australian mall just seconds after takeoff. the aircraft suffering catastrophic engine failure. 90 firefighters on the scene triting to battle the blaze. the american television exclusive. one-on-one with angelina jolie opening up about her divorce with brad pitt. >> we'll become stronger coming out of this. >> what she says about brad as their father. only on "gma" this morning. good morning, america. we have a lot to get to on this tuesday morning. you just spoke with angelina jolie. >> that is right. she is in cambodia for the premiere of her new film about that country. the genocide there and a real story of heroism. that country holes such a special place in her heart, where she met and adopted her first son maddox who worked closely o the film and opens up about that and what is next for her family. >> i'm looking forward to see that, george. first we'll look at the dangerous storm hitting the west right now. abc's neal karlinsky is in sacramento, california, with the latest. they just saw record rainfall yesterday. good morning to you. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this is what happens when you get so much rain and wind in a such a short period of time. huge tree came down and root, all this a small slice of the mess that's been left behind out here this morning. this morning, california's rivers bursting their banks as another storm pounds the area. heavy rain sparking landslides across the state making some roads impassable. overnight a levee breaking along the san joaquin river, more than 500 fleeing the area. >> we had to evacuate and hurry. just hurry. >> reporter: in modesto, police going door to door evacuating residents. >> is there any medical emergencies in here? >> reporter: where the floodwaters are rising and in san jose the fire department jumping on inflatable rafts to rescue two people trapped by the roaring river. california's not the only state battered by brutal weather. this morning, texas cleaning up after four confirmed tornadoes hit sunday night and early monday morning. hundreds of homes damaged. >> it's kind of like a sonic boom. >> reporter: the wind so strong it took down all 12 cars on this train and take a look at how the wind bent this transmission tower like a paper clip. on the east coast in new york city the warm weather brought its own dangers. seven people falling into an icy pond in central park. >> we saw kids thrashing in the water and ones in the back were screaming. they had their backpacks on. >> reporter: good samaritans bennett jonas and ethan turnbull rescuing the teens out of the freezing water. authorities now treating six of them for hypothermia. >> if i didn't get to those last couple of kids in the back they weren't getting out. >> reporter: amazingly that happened because the kids were taking selfies of all things jumping up and down on the ice according to witnesses. they're lucky to have survived. back out here that levee breach, by the way, has been patched for now, michael. >> thank you, neal. to ginger for more on flood warning and watches this morn. good morning. >> good morning. you can see the image. the don pedro spillway gate opened for the first time in 20 years and you can see the road just crushed by the water there. that's why they're getting folks out of modesto so that water as it gets there later this afternoon will hopefully not affect people. they'll be out of there. flood watches and warnings throughout the sierra and foothills. san francisco, for example, has more than doubled their february average rainfall total already and we're still going. this pattern is really set in stone, the tropical connection to out there south of hawaii will leave a couple more inches of rain, certainly a windy morning. >> hopefully there's some relief in sight. >> hopefully so. we move on to president trump announcing his new choice for national security adviser. general h.r. mcmaster after firing general michael flynn and the president was gearing up to issue a revised travel ban. abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. even the president's staunchest critics are praising this pick and with this move the white house is now trying to move past one of the biggest controversies of this month old presidency. president trump's national security team in place now following that surprise announcement in his mar-a-lago clubhouse. >> general h.r. mcmaster will become the national security adviser. >> reporter: right there on the couch next to the president, the general who accepted the job. >> i look forward to joining the national security team. >> going to do a great job. >> reporter: general h.r. mcmaster is considered one of the army's leading intellectuals but he was not the president's first choice. michael flynn was fired for lying about his contacts with russia. and the president's second choice declined the job. but mcmaster is raking in the praise from both parties, republican senator john mccain called him an outstanding choice and the top democrat on the house intelligence committee calls mcmaster a solid choice, bright and strategic. with his team set, the president is expected to sign a new travel ban executive order this week. the first one at the center of so much protest including the not my president's day protest taking place in several cities an the country. currently that ban held up in court. senior white house officials tell abc news a draft of the new order targets the same seven majority muslim countries as the original but the new draft does not have an indefinite ban on refugees from syria. now, also in this new draft a clarification that was not in the first one, people from those seven majority muslim countries who have permanent u.s. residency or dual citizenship would not face any restrictions, robin. again, the president expected to sign that this week sometime >> that's right. cecilia, overseas, president trump is facing public anger and attacks from the british parliament. as vice president pence tried to reassure america's nato allies, abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran has the latest and joins us this morning from london. good morning, terry good morning good morning, robin. premera has become priority number one for europeans, not just government leaders trying to figure out the new american regime, it's also that the president dominates conversations over here and sparks protests. so for top u.s. officials, there's a lot of work to be done. this morning, vice president mike pence is back in the u.s. after his mission to reassure rattled allies in europe. [ chanting ] >> reporter: across europe, president trump is stirring controversy and unease. parliament debating a petition signed by nearly 2 million britons demanding that mr. trump's trip here later this year be downgraded. >> we should not be inviting him to preach hatred and spread his bigotry, his misogyny and division. >> reporter: president trump doesn't back down. taking to twitter once again target, sweden. tweeting give the public a break. the fake news media is trying to say that large scale immigration in sweden is working out just beautifully. not. this after the president's gaffe over the weekend. >> you look at what's happening last night in sweden, sweden, who would believe this. >> reporter: are you nothing happened that night in sweden. no attacks. crime rates overall are low and later president trump taking to twitter explaining his statement was in reference to i astory that was broadcast on fox news concerning immigrants and sweden. and the whole kerfuffle drew a pointed response from the british prime minister. >> we must all take responsibility and for very information we spread. >> reporter: there is a major substantive issue here and it's the american commitment to europe, especially defense commitment. president trump called that into question. he's blasted nato's obsolete and scorned the eu and it will take more than words from mike pence to fix that. let's talk more with martha raddatz and jon karl, down in washington. martha, let me begin with you, general h.r. mcmaster. you know him well, well respected inside the military and opposite of a yes man. >> he is the opposite of a yes man. he wrote the book "dereliction of duty" saying the joint chiefs of staffs should have spoken up during the vietnam war and the one thing, the big difference between michael flynn and h.r. mcmaster, h.r. mcmaster is nonpartisan, apolitical. i ka not imagine him ever getting up in front of a political convention and saying anything. he will speak back to president trump in any way he can, but the downside here is he has no experience in washington, d.c., really at all. >> he's an active duty three-star general and from what we know, has views at odds with president trump on issues like russia. >> serge russia wants to be tough on russia and iraq was very much, i remember many times being with h.r. mcmaster very welcoming to the iraqi people, he'll have some things to say about that ban if it doesn't go well, i'm sure. certainly be getting iraqi interpreters in. >> on that the president really probably will come later this week the aim to make his bulletproof in the courts. >> reporter: that's exactly the goal is making sure this is something that can withstand the constitutional challenge in the courts and it's a very different process this time, george and that's why we're not seeing it immediately. i don't expect it till the end of the week at the earliest because it is going through an intensive vetting process here and has his national security cabinet in place. they will be weighing in on this including attorney general sessions, secretary kelly over at the the department of homeland security. this will not be rushed through and want to be sure they get it right this time, that it can withstand the challenge in court. >> no internal vetting of those comments about sweden and what a diplomatic incident they have created. >> reporter: it's something he. you know, there was -- the official swedish twitter account which is actually controlled each week by a swedish citizen had a tweet, we have around 100 murders per year. that's like two days in the u.s. two days. you know, the bottom line is sweden has taken in a lot of immigrants, about 200,000 refugees over the last few years. but there is no sign at least yet of any kind of a major spike in crime in sweden. >> okay, jon karl. >> let alone terrorism. >> jon karl and martha raddatz, thanks very much. now to a scare at jewish community centers all across the country. the fbi is investigating a series of bomb threats and abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has more on that. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there's been a wave of anti-semitisming itting jewish community center, 11 bomb threats yesterday alone, more than 54 jewish centers have been targeted in 27 states since the beginning of the year and while no bombs have been found the fbi is investigating these threatening calls as possible civil rights violations, potential hate crimes. >> pierre, many are hoping that the administration, this administration would take a more forceful approach in addressing these incidents of racism and anti-semitism. what are we hearing from the white house? >> reporter: last night white house press secretary sean spicer released a statement saying that the president believes such actions are, quote, unacceptable and that, quote, hatred and hate motivated violation of any kind in this country has no place. the president's daughter, ivanka, who is jewish also released a tweet last night saying america is a nation built on the religious principle of tolerance. we must protect our houses of worship and religious center, robin. >> all right, pierre, thank you. we have new details about the plane crash that killed four american tourists and a pilot in australia. authorities there are calling it the worst civil aviation accident in 30 years and abc's lama hasan has the story. good morning, lama. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, george. this morning we're learning more about the vic, four american tourist, two of them were from texas all reportedly on a golfing trip of a lifetime. sadly ending just minutes after their chartered plane took off. just moments after the pilot reported catastrophic engine failure, the plane carrying four american tourists and an australian pilot crashed into an outlet mall killing everyone on board. the mall was 45 minutes from opening. >> a twin engine left the airport and shortly after takeoff had a catastrophic ensomeone failure. the pilot attempted to return but crashed into the field. >> reporter: the fire and smoke visible by drivers from the nearby highway. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: ripping through the mall roof causing a large explosion. thick plumes of black smoke coming from what was left of the plane. debris scattered everywhere. >> this was a very intense, very nasty fire but highly skilled and trained firefighters have done an outstanding job in extinguishing that blaze. >> reporter: emergency crews responding within minutes, a total of 90 firefighters on the scene to extinguish the massive fireball caused by the crash. the sister of greg de haven, one of the americans killed tells abc news he was on vacation with a group of friends and their wives posting on facebook, my handsome, athletic big brother was killed today in a plane accident while on his once in a lifetime trip to australia. now, the mall was right at the end of the runway where their beechcraft airplane was taking off and the pilot made two distress calls before crashing into the mall and authorities are calling it, quote, a desperately sad day, george. >> oh, it is sad. okay, lama, thank you very much. michael. george, now to a major security breach at one of america's busiest airports, 11 passengers somehow getting through a metal detector that wasn't staff and boarding flights at new york's jfk airport and david kerley has new details. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning. a serious breach of security is what one of our security experts is calling this. at one of these checkpoints at jfk. it happened with 11 people walking through a metal detector but there was nobody manning the tsa area. three of those passengers actually set off that detector and continued into the security area. the gate area because nobody was manning that position. now, it was at 6:00 a.m. they walked through. it wasn't until 8:00 a.m. that tsa called the port authority police to tell them about the incident. >> three passengers in the restricted sterile area without being screened, they have video footage of this. >> reporter: in a statement tsa says it is confident this incident presents no threat to security adding that after review employees will be reprimanded and retrained. as for those three passengers when they landed in san francisco because they got on their plane without being checked they were rescreened. imagine their surprise, michael, when they showed up in san francisco at their destination and had to get rescreened at that point. >> things went a little backwards. thank you very much. how does something like that happen and the gap of time as well? now to amy with the morning's other top stories starting with a vigil in southern california. >> that's right, good morning, everyone. hundreds of people gathered in a los angeles suburb to honor a veteran police officer killed while responding to a traffic accident that resulted in a firefight. police say the driver who shot officer keith boyer and wounded another officer is a gang member who was granted early release from jail one week ago and killed his cousin monday before stealing his car. he is now in custody after being shot in that firefight. in colorado fire crews worked through the night containing this fast-moving brush fire in boulder county. dozens of homes evacuated as flames engulfed four buildings during the unusually warm and windy weather. in texas, authorities say it could cost $100 million to rebuild after four tornadoes hit the san antonio area. more than 150 homes were damaged. one family hid under a mattress to stay safe as that tornado approached. well, the ceo of uber has hired former attorney general eric holder to investigate sexual harassment charges against that company. holder will look into claims made by a former engineer who says uber's management ignored a pattern of sexism that forced many women to quit. a potential merger in the fast food industry. the company that owns burger king is reportedly close to striking a deal to buy popeyes chicken for as much as $1.7 billion. >> just don't mess with the recipe. >> all right. you heard it from robin. don't mess with the recipe. finally a warning from pope francis about the dangers of texting while at the dinner table. he says it could lead to war. the pope warned a group of students that the lack of face-to-face communication in today's society is pulling families apart. he says that face-to-face dialogue brings our hearts together and is a medicine against violence and says it's the start of war because there's no dialogue. my children would disagree. they say they are communicates just fine via text. >> now we have a new argument at the dinner table. >> no, i'll use the pope next time. the pope says you can't do that. >> any means necessary. you'll do that. beautiful picture behind you there, ginger. >> it is so beautiful but it's a little off. the magnolia trees in memphis are blooming three weeks early and so the folks at the bow tannic garden said this is not normal. no, it's not normal to have five days in the row in the 60s which chicago will do first time ever in recorded history. the mild weather will end, of course. >> good morning everyone. storm tracker6 live double scan shows us a dry tuesday morning. as we take a look outside plenty of sunshine beneath high clouds down the shore. generally speaking we're looking at clouds thickening a bit during the day. right now it's chilly temperatures down close to the freezing mark maybe up to the mid 30's in philadelphia currently. your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast shows a high this afternoon of 53, still above average. then 63 wednesday and how about the mid 70's on thursday and on friday? 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>> this country means a great deal to me. this country has been through so much and 40 years ago this war affected every single individual here and i wanted to understand myself. i believe that my -- i don't know much of my son's birth parents but i believe they would have gone through this war. i wanted to understand him and his culture in a deeper way and i wanted to bring this story to this country in their language and i wanted to tell the story of a deer friend of mine. >> you have been screening it for the cambodian royal family for survivors of that horrible war. i imagine that's kind of a daunting audience. >> it is. it is. i was very, very nervous. it's, of course -- it's -- it is a very -- it's an honor to be allowed to come into a country that is not your own country and to tell its history. >> you mentioned your son maddox. you adopted him back in 2002 and he was a real partner on the film for you, wasn't he? >> he was. he was. i talked to maddux about this film and doing it and it was him in the final hour who said that he was ready and that he wanted to understand more and work on it and wanted me to make it. so being with him on set and studying the history of this country with him and being with his fellow country trimen every day was extraordinary and pax worked on the film and did the still photography. >> yeah. >> very special. >> do you have budding directors in your family? >> i don't know. i think they probably would rather be musicians. they're, you know, they're -- i don't know how they feel about film. i think they like the adventure of the crew and they like to be -- they like to be in the thick of it. >> how did they feel about eating scorpions. >> they're used to eating sporp yon, especially shiloh. shiloh loves a tarantula and a bug and can eat a bag of crickets like chips so they're used to it but, no, i'm learning to cook them better, the little more -- a little more flair and seasoning. >> of course, we all know this has been a turbulent time for your family. you filed for divorce last september. as you said for the health of the family. is your family healthier now? >> oh, we are -- we are focusing on the health of our family and so -- and so we will be. we will be stronger when we come out of this because that's what we're determined to do as a family. >> and in the past you describe brad often as a wonderful father, of course, as part of the family. do you still believe that? >> of course. of course. we will always be a family. always. >> i know you've also spoken out for so long about refugee policy as well. you write an op-ed earlier saying you wish the u.s. refugee policy would be based on facts, not fear. what did you mean by that exactly. >> who are we? we are people as americans who represent something to the world and we have to understand who these people are. we're speaking of and we have to remain tolerant and open and base our policies on facts and civil rights and human rights. >> the president says he's going to have a new executive order this week. as you may know he watches a lot of morning television. what's the most important thing you think he needs to know about what you've learned about refugees? >> well, i would bring it back to my friend loung, the subject of this film i've just done and she is a proud american citizen who has contributed, who makes our country better by her existence and her citizenship so i think -- and that is our how country was built. that's who we are so to forget that is to forget who -- to forget ourselves and our core. >> you said this film is in some ways a thank you to cambodia. has that country survived and thrived the country you see today? >> absolutely. and most -- and most of all it is because of the people. they are an extraordinary people. when i first came here i expected to meet people who had been through so much war and so much violence that they would be a bitter, hardened people and they are a kind, open, resilient, intelligent and a very i hope when people see the film creative people full of love and joy and family and so for that, they are dash cam body ya will rise. >> angelina jolie, thanks very much. >> thank you so much. >> she has showed such a commitment to that country and these issues. but who knew you could eat crickets like potato chips? >> her kids. a bag of chips. looking forward to seeing the film. >> the film "first they killed my father" will be available on netflix later this year. >> all right, george, coming up in just two minutes we have a major development in the case of those two teenage girls who were killed while hiking. police now calling this man the main suspect. the new tips coming in this morning. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ fothere's a seriousy boomers virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms, and it's not tested for in routine blood work. the cdc recommends all baby boomers get tested. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us it's time to get tested. ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. it's the only way to know for sure. back now with new developments in the case of two young girls killed while hiking in indiana. police are now calling this man in this photo the main suspect. abc's alex perez is in carroll county with new details for us. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. authorities are expanding their search and say they want to not only speak with people who may have been on the trail but want to talk to anyone across the country who might recognize the suspect. this morning, indiana investigators expanding their search for this man, who they are now calling the main suspect in the brutal murders of 13-year-old abigail williams and 14-year-old libby german. >> people who live in logansport to lafayette if they saw anyone that evening of the 13th, if they saw anyone walking down the roadway that didn't look like they should be there or a hitchhiker we would like no know. >> reporter: authorities who believe he may have changed his appearance, poring over hundreds of tips. >> my thought is that next phone call is going to be the one we've been looking for. >> reporter: one week ago today search teams made the tragic discovery, the remains found in a wooded area near this trail in delphi. the day before a family member dropped the girls off at the trail for a fun afternoon. libby even snapchatting this picture of her friend abby on this bridge but when family returned to pick them up, the girls never showed up. >> our minds at this stage are stirred in the deepest sorry one can imagine. >> reporter: a search warrant executed at this home did not advance the investigation, but did lead some suspicious residents to harass the homeowner. on facebook the local prosecutor pleading with the public to be patient and let police do their work. do not jump to conclusions. frightening people jeopardizes the investigation, officers need your cooperation. and investigators again say they have received several hundred tips, they're following up on each and every one of those, robin. >> we are sure they are. we'll bring in abc news consultant brad garrett. going to put up that picture again. this person has gone from being a person of interest to the main suspect. how do they come to that conclusion? >> i suspect, robin, they have eliminated virtually everyone on the trail before the girls entered the trail and maybe even time afterwards. keep in mind this is a remote part of indiana and the trail having high volume is not likely. >> if you were investigating what would you be doing now? >> you've got to keep this case in the public's eye. you've got to talk regularly, hold press conferences and you want to hit social media, television obviously, radio and in particular print news because the idea is that not everybody uses the internet in an older population, this gentlemaning looks like he could be 40, 50, maybe older so that's going to be the real key, keep it in the public's eye. >> it's not uncommon for authorities not to release all the information that they have, for instance, we don't know how they obtained that grainy photo. they're not saying how those two precious little girs were killed and there is a reason why they withhold some of this information. >> absolutely. the reason you don't tell the public all the details is the following, that you want to hold back when you actually find the guy, you don't want him to destroy evidence. what did he use? did he use a knife, a rope, his hand, whatever it might be you want to be at least have the possibility of recovering those things once you find him. >> all right, brad, we hope all the tips that the authorities are receiving are going to lead to something. thank you very much for your insight. appreciate it, brad. michael. >> all right, thank you, robin. coming up on our big board the latest on david cassidy's condition. he revealed his very personal health battle. dr. besser is here to talk about that. plus, five days till the oscars and we've got big secret from behind the big show. we'll be back in two minutes with jess cagle to talk about that. introducing theraflu expressmax our powerful relief now in pill form. it's the one and only cold & flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you instantly feel. power through with theraflu expressmax caplets. i need a real vay-cation. one measly week to bury my work phone in the sand while sipping some crazy concoction. is that too much to ask? 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"people" magazine had the exclusive of this and saw him recently, david cassidy, forgetting the words to lyrics to popular songs of his. slurring his words and now this from "people." >> he got the diagnosis a couple of years ago that he was suffering from dementia and he had kept it secret. he was ready to talk about it and be open about it because i think he's going to stop performing pretty soon which is very important to him. and he has a close relationship with his fans and frankly i was going to hold the story for a couple of weeks and break it then. we had been working with him then over the weekend he had some trouble on stage. he was very, very worried that people were going to think that he was drunk on stage. he didn't want people to think that and so we moved it up a little and he went ahead and made the announcement. >> very serious thing and, dr. besser, what exactly is dementia and what are the warning signs? >> yeah, so dementia is a brain disorder where you see progressive worsening in memory, in thinking, in behavior, in language. alzheimer's december - disease the leading cause. it's not the old memories. it's learning new things and often it's not the person who picks up on it but family members. no just missing an appointment, it's needing to write all those post-it notes and all reminders to get through your day. >> we know through the article in "people" magazine he used the word he was in denial knowing it was in his family but in denial like that. that's not uncommon so what do you do if you think or a loved one is going through something like this. >> first, it's really helpful that he's talking about this because so many people now will look at themselves and their relatives. if you think you have it or someone you know does, they need to get seen right away. there are certain types of dementia that actually have some forms of treatment. there's dementia that's caused from little mini strokes because blood pressure is too high or thyroid is out of whack. those are all treatable. if you're given the diagnosis you can plan for what you want to do while you still can and that's very important. >> we wish him all the best. >> yes, we do. switching gears, we're counting down to the oscars, control your excitement, jess. five days, five days till host jimmy kimmel and the biggest stars take the stage and learning secrets behind the big show and, jess, the producer said jimmy kimmel uses his irreverence to get laughs. it's his first time hosting. >> he is really irrelevant. he is so lovable and a teddy bear of a guy but if you listen to what he says he's pretty sharp. not quite ricky gervais but gets into that territory. the thing is he is so popular and so beloved in hollywood, that there's going to be so much support for him in that room. i think that he really will be sharp and irreverent but still a celebratory evening and community town hall for hollywood. >> a lot to celebrate. so many great films but whether it was the super bowl or the grammys and now the oscar, people are wondering political, how political it becomes? >> i'm sure no one will mention trump from the oscars. [ laughter ] they love him out there. >> you get an oscar for saying that and making us believe that. >> no, that will be one of the fun things about it honestly. some people will worry about the backlash because meryl streep took such a hit after the globes and there is kind of a backlash of hollywood speaking out against politics in these award shows however that is not going to stop anybody. in the room, in the bubble of hollywood everybody feels the same way and they're going to feel very safe and use the platform because when else are you going to have that platform to say what's really important. >> you only have 45 seconds. >> you don't have long. >> a lot of people to thank and say whatever else you want to i have. you've seen all the movies. give me predictions. >> i love the movies. what i want to see win big is "moonlight." i saw it twice. >> thank you. >> i love that movie. i think "la la land" may cash in on a lot. >> you think so? >> but i love "moonlight." there's a doctor's prediction. >> "moonlight," yeah. >> it's a -- >> moon will have a good showing. mahershala ali and writing award, however, it looks like based on all the predictors we know "la la land" will go home via the big winner however "moonlight" right there, right there behind it and "hidden figures" gaining momentum. >> oh, boy, that moment we had yesterday. >> it was great. >> oh, gosh. michael and i will see you on the red carpet. you can join us if you like. oscar preshow. >> just ask. >> we need a doctor. >> we do. coming up ginger has the story behind these commuters who banded together when a tree took over a highway. >> teamwork. coming up "gma's" road to the oscars is brought to you by aquafina, let your interesting bubble over with aquafina sparkling, simply more interesting. tami. marcus. okay, ahem! other unlimited data plans haven't lived up to the name. but today, unlimited gets the network it deserves. and so do you. verizon. 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"gma" exclusive this her from the wildly "flip or f" now for the first time she's speaking out live about her life, her show and what lies ahead. ♪ you know this house from "the bachelor" but guess who really lives there. inside the mansion with the family behind all the roses. packing up and heading out. she's sleeping in this morning. thousands of people about to send her off as she gets ready to go home. ♪ shut up and dance we have very special guests here with us morning, the alp y eya eyailey ii dancers are here as they say -- >> good morning, america. >> great to have everyone here this tuesday morning. great dancers. >> and a dancing tuesday, indeed. we've got the aile yechlt ii dancers and two "dancing with the stars" pros that will make a big announment. who could that be? the big reveal coming up. >> and we also have christina el moussa is here. she's from the hit show "flip or flop." and she's going to open up for the first time since her very public split from the show's co-host and tell us about her life after their separation how they are co-parenting. >> yep, and we are also as you may have heard counting down to the oscars. this sunday. very excited. we wanted you to take a look at this. set designer darren mcclain working away on this year's dolby theatre stage which we hear will be absolutely covered in swarovski crystals and excited to tell you he will be helping our team to design our own oscar set. >> really? >> so you can expect us to be sparkling, as well. [ applause ] >> so we have a lot coming up. let's get the morning rounddown from amy. we begin with new video overnight of the flooding in northern california as another storm swamps that region. stranding cars with water up to their windows. a levee breach in san joaquin county forced 500 to evacuate and told the levee has been plugged for now. nearly a foot of rain has fallen since saturday. one reservoir's spillway has been open for the first time in 20 years to ease the pressure from so much water. dramatic video this morning of the moment a small plane crashed into a shopping mall in melbourne, australia, killing four american tourists on board. the mall was not open at the time. investigators say the pilot reported engine failure just before that crash. and the tsa is under fire after the agency waited two hours to notify police about a security breach at jfk airport. 11 passengers walked right through an unstaffed security checkpoint without being screened. three set off metal detectors and boared their plane unchecked. the tsa says employees are being disciplined. democrats and republicans are praising president trump's choice of h.r. mcmaster as national security adviser considered one of the army's leading intellectuals known for speaking his mind. meanwhile, the white house is finalizing a new travel ban expected to target the same seven muslim majority countries but this time the ban is expected to exempt green card holders and dual u.s. citizens. this morning the fbi is investigating bomb threats at dozens of jewish community centers across the country. 11 new threats were reported monday from new york to new mexico. overseas angelina jolie is in cambodia for the world premiere of her new movie about that country's genocide and earlier she spoke to george about involving her son who was adopted from cambodia on making the film and that her family is healing after her divorce. >> we are focusing on the health of our family and so we will be, we will be stronger when we come out of this because that's what we're determined to do as a family. >> jolie added brad pitt will always be a part of that family. finally a big star is leaving the u.s. today for china. the giant panda bao bao has delighted millions with her antics and just overall adorableness since her birth at the national zoo in washington but i didn't know this. all giant pandas born at the zoo must be relocated back to china before age 4. no worries, though, they packed her favorite food for the journey including 55 pounds of bamboo, two pounds of apples and sweet potatoes and a lot of water and will travel first class in a special crate the size of a double bed. nothing but the best for bao bao. >> bye-bye, bao bao. >> you were waiting so long to say that. >> no, i wasn't. it just came to me. hi sad. >> hi, hi, lara with "pop news." >> we'll begin with some news on paris jackson. the daughter of michael. becoming a star in other own right. the stunning 18-year-old gracing the cover of "cr fashion book" from the former editor and chief of "vogue paris" and inside being interviewed by lee daniels about her career. she is currently doing some modeling and writing some folk music and wants to be an actress and tells daniels if she could have one trait of her dad's it would be his strength and how everything he did was with love and kindness. the issue hits newsstands internationally on march 2nd. a great read, you guys. so good t doing so very >> absolutely. >> want to say thank you, too. that was an exclusive from them. 18 years old. she experienced a lot. also in "pop news" this morning, paul mccartney and ringo starr have come together and they photographed in the studio to record new songs for ringo's upcoming album. looking forward to hearing that. the drummer sharing this photo of the pair arm in arm tweeting thanks for coming over, man and playing great bass. the former bandmates also joined by eagles guitarist joe walsh who fun fact is ringo's brother-in-law. i did not know that. >> who knew. >> must be fun. that sunday dinner. there they are posing for a shot, talk about a legendary jam session. no word on his album's name though said to be released time this year. >> got some good cameos on it. [ applause ] >> eagles, man. eagles, beatles, all good. finally dnce is giving back and rocked the house at my alma studen at the dance marathon, the largest college run philanthropy in the world. joe jonas and his crowd energized dance for hours straight and, played "cake by the ocean" and some songs and a few pop covers and they raised more than $10 million. over the years, $136 million raised. thon is an amazing organization all for kids with cancer. we are -- >> penn state. >> there you go. >> thank you very much. >> that's "pop news." >> you should be very proud of that. >> i am proud. thank you so much to going aping everybody moving. >> iove that song "cake by the kocian." >> our exclusive interview with christina el moussathe "flip or flop" star h live, but she's opening up about her split and the future of her chil the legging lap we're taking you into. which pair fit best. you don't have to spend a lot to get good quality and michael and george cannot wait for that. cannot wait. 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[ applause ] hey. and you've gone through so much over the past year. all in the public eye so how have you been holding up. >> i mean honestly despite everything i'm doing really, really, really good. thank you. >> you've been going through so much in such a shored period of time. tarek's cancer, infertility. how have you both been able to hold it together. >> tarek and i met ten yea at work and went through a market crash like you said, we went through cancer, infertility, you know, now we're going through a very public divorce, but, you know, despite everything, you know, our primary focus is and always will be our kids and, you know, we continue to work together and there's a lot of, you know, an, but, you know, in the end we're just normal, nice people who just, you know, want to be the best parents and, you know, co-workers that we can be. >> i know you posted quite a bit of pictures with your kids. you both together with your kids, so how is the co-parenting working out for you. >> it's honestly going really good. our kids are amazing. our son, he's 18 months, he's like literally the happiest kid on the planet. he's always in a good mood and taylor, she's 6 and she's awesome. she actually just wonnen award at school for joyful so just shows our kids are transitioning well, tarek and i are friends and we have a lot of support from our family and, you know, despite everything, you know, that articles show -- >> so the kids are coping well. >> the kids are doing great, really great. >> fans of the show which i'm a big fan of the show and i've watched it on marathon and fans of the sw wondering what's going to happen with the show. we hear the show is going to continue. there may be a spin-off. what's going on? >> currently season 6 is on air and tarek and i are filming season 7 of "flip or flop" and filmed together, three, four days a week and it's, you know, we have a great crew, we have so much fun on set and we, you know, we look forward to continuing the show. >> so but it's not strange or unusual to work with your spouse going through a -- >> i feel like tarek and i met at work so we worked together before we ever started dating and it's just -- it's our normal. we also run a seminar company together success path and every five weeks we go to vegas together and on stage and have a great time and we'll always be working together. >> those seminars are going to continue so that's all going to stay the same, as well? we have a seminar friday in newport beach. >> also been working on a book. a lot of types when you work an a book it kind of opens you up and you have to relive some things. >> right. >> youome things that you didn't realize you learned. you're working on a book now. anything that stood out that you've learned. >> so i'm in the very early stages. i'm actually like going to get more in depth in the next couple of weeks and so excited. it's going to be just about all the lessons i've learned along the way. everyone has troubles and a lot of people go divorces and situations, so i just want to let you know the things i've gone through and what's helped me cope. >> it doesn't seem like you two have shied from being out in the pun with your seminars. how has reaction been from your fans from what people read in the media. >> it's been positive. i get so many nice messages from people that have gone through similar situations and like just the positiveness has helped me get through this. >> thank you for coming. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> "people" magazine hits newsstands friday and you can see more with christina on the people/entertainment weekly network. exclusive look inside the bachelor house with the family that actually lives there. i always wondered who lived there. maybe you can flip or flop this house. i don't know. it looks good. ♪ heigh ho ♪ heigh ho ♪ heigh ho heigh ho it's off to work we go here's to all of you early risers, what's up man? go-getters, and should-be sleepers. from all of us at delta, because the ones who truly change the world, are the ones who can't wait to get out in it. because the ones who truly change the world, shake up your routine with a completely new way to clean. new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. ake 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. 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>> everything. >> reporter: their home transformed into this. ♪ >> you're a trouble maker. >> i know. >> i mean, i wouldn't want 25 frisky people staying in my house. >> well, apparently some of them aren't frisky. >> maybe he hasn't seen some of the pool scenes. >> not looking for a girl like that. >> right in front of the -- >> do they drain the pool for you before -- i mean, i hope so. >> no, it's not contaminated. >> reporter: marshall claims he doesn't know who nick chooses this season, i don't believe him. marshall and his wife designed the place over a few bottles of red wine. he is a contractor. built it himself. i'd be tempted to build myself another house and then just use this as film set, wedding venue. >> got the dirt next door and plans, i just haven't built it. >> reporter: i'd probably come to a bachelor-themed weekend. you'd be the bachelor. okay. >> you're standing there and looking at all these beautiful women. >> reporter: two do show up. shot to find it's taped, not live and real people are living here. >> sometimes he's not having it and we got to -- >> wow, we went there. >> how many times, hesaid, come on in. >> reporter: sometimes he lets fans take aip in the pool but only sometimes. for "good morning america," nick watt abcnews, somewhere joust outside los angeles. >> thank you, nick. n episode of "the bachelor" monday night at 8:00, 7:00en right here on abc. comingpannouncementnd the l the code to the best pants. stay with us, everybody, on "good morning america." >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's 8:27 on this tuesday february 21st. let's get you over to karen to take a look at traffic. >> been out here for several hours but this tractor-trailer still flipped on its snide west conshohocken. this is the ramp from the blue route northbound to the schuylkill westbound. traffic can get by. i think they're waiting for the height of the morning rush to finish before they close down that ramp and upright that tractor-trailer but still out here in west conshohocken. we have a jam on the boulevard southbound traffic you see it right here pretty heavy from fox street to the schuylkill as you're traveling southbound looking live here on the boulevard extension at ridge avenue. and also namaans road at foulk road we have an accident here. we're hearing it is creating some restrictions in new castle county. in vineland we have a problem in cumberland county an multi vehicle accident on lincoln avenue at spring road. >> thank you, karen. let's find out what to expect in accuweather and go to david. good morning. >> good morning, tam. it's cool on the terrace this morning but we have sun breaking through some high clouds. still 38 degrees in philadelphia and closer to the freezing mark in our northern suburbs. your exclusive accuweather 7-day shows a decent daytoday, n yesterday but not as windy. partly sunny overall with more clouds later in the day and a high of 53. still warmer than you would expect this time of year. tomorrow up to 63 with increasing sunshine. and then how about 74 with partly sunny skies on thursday? that's just a gorgeous day. close to a record high. and very warm again on friday with a high of 75. it would be a record if we hit that. there could be a friday afternoon shower. then on saturday still mild, 69 but in the afternoon there will be a cold front coming in giving us a shower or perhaps an out of season thunderstorm. behind that back to the sun but cooler and breezy on sunday, tam. >> thank you gave. coming up a little oscars fun and leggings, which ones are worth the money? we'll see you back here in 30. >> ♪ ♪ all right, welcome back, everybody. i got to say we have a lot of kids. we have a great audience this morning. thank you, guys, for coming in this morning and share the morning with us. [ applause ] and we were all gearing up for the oscars. >> we are. >> getting the popcorn ready. i think we should do a little oscar trivia. see how w guys know oscar history, okay?an answer, by the way. this is a family here. >> please do answer. >> are you guys ready? just a few questions about the oscars. okay, a front-runner this award season "la la land" is nominated for 14 awards, the most ever but it shares this record with two other movies. can you name them? >> i know one. "titanic." >> that's one. >> "forrest gump." >> nope. >> "forrest gump." it's "all about eve." >> oh, wow. >> okay. >> that' from 1951 ah, well. so if you can answer that, god bless you. and 0 okay, we all know -- >> you got it right? >> i couldn't hear tbut i could see the question. >> you were cheating. >> what's the answer? >> she really got it. >> don't do that. >> don't read my question. >> yeah, she's right. >> i didn't even ask the question. "la la land" the musical was the last musical that won best picture. there it is. i got one and don't you care say anything. [ laughter ] lin-manuel miranda is nominated for original song for "moana." he could be the next egot. >> whoopi. >> name others besides whoopi. >> i got egot. mike nichols is one. >> mike nichols is one. >> wait a minute. >> there are two -- >> mel brooks. >> mel brooks is one. >> producer and all the stuff he did. >> george, the ladies got one each. come on. got to represent. >> eight more. i don't know. robert redford. >> robert -- no, there is one robert, named lopez but not -- audrey hepburn is another one. >> oh, wow. >> marvin hamlisch is another one. >> darn it. >> rita moreno. >> there's the list right there. >> scott rudin. >> john gielgud. >> here we go. >> more? >> i got one more. this is a good one. what was the first animated film to be nominated for best picture? >> ah. >> "fantasia." >> you are so good. [ applause ] 1234r go get her, michael. get her, michael. get her. >> you don't want to mess -- hold him back. hold him back. sit down. it's okay. >> that's my generation. the renaissance disney period, i mean like you know, "beauty and the beast," you know. >> okay. >> i was about to come over there and check you for a cheat sheet. >> when it comes to oscars, i don't play. i go serious. >> all right. >> we love that. >> we need you on the red carpet. >> are you local? i live in the city. >> come back on monday for our big oscar show. you are coming back. >> oscar twice. >> twice. >> oscar trivia. that's it.id very well. i'm proud of you. >> thank you. >> i hope you love "dancing with the stars" as well. >> i do. oh. oh, my god. oh. laurie hernandez. >> every tuesday. >> we do give her a microphone, didn't we? >> bring it to the table. we told you earlier we'll reveal two of our favorite "dancing with the stars" pros who are making a big, much anticipated return to the ballroom and here they are. maks and peta. >> yes, yes. >> you know, we cannot talk "dancing with the stars" without ginger. i mean, we need ginger over here for that because i know you've been talking to peta a lot. >> especially with peta. i mean, post-baby, peta and i have been texting and had a couple of conversations and i am right there with her. i'm so proud of her for doing this. >> and you too, maks. >> are you a little bit nervous. it's been some time since you've been out on the dance floor, peta. >> yes, it's been some time. i'm definitely a little bit nervous. but i'm very excited to get back, you know. i've definitely missed the dance floor and i haven't been able to, you know, defend my title with niles so i want to get back out there. >> i know you heard her and i know you're a little bit competitive. >> i'm also very -- at all not afraid of this one because i don't know if everybody remembers the history but last time we were together on the same season, i won, so this guy is the champ in the family. ask her how many she has? we'll see what happens. >> watching her instagrams i know you two are rehearsing together and starting to get back night. peta, you look great, by the way. i only know -- yes, you do. >> thanks. >> i only know what it's like dancing after a baby because i never danced before that. what's it going to be like? any dancing post baby for you. do you have more move many. definitely a sexy mom. >> thank you, thank you. you know, i just want to be healthy and want my body -- it's going to take a little bit longer i think to get back up to the fitness that i was doing and had before. but i think it's going to be okay. i'm going to take it slowly and hopefully i have an awesome partner to go through this with so -- >> i know you will. >> maks, what have you been doing to prepare? dancing with your little baby boy? >> oh, man, it's definitely a special time. i, you know, was always wanting to have kid, never thought it would be like this. you just can't stop staring at this little person and, you know, every little -- you know how parents say every little fart sneeze is like, so -- just enjoying this. this is the only difficult part about coming back on the show. this time because, you know, it'll just take time away from being with this dude, but like i said i just want to make her coming back and winning as difficult as possible and, yes, somebody has to close the competition. >> we'll see about that. >> i don't know if you have plans but i would maybe wait to bring shai to the ballroom. i don't if you remember. we brought adrian trait off a flight. it's great because you can see you in the background in some of these pictures. overlooking poor adrian. i know they're going to be about the same age but baby is going to be fine. you take care of yourselves. such a great experience. [ applause ] >> yeah, it's going to be fun to have him there. >> you can put the nursery right between the two rehearsal rooms. >> keep him right there. >> planning something like that. >> is uncle val helping a lot, i hope? >> no. val is waiting for when he can use the baby as some sort of like attracting, you know, leverage. >> exactly. >> i don't have a puppy. i don't have a baby now. we got a dog and then he claimed that it was only his. let's hope he's not going to claim my son as his baby. >> i have pictures of that too. he did that with my kid so i'll tell you if that happens. >> you guys look great. >> good to know. >> so happy for you and so happy you're coming back to the dance floor. >> thank you. >> thank you, guys. >> the issue featuring maks and peta is on newsstands tomorrow "us." we're revealing the full cast on march 1st. >> next week. next week already. >> yes. >> she's going to come back for that too. >> forget about coming back. she can probably tell us who is going -- >> i bet. >> don't you do it. >> coming up we're taking you into our leggings lab. 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"good housekeeping" magazine recently did a spread with our anchors, tackling our toughest home organizing challenges and now lori bergamotto, "good housekeeping's" style director is here to help us crack something else, the leggings code. >> yes. >> lori, a lot of women, myself included get up and throw on leggings, whether they're working out or not. this is an important test. >> we have answered the call so the "good housekeeping" institute textiles lab tested almost 40 pairs and takes about two mons testing for fabric sdurability. o opacity. >> we have two. >> moisture wicking. you know how when you're sweating, you want to feel like you're dry, right? so you see how this is dropping. spreading quickly and fast. that's moisture wicking. a bad example would be like this one, lara. you see how it's beading up so think about that against your leg, obviously inside out, the fabric, just sitting against your leg. >> no fun. >> so we'll test for things like that and come around here. >> the stretch test. >> stretch test. what dogs that mean? you know when you wear them and have to keep pulling them up. they lose ee lasty so we do the stretch recovery test and take some -- a swatch of the fabric, measure it ten centimeters then stretch it to 160%. >> then see how it comes back. >> and after an hour we measure it at -- two hours we measure it at 60 seconds and then two -- sorry and then an hour to see how -- >> which one has the most recovery so let's talk about the winners, 40 tested. lots of different tests like those. these are your top three. ready, guys? at number three. >> number three, athleta and they felt flattering and kept everything in the right place and looked firm. did great in those. lex up was lands' end. yeah, look at oohs and ahs. "good housekeeping" seal holder and what these tested so well in is the moisture wicking and the opacity, advertise and thick. a couple years ago people were worried you could see through. >> there was a lot of talk about that. these tested well and have a reflective design in there so great for cycling. >> and your winner, everybody. this is a happy surprise. >> yes, c9 champion at target. guess how much they are? $35 so -- >> outperformed and people love that they had the mesh so felt trendy so beyond all of the comfort and the fit and all that, they looked really good too. sometimes you can have something practical but that looks great for $35. >> awesome, thank you very much for those. what's happening here. >> not in the textiles lab and just shopping, how can you find a great pair? you look for flat seams, so this is an example of flat seams. this is an example of raised seams. you don't want these. raised seams can cause irritation and friction which you dent want when working out. >> one other thing. >> gus set. look for a gus et is this triangular or diamond like thing in the crotch area. good morning, america. but if you don't have that, it'll look something more like this, lara and that can cause wedgies or things to ride up. >> oh, no. >> and the last thing is the opacity test. you can stand in the store and bend your knee tight. if you can't see through it it's probably a good indicator that they're opaque. now, if you want to wear leggings not for fitness but to go to work, we love this pair from spanx. put them in a tunic and belt the waist and get that proportion there. brittany looks great and to go out, sam has a blousy top. you just want to make sure you're doing an elongated heel. >> so much great info. so much goes into leggings. lori bergamotto, we love you. get all the details on leggings on our website. coming up, the ailey ii dancers. you don't want to miss them performing live on "good morning america." ♪ hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. 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