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subject of the investigation. muni has equipped allists buses with the hard rubber bumper hardly visible in front of the rear wheel designed to sweep people safely out of the way in accidents. >> we have had them since 2007. we check it when we can but not a regulatory requirement. >> reporter: in this kpix 5 video of last friday's accident that killed a 78-year-old bicyclist, no wheel guard is visible leaving many to wonder if a wheel guard was on the bus and working, would it have saved his life? >> it's too early to confirm the details including whether or not the s1 guard was on this bus at that particular time. >> reporter: this s1 guard website video shows how it works. a stuntman acting as a bicyclist struck by a bus falls under the back wheel. inner in scenario a departing passenger rushes to get back on the bus and falls. a skateboarder collides with a bus and the pedestrian in a crosswalk is struck by a bus. >> safety equipment on buses is obviously a very good idea. it should be our last resort. our first priority as a city should be making sure the cities are welcoming and safe for all those who are driving, bike, walking, however you are getting away. >> reporter: the san francisco bicycle coalition says fast- moving traffic in the south of market area makes it especially risky for pedestrianing and bicyclists. >> there's various traffic measures, dedicated bikeways. we're thrilled there are improvements coming on folsom industry but sadly that's in response to another fatality a few weeks ago. we need the city to be pro active to make the streets safer with physical improvements, not reactive. >> reporter: this intersection is dangerous a steady stream of vehicles meeting up with a line of people on foot, bicycles and wheelchairs. a safety guard like that one on the bus probably won't fix this intersection but it may save lives. reporting live in san francisco, don knapp, kpix 5. >> muni emphasizes that the wheel guard is not required by any regulatory agency and it can't be shown to work in every situation. skyrocketing rents and soaring home prices are fueling an epidemic of evictions. cbs 5 reporter mark kelly says landlords are evicting under the ellis act putting a record number of renters on the streets. >> reporter: these are the faces hit hard by the ellis act. they have called san francisco home for decades. but when the landlords declared they are getting out of the rental business, these renters are out of a home. it's called an ellis eviction and jeremy mike calls is facing one now. >> three units will form a luxury single family dwelling to sell for a high profit. >> reporter: an elderly couple who rented for decades became the poster family for ellis evictions gone wild. >> we cannot continue to let this public health plague grow. >> reporter: what they like to see is some changes that would restrict the sale of apartments. they would do that by subjecting them to more local planning department oversight. >> we can impose certain laws that will make it less likely that tenants will be evicted for these. >> reporter: but not everyone says this is a bad thing. >> it's their home. it's not speculative head coach purchasing. >> reporter: this attorney represents landlords. she agrees the city needs more affordable housing. but she says it's not up to the landlords to provide it. it's the public's responsibility. >> i think that we need to be looking at affordable home options. there should be housing available. there should be resources available to those people. >> reporter: in san francisco, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> tenant advocates are also pushing for a moratorium on the city's condo conversion lottery to slow the number of conversions. some secret donations have led to the largest campaign related fines in california history. two phoenix-based groups were hit with fines of $1 million. they didn't disclose the source of more than $16 million in political donations. that money was used to fight against a tax hike and to support a proposition restricting unions from using dues for political purposes. new details about the fire that torched a warehouse in concord late last night. tonight, fire officials say the damage could have been much worse. that's because the flames burned dangerously close to a propane tank. but firefighters put out that fire before the tank exploded. the fire did destroy two outbuildings, several cars and a camper. other bay area headlines tonight, check out the high- tech new addition to levi stadium in santa clara. solar panels all over the roof. today construction crews completed the first phase of the solar installation at the future home of the 49ers. once complete, levi stadium could be the first nfl venue to have sustainability and leed certification standards incorporated into its design. eight palm trees now line the new eastern span of the bay bridge. today crews added four full- grown trees to the four they planted yesterday. just west of the toll plaza. a total of 30 trees will eventually be added by next spring. they cost around $15,000 each to buy, ship and plant. caution tape shattered glass and bullet holes all mark the spot where a bay area driver stopped to get help after being shot at on the highway. police say it started about 5:30 this morning on southbound 680 in fremont and ended in gunfire near mission boulevard. kpix 5's len ramirez joins us from the fremont donut shop where the victim and his dog got help before it was too late. len. reporter: free. police continue to investigate the case. they -- fremont police continue to investigate the case. they are looking for a spanish or portugese man 25 or 35, driving a white car with chrome rims. they say that is the man and that is the vehicle they want in this morning's road rage incident. a mercedes riddled with bullet holes a loyal dog left alone after his master became a victim all part of the aftermath of a road rage incident on southbound 680 at 5:30 in the morning. two drivers came to a confrontation on brown road where police say one driver opened fire on the other. >> the victim was in his vehicle. he likely pulled up alongside of the suspect who shot at the victim out his window or door. >> reporter: at least one bullet hit the victim in the abdomen but he was still able to drive to find help at a donut shop a few blocks away. the shooter's car has not been seen since. >> i hear the customer come here they say that, outside somebody shot on the car. so they call the police. we called the police. >> reporter: the man was in the car and the dog was unhurt and the mercedes had gunshot holes in the doors and windows were shattered. police say the victim a 59-year- old man from pleasanton was able to talk before being transported to the regional trauma center in san jose. >> the only tidbit of information that we have been given is that the victim believes he may have been driving too slow which initiated the incident by the suspect getting upset with the driver with our victim. we're not sure if that's what started it. and then we're not sure what role our victim played in the set of circumstances because they both exited the road. they both stopped on the brown road and continued the confrontation where the shooting occurred. >> reporter: with his master off to the hospital, police briefly took the dog into protective custody until the victim's family arrived to take him home. the victim was transported to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. meantime, investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed this morning's shooting to give investigators at fremont police a call. live in fremont, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> this shooting marks the second case of violent road rage in fremont this past week. a man fired shots at a car after the driver honked at him near the intersection of auto mall parkway and technology drive. that happened last thursday. coming up, the clues the family of a boy shot and killed by deputies is already looking into legal action. >> and just minutes ago, we learned just how many times the teenager was shot. >> why hundreds of bay area renters fear they will lose their homes when investment companies want to capitalize on a changing housing market. >> changing weather today everybody starting off foggy everybody chilly. the coldest afternoon for some of you in more than half of a year coming up in weather, find out when the fog finally moves out and which days will be the warmest. >> bay area robots are helping humans in the battle against baldness. >> and we are continuing to follow breaking news. a big rig crash snarling traffic right now. we'll be right back. with the very latest. ,,,,,, female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ as you can see.. crews havet pulled ard-rail. it had b want to head back to breaking news along southbound 280 in san francisco. as you can see, crews have just pulled that big rig off the guardrail. it had been dangling 40 feet over the roadway according to chp. it happened around 5:15 on 280 where it merges to south 101. the driver is out, he is okay. no injuries. damage is done to the evening commute because they had to stop traffic and traffic has been shut down on highway 101 below for the clean-up. new details this hour in the santa rosa sheriff's deputy shooting that killed a 13-year- old boy. kpix 5's andria borba with the autopsy report that was released in just the last hour. andria. reporter: the autopsy was completed this afternoon released just about an hour ago. and i can tell you that that autopsy report says andy lopez was shot by sonoma county deputies seven times two enough to be fatal. as the hours tick on the memorial of candles, flowers, balloons and signs demanding justice for 13-year-old andy lopez grows in sonoma county. >> es' skateboarder. he loved to skateboard. awesome kid. >> we are very much [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: lopez was shot and killed by sonoma county deputies on tuesday while he was walking carrying a toy replica ak-47 without the federally mandated orange tip. they thought it was real. they say they told lopez to drop the toy gun twice. when sold those toy guns by federal law must have an orange tip. on the wednesday santa rosa pd says lopez's did not and put the real deal next to the fake to prove how def they are to tell apart. anabel davalos who didn't want her face shown and several other mothers who didn't want to be identified said they often played with these fake guns while deputies were on patrol. >> they definitely saw these kids before playing. i think because andy was by himself, that's why they stopped him to question him. that's my thinking. >> reporter: off camera, friends have suggested that andy's gun may have had the orange tip painted over. kpix 5 did a quick youtube search and found no fewer than 6,000 videos demonstrating how to remove the federally mandated orange tip from an airsoft gun. turning it clockwise -- >> reporter: it doesn't take much more than a hairdryer. >> there go you. >> reporter: now, also developing this afternoon, the lopez family met with an l.a.-based law firm that successfully got a $24 million settlement out of the los angeles police department after they shot a teenager who was carrying one of those airsoft rifles. >> thank you, andria borba. >> reporter: live in santa rosa, andria borba, kpix 5. >> there will be a vigil in andy's honor at 7:00 tonight. we are getting a ballpark estimate of what you will have to pay for a piece of twitter. twitter announced today it will issue more than 70 million shares at a price between $17 and $20 a share. the social network would raise nearly $1.3 billion with its ipo. twitter will officially price its offering on november 6. balding men, take heart. people are sharing hair-raising tales about growing hair at a meeting in san francisco. so our beautifully bald reporter mike sugerman went to check it out. >> reporter: i don't know if you know this, but i'm bald. so i couldn't be more excited about the convention that just pulled into town. >> or the 21st annual meeting of the international society of hair restoration surgery. >> reporter: not like i never had hair. i did lots of it. i was 17 here. but about 25 it started to go and it's never come back. over the years i have tried to fight that. >> shake topic liberally. >> reporter: it's a losing battle. the 900 professionals meeting here are learning about the latest in the hair restoration's $2 billion industry. >> it has evolved dramatically from very large plugs to we do now we transplant grafts that have 1, 2 and 3 hairs. >> reporter: some of what they are doing isn't even huge. >> the system is fully automated medical robotic device for hair reconditioning. >> reporter: once built in san jose by restoration robots so far the only ones on the market pulling each follicle out. it's tedious. >> the robot does it. >> reporter: this person is shopping for one possibly to take back to iraq. >> because of the war, all parts of iraq, there's no hair centers for restoration. >> reporter: they sure are here. dr. robert true was just that in his evaluation. >> i don't believe that you're a candidate for a full restoration because you have lost too much hair. >> reporter: oh, well. george got a little work done on the top. >> i recently became divorced a few years ago. and so i'm back on the singles scene again. >> reporter: dr. robert leonard didn't let him go overboard. >> more growth is happening. he probably has 60% of the last transplant he has growing so the next 40% over the next 12 months. >> reporter: so far he says chicks dig it. mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> transplants can run from $4,000 to $15,000 sometimes more than one are needed. >> people are transplanting from the east coast to the west coast because it's so nice out here. >> gorgeous. >> although today was cooler. stayed caught a lot of folks off guard -- today caught a lot of folks off guard because the marine layer went all the way in and we stayed chilly. that's the exception to the rule because coming up over the weekend we will warm up and we'll be the envy of the weather world. a lot of folks would love to be in the bay area. today chilly. our new camera at sfo showing you clear skies showing you daly city and south san francisco. we had a lot of fog until 3 p.m. so enjoy the clearing while we have it. here's the pyramid over the financial district. highs today very chilly. morgan hill 65. only one spot hit 70, napa. concord and livermore cold this afternoon since tax day april 15th. a high of only 64. oakland hit 61. san jose barely made it out of the 50s. nothing on the radar. we were cloudy, we were foggy, chilly but we weren't wet. kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar scanning the skies and coming up dry. maybe wondering how are the reservoirs doing? not horrible but they aren't doing good either. lake shasta at 64% of normal. trinity lake 76%. lake oroville 72% much lower than this time last year. a lot of fog this morning but it burned off and a little bit of encouraging news if you don't like fog. look at the burnoff offshore. that's a sign that the atmosphere is mixed out by this low pressure system we talked about yesterday. rain stays offshore but it's close enough to kind of eliminate that fog for the next couple of days. another low pressure area gets here next we. this will drag down cold canadian air. that you the it was chilly today? you will have about five days like that coming up next week with highs only in the 60s away from the water. milder tomorrow. concord 72. san jose 71. and oakland 66. with less fog we'll get more sunshine and we'll be warmer. san rafael your high tomorrow 68. warmest days good timing, mother nature, thanks. 80 on the weekend. 70 near the bay. the big change next week it won't be wet but it will be chilly. we could see some 30s away from the water at night starting monday night. 'tis the season. it's almost november. >> put the extra blanket on the bed. >> yes. >> thanks, paul. still ahead why bay area renters feel they will be kicked out of their homes because of the improving economy. >> shame! shame on everybody. >> why bart's union members lashed out at management today even though that strike is over. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. area. while that's good news for homeowners... kpix five's john ramos explains w it puts the squeeze on thoso ar d a place to l the housing market red-hot in recent months here in the bay area. while that's good news for homeowners, john ramos explains how it puts the squeeze on those who are struggling just to find a place to live. >> reporter: in the bay area, the real estate market has always been a good news/bad news proposition. rising prices are good for home values, property tax revenues and anyone looking to sell. but for those just looking to survive, the news isn't so great. >> a very harsh negative impact for some families. >> reporter: eric johnson direction the oakland housing authority an agency with the task of helping low income people find affordable housing. their section 8 program helps people by paying a portion of their rent for privately owned housing nearly everywhere in the city. but there is a problem. >> we are getting rent increase requests from landlords every day. they are anywhere from 5 to 8%, some as much as 10% rent increases. >> reporter: and ironically it's the good news of the economy that's causing this. just as an increase in jobs can make the freeways more crowded, it also increases the competition for housing. as rents increase, the authority's costs go up leaving more people out in the cold. >> when you get a rent increase that is 10%, 13% increases that they are reporting, it really can impact where a family can live and it really could make them move. >> reporter: currently, 13,500 clients receive help with another 9500 on a waiting list which has now been frozen. and the mortgage crisis has added another new wrinkle, as well. investors have been buying foreclosed homes to market as rentals. as a result, three large investment groups now own hundreds and hundreds of rental homes in oakland. >> my only concern with that is that they would really decide to liquidate that asset in a group of homes all at once and cause disruption to the neighborhoods and the families living there. >> reporter: as the economy recovers and home prices rebound, those who help the poor say they don't know how much more good news they can take. in oakland, john ramos, kpix 5. >> by the way, the housing authority gets almost all of its money to operate from the federal government, $9 million had to be cut from its budget because of the sequestration. federal investigators won't be looking into a fire involving a tesla car this month. the national highway traffic safety administration says there are no signs the fire was caused by a deeffect. the sedan hit debris on a roadway which punctured a shield in the battery causing the car to catch fire. there was no defect. the driver was not hurt. california has 50,000 electric cars on the road now but the governor wants to see a million and a half of them driving around in the next decade. governor brown and seven other state governors signed an agreement today to join forces to put almost 3.5 million electric cars on the nation's highways by 2025. a coalition will work to standardize public charging stations as well as at home chargers and possibly offer more lee bates for electric car owners. california already offers a rebate your opinion to $2,500 per car. coming up in our next half hour, bart's rule change following the deaths of two workers and how the crash, the fire and the strike are all taking a toll on the transit agency. >> amazon and ebay don't crash the week before christmas. >> the problems with the affordable care act website take center stage on capitol hill. how the contractors say the problems could have been avoided. >> and how it's getting even more uncomfortable for passengers to fly in coach class. >> but first, an update on the big rig crash on interstate 280. for a while there that big rig was hanging off one of the edges of the roadway there right through the guardrail. as you can see, traffic is beginning to move now albeit a slow pace and that is snarling your evening commute. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [son] all right,she has no idea. 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[mom screams] 280 in san francisco. where crews have just pulled a big off the guard-rail.. and tod it away. the c-h-p says it had been ing about 40 fee updating you on the breaking news. they are clearing the cab of a big rig that crashed through a guardrail hanging precariously -- there you see it -- out over interstate 280 where it men, on to interstate 101 -- southbound 101, rather. the driver got out okay. unfortunately, the evening commute has taken a big, big hit. there's some clean-up there that's under way. emergency crews are on the scene, put up flares on the road to start allowing traffic to use both the 280 ramp -- rather, the ramp to 280 to southbound 101. but traffic in the area as you can see by the red lights there on our traffic map, is a mess. red arrows showing where the backups are. of course, the bay bridge and the pins. 280 and 101 will be a nightmare until it's cleaned up. bart eliminated a controversial safety practice designed to make maintenance workers more vigilant on the tracks. it's under scrutiny following the deaths of two workers who were struck by a train on saturday. the procedure is called simple approval which puts the safety responsibility on the workers. kpix 5's da lin was at today's bart board meeting where the death ignited a fiery debate. >> shame! shame on everybody! >> reporter: atu president antonette bryant scolded the bart directors partially blaming them for the accident that killed two workers saturday. >> the arrogance and callousness with which these entire negotiations were handled are offensive and now we have two people dead. >> reporter: she said the board did too little too late. the directors opened the meeting with a moment of silence for christopher sheppard and larry daniels, even dedicating today and tomorrow to the two track inspectors. >> for you to come out with this is lawrence daniel day or christopher sheppard day, really?! this should not have happened! >> reporter: some union members and supporters tried to shout down director gale murray who thought the criticism was unfair. >> that this would be a quiet time for them and not filled with all of the vitriol that has been happening. whether or not they -- >> i -- >> excuse me, i have the floor. >> this is legitimate? is that what you're saying? >> reporter: upset union members walked out of the meeting. afscme's union president said when his member christopher sheppard died, neither the managers nor directors offered any support. >> not one of the directors called me. that would have been a start. not one. [ crying ] >> reporter: both sides admit tensions have never been this high. >> there's just been a lot of bad blood on both sides. it's going to be very hard. >> reporter: the board believes both sides have to first sign off on the contracts and that will allow healing to begin. >> do things have to mend in order for us to work together? yes. but at this point it's too raw, too real. >> reporter: some union supporters even demanded a criminal investigation against the bart board of directors. live here in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> the board also voted to list its complete ban on banks. the change is effective starting december 1 >> bikes will allowed on all trains at all times except during the height of the morning and evening commutes. but bikes are still not allowed in the first train cars at any time. the obamacare website glitches were the center of a fireworks show on capitol hill today. lawmakers held a hearing with the contractors and progress of the problem medical -- problematic website. >> once again, here we have my republican colleagues trying to scare everybody. >> will the gentleman yield? >> no, i will not yield to this monkey court or whatever this is. >> this is not a monkey court. >> do whatever you want. i'm not yielding. >> if you are given a bad product to build ultimately what you will build will be a bad product. >> the white house ashowers the problems are getting worked on they will be fixed. after more than a decade behind bars, kennedy cousin michael skakel could be set free. his attorney filed a motion asking for $500,000 bond. he was convicted in 2002 of murdering a 15-year-old neighbor but vinita nair reports he may get a whole new trial. >> reporter: michael skakel's attorney has asked for the kennedy cousin to be released from prison now that a judge overturned his conviction. the nephew of the late robert kennedy was found guilty of murdering his teenaged neighbor martha moxley. the judge said the defense attorney botched the case. moxley's mother says he is the killer. moxley's body was found under a tree on her family property on halloween day 1975. two years later her family moved away and the house was eventually demolished. >> the more wealthy the community the more secrets there are. >> reporter: jeannie mcnaney is a 30-year resident of greenwich and friend of the skakel family. she says she is happy skakel is getting another chance for the truth to come out. >> i'm sorry if the family of martha is really going to be upset about this because they want somebody to be behind bars. but if it's not the right person -- >> reporter: police said martha moxley was beaten and stabbed to death with a broken golf club that belonged to skakel's mother. skakel's older brother was the prime suspect initially but wasn't arrested. vinita nair cbs news. >> skakel was convicted in 2002 when a friend testified he killed you martha moxley. skakel denies making the confession. >> think you're feeling the squeeze even more in coach class? 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many big box retailers will ship site to store for free. are you tired of getting junk mail like credit card offers and insurance offers that you have to shred to prevent identity theft? you may not know it but you can opt out of offers like these for good. a viewer recently asked us to remind folks about opt out prescreen.com. it's a website run by the major credit reporting agencies that allows you to opt out of unsolicited credit card and insurance offers for five years or permanently although to opt out permanently you must confirm the request in writing. now, under the fair credit reporting act unless you opt out, the credit reporting agencies can legally provide your information to creditors so they can send you these unsolicited offers. and remember, if you have a consumer story idea, email us at consumerwatch@kpix.com. made famous by the movie the birds, now for halloween you can tour the bay area schoolhouse in the alfred hitchcock classic. the eerie stuff we saw that might make you think it's haunted. >> stephen king horror book today. it was the fog this morning! temperatures kept down, it was the chill in the afternoon. sunnyvale only 65. union city a high of 59. live look outside though. the fog is gone. chopper 5 is up. traffic not so good but it's a pleasant evening weather-wise. we'll talk about the weekend forecast all the way to halloween coming up. and i'm dennis o'donnell. just how many jobs have the raiders had on their offensive line? 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[ knocking ] >> it was a chain on the front door because the doors didn't lock. so i heard the front door chains rattle. >> reporter: footsteps on the stairs stopped. and no one was there. >> and i had a small rocker and a beach ball that were next to my bed and the rocker started just rocking back and forth. and the beach ball just moved as if someone had their hand on it like they were rolling it with the rocker. >> reporter: now listen closely to what happens to our wireless microphone. >> i pinched myself a few times and pulled the covers over my head. [ disconnect ] >> and since then, the building has been -- >> reporter: wireless interference? hard to say. but what is certain, taylor once ran a bed and breakfast here and people reported seeing a familiar figure downstairs in the classroom that hitchcock used in the movie. >> for instance by think the very first schoolteacher that caught here calvin appears in the old slate board a figure of him appears and you can't wash it off. >> reporter: and that might not be the only place that calvin shows up. hundreds of people stop and take their picture here every year but not all of them get photo bombed by an image in the upstairs window. this photos was recently sent to tailor. there was something different about the window on the right. so they zoomed in. could that be calvin keeping an eye on things down below? taylor thinks it bears a resemblance. now the doors to the schoolhouse are being thrown wide open to share the haunting. she is hosting the first-ever public halloween party. >> i live with ghosts but i'm not, you know, i'm not afraid of goblins. >> reporter: a fundraiser saturday night is for the nonprofit sebastopol community center. she says not only is this year the 50th anniversary of "the birds" > the original party of the dedication for the new school was on october 30 of 1873. so let's just bring it all full circle and see if we can have a party out there and raise money at the same time. >> reporter: taylor says there will be food, drink, and dancing with who knows who from the past. in bodega, allen martin, kpix 5. >> as allen says, saturday's haunted halloween at the bodega schoolhouse is a benefit. tickets are $100 and you can go to kpix.com for information on how to buy them. just click on the events tab. if you dare. >> awesome. >> i'm not going in there, dude. no. heck no. >> it's haunted. >> no, no. >> you have to. >> not going. >> there's a photo bomb then there's the haunted photo bomb. that was cool. >> neat. >> up there today probably about 53, 54 degrees. >> perfect ghost weather. >> ghosts and goblins love mid- 50s in case you didn't know that. maybe you don't. it was pretty chilly for soccer practice this evening, wasn't it? nice beautiful time lapse here, mount hamilton lick observatory. looking down on the santa clara valley, we have some cloud cover sitting offshore but we certainly cleared out once we hit 3:00 but it was a foggy start. live look over san jose now where your high today was 60 degrees. very chilly outside. already in the 50s for you in san jose and the city and oakland. low 60s that's it right now for livermore and concord and santa rosa. it is a chilly night outside but you get sunshine earlier tomorrow. take you to concord for our kpix 5 schoolcast. sun terrace elementary school. mainly sunny skies by the afternoon. lunchtime mid-60s. warmer sunnier tomorrow in concord. nominate your school, put a forecast on for your school on tv, go to kpix.com/schoolcast. know what's coming up a week from today? happen weiner, trick or treat time and this -- halloween, trick or treat time and this week we have something for everyone, boo at the zoo. sunshine and mild. 70 degrees for you for zoo in oakland and let's go to halloween a week from tonight. it will be clear and chilly. we'll talk about why we'll be cooler in a couple of seconds. first temperatures up today because low pressure offshore mixing up the atmosphere. won't get the rain but low pressure which typically gives us cooler and cloudier weather in this case will give us sunnier and milder weather because it's going to scour out the atmosphere not allow the fog to form meaning milder weather through the weekend. now let's talk about a different area of low pressure diving down through the rockies going to drag cold air behind it making it to the bay area. 60s for highs today away from the water. 60s for highs next week away from the water. everywhere for about 4 or 5 straight days including potentially halloween sew it's going to be cool next week. milder tomorrow. milder still saturday and sunday. great weather to get outside over the weekend. then chilly next week. highs for your friday, tgif tomorrow san jose back up to 71. that's 11 degrees warmer than today. sunnyvale 69. union city 66. sunshine is out earlier for pittsburg and san ramon. 70s for you. 61 for the city. alameda 65. petaluma 71. and cloverdale your high tomorrow 74 degrees. extended forecast warmest weather will be over the weekend. mainly sunny skies. then we get cooler. look at the change sunday to monday. down to the 60s inland. that's where we stay for much of next week. that is your forecast right through halloween. sports is coming up next. we love this kitchen! what's next? 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StanfordCaliforniaUnited-statesFremontCanadaCloverdaleSebastopolSevastopol-MistoUkraineSanta-clara-valleyOakland >> the syrian civil war has killed more than 130,000 people and displaced millions. the leading rebel group today finally agreed to sit down and talk peace. it will be the first face to face meeting between the assad regime and the syrian national coalition since the war broke out. we have the latest from istanbul. >> it was a vote that ripped the syrian national coalition apart. members pulled out, more committed to resign after it. after days of discussion the umbrella government voted yes to going to switzerland to take part in talks with a delegation from the assad regime. after the vote the president of the coalition addressed the syrian people. >> we have travelled a hard road and you made sacrifices for your freedom and we have reached a critical point that we'll cross together. we are termed to end the suffering that the syrian regime imposed on you. >> because a decision was so divisive discussions and consultation ran overnight, including members of moderate rebel groups fighting inside syria. without their indoorsment there was no confidence that the coalition could deliver on anything. the same fighting groups want to be in the unnamed 15-member delegation going to switzerland. >> they have to be represented within the team. we have not discussed what would be the road, but definitely they would like to be part of the consultation and decision making. >> the green light for the fighting groups came as a surprise. none of this was enough to bring back a group of 44 members who withdrew from the syrian national coalition because they didn't think the agreements made in geneva had backing. unless geneva ii focussed on bringing about a transitional government in syria, it wasn't worth attending. who will represent the syrian opposition in switzerland is supposed to be decided in the next 24 hours. they face, directly or indirectly a high level team for the team in damascus, which does not acknowledge the team and barely recognises the existence of an opposition. >> when it comes to destroying syria's chemical weapons, there has been a delay. security challenges have been blamed for shaping down the shipment. the group overseeing the process says the weapons should ensue. they'll be transported to an american ship and be destroyed at sea. >> voters approved a military-backed government in egypt. the event was widely boycotted by islamic groups >> egypt's new constitution is passed. and the commission says it got a high amount of support. >> the total number of voters is 20,613,677. the voter turn out is 38.6% of the population. the yes vote 98.1%. 1.9% said no. this is a higher voter turn out than the vote for the last constitution. >> the military-backed interim government says the people's support was given for overthrowing mohamed morsi. now that the government had the yes vote, the next step is to set a date for more elections. the anti-coup alliance, including the muslim brotherhood scribed the vote as a sham. the group hailed what it called the historic boycott by the egyptian people, including the youth, indicating that a majority of the people reject the coup and the constitution. >> different groups are call on supporters to increase the protest to ended coup despite the crackdown on this end. >> egypt is facing tough tines, and analysts say that is unlikely to change soon. >> i think we have patrons and when military coups against elected officials take place, you are faced with poor outcomes. the military domination of politics. that's a scenario or civil uprest. the plan is to try to legitimate what happened on july 3rd by a new constitution, or elections but the procedures never had strong positions. >> egypt is divided and struggling. next week will mark three years since a popular revolution removed hosni mubarak from power. as egyptians marked that occasion, the only thing that is certain is more elections. >> meanwhile, three al jazeera journalists continue to be detained in egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent greste have been held since december 29th. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera denies the allegation and continues to demand their immediate release. two other journalist from our sister channels have been in prison for five months, abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman. >> nine days into a chemical spill many say their water smells like chemicals. pregnant women are told not to drink it. freedom industries, the company blamed for the spill has declared bankruptcy. robert ray is in west virginia with new information about the bankruptcy filing. >> you can see over my shoulder those are the tanks of freedom industry. chemicals came out of some of those into elk river, affecting 300,000 people in west virginia, a week or so ago. on friday, freedom industries filed for bankruptcy. there's more information. on december 31st. company was bought by j clip ard forest. yesterday a new company was opened by j clip ard forest, calledman an ear funding llc, created to provide funding to freedom during the bankruptcy loan. we believe that that company was opened up so that j clip ard forest could shield away major claims and liabilities, lawsuits and protect the $20 million purchase. the question is as to why would someone purchase a company with so much massive debt. >> let's tip down this. they owe $2.4 million to the irs. they owe 3.6 million and have 200 creditors. they owe over $90,000 in property taxes. the amount of questions around the bankruptcy and the purchase of this company are absolutely extraordinary. on top of that, in the meantime we spent most of the day, saturday on the ground speaking to residents as to whether they think the water is safe. we did independent water testing. here is what we found out. >> it's been a week since 7500 gallons of toxic chemicals used to clean goal spilled into the elk river. 300,000 were under a strict do not use ban. many of the bans have been lifted. residents are concerned as to whether the water is safe. >> inside the cooler is testing materials for the water in this woman's house. how long does it take to get the results? >> five to seven business days. >> jennifer is nine months pregnant. >> we haven't consumed the water. it didn't taste or smell right. >> after the centers for disease control issued a caution, she was confused. >> we got the thumbs up that the water was safe on monday night in my community here. so for 48 hours to go by and knowing that the public is consuming the water, that's really concerning. >> with very little data or scientific study on the ch chemical, it's not clear how it could impact people's health. because of the abundance of caution recommended by the c d.c. al jazeera america hired an environmental consulting company to take samples from jennifer's home. >> not only is mark taking water samples from the home we were in, but on the river here in charleston, he's taking water samples, he'll test these for the mix of chemicals going into the river system, and we'll have results next week. >> according to federal environmental data for decades chemicals and waste have danted waterways and groundwater supplies. doctors were concerned and want testing to continue. >> especially in the case of pregnant women. we don't know the effects on an unborn child, a developing foetus. >> for others, the theme of environmental disasters reached a boiling point. >> nobody has jurisdiction. what needs to happen is for just overarching legislation to make sure that the companies aren't responsible for policing themselves, because they are not. if you don't have to, you won't. if there are no speed limits, i'll drive as fast as i can in my vehicle. >> inspectors discover that freedom industry, the company blamed for the disaster had not taken action to stop the leak for report it to the authority, according to the environment protection agency. and there are no regulations governing inspections and maintenance of the storage tanks that held the chemical known as mchn. >> so in nine days after the spill most people in charleston are wary as to whether this water is safe. i can tell you this: as we have been standing here across the river from freedom industry, the smell of candy and liquorice is prevalent. everywhere has been smelling it. one of the symptoms that emergency rooms and doctors that people are complaining about itchy eyes throat and burny sensation. i can tell you now this eye in particular has a huge burning sensation and has been like that for two hours. the situation is fluid and a lot of questions out there still. >> robert ray in the middle of it all in charleston. >> the still in west virginia is the latest incident of pollution. the environment protection agency says coal plants are responsible for 50 to 60% of toxic water pollution in the united states. loopholes and laws allowed the contamination of wells to go unchecked or decades. a discharge from coal-fire power plants is more dangerous than the chemical that leaked into the river. >> the chris christie administration is alleged to have withheld hurricane sandy relief funds because she wouldn't back a democratic project. >> the governor came and pulled me aside and said i know it's not right, and these are not connected and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> they have been approved for $70 million of $171 million requested. >> a new allegation the distraction that chris christie wanted to avoid. he's campaigning for rick scott. the trip comes after 20 subpoenas were issued to get to the bottom. george washington bridge scandal. they are investigating whether four days of days of lain closure were politically motivated. >> the importance of a 4-year degree and the difficulty of paying for it. >> i want to make sure that students believe that they have what it takes to succeed beyond high school. >> the first lady spoke at the white house college opportunity summit this week, she and the president announcing an initiative to make four year degrees a reality for more families. >> schooling in this country has come a long way. in 1970 only a quarter of americans had completed some post high school education. by 2007 it jumped to two-thirds. the u.s. was not the only country sending kids to college. in recent years the number of minister attaining four year degrees had stalled going from first in the world to this - 12th overall and in danger of slipping further. meanwhile, the share of jobs requiring college education has doubled. according to a study by george down university, 60% of all jobs by 2018 will require a college education. it will be important in the north-east. getting an education doesn't just help you get a job, it helps you make money. among 30 to 35-year-olds those with a degree made more money over time. research shows for those born to lower income families, a degree increases chances of upper mobility. half of all people from high income families get a batchlers by 25. only 10% of those from poorer families do the same. >> president obama and michelle obama came from modest backgrounds but got ivy league educations. college costs rose by 500%, putting higher education out of reach for many americans. at a white house college opportunity summit the president and mrs. obama brought together leaders. >> i'm doing this because the story of education is the story of my life. i want them to know it can be their story 2000. >> kevin wade watched the summit and was thrilled when president obama mentioned the program he is part of. imentor match spends four years guiding people for a process guiding in college. >> my younger brother had a chance of going to college, but they went down the wrong rode. i thought if i had guidance i might be on the right track. my mentor picked me up. we went over everything. it was like a burden off my chest. >> navigating the fag road is full of mine fields, deadlines and someone who is excited to go to college may miss the window of opportunity if not familiar with the various papers and deadlines he has to meet. >> now his phone is filled with as that wade is getting. i mentor is one program that is being pushed for and another identifies children from urban backgrounds helping them attend colleges and giving them extra support. >> the summit at the white house was important because it shone a spotlight on this issue of poor kids, of kids from the lowest economic group not getting connected to college opportunity, even when they are ultimately qualified. >> booel says programs like hers is critical. the middle class is being squeezed out. >> it is more and more middle class kids denied the opportunity to get the kind of education not only that they deserve, but that this country needs them to have, if they fill the jobs in the workforce and make this is a vibrant economy, a healthy economy. >> some quick maths showed deborah booel was right. saving for college.com offers a calculator. if you had a child and wanted to send them to challenge that costs $25,000, assuming an annual average increase of 5% and 6% earned annually, you could need to save a quarter of a million, for $561 a month for the next 18 years. if the college cost $50,000 a year, which provide institutions do. plan on needing half a million, or $1,121. that's not chump change. whilst the obama administration doubles investments, a lot more needs to be done. >> back to you. >> a lot of money. >> for more we turn to sharon hurstburger a president of a college and at the summit. and rory with the young invincibles. a not for profit. welcome to you both. sharon, you were at the summit. what did you take away from his words? >> the president and the first lady were inspirational, both in their personal examples, and in their motivation to get this country moving again in terms of aappreciates of the call u of the education. >> do you think you'll make changes to your university. >> yes, we have joined the president's campaign, and we are focussing on two initiatives, one is to reach out to local high schools, expanding mentorship programs, and helping the students get to college, and the second initiative is to expand partnerships with area community colleges, and community colleges outside of our area, to encourage the very talented students starting their education at community colleges, to transfer to the best colleges and universities that they can. >> rory, if you had to pinpoint a reason why so many low income american children are not going to college, what is it? is the the costs, strict admissions? what is it? >> the cost will be the big factor. we hear that from young people across the country. the cost of a four-year public university has gone up by 84%. there's eight out there. there's a lot of qualified low-income people looking at the sticker price, shying away from the skills they are qualified for, and can get help for. it's a problem called undermatching. what we need to do is get more information out there to young people, so they have an idea of their opportunities. >> why is college so expensive, i think your college charges 40,000 a year for tuition. why is it pricey? where is the money going? >> first of all, college is a personnel-driven enterprise, and so the quality of the education is tied to the cost. the quality is high touch. you need a very small proportion of students to every faculty member. that's a reason why college is expensive. more important than that is the fact that as a country, we have retreated from the notion that education is a public good. so while we used to believe that we should support and subsidise students going to college through grants and through direct supports to educational institutions, we really cut back on that as a nation. and we no longer have the ethos. that means that the subsidies are declining or going away. colleges are needing to raise the cost of the education through tuition increases. that means it will be past on. >> does some of the responsibility lay with the colleges and trimming expenses. there's a lot of concern that the colleges waste too much money. >> i know there's a lot of concern. if you look into it, it's rarely the case. i know that they are wonderful stories out there from colleges that put up climbing walls, and, special housing units. i invite you to take a look and see the bare bones way to operate the institution, and put so much money into the real academic enterprise. >> rory, i heard the debate about whether it's worth it in this day and age for young people to go to college, that maybe they'd be better served to start their own business, going into their own business. do you think it's a reasonable idea at this point. >> absolutely, it's worth it to go to college. it's an important message. a typical 4-year college graduate makes 80% more than someone with a high school diploma. it has gotten more significantly. a good decision to go to college. what we need to do is give young people the information to know what major is more likely to make money, so they can compare that to the amount of debt they want to take out and make a decision that is right for them in the long term. >> i want to clarify that. you think it's lies considering how expensive and how many students take on debt after college, and how many oftentimes don't get the jobs they were after. you think it's wise to push for everyone. >> it doesn't have to be a 4-year course. someone with a grad utility earns many millions more. it could be a 2-year degree and credential. anything beyond high school that gives the young person a credential in the right field. it's essential for economic security. >> is there an end to this. are we resigned to the fact that the cost for college continues to go up or do you see a trnd of costs going down. >> i don't see costs going down until energy costs go down, health insurance costs go town, until people invent other mechanisms to keep the cost down. i do thing that it's critical that as a nation we figure out how to make sure that we subsidise more of the cost of education for the great bulk of people that we want to see get a college degree. that will keep the individuals costs down, but it will benefit the communities that those college graduates are going to serve. it will benefit our nation in making it more competitive economically, and more innovative. >> meantime the president hoping to expand higher education. thank you both for coming in together. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> sick at sea - still ahead on al jazeera america. crews passengers are talking about a vacation that is cut short. two days after it sparked up a wildfire, the update on the battle next. >> coming up in sport the x games meets the winter games. here about the new event at the winter olympics. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at the top stories this half hour. syria's main rebel group will attend the peace conference. 75 members voted in istanbul. the majority favoured to attend the talks. the first face to face meeting between the bashar al-assad regime. >> another new jersey mayor is aaccusesing chris christie's office of retaliation, demanding that she approve a reality project in order to receive money for hurricane sandy. >> information behind the company involved in the toxic spill in west virginia: >> high and dry. the wildfire that began two days ago in the foothills of glen dooric. firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading. there is little that they or anyone else can do about the draught that left the state parched. >> california's governor declared is a drought emergency, allowing the state to seek federal aid and eases rules about pumping water from one part of the state to another. napper valley needs the help, the wine country. it is where melissa chan is standing by live. how concerned are growers out there? >> well. the wine growers are very concerned and are taking a close look at it. they have a bit more time than the other farmers in california. the vines are in the dormant stage. we are about halfway through the rainy season. you know, people are very concerned but they are hoping that there'll be rain in the coming months. we are here at the vineyards, they produce kav sav and they put everything in a bit of context. >> if the conditions change, then, you know, i think we'll be okay. as a whole, no, it's really, really - you know, worrisome, the conditions and the lack of rain. we need water. i mean, it's been too many years in a row where we had marginal rain fall >> what happens if there is no rain? what they say is that they depend on the rain during the season not for the dormant vines, but to collect in reservoirs and wells. and they'll be used in july, august, september for irrigation. that's why the drought is important for wine makers. they are worried about what can happen now in the future. >> it's not just the wine makers, how concerned are the other agricultural industries in california. >> there's a lot of things beyond vineyards, and one thing that is interesting in the states, in that part of the region, central california is a lot of farmers moved their crops from seasonal, such as tomatoes alfalfa and moved to almond trees. they have gone up. there's an incentive for farmers to plant the trees. these are long-term project. they are not seasonal or annual. when there is a drought, the formers face a challenge, because they have to think long-term about what they are going to do. now we understand that a lot of farmers are not concerned about the crops, they want to keep the trees alive. >> melissa chan live from the napper valley. >> rebecca is here with more on the drought. a lot of people in california, whether concerned about the drought or the wildfires hoping for rain. >> it's been two years straight that we had drier weather. we had rainfall across the state. sadly, we have about a third of the state that is at the lowest point of the percentage of normal. here is some places that have that. l.a. - only 24% of normal. normal you would have far more rain than what has fallen in southern california. even burbank and the national weather service is reporting the low amounts of rain fall. california and nevada the greatest areas of real estate are being hit hard much the all-time low rain fall for the calendar year. some of these, with barely over 3.5 inches of rain. camorillo with barely three inches of rain. we talk about the water concerns, and as we move forward in time when we need to drain the reservoirs, they are below where they should be for this time of year. we have places like trinity lake. the capacity is 48% of capacity, and when it comes to historical averages of rain, they only had 68%. high temperatures continuing to hid record highs as temperatures 20 degrees above normal continue along with the dry weather. we'll touch more on where we are getting snow and cold weather. >> sick at sea. dozens of people on a caribbean cruise ship caught a virus. more than 60 were sick. they are believed to be infected with an oral virus, turning their dream vacation into a nightmare. >> spending the night on the toilet. >> we have medication, and make sure we are more cautious. >> royal caribbean said the ship has been scrubbed and disinfected. the cruise it offering sick passengers an opportunity to reschedule their trips. >> some olympic athletes are flipping for. john henry smith is here, new olympic sports coming out. >> it's exciting to have something new to root for. it used to be that you had to tune into the x games. athletes in the sport of free kating will be able, for the first time, to compete for olympic gold. jessica taff got up to two of our hopes. >> for free-skiing athletes, this is an opportunity of a lifetime to showcase talent. >> we in no idea this would be an olympic sport. a lot of us, childhood dreams were about the x games, not the olympics. that was the olympics up until sochi. >> known for his flawlessly executed run, the indiana native started skiing at the age of five. >> i started to do it flips on my skis at the age of 11. i grew up 5 minutes away from a 350 foot hill that i skied on every day after school and on the weekends. >> the sport is a costly one. nick had to get creative to continue to ski. >> my families unstable. they weren't able to support me with all my skiing endeavours. i had to take the initiative and go out and finance my career. i was an entrepreneur back then and went to my mum and gave her an idea that i had. she supported it and we went to the store and bought candy bars in bulk. i would ride the school bus with candy bars and sell them to my friends for a dollar on the way and back from school. >> for the pittsburg native he yet its his parents for getting him started. >> they wanted to get me out of the house in the winter. i fell in love with it, the speed, the air, the snow. everything about being on skis was amazing to me. i stuck with it. like any sport there's an element of danger. >> fear makes it exciting. the adrenaline rush going out and trying the tricks. there's so many sports. this one looks crazy. i swear we are calculated. what we do is dangerous. you fly high and grind metal rails, and the fear factor. i'd say it definitely is nerve-wracking and makes you think twice. it elevates the amount of fun on the skis. >> he took home the gold at the x games. >> taking a medal at the x games was my childhood dreams coming true. it was the accumulation of hard working sacrifices and dedication to skiing from a young age. >> walsh won his f.i.s. title in 2013, and is called one of the most electrifying skiers. >> jessica taff is reporting. joining us now to talk about prospects in the winter olympics , is our contributor amy burke. news exciting. how much enthusiasm did you detect with the inclusion of ski halfpipe and snow pike as sport. >> there's tremendous excitement. this is high-flying high-stakes tricks. it will be really fun. >> i bet if -- it will be. is it safe to say these sports have been included to lure the younger viewers. >> definitely, and a lot of athletes in these events are young themselves. that makes it a sport of the future. >> qualifying has been going on this weekend in utah. we got to know nick geoffer and thom wallace. are they on track to make the team? >> only three spots - you can calculate them on paper. there's a fourth discretionary spot which if no one meets the criteria, a five-member panel will make the decision. the team is expected to be nominated tonight. >> rumour had it that wallace had trouble out there in the slopes in park city. if he doesn't make it does he have a chance as a discretionary pick. >> he has a chance. i wish i could predict, but it's cutthroat. >> and tim is a chance. >> giant slalom is his best event. he proved to be a three medal threat, three out of five events on the men's. watch for that utah native. >> a knee injury will keep lindsey vonn out of the socially games, who does that leave as america's best hope. >> lindsey vonn was not the entire team. there's julie vancuso and has always been in the shadow. the day lindsay got injured julia got a medal. you turn the spotlight on her, she does well, she's in the money. and michala, mentally tough and smooth. she won the world championship title in slal om, and won the season-long crystal globe, and this year she could win two medals, proving herself in giant slam, the event that liberty does well. >> we have 25 seconds left. here is the question we are asking on maddison avenue. which athlete would you vote to be america's darling when the games are done. >> micale aschiff ron and casey gold, full of charisma. >> amy burg our contributor for the winter olympics. thank you for sharing your thoughts. >> that is sports for this hour. coming up at 11 we'll have reports from ross shimabuku and jessica taff on the championship games. the excitement has been building. >> a gay russian protestor was arrested for unfurling a rainbow coloured flag, he displayed it as the torch past through his home town. he was detained by olympic security personnel until the police arrived. vladimir putin signed a law in june forbidding what the government called homosexual propaganda. >> a breeding ground for international hackers. we'll go inside the private it school attended by n.s.a. whistle belower edward snowden. they adopted two children from the democratic republic of congo, but an american couple can't bring the children home. the details on the big hold-up ahead. clayton j. adams >> the u.s. condemned an attack on a restaurant in the afghan capital of kabul. 21 died, including three americans. half those killed were foreign nationals. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. a suicide bomber blew up the secured entrance allowing gunmen to enter and start shooting. the restaurant owner died in that assault. >> south sudan's army says it recaptured bor, the last state capital under rebel control. hundreds have been left dead and thousands forced from their homes. the conflict raged for weeks between the president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. >> a husband and wife are right to bring back their adopted children from democratic republic of congo. it has suspended foreign adoptions leaving parents with little to do but hope and wait. >> alaina carol has everything ready for their two adopted boys. their room is filled with shirts and shoes and a cute stall. no one is here to use them. >> it breaks my heart. i want to adopt as many as i can. they have nobody to love them. >> jason carol left for the democratic republic of congo in november, thinking he would come home with their sons. months later they are 7,000 miles from home. elaina asked to hide the boys faces. justin has missed a lot. the biggest change, their new daughter born bon november 25th. she doesn't look the same. she's two months old almost, and is changing and growing. she's out of her newborn stuff. it's getting hard. here is the problem - last year the democratic republic of congo suspended exit permits for families with adopted congolese children, even those that earlier met the criteria. >> it has nothing to do with adoption and everything to do with international politics. >> this is a nashville lawyer specialising in adoptions. >> using adoption as a foil, as a tactic, spending adoptions as a tactic to achieve diplomatic win - no, it does not work. >> the motive for stopping the adoptions is unclear. the state department says applications for exit permits are being held up. drc authorities said it was over concerns about abused for abandoned children or some children were sold to homosexuals. whatever the reason, elaina and her husband have no choice but to communicate through skype. it's the only way she can see the boys and dad can she his new daughter. justin said they do feel safe. >> with a country like democratic republic of congo there's a chance something can happen. >> elaina says she'll keep the christmas decorations up until they come home. >> years before edward snowden made global headlines for leaking documents, he went to india to learn hacking. he's among thousands that have done that. >> hacking is not confined to toes with high-end computers or computer geniuses. hacking, whether done to improve security or steel data can be done with a laptop or being in the right place at the right tim. >> with simply hacking people can break into companies and do damage. with complex hacking you need skills. >> they are easy to find at the private it colleges, which is what attracted edward snowden, the former contractor for the u.s. agency. >> edward snowden if he didn't come here, he could have gone elsewhere to learn. >> the number of foreigners attending classes sets this school apart. >> in india, because we are a global source, we get students from all over the world. we are running the courses. >> what edward snowden learnt probably helped him to get his job, and the lure of upgrading it skills pushed the industry to grow by five times in the last five years. >> new delhi attracts thousands of foreign students taking crash courses. most students return to their countries with an upgrade to current positions. some worry that it could be better used. >> the cyber lawyer specialist says a lack of regulation over the schools made it a free for all, and there should be guidelines stating who can take potentially dangerous courses. >> there has to be a structured approach on how the institutions can become arsenals of growth, rather than be ammunition. >> it's argued that any education can be misused. >> there may be hundreds of professionals who learnt skills with us. >> india has no plans to regulate it schools, so foreign students come to enhance their skills before deciding how to use the skills when they return home. >> and there's a lot more ahead on al jazeera america, including colorado's pot laws. how it's effecting the state's business ahead. >> sunscreens in baj , it's not the kind you may be thinking of. the answer to the thick smog that covers the city. that is next. >> well, it's not just the scenic view attracting tourists to marijuana. now customers can buy marijuana for fun. is it boosting overall business? we take a look. >> the call of wild, the rush of white water and the excitement of the slopes - just a few of the things attracting droves of tourists to colorado. now there's a new reason people are making the trip to the rocky mountain state. some say the pot tourist rush means big bucks. others worry that weed will tarnish the reputation. >> people expect to enjoy a family friendly vacation on a save and beautiful terrain in colorado. >> most of colorado's restart towns, like steamboat springs are allowing pot outlets to open. steamboat voted to improve retail weed by a large ermargin, but are concerned that they will not allow retail pot-shots. if you want to buy pot, have you to go outside of town. >> rocky mountain remedies sits in a drab industrial park on the outskirts of steamboat. ryan fisher showed me the long list of rules. >> three pages long. >> it has everything from storage, cameras. >> to cash registers. >> while you may be able to buy weed, there's not a lot of places you can smoke it. besides a private residence. >> we saw in line people that couldn't smoke at the hotel room. so someone said, "come back to our place to smoke." lighting up in public will not be allowed. >> there's no one walking down the sidewalk drinking a beer, they shouldn't walk down the sidewalk smoking a joint. >> you are very secluded here in your little enclave. >> near not so secluded mile high stadium, the pot shop is getting fired up for the showdown between the broncos and the patriots. sales spread. >> 25% new england fans, and 75% broncos. >> the patriot fans from out of town will not be able to take their weed home. broncos fans hope they won't go home with a win. >> well, a different smoke cloud in china. blinding air pollution in beijing, a blanket of smog darkened the skies. with the help of technology, there's a way for people to enjoy technology. giant screens beaming out images of tyne men square, part of an adcampaign inviting visit scores to enjoy china. it's a contrast to the air crisis. several airports were shut down. residents asked to wear masks. cole use was asked to be cut. that's the show tonight. thank you for joke us. more news at 11:00 pm eastern. a quick look at your headlines is next on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with tonight's headlines. syria's main rebel group will attend a peace conference in switzerland. 75 coalition members voted in istanbul. the majority favoured attending the talks. it will be the first face to face meeting between the assad regime since the civil war in 2011. >> a new jersey mayor is accusing chris christie's office of retaliation. demanding that she approve a real estate project for her city to receive millions in aid after hurricane sandy. chris christie's office denied the claim. >> information about the company behind west
New-yorkUnited-statesIstanbulTurkeyNevadaDamascusDimashqSyriaAfghanistanNew-delhiDelhiIndia tirade as a hate crime. and princess kate, stepping out in her first public appearance since december, revealing her baby bump. and ready to get back to being a very public royal. and good morning, america. we are in final countdown mode right now. there it is, one day. and robin is right back here at this anchor desk. just in 24 hours. we're going to hear from her this morning about how she's feeling. fair to say, a little bit nervous. >> indeed. >> great for her to be coming, though. >> it will be a big party tomorrow. also, we're waking up to the latest on a big what the chinese army is up to right now, apparently all happening in that building in shanghai. are they hacking our banks? and could it affect your money? both the white house and the chinese government are responding this morning. also coming up, michelle obama opening up for the first time about why she really got those bangs. why she says the move was more than just about a hairstyle. they were about a mid life crisis. >> all right. all of that to get to and more. let's get to the latest on oscar pistorius, becoming very emotional in court this morning. the double-amputee olympic sprinter charged in the murder of his model girlfriend. bazi kanani is in south africa, with the breaking details for us. bazi? >> reporter: good morning, amy. an emotional scene inside the court just a couple of hours ago, when the judge ruled this will proceed as a premeditated murder case, the most serious of charges. oscar pistorius' family started crying because this means it's much less likely he'll be granted bail. and if he's found guilty, it would mean a life sentence. the 26-year-old double-amputee nicknamed the blade runner, represent, head in hand, as the prosecutor said he shot and killed an innocent, unarmed woman. the state outlined its case against pistorius. they believe he got out of bed, put on his prosthetic legs and walked 21 feet to a locked bathroom door. inside that bathroom, 29-year-old cover model reeva steenkamp, was shot three times. prosecutor harry nell, quote, she locked the door for a purpose. we will get to that purpose. defense attorneys say pistorius thought a burglar was inside the bathroom. and the state has no way to prove otherwise. a lawyer for the defense submitting, this is not a murder. but prosecutors question how pistorius could have been surprised when they found steenkamp was staying at the house. she arrived before 6:00 p.m. and her overnight bag was there. as this star athlete battled murder charges in a pretoria courtroom, reeva steenkamp's remains were driven to a church in her hometown of port elizabeth, where family and friends gathered. >> reporter: exactly why steenkamp was shot to death is still a mystery. several news reports quoting police sources say a cricket bat covered with blood was recovered from pistorius' bedroom, possibly used in an argument before the shooting. and that steroids were found in pistorius' home. and investigators are testing his blood for the drug that can cause aggressive roid rage. now, even if pistorius is granted bail today, he won't be able to do the thing he loves most. all of his future races have been canceled. and yesterday, one of his major sponsors, nike, says they won't use him in any future campaigns. let's get more from "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams. very, very difficult now to imagine bail. >> that's right. big loss for him because what he was trying to demonstrate is that there shouldn't be premeditation. as a result, it should be the prosecution that has the burden to demonstration he ought to be forced to stay behind bars. because the court is ruling that there does seem to be premeditation or at least there's enough evidence to move forward with premeditation, now he has the burden to demonstrate why he should be released. and that is a much, much harder case to make. that's why his family is so upset in that courtroom. >> one of the things his lawyers are trying to demonstrate, is that he brought reeva downstairs and tried to revive her. that this wasn't premeditation. >> they can demonstrate premeditation and then regret. that's what happens in that courtroom. it's what's leading up to the event that becomes important in making that determination. >> and important also to note that this is not going to be a trial determined by a jury. >> south africa's long history of racism involved these white juries convicted black defendants. as a result, they eliminated the jury system here. this will be a judge and effectively two magistrates. three people, professionals, making the determination, long-term, about guilt or innocence. >> no death penalty in south africa. >> many regards to its long history of racism and racial tension in that country. >> okay. dan abram, thank you very much. let's get the rest of the morning headlines from josh. >> we're going to begin with a rare and dangerous look inside a war zone like none other. an estimated 70,000 people have been killed in syria's civil war. the war threatens to open a pandora's box of conflict from neighboring israel, to lebanon and turkey and iraq. terry moran has been able to reach damascus, where some of the intense fighting is happening right now. >> reporter: by day, this ancient city almost looks normal. but it's not. we've heard artillery fire all day long. and these shops are empty. there's no tourism. international sanctions are strangling businesses. and there is no end to this war in sight. josh? >> terry, thank you. and he'll be taking an inside look at the battle for damascus and what it means for u.s. international security tonight on "world news" and "nightline." meanwhile, back here at home, new details about a potential motive in the newtown, connecticut, school shooting. adam lanza may have been competing with another serial killer. "the hartford courant" newspaper found articles about the killing spree in norway, who bombed buildings at a youth camp, killing 77 people. the investigation is still ongoing. any theory is still specktive. and new information on what left the carnival cruise ship stranded in the gulf of mexico last week. the coast guard now blames a leak in a pipeline that connects a fuel tank to one of the ship's engines. investigators say oil dripped on a hot surface and caught fire. in business news. a potential megamerger. office max and office depot, are talking about a merger. struggle to compete against staples and other big retailers, like costco. and finally, talk about the most remarkable special delivery. the odds are 1 in 70 million. a woman in texas has given birth to two sets of identical twins on the same day, with no fertility drugs or in vitro fertilization. the four boys grew in pairs, within two separate placentas. mom had a complication-free cesarean on valentine's day, no less. mom and dad say, they were just trying to give their son a little sister. they now have a basketball team. and that is un -- it's unbelievable. >> they should play the lottery, for sure. >> i want to know what they mean by complication-free. i mean, they are -- >> when she brings both sets -- they're not quadruplets. >> they're not quadruplets. and there was no drugs involved. just happened. >> that is fantastic. we're going to turn to two, big stories out of washington. starting with the new report that ties the chinese government to dozens of serious cyber attacks on u.s. banks, government agencies and other critical industries. it traces the attacks to this white house office tower in shanghai, which is the headquarters of a chinese army unit. and pierre, the chinese are denying any connection. but the scale of both attacks is substantial. >> reporter: yes, they are. a private security company is accusing the chinese military of hacking u.s. companies and government agencies. the security firm has identified 141 attacks, tracing them back to this building in shanghai. among the u.s. companies allegedly hit, coca-cola. the hackers are accused of combing lu coca-cola company files to gain leverage, when coca-cola was trying to buy a chinese juice company. u.s. officials have been increasingly concerned that such massive attacks coming from china are having devastating consequences on the u.s. economy. in short, u.s. investigators are accused china of economic espionage, of stealing research and design. this allows them to compete without stealing billions on innovation and product development. if this is true, americans should care because it's costing them countless jobs. they are calling this the biggest transfer of wealth in history. >> we saw one of a cyber pearl harbor. and the white house is preparing to take action. >> reporter: this week, they are announcing plans to help private companies in identifying and mitigating such attacks, george. we're going to go to the white house, where president obama will appear later this morning, to warn against the next budget crisis that's coming fast. automatic spending cuts to hit every government program in just ten days. abc's jon karl has more on what we expect to hear from the president. good morning, jon. he's going to ratchet up the pressure on congress. >> reporter: he sure is. he's trying to shame congress to do something to replace the cuts. and this morning, the president will be surrounded by emergency workers, firefighters, emts and others. to say if the cuts go into effect in ten days, fema will be forced to cut grants to local and state governments for emergency workers and firefighters and other emergency workers will see their jobs on the line. the biggest picture, george, he'll warn that these cuts go into effect, it will hurt the economy at charge. and that means hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs potentially at risk. >> and the president says he is willing to negotiate a deal that would include some spending cuts and revenue increases. but the chance of these happening and the chances of across-the-board cuts are dwindling to almost zero, right? >> reporter: the cuts are almost certainly to go into effect. republicans said no tax increases. and they're not negotiating right now. congress is in recess for the next week. >> and another big one coming at the end of the month, when the whole government runs out of money. jon karl, thanks very much. we have more money talk, george. a big headline for america's largest retailer. apparently trouble for walmart revealed in leaked e-mails between executives that paints a dark picture of sales there right now. is there a signal of bigger problems for the american economy. our newest correspondent, abc's linzie janis, welcome back. >> reporter: thank you very much. any shopper there, considered a real important barometer for the health of the u.s. economy. and the e-mails have sparked concerns on wall street about the strength of the recovery. it's the retail giant known nationwide for low prices and loyal shoppers. but in a series of e-mails obtained by bloomberg, one walmart senior executive recently asked, where are all the customers? and where's their money? in another leaked message, the walt vice president writes, february sales are a total disaster. the worst start to a month i have seen in my seven years with the company. sources say the conversation is not representative of the company's sales nationwide. but experts say they do point to a growing concern about the economy. what one executive calls a one-two punch. the 2% hike in payroll taxes and a delay in tax refunds. >> it shows they were panicking in early february with the pace of sales. it's a concern of what's going on in the economy and households. obviously, a bit of a cash squeeze. >> reporter: other companies have pointed to gridlock in washington as being a drag on the economy. and ceos from foot locker and target have also pointed to the payroll tax increase as one reason why consumers are being cautious. experts say just that 2% extra paid in taxes, means a family making $40,000, will have $800 less in their pockets this year. the equivalent of 16 bags of groceries or 80 packs of diapers from the average retailers. walmart released a statement saying the leaked e-mails are out of context. and analysts say it's too soon to tell if americans are spending less. and gas prices spiked 51 cents a gallon in the last two months. >> that's painful. we're going to turn, now, to the massive diamond heist that appears to be one of the biggest of all-time, straight out of a hollywood thriller. brazen and in broad daylight. masked men take $10 million in diamonds off an airplane. >> reporter: forget about the space rocks that have the folks in russia scrambling after last week's dramatic meteor crash. the most sought-after rocks are not from the heavens. but from a heist. >> i need you to suit up. >> reporter: it sounds like a scene ripped straight from a hollywood heist movie. >> good plan. how did you figure it out? >> reporter: overnight, eight masked and armed men, breaking on to the tarmac at brussels airport, ambushing this swiss plane, just loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of diamonds. according to belgian tv reports, the brazen thieves cut a hole through this security fence and drove on to the tarmac, making off with more than $50 million worth of rough diamonds in just a matter of minutes. officials are now saying this could be one of the biggest diamond heists of all-time. back in november, these bold leather-clad burglars road motorcycles into this london mall, a stunning smash and grab caught on camera. >> it's really scary. we have some young girls that work for us. >> reporter: the six robbers made off with hundreds in thousands in diamond-crusted cartier and rolex watches. but this morning, belgian authorities are hot on the trail of the eight men who left this burned-out getaway van behind, getting away with the hottest stones in the world. >> hot stones, indeed. an all-out search for the thieves is under way. officials are reporting that the thieves may have passed themselves off as police officers. but no shots were actually fired during the incident. ironically enough, air transport is generally considered to be the safest way to ship this kind of small but obviously very pricey cargo. >> it was the safest way. >> right. >> rob, thanks very much. > >> i think i've seen that movie, rob. here we go. i'd say one day. but that's not true. it's less than one day. hours now, until robin comes back, right where she belongs, right here at the anchor desk with all of us. we've talked about how we missed her. we had brunch with robin to talk about how she feels about her return. take a look. >> i remember when the doctor first told me, you're going to be out, you know, five to six months. screaming. you know, you have to do what you need to do. and it just shows people that time passes. this, too, shall pass. and it's about, i have visualized this moment. i did visual idized the other e of it. >> visualization? >> visualization, big-time. and something like this. looking into sam's blue eyes. i love how we're sitting and how we would be sitting. but i know when i sit back down, right in this chair and look over to you. and i see you. and i see you. it's going to be all is right in the world. ♪ i'm on top of the world i'm on top of the world ♪ >> you know, you mentioned it, george. she's going to be feeling nerves a little bit. it's going to be a double-alarm day for her, tomorrow morning. >> we're going to see her. and, amy, we want to thank you. you and elizabeth. a great job you've all done. >> it's been our honor. i can speak for elizabeth, too. they were big shoes to fill and a seat to fill. but we kept it warm. and we can't wait to have her back here. >> thank you very much. let's get the latest from sam. >> these are great days. great days coming. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. how about winter storm warnings already out from flagstaff to tucson. a big western storm. maybe the coldest of the season so far. cold, wet air. snow levels in the west are going to go down to 2,000, 2,500 feet. watch this thing. as it pulls into the desert, it's been a dry year in the desert. this is needed moisture. there will be a lot of flash flooding. if you're in the west, stay up with your local abc stations. this is a powerful punch. this will be a snowmaker, maybe blizzard from omaha, to des moines, by thursday, in the middle of the country. and a lot of severe storms, as well. this is the low to follow for several days across the country. we'll do that for you. i'm lynette charles. we have mix in western maryland. could get as far as fed rick and carroll county. rain in to 11:00, lunchtime, that will linger 3:00, we are coming in above average, on the become side, we will get blustery this afternoon, evening, wednesday and thursday. >> as we look east, it's about 48. it's kind of mild in new york. later on, you'll probably see showers moving into the northeast. >> we like mild. >> that's great. coming up, alec baldwin under fire right now for a tirade against a reporter and a photographer. abc news is learning that the new york police department is investigating his rant as a hate crime. plus, we'll have the latest on country singer mindy mccready. did the time in rehab actually hurt her recovery? 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"the new york post" says he threatened a reporter and yelled a racial slur at a photographer. and linsey davis is here with the details. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. this has escalated quickly. nypd sources have confirmed to abc news, that an investigation was launched yesterday by the nypd hate crimes tastask force, that alec baldwin was involved in a hate crime. the outcome of that investigation is bending. but baldwin used the allegations that he used racial slurs, a new low. alec baldwin, known for his antics as well as his acting prowess, this morning, making headlines and enemies with a narc tabloid. but this time, the star of "30 rock," isn't just accused of having a bad temper. "the new york post" is accusing him of using racial slurs against a "post" photographer. and it's creating a media circus around him, again. >> don't push me, please. >> reporter: it started sunday morning, in this moment, captured by a photographer. reportedly baldwin was approached by a reporter and asked to comment about a lawsuit against his pregnant wife, hilar hilaria. but "the post" reporter said the actor grew agitated, saying i want to choke you to death. the photographer says baldwin not only bumped him in the chest, but used racial slurs and called him a drug dealer. >> we've heard some outrageous things come out of alec baldwin's mouth in the past. we're so used to him acting out this way. >> reporter: when asked if he made the racial slur by tmz on monday, baldwin simply smiled. but he did tweet this message, saying, that's kind of magical thinking, isn't it "the post" accusing me of racism. and on monday, he told gothamist, i don't know if i uttered a racial epithet to someone in my life. this isn't the first time that push has come to shove between baldwin and a photographer. but this time, baldwin and the photographer filed police reports, with baldwin claiming the photographer was acting aggressively, getting into his face and banging into him with his shoulder. >> i'm pretty confident that there's a measure of provocation on the part of "the new york post." but he's got to develop a thicker skin. >> reporter: baldwin's wife was quick to defend her husband on twitter. shame on anyone, who says my husband is a racist. she tweeted that due to the paparazzi situation, i will not be teaching yoga classes this week. since the incident, baldwin seems to have removed a tweet he posted, referencing the photographer as an excrack head. now, to the latest on mindy mccready. the country music star dead after an apparent suicide. and the 37-year-old was the fifth participant from the tv series "celebrity rehab" to die. did her very public attempt at recovery hurt her chances to get getter? gio benitez is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the host of that show, dr. drew pinsky, speaking publicly about mccready for the first time, as we learn more about her final days. and this morning, we have what may be mccready's last song. the song is called "i'll see you yesterday," posted by a friend on youtube. mccready was reportedly working on it in the days before her death on sunday. ♪ i'll see you yesterday i'll see you in my dreams ♪ >> reporter: overnight, appearing on hln's "dr. drew show," mccready's friend played this recorded phone call of the country star in crisis. apparently talking about her boyfriend's death, just weeks ago. >> it was the cruelest. most awful situation. i've ever seen. >> reporter: dr. drew pinsky, who worked with mccready on "celebrity rehab" she had just returned to treatment. >> a lot of my conversation with her was how to keep it confidential. and lo and behold, the press got out with it and attacked her. she left. she's dead because of it. >> reporter: this morning, many are asking how another star who had sought help so publicly, could once again lose her battle. mccready is the fifth cast member from "celebrity rehab" to die. most died after suffering relapses. leading some to wonder if treatment played out on television does more harm than good. >> rehabation from addiction. that's a lifelong process. that doesn't end when the cameras stop rolling. that can make it harder for an individual going through whatever it is in the public eye. >> reporter: actress and singer mackenzie phillips knows how tough it is. she was mccready's co-star on "celebrity rehab." monday, she spoke to tmz. >> she was my friend. she was a really good person. she was incredibly talented. and i loved her very much. >> reporter: we asked dr. drew to comment on whether it's more difficult for celebrities to undergo rehab in the public eye. but he did not respond. it's wort noting how difficult recovery can be in or out of the spotlight. >> i think of her poor kids. time, now, for the weather and sam champion. sam, good morning. >> we're going to start with pictures of north dakota, minnesota. blizzard conditions yesterday. some places got up to ten inches of snow in northern minnesota. look at the video, before we show you who gets snow for the rest of the day today. difficult driving conditions. you expect this kind of thing north. grand rapids, cleveland, buffalo, you're getting hit by this next mover. three to six inches of snow. and six to ten, once you get in the snowbelt around those lakes. the western snow system moving in. heavy rain, big, mountain snow, moves into the deserts. by the time we get into thursday, we have a line of what will be cold, wet weather above it and severe storms to the south. this is a big player across the country. we need to follow it every step of the way. today, nice and sunny and >> all that weather was brought to you by burger king. we'll look at america's weather in the next half hour. >> okay, sam. and coming up,y michelle obama revealing what was really behind those bangs. see the secret handshake right there. she said it was her mid life crisis. and a victoria's secret unsensored. revealing how she feels about her looks. her message, creating shock waves right now. wednesday, robin day. we have a lot of messages coming from all over the place. here's one from espn's stuart scott. >> robin roberts, you inspire me every, single day. you know i understand the fight. you're my hero. i got love for you. welcome back. ♪ i'm on top of the world i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. 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and then, a victoria's secret model, uncensored, revealing how she really feels about her look, in a dramatic speech. her message creating shockwaves on the internet. and everybody's talking about it. >> speaking of shockwaves, have you been checking out this season's "bachelor"? one of the final ists dishing all, behind the scenes. is she falling for sean? first, some news from josh. >> we're going to begin with developments in the murder case against south african track star oscar pistorius. at the bail hearing this morning, pistorius says he thought his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was still in bed, when he fired his gun at the bathroom door at the person he thought was an intruder. as for the bloody cricket bat in his house, pistorius said he used the bat to break down the door. and he found steenkamp still alive when he got inside the bathroom. during a bail hearing, pistorius said, tried to revive her. but she died in his arms. the judge has ruled this will proceed as a premeditated murder case. meaning pistorius will face life in prison if convicted. new evidence that china is behind the recent cyber attacks on american banks and u.s. agencies. a firm says it has traced the attacks to the building you see here in shanghai, the headquarters of a chinese army unit. breaking overnight, one of the largest diamond heists ever. armed robbers posing as police officers crashed through the security fence at the airport in brussels, belgium and snatched some $50 million in diamonds from the cargo hold of a passenger jet. swiss police found the burned-out van nearby. but no trace of the robbers. and president obama, hoping to prevent spending cuts from taking effect next month. the president urging republicans to compromise, saying if the spending cuts into effect, hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost, including firefighters and emergency management personnel. washington insiders alan simpson and erskine bowles are expected to release a comprehensive plan to rewrite the tax code. and flying high in the french alps. and we're not talking skiing. we're talking stunt driving. a stunt driver, in a souped-up mini cooper, going up on a ramp. 40 feet in the air. nails the backflip. the first-ever backflip in a car. >> how do you know? >> it took years, four of them. >> practice is rough on the cars. >> four years. >> and on the driver, i would think. >> i guess -- in the snow, that's a little odd. i'm not going to lie to you. >> skiing is fun. >> yeah. >> it just make it more complicated. maybe it's adding complications. >> speaking of -- >> i hope not to have any complications in "pop news." keep it easy. and we have a surprise from the man who prefers to be shirtless. matthew mcconaughey has completed a men's collection, complete with loads of shirts. his initial inspiration was to design clothes that can take a man, these are his words, from the jungle to the opera. isn't that what you -- that's what you want. >> cammo tux. >> you're wearing it now. >> i'm wearing one now. yeah. >> i love you, matthew. >> don't make fun. >> from the jungle to the opera. it's called jkl, after his charity. >> just keep living. >> it helps kids keep living active lives through education. and if all fails, go to that charity. >> which is awesome. that is great. here's what happens when you let sting do karaoke at your favorite night spot, he steals the show. here he is, at a malibu cafe, singing a surprise performance of "she drives me crazy," by the fine young cannibals. ♪ she drives me crazy >> that's awesome. >> yeah, it is. >> that's a surprise when you go out for a light bite. >> a light bite. >> you're jealous. >> i'm jealous. i want that microphone. i want it now. >> we can buy you one. >> i'm kidding. sting drives me crazy. the restaurant owned by cindy crawford's husband, randy gerber, with tequila, which gerber launched with george clooney. and fergie and her husband, josh duhamel, announced on twitter, they are expecting a baby. two of the nicest folks we know. they superimposed their childhood photos together, so we get an idea of what their little one might look like or might not. >> the baby's going to be pretty cute. >> i would imagine those are good genes. and i love that fergie hash tagged my lovely baby bump. >> a play on a lyric from one of her more popular songs, that amy might sing for us later. are you going to sing about your lady -- >> no. >> bumps? 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and it doesn't matter if you work hard. >> reporter: the 25-year-old ivy league graduate, sitting down with "gma," to explain her beef with the fashion industry. and what she calls this unhealthy obsession with beauty. something she made clear during a controversial speech at the technology entertainment design conference in washington, d.c., late last year. >> image is powerful. but also, image is superficial. video of that impassioned speech has been viewed more than 1 million times online. and russell says, she hopes her younger fans are listening. >> a lot of young girls come up and tell me they want to be models. it's not like a real career path. and it's not a great aspiration. you should be thinking, i want to be an engineer. i want to be a politician. i want to be a ceo. >> reporter: but not all agree that supermodels can't be role models, as well take cynthia bailey. >> it's individual. myself certapersonally, i knew wanted to empower young girls and just pay it forward with the younger generation coming up. >> reporter: as for russell, she says she's grateful for all the opportunities modeling has afforded her. but she insists, she would rather be a model citizen, instead. >> i'm interested in campaign finance reform and climate change. >> got to say, pretty impressive. we're joined by author and sexologist, dr. logan. she says this is a narrow look at women. why is this controversial? >> i'm madly in love with cameron russell. in this day and age, when you have privilege, you should use it to pay it forward and do good. that's what she's doing. she's calling out something that's unpopular to say, that she won a genetic lottery. and she did. but she's owning up to it and saying, don't be like me. >> not everyone can long like that. we can all try to look as good as we can. she was born with that look. not everyone can duplicate it. >> does this hurt her modeling career? >> i don't think it will. maybe what she should -- modeling careers is short to begin with. maybe she empowers girls with another way. maybe she's at an opportunity to do campaigns that are more diverse. i think she has a long career ahead of her not only in modeling. >> and ivy league, she has the brains to go along with the beauty. what does this say to young girls today? what do you hope it says? >> i hope it says that beauty is not measured by what's outside. it's the things that make us different that are special and beautiful. and girls can love princesses and models. but in our home, princesses have careers. and brains and bodies are important for what they can do and be. not because of what they look like. >> if she follows through, it sends a fantastic message. >> what's on the inside makes her more beautiful. >> right. >> she's the whole package. >> you can't stop a little girl from wanting to be a princess. they just kind of come out that way. but you can take them to the next step of maybe wanting to be a president, like a princess. you know what i mean? a bio engineer. exactly. >> going to school. and she's a big inspiration for that. >> love it. >> thank you so much, logan levkoff. >> thank you. it is a big night for "bachelor" fans. the wait for tonight's special, "the bachelor" sean tells all, is almost over. catherine went home with a rose last night. now, she's dishing on all the behind-the-scenes drama to abc's abbie boudreau. take a look. >> reporter: he has the all-american good looks and charm. but if there's one thing ladies love about sean, it's this -- >> he is family-oriented. that's what i loved about him. >> reporter: when the bachelor visits the hometowns of the last four ladies, sean is in for some unexpected family drama. from catherine's brutally honest sisters. >> i can't see her having kids right away. >> reporter: to a surprise visit. >> i love you more than anything. >> reporter: that may have been a prank. but this scene with desiree's brother, wasn't. >> i think you're just a playboy. >> reporter: we caught up with catherine, the fun-loving 26-year-old, and one of the last three ladies standing. for behind-the-scenes dish, starting with her sisters. can you see yourself with him and a family? >> i didn't know what to expect from them because they're really protective. i felt like i was defending my relationship. >> reporter: something desiree also found herself doing when her brother went on the attack. >> i think he's just a playboy. you're having fun with the circumstances. you know? >> reporter: and cost her the rose. >> when you're up against a lot of stress, i can understand where her brother was coming from. but sometimes people take it too far. >> reporter: but the biggest "bachelor" bombshell of the season may be this. "us weekly" reporting the 29-year-old is a born-again virgin. >> when i saw that, i felt for him. i don't know the situation. i can't imagine what he's going through. >> reporter: so, what about those fantasy suites? take a look at a "gma" exclusive sneak peek to next week's thailand getaway. >> i thought a lot about the fantasy suite. i would expect it to be very intimate. and it's scary. >> i'm so excited to give the fantasy suite card to catherine. i'm ready to spend time alone with her. >> sean and catherine, should you choose to forgo your individual rooms, please use this key to stay as a couple in the fantasy suite. >> reporter: but is there love in the thai air? >> i would not be surprised if i fell in love in thailand, with sean. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, everybody. be sure to tune in to "the bachelor." sean tells all at 9:00, 8:00 central. you can see the next episode of "the bachelor" on monday, 8:00, 7:00 central. coming up, lady antebellum here with a big announcement. and the secrets to making your family a lot happier. and speaking of making our family a lot happier, robin back in one day. superstars in the country music capital of america. >> welcome back, robin. >> welcome back, robin. from all of us here. ♪ i'm on top of the world here are the top stories, a law is debated in the house of delegates that would impact every dog owner. the law singles out pill bulls as inherently dangerous. this bill would declare all dogs as such. if somebody is bitten they could sue the owner. the owner could defend themselves in court. time for a check on the weather. here is lynette charles. the storm is getting closer to us, looks like in the form of rain, looks like the moisture is outrun the colder air, through time, have the rain gear. we could see the wet weather coming down as close as frederick now, this will continue the progression through the rest of the morning. we can see outside ellicott city, we started out with sunshine, those clouds are taking over as we go through the rest of today we will see rain across the area and the winds will pick up as well. we have south at 13 miles an hour, temperature 37. graphics can show you the planner for the rest of the day high temperature at 49 degrees. we are following a serious crash in arundel, glen burnie at route 10. more problems on 695, crash at the inner loop. ♪ you are golden precious as a prayer flying up in the air ♪ ♪ while the rain is falling golden ♪ ♪ it's the kiss i don't want to miss ♪ ♪ another perfect moment to tell you ♪ ♪ how you make me feel today ♪ ♪ my heart was stolen because you are golden ♪ lady antebellum singing golden. the first time anyone has heard the title track. and just for robin. one day until she's coming back. still ahead here, legendary music mogul, clive davis is with us. as you know, he has discovered some of the biggest stars in the industry. he has made their careers. and this morning, he is here to talk all about his history and his latest projects. and we have to say his new book is fantastic. >> that's a whole lot of power in the house right there. how about this? beautiful michelle williams is there to tell us about her brand-new movie, "oz: the great and powerful." and we have a look at mariah carey's new song just out for the movie. we're going to hear all about it. there's michelle now. where's josh? >> yes. lady antebellum here. we just heard a bit of "golden," from their upcoming album of the same name. it's climbing the charts right now. welcome back, guys. the album, it's a disappearing art in the music industry of itunes and singles. but the album, how did you want it to be different from your others? >> well, you know, our last couple records were pretty serious in the subject matter. we made a conscious effort to make a roll down your windows type of record. and we just got off our first arena and amphitheater tour. so, we need some amps. big, fun songs. our first single, "downtown" is a change for the fans. >> i want to ask you about "downtown." and "people" magazine calls it, and i quote, a slinky, sexy fun, crazy catchy soulful preview of the album. does that sound right to you? >> it's a fun song. and to ek toe what charles is saying. there's a feel to this record. and perform. it's awesome. >> and yet, we just heard "golden." it does maybe dial back and certainly applies and has special resonance for here today and tomorrow, when robin returns. why "golden"? >> "golden" was the last song we wrote for this record. and it reminds us when we had that first song. a golden moment in time. we wanted to capture that in song. it fits for us. this is a special time in all of our lives. hillary has a baby on the way. >> oh, congratulations. terrific. we have a young one coming back to us. she's only about six months old. robin, that was for you. and you're back with us may 7th. can't wait for it. guys, again. that's the day the album drops. lady a., everybody. thank you. >> unbelievable. they can just walk in, pull up a chair, sing like that. that's just unbelievable to be around you guys. thank you so much. we are, by the bay, ladies and gentlemen, counting down to oscar sunday with our "gma" actors studio. george get the interviews with the stars no one else can get. why? because we make them up. >> oh, wow. who's that tiger? >> there's the tiger in "the life of pi." a fabulous interview, by the way. >> he was a snarky tiger. >> he's got a little attitude, maybe, possibly. but can't wait until you see this. lara, who is this? the wise-cracking teddy bear who was mark wahlberg's sidekick in the movie "ted." >> why would you ask me? >> i don't know. take a look. ♪ people let me tell you about my best friend ♪ ♪ he's a warm-hearted person who loves me to the end ♪ ♪ let me tell you about my best friend ♪ >> it's a tricky role. what convinced you to take it? >> i'm a bear. they were looking for a bear with a foul mouth. and i thought [ bleep ]. why wouldn't i want the role? i'm the guy. >> had to be a lot of challenges to shoot. >> you know, really [ bleep ]. why would it be challenging? [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. why would you ask that? >> i know this may not be comfortable. but i heard reports you were pretty difficult on-set. >> are we going to go there? are we really going to go there? did they not tell him? it was kraft services. it was there for all of us. i'm hungry. i'm a bear. if i needed extra food, i needed extra food. >> how did you get into character? >> how did i get into character? i'm a bear, george. it wasn't really a stretch. who is this guy? you know what? i've had it. [ bleep ]. >> wow. >> the moment of the year. >> top interview. >> i love to see the surlily, angry bear. but there was a tuft of blonde hair. >> it can never be proven. >> i can neither confirm nor deny who ted really is. >> might be. be sure to tune into the oscars this sunday. it's this sunday, already, at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific, on the abc. and get ready tonight by going to goodmorningamerica.com/oscars to find out about the films and the stars who have been nominated. and we'll just spin that little oscar preview. >> the reason we were celebrating "ted," we got the bear, best original song nominated for an oscar. and seth macfarlane is also doing the big broadcast. >> what's up tomorrow? is it -- >> i think there's more. >> honestly, i don't know. >> i think the actors studio continues. >> tomorrow, gang. just give me a yes. on thursday. robin's day. thursday. >> a transformation. >> somebody is transformed into the "gma" actors studio. let's check the boards. he's tall and even taller once he's transformed. let's show you what it's like outside. you guys in deltona, florida, are showing us what it looks like this morning. a little trinity lake in california, as well. that is gorgeous. that makes me like a snow-capped mountain right there. and today, there's a lot of rain and even elevation snow. we'll drop the snow level to 2,000 feet in some cases in the sierra. san francisco, l.a., san diego. towards phoenix, vegas, you're getting some moisture, as well. it's been a drought in the desert. nice and mild. houston at 69 today. new orleans at 65. that's all goo >> not to worry for oscars. high 60s, near 70. >> somehow we'll manage. >> somehow we'll manage that in california. that weather was brought to you by bp. we have smart advice for parents. it comes from silicon fally, the u.s. military. that's where bruce feiler researched "the secrets for a happy family." and juju chang discovers the secrets to help your family's chaos. >> reporter: is it possible for a star of bravo's "real housewives of beverly hills," to create a happy family? how real could your family life be when you're a reality show star? >> i mean, very real. i know how real it is. i'm a mom. i'm a wife. that's what i do number one. >> reporter: kyle richards is clearly in tune with her four daughters. farah, alex ya, sofia. >> she's a crazy driver. >> reporter: and porsche. she and husband maricio, say they work hard to finding a family bliss. >> having four kids, it's not easy to have all four at the same time. we have to fight for that all the time. >> reporter: it's the hard-fought moments stitched together that create the tapestry of a family. >> how much of the family life is created by routine. brush your teeth, do your homework, go to school. if you can break that routine and there are these things that bring everybody together. >> reporter: bruce feiler spent years looking at happy families. allowance advice? he asked warren buffett. team-building, the green berets. cancel date night. ditch the sex talk. and let the kids pick thur own punishment. >> you need to take small steps. >> reporter: turns out, they live a lot of those secrets instinctively. forget family dinner. it's often a late-night snack. >> dinner doesn't matter. we get to learn a little bit about something every day. >> it keeps the communication open. >> reporter: all successful groups have a mission statement. >> the glue that holds the family together. >> reporter: why not families? >> my mom always says, my sisters and each of your accomplishments, and all of our caps. >> reporter: and family traditions breed happiness. the umanskys share a family bed. >> we do our own thing. it's embarrassing. but now, mike says, that's what works for us. we have plenty of alone time, or we wouldn't have all these kids. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, beverly hills. >> "the secret of happy families" goes on sale today. when we come back, michelle williams is here for the brand-new film, the prequel to "oz." a can of del monte green beans? ♪ ♪ ♪ grown in america. picked and packed at the peak of ripeness. the same essential nutrients as fresh. del monte. bursting with life. hey, "good morning america." i'm backstage at my video shoot for "almost home," from the new film, disney's "oz: the great and powerful." ♪ when you run so far >> reporter: you're looking at a world exclusive sneak peek of mariah carey's music video for almost home," for "oz: the great and powerful." the song is available on itunes tomorrow. speaking of "oz," so great to have one of its stars here in times square. michelle williams plays glenda the good witch. we're happy to have michelle williams here. michelle, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you have spoken so warmly of your role. saying you were so happy that your 7-year-old daughter, matilda, can see the movie you're in. this is a bit of a different role for you, playing a good witch, a princess. what made you decide to take it? >> when i first read the script, i really responded to the fact that it had a good heart at its center. and that its sense of humor wasn't sarcastic or mean. i thought it was something that my daughter could see. her friends would enjoy. >> and matilda was behind the scenes with you in the making of the movie. what was it like for her to watch the magic of moviemaking. >> our director, sam reammy, made sure it was a good experience for her. >> it's not magical. >> it's not really magical behind the scenes. he had a chair for her next to him on-set, with her little name. and all of the departments were accommodating and letting her experience it. >> that's great. were you inspired by glenda the good witch? i know "wizard of oz" is a staple in my house. when you're playing an iconic role, you look to the greats who originally did it? >> i took a lot of inspiration from that early performance. i know were weren't supposed to imitate it or reference it. but i took a lot of inspiration from it. >> just as in the original, glenda travels in a bubble. we have a clip of the movie. you're escorting the man everyone thinks is the great wizard of oz. let's take a look. >> is that a wall? >> of sorts. it repels our enemies. it protects us from harm. >> but we're headed straight for it. >> yes, we are. >> and going very fast. how do you -- does this thing have any brakes? i'm going too fast. i'm going to die. >> you needn't worry, wizard. it's a magic wall. and all good hearted will be able to pass through. >> i'm going to die. watch out. >> james franco there. you were actually flying how high up in the air? >> well, actually flying. with some help from the stage. >> yeah. >> what was it like? we see you being hoisted up. >> the flying was my favorite part of the job, by far. >> and what about the wand? did you get to keep the wand? everyone wants to know. you had several wands. >> i had a few wands. i had a rubber wand. a light-up wand. a stunt wand. and a beautifully-carved wand. >> and now, matilda has a set at home? >> she was given a wand. >> we cannot wait to see the movie. thanks so much for stopping by. "oz: the great and powerful" opens march 8th. we have music mogul, clive back, now, with one of music's biggest moguls for half a century. clive davis has discovered, and revived some of the biggest names in music. bruce springsteen, whitney houston, to alecicia keys. he is celebrating his story in his new book, "the soundtrack of my life." it is out today. i have not been able to put this down because you have the greatest stories in the biz. >> well, thank you. that's what paying attention is. >> they call you the man with the golden ear. i was surprised to learn that you can't have a golden ear to start. you were an attorney. and everything changed at the monterey -- >> the monterey festival. >> with a little discovery that you made. >> i didn't know what to expect. and this new band took the stage. and there was this strutting, electrifying, white soul sister, janis joplin, performing for the people at the holding company. that came to me. i had to make my creative move. so, i signed the group. and then, blood, sweet & tears, and santana. i learned to trust my ears as their music really went out there. >> you have a saying. you're very blunt. you've either got it or you don't got it. and one person who definitely had it and still does, is bruce springsteen. you're really candid about, it wasn't an overnight sensation. >> it was not an overnight sensation. but his lyrics, his symbolism, was so unique. i went on closed-circuit television to read it to our columbia salesmen so they would not call him another bob dylan. that was the kiss of death. he had his own views, his own images. and he, as dylan, came a part of america. >> and i love you had to say to bruce, i need a little more energy on stage. it's hard to imagine the boss -- >> he would play he's folk clubs. and i took him to a theater as large as radio city music hall. and the first time he got on that stage, he was still standing still in front of the mic. i pointed out to him, the virtue of going from side-to-side. >> he listened well. >> he listened well. >> let's talk about whitney houston. we see here -- we have a clip of you introducing her to the world on "merv griffin." and you have said that it was very difficult. you wrote a very long, in depth chapter on her. >> well, certainly, her success was radiant. it was awesome. it was world-shattering. i used to say, are you pinching yourself because you broke every record in the book. her premature death was a major tragedy, is a major tragedy. everybody in the business, artists, writers, producers, knew that of the contemporary artists, she has no peers. she was the best. >> going to mention names. first word you think of? simon and garfunkel. >> american beatles. the songs that simon wrote. and really, it was a period and for all-time. they were equivalent to the american beatles. >> clive davis, the stories about the grateful dead, alicia keys, aretha franklin. check out "the soundtrack of my life." and you're the cover guy on "billboard." we congratulate you. and you can see more clive davis in an ongoing music partnership with yahoo! and edward jones. we have a sneak peek. >> i believe in the future of music. i would take it seriously. i believe in hard work. i believe in educating yourself and not just saying you're going to be someone. if i've gotten to where i've gotten, it's based on hard work. it's based on neve taking anything for granted. it's based upon, you know, learning as much as i could. eggs, bacon, and pancakes. denny's everyday value slam is four dollars every day. wait, is that right? eggs, bacon, pancakes. yeah. that's right. the four dollar everyday value slam. only four dollars every day. only at denny's. 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MontereyTexasUnited-statesShanghaiChinaTurkeyMinnesotaCaliforniaSan-diegoBay-viewNew-yorkSyria hearing oscar pistorius's version of what happened. he and steenkamp were in love. she brought him a valentine's gift the day she died. police will present a different story. the 26-year-old double-amputee nicknamed the blade runner, wept, head in hands, as the prosecutor said he shot and killed an innocent, unarmed woman. the state outlined its case against pistorius. they believe he got out of bed, put on his prosthetic legs and walked 21 feet to a locked bathroom door. inside that bathroom, 29-year-old cover model reeva steenkamp was shot three times. prosecutor harry nell, quote, she locked the door for a purpose. we will get to that purpose. but pistorius flatdy le anied he intended to kill the model. his defense lawyer quoting -- how could i be charged with murder, let alone premet tated. i had no intention to kill my girlfriend. he said he thought a burglar was inside the bathroom, grabbed his gun for protection and moved to the bathroom without his prosthetic legs and shot through the door. he put on his legs, broke through the door with a cricket bat, and then found her in the bathroom. she died in my arm, he said. but prosecutors question how pistorius could have been surprised when they say steenkamp was staying at the house. she arrived before 6:00 p.m. and her overnight bag was there. as this star athlete battled murder charges in a pretoria courtroom, reeva steenkamp's remains were driven to a church in her hometown of port elizabeth, where family and friends gathered. >> as we are here today, as family. there's only one thing missing. it's reeva. >> everyone is sad understandably. but at certain points, we were smiling whilst remembering reeva. >> reporter: pistorius' bail hearing will continue tomorrow. already one victory for prosecutor prosecutors. the judge ruled today this case will proceed as a premeditated murder case, which makes it highly unlikely pistorius will get out of jail any time soon. george? >> okay, thank you, bazi. let's get more from "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams. very, very difficult now to imagine bail. >> that's right. big loss for him because what he was trying to demonstrate is that there shouldn't be premeditation. as a result, it should be the prosecution that has the burden to demonstrate he ought to be forced to stay behind bars. because the court is ruling that there does seem to be premeditation, or at least there's enough evidence to move forward with premeditation, now he has the burden to demonstrate why he should be released. and that is a much, much harder case to make. that's why his family is so upset in that courtroom. >> one of the things his lawyers tried to argue is the fact that he brought reeva downstairs, tried to revive her, this demonstrates it wasn't premeditated. >> that's tough, though. that's after the fact. they can demonstrate premeditation and then regret. that's what happened in the courtroom. it's what's leading up to the event that becomes important in making that determination. >> and important also to note that this is not going to be a trial determined by a jury. >> south africa's long history of racism involved these white juries convicting black defendants. as a result, they eliminated the jury system there. this will be a judge and effectively two magistrates. three people, professionals, making the determination, long-term, about guilt or innocence. >> no death penalty in south africa. >> that's right. for many of the same reasons, regarding the long history of racism and racial tension in the country. >> okay. dan abrams, thank you very much. let's get the rest of the morning headlines from josh. >> we're going to begin with a rare and dangerous look inside a war zone like none other. an estimated 70,000 people have been killed in syria's civil war. a conflict with immense importance to american interests. the war threatens to open a pandora's box of conflict from neighboring lebanon and to israel, and turkey and iraq. terry moran has been able to reach the capital of damascus, where some of the most intense fighting is raging right now. terry? >> reporter: josh, by day, this ancient city almost looks normal. but it's not. all night long we heard artillery fire. government forces firing on the suburbs. the economy here is devastated. and these shops are empty. there's no tourism. international sanctions are strangling businesses. and there is no end to this war in sight. josh? >> terry, thank you. and he'll be taking an inside look at the battle for damascus and what it means for u.s. national security tonight on "world news" and "nightline." meanwhile, back here at home, new details about a potential motive in the newtown, connecticut, school shooting. gunman adam lanza may have, in fact, been competing with another serial killer. "the hartford courant" newspaper reports authorities found news articleses in lan za's bedroom, about the killing spree in norway, carried out by anders brevik, who bombed buildings at a youth camp, killing 77 people. the investigation is still ongoing. any theory now is purely speculative. and new information on what left the carnival cruise ship stranded in the gulf of mexico last week. forcing 4200 passengers and crew to live on the boot for nearly a week without power and plumbing. the coast guard now blames a leak in a pipeline that connects a fuel tank to one of the ship's engines. investigators say oil dripped on a hot surface and caught fire. in business news. a potential megamerger. office max and office depot, are talking about joining forces. they employ some 70,000 workers combined. they have struggled to compete against staples and other big retailers, like costco. and finally, talk about a most remarkable special delivery. the odds, they tell me, are 1 in 70 million. a woman in texas has given birth to two sets of identical twins on the same day, with no fertility drugs or in vitro fertilization. the four boys grew in pairs, within two separate placentas. mom had a complication-free cesarean on valentine's day, no less. >> wow. >> mom and dad say, they were just trying to give their son a little sister. they now have a basketball team. and that is un -- it's unbelievable. >> wow. >> they should play the lottery, for sure. >> i want to know what they mean by complication-free. i mean, they are -- stretching that definition. >> the complications are later when she brings both sets home. they're not quadruplets. >> they're not quadruplets. and there was no drugs involved. just happened. >> four healthy boys. that is fantastic. >> yes, yes. we're going to turn to two, big stories out of washington. starting with the new report that ties the chinese government to dozens of serious cyber attacks on u.s. banks, government agencies and other critical industries. it traces the attacks to this white office tower in shanghai, which is the headquarters of a chinese army unit. abc's pierre thomas is here with more. and pierre, the chinese are denying any connection. but the evidence and the scale of the attacks are both substantial. >> reporter: yes, they are. good morning, george. a private security company is accusing the chinese military of hacking major u.s. companies and government agencies. a security firm has identified 141 attacks, tracing them back to this building in shanghai. among the u.s. companies allegedly hit, coca-cola. the hackers are accused of combing through coca-cola company files to gain negotiating leverage when coca-cola was trying to buy a major chinese juice company. the national security implications on all this are enormous. u.s. officials have been increasingly concerned that such massive attacks coming from china are having devastating consequences on the u.s. economy. in short, u.s. investigators have accused china of economic espionage, of stealing research and design. this allows them to compete without spending billions on innovation and product development. if this is true, americans should care because it's costing them countless jobs. u.s. officials are calling this the greatest illegal transfer of wealth in history. >> and pierre, we've seen the defense secretary leon panetta talking about cyber pearl harbors. and the white house is preparing to take action. >> reporter: this week, they are announcing plans to help private companies in identifying and mitigating such attacks, george. we're going to go to the white house, where president obama will appear later this morning, to warn against the next budget crisis that's coming fast. automatic spending cuts to hit every government program in just ten days. abc's jon karl has more on what we expect to hear from the president. good morning, jon. he's going to ratchet up the pressure on congress. >> reporter: he sure is. he's trying to shame congress to do something to replace the cuts. and this morning, the president will be surrounded by emergency workers, firefighters, emts and others. to say if the cuts go into effect in ten days, fema will be forced to cut grants to local and state governments for emergency workers. and firefighters and other emergency workers will see their jobs on the line. the bigger picture, george, he'll warn that these cuts go into effect, it will hurt the economy at large. and that means hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs potentially at risk. >> and the president says he is willing to negotiate a deal that would include some spending cuts but also some revenue increases. but the chance of these happening and the chances of avoiding the across-the-board cuts are dwindling to almost zero, right? >> reporter: there's virtually no chance they get averted in ten days. they're almost certainly to go into effect. republicans said no tax increases. and they're not negotiating right now. congress is in recess for the next week. >> and another big one coming at the end of the month, when the whole government runs out of money. jon karl, thanks very much. we have more money talk, george. a big headline for america's largest retailer. apparently troubles for walmart revealed in leaked e-mails between executives that paint a dark picture of sales there right now. so is this a signal of bigger proms for the american economy? our newest correspondent, abc's linzie janis, welcome back. >> reporter: thank you very much. amy, walmart shoppers are considered a real important barometer for the health of the u.s. economy. and the e-mails have sparked concerns on wall street about the strength of the recovery. it's the retail giant known nationwide for low prices and loyal shoppers. but in a series of e-mails obtained by bloomberg, one walmart senior executive recently asked, where are all the customers? and where's their money? in another leaked message between executives, another walmart vice president writes -- february sales are a total disaster. the worst start to a month i have seen in my seven years with the company. sources say the conversation is not representative of the company's sales nationwide. but experts say they do point to a growing concern about the economy. what one walmart executive called in an e-mail, a one-two punch. the 2% hike in payroll taxes and a delay in tax refunds. >> it shows they were panicking in early february with the pace of sales. it's a concern of what's going on in the economy and with households. obviously, a bit of a cash squeeze. >> reporter: other companies have pointed to gridlock in washington as being a drag on the economy. and ceos from foot locker and target have also pointed to the payroll tax increase as one reason why consumers are being cautious. experts say just that 2% extra paid in taxes means a family making $40,000, will have $800 less in their pockets this year. the equivalent of 16 bags of groceries or 80 packs of diapers from the average retailers. walmart released a statement saying the leaked e-mails are out of context. and experts say it's too soon to tell if people really are spending less. and don't forget the other blow to americans. and gas prices spiked 51 cents a gallon in the last two months. >> that's painful. pain at the pump. all right, linzie, thanks so much. we're going to turn, now, to the massive diamond heist that appears to be one of the biggest of all-time, straight out of a hollywood thriller. brazen masked men, armed, drive right to an airport tarmac and take tens of millions right off an airplane. rob nelson joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. a wild one here, guys. forget about the space rocks that have the folks in russia scrambling after last week's dramatic meteor crash. the most sought-after rocks are not from the heavens. but from a heist. >> i need you to suit up. >> reporter: it sounds like a scene ripped straight from a hollywood heist movie. >> good plan. how did you figure it out? >> reporter: overnight, eight masked and armed men, breaking on to the tarmac at brussels airport, ambushing this swiss passenger plane, just loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of diamonds. >> i have the transport -- >> reporter: according to belgian tv reports, the brazen thieves cut a hole through this security fence. and drove on to this tarmac, making off with more than $50 million worth of rough diamonds in just a matter of minutes. officials are now saying this could be one of the biggest diamond heists of all-time. back in november, these bold leather-clad burglars rode motorcycles into this london mall, a stunning smash and grab caught on camera. >> it was really scary. we have some young girls that work for us. it really wasn't a pleasant experience. >> reporter: the six robbers made off with hundreds in thousands in diamond-crusted cartier and rolex watches. but this morning, belgian authorities are hot on the trail of the eight men who left this burned-out getaway van behind, getting away with what are now the hottest stones in the world. hot stones, indeed. an all-out search for the thieves is under way. officials are reporting that the thieves may have passed themselves off as police officers. but no shots were actually fired during the incident. ironically enough, air transport is generally considered to be the safest way to ship this kind of small but obviously very pricey cargo. >> i was going to say, it was the safest way. >> right. >> rob, thanks very much. >> thanks. >> i think i've seen that movie, rob. it just doesn't end well. here we go. i'd say one day. but that's not true. it's less than one day. hours now, until robin comes back, right where she belongs, right here at the anchor desk with all of us. and we have talked so much about how we have missed her. in fact, we had a little brunch with robin to talk about how she feels about her return. take a look. >> i remember when the doctor first told me, you're going to be out, you know, five to six months. i was like -- screaming. you know, you have to do what you need to do. and it just shows people that time passes. this, too, shall pass. and it's about, i have visualized this moment. i did visualize the other end of it. >> did that help you? did you use visualization? >> oh, yeah. visualization, big-time. and something like this. looking into sam's blue eyes. i love how we're sitting and how we would be sitting. but i know when i sit back down, right in this chair and look over, i see you. i see you. i see you, and i see you. it's going to be all is right in the world. ♪ i'm on top of the world, hey, i'm on top of the world, hey ♪ >> you know, you mentioned it, george. she's going to be feeling nerves a little bit. it's going to be a double-alarm day for her, at least, tomorrow morning. >> and we're all here for her. and i should say, amy, we want to thank you and elizabeth. great job you have done. >> it's been our honor. i can speak for elizabeth, too. they were big shoes to fill and a seat to fill. but we kept it warm. it's waiting for her. and we can't wait to have her back here. >> and you're going to be back all the time as well. thank you very much. let's get the latest from sam. >> these are great days. great days coming. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. how about winter storm warnings already out from flagstaff to tucson. a big western storm. maybe the coldest of the season so far. it's got cold, wet air. lots of mountain snow. snow levels in the west are going to go down to 2,000, 2,500 feet. watch this thing. as it pulls down and moves into the desert, it's been a fairly dry winter in the desert. this is needed moisture. there will be a lot of flash flooding. if you're in the west, stay up with your local abc stations. this is a powerful punch. this will become a snowmaker, maybe blizzard, from omaha to des moines, by the time we get into thursday in the middle of the country. and a lot of severe storms, as well. this is the low to follow for several days across the country. we'll do that for you. >> as we look east, it's about 48. it's kind of mild in new york. later on, you'll probably see showers moving into the northeast. >> we like mild. >> that's great. coming up, alec baldwin under fire right now for a tirade against a reporter and a photographer. abc news is learning that the new york police department is investigating his rant as a hate crime. plus, we'll have the latest on country singer mindy mccready. did her time in rehab actually hurt her recovery? 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"the new york post" says he threatened a reporter and yelled a racial slur at a photographer. and linsey davis is here with the details. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. this has escalated quickly. nypd sources have confirmed to abc news, that an investigation was launched yesterday by the nypd hate crimes tastask force, that alec baldwin was involved in a hate crime. the outcome of that investigation is bending. but baldwin used the allegations that he used racial slurs, a new low. alec baldwin, known for his antics as well as his acting prowess, this morning, making headlines and enemies with a narc tabloid. but this time, the star of "30 rock," isn't just accused of having a bad temper. "the new york post" is accusing him of using racial slurs against a "post" photographer. and it's creating a media circus around him, again. >> don't push me, please. >> reporter: it started sunday morning, in this moment, captured by a photographer. reportedly baldwin was approached by a reporter and asked to comment about a lawsuit against his pregnant wife, hilar hilaria. but "the post" reporter said the actor grew agitated, saying i want to choke you to death. the photographer says baldwin not only bumped him in the chest, but used racial slurs and called him a drug dealer. >> we've heard some outrageous things come out of alec baldwin's mouth in the past. we're so used to him acting out this way. >> reporter: when asked if he made the racial slur by tmz on monday, baldwin simply smiled. but he did tweet this message, saying, that's kind of magical thinking, isn't it "the post" accusing me of racism. and on monday, he told gothamist, i don't know if i uttered a racial epithet to someone in my life. this isn't the first time that push has come to shove between baldwin and a photographer. but this time, baldwin and the photographer filed police reports, with baldwin claiming the photographer was acting aggressively, getting into his face and banging into him with his shoulder. >> i'm pretty confident that there's a measure of provocation on the part of "the new york post." but he's got to develop a thicker skin. >> reporter: baldwin's wife was quick to defend her husband on twitter. shame on anyone, who says my husband is a racist. she tweeted that due to the paparazzi situation, i will not be teaching yoga classes this week. since the incident, baldwin seems to have removed a tweet he posted, referencing the photographer as an excrack head. now, to the latest on mindy mccready. the country music star dead after an apparent suicide. and the 37-year-old was the fifth participant from the tv series "celebrity rehab" to die. did her very public attempt at recovery hurt her chances to get getter? gio benitez is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the host of that show, dr. drew pinsky, speaking publicly about mccready for the first time, as we learn more about her final days. and this morning, we have what may be mccready's last song. the song is called "i'll see you yesterday," posted by a friend on youtube. mccready was reportedly working on it in the days before her death on sunday. ♪ i'll see you yesterday i'll see you in my dreams ♪ >> reporter: overnight, appearing on hln's "dr. drew show," mccready's friend played this recorded phone call of the country star in crisis. apparently talking about her boyfriend's death, just weeks ago. >> it was the cruelest. most awful situation. i've ever seen. >> reporter: dr. drew pinsky, who worked with mccready on "celebrity rehab" she had just returned to treatment. >> a lot of my conversation with her was how to keep it confidential. and lo and behold, the press got out with it and attacked her. she left. she's dead because of it. >> reporter: this morning, many are asking how another star who had sought help so publicly, could once again lose her battle. mccready is the fifth cast member from "celebrity rehab" to die. most died after suffering relapses. leading some to wonder if treatment played out on television does more harm than good. >> rehabation from addiction. that's a lifelong process. that doesn't end when the cameras stop rolling. that can make it harder for an individual going through whatever it is in the public eye. >> reporter: actress and singer mackenzie phillips knows how tough it is. she was mccready's co-star on "celebrity rehab." monday, she spoke to tmz. >> she was my friend. she was a really good person. she was incredibly talented. and i loved her very much. >> reporter: we asked dr. drew to comment on whether it's more difficult for celebrities to undergo rehab in the public eye. but he did not respond. it's wort noting how difficult recovery can be in or out of the spotlight. >> i think of her poor kids. time, now, for the weather and sam champion. sam, good morning. >> we're going to start with pictures of north dakota, minnesota. blizzard conditions yesterday. some places got up to ten inches of snow in northern minnesota. look at the video, before we show you who gets snow for the rest of the day today. difficult driving conditions. you expect this kind of thing north. grand rapids, cleveland, buffalo, you're getting hit by this next mover. three to six inches of snow. and six to ten, once you get in the snowbelt around those lakes. the western snow system moving in. heavy rain, big, mountain snow, moves into the deserts. by the time we get into thursday, we have a line of what will be cold, wet weather above it and severe storms to the south. this is a big player across the country. we need to follow it every step of the way. today, nice and sunny a >> all that weather was brought to you by burger king. we'll look at america's weather in the next half hour. >> okay, sam. and coming up, first lady michelle obama revealing what was really behind those bangs. see the secret handshake right there. she said it was her mid life crisis. and a victoria's secret unsensored. revealing how she feels about her looks. her message, creating shock waves right now. wednesday, robin day. we have a lot of messages coming from all over the place. here's one from espn's stuart scott. >> robin roberts, you inspire me every, single day. you know i understand the fight. you're my hero. i got love for you. welcome back. ♪ i'm on top of the world i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. 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[ cheers and applause ] great crowd outside. and inside. 10:41 here, with first lady michelle obama's bangs. she has now revealed, for the first time, the reasons behind her new look. and paula faris is here with the story. hi, paula. >> we care about hair here. many people loving the first lady's locks. and michelle obama revealing the reason behind those bangs, a mid life crisis. and jokes that if she truly had her way, she may have done something more extreme. the big bang theory was the talk of the inauguration. even president obama gave a loving shoutout. >> to address, the most significant event of this weekend, i love her bangs. she looks good. >> reporter: now, for the first time, michelle obama is opening up about why she has the hairstyle heard around the world. telling rachael ray that the bangs weren't just a simple fashion choice. >> this is my midlife crisis. okay? i couldn't get a sports car. they wouldn't let me bungee jump. >> so, you went for the bangs. you're the boss of your hair. >> i can do this. this is all-mine. >> reporter: mrs. obama debuted the bangs on her 49th birthday, the few days before the inauguration. and she chose to reveal the new look in a new way, on her twitter account. >> what's the response been since you're on twitter? do you get the peanut gallery weighing in on everything now? >> you know, i get sort of regular feedback. sometimes i get people who tease, who have questions. i mean, mostly, we get a lot of questions. good questions. so, it's always good to connect. and it's a good way to send an important and encouraging messages. the bangs, entered through my twitter account. and i tell people that the bangs -- i'm going to be 50 next year. okay? >> you look gorgeous. it's all the apples. >> reporter: now, the full interview can be seen wednesday. of course, she's a trend-setter in fashion. but not trying to be the first lady of controversy. but i think she should go for the sports car. >> why not? and coming up here, princess kate heads back to work. the most famous mom-to-be revealing her miniature baby bump. and how her maternity fashion compares to diana's. also, "the play of the day." he's a fifth grader. he's better at basketball than anything he'll ever be in your entire life. and he's here to prove it. next. 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and then, a victoria's secret model, uncensored, revealing how she really feels about her look, in a dramatic speech. her message creating shockwaves on the internet. and everybody's talking about it. >> wow. speaking of shockwaves, have you been checking out this season's "bachelor"? one of the finalists dishing all on the drama behind the scenes. so, now, wait a minute, has katherine fallen for sean? first, some news from josh. >> we're going to begin with developments in the murder case against south african track star oscar pistorius. at the bail hearing this morning, pistorius says he thought his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was still in bed, when he fired his gun through the bathroom door at the person he thought was an intruder. as for the bloody cricket bat in his house, pistorius said he used the bat to break down the door. and he found steenkamp still live when he finally got inside the bathroom. during a bail hearing, pistorius said he tried to revive her. but she died in his arms. a judge has ruled this will proceed as a premeditated murder case, means pistorius could face life in prison in his native south africa if convicted. new evidence that china is behind the recent cyberattacks on american banks and u.s. agencies. a security firm says it has traced the attacks to the building you see here in shanghai, the ed quarters of a chinese army unit. breaking overnight, one of the largest diamond heists ever. armed robbers posing as police officers crashed through the security fence at the airport in brussels, belgium and snatched some $50 million in diamonds from the cargo hold of a swiss passenger jet. police found a burned out van nearby. but no other trace of the eight robbers. and president obama, hoping to prevent spending cuts from taking effect next month. just back from his weekend vacation, the president, today, urging republicans to compromises, saying if the spends cuts go into effect, hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost, including firefighters and emergency management personnel. washington insiders alan simpson and erskine bowles are expected to release a comprehensive plan today to cut spending and to rewrite the tax code. and flying high in the french alps. and we're not talking skiing. extreme driving. a stunt driver. a souped-up mini cooper. >> no! >> yes. >> oh, my gosh. >> 40 feet in the air. nails the backflip. the first-ever backflip in a car. >> how do you know? >> it took years, four of them. >> oh, my gosh. >> because practice is rough on the cars. >> four years. >> and on the driver, i would think, too. >> i guess -- doing it in the snow, that's a liddle odd. i'm not going to lie to you. >> skiing is fun. >> yeah. >> it just make it more complicated. maybe it's adding complications. >> yaes yeah, it's extreme. speaking of -- >> i hope not to have any complications in "pop news." keep it easy. keep it fun. here we go, everybody. and we have a surprise from the man who prefers to be shirtless. matthew mcconaughey has designed a menswear collection. complete with loads of shirts. his initial inspiration was to design clothes that can take a man, these are his words, from the jungle to the opera. isn't that what you -- that's what you want. >> camo tux. >> yeah, camo tux. you're wearing it now. >> i'm wearing one now. yeah. because so many times. >> no, i love you, matthew, but -- >> don't make fun. >> from the jungle to the opera. it's called jkl, after his charity. >> just keep living. >> it helps kids keep living active lives through education. it's a great cause. a percentage of all sales go to that charity. keep it up, matthew. >> which is awesome. that is great. here's what happens when you let sting do karaoke at your favorite night spot, he steals the show. here he is, at a malibu cafe, singing a surprise performance of "she drives me crazy," by the fine young cannibals. ♪ to me there's no surprise ♪ she drives me crazy >> that's awesome. >> yeah, it is. >> that's great little surprise when you go out for a light bite. >> a light bite. >> you're jealous. >> i'm jealous. i want that microphone. i want it now. >> we can buy you one. >> i'm kidding. >> sting drives me crazy. i love that guy. >> to celebrate, the restaurant owned by cindy crawford's husband, randy gerber, with tequila, which gerber launched with george clooney. so many stars, so little time in "pop news." and fergie and her husband, josh duhamel, announced on twitter, they are expecting a baby. congratulations. two of the nicest folks we know. so here's what they did. they superimposed their childhood photos together, so we could get an idea of what their little one might look like or might not. did we show it? >> a pretty good chance the baby's going to be pretty cute. >> i would imagine those are good genes. and i love that fergie hash tagged my lovely baby bump. ♪ my lovely baby bump >> a play on a lyric from one of her more popular songs, that amy might sing for us later. >> you really do want to sing, don't you? >> are you going to sing about your lady -- >> no. >> bumps? we're going to move on, on that note. now, everybody, meet chesty, the marine. >> what? it's true. the pup was celebrated in washington on thursday. as he goes through training to become private first class chesty. he is in the running to replace cresty 1 -- chesty xiii. the 9-week-old is in baby training. and reports for duty march 29th. that's "pop news," everybody. there you go. >> i got it now. took me a while. hey, sam. >> i'm not paying attention. good morning, everybody. look at our times square crowd. tell me your names. >> hunter. >> and amanda. >> tell me the name of your hometown. i didn't know where it was. it's upstate, new york, right? >> yep. >> and you're here until -- >> thursday. >> welcome in. we're glad you're here with us. let's get to the boards. turn that way, so we can see your gorgeous faces. there you go. now we can -- now we can get to the live shot. new york city, by the way, is that a wabc shot? it certainly is. nothing else but. and we'll tell you there are showers moving into the northeast today. new york city, you're going to be a part of that. but it feels nice and mild right now. 50 in philly, this morning. boston, at 46 degrees. we love that town. pittsburgh, getting into the cooler temperatures as the front starts to slide east. western snowmaker. this is a big low. it moves from northern to southern california, during the day today. it's going to kick off high mountain snow and some good soaking rain that moves even into the deserts. we're going to have winter advisories around flagstaff, tucson. get prepared for that. not in vegas, bu >> happy 15th birthday. whose birthday? >> both of ours. >> happy 15th birthday, by the way. let's go back inside to -- >> all: lara! >> thank you, sam. and here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." princess kate, the world's most famous mom-to-be, heading back to work. how she is dressing the royal baby bump. and the victoria's secret model revealing how she really feels about her looks in a dramatic speech. and her surprising message right now. and one of the finalists on "the bachelor," opening up about all of the drama happening behind the scenes. that and more coming up on "good morning america," live in times square. 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and it doesn't matter if you work hard. >> reporter: the 25-year-old ivy league graduate, sitting down with "gma," to explain her beef with the fashion industry. and what she calls this unhealthy obsession with beauty. something she made clear during a controversial speech at the technology entertainment design conference in washington, d.c., late last year. >> image is powerful. but also, image is superficial. video of that impassioned speech has been viewed more than 1 million times online. and russell says, she hopes her younger fans are listening. >> a lot of young girls come up and tell me they want to be models. it's not like a real career path. and it's not a great aspiration. you should be thinking, i want to be an engineer. i want to be a politician. i want to be a ceo. >> reporter: but not all agree that supermodels can't be role models, as well take cynthia bailey. >> it's individual. myself certapersonally, i knew wanted to empower young girls and just pay it forward with the younger generation coming up. >> reporter: as for russell, she says she's grateful for all the opportunities modeling has afforded her. but she insists, she would rather be a model citizen, instead. >> i'm interested in campaign finance reform and climate change. >> got to say, pretty impressive. we're joined by author and sexologist, dr. logan. she says this is a narrow look at women. why is this controversial? >> i'm madly in love with cameron russell. in this day and age, when you have privilege, you should use it to pay it forward and do good. that's what she's doing. she's calling out something that's unpopular to say, that she won a genetic lottery. and she did. but she's owning up to it and saying, don't be like me. >> not everyone can long like that. we can all try to look as good as we can. she was born with that look. not everyone can duplicate it. >> does this hurt her modeling career? >> i don't think it will. maybe what she should -- modeling careers is short to begin with. maybe she empowers girls with another way. maybe she's at an opportunity to do campaigns that are more diverse. i think she has a long career ahead of her not only in modeling. >> and ivy league, she has the brains to go along with the beauty. what does this say to young girls today? what do you hope it says? >> i hope it says that beauty is not measured by what's outside. it's the things that make us different that are special and beautiful. and girls can love princesses and models. but in our home, princesses have careers. and brains and bodies are important for what they can do and be. not because of what they look like. >> if she follows through, it sends a fantastic message. >> what's on the inside makes her more beautiful. >> right. >> she's the whole package. >> you can't stop a little girl from wanting to be a princess. they just kind of come out that way. but you can take them to the next step of maybe wanting to be a president, like a princess. you know what i mean? a bio engineer. exactly. >> going to school. and she's a big inspiration for that. >> love it. >> thank you so much, logan levkoff. >> thank you. it is a big night for "bachelor" fans. the wait for tonight's special, "the bachelor" sean tells all, is almost over. catherine went home with a rose last night. now, she's dishing on all the behind-the-scenes drama to abc's abbie boudreau. take a look. >> reporter: he has the all-american good looks and charm. but if there's one thing ladies love about sean, it's this -- >> he is family-oriented. that's what i loved about him. >> reporter: when the bachelor visits the hometowns of the last four ladies, sean is in for some unexpected family drama. from catherine's brutally honest sisters. >> i can't see her having kids right away. >> reporter: to a surprise visit. >> i love you more than anything. >> reporter: that may have been a prank. but this scene with desiree's brother, wasn't. >> i think you're just a playboy. >> reporter: we caught up with catherine, the fun-loving 26-year-old, and one of the last three ladies standing. for behind-the-scenes dish, starting with her sisters. can you see yourself with him and a family? >> i didn't know what to expect from them because they're really protective. i felt like i was defending my relationship. >> reporter: something desiree also found herself doing when her brother went on the attack. >> i think he's just a playboy. you're having fun with the circumstances. you know? >> reporter: and cost her the rose. >> when you're up against a lot of stress, i can understand where her brother was coming from. but sometimes people take it too far. >> reporter: but the biggest "bachelor" bombshell of the season may be this. "us weekly" reporting the 29-year-old is a born-again virgin. >> when i saw that, i felt for him. i don't know the situation. i can't imagine what he's going through. >> reporter: so, what about those fantasy suites? take a look at a "gma" exclusive sneak peek to next week's thailand getaway. >> i thought a lot about the fantasy suite. i would expect it to be very intimate. and it's scary. >> i'm so excited to give the fantasy suite card to catherine. i'm ready to spend time alone with her. >> sean and catherine, should you choose to forgo your individual rooms, please use this key to stay as a couple in the fantasy suite. >> reporter: but is there love in the thai air? >> i would not be surprised if i fell in love in thailand, with sean. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, everybody. be sure to tune in to "the bachelor." sean tells all at 9:00, 8:00 central. you can see the next episode of "the bachelor" on monday, 8:00, 7:00 central. coming up, lady antebellum here with a big announcement. and the secrets to making your family a lot happier. and speaking of making our family a lot happier, robin back in one day. superstars in the country music capital of america. >> welcome back, robin. >> welcome back, robin. from all of us here. ♪ i'm on top of the world >> now, from abc7 news, good morning, this morning, the city of san francisco and the giants will unveil plans if a major development project south of at&t park focusing on pier 48 standing next to at&t park's main parking lot, the "san francisco chronicle" reports anchor brewing will build a restaurant and museum and new production and distribution facility quadrupling the output to 600,000 barrels of beer a lot. many are headed back did work. sue, how is the traffic? >> still tough out there especially on westbound 80 into the macarthur maze and 580 is jammed and westbound 80 from highway 4 to the macarthur maze at 50 minutes. a grind at southbound 680 to walnut creek with an early accident long gone but it backed up the track on 242 and southbound 880 near the colisieums an accident there. >> is the rain behind you? >> welcome back and here is mount tamalpais, 2,600' up. you can see the snow mixing with the rain. live doppler 7 hd shows san jose has light rain and sprinkles in palo alto and across 237 from mountain view, you can see the steady rain in the north bay with some snow mixing ♪ you are golden precious as a prayer flying up in the air ♪ ♪ while the rain is falling golden ♪ ♪ it's the kiss i don't want to miss ♪ ♪ another perfect moment to tell you ♪ ♪ how you make me feel today ♪ ♪ my heart was stolen because you are golden ♪ lady antebellum singing golden. the first time anyone has heard the title track. and just for robin. one day until she's coming back. still ahead here, legendary music mogul, clive davis is with us. as you know, he has discovered some of the biggest stars in the industry. he has made their careers. and this morning, he is here to talk all about his history and his latest projects. and we have to say his new book is fantastic. >> that's a whole lot of power in the house right there. how about this? beautiful michelle williams is there to tell us about her brand-new movie, "oz: the great and powerful." and we have a look at mariah carey's new song just out for the movie. we're going to hear all about it. there's michelle now. where's josh? >> yes. lady antebellum here. we just heard a bit of "golden," from their upcoming album of the same name. it's climbing the charts right now. welcome back, guys. the album, it's a disappearing art in the music industry of itunes and singles. but the album, how did you want it to be different from your others? >> well, you know, our last couple records were pretty serious in the subject matter. we made a conscious effort to make a roll down your windows type of record. and we just got off our first arena and amphitheater tour. so, we need some amps. big, fun songs. our first single, "downtown" is a change for the fans. >> i want to ask you about "downtown." and "people" magazine calls it, and i quote, a slinky, sexy fun, crazy catchy soulful preview of the album. does that sound right to you? >> it's a fun song. and to ek toe what charles is saying. there's a feel to this record. and it's fun to perform. it's awesome. >> and yet, we just heard "golden." it does maybe dial back and certainly applies and has special resonance for here today and tomorrow, when robin returns. why "golden"? >> "golden" was the last song we wrote for this record. and it reminds us when we had that first song. a golden moment in time. we wanted to capture that in song. it fits for us. this is a special time in all of our lives. hillary has a baby on the way. >> oh, congratulations. terrific. we have a young one coming back to us. she's only about six months old. robin, that was for you. and you're back with us may 7th. can't wait for it. guys, again. that's the day the album drops. lady a., everybody. thank you. >> unbelievable. they can just walk in, pull up a chair, sing like that. that's just unbelievable to be around you guys. thank you so much. we are, by the bay, ladies and gentlemen, counting down to oscar sunday with our "gma" actors studio. george get the interviews with the stars no one else can get. why? because we make them up. >> oh, wow. who's that tiger? >> there's the tiger in "the life of pi." a fabulous interview, by the way. >> he was a snarky tiger. >> he's got a little attitude, maybe, possibly. but can't wait until you see this. lara, who is this? the wise-cracking teddy bear who was mark wahlberg's sidekick in the movie "ted." >> why would you ask me? >> i don't know. take a look. ♪ people let me tell you about my best friend ♪ ♪ he's a warm-hearted person who loves me to the end ♪ ♪ let me tell you about my best friend ♪ >> it's a tricky role. what convinced you to take it? >> i'm a bear. they were looking for a bear with a foul mouth. and i thought [ bleep ]. why wouldn't i want the role? i'm the guy. >> had to be a lot of challenges to shoot. >> you know, really [ bleep ]. why would it be challenging? [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. why would you ask that? >> i know this may not be comfortable. but i heard reports you were pretty difficult on-set. >> are we going to go there? are we really going to go there? did they not tell him? it was kraft services. it was there for all of us. i'm hungry. i'm a bear. if i needed extra food, i needed extra food. >> how did you get into character? >> how did i get into character? i'm a bear, george. it wasn't really a stretch. who is this guy? you know what? i've had it. [ bleep ]. >> wow. >> the moment of the year. >> top interview. >> i love to see the surlily, angry bear. but there was a tuft of blonde hair. >> it can never be proven. >> i can neither confirm nor deny who ted really is. >> might be. be sure to tune into the oscars this sunday. it's this sunday, already, at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific, on the abc. and get ready tonight by going to goodmorningamerica.com/oscars to find out about the films and the stars who have been nominated. and we'll just spin that little oscar preview. >> the reason we were celebrating "ted," we got the bear, best original song nominated for an oscar. and seth macfarlane is also doing the big broadcast. >> what's up tomorrow? is it -- >> i think there's more. >> honestly, i don't know. >> i think the actors studio continues. >> tomorrow, gang. just give me a yes. on thursday. robin's day. thursday. >> a transformation. >> somebody is transformed into the "gma" actors studio. let's check the boards. he's tall and even taller once he's transformed. let's show you what it's like outside. you guys in deltona, florida, are showing us what it looks like this morning. a little trinity lake in california, as well. that is gorgeous. that makes me like a snow-capped mountain right there. and today, there's a lot of rain and even elevation snow. we'll drop the snow level to 2,000 feet in some cases in the sierra. san francisco, l.a., san diego. towards phoenix, vegas, you're getting some moisture, as well. it's been a drought in the desert. nice and mild. houston at 69 today. new orleans at 65. >> not to worry for oscars. high 60s, near 70. >> somehow we'll manage. >> somehow we'll manage that in california. that weather was brought to you by bp. we have smart advice for parents. it comes from silicon fally, the u.s. military. that's where bruce feiler researched "the secrets for a happy family." and juju chang discovers the secrets to help your family's chaos. >> reporter: is it possible for a star of bravo's "real housewives of beverly hills," to create a happy family? how real could your family life be when you're a reality show star? >> i mean, very real. i know how real it is. i'm a mom. i'm a wife. that's what i do number one. >> reporter: kyle richards is clearly in tune with her four daughters. farah, alex ya, sofia. >> she's a crazy driver. >> reporter: and porsche. she and husband maricio, say they work hard to finding a family bliss. >> having four kids, it's not easy to have all four at the same time. we have to fight for that all the time. >> reporter: it's the hard-fought moments stitched together that create the tapestry of a family. >> how much of the family life is created by routine. brush your teeth, do your homework, go to school. if you can break that routine and there are these things that bring everybody together. >> reporter: bruce feiler spent years looking at happy families. allowance advice? he asked warren buffett. team-building, the green berets. cancel date night. ditch the sex talk. and let the kids pick thur own punishment. >> you need to take small steps. >> reporter: turns out, they live a lot of those secrets instinctively. forget family dinner. it's often a late-night snack. >> dinner doesn't matter. we get to learn a little bit about something every day. >> it keeps the communication open. >> reporter: all successful groups have a mission statement. >> the glue that holds the family together. >> reporter: why not families? >> my mom always says, my sisters and each of your accomplishments, and all of our caps. >> reporter: and family traditions breed happiness. the umanskys share a family bed. >> we do our own thing. it's embarrassing. but now, mike says, that's what works for us. we have plenty of alone time, or we wouldn't have all these kids. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, beverly hills. >> "the secret of happy families" goes on sale today. when we come back, michelle williams is here for the brand-new film, the prequel to "oz." hey, "good morning america." i'm backstage at my video shoot for "almost home," from the new film, disney's "oz: the great and powerful." ♪ when you run so far >> reporter: you're looking at a world exclusive sneak peek of mariah carey's music video for almost home," for "oz: the great and powerful." the song is available on itunes tomorrow. speaking of "oz," so great to have one of its stars here in times square. michelle williams plays glenda the good witch. we're happy to have michelle williams here. michelle, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you have spoken so warmly of your role. saying you were so happy that your 7-year-old daughter, matilda, can see the movie you're in. this is a bit of a different role for you, playing a good witch, a princess. what made you decide to take it? >> when i first read the script, i really responded to the fact that it had a good heart at its center. and that its sense of humor wasn't sarcastic or mean. i thought it was something that my daughter could see. her friends would enjoy. >> and matilda was behind the scenes with you in the making of the movie. what was it like for her to watch the magic of moviemaking. >> our director, sam reammy, made sure it was a good experience for her. >> it's not magical. >> it's not really magical behind the scenes. he had a chair for her next to him on-set, with her little name. and all of the departments were accommodating and letting her experience it. >> that's great. were you inspired by glenda the good witch? i know "wizard of oz" is a staple in my house. when you're playing an iconic role, you look to the greats who originally did it? >> i took a lot of inspiration from that early performance. i know were weren't supposed to imitate it or reference it. but i took a lot of inspiration from it. >> just as in the original, glenda travels in a bubble. we have a clip of the movie. you're escorting the man everyone thinks is the great wizard of oz. let's take a look. >> is that a wall? >> of sorts. it repels our enemies. it protects us from harm. >> but we're headed straight for it. >> yes, we are. >> and going very fast. how do you -- does this thing have any brakes? i'm going too fast. i'm going to die. >> you needn't worry, wizard. it's a magic wall. and all good hearted will be able to pass through. >> i'm going to die. watch out. >> james franco there. you were actually flying how high up in the air? >> well, actually flying. with some help from the stage. >> yeah. >> what was it like? we see you being hoisted up. >> the flying was my favorite part of the job, by far. >> and what about the wand? did you get to keep the wand? everyone wants to know. you had several wands. >> i had a few wands. i had a rubber wand. a light-up wand. a stunt wand. and a beautifully-carved wand. >> and now, matilda has a set at home? >> she was given a wand. >> we cannot wait to see the movie. thanks so much for stopping by. "oz: the great and powerful" opens march 8th. we have music mogul, cli back, now, with one of music's biggest moguls for half a century. clive davis has discovered, and revived some of the biggest names in music. bruce springsteen, whitney houston, to alecicia keys. he is celebrating his story in his new book, "the soundtrack of my life." it is out today. i have not been able to put this down because you have the greatest stories in the biz. >> well, thank you. that's what paying attention is. >> they call you the man with the golden ear. i was surprised to learn that you can't have a golden ear to start. you were an attorney. and everything changed at the monterey -- >> the monterey festival. >> with a little discovery that you made. >> i didn't know what to expect. and this new band took the stage. and there was this strutting, electrifying, white soul sister, janis joplin, performing for the people at the holding company. that came to me. i had to make my creative move. so, i signed the group. and then, blood, sweet & tears, and santana. i learned to trust my ears as their music really went out there. >> you have a saying. you're very blunt. you've either got it or you don't got it. and one person who definitely had it and still does, is bruce springsteen. but in the book, you're really candid about, it wasn't an overnight sensation. >> it was not an overnight sensation. but his lyrics, his symbolism, was so unique. i went on closed-circuit television to read it to our columbia salesmen so they would not call him another bob dylan. that was the kiss of death. he had his own views, his own images. and he, as dylan, came a part of america. >> and i love you had to say to bruce, i need a little more energy on stage. it's hard to imagine the boss -- >> he would play he's folk clubs. and i took him to a theater as large as radio city music hall. and the first time he got on that stage, he was still standing still in front of the mic. i pointed out to him, the virtue of going from side-to-side. >> he listened well. >> he listened well. >> let's talk about whitney houston. we see here -- we have a clip of you introducing her to the world on "merv griffin." and you have said that it was very difficult. you wrote a very long, in depth chapter on her. >> well, certainly, her success was radiant. it was awesome. it was world-shattering. i used to say, are you pinching yourself because you broke every record in the book. her premature death was a major tragedy, is a major tragedy. everybody in the business, artists, writers, producers, knew that of the contemporary artists, she has no peers. she was the best. >> going to mention names. first word you think of? simon and garfunkel. >> american beatles. the songs that simon wrote. and really, it was a period and for all-time. they were equivalent to the american beatles. >> clive davis, the stories about the grateful dead, alicia keys, aretha franklin. check out "the soundtrack of my life." and you're the cover guy on "billboard." we congratulate you. and you can see more clive davis in an ongoing music partnership with yahoo! and edward jones. we have a sneak peek. >> i believe in the future of music. i would take it seriously. i believe in hard work. i believe in educating yourself and not just saying you're going to be someone. if i've gotten to where i've gotten, it's based on hard work. it's based on neve taking anything for granted. it's based upon, you know, learning as much as i could. welcome robin back tomorrow. >> now, from abc7 news, good morning, i am kristen z. a wet morning in the bay area. more rain and cooler temperatures still with us. mike nicco has the forecast. >> you can see on the bay bridge, it is raining and here is downtown san francisco with light rain falling. if you have been following me on twitter, i have been talking about the winter mix on mount tamalpais, there you go, heavy rain headed toward berkeley and oakland. we will have snow down to 2,500' and .25" to .5" of rain now through 5:00. sue? >> the roads are jammed at walnut creek and southbound 680 great an early accident to 242 and northbound 680 at 24 an injury accident there, as well, and 80 westbound, an accident just cleared but still jammed to the ♪ kelly: it's time. michael: definitely. it's time. time for change. kelly: time to laugh. michael: time to play. kelly: time to get together. michael: time to make some new friends. kelly: time to make some memories. michael: it's time. oh, yeah, it's time. good times. kelly: great times. fun times. michael: it's time to go to disney world. kelly: grab the mouse! announcer: from walt disney world, it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, howie mandel goes undercover to give some disney guests the surprise of their lives. and a performance from country superstar gary allan. plus, another fun-filled edition of "live"'s "disney family faceoff." and now, please welcome from the new fantasyland, the storybook [cheers and applause] new fantasyland, the storybook [cheers and applause] ♪
MontereyTexasUnited-statesShanghaiChinaMountain-viewCaliforniaTurkeyMinnesotaSan-diegoSyriaRussia racial slur. right now, the new york police department is investigating the tirade as a hate crime. and princess kate, stepping out in her first public appearance since december, revealing her baby bump. and ready to get back to being a very public royal. and good morning, america. we are in final countdown mode right now. there it is, one day. and robin is right back here at this anchor desk. just in 24 hours. we're going to hear from her this morning about how she's feeling. fair to say, a little bit nervous. >> indeed. >> great for her to be coming, though. >> it will be a big party tomorrow. also, we're waking up to the latest on a big headline about what the chinese army is up to right now, apparently all happening in that building in shanghai. are they hacking our banks? and could it affect your money? both the white house and the chinese government are responding this morning. also coming up, michelle obama opening up for the first time about why she really got those bangs. why she says the move was more than just about a hairstyle. they were about a mid life crisis. >> all right. all of that to get to and more. let's get to the latest on oscar pistorius, becoming very emotional in court this morning. the double-amputee olympic sprinter charged in the murder of his model girlfriend. bazi kanani is in south africa, with the breaking details for us. bazi? >> reporter: good morning, amy. an emotional scene inside the court just a couple of hours ago, when the judge ruled this will proceed as a premeditated murder case, the most serious of charges. oscar pistorius' family started crying because this means it's much less likely he'll be granted bail. and if he's found guilty, it would mean a life sentence. the 26-year-old double-amputee nicknamed the blade runner, represent, head in hand, as the prosecutor said he shot and killed an innocent, unarmed woman. the state outlined its case against pistorius. they believe he got out of bed, put on his prosthetic legs and walked 21 feet to a locked bathroom door. inside that bathroom, 29-year-old cover model reeva steenkamp, was shot three times. prosecutor harry nell, quote, she locked the door for a purpose. we will get to that purpose. defense attorneys say pistorius thought a burglar was inside the bathroom. and the state has no way to prove otherwise. a lawyer for the defense submitting, this is not a murder. but prosecutors question how pistorius could have been surprised when they found steenkamp was staying at the house. she arrived before 6:00 p.m. and her overnight bag was there. as this star athlete battled murder charges in a pretoria courtroom, reeva steenkamp's remains were driven to a church in her hometown of port elizabeth, where family and friends gathered. >> reporter: exactly why steenkamp was shot to death is still a mystery. several news reports quoting police sources say a cricket bat covered with blood was recovered from pistorius' bedroom, possibly used in an argument before the shooting. and that steroids were found in pistorius' home. and investigators are testing his blood for the drug that can cause aggressive roid rage. now, even if pistorius is granted bail today, he won't be able to do the thing he loves most. all of his future races have been canceled. and yesterday, one of his major sponsors, nike, says they won't use him in any future campaigns. let's get more from "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams. very, very difficult now to imagine bail. >> that's right. big loss for him because what he was trying to demonstrate is that there shouldn't be premeditation. as a result, it should be the prosecution that has the burden to demonstration he ought to be forced to stay behind bars. because the court is ruling that there does seem to be premeditation or at least there's enough evidence to move forward with premeditation, now he has the burden to demonstrate why he should be released. and that is a much, much harder case to make. that's why his family is so upset in that courtroom. >> one of the things his lawyers are trying to demonstrate, is that he brought reeva downstairs and tried to revive her. that this wasn't premeditation. >> they can demonstrate premeditation and then regret. that's what happens in that courtroom. it's what's leading up to the event that becomes important in making that determination. >> and important also to note that this is not going to be a trial determined by a jury. >> south africa's long history of racism involved these white juries convicted black defendants. as a result, they eliminated the jury system here. this will be a judge and effectively two magistrates. three people, professionals, making the determination, long-term, about guilt or innocence. >> no death penalty in south africa. >> many regards to its long history of racism and racial tension in that country. >> okay. dan abram, thank you very much. let's get the rest of the morning headlines from josh. >> we're going to begin with a rare and dangerous look inside a war zone like none other. an estimated 70,000 people have been killed in syria's civil war. the war threatens to open a pandora's box of conflict from neighboring israel, to lebanon and turkey and iraq. terry moran has been able to reach damascus, where some of the intense fighting is happening right now. >> reporter: by day, this ancient city almost looks normal. but it's not. we've heard artillery fire all day long. and these shops are empty. there's no tourism. internatnal sanctions are strangling businesses. and there is no end to this war in sight. josh? >> terry, thank you. and he'll be taking an inside look at the battle for damascus and what it means for u.s. international security tonight on "world news" and "nightline." meanwhile, back here at home, new details about a potential motive in the newtown, connecticut, school shooting. adam lanza may have been competing with another serial killer. "the hartford courant" newspaper found articles about the killing spree in norway, who bombed buildings at a youth camp, killing 77 people. the investigation is still ongoing. any theory is still specktive. and new information on what left the carnival cruise ship stranded in the gulf of mexico last week. the coast guard now blames a leak in a pipeline that connects a fuel tank to one of the ship's engines. investigators say oil dripped on a hot surface and caught fire. in business news. a potential megamerger. office max and office depot, are talking about a merger. struggle to compete against staples and other big retailers, like costco. and finally, talk about the most remarkable special delivery. the odds are 1 in 70 million. a woman in texas has given birth to two sets of identical twins on the same day, with no fertility drugs or in vitro fertilization. the four boys grew in pairs, within two separate placentas. mom had a complication-free cesarean on valentine's day, no less. mom and dad say, they were just trying to give their son a little sister. they now have a basketball team. and that is un -- it's unbelievable. >> they should play the lottery, for sure. >> i want to know what they mean by complication-free. i mean, they are -- >> when she brings both sets -- they're not quadruplets. >> they're not quadruplets. and there was no drugs involved. just happened. >> that is fantastic. we're going to turn to two, big stories out of washington. starting with the new report that ties the chinese government to dozens of serious cyber attacks on u.s. banks, government agencies and other critical industries. it traces the attacks to this white house office tower in shanghai, which is the headquarters of a chinese army unit. and pierre, the chinese are denying any connection. but the scale of both attacks is substantial. >> reporter: yes, they are. a private security company is accusing the chinese military of hacking u.s. companies and government agencies. the security firm has identified 141 attacks, tracing them back to this building in shanghai. among the u.s. companies allegedly hit, coca-cola. the hackers are accused of combing lu coca-cola company files to gain leverage, when coca-cola was trying to buy a chinese juice company. u.s. officials have been increasingly concerned that such massive attacks coming from china are having devastating consequences on the u.s. economy. in short, u.s. investigators are accused china of economic espionage, of stealing research and design. this allows them to compete without stealing billions on innovation and product development. if this is true, americans should care because it's costing them countless jobs. they are calling this the biggest transfer of wealth in history. >> we saw one of a cyber pearl harbor. and the white house is preparing to take action. >> reporter: this week, they are announcing plans to help private companies in identifying and mitigating such attacks, george. we're going to go to the white house, where president obama will appear later this morning, to warn against the next budget crisis that's coming fast. automatic spending cuts to hit every government program in just ten days. abc's jon karl has more on what we expect to hear from the president. good morning, jon. he's going to ratchet up the pressure on congress. >> reporter: he sure is. he's trying to shame congress to do something to replace the cuts. and this morning, the president will be surrounded by emergency workers, firefighters, emts and others. to say if the cuts go into effect in ten days, fema will be forced to cut grants to local and state governments for emergency workers and firefighters and other emergency workers will see their jobs on the line. the biggest picture, george, he'll warn that these cuts go into effect, it will hurt the economy at charge. and that means hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs potentially at risk. >> and the president says he is willing to negotiate a deal that would include some spending cuts and revenue increases. but the chance of these happening and the chances of across-the-board cuts are dwindling to almost zero, right? >> reporter: the cuts are almost certainly to go into effect. republicans said no tax increases. and they're not negotiating right now. congress is in recess for the next week. >> and another big one coming at the end of the month, when the whole government runs out of money. jon karl, thanks very much. we have more money talk, george. a big headline for america's largest retailer. apparently trouble for walmart revealed in leaked e-mails between executives that paints a dark picture of sales there right now. is there a signal of bigger problems for the american economy. our newest correspondent, abc's linzie janis, welcome back. >> reporter: thank you very much. any shopper there, considered a real important barometer for the health of the u.s. economy. and the e-mails have sparked concerns on wall street about the strength of the recovery. it's the retail giant known nationwide for low prices and loyal shoppers. but in a series of e-mails obtained by bloomberg, one walmart senior executive recently asked, where are all the customers? and where's their money? in another leaked message, the walt vice president writes, february sales are a total disaster. the worst start to a month i have seen in my seven years with the company. sources say the conversation is not representative of the company's sales nationwide. but experts say they do point to a growing concern about the economy. what one executive calls a one-two punch. the 2% hike in payroll taxes and a delay in tax refunds. >> it shows they were panicking in early february with the pace of sales. it's a concern of what's going on in the economy and households. obviously, a bit of a cash squeeze. >> reporter: other companies have pointed to gridlock in washington as being a drag on the economy. and ceos from foot locker and target have also pointed to the payroll tax increase as one reason why consumers are being cautious. experts say just that 2% extra paid in taxes, means a family making $40,000, will have $800 less in their pockets this year. the equivalent of 16 bags of groceries or 80 packs of diapers from the average retailers. walmart released a statement saying the leaked e-mails are out of context. and analysts say it's too soon to tell if americans are spending less. and gas prices spiked 51 cents a gallon in the last two months. >> that's painful. we're going to turn, now, to the massive diamond heist that appears to be one of the biggest of all-time, straight out of a hollywood thriller. brazen and in broad daylight. masked men take $10 million in diamonds off an airplane. >> reporter: forget about the space rocks that have the folks in russia scrambling after last week's dramatic meteor crash. the most sought-after rocks are not from the heavens. but from a heist. >> i need you to suit up. >> reporter: it sounds like a scene ripped straight from a hollywood heist movie. >> good plan. how did you figure it out? >> reporter: overnight, eight masked and armed men, breaking on to the tarmac at brussels airport, ambushing this swiss plane, just loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of diamonds. according to belgian tv reports, the brazen thieves cut a hole through this security fence and drove on to the tarmac, making off with more than $50 million worth of rough diamonds in just a matter of minutes. officials are now saying this could be one of the biggest diamond heists of all-time. back in november, these bold leather-clad burglars road motorcycles into this london mall, a stunning smash and grab caught on camera. >> it's really scary. we have some young girls that work for us. >> reporter: the six robbers made off with hundreds in thousands in diamond-crusted cartier and rolex watches. but this morning, belgian authorities are hot on the trail of the eight men who left this burned-out getaway van behind, getting away with the hottest stones in the world. >> hot stones, indeed. an all-out search for the thieves is under way. officials are reporting that the thieves may have passed themselves off as police officers. but no shots were actually fired during the incident. ironically enough, air transport is generally considered to be the safest way to ship this kind of small but obviously very pricey cargo. >> it was the safest way. >> right. >> rob, thanks very much. > >> i think i've seen that movie, rob. here we go. i'd say one day. but that's not true. it's less than one day. hours now, until robin comes back, right where she belongs, right here at the anchor desk with all of us. we've talked about how we missed her. we had brunch with robin to talk about how she feels about her return. take a look. >> i remember when the doctor first told me, you're going to be out, you know, five to six months. screaming. you know, you have to do what you need to do. and it just shows people that time passes. this, too, shall pass. and it's about, i have visualized this moment. i did visual idized the other e of it. >> visualization? >> visualization, big-time. and something like this. looking into sam's blue eyes. i love how we're sitting and how we would be sitting. but i know when i sit back down, right in this chair and look over to you. and i see you. and i see you. it's going to be all is right in the world. ♪ i'm on top of the world i'm on top of the world ♪ >> you know, you mentioned it, george. she's going to be feeling nerves a little bit. it's going to be a double-alarm day for her, tomorrow morning. >> we're going to see her. and, amy, we want to thank you. you and elizabeth. a great job you've all done. >> it's been our honor. i can speak for elizabeth, too. they were big shoes to fill and a seat to fill. but we kept it warm. and we can't wait to have her back here. >> thank you very much. let's get the latest from sam. >> these are great days. great days coming. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. how about winter storm warnings already out from flagstaff to tucson. a big western storm. maybe the coldest of the season so far. cold, wet air. snow levels in the west are going to go down to 2,000, 2,500 feet. watch this thing. as it pulls into the desert, it's been a dry year in the desert. this is needed moisture. there will be a lot of flash flooding. if you're in the west, stay up with your local abc stations. this is a powerful punch. this will be a snowmaker, maybe blizzard from omaha, to des moines, by thursday, in the middle of the country. and a lot of severe storms, as well. this is the low to follow for several days across the country. we'll do that for you. >> good morning, everybody. some moisture is moving in already especially along i-81 west and it ise mostly rain but some snow is mixing in. off until will hold or so for the d.c. metro area with our temperatures above it will just be rain. it will be a warm afternoon with a high between 45-50 degrees, much >> as we look east, it's about 48. it's kind of mild in new york. later on, you'll probably see showers moving into the northeast. >> we like mild. >> that's great. coming up, alec baldwin under fire right now for a tirade against a reporter and a photographer. abc news is learning that the new york police department is investigating his rant as a hate crime. plus, we'll have the latest on country singer mindy mccready. did the time in rehab actually hurt her recovery? 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"the new york post" says he threatened a reporter and yelled a racial slur at a photographer. and linsey davis is here with the details. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. this has escalated quickly. nypd sources have confirmed to abc news, that an investigation was launched yesterday by the nypd hate crimes tastask force, that alec baldwin was involved in a hate crime. the outcome of that investigation is bending. but baldwin used the allegations that he used racial slurs, a new low. alec baldwin, known for his antics as well as his acting prowess, this morning, making headlines and enemies with a narc tabloid. but this time, the star of "30 rock," isn't just accused of having a bad temper. "the new york post" is accusing him of using racial slurs against a "post" photographer. and it's creating a media circus around him, again. >> don't push me, please. >> reporter: it started sunday morning, in this moment, captured by a photographer. reportedly baldwin was approached by a reporter and asked to comment about a lawsuit against his pregnant wife, hilar hilaria. but "the post" reporter said the actor grew agitated, saying i want to choke you to death. the photographer says baldwin not only bumped him in the chest, but used racial slurs and called him a drug dealer. >> we've heard some outrageous things come out of alec baldwin's mouth in the past. we're so used to him acting out this way. >> reporter: when asked if he made the racial slur by tmz on monday, baldwin simply smiled. but he did tweet this message, saying, that's kind of magical thinking, isn't it "the post" accusing me of racism. and on monday, he told gothamist, i don't know if i uttered a racial epithet to someone in my life. this isn't the first time that push has come to shove between baldwin and a photographer. but this time, baldwin and the photographer filed police reports, with baldwin claiming the photographer was acting aggressively, getting into his face and banging into him with his shoulder. >> i'm pretty confident that there's a measure of provocation on the part of "the new york post." but he's got to develop a thicker skin. >> reporter: baldwin's wife was quick to defend her husband on twitter. shame on anyone, who says my husband is a racist. she tweeted that due to the paparazzi situation, i will not be teaching yoga classes this week. since the incident, baldwin seems to have removed a tweet he posted, referencing the photographer as an excrack head. now, to the latest on mindy mccready. the country music star dead after an apparent suicide. and the 37-year-old was the fifth participant from the tv series "celebrity rehab" to die. did her very public attempt at recovery hurt her chances to get getter? gio benitez is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the host of that show, dr. drew pinsky, speaking publicly about mccready for the first time, as we learn more about her final days. and this morning, we have what may be mccready's last song. the song is called "i'll see you yesterday," posted by a friend on youtube. mccready was reportedly working on it in the days before her death on sunday. ♪ i'll see you yesterday i'll see you in my dreams ♪ >> reporter: overnight, appearing on hln's "dr. drew show," mccready's friend played this recorded phone call of the country star in crisis. apparently talking about her boyfriend's death, just weeks ago. >> it was the cruelest. most awful situation. i've ever seen. >> reporter: dr. drew pinsky, who worked with mccready on "celebrity rehab" she had just returned to treatment. >> a lot of my conversation with her was how to keep it confidential. and lo and behold, the press got out with it and attacked her. she left. she's dead because of it. >> reporter: this morning, many are asking how another star who had sought help so publicly, could once again lose her battle. mccready is the fifth cast member from "celebrity rehab" to die. most died after suffering relapses. leading some to wonder if treatment played out on television does more harm than good. >> rehabation from addiction. that's a lifelong process. that doesn't end when the cameras stop rolling. that can make it harder for an individual going through whatever it is in the public eye. >> reporter: actress and singer mackenzie phillips knows how tough it is. she was mccready's co-star on "celebrity rehab." monday, she spoke to tmz. >> she was my friend. she was a really good person. she was incredibly talented. and i loved her very much. >> reporter: we asked dr. drew to comment on whether it's more difficult for celebrities to undergo rehab in the public eye. but he did not respond. it's wort noting how difficult recovery can be in or out of the spotlight. >> i think of her poor kids. time, now, for the weather and sam champion. sam, good morning. >> we're going to start with pictures of north dakota, minnesota. blizzard conditions yesterday. some places got up to ten inches of snow in northern minnesota. look at the video, before we show you who gets snow for the rest of the day today. difficult driving conditions. you expect this kind of thing north. grand rapids, cleveland, buffalo, you're getting hit by this next mover. three to six inches of snow. and six to ten, once you get in the snowbelt around those lakes. the western snow system moving in. heavy rain, big, mountain snow, moves into the deserts. by the time we get into thursday, we have a line of what will be cold, wet weather above it and severe storms to the south. this is a big player across the country. we need to follow it every step of the way. today, nice and sunny and 39 degrees in washington, d.c. with a beautiful sunrise in between clouds. there is some light rain with a of a mixed along 81 areas west. >> all that weather was brought to you by burger king. we'll look at america's weather in the next half hour. >> okay, sam. and coming up, first lady michelle obama revealing what was really behind those bangs. see the secret handshake right there. she said it was her mid life crisis. and a victoria's secret unsensored. revealing how she feels about her looks. her message, creating shock waves right now. wednesday, robin day. we have a lot of messages coming from all over the place. here's one from espn's stuart scott. >> robin roberts, you inspire me every, single day. you know i understand the fight. you're my hero. i got love for you. welcome back. ♪ i'm on top of the world i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. 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and then, a victoria's secret model, uncensored, revealing how she really feels about her look, in a dramatic speech. her message creating shockwaves on the internet. and everybody's talking about it. >> speaking of shockwaves, have you been checking out this season's "bachelor"? one of the final ists dishing all, behind the scenes. is she falling for sean? first, some news from josh. >> we're going to begin with developments in the murder case against south african track star oscar pistorius. at the bail hearing this morning, pistorius says he thought his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was still in bed, when he fired his gun at the bathroom door at the person he thought was an intruder. as for the bloody cricket bat in his house, pistorius said he used the bat to break down the door. and he found steenkamp still alive when he got inside the bathroom. during a bail hearing, pistorius said, tried to revive her. but she died in his arms. the judge has ruled this will proceed as a premeditated murder case. meaning pistorius will face life in prison if convicted. new evidence that china is behind the recent cyber attacks on american banks and u.s. agencies. a firm says it has traced the attacks to the building you see here in shanghai, the headquarters of a chinese army unit. breaking overnight, one of the largest diamond heists ever. armed robbers posing as police officers crashed through the security fence at the airport in brussels, belgium and snatched some $50 million in diamonds from the cargo hold of a passenger jet. swiss police found the burned-out van nearby. but no trace of the robbers. and president obama, hoping to prevent spending cuts from taking effect next month. the president urging republicans to compromise, saying if the spending cuts into effect, hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost, including firefighters and emergency management personnel. washington insiders alan simpson and erskine bowles are expected to release a comprehensive plan to rewrite the tax code. and flying high in the french alps. and we're not talking skiing. we're talking stunt driving. a stunt driver, in a souped-up mini cooper, going up on a ramp. 40 feet in the air. nails the backflip. the first-ever backflip in a car. >> how do you know? >> it took years, four of them. >> practice is rough on the cars. >> four years. >> and on the driver, i would think. >> i guess -- in the snow, that's a little odd. i'm not going to lie to you. >> skiing is fun. >> yeah. >> it just make it more complicated. maybe it's adding complications. >> speaking of -- >> i hope not to have any complications in "pop news." keep it easy. and we have a surprise from the man who prefers to be shirtless. matthew mcconaughey has completed a men's collection, complete with loads of shirts. his initial inspiration was to design clothes that can take a man, these are his words, from the jungle to the opera. isn't that what you -- that's what you want. >> cammo tux. >> you're wearing it now. >> i'm wearing one now. yeah. >> i love you, matthew. >> don't make fun. >> from the jungle to the opera. it's called jkl, after his charity. >> just keep living. >> it helps kids keep living active lives through education. and if all fails, go to that charity. >> which is awesome. that is great. here's what happens when you let sting do karaoke at your favorite night spot, he steals the show. here he is, at a malibu cafe, singing a surprise performance of "she drives me crazy," by the fine young cannibals. ♪ she drives me crazy >> that's awesome. >> yeah, it is. >> that's a surprise when you go out for a light bite. >> a light bite. >> you're jealous. >> i'm jealous. i want that microphone. i want it now. >> we can buy you one. >> i'm kidding. sting drives me crazy. the restaurant owned by cindy crawford's husband, randy gerber, with tequila, which gerber launched with george clooney. and fergie and her husband, josh duhamel, announced on twitter, they are expecting a baby. two of the nicest folks we know. they superimposed their childhood photos together, so we get an idea of what their little one might look like or might not. >> the baby's going to be pretty cute. >> i would imagine those are good genes. and i love that fergie hash tagged my lovely baby bump. >> a play on a lyric from one of her more popular songs, that amy might sing for us later. are you going to sing about your lady -- >> no. >> bumps? we're going to move on, on that note. meet chesty, the marine. it's true. the pup was celebrated in washington on thursday. as he goes through training to become private first class chesty. he is in the running to replace chesty xiii. the 9-week-old is in baby training. and reports for duty march 29th. that's "pop news," everybody. there you go. >> i got it now. took me a while. hey, sam. >> i'm not paying attention. good morning, everybody. look at our times square crowd. tell me your names. >> hunter. >> and amanda. >> tell me the name of your hometown. it's upstate, new york, right? >> yep. >> and you're here until -- >> thursday. >> welcome in. we're glad you're here with us. let's get to the boards. turn that way, so we can see your gorgeous faces. now, we can get to the live shot. new york city, by the way, is that a wabc shot? it certainly is. nothing else but. and we'll tell you there are showers moving into the northeast today. new york city, you're going to be a part of that. but it feels nice and mild right now. 50 in philly, this morning. boston, at 46 degrees. we love that town. pittsburgh, getting into the cooler temperatures as the front slides east. western snowmaker. this is a big low. it moves from northern to southern california, during the day today. it's going to kick off high mountain snow, and rain in the desert. we're going to have winter advisories around flagstaff, 30 degrees already which is a mild start in d.c. and the wind chill at 32. we will warm up quickly day.ghout the have light rain that we are seeing. surprised if there is a or sleett of snow be shortbut it will will change to rain hour. noon skies and showers this afternoon, 40-50 degrees. >> your 15th birthday? whose birthday? >> both of ours. >> happy 15th birthday, by the way. let's go back inside to -- >> lara. >> thank you, sam. and here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." princess kate, the world's most famous mom-to-be, heading back to work. how she is dressing the royal baby bump. and the victoria's secret model revealing how she looks in a dramatic speech. and her surprising message right now. and one of the finalists on "the bachelor," opening up about all of the drama happening behind the scenes. that and more coming up on "good morning america," live in times square. 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and it doesn't matter if you work hard. >> reporter: the 25-year-old ivy league graduate, sitting down with "gma," to explain her beef with the fashion industry. and what she calls this unhealthy obsession with beauty. something she made clear during a controversial speech at the technology entertainment design conference in washington, d.c., late last year. >> image is powerful. but also, image is superficial. video of that impassioned speech has been viewed more than 1 million times online. and russell says, she hopes her younger fans are listening. >> a lot of young girls come up and tell me they want to be models. it's not like a real career path. and it's not a great aspiration. you should be thinking, i want to be an engineer. i want to be a politician. i want to be a ceo. >> reporter: but not all agree that supermodels can't be role models, as well take cynthia bailey. >> it's individual. myself certapersonally, i knew wanted to empower young girls and just pay it forward with the younger generation coming up. >> reporter: as for russell, she says she's grateful for all the opportunities modeling has afforded her. but she insists, she would rather be a model citizen, instead. >> i'm interested in campaign finance reform and climate change. >> got to say, pretty impressive. we're joined by author and sexologist, dr. logan. she says this is a narrow look at women. why is this controversial? >> i'm madly in love with cameron russell. in this day and age, when you have privilege, you should use it to pay it forward and do good. that's what she's doing. she's calling out something that's unpopular to say, that she won a genetic lottery. and she did. but she's owning up to it and saying, don't be like me. >> not everyone can long like that. we can all try to look as good as we can. she was born with that look. not everyone can duplicate it. >> does this hurt her modeling career? >> i don't think it will. maybe what she should -- modeling careers is short to begin with. maybe she empowers girls with another way. maybe she's at an opportunity to do campaigns that are more diverse. i think she has a long career ahead of her not only in modeling. >> and ivy league, she has the brains to go along with the beauty. what does this say to young girls today? what do you hope it says? >> i hope it says that beauty is not measured by what's outside. it's the things that make us different that are special and beautiful. and girls can love princesses and models. but in our home, princesses have careers. and brains and bodies are important for what they can do and be. not because of what they look like. >> if she follows through, it sends a fantastic message. >> what's on the inside makes her more beautiful. >> right. >> she's the whole package. >> you can't stop a little girl from wanting to be a princess. they just kind of come out that way. but you can take them to the next step of maybe wanting to be a president, like a princess. you know what i mean? a bio engineer. exactly. >> going to school. and she's a big inspiration for that. >> love it. >> thank you so much, logan levkoff. >> thank you. it is a big night for "bachelor" fans. the wait for tonight's special, "the bachelor" sean tells all, is almost over. catherine went home with a rose last night. now, she's dishing on all the behind-the-scenes drama to abc's abbie boudreau. take a look. >> reporter: he has the all-american good looks and charm. but if there's one thing ladies love about sean, it's this -- >> he is family-oriented. that's what i loved about him. >> reporter: when the bachelor visits the hometowns of the last four ladies, sean is in for some unexpected family drama. from catherine's brutally honest sisters. >> i can't see her having kids right away. >> reporter: to a surprise visit. >> i love you more than anything. >> reporter: that may have been a prank. but this scene with desiree's brother, wasn't. >> i think you're just a playboy. >> reporter: we caught up with catherine, the fun-loving 26-year-old, and one of the last three ladies standing. for behind-the-scenes dish, starting with her sisters. can you see yourself with him and a family? >> i didn't know what to expect from them because they're really protective. i felt like i was defending my relationship. >> reporter: something desiree also found herself doing when her brother went on the attack. >> i think he's just a playboy. you're having fun with the circumstances. you know? >> reporter: and cost her the rose. >> when you're up against a lot of stress, i can understand where her brother was coming from. but sometimes people take it too far. >> reporter: but the biggest "bachelor" bombshell of the season may be this. "us weekly" reporting the 29-year-old is a born-again virgin. >> when i saw that, i felt for him. i don't know the situation. i can't imagine what he's going through. >> reporter: so, what about those fantasy suites? take a look at a "gma" exclusive sneak peek to next week's thailand getaway. >> i thought a lot about the fantasy suite. i would expect it to be very intimate. and it's scary. >> i'm so excited to give the fantasy suite card to catherine. i'm ready to spend time alone with her. >> sean and catherine, should you choose to forgo your individual rooms, please use this key to stay as a couple in the fantasy suite. >> reporter: but is there love in the thai air? >> i would not be surprised if i fell in love in thailand, with sean. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, everybody. be sure to tune in to "the bachelor." sean tells all at 9:00, 8:00 central. you can see the next episode of "the bachelor" on monday, 8:00, 7:00 central. coming up, lady antebellum here with a big announcement. and the secrets to making your family a lot happier. and speaking of making our family a lot happier, robin back in one day. superstars in the country music capital of america. >> welcome back, robin. >> welcome back, robin. from all of us here. ♪ i'm on top of the world >> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. at 8:27.morning virginia governor bob mcdonnell as word about the effects of the and is written to president obama asking him to keep his campaign promise to avert spending cuts. says virginia woodfield those than any other state of the heavy militarytion of assets. prince george's county police are investigating the murder of studentnd high school shot to death monday. so far, there have been no arrests on the 15-year-old victim. let's look at traffic. no sunshine delays and no wet pavement. it is dry and open off the belt landmark with a brief accident. out to loudoun county a crash on route 7 east. the maryland beltway leaving silver springo had two separate incidents near georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. and good morning everybody. getting reports of sleet hagerstown down to martinsburg. it is started to cover the martinsburg. i am guessing there is laid down culpeper so let me know if that we are expecting that to change. our temperature is 40 degrees mild afternoon with highs in the mill to -- to degrees and everyone should see rain after noon. be back at 8:56. ♪ you are golden precious as a prayer flying up in the air ♪ ♪ while the rain is falling golden ♪ ♪ it's the kiss i don't want to miss ♪ ♪ another perfect moment to tell you ♪ ♪ how you make me feel today ♪ ♪ my heart was stolen because you are golden ♪ lady antebellum singing golden. the first time anyone has heard the title track. and just for robin. one day until she's coming back. still ahead here, legendary music mogul, clive davis is with us. as you know, he has discovered some of the biggest stars in the industry. he has made their careers. and this morning, he is here to talk all about his history and his latest projects. and we have to say his new book is fantastic. >> that's a whole lot of power in the house right there. how about this? beautiful michelle williams is there to tell us about her brand-new movie, "oz: the great and powerful." and we have a look at mariah carey's new song just out for the movie. we're going to hear all about it. there's michelle now. where's josh? >> yes. lady antebellum here. we just heard a bit of "golden," from their upcoming album of the same name. it's climbing the charts right now. welcome back, guys. the album, it's a disappearing art in the music industry of itunes and singles. but the album, how did you want it to be different from your others? >> well, you know, our last couple records were pretty serious in the subject matter. we made a conscious effort to make a roll down your windows type of record. and we just got off our first arena and amphitheater tour. so, we need some amps. big, fun songs. our first single, "downtown" is a change for the fans. >> i want to ask you about "downtown." and "people" magazine calls it, and i quote, a slinky, sexy fun, crazy catchy soulful preview of the album. does that sound right to you? >> it's a fun song. and to ek toe what charles is saying. there's a feel to this record. and it's fun to perform. it's awesome. >> and yet, we just heard "golden." it does maybe dial back and certainly applies and has special resonance for here today and tomorrow, when robin returns. why "golden"? >> "golden" was the last song we wrote for this record. and it reminds us when we had that first song. a golden moment in time. we wanted to capture that in song. it fits for us. this is a special time in all of our lives. hillary has a baby on the way. >> oh, congratulations. terrific. we have a young one coming back to us. she's only about six months old. robin, that was for you. and you're back with us may 7th. can't wait for it. guys, again. that's the day the album drops. lady a., everybody. thank you. >> unbelievable. they can just walk in, pull up a chair, sing like that. that's just unbelievable to be around you guys. thank you so much. we are, by the bay, ladies and gentlemen, counting down to oscar sunday with our "gma" actors studio. george get the interviews with the stars no one else can get. why? because we make them up. >> oh, wow. who's that tiger? >> there's the tiger in "the life of pi." a fabulous interview, by the way. >> he was a snarky tiger. >> he's got a little attitude, maybe, possibly. but can't wait until you see this. lara, who is this? the wise-cracking teddy bear who was mark wahlberg's sidekick in the movie "ted." >> why would you ask me? >> i don't know. take a look. ♪ people let me tell you about my best friend ♪ ♪ he's a warm-hearted person who loves me to the end ♪ ♪ let me tell you about my best friend ♪ >> it's a tricky role. what convinced you to take it? >> i'm a bear. they were looking for a bear with a foul mouth. and i thought [ bleep ]. why wouldn't i want the role? i'm the guy. >> had to be a lot of challenges to shoot. >> you know, really [ bleep ]. why would it be challenging? [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. why would you ask that? >> i know this may not be comfortable. but i heard reports you were pretty difficult on-set. >> are we going to go there? are we really going to go there? did they not tell him? it was kraft services. it was there for all of us. i'm hungry. i'm a bear. if i needed extra food, i needed extra food. >> how did you get into character? >> how did i get into character? i'm a bear, george. it wasn't really a stretch. who is this guy? you know what? i've had it. [ bleep ]. >> wow. >> the moment of the year. >> top interview. >> i love to see the surlily, angry bear. but there was a tuft of blonde hair. >> it can never be proven. >> i can neither confirm nor deny who ted really is. >> might be. be sure to tune into the oscars this sunday. it's this sunday, already, at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific, on the abc. and get ready tonight by going to goodmorningamerica.com/oscars to find out about the films and the stars who have been nominated. and we'll just spin that little oscar preview. >> the reason we were celebrating "ted," we got the bear, best original song nominated for an oscar. and seth macfarlane is also doing the big broadcast. >> what's up tomorrow? is it -- >> i think there's more. >> honestly, i don't know. >> i think the actors studio continues. >> tomorrow, gang. just give me a yes. on thursday. robin's day. thursday. >> a transformation. >> somebody is transformed into the "gma" actors studio. let's check the boards. he's tall and even taller once he's transformed. let's show you what it's like outside. you guys in deltona, florida, are showing us what it looks like this morning. a little trinity lake in california, as well. that is gorgeous. that makes me like a snow-capped mountain right there. and today, there's a lot of rain and even elevation snow. we'll drop the snow level to 2,000 feet in some cases in the sierra. san francisco, l.a., san diego. towards phoenix, vegas, you're getting some moisture, as well. it's been a drought in the desert. nice and mild. houston at 69 today. new orleans at 65. >> the rain is closing in now on d.c.-metro area with reports snow mixing in. a market, martinsburg, >> not to worry for oscars. high 60s, near 70. >> somehow we'll manage. >> somehow we'll manage that in california. that weather was brought to you by bp. we have smart advice for parents. it comes from silicon fally, the u.s. military. that's where bruce feiler researched "the secrets for a happy family." and juju chang discovers the secrets to help your family's chaos. >> reporter: is it possible for a star of bravo's "real housewives of beverly hills," to create a happy family? how real could your family life be when you're a reality show star? >> i mean, very real. i know how real it is. i'm a mom. i'm a wife. that's what i do number one. >> reporter: kyle richards is clearly in tune with her four daughters. farah, alex ya, sofia. >> she's a crazy driver. >> reporter: and porsche. she and husband maricio, say they work hard to finding a family bliss. >> having four kids, it's not easy to have all four at the same time. we have to fight for that all the time. >> reporter: it's the hard-fought moments stitched together that create the tapestry of a family. >> how much of the family life is created by routine. brush your teeth, do your homework, go to school. if you can break that routine and there are these things that bring everybody together. >> reporter: bruce feiler spent years looking at happy families. allowance advice? he asked warren buffett. team-building, the green berets. cancel date night. ditch the sex talk. and let the kids pick thur own punishment. >> you need to take small steps. >> reporter: turns out, they live a lot of those secrets instinctively. forget family dinner. it's often a late-night snack. >> dinner doesn't matter. we get to learn a little bit about something every day. >> it keeps the communication open. >> reporter: all successful groups have a mission statement. >> the glue that holds the family together. >> reporter: why not families? >> my mom always says, my sisters and each of your accomplishments, and all of our caps. >> reporter: and family traditions breed happiness. the umanskys share a family bed. >> we do our own thing. it's embarrassing. but now, mike says, that's what works for us. we have plenty of alone time, or we wouldn't have all these kids. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, beverly hills. >> "the secret of happy families" goes on sale today. when we come back, michelle williams is here for the brand-new film, the prequel to "oz." 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"oz: the great and powerful" opens march 8th. we have music back, now, with one of music's biggest moguls for half a century. clive davis has discovered, and revived some of the biggest names in music. bruce springsteen, whitney houston, to alecicia keys. he is celebrating his story in his new book, "the soundtrack of my life." it is out today. i have not been able to put this down because you have the greatest stories in the biz. >> well, thank you. that's what paying attention is. >> they call you the man with the golden ear. i was surprised to learn that you can't have a golden ear to start. you were an attorney. and everything changed at the monterey -- >> the monterey festival. >> with a little discovery that you made. >> i didn't know what to expect. and this new band took the stage. and there was this strutting, electrifying, white soul sister, janis joplin, performing for the people at the holding company. that came to me. i had to make my creative move. so, i signed the group. and then, blood, sweet & tears, and santana. i learned to trust my ears as their music really went out there. >> you have a saying. you're very blunt. you've either got it or you don't got it. and one person who definitely had it and still does, is bruce springsteen. but in the book, you're really candid about, it wasn't an overnight sensation. >> it was not an overnight sensation. but his lyrics, his symbolism, was so unique. i went on closed-circuit television to read it to our columbia salesmen so they would not call him another bob dylan. that was the kiss of death. he had his own views, his own images. and he, as dylan, came a part of america. >> and i love you had to say to bruce, i need a little more energy on stage. it's hard to imagine the boss -- >> he would play he's folk clubs. and i took him to a theater as large as radio city music hall. and the first time he got on that stage, he was still standing still in front of the mic. i pointed out to him, the virtue of going from side-to-side. >> he listened well. >> he listened well. >> let's talk about whitney houston. we see here -- we have a clip of you introducing her to the world on "merv griffin." and you have said that it was very difficult. you wrote a very long, in depth chapter on her. >> well, certainly, her success was radiant. it was awesome. it was world-shattering. i used to say, are you pinching yourself because you broke every record in the book. her premature death was a major tragedy, is a major tragedy. everybody in the business, artists, writers, producers, knew that of the contemporary artists, she has no peers. she was the best. >> going to mention names. first word you think of? simon and garfunkel. >> american beatles. the songs that simon wrote. and really, it was a period and for all-time. they were equivalent to the american beatles. >> clive davis, the stories about the grateful dead, alicia keys, aretha franklin. check out "the soundtrack of my life." and you're the cover guy on "billboard." we congratulate you. and you can see more clive davis in an ongoing music partnership with yahoo! and edward jones. we have a sneak peek. >> i believe in the future of music. i would take it seriously. i believe in hard work. i believe in educating yourself and not just saying you're going to be someone. if i've gotten to where i've gotten, it's based on hard work. it's based on neve taking anything for granted. it's based upon, you know, learning as much as i could. 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