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It was insensitive. And going oneonone with the republican lawmaker sharing the latest on his babys recovery now home with his family. And chaos at a florida airport. Fights erupting after Spirit Airlines cancels and delays dozens of flights. Police called in to break up the brawl. Passengers taken into custody. Get that last sip of coffee. I got it in. Good morning, america. Very busy tuesday morning. Yeah, very busy and tense night in ft. Lauderdales airport. As we saw a few minutes ago. Fights broke out when hundreds were strapped after Spirit Airlines canceled those flights. Air traffic is no fun these days. You got the turquoise memo. Lung cancer, awareness for that. Thats kind of the shirt. These lines right here. Transferred over to you with this fist bump. A lot of headlines out of washington including President Trump taking on sally yates after her testimony on general flynn and russian interference in the election calling it old news zeroing in on leaks and the travel ban back in court, a 13judge panel deciding whether trumps statements about muslims on the campaign trail can be used against him. May be a major strategy shift. In the fight against taliban. Senior military leaders are call for the u. S. To ramp up its role in afghanistan and add thousands of troops. The president has not signed off on that plan yet. As we said a busy morning and begin with tense standoff between the white house and sally yates. She told the Senate Monday that as acting attorney general she gave several warnings to the white house about National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Intelligence showed he had been compromised by the russians. President trump took to twitter to fight back and our senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has more details. Good morning, pierre. Reporter robin, good morning. Yates portrayed a stark critical moment where she warned the Trump White House Michael Flynn was a potential security risk, a man who could be blackmailed by the russians. In dramatic testimony on capitol hill, former acting attorney general sally yates made clear she thought then National Security adviser Michael Flynn had been compromised by the russians. This was a matter of some urgency. Reporter yates described an intense call to white House Counsel don mcgahn. On the morning of january 26th. I called don the first thing that morning and told him that i had a very sensitive matter that i needed to discuss with him that i couldnt talk about it on the phone. Reporter sensitive because yates was concerned flynn might have been lying to white house officials including the Vice President. She went to the white house that very day. We felt like it was critical that we get this information to the white house. Because in part because the Vice President was unknowingly making false statements to the public and because we believed that general flynn was compromised with respect to the russians. We believe that the russians knew this and that created a compromise situation, a situation where the National Security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. Reporter she was worried because she saw repeated assertions from Trump Officials suggesting flynn had told them he had not discussed president obamas sanctions against the kremlin for meddling in the u. S. Election on the call with the Russian Ambassador. Yates knew otherwise because flynn was caught on electronic surveillance allegedly discussing those sanctions with the Russian Ambassador the same day they were announced. We were concerned that the American People had been misled. Reporter democrats wondered why flynn was allowed to stay in his job for 18 days. And they pointed out that president obama had raised concerns about flynn with president elect trump two days after the election. The Obama Administration fired flynn in 2014. Its true that the president made president obama made it known that he wasnt exactly a fan of general flynns, which is frankly shouldnt come as a surprise. Reporter but some republicans wanted to know if yates was the source of leaks. Have either of you ever been an anonymous source in a news report about matters relating to mr. Trump, his associates or russias attempt to meddle in the election . Absolutely not. Reporter last night the president clearly had the hearing on his mind. He tweeted that the testimony from yates was old news and, quote, the russia trump collusion story is a total hoax. When will this taxpayer funded charade end . We get more from new Jersey Governor Chris Christie. He dealt with flynn during the campaign and lets start out. You worked with general flynn during the campaign. You were two who were part of the intelligence briefings. Did you see any red flags . Listen, he was not always my cup of tea in terms of style and i made that clear to the candidate at the time. But not red flags concerning something as specific as that in but you did warn the president about making him National Security adviser, you didnt think he should be slotted for that. Listen, my advice to the president is my advice to the president and i dont talk about that publicly. Suffice to say that general flynn and i didnt necessarily see eye to eye on certain things. How do you explain how the white house waited 18 days after getting those warnings to take action . You know, youd have to ask them. I wasnt there at the time. I dont know what other work they were doing to try to check it out but what matters is the president acted decisively early in the administration to get rid of general flynn. I was with him the next day. And i told him i thought it was the right decision and i think he did the right thing by making sure that general flynn was po longer in the white house and no longer in a position to influence. The Opioid Crisis dealing with it in new jersey and putting out an ad that shows a woman, pam, facing her first mothers day. Well roll part of it. First mothers day without her son who died from drug abuse. Should pam and other moms be worried about this Gop Health Care bill that passed last week and what it could do for those facing addiction . Listen, i dont think so. I think theres going to be a lot of work done. You know how it works, george. I think the senate will do a lot of things to change the bill as it is now and ive said clearly that we expanded medicaid in new jersey. This cuts it back. Thats right, by 2020 it would and so i think there will be a lot of discussion about that. You see a lot of republican governors out there expressing their concerns both publicly and directly privately to folks on capitol hill and the white house and theres a lot of work yet to be done so i dont think it is a final product. Having gone through 7 1 2 years of legislative process as a governor in new jersey i understand that nothing is final until it reaches your desk so i dont want anybody to overreact but well express our concern. Serious concerns people have, states that wouldnt consider Addiction Treatment an essential benefit right now. Is that a good idea . I think most states would consider it an essential benefit, george. I think when you have 52,000 last year in the United States dying of drug overdoses, more than gun accidents and homicides combined that i dont think you would see any governor in any state say its an essential benefit. Why give them the ability to do that . Its a difference in philosophy, i believe the governor should be trusted to make shes decisions and know whats best for the people in their individual state. Now, this is just a general difference in philosophy between democratic and republican administrations. As republican governors weve been clamoring for eight years to give us more control and my argument to president obama at the time was, why do you think it would be a good move for me as a governor to deny someone in my state the benefit of getting drug or alcohol abuse treatment . Its not good from a Public Health perspective and certainly not good politically. One of the Big Questions can you do that when your state and others will get their medicaid funding cut back 880 billion in cuts in medicaid. Well first of all, you can do some if you let us manage ourselves better than we do now. Everything we do in medicaid even though we pay 50 of the cost we have to go mother may i to the federal government to ask them to make changes. No one thinks that the way i give health care as a state in new jersey should be the same as in wyoming. Its different Public Health issues. You need the money. But you can manage the money better. And i think what we should move towards is to allow governors to manage this money and to create savings both for the public and for the federal government. We saw a proposal last week that was cleared by the office of management and budget that would cut funding for the office of National Drug control by 95 . Wouldnt that cripple your work on the commission . Yeah, i just dont believe its going to happen. So you have expressed that to the president. I just dont believe its going to happen. But its their proposal. I have good reason to believe its not going to happen. Youve been assured its not going to happen. I have good reason to believe its not going to happen. You feel there will be full funding to take on the Opioid Crisis . I believe there will be funding and will take different form, as well. There is a gao report issued near the end of the Obama Administration that said it was not effective, okay, so i think what the administration is doing is the right thing which is to say, one of the charges the president gave me in the commission, look at the way were spending this money across the number of different departments and government. Ondcp is essentially a conduit to the drug czars office, education, state department and others, so one of the things the president wants me to do how can we spend it better because were losing this fight and losing the fight and cant afford to lose the fight, george. 52,000 people dead last year in the United States, cant afford to lose the fight. I am assured and feel very confident well have the funds we need to do it. May not look the same way but hopefully more effective than ondcp to be. Governor, thanks for joining us, robin. Now to the breaking news in the fight against terrorism. President is considering sending more troops back to afghanistan. Fighting the taliban since the september 11th attack. Our chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz joins us now and, martha, 15 years and its not over. Reporter incredible, that war is not over. We currently have 8400 u. S. Troops there, this new plan, which, of course, the president would have to approve, would add 1,000 to 3,000 new American Forces and they hope the same number of nato troops, the president s National Security adviser, his new National Security adviser h. R. Mcmaster told me on his recent trip to afghanistan isis and the taliban have redoubled their efforts there and it is time for the u. S. And its afghan partners to, quote, respond, robin. Its not just about the numbers here. It sounds that generally theres going to be greater involvement. Reporter exactly. This would not only expand the numbers, it would expand the role of the u. S. Military in setting the number of troops needed and it could put our troops closer to the fight. Already remember, robin, the u. S. Has lost well over 2,000 troops in afghanistan including two army rangers just two weeks ago, robin. We certainly do remember that. All right, martha, thank you. Big decision ahead. Move on to a Major Development in the phoenix serial shooter case. Police identified a suspect linked to nine deaths and Kayna Whitworth has the details. Reporter this morning an alleged serial killer is behind bars. After a deadly shooting spree kept phoenix area residents on edge for over a year. Today is a good day in the city of phoenix. Reporter 23yearold Aaron Saucedo was already in police custody. Aaron saucedo. Reporter for the april 2015 murder of his mothers boyfriend. Police tying him to a string of 12 shootings across phoenix from august 2015 to july of last year, leaving nine people dead in total. And today saucedo was rebooked into the Maricopa County jail for 26 additional felony counts including multiple counts of homicide, aggravated assault and driveby shootings. Its my brother. They just shot him. Okay. Did this happen in front of the house, maam . Yes, just right in front of my house. Reporter the murdered and wounded often shot in darkness outside their own homes. This Morning Police thanking the public for remaining vigilant sending over 3,000 tips that helped lead them to this arrest. Police will be giving out a 75,000 reward for help solving it. He pled not guilty to the murder of his mothers boyfriend and okay, kayna, thanks very much. Michael. Now to that chaos at ft. Lauderdales airport overnight. Crowds erupts when Spirit Airlines canceled their flights. The police were called in to try to get the situation under control and Abcs David Kerley has the details. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, michael. It wasnt weather, it wasnt broken airplanes, spirit says it was some of its own pilots would caused this mayhem. The chaos erupting inside ft. Lauderdales airport spilled into the overnight as passengers were stranded. It got so bad, Spirit Airlines called in police, officers taking several people into custody. The mayhem starting after 11 cancellations and 26 delayed flights. And the airline with the Worst Customer Service and on time record blames some of its own pilots, spirit claiming its ongoing labor negotiations with the air Line Pilots Association, saying in a statement to abc news, this is a result of unlawful labor activity by some spirit pilots designed to disrupt operations for our customers. I just think its ridiculous. Like everybody should be on strike right now. Like i think that everybody that works for the airlines should just leave and go home. Reporter so flyers stuck with long lines and uncertainty. Very tense. Very angry, angry, angry people. Everybody had places to be and couldnt be there. Reporter now this labor battle has been going on pore a couple of years and yesterday spirit filed a federal lawsuit against the air Line Pilots Association in federal court, then spirit says the pilots took the action last night and, michael, passengers still paying the price this morning. Absolutely, david, thank you very much. Friendly skies not so friendly. Amy, good morning. You got the mornings other top stories. I do and some sad news to begin with. Nearly 245 people are missing and feared dead after two ship wrecks in the mediterranean sea. A vessel carrying migrants sank off libya. Another sank off sicily. So far this year the u. N. Believes more than 1300 people have died trying to cross from africa into italy. Well, the fate of President Trumps revised travel ban is now in the hands of a federal Appeals Court in virginia. A panel of 13 judges will decide whether the president s Campaign Promise to temporarily block muslims from the country can be used against him. Administration lawyers insist the executive order affecting people from six majority muslim countries has nothing to do with religion. Abc news asked the White House Monday why the statement about banning muslims was still on the president s website. It was removed moments later. Well, a Massive Wildfire is spreading along georgias border with florida and forcing more evacuations. The flames reaching up to 10 stories high and have consumed more than 137,000 acres and the fire right now is just 12 contained. A shocking moment on a bike trail in europe. Take a look as mountain bikers were enjoying their ride when this bear, take a look right here, jumps out of nowhere and starts chasing them, another man screamed and that was enough, thankfully, to scare off the bear. And bear with us for one more bear scare. A woman in connecticut spotted this guy at her sliding glass door while she was baking brownies. Whoo. Eventually he wandered off barehanded. Were those puns unbearable . Always on point. Always on point. And, you know, last night jimmy kimmel, he made a big return to tv after taking some time off to be with his baby who underwent heart surgery, kimmel gave an update on billys condition and spoke out about health care. Abcs diane macedo has that story. I saved Health Insurance in the United States of america. Thank you. Reporter overnight jimmy kimmel taking on health care. I didnt . I didnt save it . They voted against it anyway . Reporter it was his first night back since pleading for congress to protect patients with preexisting conditions after revealing his infant son billy has a rare heart condition. No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their childs life. This just shouldnt happen, not here. Reporter this time around kimmel poked fun at his critics. And i would like to apologize for saying that children in america should have health care. It was insensitive. Reporter fans got an update on billy. Hes smiling because so many people donated to Childrens Hospital los angeles, either that or he has gas. We dont know but reporter an appearance by louisianas senator bill cassidy. Following those remarks he made on cnn. I asked does it pass the jimmy kimmel test. Would a child born with congenital Heart Disease be able to get everything they need in the first year of life. The jimmy kimmel test i think should be no family should be denied Emergency Care or otherwise if they cant afford it. Can that be the jimmy kimmel test. Reporter for good morning america, diane macedo, abc news, new york. Got a lot of good points. Hit a nerve, no question. Ginger has lots of hail causing damage in denver. Its that moment you wish you would have parked in the garage. So many windshields across denver look like this this morning after the storms there. The rockies canceled the game with the cubs. We think they should get the day off. Today another shot of Severe Weather same area new mexico and southeastern colorado. Lets get to tuesday trivia. Good morning. Im abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Sunny and warmest day this week is today. Much cooler not only tomorrow but six days of the accuweather 7day forecast and kind of brisk. On mothers day through the weekend, too. All right. So 62 half moon bay. 68 san francisco. Mid to upper 70s around the bay and low to upper 80s inland. Low to mid50s tonight. Drizzle along the coast and the east bay hills. My accuweather coming up we have an abc news exclusive. Richard simmons lawyer speaking out about the Fitness Gurus huge lawsuit targeting tabloid reports. That incredible 10yearold who fought off an alligator is opening up about that terrifying moment and how she managed to stay calm and save herself. La vie est belle la vie est belle the eau de parfum, lancome customize your free 6piece gift. Available now, at macys. At panera, a good salad is so this smuch . More than a bowl of something green. More than an obligation to be good. More than just something you have on the side. More than just one flavor, or texture, or color. A good clean salad is so much more than green. And with panera catering, more for your event. Panera. Food as it should be. Tand, our adulte children are here. So, we save by using tide. Which means we use less. 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We have an average drive in the bay bridge toll plaza. No surprise them. Quick drive times check, approaching the maze, not great. Westbound 80 at 46 minutes in the yellow. Another 18 across the bay bridge and still lingering delays from a crash on southbound 101 around the sfo exit in the yellow at 14 minutes. Thanks for the to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. To take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, but it took a twist of fate to find a highend curler at such a head turning price. And thats the beauty of a store full of surprises. You never know what youre gonna find, but you know youre gonna love it. About to head out the door, let me give you weather side of the commuter planner. It is not quite as hazy as yesterday out of the bay and close. Dry and sunny on the roads. Mass transit, warmest stops today. Accuweather 7day forecast, low to mid50s right now, headed to upper 50s, low 60s at the coast. Mitt to upper 70s around the bay and the sea breeze tomorrow 5 to 15 degrees cooler. Drizzle at the coast and thursday possible along the coast. 50s and 60s friday through the Holiday Weekend and then windy, too. Thanks, mike. Well hav well its a perfect nespresso hold on a second. Orge. Mmm. [mel torme sings comin home baby] hey there. Want a lift . Where are we going . No dont tell me. Let me guess. Have a nice ride. How far would you go for coffee thats a cup above . I brought you nespresso. Nespresso. What else . Coppertone sport versus the sun. Coppertone sport stays on strong when you sweat and is Strong Enough to stop up to 98 of the suns damaging uv rays. Coppertone. Because protection matters. This i can do, easily. I try hard to get a great shape. Benefiber® healthy shape is a clear, tastefree, 100 natural daily fiber. Thats clinically proven to help me feel fuller longer. Benefiber® healthy shape. This i can do Kelly Clarkson. Welcome back to gma. That is Kelly Clarkson winning the first season of American Idol in 2002. Boy, how time flies. The show revolutionized reality tv. One of the biggest shows in the history of television and also brought us william hung. Remember him . Oh, yes. She bangs, she bangs. Why are we telling you all this . Drum roll. Very exciting announcement. We can reveal here for the first time abc is bringing American Idol back. Were bringing it back for the 2017 18 season. Besides william hung, it launched a lot of careers. Kelly clarkson, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson, katharine mcphee, adam lambert. Chris daughtry. The stars discovered have won 14 grammys, two Golden Globes and Academy Award and generated more than 450 number one billboard hits and thats why the show is so great because you actually get to follow these people and put their songs on their playlist. Host and judges by the way still going to be announced at a later time. Were waiting for that. No speculation . Well have to see. You were saying that you watched every episode. Im a super fan and remember the Kelly Clarkson just guarini episode, the finale. I was on vacation and left dinner early to get back to my room early to watch to see who won. I was so excited. But amy, did you see the movie . No, i didnt need to see the movie because i saw American Idol episodes. I loved the show. Something you can watch with your family. I brought up william hung, its fun. Sanjaya oh yeah, the ponyhawk. Even artists that did not win like mandiza. Incredible. All the ones who have been excited a guest judge over here. I would love that. So exciting. Well move on to that major lawsuit from Richard Simmons. Hes taking on the tabloids filing a 70page suit against the National Enquirer and radar online for stories that he had gender reassignment surgery. He calls them cruel and hurtful and nick watt is bringing us an exclusive interview with his attorney. Good morning, nick. Reporter good morning. You know, up until now Richard Simmons has just calmly rebuffed that frenzied speculation about what hes been up to these past three years, but no more. As you say suing the National Enquirer and radar online for falsely reporting hes undergoing gender reassignment and living as a woman named fiona. Take it out. Two, three. Reporter one of the most famous faces in america disappeared from public life at least years ago, fodder for some wild theories, Massive Media coverage and the charttopping podcast. This morning, hes fighting back. Hes going to have to come back into public life to fight this. Theres a point where a human being says, im not going to allow this to happen anymore. Reporter in 2016 the National Enquirer ran this cover story and radar online ran five pieces and run followup even after simmons debunked the story. They called the coverage an egregious and hurtful campaign of defamation and privacy invasion, falsely asserting that mr. Simmons is transitioning from a male to a female including shocking sex surgery. Hes going to have to go and see an independent medical doctor and appear at a trial in front of strangers and the world. Hes prepared to do that. Reporter last night simmons manager telling us richard and i are very pleased that his side of the story could be voiced through the filing. We look forward to getting the facts of the case before the public. Keep that body going. Come on, you can do this. Reporter sweatin to the oldies founder saying they knew the source was unreliable and they claim the source was also blackmailing simmons. I think they felt in this particular case that mr. Simmons didnt have the emotional and psychological wherewithal to stand up for himself. Richard has nothing to hide. He simply wanted to be a private individual and we have to respect the right of privacy. Reporter the enquirer telling us our story was based on credible sources who were in mr. Simmons inner circle. We stand by our reporting about mr. Simmons and intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit and win public vindication for our reports. Theres damages and apology, a retraction. That all sounds excellent. Substantial damages and a really big apology. Reporter so, what is actually going on with simmons . Well, his lawyers say hes taking time out of the spotlight. Lapd officers have visited twice, most recently in march, and they say there is no cause for concern. Hes 68 years old. Hes just living the quiet life, george, after 40 years in the spotlight. Okay, nick, interesting stuff. Thanks very much. Lets talk more about this now with our chief legal analyst dan abrams. And we saw the lawyer right there, big lawsuit here. But its not easy for a public figure like simmons to win a case like this. It never is. And the first question is going to be, is it false . Its hard to believe that Richard Simmons would be suing if hed actually had the surgery so lets assume for a minute for argument sake that at least that part of the story may end up not being accurate. What ami will say is even if thats the case we had every reason to believe it was true and thats the legal standard. They werent being reckless. Exactly. When it comes to libel, you have to demonstrate a media entity knew or should have known it was false. But the really interesting legal question here is, is it defamatory to say that someone is getting this kind of surgery, that someone is changing their gender . Is it a negative thing . Is it worthy of damages . And thats a novel legal question that could be resolved in this case. And finally if it goes to a jury hed have to testify . Absolutely. Its a civil case. Its not like a criminal case where you can say ill invoke my right not to testify. In a civil case hes the plaintiff. He has to testify. Privacy issues there, as well, dan abrams, thanks very much. Over to michael. Thank you. Now to that fearless and brave 10yearold who managed to free herself from the jaws of an alligator. This morning, shes speaking out about the terrifying incident and the quick thinking that saved her life. Abcs linzie janis has the story. Female conscious and breathing attacked by an alligator. Reporter this morning 10yearold juliana ossa is talking about how she fought off this nearly ninefoot long alligator. I looked in the water. There was a mean, ninefoot gator in the water biting my leg. Reporter shes calm and collected as she tells inside edition how she furiously tried to free herself from its powerful jaws. The alligator grabbed my leg. I tried hitting it to let it release me but it didnt work. Reporter incredibly in those terrifying moments she says she remembered exactly what she learned at a florida adventure park. I thought of what they taught me at gatorland. I put my two fingers up its nostrils. It couldnt breathe so it opened its mouth and it let my leg out. Appears to be a couple of puncture wounds on her leg but her leg is still intact. Reporter ossa apparently outsmarting the gator who attacked her saturday afternoon as she swam in less than two feet of water at this orlando lake. The alligator didnt do nothing because he was too busy biting my leg and holding on to the sand. He was too busy with that and didnt have any other attack moves to take out my fingers. Its in the middle of our swimming area. Reporter the gator caught by a trapper and put down. Now ossa is back home after being treated for bite wounds to her leg. Requiring just ten stitches. Juliana not suffering from any lack of courage or confidence. I love when she says that gator had no other attack moves. What a calm and what she learned at gatorland was able to transfer over to reallife situations. Amazing. Thanks so much. 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The suspect arraigned in his hospital bed and now were learning new details about what police found at the scene. Abcs eva pilgrim is in boston with the latest. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, robin. Police found a set of keys just outside the apartment door. They ended up using those keys to get in. This morning, the suspect, the man they encountered is in the hospital. Eyes closed laying in a hospital bed, the man suspected of killing two engaged doctors in their 2 million apartment appeared before a boston judge. A plea of not guilty has been entered on your behalf for both counts. Reporter 30yearold Bampumim Teixeira now facing two counts of murder in the deaths of dr. Richard field and his fiancee dr. Lina bolanos. Both individuals were bound and both were deceased. Reporter now new details about what happened the night of the murders. We just ran in as the shots were being fired. Reporter after rushing to the apartment and finding teixeira in a dark hallway wearing dark clothes and gloves police opened fire. After teixeira allegedly telling police there was another armed man in the building who would open fire if they went back in. Authorities never found a second suspect. Commissioners statement that the defendant, teixeira, fired on responding Boston Police officers was inaccurate. Reporter investigators discovered a book bag filled with jewelry near the couples front door. While police initially thought the suspect might have known his alleged victims, the d. A. Thinks otherwise. There is no evidence whatsoever at this stage to conclude that this defendant had a personal relationship with dr. Bolanos or dr. Field. Reporter authorities now trying to figure out how teixeira was able to get inside the anesthesiologists 11th floor penthouse apartment. Court documents from a previous incident showed that teixeira worked as a Security Guard at the building right next door to the murder scene. Cant get up there without a key. Like, the elevator wont even open the door for you without a key. So theres no access unless someone lets you in. Reporter teixeira is being held without bail. Hes expected back in court in june. Robin. All right, eva, thanks so much. Michael. Robin, coming up on our big board, the newly released 911 call for that penn state party the night a pledge died. Well talk about that when we come back in two minutes. Released 911 call for that penn state party the night a pledge died. Well talk about that when we come back in two minutes. This s does begin with kay. Where, for the first time ever, everything is 30 off. Like bolo bracelets for layering. Her soontobefavorite new earrings. And a stack of rings for her to mix and match. 30 off everything, may 4th14th, only at kay. The numberone jewelry store. For mom. 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Reporter well, robin, that call was made nearly 12 hours after Timothy Piazza had fallen down the stairs here at the frat house and prosecutors believe that the frat brothers were trying to cover up their drinking so listen to this 911 call because youre going to hear just how calm this student sounds. We have a friend whos unconscious, hes hasnt moved and hes probably going to need an ambulance. How old is he . He is 19 . Yeah. 19 years old. Was he breathing . He is breathing. Was there any alcohol or anything involved, do you know . Yes, there is. And you know, gio, you hear that call and it makes you realize if this call were made sooner we probably wouldnt have this story but this afternoon more Fraternity Members will appear in court. What can be expected from that . Reporter well, were going to see eight other students will be facing charges like hazing, other students had already faced Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Charges but one of the Defense Attorneys says, you know what, there was no intent involved in this tragedy. All right, gio, thank you very much. Going to bring in dr. Drew. Much has been made about the fact it took 12 hours before that 911 call was placed. And when you hear Something Like that, what goes through your mind . What was happening there . Well, i personally am mortified when i hear that and its just a reminder that kids dont understand that you can overdose and die from alcohol just the way you can overdose and die from heroin. Its easy. And ive got to tell you, ive been on College Campuses and talked to the campus there and they have chuckled about kids they sent off unconscious with extraordinarily high blood alcohol levels, and i asked one question which is when the child got off the ventilator which is what happens, did you send them a psychiatric referral. Did you get them evaluated and the caretakers turn white and just stare at me. Of course, not because alcohol is endorsed on College Campuses. Right, im going to talk to chief brown about that. But i talked to a former frat brother yesterday, kordel davis, and he said that he wanted to help but that he felt intimidated. I want to play a bit of what he said and get your reaction. I got thrown against the wall. I didnt know what to do after that. I felt kind of useless and i felt like i had no say in the situation after that. I was told that i was overreacting, that i was crazy so im questioning myself, im saying do i really know what im talking about . Like do i like what do i actually know . Dr. Drew, for people who arent familiar with greek life on campus, yes, there is some sort of hierarchy and pecking order but still that being said, theres one thing to cry fire, its another thing to have the courage to actually put out the flame. What does it take . Well, there are two things here, one it was an unclear situation to him but let me be clear. If you are out there and youre in college and youre drinking and around somebody who is unarousable that is a medical emergency immediately. Not 12 hours later, right now, that person can aspirate and die right there. The other issue here is how humans respond to authority. There was a famous experiment at yale called the milgram experiment decades ago that showed that humans will respond to authority in extraordinary situations, particularly when they are unclear. So it makes perfect sense to me this poor kid didnt know what to do and succumbed to the authority. Chief brown, i want to bring you into this conversation. Speaking of authority, and its no secret underage drinking and hazing goes on at these frat parties around College Campuses around the country but is Law Enforcement doing enough to combat it . Well, in this specific case, were unclear of what Law Enforcements role was in this. Campus police have yet to be chimed in on this but the grand jury report is clear, that there was a history of hazing and forced drinking by this particular fraternity. So that the university of officials should have known that this was a fraternity that should have been monitored more closely. Should have had oversight. Many Unanswered Questions and these answers, excuses ive been hearing from these Fraternity Brothers are hard for the family to hear and flies in the face of the grand jury report. What possible i know you said its hard to definitively give any particular answer but theres got to be something, chief. Yes, i think University Police officials ought to be monitoring these fraternities and their parties and all of their hazing, all of their functions so that you can have much more strict oversight because the grand jury report was very, very indicting on this particular fraternity and the culture of fraternities at penn state. So this is difficult to digest that nothing could be done and i think hopefully that the university will Pay Attention much more than weve seen in the past. Chief brown, thank you very much. Dr. Drew, i know you wanted to weigh in more but the computer is about to take us off here so sorry about that, sir. But thank you. Thank you both. Well be right back. Shake up your routine with a completely new way to clean. New Colgate Total advanced health mouthwash. Shake to activate a powerful cleaning action that removes twenty four times more bacteria. Improve the health of your mouth with new Colgate Total advanced health mouthwash. Shake to clean. 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New this morning, a moment like this, one of the biggest shows in pop culture history is back, kelly, carrie, jennifer, adam, American Idol is returning to tv and why its going to be bigger, bolder than ever. Class of 2017. You dont want to miss this story. A mother and daughter who dared each other to go back to school. Their incredible story and a big live surprise right here this morning. All that and you grew up with her on blossom. Now shes making a brandnew move, mayim bialik live in times square. And theyre here to say good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] wow, all kinds of summer power here on this tuesday morning. Good morning, america. Welcome to our crowd. Great to have you with us. Were getting ready to reveal our summer con either lineup and we already told you on facebook that green day will be kicking things off in central park. [ applause ] and we will reveal the rest of this years performers coming up. But its not that easy to reveal because we have a special surprise guest here with us in times square. Who could that be . Hell help us with our huge announcement. Who could that be . Huh. Trust me, youll want to stick around to see that. And we have dancings eliminated couple with us, Bonner Bolton, sharna. Such a good job, oh, youre sad . Disappointed. Yeah. He was great. Well, youll get to see him live coming up so not to worry. Well talk to them. Right there. I know. Lots coming up. News from amy. Good morning, guys. We begin with a potential shift in military strategy as many as 3,000 more american troops may be headed to afghanistan. President trumps top military advisers are recommending an expansion of the u. S. Role in the fight against the taliban. More troops could help speed up the training of afghan forces. Now, the move still needs to be approved by President Trump. Early results are in from the president ial election in south korea, exit polls show moon jaein is the winner and supports more dialogue with north korea and criticized u. S. Policy. President trump is calling the latest allegations his campaign may have colluded with russia a hoax and charade. The president s angry tweets follow testimony from former acting attorney general sally yates. She told a senate panel she urgently warned the white house that russia could blackmail then security adviser Michael Flynn because he was apparently lying about discussing sanctions with the Russian Ambassador. Earlier on gma, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie told george he did not see eye to eye with flynn when they worked on the campaign. He was not always my cup of tea in terms of style and i made that clear to the candidate at the time. I think in the end what really matters is that the president acted decisively, very early in the administration to get rid of general flynn. The white house is not saying why it took 18 days to fire flynn. Police in phoenix believe they have caught a serial killer behind a series of random shootings. 23yearold Aaron Saucedo is now charged in a string of shootings that left nine people dead. The victims were often shot in the dark outside their own homes. Saucedo is already in custody for the murder of his mothers boyfriend. Chaos at the airport in ft. Lauderdale, florida. Overnight fights erupted after spirit announced it was canceling nine flights. Security detained some of the frustrated flyers. Spirit says a Pilot Shortage is to blame as the airline and union work on a new collective bargaining agreement. Hundreds of flights have been canceled in recent days. Well, a dramatic rescue in philadelphia. A 9yearold girl was hit by this suv and then became pinned beneath the back tire. People in the area ran over and banded together to lift the suv up and free her, likely saving her life. Finally one mayor is sparing no expense to save his town. The mayor of the village of bormida, italy, is offering you the equivalent of 2200 in cash to move to this fair, Little Mountain town. Only 400 people call it home but as you can see its beautiful and the mayor says there is highspeed wifi. The nearest city 50 miles away. Genoa which is a great stress reliever. Were told life is simple and natural. We have forests, goats, church and plenty of good food. What else do you need . Who is going . Who is in . [ cheers and applause ] wifi. Got to have that wifi. They had michael at wifi. Youre staring at me like you know i have something for you. Pop news. Pop news, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] were so excited about this news this morning. We broke the news just a little bit ago. Two things, number one, American Idol coming back to primetime. Number two, its coming here to abc, everybody. We are so excited and the reaction has been off the charts on social media. One fan tweeting so thrilled American Idol is coming back on abc. Love it, have missed it. Joseph wrote the comeback ive been waiting and praying to happen and riz says, American Idol is the only Talent Search that has produced bigtime singing artists. Well, we kind of agree. The iconic show made household names of Kelly Clarkson, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson, just to name a few. 15 seasons on fox. Hopefully many, many more right here. No word on ryan seacrest. That will be interesting or the judges. We dont know that. Somebody call ry. Hes getting ready for his show. So we got to find that out. Execs keeping that a secret. We do know we all get the Golden Ticket when idol comes back later this year. Earlier, the millions of albums that have been sold, the grammys, the oscar. Yep. All from American Idol. Yeah. A lot of people excited. Just a great show. So happy its home. Next up, if youre a bestselling author, James Patterson is writing a mystery about the president of the United States you want to get it right as he always does, who are you going to call . Youre going to call president bill clinton. Bill clinton is now actually coauthoring the political thriller with patterson. That is a onetwo punch. Literary giants scheduled for a june 2018 release. Publishers calling the book called president is missing a unique amalgam of intrigue and suspense with details that only a president could know. The two men are great friends and say they loved the experience and i know memoirs are common for expresident s to write, works of fiction quite rare. The first, george, fiction from a president was im going to guess teddy roosevelt. Im sorry, george. You need to leave the stage. Im practicing my it was jimmy carter. Jimmy carter wrote the hornets nest about the south in revolutionary war times, the first novel written how did she do in her audition . [ applause ] not bad. Thank you. Good. And finally, everybody, check out the latest edition, if youre an art lover youll love this piece of art. At the Gordon University in scotland, isnt that beautiful . Its a pineapple. You are correct, robin. That is a pineapple. A student brought a pineapple into the museum and put it down to see the reaction, curators thought it was a piece of art and moved it under glass, everybody. Oh, wow. It took officials two days to figure out that that was not part of the installation. Thankfully plenty of time for visitors to see the fruits of his labor. [ laughter ] [ applause ] nicely done. Thank you. What do they say, if you act like its supposed to be there people think it should be. Perception is reality, my momma always said. I am art says the pineapple. Thats pop news, everybody. Thank you, lara. [ applause ] and weve got supermodel Ashley Graham here. She is revealing how she was body shamed and sharing a great message for all. 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I know. Lucky lady. Im the lucky one. You know how lucky i was in her home state of nebraska, you havent lived till you drive in a pickup truck with this woman. We rode around the streets of lincoln, nebraska, talking about life. Thank god we survived. I know. Whoo. Man, youre some kind of driver. Beautiful book. Thank you. Beautiful, beautiful book. You really open up about everything. You have been on the covers of all types of magazines including vogue. So successful and it just got me when you talked about how you had to overcome some struggles and some challenges. Beginning with your father even. Yeah. Saying some things about you. Yeah, i get very candid in the book because i really believe that parents need to know that they are shaping the future of their children. Words have power. The things that you say to yourself as a parent, the things that you say maybe even just one time to your children, they take it and they take it into their real world and into their life and beyond and i wanted to get candid because i want to be a better parent than what i had, even though my mom was absolutely amazing. Her and i are still best friends to this day. I still i think that the next generation should always be better and better so thats why i wanted to share my story. What advice do you give to parents to help their children with selfesteem. One thing my mother did and learned later she never looked in the mirror and said im so fat or ugly or i need to go on a diet and projecting that on to yourself is only going to make your son or daughter think of that because theyre a product of you. So just say i look really good today and moving on theyre like, oh, maybe i need to say that to myself. I love that about yourself. I follow you on instagram and so upbeat and you take on people because even as successful as you are and outspoken as you are wanting for all in speaking about all types of shapes and embracing who we are, how do you deal with those people who still come after you . You know, at this point they just roll off my shoulders. But im really thinking about the women that are reading that and taking it as if its being told to themselves. I love blocking people, first of all. I am not afraid of blocking. [ applause ] and also im taking it still as an opportunity to talk more about bodies and about the things that people have called imperfections. My job here is not done until people just stop judging you because of the number inside your pants, because of just because of the class that youre in because its beyond size. It goes into race, it goes into class, it goes into age and i think its so important. I know. I love some of your chapters like put the snickers down. Put the snickers down. Lets deal with life and stop looking for excuses. I had an agent that told me youre getting too heavy, girl. You got to put the snickers down. Oh, come on. Every time i see a snickers, the face goes and im like, do i have the snickers or dont i have the snickers . And i talk about in the book how i still have the snickers. [ applause ] youre keeping it real. Whats so amazing is that you worked so hard and youre so inclusive in your thinking then theres some people that say, youre too thin. Right. Youre trying to make yourself look thinner. All this. But you give great advice whether youre a model or not there are certain ways you can angle yourself to look a certain way. As a professional selfie taker, i know my angles. And i know how to look 20 pounds heavier and 20 pounds lighter and if, you know, instagram wants to tell me that ive lost weight and i lost 60 pounds in one week, then, damn, i look good. Weve got ten seconds left. Okay. Whats on your vision board . Whats now on your vision board . Ashley graham show, a clothing line, cool clothing line for curvy girls. Im excited. So the vision board up now took two years so im excited to what what happens. Who knows what will happen next. [ applause ] yes. Tell that cute hubby of yours i said hey. I will. Hell say hey back. Almost didnt go out on that second date. Look at you now. Got to read the book. A new model what confidence, beauty power really look like. This is what it really looks like. It is out now. Bonner and sharna hot off the dance floor are going to be here live. Floor are going to be here live. En you have type 2 di, theres a moment of truth. And now with victoza® a better moment of proof. Victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didnt get me to my goal. Lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. The one i used to take. 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[ applause ] this is something that i have for both of you. After a frustrating week of rehearsal, i mean, are you disappointed to be here this morning . I hate to say it like that but are you disappointed to be here this morning . I think it definitely comes with disappointment, everybody wants to go all the way. Were competitors at the end of the day, but also incredibly grateful we made it to the top five of dancing with the stars and how incredibly proud i am of this man. We had no idea we were going to get that far. And yet i think he was inspiring so many people that they just wanted to keep seeing him get out there and do his best. I have to clear the record. That was maybe five minutes of our week they showed. Not our entire week. We have a great working relationship. Every couple that goes through that process has its ups and downs. You got to put that behind you and keep moving forward and we do a good job of that every week. Yeah, you sure did. [ applause ] not to mention, to go through what you went through, i mean, paralyzed from the neck down, 1 chance of possibly walking again. And you go and you make the final five. Yes. Pretty impressive. 16 months ago i was [ applause ] yeah. 16 months ago i was laying face up in a hospital bed wondering if, you know, i was ever going 20 walk again. I had 1 to 5 of ever doing that and in fact, i broke down in tears last night on the plane just thinking about how far ive come and in the last 16 months and its really touching for sure. Its truly humbling. Its inspiring for everybody to see this, as well. Sharna, i have a question for you, you look at bonner, he looks so fit and strong. But do you think that worked against him or you guys because most people forgot a year ago he was in the hospital bed. I think it did work against us a little bit. He looks so fit. You dont realize he has a disability. Its not Noah Galloway where you can see the amputations and its not an amy purdy where she has no feet. Its something internally that makes him stiff and does stop him from moving and he doesnt have the ability that other people do and so to compare him to those people is a little unfair. To constantly get the comment, oh, you looked a little stiff. Hes part metal in his spine. Hes gonna. I have a square metal frame in the main rotator point of my spine in my neck which, you know, for a dancer thats your most important thing, so it makes dancing incredibly hard for me. But what is incredible hes now after eight weeks of dancing with me on dancing with the stars he moving stronger and better with that in his neck and his spine and he feels stronger because of it. Im so thankful. Thats incredible. Its been amazing to find out the range of motion i have, you know, gotten back from all of this and i thank her for pushing me as hard as she has. [ applause ] were really glad you did it. You were brave. You made a lot of people really happy and we wish you the best. Thank you guys for coming in this morning. Dont miss the dancing semifinals monday 8 00, 7 00 central right here on abc. Central right here on abc. Thanks for joining us. Im natasha zouves. Just about 30 minutes from now, a verdict in the sierra lamar murder trial is expected. The death of the morgan hill teenager disappeared five years ago. He faces the Death Penalty or life in prison without parole if found guilty. We will have a special report as soon as the verdicts come in. You will find it on comcast channel 715 or over the air digital channel 7. 2 and stream the coverage live on abcnews. Com and on the go on the abc7 news app. Lets get to the commute with alexis. Good morning. We have this really serious crash. Unfortunately a fatal collision in tracy this morning with a motorcycle and a semi. Westbound 205 just before you get to Mountain House parkway. Two left lanes down. Youre jammed solid from tracy boulevard, avoid if you can. Thank you. Thank you. Meteorologist mik to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. Were warming quickly this morning. Off the morning lows. 50s and 60s right now. Commuting still tough out there. Hazy on the bay, on the roads dry and sunny and warmest stops this week taking mass transit, cooler tomorrow. Windy and cool this weekend. Natasha . Thank you. Well have another update in 30 minu all right, welcome back to gma, everybody. As you see we have a great audience with us here in times square this morning, and who loves a good doughnut . [ cheers and applause ] i love a great doughnut. You know, doughnuts are like a staple of life in my opinion but there are few guys on board with the overthetop food trend, you know, theyre like a bloody mary with an entire burger. Fried chicken and bacon. Or a milk shake that looks like a candy shop exploded on it. People go over the top with these food things. A bloody mary thats a trend. The trend is these doughnuts, two guys, writers for bloomberg, think doughnuts have gone too far and that doughnuts should just be kept simple, people. Weve got unique flavors. Were not doing that. The doughnut project in new york and were not keeping it simple. Well see if maybe we should venture out a little bit. [ applause ] i brought three different types of doughnuts here and i just want to get your opinion on these doughnuts. The first one tell us whats in them. This is called those beetz are dope. Its smothered in sweet you eat it then. It is smothered in sweet beet glaze and filled with ricotta. Okay. Who wants to try it . Okay. I love her spirit. There you go, maam. Okay. Wait. Listen. Go ahead. Give it a try, maam, and see what you think about that. You like that or should we keep it simple . Its good. There we go. Those beetz are dope . George, in front of you, you have the everything doughnut. Light cream cheese glaze, roasted poppy seeds. Black and white sesame seeds, pepitas and a hint of garlic and sea salt. Are you interested . Ill try hers. All right. Perfect. Youre not interested. Who wants to try this one . Anybody . Ill try that one. That doesnt look so bad. We have some finicky eating hosts up here. Ill tell ya. I said i would try this. I did that without knowing what was in it. This is the bennett doughnut, george. No matter what he says you have to take a bite. Sure. Inspired by the everlasting arms cocktail it includes pineapple, banana liqueur thats not bad. Falernum. Whats that . Its a sweet syrup. I was so close to a sweet syrup used in tropical drinks. Wait for it. Its actually good. Wow i wanted you to taste it but i was not expecting that. No, its a real doughnut. Its sweet. You know what, thats all i got. Im going to eat a doughnut now. Krispy kreme, can we give a shoutout to [ applause ] come on. Yeah. You tried one too. We got a great guest coming. Were going to bring her to the table. Emmy nominated actress for Big Bang Theory has a ph. D. And brandnew book called girling up. Please welcome mayim bialik. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Hi. Thanks so much. I havent seen you. Mwah. Hello, baby. Come on. Ill offer you a doughnut. But you dont have to eat it. I dont want any part of it. Dont worry. Youre safe. I love the subtitle. Its called girling up how to be strong, smart and spectacular. I have two girls at home. Whats the secret . The secret is to read this book, obviously. [ applause ] honestly i dont know that i have the secret but what i wanted to do was sort of present from a scientific perspective because im trained as a scientist and also from my personal experience as a person in the public eye as a female my whole life pretty much sort of my take on what my experience was. I was a late bloomer. There were a lot of lessons to be learned from being a late bloomer but also wanted to write this for all kinds of girls and the target age is between 10 and 18. But anyone who knows a girl in that age range or is a father of a girl or mother of a girl in that age range im told a lot of people wish they had this when they were younger so thats great. I wish i had it when i was younger. My mother never spoke to me about this. Things worked out well for you. You said you were a scientist, you have your ph. D. In neuroscience from ucla which is outstanding and you know what, its been you have two boys at home and there are lessons in the book that really apply to everybody though. Absolutely. You know, my boys are 8 and 11 and, you know, obviously there are things my 11yearold is the first to read this book. He proof read it. He proof read it and also just to make sure the language was right. He didnt like chapter one at all because it got a lot of diagrams. And theres the little one, yeah. But, yeah, there are absolutely things about sort of making an impact in the world. Making choices that are smart and things about dating and the loss of courtship which seems to have gone away in the last, you know, the last 10, 20, 30 years. Those are things i do talk to my boys about but because im a female and sort of my experience and theres a lot of my life in it i wrote it specifically for girls. And girls and boys are different. Obviously boys need books as well but as i point out, you know, male anatomy is on the outside. Everything is kind of there. For girls theres a lot inside emotionally as well so it deserves special attention. I do think, though, as a father of young girls and one son i think its very important that boys learn as well. I dont think this is just simply for girls. No, for sure. I agree. I want to we all remember blossom, right . [ applause ] big fan of that. But such a big fan of Big Bang Theory too. Thank you. [ applause ] those moves. Do you still have the moves . I have those moves but i dont have the body that does those moves. Do you love that Big Bang Theory has enabled you and the team to make being a nerd cool . You know, i mean ive always thought being a nerd is cool because ive had no choice. [ applause ] good answer. But, yeah, i mean honestly i credit our writers and our producers who really craft characters that i know plenty of people like all these characters and so for me its really its gratifying to be able to play a scientist and also a female scientist who is exactly how she wants to be and who has a successful relationship i mean successful being it took five years for them to kiss but still. I talk about that in girling up too, i promise. So happy you came in and shared this with us. So happy you wrote this book. [ applause ] girling up is out now. Make sure you go check it out, and well be right back, everybody. And we are back now with darby stanchfield. Look at this. 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So im excited to announce today that we chronicled our journey, my journey into a short film and it is being premiered today on pure leafs website. Great. So you can go to pure leafs website and see the short film. Ive created recipes with pure leaf tea and we have behind the scenes photos. Itll make you want to go, she said. So go see that. Hello. Im abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco, 53 to 61 at 9 00. Close to yesterday but a little bit warmer at noon and 4 00. At least away from the coast. It is hazy again robin, from this scandal to you. Oh. I am a gladiator, thank you. All right, our gma class of 2017 graduation celebration continues this morning. We are going to share the story of a special mother and daughter duo who were both High School Dropouts but dared each other to go back to school together. Take a look. Hi, my name is paula oneil. I am a 2017 graduate at the university of albany, new york and this is my daughter. Hi, my name is chantel batuk, a student at the university of albany and a 2017 graduate. Both and this is our story. I never thought i would go back and i was really scared and a ninth grade education now is like equivalent to a sixth grader and being 52 years old was also a challenge. Reporter for paula oneil, a High School Education let alone a College Degree was not supposed to be part of her plan. Until her 31yearold daughter chantel put her to the test. I was in the Service Industry for seven or eight years doing different jobs and i had to really think about, you know, how what was i going to do after this . There was one thing standing in my way which was the ged before you could go to college. She did not want to go through it by herself. Shes like if you do it, ill do it. I think as a mom i would do anything to get her in there and it was like, im doing it. Reporter mom and daughter back in the classroom but it wasnt easy. Chantel passed really fast. We got her signed up for college but i thought that i would quit at that point, but she said if i didnt finish my ged program she wouldnt follow through with the enrollment so i stayed. It took me eight months to pass the ged program. Reporter paula and chantels academic success inspired other family members to go back to school. My kids dreams came true but my kids took me on this journey with them. You brought me with you. Reporter a Family Affair graduating together with their associate degrees in 2015. When youre walking across the stage and usually looking for your parents out in the audience, it was different, you know, instead of looking for everyone as youre leaving theyre there. Reporter there by each others sides, once again, paula and chantel enrolled in the university at Albany School of social welfare. When i walked into the school, it changed my life completely. The way i look at the world, the way i see things, the opportunities. The fact that paula and chantel not only got into this program but excelled is really amazing. This month mother and daughter will graduate with honors. Over 3. 9 gpas but paulas story doesnt end there. She was recently accepted for her advanced degree in social work at u. Albany. My mom is so inspiring, you know, shes really just been a testament to me that, you know, it is never too late. It is never things arent out of reach. I was scared every single step but my family is walking beside me. You Better Believe tears are flowing for paula and chantel. [ cheers and applause ] oh. Good morning. Good morning to you both. Thank you for allowing us to share your beautiful story. What is it like having your mom on campus with you . At first i was really nervous. I wasnt sure, you know, how it was going to be, having us both there, what the students were going to think. Once i started seeing how inspired everyone was that i had my mom there, you know, it was really just a wonderful experience and when youre on such a big campus and trying to navigate it and you dont know anybody, it was really nice to have her there. I know, to have family there, to have your mom there and then you all yes, you were by each others side a lot but you had your own identities, as well and its really funny, when you were asking your daughter for a little help with a writing assignment, what did she tell you . So, the first semester was really difficult and im like im your mother. Help me. Help me. And she was just really determined that i was going to find my resources and use them so she made me go to the writing lab. [ laughter ] she made me go to the math lab. Right now im thankful for that. What is your message for another person, another parent that maybe put their dreams on hold to go for it. Dont let your age, your circumstances determine your journey. The risk, its not easy, but its an investment in yourself and its a commitment and i encourage others to take that. Delays are not denials. Right. Well, i know, paula, youve been working very hard and you could use a little relaxation, so our friends at turning Stone Resort Casino are going to supply you with a night there and a complete spa package. Oh, wow. [ applause ] pamper yourselves. Thank you. Its called the turning stone escape package. Thank you, guys. The turning stone escape package. Oh, nice. Thank you so much. I know. I just want to pinch your cheeks. Yeah . Beautiful and again, thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for sharing our story. Best to you and coming up were revealing our summer concert lineup live. Come on back. [ applause ] on back. [ applause ] food. Water. Internet we need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. Food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. We are back now with our summer block party, feeding people right here in the middle of times square and revealing our Concert Series lineup. We announced at the top of the 8 00 hour green day will kick it off but thats just the start. So many incredible performers lined up so are you guys ready . [ cheers and applause ] here is our 2017 summer Concert Series lineup presented by kings hawaiian. Lets light things up and ignite the hottest Summertime Party in the park. It all starts friday, may 19th with the one, the only green day. Hey, are you ready . Rise and shine everybody. So how do you follow that . Well, how about with Florida Georgia Line and nelly taking over the park together. Good morning, america. Thats just our first two fridays. Now get a load of this epic lineup. The women of fifth harmony, imagine dragons, the chainsmokers. Good morning, america. The lumineers, little big town, bebe rexha, big sean, lady antebellum, alessia cara, linkin park, and jason derulo, with Dierks Bentley friday mornings only on good morning america. Wake up. We are going to light this up. Are you ready . Its gmas summer Concert Series presented by kings hawaiian. That is a great, great lineup. Awesome lineup. And there is more. Were so excited to bring out our special surprise. Who is going to help with another big announcement . Hes doing it right now for us. Come on out, multiplatinum country superstar, Dierks Bentley. Hi, buddy. Good to see you. Youre about to kick off a big world tour. We got a huge summer lined up so fun out on the road. Some great other bands, really fun summer. And one of your stops on gma. Yeah. A special surprise. Summer of block party teaming up with kings hawaiian and gma to find out who throws the best block party. What hometown. Whoever wins the contest, my band will play a concert in their hometown. And i have details. This is really important. You have you have to submit a photo or short video of a Previous Block Party youve had, tell us in 200 words why gma, kings hawaiian and dierks should help you throw the ultimate block party. All you need to do is go to goodmorningamerica. Com block party to find out those details. I have one question. Am i eligible . Youre going to submit a video . Ill submit a video. What town are we going to . Coming here to new york. Youre coming right back doing a concert. Set the speakers up right here. The party is already going on with these guys. Absolutely. Were so fortunate to have you as a part of this. Thank you, man. Its so fun. I had a chance to play two years ago and it was such a great series. So great. The lineup is amazing so this will be fun with a little twist on it taking it out of new york and taking it to someones hometown. Im really excited to see where were going to wind up. Could be your hometown. Getting in the block party spirit and over to ginger getting it started with kings hawaiian. Yes, we are. So i am here with celebrity chef Marc Forgione coming up with a couple of kings hawaiian inspired summer dishes. We got to bring burgers when dierks goes to your hometown. So what are we doing . I dont know about you but in the summertime block parties are a huge part of it. When i get invited to a block party i cant just show up with hamburgers and hot dogs, i got to do something a little outside the box. As expected. Of course, so with kings hawaiian bread, theyre really sweet and fluffy and believe it or not, ive actually made a panini pressed hamburger. Yum. Which sounds crazy but all the sugar and sweetness of the bread gives you a nice crunch. Its really a lot of fun. So the cabbage, tell us quick. The cabbage, again, i cant just shake slaw because everybody is like thats it . We didnt invite you for your looks. So we actually marinated we actually marinated it in the Barbecue Sauce overnight then grill the cabbage and chop it up. Mark, im so sorry, we got to go. Well have the recipe on our website. Yes, please. Gmas summer Concert Series reveal presented by kings hawaiian. Irresistible since 1950. Youre going to be hanging out in here. So if you need anything, text me. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. We have to give a big thanks to Dierks Bentley for being part of our summer series. He could come to a city near you so sign up. Marc forgione, thank you for the recipes. Summer is going to be great. Stay with us. Has crazy low prices. Do you know how we do it . How . 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