I have been thinking about this for the last couple of days, a presidential son and in his mid-50s and his name is bigger direct that big boy jr. the highest ranking american who stormed the beaches of normandy. he led the first wave assault on utah beach and he was harvard educated and very wealthy from his world war i service and died about a month later of a heart attack. he was awarded the medal of honor. that is the son of a president. that is an american. ian: one thing i want to add, he said i will not parted, but we didn t think he would commute his sentence, he could get convicted and leave the conviction in place. kayleigh: there is some nuance there. as we speak, naomi biden is testifying, hunter biden s old and my oldest daughter. as we get the details off that
Employees loyal to their employer and they try to stand up and keep their place of business safe but those are the people like the two women who were working at lululemon, and they chased those shoplifters out of the store but they were fired and shamed. i way that these body cameras are also being used to internally prosecute the employees, and keep them in line. as much as they are documenting what is going on. because videotaping people only works if they have shame. people who commit this type of theft, they have no shame. i mean look at the screen, surveillance video, and they are still doing this. ian: in a competent world, this would be enough. but they know, even if i get caught, i am on a body camera, they turn over to alvin bragg, and he does nothing with it. who cares? that s the problem. we do not live in a sane world or a saint community.
Backyard because of the border crisis or their affordability crisis in america right now. there s so much to be scared of such as russia or china. but this is pretty rich as far as james. they were able to book dracula. they went out to say he is not scared of retribution because he has resources. ian: i wish that he could get up in front of america and say all the things that hillary did but we are not going to prosecute. we drew that conclusion before they even interviewed her. kayleigh: new outreach, and a small town, this democrat led council refuse to honor this fall at officer by flying the thin blue line flank
Machine. or sympathetic. again to that point. , the fact of this case are strong, they go on to say that they are a w a to i compare this o the new york times, only quoted, and no state prosecutor in new york or wyoming or everywhere has ever charged federal election laws against anyone for anything not ever until trump. if, for some reason, hunter biden is acquitted, people are going to make the comparison ahead of trump sentencing where he could start off with jail time. ian: they should make that comparison, looking at this prosecution and the story, it is about addiction. someone who has let up depraved life. we have not seen this from the presidential side ever. i am sure in the 1800s before
right now and the federal gun trial for hunter biden, the prosecution has rested their case, not now hunter s attorney has called one of the employees from the store that sold hunter biden that gun, they are also expected to call the owner of that store along with that daughter naomi, and the brother of james. hello, everyone this is outnumbered i and kayleigh mceany. joining me today, sandra smith, fox business anchor, dagen mcdowell. most of the kennedy save the world podcast, kennedy. and ian prior. yesterday, we heard salacious testimony from harry biden. the widow of the late brother, who began a romantic
They may have worked in the obama administration and other places. people are really trying to assess what is left going to be life if trump wins a second term. on a very personal level, you deserve torturous discussions with their family members about whether or not they have to leave the country. so they may avoid being unconstitutionally or illegally detained. donald trump wants to put them all in jail. he is unbelievable when he talks about his opponents, donald trump could roll the score on congress and the supreme court and he wants to own every one and all because he is the dictator. kayleigh: firing squad? i remember them pulling these mischaracterizations, but they don t have the focal and they do not care about the full quote. ian: they don t care about the full quote, and these people look like they are hallucinating, this physical manifestation trump brings up
Intolerance of anyone who does not fit in their left side. it is a rejection by these people of the ethical values. ian: what are we doing here? we just had a law enforcement officer who was killed. and we are sitting here catering to local town council members, and there flag disputes. there is a thin blue line and red flag and yellow flat, are those races as well? do i have to run these flags through the pc world police? obviously you can t fly the israel flag because that will be divisive, but other flags are going to be labeled by the left? hateful, intolerant. because the flag of the united states of america was carried on january 6th, the act
future super bowl party. the new 3-d tv sets come with a warning. if you drink, don t watch. well, a merry monday to everyone. i hope everyone s had a terrific weekend but not those trying to catch a flight somewhere. i felt lucky getting out of washington just in time. european ministers are meeting today to discuss when and how they ll reopen airspace over europe. more than 20 countries are affected, and the volcano is still affective. right now, it s spewing about 750,000 tons a second. and the misery also in the usa continuing for travelers as well. more than 63,000 flights have been canceled last thursday at a cost of $2 million a day at the airlines. they are temporarily laying off employees to cope with the lost revenue. the backlog for passengers waiting to get on flights so huge, many are facing days even weeks. but there say glimmer of hope this morning. some of the major airlines have sent test flights into the sky, and so far, the planes haven t encountereded any ash. that could mean by the end of the day, you could have half the level of flights. our team of correspondents covered all the angles for you. you see neal karlinsky, nick watt and sharyn alfonsi. let s bin with neal. neal? reporter: you can see the volcano behind me and the ash plume that s blowing out the top due south, this is a sample of some of the ash that we gathered up over the weekend. this is the stuff blowing over the top of people by the bucket load who live underneath it. the real question is how long will it last? and scientists tell us the worst could be over within the next couple of days. sha they re shoveling their rooftops in iceland in case more coming raining down. you re sealing it off, who s going in there? sheep. reporter: they re all locked in tight and you think they ll be safy. they ll be safe. reporter: for the first time they say the menacing mountain should ease into that type of eruption within a week. it s difficult to know when it will stop, when it will last, but it is likely that it will stop after a few day. reporter: it s pumping out an incredible 750 tons of ash every second. that s like having a one-foot snowstorm in one second in a typical sports arena or filling an olympic size swimming pool in three seconds. we saw the results during a surreal trip inside the ash zone filled with swans, horses and other animals left helpless some a dark haze. a day later, the ash has shifted elsewhere. and this is what s been left behind. the ash has poisoned everything here. there s actually a green lawn underneath all of this. but after a day of snow, hail and rain, it s all been matted down after a thick coating of something that s more like cement than mud. it s terrible to see it so black. reporter: this woman told us last week the volcano has always been like a good friend. that was before the ash buried her father s farm. i think it s a bad volcano. it s not my friend anymore. reporter: it s all about the wind here. i can tell you, even though it s bright sunshine where we are right now. the wind is blowing all of the ash directly on top of the people who live on the south side of the mountain. it is likely pitch black in there just a few miles away right now, george? okay, neal. thanks. major airlines have already been hit by billions of dollars in losses because of that volcano and they re pushing hard to get back into business. they flew their own test flights measuring at altitude of 40,000 feet to 10,000 feet. we go to nick watt at london s heathrow airport still shut down this morning. nick? reporter: good morning, george. well, the major news out of here is the british navy has dispatched two warships to bring stranded brits back home. yes, it really is that bad. heathrow airport still a ghost town, as robin mentioned. we ve got restrictions in operation in 19 european countries, ten of those countries in total lockdown. we are now talking about millions of passengers affected by this. now, this morning, some flights did take off from scandinavia and south france. but the british government, they have launch third own test flights, and they say there are still very dangerous levels of ash up there. and the winds are not changing. so, george, they say this cloud could be hanging over britain and europe at least through the end of this week. u.s. carriers have been hard hit, too, they canceled more than 1,000 flights. delta canceled 170 over the weekend alone. continent, 70 flights and america, 50 flights. and every grounded flight means hundreds of very frustrated passengers. sharyn alfonsi is at kennedy airport with their story. reporter: good morning, george. we spoke with families who have literally been stuck in the terminal since thursday. they say they can t afford a hotel and can t figure out a way home. at jfk airport, europe-bound passengers passed out under the the escalators. how long have you been here? since thursday. reporter: this woman sleeping here all weekend with her 8-year-old son. have you had a shower? no. reporter: no shower? no shower. reporter: is it hard? it s really hard because we have no extra money to take in a hotel reservation. reporter: from coast to coast, thousands of travelers struck. on the west coast. can t get out. get get through brussels. reporter: and the east. really frustrated. we re getting no information. reporter: the world seemed to come to a standstill. the world displaced. like europe. we were told there s nothing available. no trains no planes, nothing. air companies are they re giving us refund. it s full of bus. reporter: but also cities half a world away. i just want to go home. seem to be stuck in cyd fli, we re supposed to be flying london via shanghai. we re stuck here until friday. reporter: such a nightmare. keep in mind, for a lot of people stuck here. this is not where they intended to go. this was just supposed to be a layover, so they ve got things like flip-flops and bathing suits packed. instead of buying souvenirs, they re looking for winter coats. the government on friday issued the first major charges against wall street for its role in the mortgage fiasco. the s.e.c. charged the investment giant goldman sachs with fraud. that news sent the dow on a nosedive friday. bianna golodryga is at the new york stock exchange. we ve heard from the asian markets, haven t we? reporter: you re right. they opened lower. as the major catalyst for the passing of tougher regulatory reform, we know any sort of government intervention makes wall street notice. we saw goldman stock drop 13% on friday but the entire investment sector took a hit. releases its earnings tomorrow. the global attack from government officials over the weekend. even warren buffett who owns a $5 billion stake in the bank recently joked that the company is so unpopular that they re going to be rewrite genesis and have goldman offer adam the apple. you got that right, bianna. thank you. how will the goldman sachs news affect the president s push for bank reform? tim geithner said on sunday he is confident democrats have enough republican votes to bring a sweeping financial reform bill to the senate form. jon karl is in washington. has more on that. geithner may be confident at that votes are there. others not so much, right, jon? not yet. they believe this plays right into the agent for sweeping new regulations for wall street and the timing from their perspective couldn t be any better. this comes just as democrats are prepared to bring their bill to the senate floor this week. just as the white house is going to launch a major campaign bill that s going to include appearances by the president around the country for health care. but republicans are united in opposition to the bill as it is written. 41 senators, that s every republican in the senate, signed a letter saying that the bill needs to be changed from they can support it. as you said, as it it is written right now it could change. jon, have a great day. let s go to juju chang with the rest of the monk s news. good morning, everyone. we begin with toyota paying up. today, the company has reportedly agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine for waiting to disclose gas pedal defects. however, the company is not expected to admit any wrongdoing. criminal charges are still possible. today marks 15 years since the oklahoma city bombing. hundreds of survivors and family members are gathering at the memorial today to honor the 168 people killed in the murrah federal building. it was the de leest domestic terror attack. a 68-year-old woman was pulled out, you can see her there, alive, from beneath the rubble today. and then a 4-year-old, and still the quake death toll is now approaching 2,000. and finally, a new record at the academy of country music awards, care carrie underwood became the first woman to win the award twice. that s news at 7 a 11. wouldn t be it great that lady antebellum came to the summer concert series? well, they are? i m not saying. it would be wonderful. wouldn t that be great. i didn t get that memo. time for the weather, heidi jones in for wabc and the long weekend for sam champion. you re looking mighty springy and fresh. a beautiful day. gorgeous start to the monday. 60s in new york. five degrees milder than yesterday. hey, beantown, big day today, patriots day. the boston marathon kicks off later this morning. it was waterlogged in texas over the weekend. 3 to 4 inches in the hill country west of austin. 7 much improved, still scattered showers in west texas. the bigger story, the pacific northwest. you got a good start. rain moves in later today, that will be with them overnight, this comes on the heels of what was some of the warmest temperatures of the year over the weekend. that s a look at the national forecast. you ll get to your local forecast after good morning america s pick cities. and we re talking florida the next half hour. you don t want to miss that, george? heidi, you bring a lot of fun to the south this morning. we re going to turn to my exclusive interview of israel prime minister netanyahu speaking out for the first time in a year. president obama is pushing netanyahu to make peace with the palestinians and the prime minister is pushing obama to take a harder line on iran. on that subject, i ll ask netanyahu to respond to a the new york times report that defense secretary robert gates had written a secret memo questioning the effectiveness of u.s. efforts to block iran s nuclear program. look, we all are concerned with iran, i don t get into internal american calculations. it s the biggest issue facing our times. and i think that the i think that the president has expressed his understanding of how serious a challenge it is. but is the current effort designed to get a sanctions resolution of the u.n. security council, is that effective? i don t know about the security council. i hope so. and certainly, the international community can deliver crippling sanctions. let me tell you what they are. if you stop iran from importing refined petroleum, a fancy word for gasoline, then this regime comes to a halt. china is not willing to go along with those crippling sanctions. i spoke with dmeitry medvedev, and he said he was not willing to go along with those crippling sanctions. where are you letter? well, you could have powerful sanctions. they ve expressed a willingness to go along with the kind of sanctions you ve outlined. so far, president obama has not been willing to state that publicly. has he given you an assurance that he s willing to go for crippling sanctions? well what the united states has ted, they re determined to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. i think that s an important statement. but it s safe to say, israel will not permanent, on your view, on your watch, for iran to get a nuclear weapon? our preference is that the international community led by the united states stop this nuclear weapons program. having said that, i would say on the eve of israel s independence day and the fortunes of the jewish people were such that we could never defend ourselves. we paid a horrible price on the holocaust and before the holocaust. the changes that that always reserves the right to defend the jewish nation. but the effort is compromised in a stalemate on a piece process. vice president biden surprised by new israeli settlements out of jerusalem. and then an intense meeting between president obama and netanyahu and the israeli prime minister was a no show at obama s nuclear conference. it s pretty clear that the relationship has hit hard bumps. who s the blame to that? i think in any family, you have ups and downs, you have disagreements. but i think this relationship between the united states of america and people of israel is rock solid. march 23rd, an extraordinary visit to the white house. no public pictures. the president apparently kept you waiting while he went up and had dinner and left you waiting in the roosevelt room. it s been reported that the president made several demands that israel freeze all settlements and that they be prepared in the peace talks to talk about the substance of boundaries on refugee. you have told the president that they re prepared to meet what he s set out? one, i don t know how the meeting was perceived. but i don t think there was any such intention on the part of the president. i think we have outstanding issues. we re trying to resolve them through diplomatic challenge in the best way we can. we have on jerusalem, not my personal policy, but all presidents, for the last 42 years. now the palestinian demand, and i i m not saying what the american position is, but the palestinian demand is that we prevent jews from building in jewish neighborhoods in jerusalem. that is you know, that is an unacceptable demand. so it seems like you and president obama are still at outs on this whole issue of whether there should be a settlement freeze right now. if that s the case, how do you get these talks started again? no, in fact, i m the one who initiated that s unprecede unprecedented. in jerusalem, we re talking about neighborhoods, right in the heart of jerusalem. as you know, sir, a lot of those neighborhoods in east jerusalem were empty, as recently as 1993. they were next to palestinian neighborhoods not contiguous to other settlements which is one of the reasons president obama has called for a freeze. what would be your reaction then first the president decides, as he s been advised by some, to put a united states peace plan on the table? well, first of all, in these neighborhoods which are part and parcel of jerusalem have not displaced anyone. palestinians live in their neighborhoods, jews live in jerusalem. i don t believe you can seriously think you can impose peace. peace has to come from the parties sitting down with each other. resolving their differences. this is what we want to achieve. the prime minister also repeated his opinion be sitting down without any precautions. they have not had any formal response. but last night, secretary state clinton did put out a statement saying the united states would share your risks and burdens. you can read more at abcnews.com. an american student convicted of murder of a british roommate. she files appeals and says there s no proof she was at the scene of the crime. we have the latest on the amanda knox indicate. and later, could 3-d television be bad for your health? 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(announcer) right now, all over the country, discover card customers are getting five percent cashback bonus at home improvement stores. it pays to get more, it pays to discover. good morning. 7:24 on 24 monday. at least bouncing to 39,000. winds are light and in some sheltered areas, west and north of the beltway, starting off many the 30s. could be patchy frost, openfully the valley locations if your car is parked outside. 31 in baltimore. and freezing back towards oakland. that s it. we shift up to the north. and we actually also watch what s happening in boston because they are about two hours away from starting the boston marathon. we ve got ourselves the influence of the wind off of a storm that will bring them some building clouds and showers. that s important because some of the building clouds will slide down the coast and could reach us here in maryland through mid and latter part of the afternoon. until then, a quick warm up. temperatures back to near normal, 46 degree. but by mid afternoon, we build in clouds and could get a late day cool down. the outlook for the rest of the week, mid to upper 60s tomorrow. showers and cooler on wednesday. and then clearing back to 70 thursday and friday afternoon. thank you. traffic is heavy and slow on the outer loop of the beltway on the east and west side as you take a look this morning on your ride into work around 7:00. 695, stop and go traffic. on the outer loop. flowing freely on the inner loop. and take a look at the maps. injury accident on the inner loop of the beltway at security boulevard and a disabled vehicle on 695 prior to the key bridge and the toll booth there. and an accident at old fredrick road and st. john s landing. dry times like this, 895 southbound, 795, six minute ride. 83 southbound to 495, eight minutes. stay close. we have more coming up. the news up date next. news time now 7:27. it started as a fight, but then escalated into a murder. police say the victim, a 28- year-old and a 21-year-old showed up at a 21-year-old s door to confront him about allegations that he assaulted a female at a party. police say he pulled out a shotgun and fired two round, hitting both victims in the stomach. a candle light vigil is scheduled at the university tomorrow. a 22-year-old baltimore man charged with measuring his own daughter. police say the 2-year-old was rushed to the hospital on saturday after her father told police he found her on the bath room floor. but during questioning, he told police he beat the child, disciplining her with a belt. at first, he was charged with child abuse, but an autopsy found additional injuries that lead to murder charges. and an 83-year-old is now formally charged with murdering his wife in their home. investigators say he killed his 28-year-old wife and then set their home own fire. police have not released a motive. he is charged now with first degree murder, arson and related offenses. he is in the detention center. that will do it for us for now. we will be back with up another update in about 25 minutes. good morn america america now continues in new york. 3-d movies are all the rage right now. how to train your dragon took the box office this weekend. could the new 3-d tvs be bad for your health? they ve come out with warnings for pregnant women, even little kids, not to drink while you watc watch. good morning, america. i m george stephanopoulos. when we come in, we look at all the stories we re going to talk about. we kind of figure out what is going to light up the board. imagine a world without school. no teachers, no books, no lessons. kids are cheering across the country. well, parents have cut formal education out of their kids lives completely. it s called radical un-school. are they putting your kid s futures in jeopardy? i know there are two sides to this side. also, a special this half hour, a once in a lifetime opportunity. your greatest dream come true. first in this half hour, george. the latest on amanda knox, the former college student convicted of murdering her roommate while study ago broad in italy. she has filed a new appeal. we re going to talk to one of her attorneys in a moment but first andrea canning has the latest. reporter: facing 25 years behind bars, amanda knox is fighting for freedom with her family at her side. amanda has zero history of violence on her side. your first crime. murder. reporter: over the weekend, knox s attorneys have filed a 200-page appeal they re hoping to overturn her conviction and bring her home. it s raising doubt about the accuracy of the dna found on a knife, alleged to be the weapon used in the murder of meredith kercher. authorities are again asking for an independent investigation of that evidence. the appeal also claims knox was denied her legal rights during the initial police interrogation, where she gave conflicting statements. she was not provided with a professional interpreter. she was not provided with a lawyer. she was smacked in the back of the head. she was threatened. she was screamed at. reporter: the two judges issued an opinion explaining the 26-year sentence. prosecutors had suggested several different motives from robbery to intention. but they suggest it happened at the spur of a moment. they say knox participated in the murder and its cover-up but did not act maliciously and wasn t the mastermind behind the crime. the judge is asking to increase the sentence to life in prison. we will never leave her over there. she will come home, no matter what it takes. any parent would do that for their innocent child. reporter: for good morning america, andrea canning, abc news. joining us now from philadelphia is one of amanda knox s attorneys, ted simon, joins us live. good to see you, ted. good morning. good morning to you. amanda s parents are saying understandably, she s having good days and bad days there in italy. anything more you can tell us? under the circumstances, we believe she s doing very well. this say tough situation to be in. i know, robin, you and your audience have been following this case. there s no evidence of any sort on amanda knox in the room or on her person. given the sad and violent nature of this murder, one would think some evidence of amanda would be found in that room or on her person but it was not. as we said before, there s no, hair no fiber, no footprint, no shoe print, no dna no blood, nothing. the remaining question is why is amanda knox still in jail. and this 200-page appeal persuasively demonstrates whatever evidence that was produced was insubstantial, unpersuasive and unreliable. southwest it was fraught with speculation, conjecture and contradiction. and we think ultimately, this appellate court would realize the meritetous position of amanda knox and the evidence. were you suggesting she was not there at the time? there will be additional evidence that was not heard before. part of the evidence was committed by sollecito s attorney. and as well as there s brand-new information presented as mart of amanda s appeal, by another person, independent of that, that also states for the first time that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito were not present or were not involved. bring up rudy guede. he appeals and was sentenced to 16 years. that encouraging to amanda knox at all? we know as a factual matter, all the forensic evidence points to rudy guede. and there s no forensic evidence that points to amanda knox, with respect, particularly, in the room or on the person of meredith kercher. given the fact she has no history of violence. she has an otherwise unblemished record and academically has excelled. including the trial court found that there was no motive whatsoever constantly rejecting the theories the prosecution. all of this is helpful to the defense. and we think ultimately, the appellate court, after a searching inquiry, will recognize the injustices of this conviction. we know there s a difference in the systems there. tell us about the appeal process in italy as compared to here in the u.s. yes. the systems are different, but that doesn t mean they re unnecessarily unfair. in fact, because of the differences in italy on appeal it very well may help amanda in the appeal. in the u.s., in an appeal, the appellate court simply looks at whether or not there s a legal error. in italy, there s an opportunity to look at legal errors, as well as revisit the facts. so there s a broader range of appeal and a greater opportunity to have any case, particularly this one, reversed. prosecutors are filing their own appeal wanting the sentence to be a life sentence. will the appeals be heard at the same time? and what kind of effect do you think that will have on amanda s appeal? yes, they will be heard at the same time. we don t believe at that prosecutor s appeal is substantial. they think it s wanton, more strategic than substantive. recognize at that trial court rejected each of ever-changing motives, first that it was a satanic killing and a drug-killed orgy gone awry and then vengeance. and the court ultimately concluded there was no motive. given the fact there was no motive, we think that s helpful to the defense because why would amanda do such a thing without a motive? there s no physical evidence. it makes no sense. and we think this is very supportive of the appeal. everyone, the family, amanda, lawyers are very encouraged that we have a great opportunity to reverse this injustice. ted simon. thanks very much. it s a long month ahead. it s time for the weather, heidi jones from wabc in for sam this morning. good morning. good morning, robin, good morning, everyone. we start off with a live shot from south florida, wplg out of miami, florida. a rainy start to the day. we ll see some breaks later today. but it s a bit of a slow start to the sunslight state. let s talk about it. we have an inch of rain in miami yesterday, we re not going to see that today. it s not going to be full sunshine. we will see improving conditions, next 24 hours. the big story has to be the rain that s moving into the pacific northwest throughout the duration of today and into tonight. the wind picks up as we get into tuesday, wednesday. mountain snow as well. a little bit of a different and this weather report has been brought do you by dairy queen, robin? heidi, boston mare that ron. isn t that today? yes. didn t you run. i ran last year, the elite women and men today. you look like you could still knock it off. next, is the new 3-d tv bad for your health? we ll talk about that next. come on back. to get more of the fiber you need every day, try fiberchoice. with the natural fiber found in fruits and vegetables and 33% more fiber per serving than benefiber. go to fiberchoice.com o get savings and rewards. for all active families. our advanced 2-in-1 power cleans tough stains like grass better than the leading oxi detergent and helps get your family s wash incredibly white and bright. try new all oxi-active. it s all good. now to those 3-d tvs. they were supposed to be the biggest entertainment hit of the year. here s the hitch, watching them may be bad for your health. becky worley joins us live from oakland. we can becky, i was surprised to know, the user manuals actually warn about the side effects? that s right, george, four 3-d tv sets prepared to sell this year. they have a new warning could they make you feel like you re in the action actually make you feel sick? 3-d tvs have created a lot of buzz do you see that? reporter: but now a manufacturer warns that some viewers shouldn t watch the displays. in the samsung manual, warn the elderly suffers of serious medical conditions those who are sleep deprived should avoid using the 3-d functionality. primary things i would worry about would be blurred vision, headache, difficulty concentrating, perhaps imbalance difficulties. is it disorienting? it made me feel a little bit like, you know, light-headed. i don t know whether my brain is switching or the unit is switching. i remember during the movie, i had to take my glasses off at one point because i just felt like something hurt. my eyes or my head, i forgot. reporter: but this mother to-be felt no side effects. queasy. no. reporter: you passed that part of being pregnant a couple months ago, didn t you? but one viewer found tv viewing could increase eye strain and headaches. two emerge from a slightly different vantage point. the glasses help overlay the image, tricking the brain thinking it s in front of you. if your brain is putting a lot of effort into doing something like a three-dimensioned image, that s a lot of extra work. reporter: extra work that s taxing while sober. but the samsung manual specifically warning against viewing under the influence of alcohol, which some think would put a damper on the 3-d super bowl party. would that prevent from you buying one? it would definitely make you think about it. reporter: now, we spoke with s samsung, and they said they re just trying to provide viewers with as much information as possible. the doctor we talked to said the advice is straightforward. if watching 3-d tvs makes you sick, stop watching. but if you just plunk down $3,500 for a new tv, george, that could lead to a serious case of buyer s resource. i would think so. when we come back, we will attempt to make one of your fun dreams come true. find out in just a minute. so i gave it a try and wow. it works. now she has a springon her step. i m loving it, every morning. mmmm. back on track. activia with bifidus regularis helps regulate your digestive system would you recomend activia? i already #have. she reommends it. what are you waiting for? bye-bye. you be careful on your way home. -happy mother s day. -okay. bye-bye. 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some heat. yeah, some heat. chad and cheryl talking fob the first time about the ring. he gave her a ring. he s the man! he gave her a ring. i think so also, in the last half hour, we got vanessa williams here, cease going from ugly betty to broadway. and alyssa milano, she s got the show. good morning, everyone. we begin with the airspace over britain, france, germany and holland, all of which remains shut down today on day five of the travel chaos, resulting from that icelandic volcano. more than two-thirds of the flights in and out of europe are still canceled. the situation is now so desperate, england is sending warships to bring stranded travelers home. british airways say its and other airlines have lost so much money, they re asking the european union for help. and the volcano is spewing less ash, but we re not out of the woods yet. our neal karlinsky is in iceland this morning. good morning, neal. reporter: juju, good morning. the wind, this is the wind taking all of that ash across europe right now. the volcano just behind me, and the ash is blowing due south, over the lower flanks and out over the coast of iceland. while this eruption could go on for a year, the dangerous part, the part causing all the trouble, could stop within the next couple of days. and that is also extremely good news from the people who live here who have been taking a pounding from all of the ash coming down on the small communities and farmlands to the south. they re beginning to dig out of some of the ash and hope they re not buried in yet more. there is yet a nearby monster called kutla, that could be the next to go, juju. neal karlinsky from the volcano zone. one airport that is hit hardest is charles de gaulle airport outside of paris. our miguel marquez is there. how are they coping? reporter: well, they re coping by staying out of the airport. for another day, every single departure is canceled. there s no word when they will come back on line. but there s a tiny bit of good news, a few handful of airlines have reopened to get travelers back to their home countries. more than a dozen test flights have been done so far. and another seven prepared by air france today. still, 20,000 flights across europe will be canceled because of the ash. european officials are meeting to look for a way to open up partially the airspace here. there s one estimate out there, but europe, the tourism industry here could suffer as much as $10 billion a week if this not taken care of, juju. thanks so much. in other news, the former mortgage giant countrywide which was bank of america is not subject to a criminal investigation. wall street journal is reporting the grand jury is hearing from witnesses. three former executives also face charges about allegedly lying to investors about how risky the public prime mortgages they held. there is proof that fewer americans have faith in their government. a new pol from the pew research center said four out of five americans don t trust the federal government and one in three believe the government is a major threat to their personal freedoms. that s the news at 8:05. time for the weather with heidi jones who is in for sam. good morning. good morning. we welcome red sox nation. it says, new york is awesome but red sox what? rule. that might be debatable here, boys. big day in boston. one of my favorite days as the world s oldest, most prestigious race, the boston marathon. the stretching, working it out. look at the numbers. this is the most ideals numbers you want. 40s to near 50 degrees. it s going to be a stiff window out of the northwest. rain coming in in the pacific northwest and just scatt and apparently are when you re from new hampshire, you don t need a jacket. are you cold, casey? yes. let s go back inside to george. that is a nice hug, heidi. this is what we ve been talking about all morning. we ve heard of home schooling, but what about unschooling? it s a growing new movement that permits students to do whatever they want during the day, instead of going to school. i admit, i think it sounds crazy. but juju reported the story and you did find people who think this is a powerful way to help kids learn. absolutely. it feels like playing hooky, the premise is let a child follow his or her own passions and the learning will come from the doing. but most educators say there s a huge gap between the ewe taupe n i ian ideal and reality. reporter: imagine a world without school. for bigger kids, it s a reality, they re at home not being home schooled. they re being unschooled. we re talking about no textbooks, no tests no formal education at all. living your life as if the school system didn t exist. reporter: they ll never get x plus y equals z? no, if they need formal algebra understanding, then they will find that information. reporter: kidding doing whatever they want. they might watch television, they might play games on the computers. might read. reporter: i know my kids if they have a choice between watching tv and reading the key there is you got to trust your kids to find their own interests. reporter: but can we? really? this to me is putting way too much power in the hands of the kids. something we know kids can find anxiety-producing. reporter: the beiglers are allowing their children to make their own rules. how can you parent without any rules? we find that we don t need a whole lot of rules. reporter: your daughter stays up all night. yeah. reporter: isn t that counterproductive? no, she s getting done what she wants to get done. reporter: though it varies from state to state, it s perfectly legal in massachusetts. they just have to report once a year to the local skul. school. discovery health chronicled the life of one young unschooled family. today, we re going to the local farm. how much money did you bring? $1.10. at amazing when you broaden the scope. there is no hierarchy in our house. there s no punishment. no judgment, no discipline. they just get to what they need for breakfast. you re going to have a doughnut? are you going to brush your teeth? heidi was the last one to go for us as far as being relaxed in the parenting style. reporter: we wonder what happens. the teenagers had been unschooled for six year s. when was the last grade you went to school? first grade. reporter: do you ever miss or regret not being in a normal school? i don t regret it, but sometimes i wonder what my life would be if i continued going to school. i never was really into some of the stuff that i had to do in the school. reporter: but you were 7. what do you know? in pe, you learn volleyball and basketball and football. have you explored any sport? no, they don t have an interest of mine. reporter: that s what school is about, to be exposed to all of these things that maybe you would like one of them. you would be, what, a junior in high school? i really don t know. reporter: do you feel prepared for college? do you feel like you re prepared academically? no, not really. i haven t done traditional look at a textbook and learn about such and such. if i wanted to go to college, i d pick up a textbook and i would learn. reporter: isn t the job of the parent to teach the child to do things that they don t want to do? they will do what they need to do whether or not they enjoy it because they see the purpose in it. reporter: do you ever worry, though, about raising your kids so far out of the mainstream that they will be handicapped in some way? the way they learn, you know, growing up is different than what most other people do. but in all other aspects, they re living in the mainstream. they have experiences and knowledge that other people don t. now, the reaction to this has been intense. and everyone keeps asking, is this legal? well, unschoolers typically register as home schoolers. they have major here that each state handles it differently. others such as colorado require testing or evaluation every other year. and parents check in with curriculum. basically, they on their own. do you have any sense of how many families are actually trying this? it s a growing number, 10% to 20% of home schoolers. it s a small faction. it s a growing movement online. a lot of families are opting out of the bullying and sort of the competitiveness of public schools. but the truth is, how do you give children choices unless you expose them to things that they don t necessarily know that they want to do. a lot of educators are doubtful that the curriculum can be sustained. weigh in on our message board at abcnews.com. elliott and harper, you re not allowed to weigh in. and when we come back, the dancing with the stars, where is all of that on-screen chemistry coming from? do, do, do it together do, do it together it s all right, it s all right do, do it together do, do it together it s all right, it s all right it s all ri-i-i-ght [ female announcer ] why not bring the whole family together? visit royalcaribbean.com today. i have missed you. pollen in the air kept hunter cooped up itching his eyes and sneezing. but now i found zyrtec®. it s #1 allergist recommended. with children s zyrtec® he can get 24-hour allergy relief indoors and outdoors. now he can run wild. with the rest of the pack. with children s zyrtec®, he can love the air®. and now try children s zyrtec® perfect measure®. a premeasured spoon. just twist squeeze and go™. a premeasured spoon. your frizz revolution stars now. new frizz-ease smooth start. the only shampoo and conditioner with frizz mending complex. transforms frizz by repairing it. to restore hair s natural defense gainst frizz. for 100% flawless, frizz-free style frizz-ease smooth start. yeah, we re still buzzing about unschooling, too. really? seriously? go to our website and let us know what you think about that. in the meantime, let s go inside dancing with the stars and take a look at the chemistry on and off the dance floor. who s got it, who doesn t. and does it ever get personal? or is it more for the judges? no one knows better than our own cameron mathison who is live this morning in los angeles. do tell, cameron. i don t know about that, robin. what i do know, i talked to three couples, nicole and derrick, maks and sharon and cheryl and chad. after looking to their body language, listening to their comments, you be the judge. reporter: when dancing with the stars producers choose who to pair up, the decision is based not on dancing experience, but on height and potential chemistry. having chemistry is very important. when we dance, it s not just dance moves, it s a connection. chemistry to me isn t just necessarily romance or love. it s something that you see in each other. you just build it slowly through the weeks. i know derrick and i, ke weren t stand each other because we re so close. it s tough. it s all right. it s a hard job, dancing with me every day. i think so maks and i do have the best chemistry on the show. one minute it s like this, another is, i love you. another is, i quit. reporter: erin and maks have danced around published rumors that they might be romantically involved. they re at least good friends it seems. i was sad last night when we didn t go to dinner. it was weird. really? why didn t you tell me anything? well, because i feel like you re over me. really? yeah. reporter: how important is chemistry on dancing with the stars ? it s what s going to make it or break it for you. i think chemistry you need to have it in order for people to believe in what you do. you can see it right through the television screen. why are you looking at me like that, cameron? no you hear actors say that. sometimes, people say, oh, my god, these two are in love but they re trained actors. but a professional dancer, someone who is not trained. all of my previous competitive dance partners, i couldn t be competitive with anyone that i didn t have chemistry with. so you re saying you have chemistry with everybodiy. everybody. what kind of chemistry is this, we re nothing like your past partners. keep going. it we re totally different than no, we re not. we re not? huh-uh. okay. we re no different than anybody else. i have different types of chemistry with people. oh, there are different types of chemistry now. right. chemistry doesn t mean that we re together. we re not boyfriend and girlfriend. huh? does chad know that? actually, i do love her. he gave me this ring. if there s no chemistry off camera, then why do you want to keep the ring on? it s his way of showing his appreciation and it s my way of showing my appreciation by keeping it on the finger. i can t wait to see what he s going to give me. to my understand, he bought a ring for her teacher, teaching the new style of dancing. for me, i m waiting for my gift. the way i look at it, i m just a big shining light that i want to bring to derek s life every day. and i m just waiting for that i m a thank you. i like a princess cut. i ll get you starbursts. that will have to do. nicole also makes a good point that besides the chemistry between a dancing couple, there s also the chemistry between them and you, the viewer, and sometimes, it s that chemistry that can keep the celebrity, even if they re not the best dancer on the show. robin. cameron, come on now, you know some things. being on a show. you have a gorgeous wife. you re so happy at home and all of those things. what are we seeing really on camera? hey, you know, i go to work like you say every day on all my children. i have a new love interest like every other month. i have to make people at home believe that i m madly in love with these people. for me, it s all an act. they spend a lot of time together. some of these couples are single. they re playing it up, aren t they? yeah, they are. all right, cameron, thanks so much. it just so happens that chemistry will be tested on abc s dancing with the stars tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. two scoops!™ of raisins in some oxes. t you know what will really ge us in the spirit? 99 boxes of raisin bran crunch if you re nice to me i ll share some with you , you take one down ( and pass it around ) 98 boxes of raisin bran crunch , three tasty ingredients, one great combination. raisin bran crunch! from kellogg! i m a free runner. .national champion gymnast. .martial artist. and a stuntwoman. if you want to be incredible, ! eat incredible. announcer: eggs. incredible energyfor body and mind. 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what do you have to say to all of those red sox fans here? they ll never win the world series. we start out in the east. a little scattered shower. sunshine state, you ll get some later today. quiet in dallas after all the rain they did have. the big story, wet weather in the pacific northwest. here s the highs, good looking in the middle of the country. as that heat building all the way from minneapolis down to dallas. you ll get back to normal, just give it time. 75 in atlanta, five to six degrees below normal. northeast, gorgeous weather. timing out perfectly, happy birthday. how old are you today? 7 years fold. 7 years old. and you love kitties? yes. we all love kitties. happy birthday, march was a good month for new jobs, more than 162,000 new positions were added. tory johnson has coached job seekers on how to prepare for the top five jobs for interviewers. she s back. the interview says, do you have any questions, and there is one bad answer. that s right. you never want to say no. you always want to have questions prepared to ask. it shows a couple things that you are curious and interested in this particular position. it s not just that you re going for any job at any company, but you re really interested in this one. and i think it also allows you to get potentially critical intelligence about the opportunity, you would not have gotten, had you not chosen to be curious. so you want to ask questions. so it shows intelligence when you get intelligence. exactly. you talked to recruiters. we got their tips via skype. this is micky gordon. she s a talent manager at 7-eleven. why is this position vacant? very important to ask, why is this position vacant? i think it can offer you insight into this particular role and how it fits in with the company. so, for example, is this position vacant because it s newly created with growth within the company. is it a good sign because it was promoted from within. or is it vacant because there s high turnover. you don t want to zuv on day one that you re the eighth person in six months to sit in that seat. you want to ask that question in advance to try to get a question of how important this position is, where it fits in with the larger organization. this is real important information for a person looking for a job. the next question comes from pam webster at enterprise rent acar. we love it when candidates ask us to describe our company culture. another important one. company culture. what exactly is that? the values of that company. the atmosphere. the work styles and preferences. the environment that you re going to be working in. a really important question that you want to get a sense of what it s like to work there. they re sizing you up, what makes you tick, what ticks off. you re going to enjoy working at that particular place every single day. and i think a really good follow-up question to that is, if you could change one thing about the company, what would it be? or if you could change one thing about the culture, what would it be? it s a way to be curious. a woman told me a couple weeks ago, she asked that question, and the answer was, you know, i wish people were less intense. that it s a group that works past 8:00 at night. and i wish people would realize it s okay to go home. that s a real eye-opener and hopefully you d want to learn in advance before you start. is there any danger when you push too hard that people might think you re looking for gossip or a good time. i think it s the way you ask, if i were to say, hey, buddy, tell me what s wrong with this place. that s not going to go over very well. i think change and adaptability are really important in the workplace. i m asking you, if there was something that you could change, what might it be. the next one comes from rich from the staffing firm. our candidates wants to know what s the number one success. what manager isn t going to know what you re focused on success. you want to know how you re going to be measured, how your performance is going to be measured, especially because every organization evaluates people differently. i think anyone s going to be impressed to hear that question. and the one that i would always end with, i think it s really important to say, what are the next steps in the process? the last thing you want to do is leave the interview hanging are not knowing. am i expected to be interviewed with other people. is there any testing involved? when do you expect to be making a decision? if i don t hear from you, when should i follow up? is it ever okay after the interview to follow up with more questions? absolutely. absolutely. i think it s great to follow up with more questions if things come to mind. and certainly follow up with answers that you think you either perhaps didn t answer as well as you could or might want to add some addition. so always follow up. good stuff as always. you can get more tips from tory on our website at abcnews.com. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, internet and phone guaranteed for two years! it s an amazing offer that could save you hundreds of dollars. call now to lock in this guaranteed low price for two years. with 100% true fiber optics to your home, fios delivers the future and gives you more of what cable doesn t. the best channel lineup and more hd. america s top-rated internet. even facebook and twitter on your tv. enjoy a bigger, better entertainment experience. and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you ll pay the same low price year after year. call now and you ll also get a free dvr for 6 months. get it all for just $99.99 a month with a two-year agreement a price guaranteed for two years! don t wait. call 1-877-4fiostv. that s 1-877-4fiostv. this is beyond cable. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities this is fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. vanessa williams is back on broadway with a new musical that celebrates leyrilyricist. and he was nominated for a tony for one of his shows into the woods. she s in sondheim. people know who sondheim is, but people do have no idea get a chance to spend an evening listening to sondheim talk about his background, his teachers, his mentors but also seeing his life come to work. you get a chance to sing and dance. as you can see, we re doing bits of company which was one of his big shows as well. it s fascinating, it s like a documentary because you get a chance to hear his stories. with the interviews? right. and thenen you get song and dance. he keeps to himself. he s a shy guy? he s a shy guy. and he comes to rehearsal. we comes at least once a week. we get notes from s.s. we make sure we apply the notes from s.s. he s a creator. isn t it a little intimidating when you re at rehearsal and he s sitting there with a legal pad out? of course, it s intimidating. the beginning of act two a song that he wrote for sondheim & sondheim is called god. it s very tongue in cheek but it s hilarious. what s it like to be on broadway? we know you from tv, film. you ve done things so well. it comes back to the stage. and the timing couldn t be more perfect. and i literally finished the last episode wednesday. no! i know, it saddens me, too. we open this thursday and this week. so it couldn t be orchestrated better. and i signed up james who i had done as a director. and it s accommodating when you work back and forth. absolutely. there s nothing like a live audience, every night. being able to make it new and fresh. it s a grind. it s definitely worth it. and heidi, there s nothing like a live audience every morning. you there go. but you feed off of it, you absolutely do. yeah. ugly betty. uh-huh. okay. this season had really found its voice and the cast and everything. how difficult was it to say good-bye? oh, it was tough. i mean, when i saw the last episode, they didn t show all the cuts and tapes that we were bawling our eyes out. it was tough. it s almost like high school. your freshman year, your senior year. we did not want to leave. the last one, none of us wanted to leave the table. none of us wanted to finish the words. the ensemble was great. the direction was great. the writing. it was unique. i m going to start a petition. let s have a movie. that s right. ugly betty, the movie. i think that would be something else? absolutely. do you also sing in your church choir? i do. i do. the new york times followed me on a sunday, and i started out at 10:30 mass singing for easter. my daughter is in the children s choir. i m in the adult choir. i sang, jumped in my car and did a 2:00 matinee on broadway with sondheim & sondheim. how do you do it? you can t have an off night. you can t have an off night. it s the electricity. you have your voice, it s a muscle, an instrument, it has to be taken care of well. you got to be in shape. i love it. you do love it. and you look fantastic. thank you. you bring it every night. it s a limited run until july? mid-june. if they want tickets they can go to a web suit or come to studio 54. eight shows a week every night except monday. this is my day off. thank you for sharing your day off. continued blessings in all of do. for more on vanessa s musical, go to our website, we have watched alyssa milano grow up in the spot light ever since she was a kid stealing scenes in who s the boss? and she showed us one of the scariest things, the dating scene. good morning. last week, you were on jimmy kimmel. you go on jimmy kimmel and you send out a tweet this morning saying he s dreaming. i check this morning, i get nothing. i didn t know your tweet address. i ll have to do a post one after i get out of here. i will send you a tweet, absolutely. how did you get into twitter? because you re a big user now? you know, it was actually my mother suggested that i join twitter which was odd. she s teaching me about technology. so i joined. and i didn t really get it at first. you know, i followed a bunch of celebrities who just did a lot of self-promoting. and it was just like a weird concept to me. like who cares what i m doing? i fully grasped the power of twitter during the protests in iran. of course. and to be getting realtime updates from students and people that were personally affected, it was pretty amazing because there wasn t that filter of network news, you know, bringing you the news. it was realtime accounts. putting us out of a job? you found a way to do some good with 2 as well? yeah, i m an ambassador for unicef and for the global network. and i think the true power of twitter lies in the fact you that can have a platform to share ideas and information and empower bepeople to, you know, want to make effect change. and that s what i really enjoy about it because i think everyone innately wants to help or give back. but sometimes, people don t know how to do it. let s talk about the show romantically challenged, you play a divorcee getting back into the dating scene. i play the single mother of a 15-year-old recently divorced. in the first episode, found out that her husband is getting remarried. it s very hard for her. her friends, this is an ensemble comedy, they convince her to go out on her first, you know, post divorce date. she s terrified. she married the first guy she ever slept with. let s take a look. do you have any pictures of yours? yeah, of course i do. you know what, he s not very photogenic. wow. he s pretty mature for 7. that s not a picture of my son. that s a picture of my ex. it s your ex. hey, mom, sorry to barge in but my teacher wants to see you right now. definition of a date gone wrong. yeah, exactly. you know, i am so in love with this show because it really takes the angle of the humorous side of what everyone has to go through to find their happily ever after. i think everyone can relate to it in some form. and it comes on after dancing with the stars. yes. a very nice lead-in. would you ever do that show? you know what, if they did like an 80s dancing with the stars, i would do that because i ve got moves from the 80s. we actually know you have moves from the 80s. take a look at this, everyone, 1988. oh, yeah. toe raises. wow. yeah. the good old days aerobics, huh? the good, old days of aerobics. that was a time when they started cutting the funds for p.e. in schools. we did this workout video. it haunts me to this day. you know, you re career you ve kept going in this business for so long. we ve got a lot of viewer questions. they re all around the same thing. how did you stay so normal in the spotlight? you know, it s a hard business to grow up in, and i had the best circumstance which is a family that didn t care what i did, just as long as there was food on the table and we had dinner together. and i really think that having that stability saved me. i mean, i think a child can go through anything, just as long as they have parents behind them that support them. and remind them what s important in life. you know, i have a brother that s ten years younger than i am. and he never for a second missed the opportunity to tell me about my acne. and very normal, n syin sync, s grounded. very instilled in me that family, love, friendship it doesn t matter what you do in life, as long as you have those things, you re a success. congratulations. the show is called now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, internet and phone guaranteed for two years! it s an amazing offer that could save you hundreds of dollars. call now to lock in this guaranteed low price for two years. with 100% true fiber optics to your home, fios delivers the future and gives you more of what cable doesn t. the best channel lineup and more hd. america s top-rated internet. even facebook and twitter on your tv. enjoy a bigger, better entertainment experience. and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you ll pay the same low price year after year. call now and you ll also get a free dvr for 6 months. get it all for just $99.99 a month with a two-year agreement a price guaranteed for two years! don t wait. call 1-877-4fiostv. that s 1-877-4fiostv. this is beyond cable. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities this is fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. about all the discounts boswe re offering. i ve got. i some catchphrases that llideas make these savings even more memorable. gecko: all right. gecko: good driver discounts. w that s the stuff.? 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future super bowl party. the new 3-d tv sets come with a warning. if you drink, don t watch. well, a merry monday to everyone. i hope everyone s had a terrific weekend but not those trying to catch a flight somewhere. i felt lucky getting out of washington just in time. european ministers are meeting today to discuss when and how they ll reopen airspace over europe. more than 20 countries are affected, and the volcano is still affective. right now, it s spewing about 750,000 tons a second. and the misery also in the usa continuing for travelers as well. more than 63,000 flights have been canceled last thursday at a cost of $2 million a day at the airlines. they are temporarily laying off employees to cope with the lost revenue. the backlog for passengers waiting to get on flights so huge, many are facing days even weeks. but there say glimmer of hope this morning. some of the major airlines have sent test flights into the sky, and so far, the planes haven t encountereded any ash. that could mean by the end of the day, you could have half the level of flights. our team of correspondents covered all the angles for you. you see neal karlinsky, nick watt and sharyn alfonsi. let s bin with neal. neal? reporter: you can see the volcano behind me and the ash plume that s blowing out the top due south, this is a sample of some of the ash that we gathered up over the weekend. this is the stuff blowing over the top of people by the bucket load who live underneath it. the real question is how long will it last? and scientists tell us the worst could be over within the next couple of days. sha they re shoveling their rooftops in iceland in case more coming raining down. you re sealing it off, who s going in there? sheep. reporter: they re all locked in tight and you think they ll be safy. they ll be safe. reporter: for the first time they say the menacing mountain should ease into that type of eruption within a week. it s difficult to know when it will stop, when it will last, but it is likely that it will stop after a few day. reporter: it s pumping out an incredible 750 tons of ash every second. that s like having a one-foot snowstorm in one second in a typical sports arena or filling an olympic size swimming pool in three seconds. we saw the results during a surreal trip inside the ash zone filled with swans, horses and other animals left helpless some a dark haze. a day later, the ash has shifted elsewhere. and this is what s been left behind. the ash has poisoned everything here. there s actually a green lawn underneath all of this. but after a day of snow, hail and rain, it s all been matted down after a thick coating of something that s more like cement than mud. it s terrible to see it so black. reporter: this woman told us last week the volcano has always been like a good friend. that was before the ash buried her father s farm. i think it s a bad volcano. it s not my friend anymore. reporter: it s all about the wind here. i can tell you, even though it s bright sunshine where we are right now. the wind is blowing all of the ash directly on top of the people who live on the south side of the mountain. it is likely pitch black in there just a few miles away right now, george? okay, neal. thanks. major airlines have already been hit by billions of dollars in losses because of that volcano and they re pushing hard to get back into business. they flew their own test flights measuring at altitude of 40,000 feet to 10,000 feet. we go to nick watt at london s heathrow airport still shut down this morning. nick? reporter: good morning, george. well, the major news out of here is the british navy has dispatched two warships to bring stranded brits back home. yes, it really is that bad. heathrow airport still a ghost town, as robin mentioned. we ve got restrictions in operation in 19 european countries, ten of those countries in total lockdown. we are now talking about millions of passengers affected by this. now, this morning, some flights did take off from scandinavia and south france. but the british government, they have launch third own test flights, and they say there are still very dangerous levels of ash up there. and the winds are not changing. so, george, they say this cloud could be hanging over britain and europe at least through the end of this week. u.s. carriers have been hard hit, too, they canceled more than 1,000 flights. delta canceled 170 over the weekend alone. continent, 70 flights and america, 50 flights. and every grounded flight means hundreds of very frustrated passengers. sharyn alfonsi is at kennedy airport with their story. reporter: good morning, george. we spoke with families who have literally been stuck in the terminal since thursday. they say they can t afford a hotel and can t figure out a way home. at jfk airport, europe-bound passengers passed out under the the escalators. how long have you been here? since thursday. reporter: this woman sleeping here all weekend with her 8-year-old son. have you had a shower? no. reporter: no shower? no shower. reporter: is it hard? it s really hard because we have no extra money to take in a hotel reservation. reporter: from coast to coast, thousands of travelers struck. on the west coast. can t get out. get get through brussels. reporter: and the east. really frustrated. we re getting no information. reporter: the world seemed to come to a standstill. the world displaced. like europe. we were told there s nothing available. no trains no planes, nothing. air companies are they re giving us refund. it s full of bus. reporter: but also cities half a world away. i just want to go home. seem to be stuck in cyd fli, we re supposed to be flying london via shanghai. we re stuck here until friday. reporter: such a nightmare. keep in mind, for a lot of people stuck here. this is not where they intended to go. this was just supposed to be a layover, so they ve got things like flip-flops and bathing suits packed. instead of buying souvenirs, they re looking for winter coats. the government on friday issued the first major charges against wall street for its role in the mortgage fiasco. the s.e.c. charged the investment giant goldman sachs with fraud. that news sent the dow on a nosedive friday. bianna golodryga is at the new york stock exchange. we ve heard from the asian markets, haven t we? reporter: you re right. they opened lower. as the major catalyst for the passing of tougher regulatory reform, we know any sort of government intervention makes wall street notice. we saw goldman stock drop 13% on friday but the entire investment sector took a hit. releases its earnings tomorrow. the global attack from government officials over the weekend. even warren buffett who owns a $5 billion stake in the bank recently joked that the company is so unpopular that they re going to be rewrite genesis and have goldman offer adam the apple. you got that right, bianna. thank you. how will the goldman sachs news affect the president s push for bank reform? tim geithner said on sunday he is confident democrats have enough republican votes to bring a sweeping financial reform bill to the senate form. jon karl is in washington. has more on that. geithner may be confident at that votes are there. others not so much, right, jon? not yet. they believe this plays right into the agent for sweeping new regulations for wall street and the timing from their perspective couldn t be any better. this comes just as democrats are prepared to bring their bill to the senate floor this week. just as the white house is going to launch a major campaign bill that s going to include appearances by the president around the country for health care. but republicans are united in opposition to the bill as it is written. 41 senators, that s every republican in the senate, signed a letter saying that the bill needs to be changed from they can support it. as you said, as it it is written right now it could change. jon, have a great day. let s go to juju chang with the rest of the monk s news. good morning, everyone. we begin with toyota paying up. today, the company has reportedly agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine for waiting to disclose gas pedal defects. however, the company is not expected to admit any wrongdoing. criminal charges are still possible. today marks 15 years since the oklahoma city bombing. hundreds of survivors and family members are gathering at the memorial today to honor the 168 people killed in the murrah federal building. it was the de leest domestic terror attack. a 68-year-old woman was pulled out, you can see her there, alive, from beneath the rubble today. and then a 4-year-old, and still the quake death toll is now approaching 2,000. and finally, a new record at the academy of country music awards, care carrie underwood became the first woman to win the award twice. that s news at 7 a 11. wouldn t be it great that lady antebellum came to the summer concert series? well, they are? i m not saying. it would be wonderful. wouldn t that be great. i didn t get that memo. time for the weather, heidi jones in for wabc and the long weekend for sam champion. you re looking mighty springy and fresh. a beautiful day. gorgeous start to the monday. 60s in new york. five degrees milder than yesterday. hey, beantown, big day today, patriots day. the boston marathon kicks off later this morning. it was waterlogged in texas over the weekend. 3 to 4 inches in the hill country west of austin. 7 much improved, still scattered showers in west texas. the bigger story, the pacific northwest. you got a good start. rain moves in later today, that will be with them overnight, this comes on the heels of what was some of the warmest temperatures of the year over the weekend. that s a look at the national forecast. you ll get to your local forecast after good morning america s pick cities. a very good morning, brian van de graaf pierre with a cold start, in the upper 30 s. 40 degrees downtown. the sun is up and will help warm things up. plenty of sunshine and mild this afternoon. tonight, back into the 40 s and upper 30 s in the suburbs. tomorrow, mostly sunny and seasonable. and we re talking florida the next half hour. you don t want to miss that, george? heidi, you bring a lot of fun to the south this morning. we re going to turn to my exclusive interview of israel prime minister netanyahu speaking out for the first time in a year. president obama is pushing netanyahu to make peace with the palestinians and the prime minister is pushing obama to take a harder line on iran. on that subject, i ll ask netanyahu to respond to a the new york times report that defense secretary robert gates had written a secret memo questioning the effectiveness of u.s. efforts to block iran s nuclear program. look, we all are concerned with iran, i don t get into internal american calculations. it s the biggest issue facing our times. and i think that the i think that the president has expressed his understanding of how serious a challenge it is. but is the current effort designed to get a sanctions resolution of the u.n. security council, is that effective? i don t know about the security council. i hope so. and certainly, the international community can deliver crippling sanctions. let me tell you what they are. if you stop iran from importing refined petroleum, a fancy word for gasoline, then this regime comes to a halt. china is not willing to go along with those crippling sanctions. i spoke with dmeitry medvedev, and he said he was not willing to go along with those crippling sanctions. where are you letter? well, you could have powerful sanctions. they ve expressed a willingness to go along with the kind of sanctions you ve outlined. so far, president obama has not been willing to state that publicly. has he given you an assurance that he s willing to go for crippling sanctions? well what the united states has ted, they re determined to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. i think that s an important statement. but it s safe to say, israel will not permanent, on your view, on your watch, for iran to get a nuclear weapon? our preference is that the international community led by the united states stop this nuclear weapons program. having said that, i would say on the eve of israel s independence day and the fortunes of the jewish people were such that we could never defend ourselves. we paid a horrible price on the holocaust and before the holocaust. the changes that that always reserves the right to defend the jewish nation. but the effort is compromised in a stalemate on a piece process. vice president biden surprised by new israeli settlements out of jerusalem. and then an intense meeting between president obama and netanyahu and the israeli prime minister was a no show at obama s nuclear conference. it s pretty clear that the relationship has hit hard bumps. who s the blame to that? i think in any family, you have ups and downs, you have disagreements. but i think this relationship between the united states of america and people of israel is rock solid. march 23rd, an extraordinary visit to the white house. no public pictures. the president apparently kept you waiting while he went up and had dinner and left you waiting in the roosevelt room. it s been reported that the president made several demands that israel freeze all settlements and that they be prepared in the peace talks to talk about the substance of boundaries on refugee. you have told the president that they re prepared to meet what he s set out? one, i don t know how the meeting was perceived. but i don t think there was any such intention on the part of the president. i think we have outstanding issues. we re trying to resolve them through diplomatic challenge in the best way we can. we have on jerusalem, not my personal policy, but all presidents, for the last 42 years. now the palestinian demand, and i i m not saying what the american position is, but the palestinian demand is that we prevent jews from building in jewish neighborhoods in jerusalem. that is you know, that is an unacceptable demand. so it seems like you and president obama are still at outs on this whole issue of whether there should be a settlement freeze right now. if that s the case, how do you get these talks started again? no, in fact, i m the one who initiated that s unprecede unprecedented. in jerusalem, we re talking about neighborhoods, right in the heart of jerusalem. as you know, sir, a lot of those neighborhoods in east jerusalem were empty, as recently as 1993. they were next to palestinian neighborhoods not contiguous to other settlements which is one of the reasons president obama has called for a freeze. what would be your reaction then first the president decides, as he s been advised by some, to put a united states peace plan on the table? well, first of all, in these neighborhoods which are part and parcel of jerusalem have not displaced anyone. palestinians live in their neighborhoods, jews live in jerusalem. i don t believe you can seriously think you can impose peace. peace has to come from the parties sitting down with each other. resolving their differences. this is what we want to achieve. the prime minister also repeated his opinion be sitting down without any precautions. they have not had any formal response. but last night, secretary state clinton did put out a statement saying the united states would share your risks and burdens. you can read more at abcnews.com. an american student convicted of murder of a british roommate. she files appeals and says there s no proof she was at the scene of the crime. we have the latest on the amanda knox indicate. and later, could 3-d television be bad for your health? 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(announcer) right now, all over the country, discover card customers are getting five percent cashback bonus at home improvement stores. it pays to get more, it pays to discover. live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. it is 7:22 on this monday, april 19. let s get started with lisa baden and the latest on the traffic. there is a lot of traffic and 66, 95, and 395 but no accidents. in the sunshine, it will slow on the toll road leading the dulles greenway. let s begin with pictures from 395. there is northbound traffic leaving edsall road to get past the pentagon. that goes across the 14th street bridge. notice the sunshine. once you get to washington boulevard, it will let to go but re develop-across the 14th street bridge. here is a peak of traffic on the beltway in maryland to get to silver spring and we are open at old georgetown road. and a very good morning, here is a live shot up at laurel high school. things are gorgeous outside. we are in the low 40 s. there is a storm down to our south and west over the next couple of days and that will get closer but in the meantime, sunshine prevails with upper 60 s tomorrow. we will be right back. students and teachers at shall middle school in northwest d.c. are heading back to class with heavy heart. they are mourning the loss of their principal who is now dead. we have more on how the community is coping with his death on thursday. i think we go through moments of shock, moments of this belief. this woman drove to the middle school to meet students and teachers over her brother. this was his dream and his calling. he wanted to help kids and work with them them. he was one of the kind. he was very knowledgeable and honest. he was brutally honest. he was very funny. absent from school thursday, police found shot dead in the bedroom of his maryland home. there have been tearful vigils and gatherings. this is a man who truly enjoyed his job. you could tell he was so pleased to be there for the students that the police found his car saturday in southeast. they think he might have known the killer. whoever did this, it is a devastating loss of a beloved educator. he never let us go down on our tests. assessment tests scheduled for this week have been postponed for two weeks so that students and staff can continue to grieve. the family will have a moral service this week. residents in the d.c. suburbs will feel the effect of budget cuts. 90% of road maintenance funding has been cut. virginia lawmakers have made cuts to education, public safety, and health care. gun rights supporters will hold two demonstrations today. the second amendment march will take place at the washington monument and dozens of people armed with weapons will gather at a park in virginia. we will be back with another news update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to our sister station, news channel 8. doug mcelway, alison starling, and meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather. people know a lot about kim. they know she does her own make up. she can not set up a music stand. oh, they know that she always forgets where she puts her magic wand . but when she finds it, she makes magic happen. 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[ female announcer ] now the best protection also comes in new prints and colors. 3-d movies are all the rage right now. how to train your dragon took the box office this weekend. could the new 3-d tvs be bad for your health? they ve come out with warnings for pregnant women, even little kids, not to drink while you watc watch. good morning, america. i m george stephanopoulos. when we come in, we look at all the stories we re going to talk about. we kind of figure out what is going to light up the board. imagine a world without school. no teachers, no books, no lessons. kids are cheering across the country. well, parents have cut formal education out of their kids lives completely. it s called radical un-school. are they putting your kid s futures in jeopardy? i know there are two sides to this side. also, a special this half hour, a once in a lifetime opportunity. your greatest dream come true. first in this half hour, george. the latest on amanda knox, the former college student convicted of murdering her roommate while study ago broad in italy. she has filed a new appeal. we re going to talk to one of her attorneys in a moment but first andrea canning has the latest. reporter: facing 25 years behind bars, amanda knox is fighting for freedom with her family at her side. amanda has zero history of violence on her side. your first crime. murder. reporter: over the weekend, knox s attorneys have filed a 200-page appeal they re hoping to overturn her conviction and bring her home. it s raising doubt about the accuracy of the dna found on a knife, alleged to be the weapon used in the murder of meredith kercher. authorities are again asking for an independent investigation of that evidence. the appeal also claims knox was denied her legal rights during the initial police interrogation, where she gave conflicting statements. she was not provided with a professional interpreter. she was not provided with a lawyer. she was smacked in the back of the head. she was threatened. she was screamed at. reporter: the two judges issued an opinion explaining the 26-year sentence. prosecutors had suggested several different motives from robbery to intention. but they suggest it happened at the spur of a moment. they say knox participated in the murder and its cover-up but did not act maliciously and wasn t the mastermind behind the crime. the judge is asking to increase the sentence to life in prison. we will never leave her over there. she will come home, no matter what it takes. any parent would do that for their innocent child. reporter: for good morning america, andrea canning, abc news. joining us now from philadelphia is one of amanda knox s attorneys, ted simon, joins us live. good to see you, ted. good morning. good morning to you. amanda s parents are saying understandably, she s having good days and bad days there in italy. anything more you can tell us? under the circumstances, we believe she s doing very well. this say tough situation to be in. i know, robin, you and your audience have been following this case. there s no evidence of any sort on amanda knox in the room or on her person. given the sad and violent nature of this murder, one would think some evidence of amanda would be found in that room or on her person but it was not. as we said before, there s no, hair no fiber, no footprint, no shoe print, no dna no blood, nothing. the remaining question is why is amanda knox still in jail. and this 200-page appeal persuasively demonstrates whatever evidence that was produced was insubstantial, unpersuasive and unreliable. southwest it was fraught with speculation, conjecture and contradiction. and we think ultimately, this appellate court would realize the meritetous position of amanda knox and the evidence. were you suggesting she was not there at the time? there will be additional evidence that was not heard before. part of the evidence was committed by sollecito s attorney. and as well as there s brand-new information presented as mart of amanda s appeal, by another person, independent of that, that also states for the first time that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito were not present or were not involved. bring up rudy guede. he appeals and was sentenced to 16 years. that encouraging to amanda knox at all? we know as a factual matter, all the forensic evidence points to rudy guede. and there s no forensic evidence that points to amanda knox, with respect, particularly, in the room or on the person of meredith kercher. given the fact she has no history of violence. she has an otherwise unblemished record and academically has excelled. including the trial court found that there was no motive whatsoever constantly rejecting the theories the prosecution. all of this is helpful to the defense. and we think ultimately, the appellate court, after a searching inquiry, will recognize the injustices of this conviction. we know there s a difference in the systems there. tell us about the appeal process in italy as compared to here in the u.s. yes. the systems are different, but that doesn t mean they re unnecessarily unfair. in fact, because of the differences in italy on appeal it very well may help amanda in the appeal. in the u.s., in an appeal, the appellate court simply looks at whether or not there s a legal error. in italy, there s an opportunity to look at legal errors, as well as revisit the facts. so there s a broader range of appeal and a greater opportunity to have any case, particularly this one, reversed. prosecutors are filing their own appeal wanting the sentence to be a life sentence. will the appeals be heard at the same time? and what kind of effect do you think that will have on amanda s appeal? yes, they will be heard at the same time. we don t believe at that prosecutor s appeal is substantial. they think it s wanton, more strategic than substantive. recognize at that trial court rejected each of ever-changing motives, first that it was a satanic killing and a drug-killed orgy gone awry and then vengeance. and the court ultimately concluded there was no motive. given the fact there was no motive, we think that s helpful to the defense because why would amanda do such a thing without a motive? there s no physical evidence. it makes no sense. and we think this is very supportive of the appeal. everyone, the family, amanda, lawyers are very encouraged that we have a great opportunity to reverse this injustice. ted simon. thanks very much. it s a long month ahead. it s time for the weather, heidi jones from wabc in for sam this morning. good morning. good morning, robin, good morning, everyone. we start off with a live shot from south florida, wplg out of miami, florida. a rainy start to the day. we ll see some breaks later today. but it s a bit of a slow start to the sunslight state. let s talk about it. we have an inch of rain in miami yesterday, we re not going to see that today. it s not going to be full sunshine. we will see improving conditions, next 24 hours. the big story has to be the rain that s moving into the pacific northwest throughout the duration of today and into tonight. the wind picks up as we get into outside this morning, we are in the 40 s 44 degrees in stafford right now. we are looking at a and this weather report has been brought do you by dairy queen, robin? heidi, boston mare that ron. isn t that today? yes. didn t you run. i ran last year, the elite women and men today. you look like you could still knock it off. next, is the new 3-d tv bad for your health? we ll talk about that next. come on back. to get more of the fiber you need every day, try fiberchoice. with the natural fiber found in fruits and vegetables and 33% more fiber per serving than benefiber. go to fiberchoice.com o get savings and rewards. for all active families. our advanced 2-in-1 power cleans tough stains like grass better than the leading oxi detergent and helps get your family s wash incredibly white and bright. try new all oxi-active. it s all good. now to those 3-d tvs. they were supposed to be the biggest entertainment hit of the year. here s the hitch, watching them may be bad for your health. becky worley joins us live from oakland. we can becky, i was surprised to know, the user manuals actually warn about the side effects? that s right, george, four 3-d tv sets prepared to sell this year. they have a new warning could they make you feel like you re in the action actually make you feel sick? 3-d tvs have created a lot of buzz do you see that? reporter: but now a manufacturer warns that some viewers shouldn t watch the displays. in the samsung manual, warn the elderly suffers of serious medical conditions those who are sleep deprived should avoid using the 3-d functionality. primary things i would worry about would be blurred vision, headache, difficulty concentrating, perhaps imbalance difficulties. is it disorienting? it made me feel a little bit like, you know, light-headed. i don t know whether my brain is switching or the unit is switching. i remember during the movie, i had to take my glasses off at one point because i just felt like something hurt. my eyes or my head, i forgot. reporter: but this mother to-be felt no side effects. queasy. no. reporter: you passed that part of being pregnant a couple months ago, didn t you? but one viewer found tv viewing could increase eye strain and headaches. two emerge from a slightly different vantage point. the glasses help overlay the image, tricking the brain thinking it s in front of you. if your brain is putting a lot of effort into doing something like a three-dimensioned image, that s a lot of extra work. reporter: extra work that s taxing while sober. but the samsung manual specifically warning against viewing under the influence of alcohol, which some think would put a damper on the 3-d super bowl party. would that prevent from you buying one? it would definitely make you think about it. reporter: now, we spoke with s samsung, and they said they re just trying to provide viewers with as much information as possible. the doctor we talked to said the advice is straightforward. if watching 3-d tvs makes you sick, stop watching. but if you just plunk down $3,500 for a new tv, george, that could lead to a serious case of buyer s resource. i would think so. when we come back, we will attempt to make one of your fun dreams come true. find out in just a minute. so i gave it a try and wow. it works. now she has a springon her step. i m loving it, every morning. mmmm. back on track. activia with bifidus regularis helps regulate your digestive system would you recomend activia? i already #have. she reommends it. what are you waiting for? bye-bye. you be careful on your way home. -happy mother s day. -okay. bye-bye. 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any school kids? we re talking with the parents. life without school? you can imagine never going to school? never having books? never having teachers, can you imagine life like that? all: no. see. it s called radical un-schooling. some people are imagining it right now. this is like no school, no discipline, no rules, no nothing. a lot of families are getting into it. the girl scouts are saying, we can t imagine that. we like school, we re girl scouts. also coming up, behind the scenes of dancing with the stars. you kind of feel like something is going on? some heat. yeah, some heat. chad and cheryl talking fob the first time about the ring. he gave her a ring. he s the man! he gave her a ring. i think so also, in the last half hour, we got vanessa williams here, cease going from ugly betty to broadway. and alyssa milano, she s got the show. good morning, everyone. we begin with the airspace over britain, france, germany and holland, all of which remains shut down today on day five of the travel chaos, resulting from that icelandic volcano. more than two-thirds of the flights in and out of europe are still canceled. the situation is now so desperate, england is sending warships to bring stranded travelers home. british airways say its and other airlines have lost so much money, they re asking the european union for help. and the volcano is spewing less ash, but we re not out of the woods yet. our neal karlinsky is in iceland this morning. good morning, neal. reporter: juju, good morning. the wind, this is the wind taking all of that ash across europe right now. the volcano just behind me, and the ash is blowing due south, over the lower flanks and out over the coast of iceland. while this eruption could go on for a year, the dangerous part, the part causing all the trouble, could stop within the next couple of days. and that is also extremely good news from the people who live here who have been taking a pounding from all of the ash coming down on the small communities and farmlands to the south. they re beginning to dig out of some of the ash and hope they re not buried in yet more. there is yet a nearby monster called kutla, that could be the next to go, juju. neal karlinsky from the volcano zone. one airport that is hit hardest is charles de gaulle airport outside of paris. our miguel marquez is there. how are they coping? reporter: well, they re coping by staying out of the airport. for another day, every single departure is canceled. there s no word when they will come back on line. but there s a tiny bit of good news, a few handful of airlines have reopened to get travelers back to their home countries. more than a dozen test flights have been done so far. and another seven prepared by air france today. still, 20,000 flights across europe will be canceled because of the ash. european officials are meeting to look for a way to open up partially the airspace here. there s one estimate out there, but europe, the tourism industry here could suffer as much as $10 billion a week if this not taken care of, juju. thanks so much. in other news, the former mortgage giant countrywide which was bank of america is not subject to a criminal investigation. wall street journal is reporting the grand jury is hearing from witnesses. three former executives also face charges about allegedly lying to investors about how risky the public prime mortgages they held. there is proof that fewer americans have faith in their government. a new pol from the pew research center said four out of five americans don t trust the federal government and one in three believe the government is a major threat to their personal freedoms. that s the news at 8:05. time for the weather with heidi jones who is in for sam. good morning. good morning. we welcome red sox nation. it says, new york is awesome but red sox what? rule. that might be debatable here, boys. big day in boston. one of my favorite days as the world s oldest, most prestigious race, the boston marathon. the stretching, working it out. look at the numbers. this is the most ideals numbers you want. 40s to near 50 degrees. it s going to be a stiff window out of the northwest. a expect a cool start to the dead. we are starting off in a 40 s. we had 30 s earlier this morning. things have warmed up a bit with sunshine. at the neck over the next couple of days, it will be decent. it will be near 70 tomorrow and midweek a little rain will move in. it will clear for thursday and friday and the weekend could have rain. and apparently are when you re from new hampshire, you don t need a jacket. are you cold, casey? yes. let s go back inside to george. that is a nice hug, heidi. this is what we ve been talking about all morning. we ve heard of home schooling, but what about unschooling? it s a growing new movement that permits students to do whatever they want during the day, instead of going to school. i admit, i think it sounds crazy. but juju reported the story and you did find people who think this is a powerful way to help kids learn. absolutely. it feels like playing hooky, the premise is let a child follow his or her own passions and the learning will come from the doing. but most educators say there s a huge gap between the ewe taupe n i ian ideal and reality. reporter: imagine a world without school. for bigger kids, it s a reality, they re at home not being home schooled. they re being unschooled. we re talking about no textbooks, no tests no formal education at all. living your life as if the school system didn t exist. reporter: they ll never get x plus y equals z? no, if they need formal algebra understanding, then they will find that information. reporter: kidding doing whatever they want. they might watch television, they might play games on the computers. might read. reporter: i know my kids if they have a choice between watching tv and reading the key there is you got to trust your kids to find their own interests. reporter: but can we? really? this to me is putting way too much power in the hands of the kids. something we know kids can find anxiety-producing. reporter: the beiglers are allowing their children to make their own rules. how can you parent without any rules? we find that we don t need a whole lot of rules. reporter: your daughter stays up all night. yeah. reporter: isn t that counterproductive? no, she s getting done what she wants to get done. reporter: though it varies from state to state, it s perfectly legal in massachusetts. they just have to report once a year to the local skul. school. discovery health chronicled the life of one young unschooled family. today, we re going to the local farm. how much money did you bring? $1.10. at amazing when you broaden the scope. there is no hierarchy in our house. there s no punishment. no judgment, no discipline. they just get to what they need for breakfast. you re going to have a doughnut? are you going to brush your teeth? heidi was the last one to go for us as far as being relaxed in the parenting style. reporter: we wonder what happens. the teenagers had been unschooled for six year s. when was the last grade you went to school? first grade. reporter: do you ever miss or regret not being in a normal school? i don t regret it, but sometimes i wonder what my life would be if i continued going to school. i never was really into some of the stuff that i had to do in the school. reporter: but you were 7. what do you know? in pe, you learn volleyball and basketball and football. have you explored any sport? no, they don t have an interest of mine. reporter: that s what school is about, to be exposed to all of these things that maybe you would like one of them. you would be, what, a junior in high school? i really don t know. reporter: do you feel prepared for college? do you feel like you re prepared academically? no, not really. i haven t done traditional look at a textbook and learn about such and such. if i wanted to go to college, i d pick up a textbook and i would learn. reporter: isn t the job of the parent to teach the child to do things that they don t want to do? they will do what they need to do whether or not they enjoy it because they see the purpose in it. reporter: do you ever worry, though, about raising your kids so far out of the mainstream that they will be handicapped in some way? the way they learn, you know, growing up is different than what most other people do. but in all other aspects, they re living in the mainstream. they have experiences and knowledge that other people don t. now, the reaction to this has been intense. and everyone keeps asking, is this legal? well, unschoolers typically register as home schoolers. they have major here that each state handles it differently. others such as colorado require testing or evaluation every other year. and parents check in with curriculum. basically, they on their own. do you have any sense of how many families are actually trying this? it s a growing number, 10% to 20% of home schoolers. it s a small faction. it s a growing movement online. a lot of families are opting out of the bullying and sort of the competitiveness of public schools. but the truth is, how do you give children choices unless you expose them to things that they don t necessarily know that they want to do. a lot of educators are doubtful that the curriculum can be sustained. weigh in on our message board at abcnews.com. elliott and harper, you re not allowed to weigh in. and when we come back, the dancing with the stars, where is all of that on-screen chemistry coming from? do, do, do it together do, do it together it s all right, it s all right do, do it together do, do it together it s all right, it s all right it s all ri-i-i-ght [ female announcer ] why not bring the whole family together? visit royalcaribbean.com today. i have missed you. pollen in the air kept hunter cooped up itching his eyes and sneezing. but now i found zyrtec®. it s #1 allergist recommended. with children s zyrtec® he can get 24-hour allergy relief indoors and outdoors. now he can run wild. with the rest of the pack. with children s zyrtec®, he can love the air®. and now try children s zyrtec® perfect measure®. a premeasured spoon. just twist squeeze and go™. a premeasured spoon. your frizz revolution stars now. new frizz-ease smooth start. the only shampoo and conditioner with frizz mending complex. transforms frizz by repairing it. to restore hair s natural defense gainst frizz. for 100% flawless, frizz-free style frizz-ease smooth start. yeah, we re still buzzing about unschooling, too. really? seriously? go to our website and let us know what you think about that. in the meantime, let s go inside dancing with the stars and take a look at the chemistry on and off the dance floor. who s got it, who doesn t. and does it ever get personal? or is it more for the judges? no one knows better than our own cameron mathison who is live this morning in los angeles. do tell, cameron. i don t know about that, robin. what i do know, i talked to three couples, nicole and derrick, maks and sharon and cheryl and chad. after looking to their body language, listening to their comments, you be the judge. reporter: when dancing with the stars producers choose who to pair up, the decision is based not on dancing experience, but on height and potential chemistry. having chemistry is very important. when we dance, it s not just dance moves, it s a connection. chemistry to me isn t just necessarily romance or love. it s something that you see in each other. you just build it slowly through the weeks. i know derrick and i, ke weren t stand each other because we re so close. it s tough. it s all right. it s a hard job, dancing with me every day. i think so maks and i do have the best chemistry on the show. one minute it s like this, another is, i love you. another is, i quit. reporter: erin and maks have danced around published rumors that they might be romantically involved. they re at least good friends it seems. i was sad last night when we didn t go to dinner. it was weird. really? why didn t you tell me anything? well, because i feel like you re over me. really? yeah. reporter: how important is chemistry on dancing with the stars ? it s what s going to make it or break it for you. i think chemistry you need to have it in order for people to believe in what you do. you can see it right through the television screen. why are you looking at me like that, cameron? no you hear actors say that. sometimes, people say, oh, my god, these two are in love but they re trained actors. but a professional dancer, someone who is not trained. all of my previous competitive dance partners, i couldn t be competitive with anyone that i didn t have chemistry with. so you re saying you have chemistry with everybodiy. everybody. what kind of chemistry is this, we re nothing like your past partners. keep going. it we re totally different than no, we re not. we re not? huh-uh. okay. we re no different than anybody else. i have different types of chemistry with people. oh, there are different types of chemistry now. right. chemistry doesn t mean that we re together. we re not boyfriend and girlfriend. huh? does chad know that? actually, i do love her. he gave me this ring. if there s no chemistry off camera, then why do you want to keep the ring on? it s his way of showing his appreciation and it s my way of showing my appreciation by keeping it on the finger. i can t wait to see what he s going to give me. to my understand, he bought a ring for her teacher, teaching the new style of dancing. for me, i m waiting for my gift. the way i look at it, i m just a big shining light that i want to bring to derek s life every day. and i m just waiting for that i m a thank you. i like a princess cut. i ll get you starbursts. that will have to do. nicole also makes a good point that besides the chemistry between a dancing couple, there s also the chemistry between them and you, the viewer, and sometimes, it s that chemistry that can keep the celebrity, even if they re not the best dancer on the show. robin. cameron, come on now, you know some things. being on a show. you have a gorgeous wife. you re so happy at home and all of those things. what are we seeing really on camera? hey, you know, i go to work like you say every day on all my children. i have a new love interest like every other month. i have to make people at home believe that i m madly in love with these people. for me, it s all an act. they spend a lot of time together. some of these couples are single. they re playing it up, aren t they? yeah, they are. all right, cameron, thanks so much. it just so happens that chemistry will be tested on abc s dancing with the stars tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. two scoops!™ of raisins in some oxes. t you know what will really ge us in the spirit? 99 boxes of raisin bran crunch if you re nice to me i ll share some with you , you take one down ( and pass it around ) 98 boxes of raisin bran crunch , three tasty ingredients, one great combination. raisin bran crunch! from kellogg! i m a free runner. .national champion gymnast. .martial artist. and a stuntwoman. if you want to be incredible, ! eat incredible. announcer: eggs. incredible energyfor body and mind. 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what do you have to say to all of those red sox fans here? they ll never win the world series. we start out in the east. a little scattered shower. sunshine state, you ll get some later today. quiet in dallas after all the rain they did have. the big story, wet weather in the pacific northwest. here s the highs, good looking in the middle of the country. as that heat building all the way from minneapolis down to dallas. you ll get back to normal, just give it time. 75 in atlanta, five to six degrees below normal. northeast, gorgeous weather. a very good morning, we have a cool start but temperatures are warming nicely with temperatures at 48 degrees downtown. tomorrow will be closer to 70 and showers on wednesday. happy birthday. how old are you today? 7 years fold. 7 years old. and you love kitties? yes. we all love kitties. happy birthday, march was a good month for new jobs, more than 162,000 new positions were added. tory johnson has coached job seekers on how to prepare for the top five jobs for interviewers. she s back. the interview says, do you have any questions, and there is one bad answer. that s right. you never want to say no. you always want to have questions prepared to ask. it shows a couple things that you are curious and interested in this particular position. it s not just that you re going for any job at any company, but you re really interested in this one. and i think it also allows you to get potentially critical intelligence about the opportunity, you would not have gotten, had you not chosen to be curious. so you want to ask questions. so it shows intelligence when you get intelligence. exactly. you talked to recruiters. we got their tips via skype. this is micky gordon. she s a talent manager at 7-eleven. why is this position vacant? very important to ask, why is this position vacant? i think it can offer you insight into this particular role and how it fits in with the company. so, for example, is this position vacant because it s newly created with growth within the company. is it a good sign because it was promoted from within. or is it vacant because there s high turnover. you don t want to zuv on day one that you re the eighth person in six months to sit in that seat. you want to ask that question in advance to try to get a question of how important this position is, where it fits in with the larger organization. this is real important information for a person looking for a job. the next question comes from pam webster at enterprise rent acar. we love it when candidates ask us to describe our company culture. another important one. company culture. what exactly is that? the values of that company. the atmosphere. the work styles and preferences. the environment that you re going to be working in. a really important question that you want to get a sense of what it s like to work there. they re sizing you up, what makes you tick, what ticks off. you re going to enjoy working at that particular place every single day. and i think a really good follow-up question to that is, if you could change one thing about the company, what would it be? or if you could change one thing about the culture, what would it be? it s a way to be curious. a woman told me a couple weeks ago, she asked that question, and the answer was, you know, i wish people were less intense. that it s a group that works past 8:00 at night. and i wish people would realize it s okay to go home. that s a real eye-opener and hopefully you d want to learn in advance before you start. is there any danger when you push too hard that people might think you re looking for gossip or a good time. i think it s the way you ask, if i were to say, hey, buddy, tell me what s wrong with this place. that s not going to go over very well. i think change and adaptability are really important in the workplace. i m asking you, if there was something that you could change, what might it be. the next one comes from rich from the staffing firm. our candidates wants to know what s the number one success. what manager isn t going to know what you re focused on success. you want to know how you re going to be measured, how your performance is going to be measured, especially because every organization evaluates people differently. i think anyone s going to be impressed to hear that question. and the one that i would always end with, i think it s really important to say, what are the next steps in the process? the last thing you want to do is leave the interview hanging are not knowing. am i expected to be interviewed with other people. is there any testing involved? when do you expect to be making a decision? if i don t hear from you, when should i follow up? is it ever okay after the interview to follow up with more questions? absolutely. absolutely. i think it s great to follow up with more questions if things come to mind. and certainly follow up with answers that you think you either perhaps didn t answer as well as you could or might want to add some addition. so always follow up. good stuff as always. you can get more tips from tory vanessa williams is back on broadway with a new musical that celebrates leyrilyricist. and he was nominated for a tony for one of his shows into the woods. she s in sondheim. people know who sondheim is, but people do have no idea get a chance to spend an evening listening to sondheim talk about his background, his teachers, his mentors but also seeing his life come to work. you get a chance to sing and dance. as you can see, we re doing bits of company which was one of his big shows as well. it s fascinating, it s like a documentary because you get a chance to hear his stories. with the interviews? right. and thenen you get song and dance. he keeps to himself. he s a shy guy? he s a shy guy. and he comes to rehearsal. we comes at least once a week. we get notes from s.s. we make sure we apply the notes from s.s. he s a creator. isn t it a little intimidating when you re at rehearsal and he s sitting there with a legal pad out? of course, it s intimidating. the beginning of act two a song that he wrote for sondheim & sondheim is called god. it s very tongue in cheek but it s hilarious. what s it like to be on broadway? we know you from tv, film. you ve done things so well. it comes back to the stage. and the timing couldn t be more perfect. and i literally finished the last episode wednesday. no! i know, it saddens me, too. we open this thursday and this week. so it couldn t be orchestrated better. and i signed up james who i had done as a director. and it s accommodating when you work back and forth. absolutely. there s nothing like a live audience, every night. being able to make it new and fresh. it s a grind. it s definitely worth it. and heidi, there s nothing like a live audience every morning. you there go. but you feed off of it, you absolutely do. yeah. ugly betty. uh-huh. okay. this season had really found its voice and the cast and everything. how difficult was it to say good-bye? oh, it was tough. i mean, when i saw the last episode, they didn t show all the cuts and tapes that we were bawling our eyes out. it was tough. it s almost like high school. your freshman year, your senior year. we did not want to leave. the last one, none of us wanted to leave the table. none of us wanted to finish the words. the ensemble was great. the direction was great. the writing. it was unique. i m going to start a petition. let s have a movie. that s right. ugly betty, the movie. i think that would be something else? absolutely. do you also sing in your church choir? i do. i do. the new york times followed me on a sunday, and i started out at 10:30 mass singing for easter. my daughter is in the children s choir. i m in the adult choir. i sang, jumped in my car and did a 2:00 matinee on broadway with sondheim & sondheim. how do you do it? you can t have an off night. you can t have an off night. it s the electricity. you have your voice, it s a muscle, an instrument, it has to be taken care of well. you got to be in shape. i love it. you do love it. and you look fantastic. thank you. you bring it every night. it s a limited run until july? mid-june. if they want tickets they can go to a web suit or come to studio 54. eight shows a week every night except monday. this is my day off. thank you for sharing your day off. continued blessings in all of do. for more on vanessa s musical, we have watched alyssa milano grow up in the spot light ever since she was a kid stealing scenes in who s the boss? and she showed us one of the scariest things, the dating scene. good morning. last week, you were on jimmy kimmel. you go on jimmy kimmel and you send out a tweet this morning saying he s dreaming. i check this morning, i get nothing. i didn t know your tweet address. i ll have to do a post one after i get out of here. i will send you a tweet, absolutely. how did you get into twitter? because you re a big user now? you know, it was actually my mother suggested that i join twitter which was odd. she s teaching me about technology. so i joined. and i didn t really get it at first. you know, i followed a bunch of celebrities who just did a lot of self-promoting. and it was just like a weird concept to me. like who cares what i m doing? i fully grasped the power of twitter during the protests in iran. of course. and to be getting realtime updates from students and people that were personally affected, it was pretty amazing because there wasn t that filter of network news, you know, bringing you the news. it was realtime accounts. putting us out of a job? you found a way to do some good with 2 as well? yeah, i m an ambassador for unicef and for the global network. and i think the true power of twitter lies in the fact you that can have a platform to share ideas and information and empower bepeople to, you know, want to make effect change. and that s what i really enjoy about it because i think everyone innately wants to help or give back. but sometimes, people don t know how to do it. let s talk about the show romantically challenged, you play a divorcee getting back into the dating scene. i play the single mother of a 15-year-old recently divorced. in the first episode, they found out that her husband is getting remarried. it s very hard for her. her friends, this is an ensemble comedy, they convince her to go out on her first, you know, post divorce date. she s terrified. she married the first guy she ever slept with. let s take a look. do you have any pictures of yours? yeah, of course i do. you know what, he s not very photogenic. wow. he s pretty mature for 7. that s not a picture of my son. that s a picture of my ex. it s your ex. hey, mom, sorry to barge in but my teacher wants to see you right now. definition of a date gone wrong. yeah, exactly. you know, i am so in love with this show because it really takes the angle of the humorous side of what everyone has to go through to find their happily ever after. i think everyone can relate to it in some form. and it comes on after dancing with the stars. yes. a very nice lead-in. would you ever do that show? you know what, if they did like an 80s dancing with the stars, i would do that because i ve got moves from the 80s. we actually know you have moves from the 80s. take a look at this, everyone, 1988. oh, yeah. toe raises. wow. yeah. the good old days aerobics, huh? the good, old days of aerobics. that was a time when they started cutting the funds for p.e. in schools. we did this workout video. it haunts me to this day. you know, you re career you ve kept going in this business for so long. we ve got a lot of viewer questions. they re all around the same thing. how did you stay so normal in the spotlight? you know, it s a hard business to grow up in, and i had the best circumstance which is a family that didn t care what i did, just as long as there was food on the table and we had dinner together. and i really think that having that stability saved me. i mean, i think a child can go through anything, just as long as they have parents behind them that support them. and remind them what s important in life. you know, i have a brother that s ten years younger than i am. and he never for a second missed the opportunity to tell me about my acne. and very normal, n syin sync, s grounded. very instilled in me that family, love, friendship it doesn t matter what you do in life, as long as you have those things, you re a success. congratu ossman ali is a new york cab driver. he doesn t have a business address. he doesn t have a cfo. but he does use digital currency, so he can take fares who don t have cash. visa digital currency brings more business and greater safety to 13,000 cab drivers and their customers. this is ossman. this is progress. visa. currency of progress. music plays [ sneezing ] [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? 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