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>> i spoke with the president and those are actually directly his words he gave me. >> why hasn't he said that? >> i spoke to him and he relayed that message directly to me and i'm relaying it directly to you. >> do you believe rob porter's accusers or are they lying. >> the president along with the entire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. >> that doesn't answer the question. >> as i just said i'm not going to beyond that. that's where we are right now. >> reporter: the response from holderness. while i cannot say i am surprised i expected a woman to do better. so we are now on day eight of this controversy. it has overshadowed the release of the president's budget plan yesterday and threatens to ov overshadow the senate debate on immigration. >> they're not answering a lot of those questions. as you were pointing out yesterday when the president wants to tweet something he tweets it. he has not made those statements yet. this is putting a lot of focus on this whole issue of security clearances, rob porter had an interim security clearance and looked like he was not going to get the permanent one many other top white house officials still don't have those including jared kushner. >> jared kushner is on that list and jared kushner's attorney tells "the new york times" there are about a dozen or more other people here at the white house that kushner's level who do not have this permanent clearance and we know that one of porter's ex-wives told the fbi, george, that she thought he would be subject to blackmail because of these abuse allegations and their discussion, these ex-wives' discussions with the fbi doing their background checks. >> you mentioned that immigration debate. the president is tweeting about that but the parties appear as far apart as ever. >> reporter: an unusual scene we'll be watching with no legislation. we expect it to take three days. the president tweeting, this could be our last chance to fix daca. >> that deadline march 5th. thanks very much. there are also new details about that trump family scare, a white powder sending don junior's wife vanessa to the hospital. >> the president's daughter-in-law is speaking out after handling that suspicious envelope and we've learned what exactly that white powder was. this morning, the president's son don junior and his wife vanessa recovering from a scare. someone sending a suspicious envelope to their new york city apartment postmarked from boston. it was addressed to don junior but vanessa trump opening the letter to find a white powder inside. she called 911 just after 10:00 a.m. monday telling police she felt dizzy. >> respond to 44th suspicious substance. >> reporter: firefighters treating her and two others at the apartment. then taking them to this hospital in manhattan for evaluation and precautionary tests. the powder later deemed to be n nonhazardous and sources telling abc news it was just cornstarch but the threat prompting the white house to react. >> i know the president spoke with her. beyond that at this point it's an ongoing and active investigation so i can't comment any further. >> reporter: sources tell abc news that letter expressed anger towards don junior but not the president. earlier don junior tweeting thankful that vanessa and my children are safe and unharmed after the incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning. truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. and thanking the secret service and nypd for their decisive action and support to his family in making a rough day manageable. now, vanessa trump sent out this tweet thank you so much for all the help today in new york city, appreciate all the quick response to make sure that i was safe. she also thanked all those responding agencies as well including the fbi and the secret service, guys. >> glad it worked out. thanks, tom. to the olympics, team usa adding more gold this morning with that incredible performance by chloe kim. two-time olympic champion shaun white looking to match her and he's out for redemption after the last olympics. amy is there for it all and good morning to you, amy. and amy spoke with chloe after that near perfect run. is that right? >> that is completely right, michael. you know what, it was perfection to those of us watching. i braved the frigid temperatures today to watch chloe kim dominate the halfpipe and told me it isn't about the points or final score but about the sport. at 17 years young kim proving to the world today that she is the very best. meet team usa's new golden girl. >> chloe kim, your olympic champion. >> reporter: snowboarder chloe kim spinning her way to gold in the women's halfpipe. now the third american snowboarder to fly into the top spot this winter games. a daring debut for the 17-year-old who was too young to qualify for sochi. the native californian wasted no time showing she's snowboarding royalty. the overwhelming favorite, this team from torrance, showing little sign of nerves with kim's dad cheering her on with this ho homemade sign and while waiting to hit this nearly perfect final run taking to twitter writing wish i finished my breakfast sandwich but my stubborn sel decided not to and now i'm getting hangry. she showed her love for chur rows and ice cream and sharing a pre-olympics pizza run. >> i am glad i got pizza into a system and a latte and feeling good ready to go. >> reporter: all business when it mattered most saving the best for last pulling out back-to-back 1080s. you were in this unique position of knowing no matter what you did on that last run you were winning the gold so tell me what was going through your mind? >> just knowing that i had won the gold medal was insane. i'd hate to go home with a gold medal knowing that i could have done better so i think that the adrenaline was just for myself. >> reporter: and arielle gold adding more hardware for the u.s. by winning bronze in the same event. even conquering the halfpipe with a dislocated shoulder. gold got hurt in her training run in sochi and didn't get to compete. the 21-year-old has been working with a sports psychologist to get her mind right. >> just made me that up stronger coming into this olympics and it definitely set the bar. i'm just super grateful to have been able to earn a medal here. >> reporter: just hours later snowboarder superstar shaun white starting off with a monster performance in his fourth olympics debut looking to bounce back after placing fourth in sochi. and the two-time gold medalist making a remarkable comeback after suffering this scary injury last fall requiring 62 stitches. i spoke to shaun before the opening ceremony. >> i'm telling myself i'm going to be fine and step out knowing dangers and it's intimidating but yet that's what it's all about. it's like overcoming those fear and odds. >> reporter: they're practicing for closing ceremonies behind me complete with fireworks so you can enjoy that right now. in the meantime, a big part of the halfpipe competition is the music they blast during each run and shaun told me in his super bowl ad this year they played black sabbath "iron man" underneath his snowboarding and watching it got him pumped so he'll ask officials to play that song tomorrow when he competes. so let's take a look at the medal count. team usa still in the top five with three gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals. norway, though, till in the lead with a total of nine medals, two of them gold. michael. >> and, amy, another american star that's competing shani davis. what's going on with him? >> that's right. speed skater shani davis competing in the 1500-meter. started off tropg but did fall behind and he is not going home with a medal in this event. you may remember, of course, davis facing some backlash before the opening ceremony after tweeting about losing the coin toss to erin hamlin over who would carry the flag. davis does have one more event left, the 1000-meter and that happens later this week. guys. >> good luck to him in that and thank you so much, amy. we will have more with amy. right now the latest on the deadly flu epidemic and one of its newest victims a texas mother of two who died after she turned down tamiflu because of the medication's cost and linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: she was a mother and schoolteacher and her insurance only made a small dent in the cost of the antiviral so she decided to try to go without the potentially life-saving drug. the small texas town of weatherford reeling from the sudden death of second grade teacher heather holland. >> i just couldn't believe how quick it had gone. >> reporter: the 38-year-old died of complications from the flu last week. not long after nursing her two young children through the virus. her husband telling abc news, she did not tack an antiviral because of its cost, $116 for the generic form of tamiflu with her medical insurance. he says they could afford it but on principle she refused to pay. the next day he says he bought the drug and made her start taking it. one company that tracks drug prices telling abc news the average price right now for tamiflu brand is $175. and $135 for the generic form but the drugmaker says it is organizing with pharmacies and insurers to mitigate financial concerns. and even with no insurance, discounts are available. >> we can get the cost for generic tamiflu down to about 58 to $60, that's a pretty big savings compared to cash prices at $148. >> reporter: now as the deadliest flu season in a decade barrels on some promising new research from columbia university scientists suggesting a new kind of ultra vviolet lig could dill the virus. their research suggesting low level uv light in ceilings of enclosed spaces like lobbies and hallways could help kill the virus in the air. that is how most flu infections get transmitted from something like a sneeze. >> if we could kill the viruses while they're in the air we really think we could take a bite out of the seasonal influenza epidemics. >> you mentioned some of those discounts. how else can they save. >> most insurance plans do not cover it. you can call around and find the best price or use aps like rx. they've negotiated discounts on our behalf and you can use coupons that they have at your pharmacy. bottom line, if you can't afford it or maybe you have to buy for a few people in your household let your pharmacy know. there should be help out there. >> do not wait. thanks very much. now to a story of hope. conjoined twins successfully separated with the help of dozens of doctors and nurses in texas. abc's kayna whitworth has all the details for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. jo richards learned she was carrying conjoin twed twins so y relocated to houston to deliver the twins and be close to them during their year-long hospital stay. a miraculous chance at a new life for conjoined twins anna grace and hope elizabeth richards. their mother jill gave birth to them right after christmas. conjoined at their chest and abdomen. at texas children's hospital their doctors began treating them before they were even born. >> first question the parents ask what's the outcome for my children? 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>> in november, the 22-year-old mom's told police she hadn't been able to contact her daughter for a week. police say they tried to reach her daughter for her but were n unsuccessful. that is, until a tip came in from an unlikely source, a bachelor nation superfan turned supersleuth. >> i just googled bachelor contestants 2018 and i found that online and then when i got to heir picture and it was the same name, then i was 100% sure. >> reporter: martinez reacted on social media saying, mom, how many types do i have to tell you i don't get cell service on "the bachelor" and, honestly, the scariest thing about this whole story is that my efforts to conceal the worst drivers license photo of all time have been thwarted. >> have a little faith in me. >> reporter: seemed even the controversy couldn't start the blossoming love between bekah and arie. >> tia, will you accept the rose. >> reporter: now their journey has come to an end. so while she was never missing she will certainly be missed by the bachelor nation. >> it's hard to accept that is over. >> while she was the punch line of a lot of jokes it was no laughing matter for police who were legitimately unable to make contact with her. bekah m. says at the time she had already been eliminated from the show. why wasn't she answering the phone? where was she? >> linsey, thank you. we'll get to it because bekah martinez is joining us from l.a. a lot thought you were shooting "the bachelor" when she filed that missing persons report. set the record straight. >> yeah, so there is a lot of misunderstanding about it. i couldn't set the record straight at the time because it would give away i was, in fact, eliminated. but, yeah, i was about a week off the show. i needed some time to get away and decompress and so i went up north up into the mountains with some friends, planned to stay for a couple of weeks, i was there for six or seven days with no phone service which i told my mother i would have phone service because i thought i would and then i just had this weird feeling i needed to go home all of a sudden and so i got in my car, got to cell service and told them i'm coming home and, then, yeah, my mom told me she reported me missing only 12 hours before so that was a bit of a shock to me. >> was she upset at you that she didn't know where you were? what did she say when she found out she was okay. >> she was calm but angry. oh, my gosh, reb bekah, i was so worried. i go traveling a lot with friends, go camping all the time so i mean i thought everything would be fine but i mean she had been expecting contact with me that she didn't get so i think her imagination went a little wild as any good mother's would and, yeah, so that's how i ended up on the missing persons list. >> what did you think when you found out you were a missing pen or reported missing. >> the funny thing was after she explained her side of it to me, i got where she was coming from but anyone what happened was that day my mom called the sheriff's department to tell them that i wasn't missing, however, we didn't realize that they needed to make actual direct contact with me, so three months later only a couple of weeks ago i got a call from the sheriff's department asking me if i was still missing and i was like, no, i'm not missing at all and i haven't been for a few months so that was really shocking to me and i thought in that moment, oh, my gosh, this is about to blow up. >> and blow up, it did. some fans, they thought you were missing because you were sequestered with arie. >> yes. >> we saw last night -- were you shocked you didn't get the rose last night? 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"good morning america" is brought to you by ford. going further so you can. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm matt o'donnell. 7:56 on this tuesday february 13th. a little old out there. let's go to karen rogers for a look at traffic. >> it's cold matt. we're watching for slick spots. this is chester county the 30 bypass at 282. we have a multi-vehicle accident. this is new coming in to us. we see emergency workers on the scene here. it's all blocking the right lane. it looks like police or another ambulance in the backlog trying to get to the accident scene here. the police and fire crews really here jamming up from reeceville road to 282 on the 30 bypass eastbound right there. here's another problem. we see 4 miles an hour lincoln drive southbound approaching wissahickon. a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane and it's a crawl this morning heading towards work. here we are on 42, an accident off to the shoulder and you see that northbound travel time, a 30 minute drive from the a.c. expressway to 295. despite the sunshine it's cold and icy in some spots matt. >> thank you so much karen. taking a live look at spring mountain where they got the snow guns on because they can do that when it's this cold. here's dave murphy with the accuweather forecast. >> yeah, bright sunshine up over the horizon matt. but it is chilly. and you'll still want to put on that heavy coat and use some of that extra gear. 29 degrees right now in philadelphia, 26 in allentown. still looking at wind chills in the teens and this afternoon it's not going to be all that windy but it will be pretty chilly. a lot of sunshine but a high of just 41. milder again tomorrow, 52 with more clouds and some rain arriving in the evening. could be some early showers on thursday. otherwise mild in the afternoon a high of 65. then on friday morning showers, a high of 60 early in the day but matt temperatures will plunge during the afternoon and will probably be in the 40's by dinnertime. >> thanks, david. happening today philadelphia's love sculpture makes its triumphant return to center city. crews have been cleaning and repainting it for the last year. the statue will be part of a mini parade starting at 25th street and pennsylvania avenue at 10:00 a.m. it will then be installed on a new pedestal at love park. aings news investigates stores that are selling bogus bargains. see the special report on 6abc.com. >> ♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new backlash for the white house. the first ex-wife of rob porter takes on the white house for downplaying her allegations of domestic abuse. an olympic star is born. chloe kim soars to gold. the 17-year-old snowboarder tweeting about breakfast sandwiches, ice cream and getting hangry in between her runs and this moment crying as she got her gold medal. new this morning, harry an meghan and their first visit to scotland as new headlines emerge about her quiet visits to comfort victims of tragedy. 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"black panther" fever. michael b. jordan live on "gma" and brand-new footage from the movie you will see here first. all ahead as we say, good morning, america. ♪ just a little bit yeah just a little bit ♪ ♪ just a little bit playing the bad guy this time. good morning, america. great to have you with us. tuesday morning, fat tuesday, happy mardi gras, everybody. we cannot wait to chat with michael b. jordan. >> excitement around him being here and, of course, there's so much excitement for the olympics, but what do you do if you're an athlete and it's not your time to compete? you have some time to waste, right? fabian bosch had an answer to that. look at him go up the escalator. he said after 20 years i still couldn't figure out how she's things work. am i doing it right? >> all the way -- stay with him. stay -- oh. he did it all the way to the top and then crawled over. there you go. thank you. all right. got to pay it off. >> that's one bored guy. we have news to get to including the white house still struggling with that domestic abuse scandal. former top aide rob porter's first wife lashed out overnight at the president and top women in the white house, want to go back to cecilia vega. cecilia, the white house still refusing to answer questions. >> reporter: it will not go away until they tart to answer these question questions. the woman behind that infamous feet show showing her black eye is breaking her silence, rob porter's first ex-wife, colbie holderness is taking on the trump administration, holderness particularly outraged that sarah sanders refused to say whether the president believes porter's accusers. take a listen to my exchange with her right in the briefing room yesterday. >> does he believe rob porter's accusers or are they lieing? >> look, as i just said, the president along with the entire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. >> that doesn't answer the question. >> as i just said i'm not going to go beyond that. that's where rear right now. >> reporter: now, holderness is writing in "the washington post" she expected a woman to do better, george, as you say, still so many questions about exactly who knew what and when. >> you'll be back in the briefing room today. thanks very much. now to south korea and olympic glory for one of america's young stars, chloe kim, grabbing a gold in the women's halfpipe. amy is there for it all and chloe really lived up to the hype. >> oh, boy, did she ever, michael. we have a new american superstar right here this morning. chloe kim, the 17-year-old snowboarding phenom from southern california going home with gold and capturing hearts everywhere after her epic turn on the halfpipe taking to social media during the event in between her runs she was tweeting that she was hangry and craving ice cream. both of her parents were born right here in south korea and it was so special because her grandmother was on hand to watch her granddaughter compete for the very first time. she spoke about what that meant to her in her post-win press conference. >> i mean, i feel like i got to represent both the u.s. and korea today and i'm very honored to have been able to do that. >> pretty cool because u.s. snowboarder arielle gold also took home the bronze in the same event making a comeback from 12th place all the way to third by the end of the competition. it was an incredible run and then veteran snowboarder shaun white looking to bounce back after placing fourth in sochi, the two-time gold medalist looks poised to make a remarkable comeback after suffering a very frightening injury last fall which requires 62 stitches to his face. he is going to compete in the finals tonight. that's tomorrow morning for us and i plan to be there, i think it is worth frozen toes and fingers for it and brave the temperatures and watch shaun compete. i can't wait. >> well, i'm sure we'll hear all about your frozen toes and fingers tomorrow morning when you tell us how it went. >> we'll check back with you. the latest royal visit happening now. prince harry and meghan markle are in edinburgh traveling to scotland for the first time. as a couple. people crowding the streets to see them and this morning we've learned that meghan is continuing in the tradition of harry's mother princess diana and has been making secret visits to organizations helping those who were affected by a terrible fire there in june. coming up, bill and melinda gates are here live revealing the toughest questions they've been asked and what's their best advice. the brand-new "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover model is here for her first interview since the big reveal. what she did do when she found out and lara is upstairs. what's going on, lara. >> good morning, michael. you said it, the incredible michael b. jordan is in the house. our audience cannot wait. we'll find out what he thinks about playing the "black panther" bad guy an exclusive look at this incredible new movie so do come back. 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[ applause ] >> how do you follow that up? really. >> you don't. just move on. >> we'll move on. thank you very much, lara. >> that's the way to close that out. now to our "gma" cover story. all about the woman gracing the new cover of "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. model danielle herrington is here for her first interview since the big reveal before we chat, though, here's a look at the woman joining the exclusive club. ♪ the "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue, the cover every model wants. in the last five decades kate upton, ashley graham, heidi klum, elle macpherson and christie brinkley snagging that top spot. and on full display this year, the conversation about body positivity with a series of nude photos titled in her own words shot by an all female crew, the models having complete creative control. and just this the magazine introducing this year's cover model danielle herrington. she is the third black woman ever to grace the cover, following in the footsteps of tyra banks and beyonce. after debuting in the magazine just last year, the california born model turned cover girl is here live right now. [ applause ] let's not wait any longer, danielle herrington, come on out. come on out, danielle. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ there's nothing wrong with being confident ♪ >> have a seat. you have to be excited. >> oh, i am over the moon. >> excited and relieved that this is finally out now. >> yes. >> so what was your reaction when you found out that you were going to be on the cover and what was your family's reaction when you told them? >> it was -- i mean, i was in tears. i was bawling, i worked so hard for this and put in so much work and to see like my dreams pay off, i mean my hard work pay off and, you know, i reached my dreams so it's -- >> but it's an amazing thing, you're the third african-american woman to ever grace the covers of "sports illustrated." [ applause ] >> yes. >> you had tyra banks in '97, beyonce in '07 now danielle herrington. how does that make you feel to join that club. >> i mean, it's beyonce anti-ra banks like, come on, like i am so happy to follow in their footsteps and, you know, to be the third one is just amazing and i'm so like overwhelmed by it and, you know, i just can't wait to like be a business woman like them so -- >> that they are, they're great business women. tyra banks was the inspiration for you to become a mod sfll yes, she's how i found out about "sports illustrated." i remember watching on tyra -- on "the tyra banks show." she said she was the first black woman to cover "sports illustrated" swimsuit so i just always aspired to be like her and follow in her footsteps. >> you've done it and we reached out to tyra actually. she has a little message for you. >> oh. really? >> she's here right now. [ applause ] >> hi, danielle. do you really understand what is going down right now? do you really understand how your life is going to change? so many little girls are looking at you and saying, oh, my gosh, that could be me one day. there are so many people telling little girls that look like us that we're not good enough and thee want can achieve our goals but by them looking at me back in the day and them looking at you now, you are the living embodiment to say that dreams do come true. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! >> she was talking to you and i got a little choked up by that. >> yeah. >> how does that make you feel to see tyra send you that message. >> it makes me feel amazing, like she is my idol and she, you know, she was the one i looked up to so for me to be the one that little girls in the next generation is going to look up to is just really inspiring. >> this is just the first step of many. what's next? >> i mean, i can't even tell you. i didn't even -- this was such a surprise. i'm just going to take in this moment and be present in the moment because this is like still like i'm emotional like it's heavy. >> it is very heavy and i got to say you're handling it well. you should be excited. i love when someone comes here and they're excited about something. this is a big day. we're all happy for you. we're all excited for you and, you know, enjoy the ride. >> thank you. >> enjoy it. congratulations and this issue is online now at si.com and it hits newsstands nationwide tomorrow, danielle herrington, everybody. and now we're going to go over >> congratulations. and we are excited to show you more in the way of olympic highlights. this athlete out of wisconsin check her out. little bailey. on the bobsled. that may be an olympic track record right there. she also took on downhill with daddy's help. i think wiping out about halfway but the judges did not discount for that so she did all right. also a little bit of curling i believe and there was one other event. either way awarded the gold and like any good athlete a gold crown. congratulations to bailey. now let's get a little check of your weather a little closer to home. >> all right, rob, we're dry this morning on storm tracker6 live double scan as we head outside we've got plenty of sunshine across the region. man you can hardly see even any clouds over the commodore barry bridge but grab that coat. not real windy but it is cold with temperatures in the 20's. 41 today. bright and chilly. tomorrow more clouds for valentine's day but dry during the day with a high of 52 and some rain arriving evening. some early showers are possible on thursday. otherwise dry in the afternoon the way things are looking and 65 for a high. i am here with the ultimate power couple, bilnd melinda gates. their gates foundation. [ applause ] over $40 billion worth of grants. it's tackled some the toughest problems in the world and now answering some of your questions. it's their tenth annual letter. welcome back. >> thanks for having us again. >> i can't believe it's been ten years. annual letter. [ applause ] you always do something different every year with this. this one you said you're going to answer ten tough questions from people. why did you decide to do that? >> well, we thought, you know, on this tenth anniversary we get asked these tough questions and we are super ambitious for the world. i mean weigh want more children to survive and thrive but these kind of questions pressure test for us, the work we're doing, pressure test our optimism and i think they help us be more transparent and take people on the learning journey we've had during this time. >> i appreciate both of your optimism and you said, okay, we see the headlines all around the world and you said despite those headlines, bill, that there is much to be grateful for. there is much to be optimistic about even in this political climate we're in so how are you able to still continue this work. >> being objective about the progress the world has made, s less violence in the united states or childhood deaths going down, that allows us to see the exemplars, the heroes, the innovation and actually drive that progress even faster. we work a lot in africa and even there where it's been toughest, things have improved immensely. >> you never shy away. you know, in this recent article you were calling out some big tech companies and being critical of them not sharing critical data with police. explain more behind that. >> well, the government plays a very critical role in terms of looking at financial flows and communications and it's now easier to gather information so we're going to have to have a lot of also have to let the government collect taxes, see money laundering and i think we can strike a balance. the absolutists who think it's a surveillance state or blind government is not the right approach. >> there have been so many questions that people have asked and i really love them all. this one in particular, they said you guys have been married 25 years, okay. [ applause ] and have worked closely together and andrea asked on twitter what are your arguments like? how have your tense interactions changed over the years? >> well, i think, you know, first of all, we agree on the broad goals of where we're going as a couple with this foundation so that's first and foremost. we always have that in mind. but i don't think either of us is afraid of a little bit of grist in the conversation. that's how you get better and sometimes one of us will learn something first. we'll see it out in the feel in africa or we'll read something and so we bring that to the conversation but always with that shared goal in mind. >> that shared goal in mind. okay, we have some students here, some students who want to ask questions. nathan h he is from information technology high school and what is your question? where are you? what's your question for melinda? there you go. [ applause ] >> my question is for melinda gates and i want to ask you, do you think that college or your determination gave you the actual to be where you are today? >> oh, thanks for that question, nathan. i definitely think both my parents instilled the value of going to college in me and my siblings very young and then i think being in college, you know, i had to work really hard at computer science and economics and i think it made me realize though if you work really hard at something and you keep that resilience up, you can achieve anything and so i do think it was that college degree that helped me set me on my way. >> education, and, leslie, i know you have a question for bill. >> yes. >> for mr. gates. >> there is for mr. bill gates. my question is, what advice would you give to our generation today on how to set goals and stay motivated? >> well, i hope you can see strong role models and look at how, you know, the miracles of science, the miracles of nonprofit organizations, the frontiers of curing disease, letting people communicate in new ways that you get to drive that to a new level. you know, we don't know where artificial intelligence and genetics and new ways of making energy, how those will shape the world. even today things like social networking, how do we shape it so it doesn't take us apart from each other? the new generation has a lot of problems to solve and, you know, so i'm excited that you'll step up and see, hey, we solved our generation's problems but we left plenty for to you work on. >> he does have a way of saying that. i no he we have -- when i look at these young faces here, and something that you have said, me linda, every time we meet, it's a big world out there and sometimes people think, well, if we're only talking about certain countries or we only talk about this country you said it's and not or. it doesn't have to be one or the other that we should say and when talking about this. >> absolutely. and you see this -- if you travel as much as i'm lucky to do, you see the commonality we have as human beings when you see a mom and dad who care as much for that child and want to educate them as much as we do in the united states and for them to grow up not just healthy but to thrive and reach their full potential, those are shared human values. >> as my momma said we have more in common than not so why not celebrate all those similarities instead of those few differences. >> definitely. >> thank you. bill and melinda gate, thank you very much. we always appreciate and look forward to you being here. we'll be right back. [ applause ] >> ♪ >> hi, everyone, 8:27 on this tuesday february 13th. i'm matt o'donnell and it's a cold ride to work and school this morning. here's karen rogers. >> it's cold and it's slow. this is 422 and you're looking at a real jam eastbound as you head towards king of prussia. you can see how heavy traffic is from royersford to first avenue. up ahead don't forget we've got that construction on 422 eastbound. they shut down that ramp at 23. that's new. it just started and it lasts until the end of summer so, yup, another construction project on 422. here's an accident on the blue route northbound past broomall. pretty slow speeds in that area because of that accident as well. and also on lincoln drive southbound at wissahickon avenue a disabled vehicle on the right lane. check out these speeds. 4 miles an hour on lincoln drive so that's not great. cherry hill until further notice this emergency road work blocks a lane on 70 westbound past 295. caused huge problems yesterday evening and this morning no exception. 7 miles an hour, matt. >> thank you, karen. below freezing right now. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy. david. >> hardly a cloud in sight. plenty of sunshine matt but, yeah, look at numbers. 29 degrees right now in philadelphia. 26 in allentown and we have wind chills in the teens. you will want to bundle up this morning and this afternoon keep the coat handy. lots of sun overall but chilly with a high of 4 through the day on valentine's day. more clouds build in, a high of 52. rain probably holding off until the evening and early showers are possible on thursday but otherwise mild with a high of 65. on friday morning showers, technically a high of 60 but that's early in the day. we'll see temperatures plunge throughout the day and by dinnertime we're probably falling back into the 40's. then for the weekend 40 on saturday, 50 on sunday. for now matt the weekend looks dry. >> okay, david, thanks. jason mraz headlines musikfest in bethlehem this summer. details on when to get tickets on 6abc.com. >> ♪ family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. wow. >> yeah. welcome back to "gma," everybody. we got a great audience. >> we do. [ cheers and applause ] >> and, robin, we have some special guests here. >> we have the team leaders from across the country representing family, career and community leaders of america. you can't miss them in those beautiful red blazers. hey, ashley, tell us a little about the organization. tell us a little about it. >> we are the family, career and community leaders of america. we're a national student organization with over 160,000 members nationwide. [ applause ] yes. we're here kicking off national fccla week where we'll celebrate our organization with all our members across the nation. >> that's wonderful. >> thank you. >> career and family and different things. >> yes, we are a career readiness and we are getting ready for -- >> she's ready. >> i know she is. >> i'm ready to go thanks to fclla that prepared me for all these opportunities and for my future. [ applause ] >> you made your television debut. >> you nailed your television debut. >> thank you very much. >> great job. thank you guys for joining us this morning. we're also celebrating mardi gras, everybody. charge [ cheers and applause ] so we got something special for you. we're going to have some king cake for robin. >> from randazzo's. >> this is not just any king cake. randazzo's and my friends over there from louisiana for mardi gras. they knew. they saw it coming in and you have to determine and it's great to see if you get the baby because if you get the baby you have prosperity, good luck but means you have to buy the cake next year or throw the mardi gras party next year. >> i feel like the baby is right here. ♪ i want my baby back thank you all very much and thanks to everybody at randazzo's. >> great cake. >> it is. >> anybody want to take this? let me know who gets the baby. let me know who gets the baby. [ applause ] >> hey, take it and pass it around. >> pass it around. >> but, thank you. you know our next guest from "creed" and "friday night lights" making his bad guy debut in "black panther." please welcome michael b. jordan. [ cheers and applause ] >> how you doing. >> thanks for having me. >> what's going on, george? looking good. >> good, good. [ applause ] >> mwah. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> my man. what's up? >> you too. thanks for having me. hey. >> we should have had a birthday cake for you. you just had a birthday. >> i did. i did. i just turned 31 so it's been -- way, i know. what you got to say? what? >> no. [ laughter ] >> robin said you're making your bad guy debut. it's no nicer guy, no better guy than this guy right here in real life. one of the nicest guys out there. >> appreciate it. [ applause ] birthday, for your birthday you were were the cast of "black panther." had a little party to celebrate. >> yeah, we -- i was in south korea for a minute because we were on this press tour so started off in south korea, had my birthday and then we flew to london, you know, a lot of press then we celebrated there too. we did a little karaoke which was a good time. >> what's your go five to. >> k.c. and jo-jo "all my life." we got loose. >> "all my life." this is giving life to a lot of people. it is the most tweeted already most tweeted film. >> crazy. >> crazy. why is this important to you. >> i mean to me honestly, i mean besides being a huge, you know, comic book fan growing up, black panther was one of my favorites. representation is extremely important and especially in film and television so, you know, i just keep thinking as my 10-year-old self how would this impact me. what type of difference would it have made in my life growing up as far as what the possibilities were, the capabilities of myself so just what it means to these kids and this future generation is going to be extremely -- >> it's got to be so inspiring and energizing to see all these kids excited by the movie. >> the gifts and the youtube videos and the go fund mees and everybody rallied behind this thing and really trying to support the community that may or may not have a chance to see the film so it's a movie mint right now. it's a moment and i'm enjoying it. >> so many children will be inspired by your character, by the themes in this movie. who is your inspiration in the industry? >> oh, man, i mean there's so many. i mean from the usual suspects, the greats, you know, will smith, denzel, sam jackson, courtney vance, don cheadle. leonardo dicaprio, tom cruise, people i look up to but may not know personally but their work. >> hopefully they're listening. >> i kind of looked at everybody growing up so it was as a collective, you know, film -- >> this has been your path, your journey. >> since i was a kid just seeing -- used to be on "all my children." the crew with all you guys just come in, it's like a family reunion, uncles and stuff growing up so it's been a long journey but we're here and we're having a good time. >> the crew gets excited when you're here. they remember you from "all my children" days. >> a lot of love. >> you ready to see some of this? >> please. [ cheers and applause ] >> serving justice to a man who stole your vibrainuum and murdered people. just as your kid couldn't deliver. >> i don't care that you brought claw. only reason i don't kill you where you tan is because i know who you are. [ cheers and applause ] >> that was an exclusive clip. that's never been seen. you show up, special stuff comes. >> i bring gifts. >> first time playing the villain. did you do anything special to prepare to be a villain? >> i mean honestly not really having a blueprint, not really knowing exactly how i wanted it approach the role, i know erik was sad, had a lot of passion, had a lot of rage, he was lonely so for me i spent a lot of time by myself, a lot of music, you know, a lot of speeches, a lot of historical figures in the past, revolutionaries i kind of tried to embody their essence, not necessarily -- like i wanted that feeling around me when i was kind of portraying this character, and besides the physical training also, you know, just working out and kind of getting back in shape was a thing. >> what was harder, this or "creed." >> "creed," i think "creed." living like a fighter and shoutouts to all the professional boxers and amateurs that sacrifice so much trying to make weight and just that whole process is very strenuous. erik, i wanted to be physically bigger and wanted to look kind of massive on screen. >> we saw you with director ryan kuge ler. this is your third film with him. you didn't even have to audition. >> no in for this one. that's -- >> yeah, me and him have a special relationship and says, mike, you want to have fun and i'm like, yeah. and it's that easy so when he told me his vision for the movie and for the character and kind of what he wanted to do, you know, along with the cast and dealing with marvel was a no-brainer, it was no hesitation. >> probably just the beginning too. >> yeah, we got some -- we got some plans for you guys from here on out. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. >> always happy to see you, man. happy belated 31st birthday. >> appreciate that. >> looking good. [ cheers and applause ] "black panther" hits theaters on friday. michael b. jordan, everybody. when we come back, one-on-one with "fifty shades" author e.l. james. >> rachael: did oprah like posing for that? does she enjoy getting the glam on? >> behind the scene stories at o magazine. and i'm all right, back now with a little game of trivia for our tuesday giveaway. john playing for this side of the audience and mariella will be playing for this side of the audience so no pressure and there's only one question and the winner will win tickets to the "black panther" imax >> mariella do you have an answer? the answer is, well, both, of course because he starts with team iron man and switches to team captain america so that means that everyone in the audience will get ticket to see "black panther" courtesy as much our friends at imax. good jobs, guys, two of the brightest minds here in america going to battle. everybody wins here. time now for a look at your local forecast. >> movie does look cool. storm tracker6 live double scan we're dry. your exclusive accuweather 7-day starting way temperature of 29 degrees right now. later this afternoon 41 degrees. tomorrow we improve to 52. we just are chatting going on to bigger and brighter things. >> everyone is a winner. now we turn to "fifty shades freed" the movie scoring big at the box office. as we close in on valentine's day, author e.l. james is opening up about the finale of her best-selling series as it hits the big screen. >> we're going to the playroom. >> reporter: "fifty shades freed," the final installment of the "fifty shades" trilogy is filled with all the sexy scenes audiences have come to expect. >> oh. oh. >> reporter: for e.l. james, the saga's creator, it's a time to reflect. >> just been so phenomenally successful that i find that's kind of overwhelming and i sort of come out of myself and look as if it's happened to somebody else. to be honest. >> good morning, wife. >> good morning, husband. >> reporter: "fifty shades" fans turned the story of christian grey and anastasia steele into a red hot phenomenon. >> you want to play? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: and while she's fwoo books are known for putting bondage into love the stories are about more. >> the press seemed to concentrate on the sex. the fan base just comes back to me and says it's about the love story. it's about the love story so i think that's what resonates with the fan base. >> i think when i set out to write the books for me they're about unconditional love. what happens when you don't have it. what happens when you do and i think throughout these films, christian grey finally realizes that he is worthy of unconditional love and anna is the person that gives it to him. >> they might be a little bit about the sex. [ applause ] "fifty shades freed" in theaters now and you can see a special "20/20" on romance in film tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. coming up, don't go anywhere. oscar winner eddie redmayne is also with us along with this guy, "good morning america" coming right we are back now with eddie redmayne. you remember he won an oscar for playing stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." now taking on "early man." welcome back. nice to see you. [ applause ] i love this story. you're a big-time oscar winner but when the creator of "wallace and gromit" called that's what impressed your family. >> such an institution, these guys that make these films "shaun and the sheep." all their films are made out of clay basically. old-school animation and sump a wonderful thing to be a part of. >> tell us about your character. his name is doug. he's been described as a can do caveman. >> he is. he is perhaps -- i've played quite a few optimistic characters but he's by far and away the most sort of plucky and joyful -- so he's a caveman. he has a sidekick who is a hoggy warthogggy character and live in the tone age but down the road without them realizing it the bronze age is trying to basically take over their land and make their land into a mine for ore but he fights back in not going 0 let it happen. let's see a little bit. >> the leader of the bronze people says if we play this game and beat them at it -- >> nice shorts. >> oh, mom. >> we can have our valley back. that's what we want. >> and if we don't beat them -- >> oh, well, then he said we'll spend the rest of our miserable lives working down a mine. >> no! >> what's a mine? [ applause ] >> so where does that voice come from? >> you know, i've barely done any voice work before so i had no idea what the process would bel you sit in a sound booth with the director and you mess around tore a couple of hours doing ridiculous -- >> doing it right there in doing ridiculous. i got physically into it so i end up after the recording session with all these weird sort of knots and would have to go to a choir tracker. >> you are just watching a screen. >> and you do the line hundreds and hundreds of times and they shift them and mold them out of clay. >> it's got to be freeing not to be on camera. >> so good. you can basically turn up in your pajamas and can kind of except there was a one day -- actually it was just before christmas doing the last recording session and i had a filthy coal and so suddenly doug's voice rather than being up here was, dougie -- he grew up suddenly, the sequel. he aged a bit. it was so much fun. >> your family is getting bigger and bigger. about to have another baby. >> yes, it's true. [ applause ] yeah. >> what's it like having a tiny one at home. >> it's wonderful. she is completely wonderful. i don't think she's really aware that there's -- we thought this was a moment where she went up to my wife hannah and kissed her tummy and went baby and i was like she's only 18 months, i was like, wow, she's a genius and she turned around and pointed to my stomach and kissed my stomach and went baby so i'm not quite sure -- >> creative. one or the other. you know, jamie dornin is out doing "fifty shades." you were his roommate. >> this is very true. >> in los angeles. >> he was on another program saying -- asked to describe you as a roommate and came up with one word, desperate. >> yeah, which is definitely true but the amazing thing about -- one of the amazing things about living with jamie basically like living with a puppy because he has more energy than any human being you've ever met and there is this weird thing about jamie dornin which is from -- there's sort of a twilight zone between 5:00 and 6:00 when he just goes insane and it was like a puppy, had to let him outside and my friends would come for tea and see him doing weird star jumps. what so doing? it's husband his weird twilight moments -- >> you're pretty nice. he calls you desperate and you call him a puppy. eddie redmayne, thanks for coming in. everyone at home you should know you're going home with a pair of tickets to see "early man" in theaters this friday. okay, america, say hello to the new, gentle and politically correct roseanne. >> i no longer attempt to stab people when i'm angry with them. it's very good. >> thursday night on abc it's the cast of roseanne in one revealing reunion. >> we answer all the questions people have asked me for 20 years. >> what don't you know? >> i had several nervous breakdowns but fortunately no one noticed. >> from behind the scenes then. >> we had big fights. >> now that you mention tabloids -- >> and what about all those stars who got a jump start with roseanne. >> george clooney. 'a doll. leonardo, doll, oh, johnny galecki. >> would wouldn't like to kiss johnny? >> i love being a grandmother. criticizing your children in front of their children, oh, my god, is that fun. >> roseanne: the return. >> like being home again. >> you guys are a tough crowd. >> a special "20/20" at 10:00, 9:00 central. brought to you by safelite s expe experts. >> i had two pieces of king cake. >> yes. >> she got the baby back there. [ cheers and applause ] >> baby. >> good luck. >> have a great day, everybody. so long. >> ♪ >> hi, everyone. 8:56 on this tuesday february 13th. karen rogers still looking at that morning commute. good morning, karen. >> you know what, we're still finding problems like right here. this is the schuylkill at conshohocken. we have a new problem. this is eastbound as you're heading towards the curve, an accident involving a school bus. were he see police on the -- we see police on the scene. no word on whether or not there were kids on the bus but it doesn't look serious. looks like a minor accident off to the side but nonetheless slowing you down on the schuylkill eastbound at the conshohocken curve. let's take you over to delaware county. still this accident on the blue route northbound past broomall. seeing speeds about 43 miles an hour. that accident still causing a jam from i-95 to past upper darby t here's a new problem on 309 at easton road. we can see an accident here that's causing problems blocking the right lane that van kind of facing sideways. southbound 309 really jamming at this point matt. >> thank you, karen. sun is out but it's cold out there. here's meteorologist, david murphy. >> good morning to bundle up. a little bit of a breeze adding to the trouble. we're still below freezing in philadelphia at 31, allentown 28. wind chills in the low 20's in and around the city and this afternoon lots of sunshine overall. 41, bright and chilly today. tomorrow milder again in the afternoon, 52. valentine's evening could get a little wet with some showers arriving at night and then an early shower thursday. otherwise, mild and 65. on friday, some morning showers and after that that high of 60 kiss it goodbye. temperatures crash during the day matt and friday at dinnertime about 48. >> thanks, david. philadelphia's love sculpture is about to make its long awaited return to center city. we'll be following its journey today on "action news" at noon. tune in to see the sculpture on the move along a mini parade route plus the final installation onto a new pedestal at love park. holly hunter and philip phillips both on "live with kelly and ryan" next here on 6abc. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great tuesday, everyone. >> ♪ let's think about what goes in here, renee. oh. and we think ba-blam's gonna kill the stomach flu? i'm scared to use the facilities. i don't blame you. if you want clean, your cleaner needs bleach in it. clorox means clean. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, anna chlumsky. and from the comedy "divorce," becki newton. plus, performing his new hit "into the wild," all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! 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