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passengers before landing on the wrong taxiway. the faa now investigating. ♪ 24 karat magic in the air and going for gold. one-on-one with oscar host jimmy kimmel. >> my blood pressure is through the roof. >> the past oscar hosts who inspire him. what he's saying about a meryl streep surprise and matt damon plus the four things you will not happening on that oscar stage, revealed right here only on "gma." >> no one does oscar like "gma" and if they say they do, they're lying. and good morning, america. welcome to wednesday, just four days away from the oscars and you said four things we're not going to see. >> yes, that we will reveal here this morning and you know jimmy kimmel did such a great job hosting the emmys this year. walked out on stage like this, his first time hosting the oscars and looking for inspiration from his mom. >> we're looking forward to that exclusive. first to that extreme weather across the country. record flooding in california and record-breaking heat across much of the country and only person i know who can handle all that is tracking it all, ginger zee. >> i need flames like jimmy but flames have been hitting much of the united states, widespread north from new mexico to new york. more than 500 record highs broken in just the past week and it's not over yet. we're in the grips of this warmth. minneapolis, close to 57. that is the first time ever in recorded history and the warmth stays with the east. all the way through the end of the week, cincinnati, 71, 64 nyc and boston at 61. we have to get to my teammate, rob marciano, in a place breaking records all week, rob in chicago. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. no heavy coat required here along the lakefront. people are jogging in shorts and t-shirts. 60s again today and easily do that tomorrow. normal high, 37 degrees. should be the dead of winter. what 50s a year ago the same week, take a look, heavy snow on the south side of town. they felt winter like it should be. the last few days have been on the lakeshore paddleboarding and playing beach volleyball shirtless and really enjoying this weather. today after the fog burns off we expect to see temperatures get maybe over 70 degrees and, yeah, i mean, we're going to see more warm episodes like this as our climate continues to warm. a lot would say that's a positive by-product but come july and august in the 90s maybe not so much as we're sweating. michael, back up to you. >> thank you, rob. now to neal karlinsky in san jose where they evacuated hundreds from the flooding. good morning, neal. >> reporter: michael, good morning. just imagine if this was the main street into your neighborhood. to give you a sense of how deep it is look at some of the cars parked along there. quite a scene as they were pulling people out of here yesterday. take a look at some of these videos of rescues happening. even babies, more than 200 had to be rescued. making matters worses water is heavily polluted with sewage and chemicals. all of this the direct result, they say, of runoff from a nearby reservoir. in fact, much of the rivers and reservoirs across northern california are at their tipping point and have had so much water from so many storms. fortunately it is now beginning to ease off. not raining. the forecast is looking a little bit better and water is starting to recede just a little bit but it'll still be days before people get back in here, michael. >> we hope to have a fast recovery. all right, thank you, neal. back to ginger for more on the western storm that is moving east. ginger is bringing severe weather with it. >> it has a whole lot coming with. snow, severe weather, but the snow in the sierras something we didn't get to see. we saw pictures of the water, interstate 80, a pileup that happened many types this winter already. roads are suffering in parts of california thanks to that moisture but things are starting to wind down and watches expire throughout day and early tomorrow but the wrpts storm match from wyoming up through wisconsin is where we turn our attention now. you see right there, minneapolis, by friday morning, heavy snow. flying. we're talking 6 plus inches in some spots then severe weather, you have that strong temperature gradient, very cold, very warm. you could have severe weather in parts of indiana and ohio. much more to come on that, robin, back to you. >> in other words, stay tuned. >> exactly. now to president trump's crackdown on people in the u.s. illegally. the administration issuing new guidelines on enforcing the law as they prepare to reveal a new version of the travel ban. already getting reaction. someone hanging this banner at the statue of liberty. let's go to abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. the white house this morning trying to ease fears saying these new immigration rules will not lead to mass deportations but for many immigrants and their families those words come too little too late. in state as long the u.s./mexico border, swift reaction to the trump administration's sweeping new rules on immigration. from albuquerque. [ chanting ] >> reporter: to oakland. >> just victimizing part of our community. >> reporter: some immigrants in fear and this undocumented mother in los angeles in tears preparing her daughters in case she and her husband are deported. >> they have to stay here. they have to live here and they don't have to be worried for us. >> reporter: the new rules issued by the department of homeland security put the majority of the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. immigration and border patrol agents ordered to deport anyone convicted of any criminal offense. under president obama the target was serious criminals. now people charged but not convicted could be targeted too. as well as anyone an immigration officer deeps a risk to public safety. the white house telling us, this is about enforcing laws already on the books. is one of the goals here mass deportation? >> no. >> is the white house's message today to undocumented people in this country whose only crime is being here illegally don't worry or you're on notice. >> the message from this white house and from the dhs is that those people who are in this country and pose a threat to our public safety or have committed a crime will be the first to go and we will be aggressively making sure that that occurs. >> what about the others who aren'ty they're watching this fearful. >> cecilia, the president has said we have to look at this issue on a case -- holistic way. >> reporter: a promise donald trump campaigned on. >> we will end illegal immigration, deport every last criminal alien. >> reporter: supporters cheering the move. the republican chairman of the house judiciary committee saying the plan takes the actions needed to help end the surge of illegal immigration at the southwest border. but this morning, opponents say the president has gone too far. >> it's outrageous. it's extreme. this is not the kind of policy we want. >> reporter: a lot of reaction coming in. new rules do not affect the more than 750,000 people who came to this country illegally as children. they are known as d.r.e.a.m.ers. the white house for them says this is not a done deal, robin. they say the issue of d.r.e.a.m.ers is not yet settled. >> as you know, cecilia, the secretary of state and homeland security are headed to mexico with talks with the mexican president and have much to discuss. >> reporter: yeah, they certainly do. a big agenda and the president will meet with tillerson here at the white house before he takes off later today. certainly on that agenda with mexico new immigration rule, of course, they're expected to talk about border security and likely trade, robin. >> all right, cecilia, thank you. george. >> thank you. more with our legal analyst dan abrams and martha raddatz. not a good time for general kelly and tillerson going down to mexico and taking in a lot of these deportees from other country. >> it will be very difficult, negotiations, george. we've already heard mexican government say, no way they're paying for the wall and taking in new people, it's going to be a very, very difficult task and as you said the timing really couldn't be worse. >> here at home, dan, the administration, much sounder legal ground than they were with the travel ban. >> right, two totally different things. when it came to this executive order, the travel ban, the question was is it legal? is it constitutional? and the courts have now weighed in and that's still being worked its way through and probably will be a new executive order, et cetera. this is about enforcement of the current laws and how those current laws are going to be enforced. and so the question here becomes less about what do the policies say and more about how are they executed? what do they do in trying to do that? >> and the real question whether local police departments and cities are going to cooperate with this new enforcement? >> that's right because there are going to be some cities which say, if the administration insists on a major crackdown, which it sounds like they're kind of saying, but then kind of not saying. >> they want to have the ability to do it. >> right, the policy is very broad and then when sean spicer speaks he actually says, no, it's actually very limited. but what will happen in some of these cities is the local police or the officials there will say, yeah, this is going to be widespread crackdown, we're not going to be involved. what's the remedy for that? potentially withholding federal funds but they can do that meaning -- >> the feds have to come up with money to pay for these new agents. >> 10,000 plus new agents and judges, by the way, too, judges, as well, detention centers, et cetera, so there has to be funding for all of this coming from somewhere. >> martha, on another front the administration the president gave his defense team 30 days to come up with a new strategy on isis that hits by the end of the weekend, monday or tuesday. >> by monday or tuesday and i think what they have to determine is what exactly can they do? do they add more american troops particularly in syria and the thing that i will be looking for is rules of engagement. do they change the rules of engagement? that means basically when you can shoot somebody. >> and being more aggressive. >> and there have been complaints that the rules of engagement are too tight. they take civilians into account too much. certainly americans do not want to skill civilians but there are some who feel those rules of engagement hold them back. >> now when you think about the fight against isis three top general, general mattis, general kelly, general mcmaster, the new national security adviser all in this position now and have worked with each other far more than they worked with anyone else in the administration. >> they have and maybe not side by side but all of those men have been in combat. all of those men have led troops in combat. there is no greater bond between people than to be in battle together. they've trained together. they think alike in big ways. they've studied together. they're going to approach this as a team. >> real power block inside the administration. thanks very much. robin. now to a major arrest in missouri. a man accused of plotting a presidents' day terror attack is now facing charges and our senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, is in washington with all those details for us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. according to the fbi the suspect was hoping for mass homicide on a holiday. specifically just two days ago, a nightmare scenario to terrorize presidents' day. the fbi claims robert hester jr. is a would-be terrorist planning a bombing spree on a scale he believed was ten types bigger than the boston marathon attack. the alleged mission of a u.s. citizen with a brief stint in the u.s. army, a presidents' day terror massacre targeting buses, trains and a train station in kansas city. but it was all a sting. the fbi locked in on hester after he allegedly began posting isis propaganda and declarations of jihad on social media using a number of aliases including junaid muhammad. >> he opened himself up to being contacted, was very anxious to be recognized and kind of walked right into this trap set for him by the fbi. >> reporter: hester allegedly bought copper wire, batteries and roofing nails for pipe bombs and was shown three ak-47 assault rifles and two handguns. when an fbi undercover agent posing as an isis terrorist said the bloody plot was going to, quote, bring them to their knees, hester responded, allegedly, i can't wait the operatives appeared to wish yacht most of the planning for the attack but hester was all in, prosecutors say and was given a chance to walk away but allegedly said, i'm down, robin. >> oh, my goodness. pierre and the fbi is reminding people we have to watch out for everyone and to stay vigilant. >> reporter: that's right. fbi officials went out of their way to say radicals could be anyone. >> all right, thank you, pierre. robin, new details on that plane crash that killed four american tourists in australia. their plane slammed into a shopping mall just seconds after takeoff. abc's linzie janis here with what went wrong. >> reporter: among the tourists on board a prominent lawyer, ex-fbi agent and former ceo on a vacation of a lifetime and this morning we're learning the trouble on their small plane was so bad, they apparently didn't have a chance. overnight, new information about that small charter plane and what caused it to slam into an australian mall. investigators confirming the pilot issued a distress call moments before impact. >> my understanding he didn't refer to the specific nature of the emergency. only declared the mayday and said that word a number of times. >> reporter: the aircraft suffering from catastrophic engine failure after being airborne for only 20 seconds. >> receiving multiple calls and it appears that this may be a plane crash. reports a sickle propeller plane. >> reporter: the plane's last moments of flight are seen from this vehicle's dash cam and then -- >> possible explosion and flames in the building also reported to be debris onto the freeway. >> there was just huge like it was the biggest flame i've ever seen and there was just black smoke everywhere. >> reporter: good samaritans rushing toward the fire hoping to rescue those on board. >> we got as close as we could and the fireball that was there, there's nothing we could do. >> reporter: all five souls on the plane including the pilot dying in the fiery crash. the four american passengers on board had been heading out for an island golf trip. >> my heart is broken. he was -- that's how both and my sister feel. he was our big brother. he was just someone that you could always count on. >> reporter: one of the americans on board posted on facebook just days before the crash expressing his nervousness on flying on those small planes. george. >> okay, linzie, thanks very much. to amy with more of today's other top stories. more on this killing of the north korean dictator's brother. >> that's right following several developments as police in malaysia investigate the airport assassination of kim jong-nam, half brother of kim jong-un. authorities are searching for two more suspects including a north korean embassy official in malaysia. meanwhile, north korea is demanding that two women who have been accused of carrying out that poisoning be released from custody. they claim the women thought it was a prank for a tv show but police say the women were secret agents who wiped a toxic liquid on his face. back here at home another major airport affected by computer problems. a ground stop was issued this morning for american airlines flights and at philadelphia's airport because of a computer network issue and officials are looking into the cause. and new fallout from the scandal at wells fargo. four more executives at the bank have been fired after being linked to a sales program that opened millions of accounts without customers' permission. new role for magic johnson. the lakers have put him in charge of basketball operations and he has wasted no time. already making his first trade. also this morning in sports a major change in major league baseball. they're hoping to speed up the game. espn reporting that the league is now going to allow managers to signal an intentional walk from the dugout eliminating the need for four pitches. apparently that saves an average of 14 seconds per game. perfect for millennials. >> it's all about -- >> what will we do with that 14 seconds. >> look at your phone, i guess. >> exactly. thank you, amy. and before we go to you, ginger, let's take a look at this incredible video of the snowboarder buried for nearly ten minutes and landed head first in a pile of snow and this is a good thing, ski with a buddy and carry a small shovel. his friends dog him out. he was down there for ten minutes folded up like -- in half. just some incredible video and, ginger, they say the snow is coming to the midwest, right? >> yes, coming to the midwest so that low we're tracking, in colorado it goes thursday through saturday. we put the snow totals expected here. one of the computer models at least and there are areas near minneapolis st. paul that could see up to locally a foot of snow that has not seen in this season so could be the biggest norm for parts of the northern plains and great lakes and goes into wisconsin as well after, of course, having all these 60-degree temperatures so we are going back to winter. >> all right we got some showers around the region. most of these right in the middle of the area and they're kind of shifting toward the east a little more down by dover headed outside most of us are looking at cloudy skies to start out. temperatures, though, are in the low 40's instead of the 30's like yesterday so it's a little bit 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rogers. we should also say no other airlines are affected. good morning. >> that's right. so big problems there and now we're talking about problems on the roads. looking live right now in camden county, we've got an accident that's blocking two lanes. it's 295 northbound past 168 as we're looking live here and the accident itself is really creating problems with two lanes blocked. we're jammed from route 47 to near route 30 where two lanes are blocked and there you could see the delay on 295 and northbound right now. also burlington bristol bridge up right now for a northbound ship. stick to the tacony palmyra bridge or i-95 instead. and just getting word right now that the broad street line right now is shuttle busing the entire length because of an accident that they're dealing with so a serious accident causing big problems right there. in chester county 30 bypass past 322 we still have this multi vehicle accident but it's on the shoulder really jamming traffic, tam. >> okay, thank 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>> you can't win if you don't play. >> too late to buy a ticket. >> never too late. >> i got some plans after work. okay, we'll move on to that new video of harrison ford's close call on the runway in which the pilot just missed the commercial jet and you can hear his confusion on the tape. abc's aviation correspondent david kerley has the latest on the investigation. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. we've heard descriptions of this but now from airport cameras we actually get to see the incident of harrison ford at orange county's airport. this morning, the video that shows the close call between harrison ford's single engine plane and a boeing 737. as ford is approaching orange county's john wayne airport he acknowledges he's to land on runway 22 left. but the actor/pilot is actually lined up to a parallel taxiway. below him that jet is taxiing waiting to cross the runway to take off but suddenly ford is flying right over the jetliner with more than 100 on board apparently not realizing his mistake asking controllers if the jet was supposed to be below him. despite the safe landing this morning the faa continues to investigate the star's near collision. >> the faa will want to know was this just a bad day where he was having -- in the beginning of the flight he was having problem, at the end of the flight he was having problems or something more serious going on. >> reporter: air traffic control recordings say it started with confusing radio calls. ford who also flies a hell mistakenly identifying his aircraft and calling the wrong radio tower. >> l.a. helicopter, or l.a. helicopter -- sorry, husky eight nine hotel uniform is -- >> husky niner hotel uniform still with the santa monica tower. >> reporter: those calls minutes about of the near miss captured on camera. >> it's a big mistake to miss a frequency change, nope. it is a big mistake to land on a taxiway and overfly a commercial jet. >> reporter: this isn't his first scare. >> i didn't know you could fly a plane. >> fly, yes. land, no. >> reporter: in 2015 the veteran pilot crash landed his vintage world war ii plane on a santa monica golf course shattering his pelvis and ang chem after an engine failure but the 74-year-old actor is apparently hitting the skies once again. on tuesday ford spotted on the tarmac with his wife calista after reportedly flying one of his planes to los angeles. now, the faa investigation continues and the latest word is that investigators have not yet interviewed harrison ford but, george, that is definitely their plan. >> so they have work to do. we heard steve ganyard say it was a pretty big mistake. what kind of penalties could he face? >> reporter: something we talked about last week and goes over the gamut. could be nothing could happen. they'll do the investigation and he could get a reprimand letter. there is a chance they could take his license away but it all depends on some of the mitigating circumstances and doesn't know all of them. the faa has not told us much and harrison ford has not commented at all. >> that interview is coming. >> like we said we don't know all the circumstances. coming up, oscar host jimmy kimmel spilling secrets. the four things he says will not happen on that stage. allergy alert. the pollen count soaring and dr. besser here on how to battle those allergies. come on back. for millions of baby boomers there's a serious 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. we are back now on the road to the oscars with our good friend jimmy kimmel. he's getting ready to host his very first academy award ceremony and t.j. holmes had the chance to sit down with him for an exclusive. >> yes. >> exclusive. nobody else talking to jimmy but you. >> this is all -- only place you'll see it, folks. jimmy was very clear. he has one goal on oscar night, to do a good enough job that he gets invited back so he can say no. he's not sure if he wants this stress ever again. but he gave me clear hints about what we will see in the show but he was really clear about what we will not see. we got to get something from you so we can go back and say we have exclusive details. >> oh. >> revealed by jimmy kimmel. >> what you want me to do is spoil the oscar viewing experience for the people -- >> no. >> it's going to be great. i won't sing, i won't dance, i won't smile. i probably won't inhale the whole night. >> reporter: after 14 years on "jimmy kimmel live" he is preparing to host the oscars. a regular on the award shows, he prix, amas the emmys to rave reviews. >> the only thing we value more thandie versety is congratulating ourselves on how much we value diversity. >> what is different about prepping for the oscars than another awards show. >> it's funny. you would think it was the same. walk on stage, tell some jokes but people keep reminding you that it's the oscars and there are three times as many people watching and eventually it starts to kind of like, i don't know it starts to become this cloud that surrounds you. i wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it sometimes. and if people would just leave me alone i think it would be fine but my blood pressure is through the roof. >> are you studying past oscar hosts. >> yes, i have watched all of hem. >> who nailed it in your opinion in the past. >> i think ellen did a phenomenal job. >> he is a sommelier and knows a lot about wine. >> billy crystal is like the gold standard but i have to say everyone did at least a good job and some of them did great jobs and that actually makes it worse for me because what i would have loved is if the last 14 oscar hosts in a row had bombed miserably. that's my dream. getting a time machine, go back, ruin the oscars for all of those hosts. >> you revealed you're being paid what for the oscars. >> $15,000. >> it sounds low. >> i made $20,000 for the first whole year of doing a radio show so from that standpoint it seems like a lot of money but between like the tuxedo and the dress for my daughter and tuxedo for my son and my parents and the limos and all that stuff there's no doubt i lose money on this deal. we don't do it for the money. we do it for the love of giving awards to strangers. we do this because we love to present baubles to millionaires. >> he's relying on his same team of late night writers including his wife, molly, his co-head writer on his show. >> she'll be backstage working with me. >> you don't want her to just hang out and relax. >> no, i need her to help me write jokes. >> do you have an idea for a joke, you say, you know what, nah, let me throw that one away. >> there was something, yes. meryl streep's 20th nomination and i thought it would be funny to give her a pony, real pony. at first she thought i could hold a pony on a leash for three hours and i think she came to her senses and decided that was not a great idea. >> so what can we expect to see oscar night? >> i think you have to assume going in that no one knows who you are. the home audience has no idea who this person is that showed up to host the oscars so don't want to do your show. >> we have to expect to see something from your show in this show. >> there will be some things that i think everyone will understand. >> mean tweets? >> that's possible. it's possible there could be some mean tweets on the show. >> tom hanks is a whiner. >> her gigantic mouth looks like it will devour an elephant in one bite. >> are we going to see matt damon. >> unfortunately, we will see matt damon, yeah. >> damon is his longtime semi serious rival and producer on "manchester by the sea." >> my archenemy really so if the joker and the batman were face-to-face there would be some kind of a standoff and i would imagine that that will be the same for this. >> are you legitimately rooting against him? you want -- >> of course. >> you want his film to lose? >> i don't want the film to lose, i want him to lose. >> but it's his film. >> whatever -- however you want to look at it i would like him to go home with nothing. >> reporter: and kimmel is putting the biggest stars on notice. >> after the oscars i'm going to go home and watch the broads cast and look and i will ahe see who was clapping and who was clapping and more importantly who was not and i vow to destroy those people for the rest of my days i will not relent until they are out of show business. >> you heard him say there he's watching all the other hosts. i asked who would you like to see host the oscars? his answer, his momma. she's sending text messages daily for ideas for his broadcast. >> his mom and wife. >> has she sent a good idea. >> he said, nope, not a single one. he wants to see her execute all those bad ideas on stage. >> you never are going to be in great hands sunday with him. >> he's a pro. he's on that circuit, one of those award show guys now. >> you had fun, didn't you. >> oh, yeah. >> of course, you did. should have seen the outtake, folks. >> did you see those? >> i saw those. tune in sunday night for the big show. we'll be live on the red carpet for the oscars' opening ceremony starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we' we'll be on the red carpet. i saw your dress backstage. >> we have you completely covered. >> covered, we do and covered with our big board too and talk about nascar and is nascar crashing, a startling number of fans are turning away from the sport and we'll talk about that, plus, that amazing video of the rescue in that icy pond. teens saved by two heroes who happened to be skateboarding in the park and they just happened to be models. that only happens in new york and you're only going to see these guys right here on "gma." 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this is an extremely complex answer. we need way more time than we have to answer it accurately but ultimately i think nascar fans, kong sungs habits are changed and jaded by cost and jaded by change and jaded by a perceived lack of leadership in the sport. look, the recession in 2007 was a haircut for nascar. suddenly fansance larry, dollars are harder to come by, not attending races. corporate america sponsor's ancillary dollars are harder to come by. there's no sport that requires it like nascar does, free enterprise business unlike the nba, mlb. what you get in the marketplace is what you got. now, back to the fans and that perceived lack of leadership chairman brian france, nascar's chairman, people want to know where he is and i've asked him in the past why he's not more visible. he doesn't feel like he needs to be. he feels like he has a great management structure in place but drivers loved to go in the office and talk to his father and grandfather and fans fed off that in the past. nour as for the consumption part it's like if i wanted to go in 2001 and see michael strahan hack brett favre and set the sacks record i had to tune in and watch the game. i don't have to do that anymore. i can see it on my phone ten seconds after it happens. how do you quantify digital versus typical television. it's a convoluted equation that we're discussing here. >> all excellent points. i never even thought of, marty. >> you know, marty, thank you, as well. we'll watch out. dale earnhardt jr. is coming back, daytona 500. i still love the sport. >> in the corner. >> marty, thank you very much, man. coming up right now, hmm, that central park selfie gone wrong. a group of teens trying to take a photo on an icy pond when the ice gave way sending them plunging into the water and only in new york would two male models be standing by, just happened here. ready to jump in and now they're joining us. let's meet the heroes, ethan turnbull and bennett jonas, come on out, you guys. heroes. >> hello. >> thank you so much. >> how are you doing, man? >> thank you. >> thank you very much for having us. >> have a seat. >> wow. >> whoo. >> all right. so, take us through what happened. we've seen the video which is amazing and just, ethan, take us through what happened. >> bennett and i just arrived, we were skateboarding and just decided to go through central park and to be honest, it was all a matter of right place and right time for the two of us. we stopped to take photos through the park, it was amazing sunset. it was beautiful and as we come up and over a rise i said to bennett, look, man, there's some kids over there on the ice. >> were they -- >> no, they were actually on the ice and within the time it took me to say that to bennett and look back the ice had broken because they came together to take a photo so it had actually cracked and fallen through. and then, yeah, we didn't notice those moments. we just had to get down there and get them out. >> were you concerned about the thin ice? there were signs there. you had to be thinking of your own safety. >> yeah, yeah, you know, one of the first things i learned as a kid was never give your body to somebody drowning and i learned that the hard way the first two kids i got to heading into the water, pulled me under, they had me completely under the water. i had to get them up and get them to him but the only time i was really scared as i was entering the water going into, as you can see in the video it was chaotic, they were pulling each other under and knowing you're heading into the middle of that and trying to get out as much as you're trying to get them out and you're their way out. they're trying to get on top of you and get out any way they can and we worked well together. i felt super comfortable having him behind me and handing the bodies off to him and we got them all out and everyone survived. >> how coal was that water? >> freezing. >> brutal. brutal. you know, the adrenaline was so crazy, i don't either of us realized how cold we were until after it all kind of subsided. >> great that you all were there and we did even mention the fact that you guys are models. see, but model citizens. >> yeah, exactly. that's much better. >> i tell you what, everybody back there, they didn't forget you guys were models. stop staring. >> amy. >> thank you, gentlemen, very much. >> thank you so much. >> welcome to the u.s. from australia. >> thank you so much. >> aussie, aussie, aussie, oy, oy, oy. george clooney is opening about his biggest role yet. first time dad. thank you, guys. >> thank you. >> cheers. coming up, "gma's" road to the oscars brought to you by aquafina, let your interesting bubble over with aquafina sparkling, simply more interesting. we've all seen a film based on a book, a film based on a play, even a film based on a real event. but we've never seen a film based on a walmart receipt. quiet on set. everybody on their marks. roll sound roll camera. their 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alone. not with these two around. bennett and ethan, saved all the kids, models. i thought you could help with the weather. what was i telling you about the goats. >> it rained a lot in california and the goats are in high demand. >> yes. >> from where you're from. >> yes. >> okay, and then go ahead and press it, 9 clicker. >> action. >> there it goes. and it's whistling a birthday song zipping whale call fog horn elk call owl hoot wolf howl bell ringing whistling >> ♪ >> good morning. it is 7:56. breaking this morning an accident on the broad street subway has left one person seriously hurt. it happened on the platform about an hour ago. karen rogers has more on how it's affecting train service. good morning. >> emergency workers dealing with that. a big problem for people taking the broad street line suspended at this point because of the accident scene and shuttle busing is what they're doing between walnut locust station and at&t station all because of that accident you talked about. they're investigating at the tasker morris station so right now the broad street line suspended and they're shuttle busing. other issues, we have a crew shortage wilmington/newark line two trains canceled there. fox chase line has a train that's canceled for the same reason and the trenton line has a train that's overcrowded so expressing through that area. lots of problems. big delays in new jersey with an accident on 295 northbound and this is all happening with the left lane blocked here and we can see because of it speeds in the single digits at times as you're headed so really jammed on 295 from route 130 to near route 30 where that accident is still now tam. >> thank you, karen. let's go to sky6 hd taking a live look the view out across center city. dave murphy at points this morning you've had to have the umbrella. good morning. >> a little light sprinkle on the terrace right now tam. storm tracker6 live double scan shows most of the area is dry but there's that green shower activity pushing through and away from philadelphia. a bit more south of dover. your exclusive call, well, 43 degrees right now in philadelphia, so still a bit cool. once we can get rid of these little showers that number will start to bounce up. accuweather says this afternoon we get a high of 63 and there should be some sun mixing with clouds. tomorrow clouds and sun and very warm 72 and then on friday record warmth, a high of 75 degrees. that will be will beat old record by 1 degree and still mild but kind of rainy saturday, tam. >> thank you david. breaking news from philadelphia international airport. american airlines computers are back up and running finally. they went down after a scheduled power outage overnight. american flights headed for philadelphia were not able to take off but that ground stop just lifted just minutes ago. back to "gma." >> ♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. major warning. millions on alert out west this morning. record-breaking flooding. hundreds already rescued from rising waters. the powerful storm now on the move headed east as temperatures are on the rise from chicago to new york. on that big weather warm-up it's sending allergies into overdrive early. if you're sneezing, dr. besser here on how to fight it off. new overneed, george clooney on becoming a first time dad. >> it's going to be an adventure. >> what his longtime friends told him about his biggest role yet and what he and amal are doing to prepare. ♪ time to get the chains out road to the oscars, just a few days to go and we're behind the scenes with the top star list getting the a-list stars ready for the red carpet like viola davis and the secret item she carries in her purse to natalie portman and her signature look. who is wearing what and how to make it work for you? plus, we are turning back time and headed to the '80s. it's one epic throwback ahead. wendi mclendon-covey is here live. ♪ we got the beat >> and she's saying -- >> good morning, 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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ we got the beat everybody get up ♪ good morning, america. good morning to wendi. a great crowd here. i have to give a shoutout to columbia students back here. >> oh, columbia, yes. in their own right here and we have a big announcement. we're happy that once again we will be the preshow for the oscars on the red carpet. [ cheers and applause ] and abc is the only place you can exclusively see the red carpet in the final hour leading up to the event. lara will be there, michael, myself and it's a whole lot of fun. >> more than just us, our friends will be there also. jess cagle is going to join us, "marie claire's" nina garcia and kristen smith. we have a full house. >> covering every angle. as we all said, it is the biggest night in hollywood. we will be right there one-on-one with the stars until the ceremony starts, that oscar red carpet has been called the most exciting unpredictable place in the world. in the world. we're saving all of it for us, front seat for you, there it is, oscars opening ceremony live from the red carpet starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> very exciting. >> you know, and, you know, amy will be backstage with all the winners. >> after-party. >> yes. >> i'm doing that live and then "gma." [ cheers and applause ] >> i don't know if we're allowed to say. >> is it out? >> is it out? >> i'll let you say it then. >> if you're not sure i don't think you should say it. >> i think we'll get news. amy with the morning rundown. >> i'll save you. good morning. we do begin with extreme flooding in northern california this morning. more than 200 people had to be rescued in san jose, the high water forcing many more from their homes and the threat is not over yet with concern that a local dam will overthrow there. abc's neal karlinsky has the latest. neal, good morning. >> reporter: amy, good morning. this is what happens after days and days of heavy rains here in northern california. you can see the floodwaters up to the top of some of these cars. dozens and dozens were being pulled out all day long yesterday. rescue officials on boats making matters worse, the water here is heavily polluted with sewage and chemicals and these people once they were taken off the boats they had to be decontaminated by fire officials, all of this officials here say is the direct result of spillover from a nearby reservoir into a creek. so many of northern california's reservoirs and rivers nearly at a tipping point right now because they've just had too much rain. fortunately, that is now easing off. the forecast is looking good for now. amy. >> all right, we'll take it, neal, thank you so much. the other big story this morning reaction coming in to the trump administration's sweeping plan to detain and deport certain undocumented immigrants. the new rules order the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of any criminal offense, not just serious crimes, people charged but not convicted could be targeted. immigrant rights groups says it will drive the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country further into the shadows. but the white house says the goal is not a mass deportation. >> the message from this white house and from the dhs is that those people who are in this country and pose a threat to our public safety or have committed a crime will be the first to go and we will be aggressively making sure that that occurs. >> and to do so thousands of federal agents will need to be hired to enforce those rules. no word on where that money will come from. meanwhile, today secretary of state rex tillerson and john kelly are arriving in mexico to discuss border security and trade with mexico's president. an appeals court upheld maryland's assault weapons ban and its limit on gun magazines. in their ruling the judges said the second amendment does not cover what they call weapons of war. the nra dismissed the decision as absurd. it could be appealed all the way to the supreme court. and a consumer alert for people who cook with olive oil. unfortunately, get ready to pay more. experts say prices could jump as much as 20% because of a bad harvest in europe that has been blamed in part on the weather. finally, i think we could all use a laugh on this hump day, so take a look at this singing parrot that sounds like rihanna. ♪ voices in my head ♪ i'm friends with >> all right, so that's the rihanna song "monster." pretty remarkable considering the parrot lives in brazil and does not speak any english. you're welcome. >> it's really good. >> really good. >> thank you, amy. >> i have "pop news" envy. >> you going to pull out a talking dog now. >> darn it. tomorrow. in the meantime, "pop news," everybody. [ applause ] good morning to you. what a great audience we have today. >> great audience. >> bringing you your first look at the untitled han solo movie that began shooting. here's the cast showing alden easte er erinreich including donald glover who will channel billy dee williams as lando. also you can never go wrong with woody harrelson. you got a winner. so, woody will play a mentor to the young smuggler solo and "game of thrones" emilia clarke. her role a top secret slated for release may 25th, 2018. five months after the debut of "the last jedi" on december 15th. keeping all you "star wars" fans fed. we got the hits just keep on coming. i love solo, though. >> he's a great character. >> great character. that's going to be fun to watch. also in "pop news" this morning, talk about a girls' trip, robin, i would love to go on with you and these ladies. check this out. i mean, oprah winfrey, the amazing funny mindy kaling and reese witherspoon all posting pictures from their time together in new zealand. a great trio. these three super cool ladies are co-starring in a movie together, an adaptation of "a wrinkle in time" but thankfully not all work. clearly based on the pictures they're posting, taking in the sights, jumping for joy. i mean, who wouldn't? >> so beautiful. >> swimming in a hot tub with the film's crew members. >> nice. >> can i come, please? and, of course, enjoying a little bit of wine. there you go, reese. it's their footage of chemistry, we are all in for a treat. >> someone else will join us on the trip. she immediately raised her hand and said, i'm in. >> okay. >> awesome. then finally, for quite a while now i don't know if you know this gordon ramsay has been sharpening his securering reviews. so funny, something of an inside joke where people knowingly send gordon their pictures of food and then revel in his nasty comments about it like this one, it's a meal with a side of rice and he write, john, your rice looks older than me. then the guy sent him a picture of a rainbow bagel and he said is that a dog chew, jordan. for a plate of sad looking nacho he pleads, lettuce pray. >> that's pretty funny. >> those are the tame ones that i was allowed to use. to be fair, though, thousands of people are gluttons for punishment tweeting these pictures at gordon knowing that what they'll get back, just desserts, if you will. >> because i follow gordon and i'm looking at it. >> it's hilarious. >> and i'm thinking he's being just like the show. you notice -- i don't know, j n george. i can't handle his criticism. >> a badge of honor. >> you have to go and look at it. that was my little funny for you on this wednesday. 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[ cheers and applause ] we're back now with a big effect of all the weather warming up, the trees already blooming in some places much earlier than usual. pollen counts are way up and so many people are already starting to sneeze and deal with those allergies. our chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser will break it down for us. monday the pollen count in atlanta was over a thousand. this time last year was 29. >> yeah, it's absolutely incredible. let me show you what's going on around the country. it looks like a weather map. this is a pollen map. what you can see normally all green with very little activity. this is looking at tree pollen and you can see here in the south, look at these dark colors, very high levels, and it's not just the south. it extends all the way up into the north. areas that would normally be under snow and ice and pollen not active are seeing rain leading to mold and trees are blooming. it is a horrible allergy season. >> if it's starting earlier will it end earlier? >> i wish i could say that's the case. longer means longer. so earlier means longer and not only that, with climate change we're seeing slightly higher levels of co2 and that's causing plants to put out higher levels of pollen so it's longer and higher levels. >> so, rich, help people already suffering. >> if you had a treatment that worked for you last year, you want to refill those medications right now. if it didn't work see your doctor and they can help you. own the counter what's recommended is nasal steroids, little spray once a day and that can help prevent your symptoms. it calms down your immune system. over the counter antihistamines are really good if you don't need them every day because they can make you sleepy and something else a lot of people get benefit from and it's a neti pot and what it does -- >> you're not going to demonstrate that, are you? >> i'm not exactly going to do it. >> okay, good. >> a neti pot is used to wash the pollen out of your nasal passages and an ancient approach. >> it's very effective. >> it's very effective. you want to use distilled water or boiled and cooled water. you want to follow the instructions in terms of how much salt to add to that water so it's more gentle for you and use it, use it, you know, twice a day if that's effective for you and really just rinsing out nasal passages. it doesn't look pretty. in the privacy of your own bathroom not on national television. >> if you want to prevent them. >> suck it up and get it out. get a hepa vacuum and shut it out by keeping windows closed. we all open windows. that allows pollen in. keep windows shut so the pollen doesn't come in. the next one is take it off. so when you come in from the outside, exactly before you use your neti pot, taking off the clothes covered in pollen, showering off and putting on fresh clothes. wipe down your pets as well and many lastly stay on track. track the pollen levels. when high in your area you want to make sure you're not doing a lot of activity in the morning. >> wonderful suggestions, thank you, rich, for not doing that demo. coming up what george clooney is revealing about fatherhood and how his friends reacted when he told them the baby news. come on back. ♪ how do you become america's best-selling brand? 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>> no. >> she said no. let's get a check of your local >> i wouldn't recommend that ginger. all right, storm tracker6 live double scan, a couple of showers going through the east of -- or through the center of the region moving to the east of philadelphia for the most part. a little bit down south a little more up in the poconos. outside we go. lots of clouds but we expect some sunshine to break out from behind the clouds later today. and we're down around 40 or 42 degrees in most neighborhoods right now, 63 later though clouds to increasing sunshine. then very warm tomorrow 72 and a potential record setter on friday. biggest role and that is the row of being a first-time father to twins and jesse palmer, you're here with all the details. >> george clooney speaking out for the first time seeing he and his wife haven't found out the sex of the babies and really don't want to know but experiences some first time baby nerves. it's a part he's played for decades like in "the descendants." and "one fine day." george clooney as dad. now, the 55-year-old opening up about becoming a father off screen after news broke earlier this month he is expecting twins with wife amal seen stepping out in london tuesday for the very first time since the big announcement. her long red coat concealing any hint of a baby bump. clooney sitting down with french tv that talk about his latest role, one that doesn't exactly come with a script. >> it's exciting and we're really happy and really excited and it's going to be an adventure. >> it's no secret that george was hot and single and everyone's favorite bachelor for a very long time and so to see him settle down getting ready to have kids for the first time is really exciting. >> reporter: once hollywood's most eligible bachelor clooney tied the knot with amal in 2014 at 53 and admits being a first time dad later in life has made him the butt of his friends' jobs. >> there's a table of eight guys and all their kids are away in college and we're sitting there and they're all being supportive. it's going to be fun -- you'll be great. you'll love it then it got quiet and all started making baby crying like aaagh and the whole table just busted up laughing. >> reporter: his friend matt damon vocal about it. >> he said, well, you have four and i said, yeah, but not at once. we did one at a time. like i don't know how anybody does twins. >> reporter: clooney also revealing what life will look like as new parents, the couple known for their humanitarian work around the globe will give up life on the edge. clooney telling the paris "match" magazine we decided to be more responsible to avoid danger. i won't go to south sudan and amal won't go to iraq and avoid places where she knows she is not welcome. >> it's going to change a lot of things but that's okay. that's life and that's what it's supposed to be. >> george and amal in three different countries, they live in italy, the u.s. and uk but george says once the kids start school they'll pick one place to settle. >> you know what, if they have twin boys they can dress them like we're dressed today. >> great mights think alike. coming up, the new craze sparked by the oscar nominated film "la la land" and i want you to know, everybody, you better get ready to dance and go back in the time to the '80s with the "goldbergs'" wendi mclendon-covey. don't miss that. >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 8:27 now on this wednesday february 22nd and let's head over to karen rogers. she's starting with traffic trouble. good morning. >> still dealing shuttle busing between walnut station and at&t because of the accident that's at today'ser morris station while they still investigate that. warminster line we got a train that's now expressing to fox chase line we have a train canceled because of a crew shortage. that's been a problem with a few trains so far today. let's go outside and see the roads. they're kind of wet in isn't areas as we can switch over we'll look live right now and check the schuylkill expressway and you see this jam especially westbound kind of gray out there, the schuylkill at the boulevard, that's your westbound traffic as you try to head towards the blue route. a 43 minute ride. really jammed from the vine to the blue route and that's because of an accident that at the conshohocken curve that's on the shoulder been causing problems there. eastbound is stop and go from 202 to past the curve and from the boulevard to girard so kind of jammed in both directions on the schuylkill, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. let's go out to meteorologist, david murphy. is it still raining? >> tam, no the here on the terrace. storm tracker6 live double scan shows lingering showers moving to the east of philadelphia looks like northeast philadelphia might have a bit of this just about everybody else mainly dry. cloudy and 43 currently in philadelphia. we are expecting the clouds to thin a little bit and we should get some sun back in play later today and as we do we should also see those numbers climb. we'll get to a high of 63 later this afternoon. then clouds and sun tomorrow, very warm, a high of 72. and friday record warmth is possible with a forecast high of 75 that would beat the old record by 1 degree. friday afternoon shower can't be ruled out. saturday more showers in the morning and then steadier rain in the afternoon along with a rare february thunderstorm. still mild, tam, cooler sunday. >> thank you david. coming up on "gma" how a best picture contender has kicked off a dance craze. we'll see you back here in 30. >> ♪ i really needed someone who could think outside the box. we did the genomic testing pretty early in christine's course. with our treatments we've had great success for her. they gave me treatment options i didn't know about before. there's an atmosphere of hope. i want to be around just to be a grandma. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/philadelphia appointments available now. she said come and dance with me ♪ ♪ this woman we welcome you back to "gma" and i know at home, we do say this but we really mean it, a fantastic audience. [ cheers and applause ] i'm not kidding. the bar gets higher and higher. >> want to explain this? >> it's margarita day. >> national margarita day. >> then why did they bring mountain dew? >> we were joking like it's national hot dog day. so we were like it's national margarita day -- this is not a margarita. >> this is not a margarita. >> i have never seen one that clear or bright. >> nuclear margaritas. >> thank you just the same for -- >> thank you for acknowledging the day. you know, something else that needs to be acknowledged this is oscar season, oscars are this weekend and everyone is talking about "la la land" and one of the reasons they're talking about "la la land" is it inspired everything, the dancing here inspired photo engagement shoot, according to "the new york post." tap-dance, an engagement photo but tap dancing classes has risen in attendance since the film came out. so we'll have our own lesson this morning. don't worry. >> george. [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, trust me you're wasting your time. the look he gave me, that was worth me saying it but we're going to get a lesson with a choreographer and founder of syncopated laditap dancing. come on up. >> hi. >> good morning. >> good morning to you. am i correct in saying tap dancing has picked up since "la la land" came out. >> absolutely. when you have major motion pictures like "la la land," showcasing and highlighting tap-dance. when you have artists like beyonce who has supported our work and tap on tv you see more tap-dancers in class and you see more work for everyone. >> so is it easy? >> well, it's not easy but it is for everyone. okay? we start off slow. >> for everyone, i think we should get somebody from the audience to help us. we got anybody? >> wendi mclendon-covey, come on up. >> whoo! >> okay. okay. >> uh-oh. >> i wore my tap shoes. >> heel tap shoes. >> what are you going to teach us? >> we'll start with one of our most basic steps shuffle step. all right, you only use your toe and brush forward and back and then step. so we have shuffle step. go right and left. >> right and left. to left leg. >> shuffle step. >> you guys are phenomenal. >> you can put your own swag on it. your own style. hey. awesome, all right. now we'll toe heel. so we'll go toe heel. oh, we got some music. feel the groove. first the groove. just a little. hey. now we'll toe heel. so we toe, toe heel. toe heel. toe heel. hey, feel the music. good. now we're going to shuffle again. shuffle step. shuffle step. shuffle step. come on with the music. >> you guys are good. >> now we'll travel. you'll go ooh, ooh, toe heel step. toe heel step. one more for you, ready. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you said the word. we're going to travel. over to the desk. come on, wendi. [ cheers and applause ] >> here it goes. >> let's do it. wow, wow. whoo! >> in high heels. >> i wore the wrong bra for tap dancing. >> you and me both, girl. >> yeah. >> we see you dance on "the goldbergs." but you were a dancer for a lot of years. >> i -- listen, i don't like to say that. i like to say i was a leotard owner. >> but we -- >> yeah. >> ah. >> someone got in my old yearbook. >> yes, we did. >> high school in the '80s. >> that looks great. >> i'm the one on the guy's hip. can't do that now. >> it was the '80s, baby. '80s. >> you guys have brought t the '80s back. we love it on "the goldbergs." we love to watch. >> great show. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. i lucked out. >> you inspired an article in "the guardian" newspaper. why do we keep going back to the '80s. we want to answer that. robin, i learned something. i didn't foe this was your decade. >> oh, i owned the '80s. oh, i owned them. loved it. >> look, there it is. >> wow. check out the curls. >> of course. >> i was working in local television. we would do all these local like commercials and things like that. >> let's see the tape. >> right there. >> bow tie and everything. >> oh, wow. >> you look like a -- >> something's changed, some things don't. >> we're with you on abc with you. >> see, i remember that. >> the guy next to you. >> looks straight out of "anchorman." but you look great. >> thank you. okay. fair play, because george, we went into the vault, as well. >> deep into the vault. >> we found your very first interview here with ted koppel. >> hello, george. hello. >> yum, yum. >> hello. >> come on. >> how old are you, 12? >> i was 20. >> hello, bon jovi. >> how old? >> i was 20 years old. it was actually a crazy thing, an intern in washington tried to take over the washington monument. i was the guy that night explaining who he was. >> feathers and feathers and feathers. >> what did you like about the '80s? >> look, when i look back on it now, i like nothing about t the '80s, you know what i mean. there's nothing i would bring back but at the time, the music, oh. the music was the best. the clothes were terrible and i'm sorry. they're coming back. i'm sorry, everyone. but, gosh, listen, i was in junior high in high school so you always see that time as much more dmror use than it was. >> didn't you love that there was no real technology -- >> yes, there was no real -- oh, no. oh! >> what the heck. >> oh! [ laughter and applause ] yeah. >> that's great. >> yeah. yeah. >> own it, baby. >> and we used to hole the aerosol hair spray to our hair like that while blow drying to keep it up and nothing but flammable. i didn't burst into flames because my guardian angels were there in well, we watch "the goldbergs" and we love the program. [ applause ] beverly, beverly goldberg, which is a true character, the creator's mother. >> momma. >> yeah. >> you met her and she gave you some of the sweaters and things. >> i didn't get to meet her until ben ten episodes in and by then the character was locked so she didn't like it. i was pretty much doomed but she does like it and she saved everything. she hoards but sent a bunch of her clothes and a lot of the sweaters i wear on the show are hers. >> yeah. >> we watch it every single week. when is he going to run out of tape? it's unbelievable. >> never. he saved all of it. he saved all of it. thank god because i think people love watching those things at the end. >> yeah, so great. >> so this week we're -- we have susie essman coming on, jeff's other wife, other tv wife and she plays a talent agent who did exist in the philadelphia area named edie robb and when -- >> i love it. >> do you know her? >> no. >> okay. sounds funny. >> edie robb and she was the talent agent you would go to so beverly took adam to edie robb who said he is a lovable shlemiel. and i'm like, no, he's a leading man. he's so swayze he's crazy. she's like, no, he's not. if i'm going to work with for he's going on "revenge of the nerds nerd s" and i'm outraged. >> want to see a clip. >> one of those things. he's more like a handsome hunk from "the outsiders." >> i see what's going on here. you have a completely unrealistic view of your son. >> please. i have a very realistic view of my son. he is a young pat trach swayze. >> no swayze. >> so swayze, it's crazy. >> the hair. >> i love her hero wall behind her. >> of course, you got to have a hero wall to show the clients. everybody you represent. yeah, it was -- >> you know, this is such a memorable role but another memorable role was "reno 911" and there's -- [ cheers and applause ] and we've heard that there's a sequel movie on here on the horizon. would you come back and re-create that character? >> if people want to see her, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] i would. yes, so i have heard rumbles about that, i don't know if they want to do a couple more episodes for, you know, netflix or something. i don't know or if they want to do a movie, i don't know. all i'm saying is i'll work with those people anytime, anywhere. that was the most fun. it was such stupid fun. >> niecy nash is a dear friend. >> come on, niecy is the greatest. so talented. so talented. [ applause ] >> so fun. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> you're a great dancer, by the way. >> thank you so much. thank you. i felt good about this morning. really showed off my skills. >> and you've got skills. wendi, we can see her tomorrow on "the goldbergs." wednesday night, 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. give our best to everyone. >> thank you, i will. thank you so much. and coming up, oscar style secrets. how you can get the nominees' hottest looks for less. don't loaf me hanging we gave you great food. how to get away with murder star. carlasm and ray to get away with using one pot. >> next rachel. >> welcome back to "gma." laura what's your friend's name. >> gabriella. >> we're enjoying a mild morning. so many are a couple folks. some mild air looking at temperatures close to 70 in parts of the great lakes and look at that 65 detroit even through thursday. whew. let's not think about that gabriella and nora. let's get a check your local weather. >> ginger a couple sprinkles and showers pushing through the region some beginning to push away from philadelphia. your exclusive accuweather 7-day shows a mild high of 63 today with some sun coming back. then we're in the 70's on thursday and friday and even saturday as well. that brownsville, texas, loves "gma"? now you do. >> oh, thank you, ginger. did not right now we're on the road to the oscars revealing the nominees' style secrets going one-on-one with the people behind this year's hottest looks for stars like michelle williams, viola davis and natalie portman. ♪ ah, the oscars, the creme de la creme of fashion. but behind those dazzling dresses are hollywood's most powerful stylists and their star-studded secrets. >> so, this is viola's rack as you can tell by the strong colors and clean bold shapes. >> reporter: elizabeth stuart is behind the scenes of viola davis. >> we decided we would do bright colors and i think that's what you'll spot. viola absolutely has to wear comfortable shoes even with that she carries little ballet flats that roll up in her purse meaning i have to get an extra large handbag to carry. this year for oscars i'm styling natalie portman and michelle williams. >> reporter: stylist kate young is focusing on her two leading ladies stand apart letting their personalities take center stage. >> works with louis vuitton and nichol nicholas guess kiere does her styles. she takes risks. >> reporter: for natalie portman, kate says expect a soft feminine look. channeling her inner jackie perhaps. >> ready? >> of course. >> reporter: dressing natalie she's pregnant which the last time she won an oscar she was pregnant too and worked with a brand called hatch that's for women that's before, during and after pregnancy which i think is super amazing. >> reporter: for academy newcomer ruth negga she's loving stylist carla welch who says there are two dresses in the works. >> we haven't quite eliminated it yet. you always need a backup dress. >> reporter: as the sea of stars begin to prep many come to the roosevelt hotel to primp. >> oscars are known for being old hollywood glamorous and people like to pull out all the stops because they know all eyes will be on them. >> on the day itself it's just about implementing everything. if the dress is hard to walk in we'll practice, if it looks better in a certain pose, sometimes we'll practice the pose. mostly it's working with the hair and makeup team and sort of the glam squad to make sure the look is all of a piece and it's going to make her feel as beautiful as she can. [ cheers and applause ] >> there is a lot that goes into it. this woman knows, tiffany reid and the star of e!'s "so cosmo." the devil is in the detail, they say. >> really an art posing on the red carpet for like any picture, truly. >> in dresses like these, it's not that hard. i want to talk about them. we saw them in the piece. natalie portman actual dress, prada styled by kate young and right next to you, this is the dress that viola davis just wore at the golden globe, michael kors styled by elizabeth stuart. >> they're both wearing yellow. people get so intimidated by the color and are not able to pull it off but if you look at natalie portman, she has pale skin and pregnant and rocking a bump and using a full covered gown to show off her best asset right now her baby bump and viola davis is very glam, very va va voom and is using the one shoulder dress to show off her asset, her arounds. >> we want to get this look and have a model. come on out. how can we rock this look, tiffany? >> so. >> this is rent a runway. >> rent a runway. viola is obviously wearing the sequin dress but you can achieve the same look by having a one shoulder. easy accessible. classic silhouette so you can get it anywhere. this is on rent the runway for under $200 and makes such a statement. all you need is an earring or beautiful clutch and done. >> i love that. those earrings are incredible. really great look. we'll have more coming up and more oscar talk coming up next though how to make these looks work for you with your wardrobe every single day. stay with us. 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[ cheers and applause ] hey, everybody, thank you guys for watching. we appreciate you. have a great day. >> have a great wednesday. >> the ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's 8:56 on this wednesday february 22nd. let's head to karen rogers. she's starting on the the broad street line. >> trouble we're having with mass transit. septa's broad street line continues to shuttle buses between walnut locust station and at&t stations and because of that shuttle busing, they're experiencing other delays and kind of gaps in service with other septa buses so it's really creating some pretty big problems out there. market frankford line has been running okay, at or near normal. wilmington/newark line we have a crew shortage there. yet another train canceled and that's causing problems there as well. live in west conshohocken an accident from the blue route northbound to conshohocken route 23. it's mostly off to the side at this point. we've got police and penndot on the scene right now creating problems on the blue route northbound slows approaching this ramp because of that. few more accidents like this one in yeadon delaware -- actually lincoln avenue been lansdale and wycombe avenue. burlington bristol bridge going up right about now tam so watch for that one. >> thank you, karen. let's head out to meteorologist, david murphy. he's got accuweather. good morning. >> and tam, earlier showers as we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan appear to be mainly to the east of philadelphia and falling apart a bit. that stuff down by dover also in the process of have a waiting. temperatures respect cool, 43 degrees in philadelphia, but once this rain gets out and the clouds sort of thin out a little bit we expect to get a southerly flow kicking in getting us up to about 63 for a high with some sun later and then we're in the 70's on thursday and friday. record warmth probable on friday and then saturday a morning shower and afternoon thunderstorm. it's still very mild. cooler on sunday, tam. >> all right, thank you david. coming up on "action news" at noon federal investigators remain on the scene of yesterday's septa train crash. in upper darby we're continuing to watch the impact on service. 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