good morning, america. danger zone. a new tornado threat for at least nine states from ohio to the deep south. this week's damage zone in the bull's eye again, after a week of deadly storms. sam with the breaking warning right now. chaos on the runway. major security breach at major airport when a run-away jeep is out of control on the tarmac. >> i don't trust this guy. >> we'll hear from air traffic controllers who stopped disaster with seconds to spare. inside job. a huge man hunt for the armored car guard, abandoning his truck and shooting his partner.

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contin concert. they're going to be playing a lot of songs here this morning, all live. that is coldplay. we have a lot of other news. including a controversy brewing in washington. rush limbaugh on the attack. the big issue over contraception and relinldown. he attacked a college student, seemed to be calling her a prostitute. >> and an exclusive ahead with gabe watson, the man at the center of the honeymoon murder trial. he was acquitted after being accused twice of the murder of his wife. there's a lot of concern about the weather. let's get to sam. >> good morning, robin, george, josh. this is of concern. the pattern. what went on earlier this week. we remember the harrisburg outbreak of tornadoes.

now that they've looked at the ground, we'll show you the damage first. there have been about 36 reported tornadoes from earlier in week. the damage in branson, missouri, as well. we know what is ahead of potentially ahead. here's the setup for this. the air is much milder in the country. that's not a surprise. the jet stream in the middle of the country when it should be a lot higher. the jet stream, when these two masses clash, it becomes jet fuel for the storms. cincinnati, bowling green, memphis, harrisburg is back in the line of storms. we'll be watching this all day. keep up with your local abc stations. storms have started. we expect them through the day and into the night. now to the terrifying near miss with a commuter get and a car that broke through security.

a quick-thinking air traffic roller saved the day. how is breach like this possible? jim avila has the story. >> reporter: it's a sight they have never seen. a random civilian suv on the active runway, headed straight to the landing zone with a jet on final approach. >> we have a rogue vehicle on the airport. we have to catch him. >> reporter: not an airplane. a potential terrorist in an unauthorize black jeep speeding down an active runway at fad philadelphia's international run way. all caught on tape by a pilot shooting video from the cockpit of a plane unable to take off because of the emergency on runway right. >> this was a critical situation. i've been an air traffic controller for 22 years now, this is probably one of the closest calls i have witnessed in my history. >> reporter: according to witnesses, the jeep driver plowed through a construction

gate a few yards from the runway and headed directly for the landing area. just as u.s. airways express flight 3137 was 100 feet from landing. at the last minute, ordered to abort, pull up, and fly around. >> 3137, i not a target on the runway. go around. >> roger, going around. >> reporter: a danger to other pilots as well. >> i don't trust this guy. are you okay if we pull off the runway here if he comes right at us? >> reporter: after a fuel five minutes of the runways being closed, police finally forced the driver to a stop. he had no bomb. he's charged with dui, assault, reckless endangerment. last friday in tracy, california, a bmw slammed through a fence when the driver lost control. in december last year, in

colorado, the deputies chased a chevy suburban driving back wards at high speed. few can remember an incursion that left so many in danger. >> those charged can airport security across the country will look closely at the incident. >> reporter: the driver may face federal charges. and philadelphia airport officials face questions as well. they say their fence was faa approved and they plan no changes. josh is here with more news. >> a dramatic hostage standoff yesterday unfolded on camera. thieves had taken a bank manager at gun point. you'll see the glass door of the bank shatter. the police pull the manager out. right there, crawling to safety as the robber opens fire on police. a shootout would ensue.

the suspect was hit and later taken out on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. three police officers suffered minor injuries. the bank manage anner was not hurt. in california, a skier taking advantage of the season's first significant snowfall has been killed in an avalanche. that skier and two friends triggered the slide. the disruption for president obama in a speech at a new york fund-raiser last night. touting the foreign policy record when a heckler interrupted them. >> use your leadership. >> none of this -- >> no war in iran. >> none of this -- nobody's announced war, young lady. so -- you're jumping a gun a little bit there. >> it was hard to hear but the heckler was shouting no war with iran. new denails the penn state sexual abuse case. the victims were as young as 8

years old. they claim 8 of the 10 victims were assaulted on campus. and man being called the electronic vigilante causing quite a stir. on his daily bus ride to work, he's tormented by people that talk on their cell phones. he bought a cell phone jammer. look what it looks like. problem is, having that te vice is illegal. that's why he only gave his first name, eric, to the media. he wants peace and quiet on his ride. the device is illegal because they can block emergency calls being made. now to the huge fire storm after rush limbaugh's comments about a georgetown student in the sent over the battle over contraception an religious rights. jake tapper is here with this story. jake, this is really heating up. good morning. >> good morning, robin. so much of politics is about

framing. is this a debate about contraception? religious liberty? or a talk radio giant insulting a third year law student. for two days, rush limbaugh has eviscerated sandra fluke on the radio. >> what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke? who guys before a congressional committee and essentially says she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> reporter: fluke, a third-year law student is now a flash point in a debate. fluke had been prevented from testifying by republican congressman darryl issa at this hearing in mid february. two congresswomen walked out of the hearing after only men testified.

last week, fluke was back before congress. this time, speaking at an unofficial hearing held by democrats. >> without insurance coverage, contraception can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school. for a lot of students, who, like me, are on public interest scholarships, that's practically an entire summer's salary. >> she's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. she wants you and me and the tax payers to pay her to have sex. what does that make us? we're the pimps. >> reporter: and again on thursday. >> we're going to have to pay for this. we want something in return, miss fluke, that would be the videos of all this sex posted online so we can see what we're getting for our money. >> reporter: overnight, fluke responded. >> i guess my reaction is the reaction of a lot of women when they have been call these names.

initially, you're stunned. but then quickly, you're outraged because this is historically, the kind of language used to silence women. >> reporter: house democrats are seizing on this issue aski inin house speaker john boehner to condemn the remarks. mitt romney is gaining steam across the country. the front-runner faces questions from rick santorum about his con seb active credentials, jon karl is here with a report. >> reporter: while mitt romney has hammered rick santorum and newt gingrich as big-spending washington insiders, in this video, she's seen touting, in 2002, his washington connections and promisings to bring lots of federal money to massachusetts. it's a lost tape obtained by abc news from romney's 2002

campaign. >> i am a big believer in getting money where the money is. the money's in washington. i have learned from my olympic experience, if you have people that know how washington works, you can get money to help build economic development opportunities. >> reporter: just two weeks ago, he suggested that the 2002 salt lake city olympics got no more money than previous games. >> the federal development has provided the transportation and security. we came to the government asking for help on transportation and security. >> reporter: in this video, he talked about getting all kinds of money. >> we got over $10 million from the federal government. that is a huge increase. we did that by going after every agency of government. >> reporter: he boasts about getting money for if olympics from the department of

education. that's right. the department of education. >> i believe the number was over $1 million to buy tickets for kids. we got kids there, we got additional revenues. i want to bring that kree atyty to everything. >> reporter: it's approach he promised to bring to massachusetts in 2002. >> i want to go after every grant, every project, every department. >> reporter: you might expect a candidate for congress to promise to get money for his state. at the's what now presidential candidate romney has attacked his opponents for doing. >> they've spent too much, earmarked too much. newt gingrich and rick santorum have to be held accountable. in this race, i'm the only guy who hasn't spent time in washington. >> reporter: a spokes person says, every state budget in the country is dependent on federal funding.

gompbers do not get to decide how congress spends that money. they say that is the stuff you saw rick santorum and newt gingrich do. they were spending lavishly. romney was just asking for it. lots more on the race sunday on "this week." and we'll have a power house round table. to the massive man hunt right now for an armored guard who killed his partner and made off with $2 million in cash. >> reporter: good morning, robin. chilling details coming out on this. he called a friend and said he killed a person and had enough money to live the rest of their live, begging the friend to run away with him. it may be the ultimate inside job. this morning, piece say kenneth

konnias jr. is armed and dangerous. he allegedly shot his partner in the back of the head on tuesday before disappearing with as much as $2 million the massive man hunt happened after police stumbled from the armored car. inside the vault, the body of his partner, 31-year-old michael haynes. the money, gone. >> our belief is he planned to rob the company. and if he had to kill the guard, he planned to do that. >> reporter: police reports show konnias allegedly shot haynes and within ten minutes said he ruined his life. when asked if he was having a bad day at work or did he get a girl pregnant, he replied, worse than that, and confessed the murder. surveillance video shows the truck speeding way from behind

this home depot. by 1:23, the truck is abandoned. at 1:26, he takes off. at the same time the body is found, konniass' father says he came home, changed his clothed and fled. there are background tests for these drivers. the armored transfer company is offering a reward. police are telling people across the country to be on the lookout. >> they said armed and dangerous. back now to sam. >> you can look at the temperature map and see something is going on. look how warm a good part of the country is, 80, 81, nashville, just a degree probably on the record mark or above the record mark by a degree. set in 1951.

less than 100 miles, temperatures in the 30s and 40s here. it's a big difference. that's where we set up for the strong to severe storm. nine states. make sure you're up with your local stations. the areas in red and magenta, winds up to about 60 pimiles an hour. 41 degrees this hour at

airport.tional . up will have a quick warm- morning and 31 at dulles. clear skies right now but the start to increase later this morning. had to western maryland for clear weather and more severe mid part of the country and eyes to a 55-60 degrees. >> you know, if you look for your local abc stations on twitter and you put them on, you'll get a lot of your weather warnings and watches out on your handy dandy phone there. >> i can't remember map with that much coming down. >> and it not being spring. to the big birthday for justin bieber yesterday. he turned 18. for some kids, that means a car. justin got that and more.

david wright has the story. ♪ i just need somebody to love >> reporter: he's the precocious pop star with the baby face. he's no longer a kid. ♪ there's going to be oneless lonely girl ♪ >> reporter: he has access to a multimillion dollar fortune. no wonder he's so happy. what do you get the young man who has everything. >> that's a fisker karma. >> reporter: how about a car? that's justin's manager. a whole episode on "ellen" about the star coming of age. according to tm strks, he has his eyes on two homes in the $8 million range. one of them, a gift for the woman in his life, his mom.

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with no red line between shady grove and tonight untilom on sunday. arons and blue line trains will track and aron's line betweenill single track east and west falls church. video from a metrobus could lead whostigators to the driver in and nearly killed a man laurel during a white truck hit the man while merging onto route on thursday and kept going very the victim is in critical newschannel 8 will have more coming up in a few minutes. let's get a quick check on the commute with lisa baden. it looks pretty good i-95. claude to 10:00 this morning on 95 between chesterfield county, you will find this 80 state police way to aon their graduation ceremony. setting onthing of

virginia, and the beltway at new hampshire avenue. >> i hope you are enjoying the now because it will as we move through the n hours and afternoo pretty high temperature will be 55-60 degrees and tonight, a cold front arrives. surprised if you hear thunder. thunderstorms may stick around hourse early morning 55-64 the highs. be back at 7:56. ♪ it's the way you bring out the sun. ♪

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folks. why the prosecutor says he gt away with murder. and huge fallout with the story we brought you yesterday. that 41-year-old teacher with his 18-year-old former student. a huge backlash after they were on yesterday. now to the latest twist in the so called day care murder trial. a georgia man accused of gunning down his romantic rival, saying it was olivia newton john and barry white that told him to kill. an dee ya canning joins us with more. >> reporter: the psychiatrist for the defense backed up the suspect. she said it was the first time she's testified that a defendant was not responsible for murder because of his mental state. hemy neuman believes he shouldn't be held responsible

for murdering rusty snooi ereman because a celebrity spirit told him to do it. a psychiatrist diagnosed him with a long list of mental problems, including by polar, mania, depression. >> he described the demon as much bigger than him. he could see the mouth moving. he felt the demon was wearing a heavy cloak. he could feel the demons engulfing him. >> reporter: months before the murder, he claimed he was visited by an angel chlt and shortly after had a revelation that he was the father of andrea sneiderman's children. >> he said he loved andrea. that with rusty gone, they could be married and raise kids together. >> reporter: the psychiatrist said later he was met by the aim

angel. >> he thought to himself, he thought, i have to kill him. from that point on, he said, i got my marching orders. i was a faithful soldier. >> reporter: the defense argues that andrea sneiderman and his relationship with her caused him to do this. have she cuddlened a stroked his chest. they held each other for about half an hour. >> reporter: this doesn't prove that neuman is not mentally ill. meantime, andrea sneiderman is behaving herself and stage away from court. she was banned a week ago for allegedly threatening a witness. >> so bizarre. >> so sar.

>> thanks, robin. now to an exclusive sbe view with the man acquitted in the honeymoon murder trial. there was no evidence saying he meant to kill his wife on a honeymoon scuba dive in australia. elizabeth vargas covered the trial for us. you pushed him hard. >> i did, george. he spent 8 1/2 years in a shadow of suspicion. he was dubbed the honeymoon killer after he was accused of killing his wife, tina thomas watson. he spent 18 months in prison in australia only to be charged again in his home state. just last week, a surprising dismissal of his case. and in his first interview, he says what he hope hs be the start of a new life. he's following his wife into the

deep coral sea. 50 miles off the coast of australia. this is the honey moon they had always domed of. and then -- >> she just kind of turned and looked at me and does that back towards where we came from. i stick out my right hand. she grabbed it with her left. we both started swimming. >> reporter: at the decision to turn back against the current would be a fatal one. >> i pulled her in and started heading back to the anchor rope. i remember trying to yell, swim, swim tina, swim. all of a sudden, i felt a whack across my face. my mask got turned off to the side of my face. >> reporter: gabe says he let go on teen narks put his mask back on. >> i under tturned around to lo. she was down below, about ten feet or so. >> reporter: what was she doing? >> sinking.

>> reporter: face up? >> and she had her arms up. she was still out of arm's reach. i decided, i gotta go find somebody. >> reporter: i have to ask you the question, how could you leave her? how could you leaf heve her? >> i don't know what i could have done. i didn't know she hadn't been in the ocean before. >> reporter: you didn't? didn't yo you ask her? >> no. it's one of those things. it never occurred to me. >> reporter: but authorities believe he lied. that he hatched a plan to make it look like an accident to be able to collect on her life insurance. is there he told her to increase her group insurance to the maximum at work and change the beneficiary to him. >> reporter: she never made chose changes.

fwab never collected a dime. he wasn't the beneficiary. >> he didn't know that. >> reporter: why would he marry tina, spend $10,000 to go to australia to kill her from a life insurance policy he didn't benefit from? >> i don't know. i'm telling you what prosecutors and investigators believed. >> reporter: last week, as they wrapped up their case, judge tommy nail did something almost unpres departmented. >> there's though evidence to suggest that he intended to kill her. i'm going to grant the deft's motion to dismiss the case. >> reporter: he will not face charges for tina's death again. if you could say anything to him, what would you say? >> i would congratulate him. twice. twice he got away. twice he didn't have to face the

charges he was accused of. >> reporter: do you feel angry now? >> being angry is not going to do me any good. they believed it for 8 1/2 years. i don't think that will change. >> reporter: that mote sif key. prosecutor believe this murder was premeditated, that while gabe was feeding his bride wedding cake, he was planning to take her halfway around the world to then kill her. etch though they can't prove he knew whether or not he was the beneficiary, their allegation was that he thought he was. the fact of the matter, the amount of money he spent on the wedding, the ring, and the trip, that almost equalled what the life insurance policy would have been. >> you'll see a lot more on "20/20" tonight. let's go to sam with the friday weather. >> good morning, robin and george. we're watching the storm system that brought snow to new england. it will take the winds and

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so many of you let us know exactly what you thought about the california teacher that left his wife and kids to be with that girl, a girl he met in class. the couple is not backing down. they responded to the uproar in a new, exclusionive interview. >> a scandal has people talking. >> it's causing quite an uproar. >> he moved into an apartment with one of his students. >> reporter: hours after going public. >> he's more than just a lover. >> oy would say i'm in love. >> reporter: and criticism of their romance made headlines,

41-year-old teacher james hooker and his former 18-year-old student, jordan powers, were all hugs and kisses. telling "gma" they're unphased by the outrage and lingering questions about whether their romance broke the law. >> what do you think they did, their home work? >> it's difficult to hear things that are not true and to be perceived wrong. >> reporter: they insist thae met when she was a freshman and he was her teach person they say their relationship only turned physical after 18. powers' mother says that is not the truth. >> you shouldn't be with students. i would like the see him arrested. >> reporter: and in california, it's illegal for a minor to have sex with an adult. is there there were 8,000 messages. there was an ongoing

relationship. is there those were all my text messages together. there was though calling or texting before the age of 18. >> i don't care about the rest of the details. they think that's wrong. >> reporter: what are the rest of the details that matter to you. a lot of people say the details don't matter. you're her teacher. >> was her teacher. once i left and terminated, resigned, ended my employment. i think that's when we took to it the next level. >> reporter: powers is no longer attending classes. hooker plans to file for divorce. what about his three children, including the daughter a year younger than powers? he says he hopes to reconcile. >> my family is probably disappointed in me. i'm following my heart. >> reporter: the couple says despite responses -- >> if you're a schoolteacher,

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning at 7:56 on this friday, march 2. georgetown university students outraged byand recent comments made by rush limbaugh. the talk show host refer to george town lost it in as a prostitute and he aspirin foruy to use contraception. is under way to prevent d.c. councilman marion y for being a delegate at democratic national

charlotte.in marion barry believes he will be selected. newschannel 8 will have an in- report at the top of the hour. let's find out what is happening the road with lisa baden. been a quiet morning part.e most any accidents across the beltway. metrorail is reported normal service as well. we will take everyone live to a pictures and show you the pace of traffic in our at the beltway at boulevard in virginia, a brief delay across the 14th street bridge. see clouds started increase midmorning into the shouldon and showers thisoff until later afternoon. 55-60 degrees so it will be colder than it was yesterday. a better chance for showers tonight and storms and made

haveand tomorrow we will morning shower is giving way to afternoon sunshine, windy conditions with ties mid to upper 50's. >> we will be back at 8:27at

\ question, this morning, how do you spell paradise? ♪ oh >> it's easy. c-o-l-d-p-l-a-y. what is the world's biggest band doing next? they're about to rule the morning. coldplay, the live "good morning america" concert event from times square is just minutes away. ♪ as you can see, times square positively electric right now. coldplay. oh, so many of their fans liping

up overnight. we cannot wait. you will hear not one, not two, but three songs from coldplay this morning. only on "good morning america." >> a lot of that crowd is already hearing the songs in their heads. >> i know we are. jennifer lopez, boy, that jaw-dropping dress turned heads. now we have a revealing look at her new life and how she and ex, marc anthony are moving on but still together in a big way. do attractive people get away with more? we'll show you how shoppers reacted when a woman there was shoplifting. and then when a woman there was shoplifting. a very startling "what would you do?" that's coming up. lara is outside amidst the madness.

>> so excited. the third album to open at number one. seven grammys. who are we talking about? >> happy birthday, chris martin. we love coldplay. >> it's his birthday today. coldplay, we love you. an amazing performance. guys, just a little excited out here. >> a big fuss made about his birtday today. we have news. josh? classes are resuming right now at chardon high school, the scene of this week's shooting. it follows an emotional return to the court of chardon's basketball team. reena ninan has the latest. >> reporter: when the students return to the cafeteria, the tables are repositioned in the opposite direction to give the place a different feel. meanwhile, we're hearing from the he oh teacher who many believe prevepted the carnage if

being much worse. resilience and hope. overnight, chardon high school's pabl team returned to the court. this morning, they returned to school. students marched to the campus arm in arm on thursday, a tear-filled show of unity, as the assistant coach many call a hero reskrekted the title. >> i don't know why this happened. i only wish i could have done more. not a hero. just a football coach and a study hall teacher. >> reporter: for many here, frank hall is so much more. credited with saving lines. chasing t.j. lane out of the school. >> to the families of danny, demetrius, and russell, i want you to know i was with them. i prayed with them. i wiped their tears. and i know god was with them. ♪

>> reporter: in the immense sadness, this tiny town is clinging to what it knows best. family and faith. >> matthew, 5:14. you are the light of the world. a town built on a hill that will not be hidden. >> reporter: at the basketball game, the opposing team wore black shirts with the word "chardon" on the front. meanwhile, t.j. lane will be back in court next week. >> reena ninan, thank you for that. new proof that mitt romney is picking up steam. a new poll shows he's narrowed the fwap with rick snoerm in the state of ohio. santorum's lead is just four points. meantime, abc news has new video from the 2002 governor's race where romney talks about his ability to get ear marx.

now romney supports a ban on ear marx. meanwhile, a major security scare at philadelphia's airport. an suv crashing through a fence and then nearly smashed into a plen just seconds from landing. the police were in pursuit until the driver was finally stop. police say he took swings at them. he's charged with dui and reckless endangerment. a fired california hospital worker was awarded a record settlement in a harassment suit. $168 million. she claims she filed 18 complaints. she said doctors called her stupid, stabbed her with a needle. new leg room. premium economy seats. those seats will cost you more.

anywhere from $108 extra. here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning to you, josh. tonight, what a story. they've served the nation in the front lines. now they're deploying in our communities. communities that need help to grow stronger and heal. finally, an unexpected visitor at a north carolina high school. take a look as this happened. a deer, right through the window. >> oh, poor thing. >> and then bolting down the hall. obviously, the floors are rather waxed. he did get out an outside door. he came through a classroom window, landed on a student's back. apparently, the students are up in arms because -- >> is even okay. >> everybody fine. deer okay. the teacher bolted out of the classroom first.

and now the students are like, where did row go? look, the deer wanted to learn. okay? he just wanted to learn. >> a lot of speed there. >> thanks, josh. a little pop news? please. everybody's favorite rowdy royal. prince harry is making his way to belize to help celebrate his grandmother, the queen's diamond jubilee. the seven-day trip includes visits to jamaica, the bahamas, brazil. i hear rio is lovely this time of the year. harry is not the only member of the royal family stepping out. the duke and duchess of cambridge will take a trip in fall that will not likely be as fun as harry's will. >> he could go to maui? >> great. >> i love the way he chimes in.

>> moving on. the first dog, bo, obama, appearing in an upcoming video. the portuguese water dog wearing pink bunny ears and laying an egg. come on, roll 'em. there you go. in one scene, encouraging people to come for games. and for said egg-rolling. there you are. >> aw. >> bo is about to lay an egg. there you go. the lottery started yesterday. >> it was a slow burn. it was worth it. >> 35,000 of you will get the golden egg. >> poor dog. he doesn't want to wear bunny ears. he's already got two. again in other news, is one of music's hottest singers about to become a move i have star? katy perry and movie mogul

harvey winestein were seen talking. paul puff shot to fame after taking home the top prize on "britain's got talent." he's is son of a bus driver who turned to singing after being bullies as a child. wi wi winestein confirmed his interest in having her in a movie. foonlly, what could be the most important invention of the 21st century. a cup cake atm. the world's most perfect food, in my opinion, available 24/7. they're baked fresh and restocked. the store sprinkles has a line

down the block all the time. there are plans to spread to ten more cities. that is "pop news." let's get to sam with some weather. >> you know, george, robin, josh and lara. i was exhausted. just too crazy. busy. i needed a break. what better place to come than the disney "fantasy." take a look at the wide shot. this is the brand new cruise ship. the fourth in the fleet. it's in new york. remember on tuesday, we showed you what this thing looked like when it came in. i have to tell you, the design on this thing is gorgeous. see the lifeboats in the gorld and the blue and the white. and the two mickey mouses there on the towers. there's a ride, my favorite thing. there's a spa on here, great

restaurants. an awful lot of fun. last night was the christening. you'll never guess who the godmother is. mariah carey set everything off in the -- go ahead. the big party last night. and we're going to show you a lot this morning from on board. a lot of the stuff. let's get to the boors. one or two things to talk about. we're going to talk about this line of strong to severe storms. they saw strong to severe storms earlier in the week. stay up with your local abc stations. and you'll know everything you ne temperatures are warming up slowly this morning and it is now 43 degrees at reagan airport. beernoon temperatures will have degrees and we will showers possible later this evening and overnight and there may be some thunder.

tomorrow will start off with skies, a few storms and clearing, highs around degrees and cooler for the sunday and cooler on monday. >> by the way, i showed you all the things i love. these guys are going love this. we have pirates, captains. tinker bell? you look beautiful. wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. a sailor. say hi. >> hi. >> that was good. very good. we're going to show you a lot more when we come back. come on, this is heart-breakingly cute. we'll show you more in the next half hour. >> what could be better. here's a look at what else we have coming up. jennifer lopez, an exclusive look inside her life with her

ex-marc anthony. what would you do? customers turn in this shoplifter. wait until you see what happened when they find out the thief was a beauty queen. and coldplay live. stay with us on "gma." ♪ abracadabra. new hershey's milk chocolate with almonds in pieces. your favorites, in pieces. so how much do we owe you? that'll be $973.42. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on your mortgage. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze.

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oscars. jennifer lopez creating buzz everywhere she goes. chris connelly goes behind the scenes with jennifer and her ex, marc anthony to see how it works. >> reporter: she looks ready to go a few rounds. a gonna make you sweat sequel to her oscar look. >> here are the nominees for achievements in costume design. twi >> reporter: twinkle, twinkle megastar. >> i don't know what to say to it. >> it was her perfection that no one wanted to leave behind. least of all her 24-year-old boyfriend. he took to to the skrafr party in this old thing. now to the conference room for j. lo and her former husband,

marc anthony for their talent show, que viva. >> i got the tell you, baby. in latin music, guitar is -- yes, there is. >> reporter: it's a great opportunity to watch these exes ask each other why. it might have been too much back and forth for a typical couple. as marc explained last month, it's all good. to be back in a situation with someone you were intimate with, what are the emotions? >> it wasn't that difficult for me. we have a special relationship. one we'll have forever. you know what i mean? it was never heavy. you know what i mean? we're both extremely professional. >> reporter: not so coldly professional that he can't lend a soothing hand. she's feeling fally style

emotion. >> the puerto rican core of the family. >> a grand ma. >> reporter: it's still tv. with them on view, this mood can head there this to this. >> we always made each other laugh. don't take things too seriously. just always busting each other's chops. >> all my lashes will come off. i know. i don't have eyelashes. >> it's how we started. it's something that comes natural. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> and the show airs on univision tomorrow night. if you saw someone shoplifting, would you be less likely to turn them in if they were attractive? it raises the question, do beautiful people get treated better even if they're paving

badly? >> reporter: we come to lift house sports. just a few miles from some of the best ski runs in the country. it's early morning. how crew is running cable. perfecting camera angles. >> a hair left. >> reporter: and miking up this act res about to play a brazen they have. how will people react to this tomboy taking a five-finger scount. a few things sta falling off the shelves and right into her bag. >> excuse me, miss. um, this gentleman says he -- he saw you lifting stuff? >> i don't know what you're talking about. ooip just going leave. >> well, if you do, we can do a citizen's arrest. stop now, empty your pack, give it back. >> reporter: clearly, people are not shy about blowing the whistle on a plainly dressed

tomboy. what if the thief is a very attractive beauty queen? the first runner up of miss utah usa. this man notices her immediately. but it's not the stealing he's worried about. that's ter choice of items. >> this is nice, for you. >> oh, those are nice. >> reporter: she then modeled for him. >> should i try them on for you. >> good face. any claglasses. >> reporter: as she continues stealing, right in front of him, he clearly seems smitten. will that keep him quiet? >> okay? okay? >> reporter: almost five minutes go by without a word.

i thought i saw her steal something. >> i thought i saw that girl take something. i don't know. yeah. >> reporter: did you not say anything because she's pretty? >> no. >> reporter: it's not your problem. >> yeah. >> that girl. okay at her purse. she's got a hat in there. >> reporter: she says he's mistaken. >> shall be said you put something in your bag. >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: that's not the way james saw it. >> you want the take off that. check that. he had fwogles on them. i saw you place them in your purse. >> what are you? a good -- >> reporter: we step in. how are you, sir? you told.

>> looks like you were right. i am a good guy. >> and we're glad you are. don't hate me because i'm beautiful. "what would you do?" airs tonight. let's get back to sam who set sail on the beautiful "disney fantasy." sam? >> i've shown you stuff over the week. let's see what the outside cameras and deck look like. it's been the big talk of the city all week long as it's been parked on the west side. now it's time. we're going to take youen side. start spreading the news. for the first time ever, a disney cruise ship is entering new york harbor. it's making a big splash. new york is the first stop in the u.s. for the newest and fourth member of the disney cruise line fleet.

this newcomer is making a party of it. thursday night, mariah carey unleashed the sparklers. >> i could never go on a cruise ship again after walking around this one. >> reporter: at over 1100 feet long, it's tied as the biggest ship in the fleet. that's more than three football fields. >> entertainment is our thing here at disney. so many opportunities for fwess to enjoy. >> reporter: two broadway-style shows, six gourmet straupts. >> world class service. all the great things you can imagine. >> reporter: you know how i love the water. there are three pools and this, the aqua duck. the view is beautiful. a water coaster four decks high and almost 800 feet long. this fantasy is a hit. there's only one person who can kick me off the aqua duck,

that's my boss. president and ceo of the walt disney company. >> i wouldn't do that to you, sam. >> but you could. when we were walking through gt the dream." this ship's sister ship, you were telling me about this. what is your favorite part? >> i love the aqua duck. i like that there's something for everybody on this ship. the piece you just ran showed that. if you're a child, if you're a parent, a grandparent, you're going have a great time. >> i love that you liked the piece. that was important. you walk into the lobby, you spent a lot of time, effort, and cash on the lobby. what are you setting up? >> you want to know that it's a ship of great quality. there's an elegance about it. a lot of time, and money spent

on the ship. the disney story telling that hits you in the face when you get on the ship. i like that. here's minnie. you know right away, this is disney. it's going to be a gate time. >> i may not leave. i may just hang out with you. my boss, ladies and gentlemen. >> sam. thank you. >> there's a big build going on here. you have a lot going on. give me one or two. >> we're building shanghai disneyland. and carsland opens up this spring. and magic kingdom in florida, fapt siland. big, big expassengers. >> all stuff happening this year. thank you, sir, it's a gorgeous ship. we'll spend a lot of time on it, hopefully. going on in new york, this is a big morning on "gma." cold play is coming up. you don't want to miss this. the crown jewel of times square.

>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. morning @ 8:27. president obama will visit will the walterday at reed military medical center in bethesda. meetinghave a private soldiers wounded in iraq and afghanistan. this follows wednesday night's white house dinner for service members. video from metrobus is -- could lead investigators to a hit-and- driver. e truck hit a man while onto route 198. the vehicle kept going and the victim is in critical condition. newschannel 8 will have -- have report and a few minutes.

in virginia is in great shape and i-395 has no problems s clearingks like it i out nicely. we had a car fire on the inner after the gallows road and it turned out to be an overheated viet -- vehicle. f loudountart out o ashburn andgh greenwayd the dulles road, adulles toll beautiful trip through springfield va and we will wind across the american legion bridge. the clouds will start to as we move through the hours into the afternoon. 55-60ghs will be around degrees, cooler than yesterday. limited to 70 degrees yesterday. a few showers and isolated overnightrms for the showers and storms stick around tomorrow morning and will the afternoon and it turn wendy with highs and mid to upper 50's. we will be back at 8:56.

♪ stole a key ♪ took a car downtown where the lost boys meet ♪ what else do we have to say. you see the clock. less than a minute, coldplay here live in times square. >> we're so close right now. all of you at home have a front row seat. lara outside with a lot of excited fans. >> hi, you guys. i wanted to look through the window and see you. i'm so excited. i can't wait to get in there. i'm over here. we're excited. coldplay performing in moments. george, are you ready? are they here? >> they are. we're ready.

come back inside. the countdown is almost over. starting out with a classic. the breakout smach hit yellow from the first album. here is coldplay. ♪ ♪ ♪ look at the stars look how they shine for you and all the things you do yeah they were all yellow ♪ ♪ i came along i wrote a song for you

and all the things you do and it was called yellow ♪ ♪ so then i took my turn oh what a thing to have done and it was all yellow ♪ ♪ your skin ♪ oh yeah you're skin and bones turn into something beautiful ♪ ♪ you know you know i love you so ♪ ♪ you know i love you so ♪

♪ i swam across i jumped across for you ♪ ♪ oh what a thing to do 'cause you were all yellow ♪ ♪ i drew a line i drew a line for you ♪ ♪ oh what a thing to do my love and it was all yellow ♪ ♪ your skin ♪ oh yeah your skin and bones ♪ turn into something beautiful ♪ ♪ and you know for you i'd bleed myself dry ♪

♪ for you i'd bleed myself dry ♪ ♪ it's true look how they shine for you ♪ ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ ♪ look how they shine for you ♪ look how they shine ♪ look at the stars look how they shine for you and all the things that you do ♪

>> thank you. >> coldplay and "yellow." we have a whole lot more coldplay to come. chris martin, happy birthday. right now, to sam champion and the weather. >> you're up! >> all right. i just gotta say, that is the only place. if there's one lace better than eight here, it's there. we're in animatoanimator's pale here. the restaurant. you'll be able to draw cartoons. i got a good likeness of yous by the way. that will end up being a full-flenled cartoon that place around you. i did, by the way, draw a george. that's my george. and then you'll see that all the cartoons will drop in and dance around. christine is the executive chef of all the cruise line.

tell me what that is. >> in this is a tuna tartare. >> i prms you have i been on the ships. the food is phenomenal. you can get on board this ship. we want to announce the sweepstakes. sail away with "gma." pardon me for eating. one winner will be chosen at random to bring three friends on a three-night cruise. a look at the maps for the weekend. a line of severe storms today in the southeast. over the week end, it will disappear. it will work uts way off the coastline. it's not an entire week end full of bad weather temperatures will reach 55-60

of maybe a few rumbles >> just like a regular cruise, i've been eating the entire time. all that weather was brought to you by bouptty. >> so much fun, sam. >> back to times square. we have a lot coming up with coldplay.

♪ they're taking over times square. that was coldplay singing "yellow." just moments ago. we're going to hear so much more. let's check in first with chris martin, guy berryman, jonny buckland and will, not the be confused with sam champion here. we're not supposed to make a fuss but happy birthday. is the h thank you. >> back on tour for the first time if north america for the first time in three years. >> is that too soon to come back? >> never too soon. you waited too long. >> we love coming here. >> you always have something special for your fans.

i saw a hint of that with the great performance with the grammys. tell us about the wristbands? >> we met this crazy inventor guy with an idea that wanted to give everyone in the audience a little light of their own. we're always trying to make the audience an interablgtive thing. somehow we managed to make 2 million of them for the year. >> i think there are almost 2 million people out here in times square right now. >> close to 2 million. >> i know how you love early morning like this. >> we special iz in early morning. >> usually, you're going bed and not waking up. tell us, chris, you have been together 15 years now? >> yes, since jonny was 6 years old. >> what does everybody bring to the band? >> that is a good question. you won't get them to talk. i hear them talk. what do you think, jon? >> what do we bring? guitars. >> nothing. >> you going to give me

anything, guy? >> um -- i'm not sure. >> will, is this why you let chris do all the talking? >> precisely. >> what we bring these days is a feeling of togetherness and team work. we're like a team, you know. like you are as well. that's how we enjoy everything so much. we get to share it and all the bad things and the good things. it's a bit cliche, but it's true. >> that's my family right there. they're hating on me. we had to arm-wrestle to get over here. >> i thought george was a strong man. >> she's our star. >> well, "mylo xyloto" what is that? >> it's a good question for guy. he won't answer. as it's my birthday, i won't answer. everywhere we go, people pronounce it in the most crazy way.

we're starting to regret it. >> pick up the album. how cool is that. and the back end of it. see there, he's my prop man, george stephanopoulos. you all want to hear more muse sn music? you want to play more? this is the third single from the album, you know what it is. it's charlie brown. ♪ ♪ ooh ♪

♪ i stole a key took a car downtown where the lost boys meet i took a care downtown and took what they asked of me ♪ ♪ set me free ♪ i saw the lights go down at the end of the street saw the lights go down and set it in front of me ♪ ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ in my cold dreams when they squished my heart the bright red comes up in the concrete ♪

♪ and light i fire in my soul light a fire plain in my heart ♪ ♪ run wild going inside ♪ ooh ♪ going inside ♪ whoo ♪ ooh ♪ all the boys all the girls all the sinners in the world ♪ ♪ all the highs all the lows

like an ever spinning globe ♪ ♪ run right in ♪ we'll start glowing in the dark ♪ ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ living on the wire we'll be

glowing in the dark ♪ >> thank you.

♪ there they are. what a morning it's been. paradisers i dare say. sorry for the cliche. here they are again with their number one single off the album "mylo xyloto," "paradise." >> thank you. ♪ ♪ ooooh

when she was just a girl she expected the world ♪ ♪ but it flew away from her reach so she ran away in her sleep ♪ ♪ and dreamed of para para paradise, para para paradise ♪ ♪ para para paradise every time she closed her eyes ♪ ♪ ♪ ooooh oooh ♪ ♪ when she was just a girl she expected the world ♪ ♪ but it flew away from her reach and bullets catch in her teeth ♪

♪ life goes on it gets so heavy ♪ ♪ the wheel breaks the butterfly every tear, a waterfall ♪ ♪ in the night, the stormy night she closed her eyes ♪ ♪ in the night, the stormy night away she flied ♪ ♪ and dreamed of para para paradise, para para paradise ♪ ♪ para para paradise oh oh oh oooh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ she dreamed of para para paradise, para para paradise ♪ ♪ para para paradise oh oh oh oh oooh oh oh oh ♪

♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪ so lying underneath those stormy skies ♪ ♪ she'd say oh, oh oh oh oh i know the sun must set to rise ♪ ♪ this could be para para paradise, para para paradise ♪ ♪ para para paradise oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ para para paradise, para para paradise ♪ ♪ this could be para para paradise oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ ♪ oooh ♪ this could be para para paradise, para para paradise ♪ ♪ this could be para para

paradise oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ ooooh ooooh♪ ♪ ooooh ooooh♪ >> thank you. ooooh♪ >> th[ male announcer ] have you heard?

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happy friday. isntgomery county's bag tax generating a lot of cash. this was the first month that implemented, in january. the tax to generate $1.2 million each year. the county will make $1.8 million of this year. like the cherry trees year.loom early this park service is predicting this year's peak marchrun from 24-march 25 relax of snow and weather has had a big on the trees. they usually bloom around april 4. >> unfortunately, southbound on the baltimore-washington and the a collision around that.nching 95 and route one is a better

option. gett of rosslyn to roosevelt bridge. there is a crash on the expressway to 24th street. it is a gorgeous day. absolutely, lots of sunshine outside but the clouds will roll from the south and west and showers arriveew afternoon. tonight, a few showers and thunderstorms mainly south and of the d.c., mid to upper 40's and to markham around 55-60 become wendyt will afternoon. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live! with kelly" is next. ♪

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