Laura Schulte

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

NEW YORK - Audrey Doering was finally reunited with her identical twin sister, Gracie Rainsberry.

The two found out about each other nearly a month ago after some sleuthing by Doering's mother, Jennifer Doering, of Wausau. Rainsberry and her family live in Washington. The parents and the girls had spoken on video chat, but had not yet met until Wednesday when they were brought together on the television program "Good Morning America."

As a divider between Audrey and her family and Gracie and her family was lifted, the two burst into tears and ran in for a hug.

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As the families sat down, Audrey said she was feeling excited and happy through her tears. Gracie replied that it was "really overwhelming."

When asked by host Michael Strahan how it felt to have a sister in addition to three brothers, she said she liked it.

"It felt like there was somebody missing," Audrey said. "So it's like ... now it's complete."

The results of a DNA test were also confirmed by twin specialist, psychologist Nancy Segal. The two are, in fact, identical twins, with 100 percent certainty, Segal said.

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin in December reported the story of how the two families found each other. Their story received national attention, and "Good Morning America" contacted the family shortly thereafter about having the reunion on live TV.

Good Morning America also provided the families with tickets to a Broadway musical and dinner at Planet Hollywood during their stay in New York. The families were also given airline tickets to help out with the expenses of the girls traveling to see each other.

At the end of the segment, the girls were asked what was in their hearts after finally being reunited.

"Love," they both said.

Watch the video from Good Morning America above, and read our full story about how the two families learned about each other.

Contact Going Out reporter Laura Schulte at 715-297-7532 or leschulte@gannett.com; on Twitter @schultelaura.