and team usa feeling agony on the slopes. two top athletes missing medals but america seeing huge success on the rink. the young competitor making history with this move and adam rippon dazzling the crowd now in striking distance of a medal. >> i'm adam rippon. good morning, america. and we do say good morning, america. and what a week. it's good to have you back george, from florida where that community remembering the lives of those lost in the school shooting. >> the community hit so hard. surprised, even shocked by what happened and last night you saw them. thousands coming together for those vigils. and then 17 balloons released. one for each of the victims. >> this morning, the accused gunman nikolas cruz is behind bars, he appeared shackled before a judge for the first time on thursday and we're now learning more about those 17 victims, students and the adults who died trying to protect them. abc's victor oquendo starts us off in parkland, florida. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that vigil was incredibly emotional. thousands of people coming together bringing flowers, balloons and candles to show that there is still light here in parkland and this morning we have a clear time line of the horrible attack that happened at the school right behind me. this morning, new details emerging about those 17 victims as bliss reveal a detailed time line of how wednesday's horror unfolded. police say nikolas cruz took an uber to the school at 2:19 p.m. just as the teachers and students were getting ready for dismissal carrying his rifle in a black soft case. chris mckenna says he came face-to-face with him as he was loading his weapon and the gunman said you better get out of here. things are going to tart to get messy. he ran outside and told assistant coach feistaaron feis. he dropped the gun and ran out to the door. >> he crossed the field and ran west along with others who were fleeing and tried to mix in with the gupta were running away fearing for their lives. >> reporter: police say cruz then went to a nearby walmart where he bought a drink at subway then sat down at a mcdonald's but he wasn't apprehended until almost an hour after the shooting when coconut creek patrol officer michael leonard noticed a teenager who matched the description from the school security cameras walking on a quiet street. >> he complied with my commands and was taken into custody. >> reporter: overnight thousands gathered for an emotional vigil. many of the survivors sharing hugs and stories about lost classmates. matt and daniela menescal were hiding when the ke the door's window and shooting. one ricocheted off the wall and hitting daniela in the leg. two of their classmates shot and killed. >> what can you tell us about them? >> they were always fun. >> they were just nice people.s made us smile and were always laugavid muir sitting down with a group of students. >> how many of you know someone who did not get out alive? >> reporter: like nicholas dworet who had his sights on the university of indianapolis. >> he was on the national team for swimming. he committed to the university of indianapolis a like two weeks before this happened, great classmate. great person always so nice. >> reporter: and joaquin oliver who just became a u.s. citizen last year. lori alhadeff lost her daughter >> president trump, you say what can you do? the guns from getting into children's hands. >> reporter: liam hid in a band room with 60 othernly learn friend montalto had died. >> we stuck together ind to be an empty desk. she's going to be an empty desk now. she's not going t anymore. >> reporter: floll nelson and marco rubio will be in parkland and later more are expected to gather where the vigil was held where grief counselors are being made available. >> thank you so much rick tore. there was a powerful moment at the vigil. chicago cubs first baseman anthony rizzo who graduated from that high school in 2007 addressed the crowd. >> i grew up in stoneman douglas. i played on those fields. i went to those classes. i want you to know you're not alone in your grief. we're all grieving with you. >> we all are and the vigil ended with a special request for everyone to write down an act of good they would do in the days ahead. george. >> one thing -- one way for everybody to come together. there are questions growing about the warning signs missed. people who knew the 19-year-old say he had a troubled past and disturbing social media posts and tom llamas is in ft. lauderdale and there's focus on a tip to the fbi now. >> reporter: that's right, george. there was a tip to the fbi and it involved social media. but the agency says they did not have enough information at the time. now, regardless of that we've been digging into nikolas cruz's background and what we've been told is about a long struggle with mental illness and a history of violence. this morning, authorities describing the mind of alleged shooter nikolas cruz as warped and possibly demented. law enforcement sources tell abc news the 19-year-old gunman told investigators he heard voices in his head directing him to conduct the attack. and according to the arrest affidavit, cruz allegedly confessed to the killings after being taken into custody. cruz's lawyers say he was battling mental illness recently magnified by the passing of his mother who died from the flu. overnight, a family friend telling abc news lynda cruz was devoted to nikolas and his little brother. >> she was always with her children every single day, every minute. so i don't understand how this happened. >> reporter: but in the neighborhood where the alleged gunman grew up memories of strange behavior since he was a boy. do you remember him doing anything in the neighborhood that was strange? >> yeah he shot at chickens. he used to have a pellet gun and shot at chickens across in the back there. >> he like cornered a school and throwing rocks at it trying to kill it. it was a weird a kid that young would murder an animal. >> reporter: wplg reports cruz was expelled from the high school on february 8th, last year. three days later, he legally bought the ar-15 at this gun store less than ten miles from the school. yesterday led into court with his ankles and wrists in cuff. >> are you nikolas cruz? >> yes ma'am. >> you are charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. >> reporter: his says he's on suicide watch at the jail. >> this is a loss for this community. a tragic loss of 17 children. >> reporter: the horror of it all too much for one of cruz's defense lawyers. the assistant public defender getting emotional during a news conference and walking away to compose himself. >> this young man is deeply disturbed. emotionally broken. >> reporter: the disturbed nature seems apparent from his social media activity.bc news that this inst suspect. in one photo holding a pistol and there were othertrouble. in september video blogger benbennight saw a comment on his youtube page a commenter with the name nikolas cruz posting i'm going to be a professional school shooter. >> i thought that todd and disturbing, so i forwarded that screen shot to the fbi and reported it to youtube. >> rep looked into the post but couldn't track downcruz. now, as far as cruz's mental state sources have told us he was in therapy at one point. family friends have told us he did take medication at one point but by all accounts when his mother died he went into a freefall of darkness. >> emotionally broken ace the public defender said. we have dan abrams here right now. so many signs of this young man mentally ill and almost by definition but that doesn't mine an insanity defense can succeed. >> just having been in therapy and a documented history of significant mental illness wouldn't necessarily be enough to win an insanity defense. we saw this in the awe oreo are, colorado shooting. james holmes in that case was mentally ill. there's no question about it. and yet he did not succeed in his defense of insanity. >> why? what is the standard. >> you have to show you didn't understand what you were doing was wrong. the problem is any bit of premeditation, any bit of thought as to how you would go about committing the crime, about, for example, him running away with the other kids all shows that he knew what he did was wrong in some way. >> killing people. >> that's right. in some way, shape or form so people out there i think people get concerned about the insanity defense that people will get off. it almost never succeeds these days. particularly in a case like this where you have multiple victims. you have someone who prepared for it. you have someone who tried to escape with the rest of the people. this wille an almost impossible defense. >> that raises the question of the death penalty. >> i don't think there's any question he will face the death penalty. that's where this could help. the fact if a jury believes he had significant mental illness they won't find him not guilty. but it is possible he could avoid the death penalty because of mental illness. >> it will come at a much later stage. >> a separate phase where the jury would make a recommendation to the judge as to death or not death and have a unanimous verdict. if they do recommend unanimously death the judge has the final word. >> thanks very much. >> many are talking about what happened and jimmy kimmel addressed the shooting in an emotional monologue on his show last night. he has been outspoken about gun violence since that mass murder in his hometown of las vegas. overnight kimmel called out lawmakers for not acting. >> now, and don't you dare let anyone say it's too soon to be talking about it. you said it after vegas. you said it after sandy hook. you say it after every one of these eight now fatal school shootings we had in this country. children are being murdered. >> do something now. [ applause ] >> you heard someone yelling out "do something now" and it seems you can't even get lawmakers to utter the words gun control? well not president trump yesterday. kimmel, of course spoke after president trump's address yesterday afternoon and the president did not mention guns. >> our entire nation with one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. to every parent teacher and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you. >> let's bring in cecilia vega and, cecilia what you saw from the president, a pattern we've now seen several times after shootings like this. >> reporter: yeah george no mention of guns in this speech. he also did not answer a shouted question after he was done speaking about whether it's time to act on gun laws just as you, jimmy kimmel were saying this is a pattern we've seen in the wake of past shootings. the president has said it's too soon while an investigation is going on to talk about gun control. look we are hearing now just gut-wrenching calls for action from there in parkland, florida. many in that community say it is absolutely time to act including the broward county sheriff scott israel. take a listen to what he said overnight at that vigil. >> if you're an elected official and you want to keep things the way they are and not do things differently, if you want to keep the gun laws as they are now, you will not get re-elected in broward county. >> reporter: so from the sheriff there we are hearing the same thing from parents. we are hearing the same thing from students who witnessed this violence there. the reaction here in washington among republicans right now is gun control at this point say non nonstarter. president trump says you see him on the speech he says he will be focused on mental illness and mental health. one question the white house is sure to face in the days going forward, why then the president rolled back an obama-era rule that made it easier for the mentally ill to get their hands on guns. he could go there as soon as this weekend and they're planning a visit to parkland and his mar-a-lago resort is near there. the olympics. figure skater adam rippon off to an incredible start in the individual event but two women eyeing gold also did fall a little short. amy is in south korea with all the latest. good morning amy. >> reporter: yeah good morning, michael. good morning everyone. it was a tough day on the slopes for the u.s. hire in pyeongchang. several athletes expected to medal failing to make it to that podium stand, but the bright spot was on the ice with team usa's youngest athlete making olympic history. the united states gliding into the record books in men's figure skating short program. team usa's youngest competitor vincent shou quickly doing this triple toe loop. the 17-year-old is now the first ever to land this tricky move in winter olympics history. >> homes on to that. >> reporter: and fan favorite adam rippon igniting the crowd with his dazzling routine ending his perform mass on the ice with a roaring ovation. but there was heartbreak on the mountain for team usa. >> lindsey jacobellis trying to hole on for bronze. >> reporter: four-time olympian lindsey jacobellis placing fourth after this dramatic finish in snowboard cross missing her shot at her first medal since 2006 when she won silver in her olympic debut and mikaela shiffrin fresh off a thrilling victory in the giant slalom. >> you know there's nerves. there's always going to be. >> reporter: feeling extremely sick just moments before speeding into her first run. feeling the frustration of coming in fourth. >> mikaela shiffrin looking for another gold no. >> reporter: just 0.08 seconds shy of medaling for team usa in the women's slalom. mikaela truly having won her gold yesterday knowing the thrill of victory and today the agony of defeat. >> fourth place is a tough pill to swallow. at the olympics that's got to be hard but already has two golds in her pocket and i expect a couple more medals to come. >> reporter: but she says she's not done continuing her quest for gold taking a break and skipping out on saturday's super g race to prep for the alpine and combined downhill events. speaking of taking a break, one of shiffrin's favorite things to do nap. and guess what she even does it in the middle of competitions. if fact before she won gold in her first event in pyeongchang she says she took a power nap between her runs. she says it's a ritual she puts on her headphones and just falls asleep. she says she does it in every race as a way to recharge. i wish i had that skill. >> whatever works. >> i wish i had that time. thank you so much amy. appreciate it. >> speaking of time 0.08. less than a second. >> yeah. >> wow. now to rob with the storm coming to the east this weekend, rob >> tha we've got a couple of storms coming toward the east, castle rock i-25. a little bit of snow there. they got 18 inches over the mountainous areas. flood watch posted for heavy rains today in pittsburgh. winter storm watch for parts of the northeast new york, philadelphia and boston. they start tomorrow afternoon and get into overnight tomorrow night and done but seeing 3 to 7 inches over the weekend. time for the weekend getaways >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan, we have rain out there but we're beginning to break up from philadelphia west. just a couple of more sprinkles and showers to come through and later today another batch. as we look outside obviously it's wet out there mild with temperatures in the 50s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 57. that will be this morning temperatures will gradually fall as we go into the evening. upper 40s by dinnertime. rain tairns off this -- tapers off this afternoon. accuweather alert for saturday, late in the evening snow. d think about sunday morning if you are waking occupy to that snow. >> we'll keep that in mind. thanks so much. coming up the incredible football coach, 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so difficult for this community because he's gone. i didn't know this man but after speaking to his head coach and his players i wish i did. coach. >> the kids in this community loved him, adored him. he was one of the greatest people i knew. >> reporter: students and faculty says feis died protecting students getting in the line of fire. >> i saw him with a gun and then i saw two people fall and then i saw mr. feis fall and he said get back inside. >> reporter: his bravery and stall stature came with a big heart. to his players and fellow coaches he was well known as someone who can always make them laugh. >> he would always carry a gatorade towel and saw it on the noor and picked it up coach, feis i got something to tell you and he turned around and whacked him right in the butt. i never seen him faster than that. >> what was he like. >> one of the best guys i know. open-hearted. open to anyone.ys there for people. if you needed him, he would on his golf cart go right to you. >> 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of levels. one is the underlying chronicle of the affair reveals a lot of patterns we're now seeing in the multiple accounts of either consensual affairs or alleged nonconsensual activity with trump. >> one of the things we know just recently have seen this payment, $130,000 to stormy. >> so this is the other i think systemic thing revealed by the account of this story from karen mcdougal. she feels she was trapped into an ex-employ tay tiff contract that bound her to silence and that's something she finds frustrating. >> let's talk about this pattern and what the national enquirer did, catch and kill. you pay for the writes of a story and don't run it. they say because they didn't find it credible. >> six former ami employees tell me that's not the case it was a routine activity by david peeker, the head of the national enquirer who pledged his loyalty to trump and this is the interesting and troubling dimension, george these, you know, dirty stories about high-profile individuals would be used as leverage over those individuals. obviously national security implications here when that happens to be the president. >> you make it sound like the president is vulnerable to blackmail by the national enquirer because they did him this favor. >> we don't use the word blackmail but multiple employees called it leverage. >> is that something david would do without telling trump other getting permission or him not directing it. >> that's the question. our reporting certainly suggests that again, according to ami insider, there was knowledge of this loyalty to trump and that this flowed from that. we do not report that trump ordered this. >> mcdougal still cannot talk about the affair. >> this is an interesting question. she says she cannot. you know ami in a comment we gave them a full opportunity to give their perspective as we always do says you know actually now we feel she can speak in response to legitimate journalistic inquiries. she and her representatives feel that that is not the case looking at the letter of the contract. >> so tell us about this eight-page document. why was it created. how did you get it. >> she wrote a detailed chronicle of this affair in the course of now, she didn't run out and pitch this story herself. you know by her account -- >> back in 2016. >> correct. you know she talks about having watched television with a friend she was staying with and that friend urged her to write down the story potentially to sell it and that i think, you know in her view caught her unawares and was sort of backed into a situation where she feared the story was going to leak and she signed this deal after pitching it in several places. she i think readily admits that she consented to that deal but feels now that the heavy burden of silence. >> you say in recent days and weeks the national enquirer has come back with more offers? >> in the wake of these stormy daniels story, revelations about other infidelity on the part of trump 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but after seven years jennifer aniston and justin thoreau are calling it quits. in a joint statement the pair says the decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. we are two friends who have decided to part ways as a couple but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship coming just days after her 49th after she opened up her home for the march issue of "architectural digest." she even tells the magazine i look around at my husband and my dogs and our home and there's nowhere else i want to be. the pair met in 2008 on the set of "tropic thunder" and started dating in 2011 after being in "wanderlust." >> i felt something up there. >> reporter: in august of 2015 they tied the knot in their bel air home and justin gushed to robin about married life. >> it's fantastic. something really does shift and in a wonderful way. >> reporter: but they haven't been spotted together if a while. aniston went solo to ellen's 60th and celebrated her own birthday with friends and while promoting "mute" thoreau said they would not be together on february birthday or valentine's day and their last public appearance was at jason bateman's walk of fame ceremony and picture was posted by thoreau in august. moving forward they say whatever else is printed about us that is not directly from us is someone else's fictional narrative adding above all we are determined to maintain the deep respect and love that we have for one another. and this was thoreau's first marriage of course it was aniston's second after divorcing brad pitt but that was 2005 and some people are still upset about that. hopefully the two are okay but it will take fans a while to get over this. >> agree and joined by "people's" magazine's executive editor kate coyne. you said there were major red flags. >> there were definitely red flags. one of the more notable ones was that "architectural digest" cover story that they did just a few weeks ago. those in the know understand that an "architectural digest" cover for a celebrity is very often a way of indicating your house is soon going to be up for sale and so that cover happening, we all saw that and thought, that house is not long for this relationship. that house is going on the market. also they didn't pose together in any of the photos so when will and jada did "architectural digest" and faith and tim they were together in the photos. >> i figured out it was for sale after it goes in "architectural digest" but the whole separation, you were deeper than me on that. they've been spending a lot of time apart. >> they really have. you talk about red flags, not being together for valentine's day. not being together for her birthday. those are red flags but even more tellingly they weren't together for her birthday and didn't post any well wishes to her. last year this was a whole ode to her and this year silence. >> all these little clues. you said you found something interesting about the statement that they released. >> i think in their statement a lot of people will be focusing on say they're still best friends. the more interesting thing, fictional narrative and that to me is a sign that they're already aware of what the next beat is in this story and that's here come the brad and jen reunion story, all the tabloids will go to town with this idea brad and jen will get back together so in this statement they're already getting ahead of it saying don't believe these fictional narratives and don't believe the stull's hear. if it doesn't come from us it's bogus. sorry for those who want the brad and jen reunion, don't get your heart set on that. >> they will remain close friends in it may be possible. they don't have kids together and so they may be able to revert back to the friendship they had before becoming romantically involved. one of the best indications may be the fact that they say they split at the end of last year but we know they spent new year's eve together in cabo san lucas but may have had a 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tip-offs. >> this is what the fbi says. up on the screen the person makes plans to meet you in person but keeps canceling, especially if this goes on for a few months and there's one really important one, no matter what story you're told just never send money. >> or your bank information. >> or bank information. >> if you're a victim? >> if you're a victim there's actually some good news because if you were scammed between 2004 and 2017, so just last year you actually can go to the ftc if sent money through western union, file a complaint and could possibly get it back but you have to do it by may 31st. >> the deadline coming. over to robin. >> i'm telling you money is a flag on the play right there. okay. but now to a "gma" health alert about processed foods and cancer. eating 10% more of what's known as ultra processed foods is associated with a significant increase in overall cancer risk and so jen ashton is here and nutrition highy feller is here. >> it showed that people who ate highly processed foods had a 10% higher risk of all types of cancer, sorry, if they ate 10% more of this ultra processed foods in their diet 12% overall risk in cancer and 11% increased risk in brett eldridge cancer. it's important to read between the lines here. number one, we talk about relative risk videotape abc absolute risk. you want to know how many more cases of breast cancer the study did not break that down and this study was based on association, not cause and effect and until we can connect those dots we have to interpret the results with caution. >> big difference. all that being said sometimes we don't -- we think we're doing the right thing and don't realize it's ultra processed. >> one of the things i want to say, ultra processed is processed food added sugars salt, fillers, gums added colors and flavors like these fruity yogurt drinks or soda and energy drink with lots of color. some might be surprising, packaged muffand baked goodies. deli meats. instant soup. >> anything with a shelf life for a long period of time? that's always a sign. >> that's why organic expires so quickly but it's better for you. all right, so tell us why these types of foods could be linked to cancer. >> in the study they didn't explain that from a biologic stand the point but there are theories. it's a long list. these foods tend to be less nutritious overall and tend to have like maya was saying a ton of food additives. they are packaged and they are processed so whether i tell my patients what maya tells her client eat from the farm not the factory. if you can't recognize it as its true food form, that's a clue. >> eat from the farm not the factory, y'all. eat from the farm not the fact factory, y'all. it's so cheap and convenient. what are ways to save money and time in one of the things i always tell people shop the perimeter of the grocery store where you find your fresh goods and get to know your food and know your nutrition facts label and need to identify what 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that's bringing you down. a couple of issues with downed trees, one on campbell road they wanted to shut it down at gerryville pike. watch for this to be an issue inrvel township. >> reporter: areas of southern delaware and parts of jersey are damp. there's additional rain coming into the west of gettysburg, everybody is mild, 57 degrees in philadelphia. that's proba today's high the we'll start to dip and late today, 0s, a rainy start, periods of rain through the afternoon, as we'll dry out this evening, and temperatures fall. tomorrow an accuweather alert colder, high of 40 in the afternoon. in the late day arrives tam, looks like one to three inches in philadelphia. more up north. >> the director of black panthe "g.m.a." welcome back to "gma" and we have a great audience with us here on this friday morning. yes. [ applause ] and we talked about this story the other day. on valentine's day i think it was part of "pop news" with lara spencer. >> yeah. >> devin custalow made eye contact with a guy on the subway but never got to speak to him so posted an ad on the missed connections page and never heard anything until a billboard came up and painted on the klyn building in me there. it was telling the mystery man on valentine's day. well, we were there to capture what happened when dev dat and you guys want to find out if she met mr. too and she is here. devin custalow. how are you? >> hi. how are you? [ applause ] >> so you went to meet the man you met on the train with the yellow shoes. >> did he show up at the mural? >> he did not. but there was -- no don't be sad. there was such a huge crew and i have been overwhelmed with support from literally all over the world. >> have you been getting a lot of other date offers? >> might be out of yellow shoes like getting completely subway where they ca walking down thetr sear him again, okay. but imagine if we do and now we're here. so thankful it worked out in this way. >> did othh yellow shoes so up. >> so many yellow shoes. so many. like i can buy some yellow shoes for you so it's been great. >> there were a couple of people that you know just calling backup. >> that's your friend hillary. >> she was with me. >> i had never heard the parade galleon galentine's day. >> yes. >> at the core valentine's day is just a great opportunity to celebrate the relationships, the friendship, the family. those kind of connections and we're both really big on been a great experience in that sense to just see how true friends can support you and how people all around the world can be excited for you and potentially finding a random stranger. >> okay. so if you're on the train again and you see him again, will you be quiet and shy or are you going to go up and approach him. >> he has been talked about on "good morning america." i have to tell him that. i can't just look at him and not say anything. yeah, for sure. >> hillary, you gave us news as well. there are a couple of backups that showed up. people that might be -- >> i mean a handful, maybe three or four handfuls. >> so the good news is it has not turned you off from love. >> no of course gotten stories from croatia and -- >> trinidad. >> of people meeting love just in obscure places married 30 to 50 years. how could i be upset over that when i've been on messages that it does work out sometimes. if this isn't meant to be who is >> i know. [ >> devin, hillary, thanks for coming out. story. good look in our search for love. >> love your spirit. >> yes yes. [ applause ] >> we'll move on now to one of the most anticipated movies of the year, fans rushing in to theaters last night to finally see "black panther." the movie breaking presale ticket records and now one of fandango's presellers of all time. whoo. abc's byron pitts sat down with the director ryan coogler. hey there, byron. >> good morning. this movie has everything we've come to expect in a marvel movie. eye candy, special effects and this time something very special. >> the revolution will be live. >> reporter: the record-breaking genre busting superhero movie "black panther." the megablockbuster with a message and these are the two men who brought it to the big screen. >> so my first impression after watching the movie, i walked away and thought, my goodness they fed me kale wrapped in chocolate. >> let's go. >> it was always about what we would make the audience feel. for one we wanted people to say i admire that guy. he is a superhero. not because he could punch somebody in the face or has cool clothes but he is a good person. >> you get to decide what kind of king you are going to be. >> reporter: the mostly all black cast features fierce men and fiercer women. >> for me it's seeing the women in the movie doing awesome stuff. we were always looking around, this is amazing. >> just as your king couldn't deliver. >> reporter: a complex bad guy in michael b. jordan. >> that kid is fulfilling promises. a lot of times when people call bad -- >> reporter: and chadwick boseman. >> i know who you are. now, what do you want? >> reporter: a leading man who got the part without ever auditioning. >> forgive me. is the brother that good. >> he is. >> but even with all the fun and the fights -- >> don't freeze. >> i never freeze. >> reporter: the movie is the most overtly political of the marvel universe. >> what stanley and jack kirr andy serkis by did who said he's smarter than you and more technologically advanced. >> 2018 with all this going on this is again a bold thing to do. >> i think as often happens in comic books, movies and all of pop culture things take on a resonance, things take on a meaning. >> blockbuster was always marvel's most political comic.t would disservice if we didn't have the same quality in our movie. >> politic aside it is a fun, family-friendly movie and will have much or on "nightline." >> we saw it this week and could not get enough of it and even when you were saying in the piece "black panther," male character, when he was here when chadwick was here he said about the women in the film. they got the biggest reaction from the audience every time they did something. >> they are epic. they are strong smart, they protect the men in this movie. sort of like the women of "gma." >> absolutely. just like it. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> george clap man, clap. >> i have daughters and i want them to see this movie because they will see themselves and i think all of our daughters will see themselves in this movie. >> i cannot wait for that. it works on so many levels. >> absolutely. >> good stuff. >> i like that kale wrapped chocolate. nobody says it like you, byron. "black panther," it is in theaters now. run, don't walk. coming up that 11-year-old who is inspiringdown girls to love the skin they are in. >> four young culinary rock stars. one $25,000 scholarship on the line. who will cook their way to culinary school? all right back now with an exclusive announw an exclusive announcement from hollywood and florida. a big expansion is coming. get ready toy story atlanta 'tis -- toy store is coming, you will shrink down to the size of a toy. my friend slinky dog is the star of slinky dog dash. you can take a spin on a swirling flying saucer, and blast your way through 4d midway and meet your toy store pals. it's going to be so much fun right guys. here's look at the local weather right now. >> reporter: all right rob drying out in philadelphia. damp down south. more showers to the west. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high 57. now down to 40s by dinnertime. colder tomorrow, accuweather alert for snow tomorrow night. resort in california. the first ever pixar fest begins april 15th celebrating friendship and beyond. pixar stories will come alive in the new together forever. a new pixar nighttime spectacular and two magical parades and much more during pixar fest. guests will discover the new land of pixar opening june 23rd. two days before my dirtday, i love it. with the super thrilling and incredible coaster theme to their newest film "incredibles 2." are you jealous? no no jealousy here. all reasons to get to your disney parks this summer. back to you. >> thank you very much. got to tell you, once you leave the studio downstairs they take over. we are celebrating happy to celebrate black history month with incredible game changers and this morning we're so thrilled to introduce you to an inspiring young girl zoe terry is her name crafted a nonprofit zoe's dolls to help others love the skin they're in and chat with her in just a moment but first why don't you take a look at her story. >> here you go. do you like it? can i have a hug? >> reporter: 11-year-old zoe terry loves doll giveaway day and not just because of the smiles she puts on little girls' faces. >> good morning. >> reporter: but also for the powerful message she delivers to them. >> do you guys love the skin that you're in. >> all: yes. >> well that's all that matters. >> i started zoe's dolls when i was 5 because at that time i was bullied because of the color of my skin and because my hair was so puffy. it made me feel really bad. i felt like i couldn't do anything. >> reporter: to make sure no other little girl feels the way she did in 2011 zoe with her mom's help launched zoe's dolls. >> i really wanted to find a way where i could let little brown girls know their image is beautiful no matter what anyone else says and i thought, dolls in their image would be great to show them that. >> reporter: today she has collected and donated 20,000 dolls. >> she'll be the first to tell you it's not about me. it just has my name on it. it's about any little girl in my situation. >> reporter: now in sixth grade and thriving at the same school where she was once bullied zoe has sparked an important conversation. >> not only does she spread a message of diversity and inclusy does feel that we are all beautiful. >> i want every little brown girl to know that nothing is the word is i'm possible. >> i like that. here they are, please welcome zoe and her mother nakia. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> you cannot be 11 years old. how are you? sit on down there. you cannot be 11 years old. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness. i'm so proud of you. > thank you so much. >> so incredibly proud of you and your positivity and just what you're spreading, the love. >> thank you. >> and inclusion. so tell me whatever happened to bullied you way back when? >> me and that girl are now friends and she donates zoe's dolls every year and i think how we came to that is my school and my mom really helped me and the girl understand that our differences is what imagine us special and we should celebrate our differences. we shouldn't shoot each other down because of our differs >> that's wonderful that she's your friend and helping. as a parent you want to check your child and you don't want to see them hurt in any way for any reason whatsoever. and the reason that you thought this was a teachable moment. what your daughter was going through in yes, absolutely. for three reasons, one, not everything is going to go your way, two, i needed her to be able to turn her lemons into lemonade and three, i wanted her to be comfortable as a black girl in her own skin. >> uh-huh and you got a little friend there with you. who is that? >> so i'm working on my first doll line and this is my prototype, simply zoe but she's not the official one. >> this is your doll you are a makeing. >> china is still working on the face because i want it to look like me. my doll my doll is very fashionable. just like me. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> okay. my best friend essence johnson lothes for the doll and she's just 11 years old. >> just like you. >> yes. >> and does she have different hairstyles 00. >> yes, cool thing about my doll is you can change her hair because i love changing my hair so i wanted to that into my doll so she has interchangeable hair pieces. another cool thing about m doll is that she comes with bo i wrotes the tells the story of my journey. >> can't you see her on "shark tank"? [ applause ] in front of the "shark tank" all of a sudden.his is a prototype anticipate a lot that goes into designing and getting the doll >> absolutely. it was a long tedious process. we're not doll makers so we had no clue what we were doing, still kind of have no clue what ear's doing. >> we're kind of lost. >> but we've come to a really good spot where we got the prototype made. of course we could still use mentorship but we are trucking along but it has been a long long, hard process. work on that commercial you were saying we'll see if we can do something about that so we'll have more with zoe and her mom and we'll work on what she just said so come on back. what can we do? hmm. [ applause ] ♪♪ ♪you are an important person...♪ ♪ a unique creature... ♪ ♪ there has never been anyone just like you... ♪ ♪ and never will be ♪ ♪ the power to do ♪ ♪ anything ♪ ♪ you can imagine ♪ ♪ is within you ♪ ♪ when you discover your real self ♪ ♪ it's you... ♪ ♪ make it habit... ♪ ♪ make it happen... ♪ ♪ make it habit ♪ ♪ make it habit... ♪ ♪ make it... ♪ life's bleachable moments need clorox bleach. we're back now with zoe terry, the creator of zoe's dolls and her mother and zoe has distributed 20,000 dolls to help young girls love the skin they're in and creating her own simply zoe doll. this is just a pote to type and we have this great audience here with us and we have someone, we have someone in the audience who has -- who wants to come up. debbie sterling, is debbie sterling here? come on up debbie. she is the founder and ceo of goldiblocks. how are you? she just happened to be here. this is zoe and her mother nakia and with goldiblocks. oh that's sweet. sit down sit down. as the founder and ceo of goldiblocks what do you want to say to zoe and her mom? >> zoe and nakia, i started it because i wanted to see more empowering options for girls in the toy aisle and when i heard about your story, i literally had tears in my eyes. i'm so excited about what a couple of surprises for you. so the first one is that we at goldiblocks would like to donate 5,000 dolls. >> there you go. >> the first surprise i have for you today is we at goldiblocks would like to donate 5,000 dolls to zoe's dolls. >> wow, 5,000. >> wow! you could donate a lot with that. but, wait, there's more. >> and on top of that for the rest of the month every doll purchased on goldiblocks.com we'll donate another doll to zoe's dolls. [ applause ] >> but, wait there's still more. >> but there's more. so it wasn't that long ago that goldi goldieblok was a mentor. so i would like to sign up to be-mile-per-hour mentor. >> oh. [ applause ] oh, that's sweet. >> thank you, debbie. there's some sweet little girls here. we have some little time left. don't you have a mantra. >> yes. >> let's lead them in the mantra. have them stand up. >> i want everybody to stand up and i need you to say nice and powerful, okay. everybody, everybody got to get up. adult, grandmother, everybody. >> okay. >> ready. >> repeat after her. >> i am beautiful. >> all: i am beautiful. >> i am powerful. >> all: i am powerful. >> i am loved. >> i am love. >> thank you, zoe. thank you, debbie. thank you, everyone. we needed. that debbie and goldieblox are making her dream come true and sending each girl home with their own doll. we'll be right back. get the best internet with the best shows and get the best of both worlds. fios by verizon gives you the fastest internet available for only $79.99 a month online with a two year agreement, and your netflix is on us for one year. and with the gigabit connection on the 100% fiber-optic network, you can stream on up to 100 devices at once. so get the fastest internet available, plus netflix, plus up to 200 tv channels, plus phone, plus a two-year price guarantee. all for just $79.99 per month. it's time to fiber optics your netflix. go to getfios.com to switch today. "good morning america" is brought to you by sleep number. experience the new sleep number 360 smart bed today. >> look at these two big kids we have. rob and michael. ah. hey, zoe, nakia debbie thank you so much. >> everybody, have a great weekend. thank you for watching. [ cheers and applause ] beautiful, powerful. yes, they are. >> good morning 8:56 a.m. friday february 16 him i'm tamala edwards. let's head over to karen rogers for a last check of traffic on the schuylkill expressway. >> reporter: wet roads not too terrible on the schuylkill expressway. they are looking okay, a little bit damp from the earlier rain. westbound heading toward king of prussia. not a major jam but a slow go, 23 minute ride. disabled vehicle on the vine cleared. slow speeds on knew nye 16 miles per hour near girard. we have a multi-vehicle accident i-95 southbound near academy at least it's on the shoulder. we have a problem on 55 northbound at deptford a spot where we have accidents and we have one right now reducing speeds to 35 miles per hour. blocking the left lane. 295 southbound on-ramp from route 30. flat bed tow truck the disabled tractor-trailer facially -- partially blocking the ramp in new jersey. let's go outside to david murphy on the terrace. >> reporter: we have a lot lull in the rain right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have rain out near gettysburg. we're down from a high of 63 to 57. later today we drop from 57 in the upper 40s by 28 oer alert saturday with late-day and evening snow arriving looks like it will accumulate that will be saturday night. >> we'll look out for it. coming up today on "action news" at noon him we're following the investigation into a driver who hit and killed an 8-year-old girl riding her bike in camden. police say the 84-year-old man lost control of his car and jumped a we'll have the latest on "act" at noon.for now it's for "live with kelly and r" 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have a gre and wonderful w >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award-winningank," bethenny frankel. plus your questions and cohost open up the inbox. all next on "live!" ♪ers and applause] and now, here are [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: i didn't