn, i look good. >> we've got ten seconds left. >> okay. >> what's on your vision board? >> what's now on it. >> ashley graham show, a clothing line, cool clothing line for curvy girl, so the vision board up now took two years so i'm excited to what what happens. >> who knows what will happen next. 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[ applause ] >> this is something that i have for both of you. after a frustrating week of rehearsal, i mean, are you disappointed to be here this morning? i hate to say it like that but are you disappointed to be here this morning. >> i think it definitely comes we're competitors at the end of the day, but also incredibly grateful we made it to the top five of "dancing with the stars" and how incredibly proud i am of this man. we had no idea we were going to get that far. and yet i think he was inspiring so many people that they just wanted to keep seeing him get out there and do his best. >> i have to clear the record. that was maybe five minutes of our week they showed. not our entire week and we have a great working relationship. every couple that goes through that process has its ups and downs. >> absolutely. >> you got to put all that stuff behind you and keep moving forward and we do a good job of that every week. >> yeah, you sure did. [ applause ] not to mention, to go through what you went through, i mean, paralyzed from the neck down, 1% chance of possibly walking again. and you go and you make the final five. >> yes. >> pretty impressive. >> 16 months ago i was -- [ applause ] yeah. 16 months ago i was if, you know, i was ever going 20 walk again. i had 1% to 5% of ever doing that and broke down in tears last night on the plane over just thinking about how far i've come and in the last 16 months and it's really touching for sure. it's truly humbling. >> it's inspiring for everybody. to see this, as well. sharna, i have a question for you, you look at bonner, he looks so fit and strong. but do you think that worked against him or you guys because most people forgot a year ago he was in the hospital bed. >> i think it did work against us. he looks so fit. you don't realize he has a disability. it's not noah galloway where you can see the amputations and it's not an amy purdy where she has no feet. it's something internally that makes him stiff and does stop him from moving and does not have the ability that other people do and so to compare him to those people is a little unfair. to constantly get the comment, oh, you looked a little stiff. he's part he's gonna. >> i have a square metal frame in the main rotator point of my spine in my neck which, you know, for a dancer that's your most important thing, so it makes dancing incredibly hard for me. >> but what is incredible he's now after eight weeks of dancing with me on "dancing with the stars" he moving stronger and better with that in his neck and his spine and he feels stronger because of it. >> i'm so thankful. >> that's incredible. >> it's been amazing to find out the range of motion i have, you know, gotten back from all of this and i thank her for pushing me as hard as she has. >> we're really glad you did it. you were brave. you made a lot of people really happy and we wish you the best. >> thank you guys for coming in this morning. don't miss the "dancing" semifinals monday:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. >> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. break right now, a carjacking suspect just nabbed by police. john gonzalez is live on the scene in fairfax county. >> reporter: this man hunt went on for almost 2 hours here in the huntington section of fairfax county. fairfax county police and state troopers fanned out throughout the area. this is edge hill court. this is where the suspect who carjacked a woman early this morning crashed the vehicle. heading over to the sidewalk to show you the vehicle, it is a nissan, you can see it's crashed right on the sidewalk striking a tree. the suspect has been apprehended we can tell you there were schools effected in the area but ri ended. fairfax county police continue to investigate this crime. back to you. >> anchor: good to know. thank you so much. sunshine and mild afternoon on the way. brian van de graaf. >> reporter: well, this morning we're looking at cool numbers. through the afternoon we warn nicely. temperatures into the 60s today. watching a system that will skirt to the south and west, bringing crowds rater tonight. moisture far away, no issue. sunshine, another nice day tomorrow. thursday, next wave of moisture moves in. not just thursday, thursday, friday and into saturday, un settled with showers. good news is that it does look more like potential for drier weather for mother's day. >> reporter: heavy, slow around the capital beltway, traveling through fairfax county , earlier incidents, all lanes are open but on the big picture you can see the red on the left side of your screen there. before you get to it's jammed to the gw parkway. trafficland camera grit. some have it, some don't. when the odds are stacked against you, you either hide or stand up. at strayer university we've seen it in our students for 125 years. and if you ever think of quitting, our success coaches will be there to pick you up and work with you every day to put you on the right path. it's time. strayer university. let's get it, america. there's the view. there's more to life than the climb. you've gotta stop and look around a little. come, shed life's layers in asheville. let the child inside you out to play. remember who you are. life is for the taking, not for taking it easy. ♪ all right, welcome back to "gma," everybody. as you see we have a great audience with us here in times square this morning and who loves a good doughnut? [ cheers and applause ] i love a great doughnut. you know, doughnuts are like a staple of life in economy opinion but there are few guys on board with the over the top food trend, you know, they're like a bloody mary with an entire burger. fried chicken and bacon. or a milk shake that looks like a candy shop exploited on it. people go over the top with these food things. >> a bloody mary -- >> that's a trend. >> the trend is these doughnuts, two guys writers for bloomberg think doughnuts have gone too far and that doughnuts should just be kept simple, people. we've got >> the doughnut project in new york and we're not keeping it simple. we'll see if maybe we should venture out a little bit. [ applause ] three different types of doughnuts here and i just want to get your opinion on these doughnuts. the first one -- >> tell us what's in them. >> this is called those beetz are dope. it's smothered in sweet -- >> you eat it then. it is smothered in sweet beet glaze and filled with ricotta. okay. who wants to try it? okay. >> i love her spirit. >> there you go, ma'am. >> okay. >> wait. >> listen. >> go ahead. give it a try, ma'am and see what you think about that. you like that or should we keep it simple? >> it's good. >> there we go. >> those beetz are dope? george, in front of you have the everything doughnut. light cream cheese glaze, roasted poppy seed. black and white sesame seeds, pe are you interested? >> i'll try hers. >> all right. perfect. >> you're not interested. who wants to try this one? anybody. >> i'll try that one. that doesn't look so bad. >> we have some finicky eating hosts up here. i'll tell you that. >> i said i would try this. i did that without knowing what was in it. >> this is the bennett doughnut, george. >> no matter what he says you have to take a bite. >> inspired by the everlasting arms cocktail it includes pineale, banana liquor. >> that's not bad. >> salernun. >> it's a sweet syrup. >> i was so close. >> a sweet syrup used in tropical drinks. >> wait for it. >> it's actually good. >> wow! >> i wanted to you taste it but i was not expecting that. >> no, it's a real doughnut. it's sweet. got. i'm going to eat a doughnut now. >> krispy kreme, can we give a shoutout to -- [ applause ] come on. yeah. >> you tried one too. we got a great guest coming. emmy nominated actress for "big bang theory" has a ph.d. and brand-new book called "girling up." please welcome mayim bialik. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. hi. >> thanks so much. >> i haven't seen you. mwah. >> hello, baby. >> come on. >> i'll offer you a doughnut. >> i don't want any part of it. >> don't worry. you're safe. >> i love the subtitle it's called "girling up: how to be strong, smart and spectacular." i have two girls at home. book, obviously. [ applause ] honestly i don't know that i have the secret but what i wanted to do was sort of present from a scientific perspective because i'm trained as a scientist and also from my personal experience as a person in the public eye as a female my whole life pretty much sort of my take on what my experience was, i was a late bloomer. there were a lot of lessons to be learned from being a late bloomer but also wanted to write this for all kinds of girls and target ages between 10 and 18 but anyone who knows a girl in that age range or is a father of a girl or mother of a girl in that age range i'm told a lot of people wish they had this when they were younger so -- >> that's great. >> i wish i had it when i was yourer. >> things worked out well for you. >> you said you were a scientist, you have your ph.d. in neuroscience from ucla which is outstanding and you know what, it's been -- you have two boys at home and there are lessons that apply to everybody, and, you know, obviously there are things -- my 11-year-old is the first to read this book. he proofread it and also just to make sure the language was right. he didn't like chapter one at all because it got a lot of diagrams. and there's the little one, yeah. but, yeah, there are absolutely things about sort of making an impact in the world. making choices that are smart and things about dating and the loss of courtship which seems to have gone away in the last, you know, the last 10, 20, 30 years. those are things i do talk to my boys about but because i'm a female and sort of my experience and there's a lot of my life in it i wrote it specifically for girls and girls and boys are different. obviously boys need books as well but as i point out, you know, male anatomy is on the outside. everything is kind of there. for girls there's a lot inside emotionally as well so it deserves special attention. >> i do think, though, as a father of young girls and one son i think it's very important that i don't hi this is just simply for girls. >> no, for sure. >> i agree. i want to -- we all remember "blossom," right? [ applause ] big fan of that. but such a big fan of "big bang theory" too. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> those moves. do you still have the moves? >> i have those moves but i don't have the body that does those moves. >> do you love that "big bang theory" has enabled you and the team to make being a nerd cool? >> you know, i mean i've always thought being a nerd is cool because i've had no choice. [ applause ] >> good answer. >> but, yeah, i mean honestly i credit our writers and our producers who really craft characters that, i mean i know plenty of people like all these characters and so for me it's really -- it's gratifying to be able to play a scientist and also a female scientist who is exactly how she wants to be and who has a sucss successful being it took fives year for them to kiss but still. i talk about that in "girling up" too, i promise. >> so happy you came in and shared this with us. so happy you wrote this book. [ applause ] "girling up" is out now. check it out and we'll be right back, everybody. 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there was one thing standing in you could go to college. >> she did not want to go through it by herself. she's like if you do it, i'll do it. i think as a mom i would do anything to get her in there and it was like, i'm doing it. >> reporter: mom and daughter back in the classroom but it wasn't easy. >> chantel passed really fast. we got her signed up for college but i thought that i would quit at that point, but she said if i didn't finish my ged program she wouldn't follow through with the enrollment so i stayed. it took me eight months to pass the ged program. >> reporter: paula and chantel's academic success inspired other family members to go back to school. >> my kids' drams came true but my kids took me on this journey with them. you brought me with you. >> reporter: a family affair graduating together with their associate degrees in 2015. >> when you're walking across the stage and usually looking for your parents out in the audience, it was different, you know, instead of looking for er they're there. >> reporter: there by each other's sides, once again, paula and chantel enrolled in the university at albany school of social welfare. >> when i walked into the school, it changed my life completely. the way i look at the world, the way i see things, the opportunities. >> the fact that paula and chantel not only got into this program but excelled is really amazing. >> this month pore and daughter will graduate with honors and over 3.9 gpas but paula's story doesn't end there. she was recently accepted for her advanced degree in social work at u. albany. >> my mom is so inspiring, you know, she's really just been a testament to me that, you know, it is never too late. it is never -- things aren't out of reach. >> i was scared every single step but my family is walking beside me. >> you better believe flowing for paula and chantel. [ cheers and applause ] oh. >> good morning. >> good morning to you both. thank you for allowing us to share your beautiful story. what is it like having your mom on campus? at first i was really nervous. i wasn't sure, you know, how it was going to be. having us both there, what the students were going to think but once i started seeing how inspired everyone was that i had my mom there, you know, it was really just a wonderful experience and when you're on such a big campus and trying to navigate it and you don't know anybody, it was really nice to have her there. >> i know, to have family there, to have your mom there and then you all -- yes, you were by each other's side a lot but you had your own identities, as well and funny when you were asking your daughter for a little help with the writing assignment what did she tell you. >> so, the first semester was really difficult and i'm like i'm your mother. >> help me. >> help me. and she was just really de find my resources and use them so she made me go to the writing lab. [ laughter ] she made me go to the math lab. right now i'm thankful for that. >> what is your message for another person, another parent that maybe put their dreams on hold to go for it. >> don't let your age, your circumstances determine your journey. the risk, it's not easy, but it's an investment in yourself and it's a commitment and i encourage others to take that. >> delays are not denials. right. >> delays are not denials. i well, i know, paula, you've been working very hard and you could use a little relaxation, so our friends at turning stone resort casino are going to supply you with a night there and a complete spa package. [ applause ] >> pamper yourselves. >> thank you. >> it's called the turning stone escape package. thank you, guys. the turning stoeven escape package. >> oh, nice. thank you so much. >> i know. i just want to pinch your cheeks. >> yeah? beautiful and thank you for sharing. >> thank you for sharing our story. >> best to you and coming up we're revealing our summer concert lineup live. come on back. [ applause ] ♪ we are back nour with our summer block party feeding people right here in the middle of times square and revealing our concert series lineup. we have announced at the top of the 8:00 hour green day will kick it off but that's just the start. >> so many incredible performers lined up so are you guys ready? [ cheers and applause ] here is our 2017 summer conce king's hawaiian. >> let's light things up and ignite the hottest summertime party in the park. it all starts friday, may 19th with the one, the only green day. >> hey, are you ready? rise and shine everybody. >> so how do you follow that? well, how about with florida georgia line and nelly taking over the park together. >> good morning, america. >> that's just our first two fridays. now get a load of this epic lineup. the women of fifth harmony, imagine dragons, the chainsmokers. >> good morning, america. >> the lumineers, little big town, beebe, big sean, lady anti-bell le. alessia cara, linkin park and jason derulo, let lose with dierks bentley friday mornings only on -- >> good morning america. >> wake up. >> we are going to light this up. >> it's "gma's" summer concert series presented ♪ >> that is a great, great lineup. >> awesome lineup. and there is more. we're so excited to bring out our special surprise. who is going to help with another big announcement? he's doing it right now for us. come on out, multiplatinum country superstar, dierks bentley. hi, buddy. >> good to see you. >> you're about to kick off a big world tour. >> we got a huge summer lined up so fun out on the road. some great other bands, really fun summer. >> and one of your stops on "gma." >> yeah. >> a special surprise. >> summer of block party teaming up with king's hawaiian and "gma" to find out who throws the best block party. my band will show up, whoever wins and play a concert in their hometown in i have details this. is really important. you have -- you have to submit a photo or short video of a previous block party you've had, tell us in 200 words why "gma," king's hawaiian and dierks should help you throw the ultimate blockar goodmorningamerica.com/block party to find out those details. >> i have one question. am i eligible. >> you're going to submit a video? what town are we going to. >> coming here to new york. you're coming right back doing a concert. >> speakers right here and party is already going on with these guys. >> absolutely. >> we're so fortunate to have you as a part of this. >> thank you, man. it's so fun. i had a chance to play two years ago and it was such a great series. so great. the lineup is amazing so this will be fun with a little twist on it taking it out of new york and taking it to someone's hometown. excited to see where we wind up. >> could be your hometown. getting in the block party spirit and over to ginger getting it started with king's hawaiian. >> yes, we are. so i am here with celebrity chef marc forgione coming up with a couple of king's hawaiian inspired dishes and got to bring burgers. so what are we doing? >> i don't know about you but in the summertime block parties are a huge part of it. when i get invited to a block party i can't just show hamburgers and hot dogs, i got to do something a little outside the box. >> as expected. >> of course, so with king's hawaiian bread, they're really sweet and fluffy and believe it or not, i've actually made a panini pressed hamburger. >> yum. >> which sounds crazy but all the sugar and sweetness of the bread gives you a nice crunch. >> tell us quick. >> the cabbage, again, i can't just shake slaw because everybody is like that's it? we didn't invite you for your looks. so we actually marinated -- we actually marinated it in the barbecue sauce overnight then grill the cabbage and chop it up. >> we got to go. >> we'll have the recipe we have to give a big thanks to dierks bentley for being part of our summer series. he could come to a city near you so sign up. >> marc forgione, thank you for the recipes. >> summer is going to be great. stay with us. stronand restoringding a a father's faith.. not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" to date, television start kevin bacon, and the cohosts take eight croft mall got self-defense class. plus, from "dancing with the stars" ," bonr and sharma. all next on "live." ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ [cheers and applause]

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