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>> reporter: yeah, he has his press secretary suggested he's in favor of something to strengthen the background check system. there is a bipartisan proposal on that. it's also something that is -- that the nra favors so not exactly a new gun control measure. >> on another front his on again off again relationship with mitt romney now a u.s. senate candidate in utah back on? >> reporter: it is back on. he is announcing he is running for senate and the president made it clear following that announcement he is endorsing and supporting romney. thinks he'd be a good addition to the senate and romney appreciates that endorsement but as you remember, romney, during the campaign said this about donald trump. donald trump is a phony, a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree in trump university. apparently those are now words th that, well, water under the bridge. >> the president focusing more on the school and gun violence for the irs of the week. >> reporter: he is including tomorrow we are told the president will hold a listening session with students and teachers, high school students and high schoolteachers, no details from the white house as to exactly who will be here, but it will be a listening session at the white house with the president. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. michael. we bring in chief legal analyst dan abrams and, dan, we're seeing images of these teens going to face lawmakers about gun control and nikolas cruz bought seven guns all legally and all legally so give us a reality check of what gun control measures could make a difference. >> you have to look at it in two way, the possible laws that target people and then the possible laws that target the weapons themselves. when you talk about the people, you're talking about enhanced background checks and it seems that some form of either making sure that the current laws are better enforced or enhanced background checks could have a decent chance of getting passed. the assault weapon legislation gets trickier. we used to have in 1994 to 2004 we had an assault weapon ban. the problem is how do you define an assault weapon? meaning you can change one little thing on a gun, a pistol grip and turned an illegal assault weapon into a legal weapon so this is tricky, tricky stuff that gets down into the details and is incredibly divisive. >> i'm sure that is the case. we turn to the court case for nikolas cruz. his defense attorney said, you know what, if you take the death penalty off the table, we'll plead guilty. is that a possibility? >> it is a possibility. i think the first thing prosecutors are going to want to do is talk to the families of the victims. they don't have to. it's not up to the victims to decide. but in a case like this it is the first thing you want to do and say, look, if we can spare you having to go into court and having to testify, is it worth us taking the death penalty off the table? they're going to survey, i think, all the victims in the case first to figure out how do they feel about it before making a decision. they don't have to agree to something like this. they can move forward and decide we're still going to prosecute. we're still going to win the case and still pursue the death penalty. >> but ultimately the prosecutor's decision. >> it is, absolutely. >> and on "gma" yesterday i spoke with kimberly and snams snead who took nikolas cruz in for three months before that happened and asked him what -- asked them what he was like at home when he was there with them. >> nothing like they portray on television or in the media. >> yeah, everybody seems to know we didn't know. >> we didn't know. >> we had rules and he followed every rule to the tee and he was very polite. he didn't -- he seemed normal. >> you hear them say there he seemed normal. i asked that morning was there anything out of the usual. no. does that help the prosecution. >> it could if he pursues an insanity defense. part of the defense is he didn't understand right from wrong and hear the parents saying, yeah, he understood right from wrong. >> the parts say they didn't know anything -- not the parents but the family but there are a lot of other warning signs out there. one of the other ideas being talked about and i haven't heard a lot about it in the past is the idea someone who sees a friend or family member exhibiting dangerous signs can seek a restraining order now against that person. >> yeah, that's right and the closer the relationship, the easier it is to pass legislation that makes sense meaning we can't sort of pass laws across the board that say anyone who sees something risky or something suspicious is legally required, now, you can say if you have a very personal relationship, it's a parent/child or something egregious, et cetera, that's a different issue, but, again, it gets tricky in terms of defining when do you cross that line? >> okay. dan, thank you very much. >> absolutely, oh, yeah. >> it's tricky, difficult, but, come on. we got to move forward. >> these students are sticking to it. >> they would say even if you do something, that's right, no matter how big it is, that that's important. >> even the age limit. why does a 19-year-old need an assault weapon? >> can't buy a beer in florida but can buy an assault weapon. >> all right, thank you, gentlemen. we shift our focus to that extreme weather across the country, 30 states coast to coast slammed with snow, flooding, ice and now more dangerous weather is on the way. rob, you're going to track that for us. >> good morning. this is a huge all-encompassing system, energy driving down across the northwest. moisture streaming up from the southwest. into the great lakes. look at all these advisories. we have winter weather advi advisories and flood watches, even wind advisorys across the entire country. it is a mess this morning. hazardous weather from coast to coast slamming 30 states. hail pummeling beverly hills. snow blanketing the midwest. this car specificing lanes barely avoiding collision in south dakota. slick roads causing this pileup in salt lake city shutting down interstate 80. whiteout conditions causing more than 100 accidents and counting. major flooding in the ohio river valley. restaurants and playgrounds underwater in kentucky. the ohio river threatening to reach up to 55 feet by wednesday. that's 30 feet above normal. a state of emergency declared. >> just got to make sure you move the vehicles out of here. stipes it comes up quick and your car is underwater. >> reporter: more rain on the way from texas all the way up into canada. and some of that rain is freezing. we've had ice across parts of green bay and wisconsin. people scraping away there this morning. freezing rain and sleet with thunder and lightning across kansas city and more rain for chicago and detroit, 48-hour system so heavy rain here with more flooding anticipated. more on that plus the warm air later in the program. >> warm air. yes. >> we'll take it. and now we're going to go to a new scandal rocking the olympics. a third athlete is facing doping accusations. our senior national correspondent matt gutman is in south korea with the latest. good morning, to you, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. an this doping incident might have had a direct impact on american athletes. a male slovenian hockey player failed a drug test on the very same day that his team beat the americans 3-2. now, that athlete has been suspended from the games. he's kicked out of pyeongchang and the drug that he's accused of having used is an asthma medication. now, a japanese speed skater has also been ejected from the games after failing a drug test and olympic officials here tell us that they have instituted what is arguably the most strict anti-doping regimen in history, every single athlete at these games is tested and then anyone who wins a medal is tested yet again and that is what happened in the case that has rocked the curling world. that is the case of a russian male curler in the mixed doubles team who was failed two drug tests and he accused of having doped and been kicked out, ejected and now the russians risk losing their bronze medal which they wong in that mixed curls doubles. >> i don't want to minimize curling, but why are you doping in curling? >> we did research. it's much more strenuous than you think. vigorous brushing and when you deliver the stone down that ice you have to have absolute precision so stamina actually does matter and it might be worth noting that this russian athlete who failed those two drug tests has said his drink was spiked. he said one of his teammates actually sabotaged him and now the russian olympic committee says it's investigating because it has found no evidence that he systemically or intentionally took any drugs. michael. >> all right. >> when i was covering the game, i did curling. it is very vigorous. i wouldn't dope for it. i'm agreeing with what he said. it looks harder than it actually is. >> i get it but come on. flexibility, you need to take some yoga. i don't know about the doping. and team usa seeing success overnight. those famous siblings claiming bronze in the ice dance and freestyle skater britta sigourney soaring on in the women's halfpipe. amy has all the excitement, hey there, amy. >> there was a lot of excitement, guys. what a day here in pyeongchang for usa. britta sigourney not only making her olympic debut but earning the bronze. the shibutani siblings winning their second medal here after an emotional and history-making performance. maia and alex shibutani electrified the crowd becoming the first brother/sister duo in u.s. history to medal in olympic ice dancing and again finding that emotional breakthrough in the free dance. taking home the bronze their second medal in these games. former u.s. gold medal winner meryl davis tweeted out this clip of maia and alex playing together as children adding hugs then, hugs now. it wasn't such a happy ending for another pair of american ice dancers, mad san chock and evan bates. >> oh, no. >> that is a disaster. >> reporter: whose skates became entangled causing a brutal fall on the ice. >> i don't even know how you carry on with the rest of the program. >> reporter: the distraught couple finished in ninth place. up on the mountain happier news for team usa after this gravity-defying bronze outing by brit that sigourney. >> here comes the 9. gets it. >> reporter: the 28-year-old overcame eight surgeries to fly into third place in the women's fr freestyle halfpipe glyphing her her first olympic medal. >> super cleanly executed for the american. >> her teammate maddie bowman unable to complete her final trick in each run of the fines. >> does she have it, ooh. the american head slamming her head hard enough to crack her helmet after her tough fall able to get up and leave on her own. >> lost the stick. he scores. >> reporter: another chance at glory for the american men's hockey team. they defeated slovakia, 5-1 to earn a place in the quarterfinals. the u.s. hasn't won gold since the miracle on ice in 1980. >> do you believe in miracles? yes! >> that team was made up of all college players and so is this year's because the nhl would not release its players to compete in the olympics. and the u.s. men's hockey team faces off against the czech republic in the quarterfinals, that happens tonight. let's take a look at the medal count right now, team usa in fifth overall with a total of 12 medals, five of them gold, norway till in that top spot with 28 medals, 11 gold. germany close behind with a total of 10 gold medals. michael. guys, back to you. >> thank you, amy. britta sigourney, eight surgeries and back out competing wins a bronze. congratulations to her. >> i heard you guys cheering for the spring weather but with that this time of year you get follow. new york city philadelphia going to have travel days. temperatures approaching records today and tomorrow. i don't know about you but i'm feeling like pancakes this morning. tuesday trivia brought to you by ihop. >> we are dry across the region right now but we've got fog dense in spots and up until nine, 10 o'clock you might be dealing with that. let's head outside on sky6 much. it looks foggy in center city. the farther out you get in the suburbs the better chance you have of seeing the dense stuff. temperatures in the 50's. lehigh valley climbing out of the upper 30's. this afternoon we all zoom. the high in philadelphia 70. 73 tomorrow. back into the 40's with rain arriving thursday. to the school multiple times. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...and lower your a1c. wow. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. what do you think? 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from a former friend of nikolas cruz. ariana lopez said he stalked her, brought knives to school and report it to officials multiple times. victor oquendo has more from parkland. good morning. >> reporter: yet another person who says they sounded the alarm about nikolas cruz. the student we spoke with said that he would threaten them through texts and through social media, but when they first met, she says that there was actually nothing out of the ordinary. ariana lopez said her one-time friendship with former classmate nikolas cruz started out as any normal teenage friendship does. >> he would tell me about his mom and his brother. >> reporter: but she says she soon saw traits she describes as disturbing emerge. >> he used to sell knives out of his lunch box which i thought was insane. you can't have knives. hey, guys, want some knives. >> reporter: >> reporter: as for those posts. >> he would sympathize with syrian terrorists and people who oppose him should be killed and posted pictures of 15 or more firearms just on his bed. like this was normal. like you could even see a hamper in the background. that's how ordinary this was to him. he talked about killing our parents, our friends, boyfriends and girlfriends. >> reporter: lopez said cruz would follow her after school. she says she and her friends reported their concerns to school officials multiple times between 2016 and 2017. broward county schools has not yet responded to abc news. when asked about her claims, abc news has learned that douglas high school disciplined cruz 25 times but remained on campus. lopez telling abc the reason behind the fight seen in had video allegedly showing cruz in a white shirt first obtained by abc affiliate wplg was over a girl cruz briefly dated. >> he would hit her. he would threaten her. he would threaten her family and friends for talking to other guys. >> reporter: overnight a newly released investigator's report filed just days after that 2016 fight, noted cruz behavior changes due to a recent breakup. the investigator saying cruz talked about wanting to purchase a gun and feeling depressed. >> does he know where the shooter is? >> we don't know. >> reporter: we asked lopez about that day last week when 17 of her classmates and teachers were killed in a barrage of bullets. she sought refuge hiding in a closet. >> i was thinking about why he could have done this because nik was an avid hunter i thought about it from a hunter's perspective. the freshman building is very difficult to get out of and when you think about it from the way that a hunter might have which was the way nik thought about a lot of things that was an easy target. >> reporter: she says she felt little shock when she learned the identity of the shooter. >> i knew it. we all did. everybody who knew him, we knew it. he was the only person that could even before they announce that he was the shooter we all knew it was nik. he was the only person we could think of that would do something like this because it was obvious that he had the power to do this. >> reporter: now lopez says she and her friends no longer have to be afraid of cruz because he's in jail and hopes authorities will learn something from the awful shooting here to prevent something like this from happening again. >> one thing we're seeing florida governor rick scott going hard at the fbi. >> reporter: governor scott has called on the fbi director to resign and he now wants all the details about that second tip that they didn't follow up on to be released saying that these families deserve answers. >> victor oquendo in parkland, thanks. >> george, now to former nfl player rae carruth breaking his silence speaking out from behind bars apologizing for his role in the 1999 murder of his then pregnant girlfriend. abc's gio benitez is here with more and, gio, rae says he wants to be part of their son's life when he released. >> he does. carruth will be released in just months and wants custody of 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>> reporter: perez is seen apologizing but she was eventually escorted off the plane. delta told abc news we ask that customers embrace civility and respect one another while flying delta. this customer's behavior toward a fellow customer was not in keeping with those standards. by the time the flight took off rundell posted it on facebook. reaction swift and perez's employer launched an investigation and placed her on leave until further notice. >> i'm actually stunned that it has came that far. >> reporter: but this morning perez has an unlikely defender, the very mom who took the video, rundell told abc news she had no idea her profile was public and that so many people would see her post. >> i started recording mainly because i just kind of thought it was comical at how she was acting. >> reporter: she's now hoping that the woman won't lose her job. >> i don't think she really deserved that, honestly. people keep telling me don't feel bad. she deserve it but honestly i don't think 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[ applause ] >> fergie, we love you. >> she's in good company. >> well, all right. people have tried before and i give you exhibit a, r. kelly in 2005 ♪ oh say does that star-spangled banner ♪ ? if you're going to try it, do it in vegas. i was in that fight in that arena. we didn't know what to do. should i bob my head. we didn't know what to do. >> it's kind of like dancing. keep it here. you don't get out here with it. keep it here. if it's wrong, that's right. >> we got to wrap. i had more. >> pull out the carl lewis one. remember that. remember that. model and reality star kendall jenner opening up about her struggle with anxiety. something millions of americans face. how she's treating it and how to know when you need to get help. come on back. c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release it, like it's supposed to. trulicity is not insulin. it comes in a once-weekly, truly easy-to-use pen. the pen where you don't have to see or handle a needle. and it works 24/7. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes, or for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take trulicity if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, if you have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you're allergic to trulicity. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or symptoms like itching, rash, or trouble breathing. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. to help lower my a1c i choose trulicity to activate my within. ask your doctor if once-weekly trulicity is right for you. ♪ ♪ is right for you. ♪ ♪ i'm losing myust memind just a little ♪♪ ♪ so, why don't you just meet me in the middle ♪ ♪ in the middle even when nothing else is. keep her receipts tidy, brand vo: snap and sort your expenses with quickbooks and find, on average, $4,340 in tax savings. quickbooks. backing you. this is food made to sit down for. slow down for. put the phone away, and use a knife and fork for. and with panera catering, it's food worth sharing. panera. food as it should be. we know that when you're >> tspending time with thelass grandkids... and with panera catering, it's food worth sharing. ♪ music >> tech: ...every minute counts. and you don't have time for a cracked windshield. that's why at safelite, we'll show you exactly when we'll be there. with a replacement you can trust. all done sir. >> grandpa: looks great! >> tech: thanks for choosing safelite. >> grandpa: thank you! >> child: bye! >> tech: bye! saving you time... so you can keep saving the world. >> kids: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ yea, s#stuffynoset this cold #nosleep i got it... #mouthbreather yep, we've got a mouth breather. well just put on a breathe right strip and... pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone so you can breathe... ...and sleep. go to breatheright.com today to request a free sample. welcome back to "gma." some snow in the hills north of beverly hills. look at that. farther east of l.a. up there in mt. faulty, significant snow at elevation. very cold across parts of the southwest. a look at these windchills, 41 degrees is what it feels like in los angeles and talked about it yesterday. where it's cold here we've got the bump up of warm to the east and spring-like temperatures for the east coast for the next two days records falling yesterday and will fall again today and even warmer tomorrow. 70s from atlanta all the way up through washington, d.c. this segment brought to you by breathe right. "good morning america" is brought to you by safelite autoglass. america's largest vehicle glass experts. >> time to see what the roads look like. karen rogers is starting on the schuylkill. good morning. >> it's really been a mess of a ride. i have to say the schuylkill we have your regular volume and of course lots of fog. this is the schuylkill at vare, westbound traffic heading towards south street. pretty jammed from passyunk to south street. the action cam was on the scene of our big accident today involving a septa bus and a tractor-trailer. that's the septa route five bus collided with a tractor-trailer on frankford avenue. they're still blocking it off frankford avenue at orthodox street. 15 people had to be taken to the hospital. stick to castor avenue or torresdale avenue instead. in upper moreland we still have easton road southbound shut down between mill road and the pennsylvania turnpike. the accident happened at 3:30 this morning involving a pedestrian but the accident investigation continues. another accident on york road southbound at fitzwatertown road our second one this morning, tam. >> thank you, karen. let's take a live look here the video out across philadelphia international airport and you can see that's a key issue there, the fog remains. it's been here all morning long. let's find out more with dave murphy. on. >> dense fog advisory doesn't expire until 10 o'clock. our worst visibilities are northern and western suburbs like the lehigh valley. 41 in philadelphia. this afternoon though the clouds do give way to sun. boy does it get warm. in philadelphia a high of 70. if we hit it will tie the old record. record warmth tomorrow with a high of 73, a new record one over the old one and then back to the upper 40's on thursday and friday with some possible rain at times those two days, tam. >> okay, thank you david. pennsylvania supreme court has reshaped the state's congressional district map which would help democrats in their goal of capturing control of the u.s. house. the map now consists of 18 districts, the state justices ruled the previous congressional map with all of its zigzagged lines unfairly favored republicans. fight on this probably not over. "action news" will be back with you in a half hour but now back to "gma." >> ♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the fight over gun control hits washington. students stage a lie-in right outside the white house saying never again. president trump's response this morning in the wake of that florida massacre. where will the survivors go from here? opening up about anxiety. top model and reality star kendall jenner revealing her struggle with a disorder affecting millions. >> like my anxiety is crazy. >> why women are twice as likely as men to suffer from it. how to know if you should seek professional help. a "gma" health alert. the little known cause of heart attacks. dr. jen ashton answering the questions and a revolutionary new way, the symptoms often misdiagnosed and warning signs you should be looking for. and meet miles. ginger and her adorable newborn joining us live for the first time as we say, good morning, america. ♪ ♪ i feel it coming >> ah, i mean, come on. how what dhoorable that family is. we can't wait to check in with ginger in just a little bit. great to have you on this tuesday morning. >> if there ever was a picture of the morn, it's this picture right here. take a look. wait till you hear the story behind this photo. it's coming up in "pop news." >> is that a bride? >> get a closer look there, george. >> could be, yeah. nice smile there. we'll begin with the fallout from that school shooting in florida. the teens who survive heading to the state capitol calling for action on gun control and protests in washington and back to adrienne bankert in parkland. hey, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. we're still in front of this growing memorial here in parkland. it's about 100 students and some parents who are going to be making the trek by bus to tallahassee to meet with state lawmakers to discuss existing gun laws and how they can be changed with the focus on mental health and a focus on restricting high-capacity rifles like the one used in parkland that killed so many of their classmates. now, in speaking with them at a meeting last night they told me this has given them a cause in the middle of great grieving. their parenting saying they're so proud of them. the word is this never again movement is adds momentum not just in florida but in other groups all across the country including here in florida in plantation, students marching outside their high school and we know as you mentioned that d.c. movement where youth laid down in front of the white house in silent protest and in los angeles, there was a grassroots movement that marched through the streets of downtown. now, one of the reasons why this group never again is going to be meeting so late in the day, they're leaving around 1:00 because so many of them would like to attend the funeral of another one of their classmates just 16 years old and that happens this morning. george. >> such a devastating time, okay, adrienne, thanks very much. >> a determined young group. we turn to the olympics and two more medals for team usa overnight. it was a family affair on the ice. the shib sibs taking home a bronze medal and a woman winning a bronze in the halfpipe. hey again, amy. >> hey, rob be. yes, maia shibutani and alex shibutani becoming the first to medal in olympic ice dancing and took home the bronze the second medal in these games but not such a happy ending for another pair of american ice dancers. madison chock and evan bates, what a brutal fall, the pair finishing in ninth place and then up on the mountain, a gravity-defying turn on the halfpipe for team usa skier britta sigourney. she earned herself a bronze medal in the women's freestyle halfpipe. the 28-year-old making it to the medal podium overcoming eight surgeries leading up to the games to get there and it was do or die for the u.s. men's ice hockey team. if they did not win last night their olympic dreams would have been over but they defeated slovakia 5-1 and earned a place in the quarterfinals where they will face off against the czech republic. that happens tonight and the big question here, robin, will this team made up of all college students be able to re-create 1980's miracle on ice. we'll have to wait and see. wouldn't that be something? >> that would be something else. still can remember that so well. all right, amy, thank you. and speaking of the olympics, robin, look at what we found. there you are. >> is that my curling. >> that was your curling? >> this is what you've been doing for the last hour? >> okay, so -- >> see, see. it's very difficult. >> yeah, i can see -- >> but you're clearly not on steroids. >> clearly. [ laughter ] maybe that would have helped. the "gma" vault. i love that. >> explain how physically was that, tough on the shoulders? what was it? >> yes, it is very -- and the coordination involved but there is when you're doing the sweeping as they call it it's very strenuous. >> after you sweep you get to rest why the other team does it. >> exactly. >> okay. hall of famer here -- >> i'm just saying. >> handing me grief. >> i still don't see why you would dope. coming up reality star and model kendall jenner is opening up about her anxiety and when you should seek professional help. health alert about a little known type of heart attack that strikes women under the age of 50 and the warning signs you should look out for. lara, what do you have upstairs. >> robin, look who i have, baby miles, ginger. we're going to go home with new mom. cannot wait to see ginger and meet that little baby and, of course, a great audience right here so come on back, you guys. 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[ applause ] >> i'm glad that's television. >> not smell-o-vision. and great to have lara spencer back for "pop news." >> good morning to you all and to you. so we're going to begin with the man behind "get out." jordan peele. this morning he's revealing his next project. it's another film. he's currently writing it and plans to direct it later this year saying, quote, playing around with a thriller/horror/action genre is my favorite. that's my sweet spot. he told students at loyola mary mount his secret in writing this next movie is, hey, i'm just trying to entertain myself again. that's a great plan. >> worked the first time. >> you know what, he has entertained far more than just himself. his breakout film "get out" nominated for best picture, best original screenplay and best actor. congratulations to him. [ applause ] talented man. so this was interesting, i thought, a hotel chain is now offering a discount for guests who check their cell phones at the door. wyndham hotels offering a 5% discount if you participate in their reconnected program at select hotels. hopefully you'll spend more time with your family and less on social media and can bring your phone with you but if you're game for the program you're given a lockbox to put it in. it has a timer and will unlock when your stay is over so what do you think? >> let's ask the audience. >> you like the idea? >> i'll pay them to take my kids' phones. >> i would actually pay more if they took my kids' phones. >> that's not fair so the kids' phone but not your phone. >> they can have mine too. >> no, that would be great. that is a true reconnected program. would you do it or feel too -- you would do it? >> right here. >> yeah. >> he's like, yeah, i don't have a phone yet but i'll do it. >> minor detail. we appreciate the enthusiasm. also in the news this morning, penn state, my alma mater. students completed their 41st annual dance marathon. i like to talk about this every year because you know what, giving back is so critical. this is 46 hours of straight dancing, you are not allowed to even sit down. there are the penn state football players getting involved for a very good cause. those tired feet brought in $10.2 million for childhood cancer research. >> no ten minutes an hour off. >> no, not at all. brutal. we all do it. so far thon has raised more than $140 million since it starred making it the largest student-run philanthropy in the country. very proud. we are, baby, we are. >> we are, we are. >> penn state. >> thank you, robin. and a bride in rhode island experienced the ups and downs of marriage before the reception started. melissa rodgers was riding up to the 18th floor of the biltmore hotel in providence in an elevator, guys, waiting to go to the reception when her elevator got stuck and said she didn't panic at first thinking it would take a minute. soon it became quite clear she would be spending the cocktail hour just wishing to are a chardonnay waiting for firefighters to pry open the door and lower on onto the floor. talk about making an entrance, though. rodgers was a great sport. she says she's got a great memory. apparently one of the bridesmaids whispered to the groom, we have a situation. the groom was on it and called firefighters. it took quite a while and consider throwing her honeymoon clothes up into the elevator so she could change to shimmy down. all's well that ends well. i know, i know. you've never needed ray cocktail more. >> yes, thank you, lara spencer, another great job on "pop news" as always. now we'll go to our "gma" cover story about kendall jenner opening up about her battle with anxiety and how she copes on "keeping up with the kardashians." diane macedo is here and this is a struggle she's faced for some years. >> she's dealt with for her entire life but said there were a few things that happened last year that made matters worse. now she's addressing it head-on. supermodel kendall jenner is opening up about her struggle with a condition that affects millions. >> i like feel distant and out of it all the time and my anxiety is just crazy. >> reporter: the reality star says she's always struggled with anxiety and high poe chondria. >> i think since i was a kid i've always been a high upon condrey yak. >> the past year was incredibly hard. >> starting with kim's robbery then i got robbed then i have my stalkers. that's why i don't tweet or instagram because i just that gives me anxiety too. >> reporter: so the 22-year-old has decided it's time to talk about it with her family. >> now that i sit here and i can verbally say that, i think that that will help me with the steps to take the time and really address it. >> reporter: jenner is not alone. according to the anxiety and depression association of america women are twice as likely to experience anxiety as men and more and more young stars are opening up about the issue. emma stone, bella hadid and selena gomez have talked about their struggles with gomez saying anxiety is, quote, not something i feel i'll ever overcome. as for jenner she's working on treating her anxiety with meditation and acupuncture. >> anxiety is all mental. i try to maintain it but sometimes it's out of your control but i think i'm very blessed to be in the situation i'm in and every year that i do fashion months it gets a little bit easier. >> that said it's the middle of fashion month and jenner just posted a snowboarding video with the caption time off so looks like she is taking a break and the kardashians get a lot of blow back for not being relatable but a lot are listening and saying, that's me. >> dr. stephanie dowd, a clinical psychologist is here with us. you see kendall talking about it and some of the other young stars talking about anxiety. how does it help others who suffer from anxiety to have these young stars talk about it? >> it helps a lot. it's important to know that anxiety disorders are real, common and treatable. it affects 40 million adults in the u.s. alone. and i haven't evaluated kendall jenner but i respect her for talking openly about it because hopefully this will allow people to really finally destigmatize having mental health and encourage people to get help. >> what's the difference between day-to-day anxiety and an anxiety disorder? and at what point should you seek treatment? >> so, anxiety is normal. we all live with it. we all live with worry. anxiety can be very healthy and adaptive -- it's what motivates us to get that bill paid on time but when anxiety becomes a disorder is when it becomes excessive and interfering in our lives so you want to seek help from a licensed mental health counselor. when it becomes excessive and interferes in your health or work and relationships and the longer you wait to get help it could become worse. >> we saw in the piece women suffer two types as much as men from anxiety but men suffer from it as well. >> absolutely. everyone suffers from anxiety. they can suffer from an anxiety disorder. it's important to know that, you know, men, women, children, older adults are all at risk potentially and it's important that we talk about it openly. >> social media. >> yes. >> how does that play into anxiety? >> it plays way role. you know, social media provides highlight reels. showing only the best moments of a person's life while hiding normal daily struggles, so people can feel self-doubt. they can feel pressure. when they look at other people's images of their beauty, success and happiness, so it's important to know that and to check in with yourself. if you're realizing maybe your self-esteem or mood is dependent on what you see on social media, maybe you want to limit it. >> yeah, peel back a little from it. >> all right, michael, listen, everybody loves a snow day, right? i mean, makes you feel like a kid again yesterday was a holiday. they probably had a day off from school. this area doesn't get a whole lot of snow. it was reason to celebrate. dive in it, crawl in it, do the snow angels. then the snowball fight. take it ooh essie. somebody is going to get hurt. by the way, it's national love your pet day. this is sunny. time for a look at your local forecast. >> would have brought my cats to work if i knew. storm tracker6 live double scan we are dry. heading outside a lot of fog out there across the region. we've got a dense fog advisory until 10 o'clock. after that we'll probably start breaking out some sunshine and man temperatures zoom. most of us are in the 50's now. later today 70. that will tie a record high in philadelphia. most of the suburbs in the 60. nice day. 73 tomorrow record warmth if we hit that and then back to the upper 40's on thursday and friday with clouds and some periods of rain at times both days. i wish i had known about that. i would have brought little man lucas to play. we have an important health alert about you alittle-known cause of heart attacks. the symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety but it is responsible for nearly half of all heart attacks in women under the age of 50. so dr. jen is going to break it all down with some brand-new revolutionary technology. i spoke with her the other day and i'll share that conversation in a moment but first two women who experienced it. >> i live every day as if it were my last because that could have been my last. >> they say life can change in a minute. it did. >> reporter: for more rthem it with a heart attack. two years ago morin gave birth to a daughter. >> we were very excited of the she was healthy and i felt great. >> reporter: the weeks following were stressful and while her blood pressure was mildly elevated her daughter saw her and sent her home with medication. it was a week later five weeks after delivery when things went horribly wrong. >> i felt like pressure, possibly gas, acid reflux. i wasn't sure what it was. the baby was having a hard time nursing. one of my arms went numb. i started getting nauseous. cold sweats. >> reporter: she called her husband. >> something is wrong. and i think i need help. >> reporter: trisha sullivan says she has never been much of an athlete. >> i thought, well, i can ride a bike so i made it my personal goal to really get into bike riding to stay healthy. >> reporter: so the first grade teacher decided to do a bike ride for a cause. >> i was bound and determined to do this 100 miles. >> reporter: after training extensively she was ready but early on in the ride something wasn't right. >> i just kept dropping back. i couldn't keep up. i was short of breath. but we all chocked it up to nerves. >> reporter: she rode only 57 of the 100 miles that day. three days later experiencing sore airports and heartburn and that night in bed her world went fuzzy >> that's when i screamed to my husband and as i did that, i fell. i passed out and i heard like a loud crash and i realized i had hit my head on the nightstand. >> reporter: what both experienced was a little known type of heart attack called sponge takenous coronary artery dissection or scad. >> the doctors explained it to me. >> i had never heart of it. that is this? >> and dr. jen ashton joins us now. these two women, they reached out to you last year. >> they wanted to share their story, robin, because most people have heard of heart attacks but the ones caused by a blockage of the artery, this is something different. it's called scad and more common in women the different cause, same end result. this can kill heart muscle and can be fatal. >> not a lot of people know about this. >> they don't which is why i'm so glad we're talking about it. >> to explain how scat occurs we'll do something that we've never done before on "gma" and take a step into 3d and use augmented reality so let me introduce you to the newest member of the "gma" family. would you please welcome gemma. >> she's my new patient. >> high gosh. >> first of all we have to tell people how gemma the name. gma. if you kind of sound it out, okay. >> i missed that but. >> we thought it was -- we want -- she's going to help us understand heart attacked caused by corps farry artery disease and by scad. >> let's start with the traditional type of heart attack, robin. if you look inside her heart, of course, we know there are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood. you can see this plaque as yellow. it can rupture or break off. when it does that red blood cell as tach to it and it can clog off that artery, killing the muscle downstream which you see there in gemma's beating heart as black. scad is different. when you go inside her heart, the key words are artery dissection. three layers to the wall of this blood vessel. they tear away from each other trapping blood in between those layers. you get the same end result, that blood vessel gets clogged off, kills the heart muscle downstream, again, it's black there and it can be fatal. >> so what are the signs we should look for. >> your job is not to distinguish is this a heart attack caused by skachcad. they can be lightheadness, sweating, pain radiating in the neck back or jaw, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue or pain radiating down one or both airports. if you feel these symptoms you need to call 911 and get to an emergency room immediately. >> anything you can do to prevent it. >> we don't know what causes it totally so therefore you can't really talk about prevention. we know it's more common in women. there may be a hormonal aspect to it because it can surround pregnancy as we heard in the taped piece and then there was a thinking that some people who have scad, male or female have a problem with the integrity of the walls of their blood vessels. either way the key is recognizing symptoms and getting prompt treatment because that can be life saving. >> oh, boy and this is -- this is revolutionary for us. >> it's amazing, right. gemma. >> gemma. so thank you, jen and thank you, gemma. thank you very much. and we're going to look forward to using her and -- we're not going to use you but using her -- >> seal's be helping us. >> helping us to explain different things. >> it's great. >> we appreciate that so we'll spend time with gemma in the future. we'll be back. >> ♪ >> good morning, 8:27 on this tuesday february 20th. i'm tamala edwards. let's head to karen rogers its a foggy morning. that makes it tough and wow, look at the schuylkill. >> yeah, we've got a jam on the schuylkill and a disabled vehicle that's just been pushed to the side but the delays remain here on the schuylkill westbound at city avenue as you try to head towards belmont, you're jammed from the boulevard to gladwyne. a couple really big accidents and the action cam was all over them. we're looking right here at the frankford section of the city here. frankford avenue and orthodox street an accident involving that septa bus an tractor-trailer. a mess of situation that still has frankford avenue blocked in this area. stick to castor avenue or torresdale avenue instead. also in upper moreland the action cam was on the scene there as well. this accident involving a pedestrian. happened at 3:30 this morning. they're still detouring traffic here on easton road southbound. northbound is opened but southbound is blocked between mill road and the pennsylvania turnpike. so big accident there as well. as well as one involving a downed pole here on york road southbound. it's a mess out there this morning, tam. >> oh, my goodness, karen i hope it gets a little bit better for people out there. now let's go out to meteorologist, david murphy. at least you can tell them it's going to get warmer. >> yes, it is. once we break up the fog and the clouds things will dry out much i. i'm there's a little drizzle on your windshield. up to 40 in allentown. later today going up into the 60's across most most of the region. in philadelphia a potential record tying high of 70. tomorrow record warmth 73 beats the old record by 1 degree. thursday, 49 and friday 48 and both days could be damp at times. highs of 61 on saturday and sunday little better in that regard but clouds and some sunny breaks and at times there will be some rain on saturday and sunday, too, tam. >> okay, thank you david. that's it for now. the last half hour, the most fun half hour coming up on "gma." we'll see you in 30. >> ♪ welcome back to "gma" and as always, we have a wonderful audience with us here on this tuesday morning. [ cheers and applause ] we got a lot of kids with us. i love that. today we're celebrating a big milestone this morning. five years ago today, robin, you ended your medical leave. you returned here to "gma." >> yep. >> and what did you say when you came back? >> i said and i quote, i've been waiting 174 days to say this, good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] >> the most exuberant good morning, america ever. >> amber was here with me and my sister was here with me. after that amount of time you wonder if you are going to be able to come back and so anybody that's on their medical leave right now, keep believing. keep moving, keep breathing and the best part is, i had to be reminded. alex this morning, my producer in my dressing room said you know what happened five years ago today, and i said what, she had to remind me so it's very much in my rearview mirror but appreciative of my doctors, the viewers who didn't forget about me after all that time. >> could never forget about you. [ applause ] >> a symbol of this too shall pass. whatever anybody is going through right now, just believe this too shall pass. >> you're a living example of it. >> there are lots out there. someone else we'll welcome back soon. >> oh, yes. >> ginger, but now she is home with the latest addition to her family, baby miles. adrian and baby miles is there. >> can you say hi. >> you guys are wide awake for 8:00 with a little baby at home. >> oh, yeah, we're wide awake a lot. >> seems pretty chill right now. >> oh, he is -- he is even more than adrian is. he is so chill. he is a baby that hangs out, looks around. he's very alert. very cool. and big brother has been helping so much. he was just trying to hold him and help. there's miles. and adrian, you love your baby brother, right? >> say, yes. >> not sure right this second. >> i'll tell you this morning we've been playing a video of adrian serenading miles. one of the best things you could ever see. we know he loves him. >> yes, you bet. ♪ >> give brother a kiss. give brother a kiss. >> i want to ask ben how are you doing there, ben, now with number two in the house? >> i am pointless. i am an ankle rubber and a chef. i make a lot of pasta and i rub a lot of backs and aankles. that's it. >> it is an important job. >> hey, ginger, hey, ginger, you know, you were very open to everybody about having a second baby and how your emotions would be so can you share that with us? >> it was just as everybody said, the minute he came out, i was crazy about him. now i'm just as crazy. adrian hit his head. this is real life. >> oh. >> oh. >> it's a real day down there. >> ginger, you and i share something. we're both outnumbered in our own homes. i'm surrounded by girls. you're surrounded by guys. >> yes, and i think -- the more the toots make everybody laugh, i realize this is going to be my life. >> we coordinated -- we coordinated t-shirts, i don't know if you noticed this, adrian has the biggie, biggie and we have smalls. >> ah. representing. >> well done. >> well, you know what, ben, one of my favorite things is to look at you and ginger's instagram page so we can't wait to see how miles is going to add to that because you are a lot of fun to watch and a great family and we are so happy for you guys. >> we are. >> miss you very much. >> we can't wait. >> thank you. >> we are so excited. >> miss you guys and i'll be back sooner than you want me, i'm sure. >> we can't wait to exploit those kid. >> just like adrian. >> good luck, you guys. [ applause ] >> say bye-bye. >> adrian. >> love you, add d. >> he's coming back. >> oh, boy. >> that's the anxiety of a kid when you put your children on tv and they start that, the anxiety is crazy. we're so happy for them. i have a question for everybody here. if you could intern at another job for a day, what would you do? >> ooh. >> pilot. >> be a pilot. >> you would be a pilot? >> yes. >> that's a good one. >> how about you? >> i'd do interior design. >> interior design. >> i'd like to be a movie director. >> really? >> you're full of surprises, man. >> what about you? >> i don't know. i just hope to have a job somewhere. give me a job anywhere. well, it may be off-season for the nfl but a few of the pros, they are still hard at work participating in the nfl players association externship program >> that's cool. >> with fanatics and some of the interns have joined us live now from florida. we have josh dobbs, jordan howard, brandon chubb and brian brown. how are you guys doing? >> yeah, they're busy working over there. and, josh, i have a question for you, man. you have a degree in in aerospa engineering. you're used to a busy schedule. what is it like interning during the off-season? learning a lot over there? >> oh, learning a ton. i also did a business minor in school so it's been cool being part of a company in the sports marketing world to learn how to grow a company. i also see as a player how a company like fanatics markets players like ourselves. it's been a great learning opportunity. we're learning a ton and working hard as you can see. >> yeah. great that you are taking advantage of it. jordan, 1y0rden, da bears, da bear. >> yeah, what's up? >> what's up. so who is tougher, the bears coaches or those fanatic mentors? >> that's a toss-up. i'll go with my coaches because they put a lot of pressure on me. the mentors are not going to put any type of pressure on me. they just want me to have fun and learn about the business. [ applause ] >> josh, you're keeping at it there. what are you working on right now? >> don't tell anyone in pittsburgh, but right now we're actually working on eagles plaques but earlier, michael, we have a surprise for you. we are actually working on this helmet. >> nice. >> you know, it's tough to sell right now but -- hey. >> the market is at a low. [ applause ] >> all right. i'll make sure you have my address, you can send that to me. >> yeah, i'll try. i'll try if i don't sell it first. i might take it home with me. >> is it give to work with any particular merchandise just because of you personal feelings on the field? >> no, well, i mean if it's the packers but i haven't come across the packers. >> popular merchandise. >> i've got to say, guys, this is all part of the nfl players association. they partnered with 20 companies. 41 players who are out there doing this and, josh, one quick question, why is it important for you and other players to participate in these type of programs? >> yeah, i think it's crucial because as many of us want to, we all want to play football forever but, you know, you got to hang up the cleats sometime so great thing about companies like fanatics they give us opportunities to learn about real business and as we're also pursuing our careers on the football field so we're able to also prepare ourselves for life off the field and set herselves up for future job opportunities. >> wonderful. that's great. [ applause ] >> hey, good luck to you guys. and we'll be looking out for you on the feel and i'll be expecting that helmet pretty soon. thank you, guys. and aerospace engineering. i'm glad all guys are taking advantage of that. amy goes one-on-one with the history-making figure skater nathan chen. hear what he's saying about his future. we' we'll be right back. your first movie and you walk in and you're standing there in a sock? he makes bad look so good. black panthers villian- winston duke. black panthers villian- winston duke. and then this winter black panthers villian- winston duke.in the state with more and then ski mountains than any other, 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. new tv, new speakers, netflix. this is going to be the place for binge watching, ladies. is it, ladies? don't get me wrong, you have killer tech mrs. d, but you still don't have fios. ok? fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, literally engineered for streaming. good advice. i've also got some ideas on a better cereal selection, which i will keep to myself. experience netflix on the 100% fiber-optic network made for streaming switch to fios and get a year of netflix on us with a two-year agreement. >> back now with a 16-year-old from oregon who beat out hundreds of girls to win the marvel studios "thor: ragnarok." check this out let's get a demo. you have box of corn flakes. >> open the app and you would go to a menu screen where you can change the language between seven different languages and here i just hold it over the -- >> ingredients. >> and it will read it. >> contains 2 percent or less have that's incredible. [laughter] >> it's instantaneous. unbelievable. that's going to help millions of people. congratulations on winning the grand prize as well. got to ask the standard question. what do you want to be. >> i want to go into super bowl security so computer science. >> thank goodness we have brilliant minds like her. future is bright in america. >> amazing. >> you are a rock star. thank her once more because everyone here is going home with a special digital home of "thor: ragnarok." thank you. congratulations. all right, your local weather forecast. >> that is really impressive that kid. all right. storm tracker is dry. we got some fog around for another couple of hours. 70 is today's high, though, some sun coming back its going to be nice if you like warm weather. 73 tomorrow. michael, but i feel dumb. >> well, rob, i'm in the club with you. 16, i was learning how to tie my shoes then but more now. we'll go to the winter games and two athletes bringing home medals for team usa and amy had a chance to sit down with the stars and let's go back to her had south korea. >> good morning again, michael. big day for me. i was so excited. i got to talk to two athletes who made their olympic dreams become a reality. nick goepper and nathan chen who did more than just medal, he made history. >> will he add another? >> this is number six. >> nathan chen setting an olympic record landing six quadruple jumps in the long program. did you know you would go for six and did you feel confident you were going to land them. >> after the short program and i was so low i had nothing to lose and i was, you know, figuring that that was the best time to attempt something like that. >> reporter: at just 18 chen helping lead team usa to bronze in the team event. >> tell me what that tell like to come to your first olympics and get hardware right away. >> it felt great to be able to do that and truly just because of the efforts of my team. >> you're only 18. >> yeah. >> what's the future look like for nathan chen? >> definitely do still have a long career ahead of me. 2022 is not that far away. just four years away. >> reporter: for now taking in the success of pyeongchang. >> it's kind of hard to ignore the cereal box behind your head. >> i remember going down the cereal aisle and looking at idol, olympians and incredible to think i'm one of them. >> goepper's last chance, one, two, three. wow! >> reporter: an incredible run in slopestyle for american skier nick goepper upgrading his bronze in sochi for silver in this year's games. last week you had a bronze. now look at you with silver. >> i know, i know. i think it's a little bit heavier than the bronze. i'm just trying to add to my collection. i want every color. >> so what are you going to do to celebrate when you get home? any plans. >> i've just been spending a lot of time with my family. that's all the celebration i need and, of course, we've been commuting at the family home. >> reporter: he had a hard run overcoming depression and substance abuse before completing a treatment program in 2016. now the 2018 games a moment of redemption for goepper. tell me how it felt when you got to the bottom. >> oh, my gosh, it was such a relief. emotions running so high. i just threw my hands up in excitement. >> now, i asked nathan chen what his favorite olympic moment was. it was sweet. he said it was being up on that podium after winning bronze with his teammates knowing they together had created that moment and accomplished it and as for nick, well, he said he is not going home. he is going to stick around pyeongchang to cheer on the rest of team usa so it's a real community here, michael, and it's beautiful to witness. >> i agree and beautiful to hear these guys talk about all the work they put in and the results at the end of it all. thank you for bringing that to us. all the way from south korea. we'll see you. you're not coming back home either and you're staying to keep us informed >> that's true. >> thank you so much. coming up, we have the ten-day belly slimdown. can it help get you in shape before spring break? [ cheers and applause ] suck it in. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. we're back now. kellyann petrucci's "the 10-day belly slimdown." we know her from here bone broth diet and revealing secrets to help you lose weight quickly in a week and always good to have you here with us. there are a lot of factors that go into when you want to try to lose weight. you're saying time is one factor. >> yeah, it really is. the latest research showing us that if you condense your food into a time period of about seven hours, you'll burn more fat. less insulin [ applause ] big deal. >> so you're going to display that for us right now. you're going to begin right here. >> yeah, so this is our broth burning phase. this is the first phase. what you want to do is from the time you get up in the morning until about noon you're going to have lovely delicious bone broth. >> i've had that. >> and i'll tell you why this works. it's about 35 to 40 calories. lots of nutrition in there. so your body gets everything it needs so not craving a lot. not a lot of cravings and crashes and we also know that warm liquids, warm liquids keep us fuller longer. >> you can make this at home for yourself too. >> easy. >> make it in batches. >> number two. >> second phase, you're going to love this. this tastes delicious. this is our slimming shake and i love this shake because it's got all of the nutrition in there and the name of the game here is fiber. lots of fiber. >> and cinnamon on top. >> cinnamon studies show is good for you. >> you're very confident. >> i know you're going to like this. this is a good one. you can't not love it. >> i do like it. >> i'll tell you a tip. put a bunch of vegetables in the freezer. i have them here all the time and love blueberry, a little bit of blueberry. >> but fiber, healthy fat, fiber keep you fuller longer. >> now we're on to phase three. >> so phase three, our broth loading phase. and what we know is the souping really works. and so you take some of the broth that we had, you can again stockpile this and put it in the freezer for up to six month, it's easy to make, inexpensive. our tuscan chicken and this is our delicious, delicious soup. everything you need is in here. again, you're not going to need anything. in because at this phase i think you're starting to get pretty hungry. >> starting to get pretty hungry, you'd think. that's the trick of nutrition, when you give your body all the nutrition it needs it's like anything else in life you're not always looking around for other things. your body is completely satisfied and that's what this does. again, the warm liquid, fiber, everything is this there so your body is completely full all the time. bring a thermos to work, easy to carry around. easy to do. >> what time is it now. >> this is your last meal of the day. this is -- >> this looks really good. this is a perfect plate. >> we call this our perfect plate. >> why? >> it's our last meal of the day. it's got something in there. macronutrients. what is that? any time you want to build a plate how do you do it and stay really full for a long period of time, is you have to have protein, fat, your carbohydrates in there. when you do, you get what you need again and, again, fiber is in there. protein. healthy protein, all the vegetables and you know what, you can't do without taste and flavor. i've done there are for 24 years. it's got to taste good and this does. >> it does. >> any last-minute tips. suggest suggests. >> you're never hungry. broth is always on the table. any time you're hungry, sip on the broth. >> thank you very much. the 10-day -- >> 10-day. >> "the 10-day belly slimdown" is out now. we'll be right back. i know what i'm having for lunch. 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[ applause ] >> ♪ >> good morning, it's 8:56 on this tuesday, february 20th. i'm tamala edwards let's get your last look at traffic and go to karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning, tam. we had a big problem here on i-95 approaching cottman. an accident on the shoulder. ahead we had a disabled tractor-trailer that cleared but in the meantime you see the jam and even at this late hour in your commute, a 46 minute drive from woodhaven to the vine so we're jammed past academy to girard on i-95 southbound. in delaware county on the blue route northbound approaching baltimore pike, a three vehicle accident here blocks the left lane and seeing speeds about 15 miles an hour. also in west philadelphia, girard avenue at 40th street, another accident involving a septa bus. this one partially blocking the road. we were hearing that one person has injuries with that accident there. and an odd situation here on 295 southbound. a truck leaked tar on the road. we had 20 to 30 different cars that got stuck in it. they never found the truck. the accident investigation continuing tam. >> thank you, karen. let's go over to meteorologist, david murphy taking a look at the weather. is that fog lifting. >> it is around here definitely getting better but in some areas tam it might still be thick for another hour or so. 50 degrees philadelphia, this afternoon we can shed the jacket 'cause we're getting a high of 70. sun coming back and then tomorrow record warmth, 73. really challenging records the next couple of days. back to the upper 40's on thursday and friday. both of those days look mostly cloudy and tam there could be rain at times. >> good to know. thank it david. coming up at noon a crash involving a septa bus sends more than 15 people to the hospital. we'll have the latest on that collision and the passengers injured during their morning commute. right now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan" here on 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have a great tuesday. >> ♪ this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, 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. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, host of "fear factor," ludacris. and star of the series "unreal," constance zimmer. plus, the winner of the daytona daytona 500, austin dillon! all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. what's up? high max, how are you?