>> all right, robin. let's turn it around here and go to a businessman with a heart of gold. he is a houston legend. he's warming up houston -- helping everybody stuck in the bitter cold. jim mackenville, aka mattress mack is coming to rescue texans once again turning his furniture store into temporary shelters just like he did during hurricane harvey. he said the need to tremendous and anyone can drop in for two hours or two days, they have free food and blankets. his 10-year-old granddaughter is helping him. he says, quote, i'm trying to teach her that the essence of living is giving. that's what we do. he is more than generous all the time. >> he lives it. >> he is the real deal. >> he is the real deal. >> he has the best commercials in houston for his furniture store. great job. >>> we have a lot more coming up on "gma" including ashley judd. she is revealing the harrowing details of her 55-hour rescue after she shattered her leg in the rain forest. >>> also, new body cam video showing an 18-year-old

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by one name, denzel. >> you're known by one name now, robin, robin. >> i want to say two name, john david, your son. he agrees with that title that you have and he is following in your footsteps. i know how proud you are of him and having this family support, what does it mean to you? >> i'm a dad so i'll keep saying it. olivia washington is a great young actress, very, very, very good young actress so she's coming for her brother. i mean it's a team sport now. my wife was a child prodigy, concert pianist, competitor and singer and actress. my daughter is a producer, produced "malcolm & marie" and others. my baby boy malcolm is a director and a producer and who did i -- did i leave somebody out? and me. and me. i'm number one. in my house i'm number five. >> you remind me so much of my mother and father, because when people would try and praise me, they would list off all the other siblings that i have and rightfully so and talking about them. but i do have to go back to john david just for a moment because he's going to be here on "gma" on monday. >> okay. >> so is there something

. >> reporter: robin, good morning. an intense night of tornado and severe weather warnings here across this part of region and high water this morning has left some roads and neighborhoods cut off. overnight, a flood emergency in louisiana. after an outbreak of severe weather. >> oh, my gosh. we're definitely not going nowhere. >> reporter: more than 150 water rescues so far. firefighters rescuing 20 people in baton rouge, more waiting this morning to be pulled from their homes. on monday, parents were going to extremes to pick up their kids from school, wading through waist-high water. >> obviously i'll do anything to get to her, make sure i can get her home. i have two other kids that are stuck in queen of heaven. >> reporter: this dad kayaking to get his children. some diners stuck in this restaurant as water rises. >> it ain't stopped raining. >> reporter: the deluge submerging whole neighborhoods like this one in lake charles, where more than a foot of rain fell monday. >> i got y'all. >> reporter: rescuers and vo

>> reporter: yeah, robin. you heard president putin there really trying to turn the tables pointing out incidents of violent in the united states. he called out the black lives matter movement. he called out the january 6th insurrection at the capitol. president biden calling it a ridiculous comparison. he said you can't equate those who are being prosecuted for breaking and entering the capitol to those being punished because they're critics of russian president putin. >> rachel, any response from the kremlin this morning? >> reporter: no response from the kremlin this morning. they're allowing putin's words to speak for themselves. but i can tell you, after leaving that press conference, robin, i was swarmed by a few russian reporters. they wanted to know if i was satisfied by his answer. clearly there was a lot of iterest and a lot of intrigue about the american presence in the room. >> let people know what your response was to those people, the press. >> reporter: my response is no comment. look, this is o

robin, how goes it? >> we just saw a duck waddle by there. >> everywhere here. >> but we are here to see how tennesseans are doing after a year of the pandemic restrictions as the state begins to safely open up and, well, you found some folks, they're not just surviving, they are tliefrging. >> they really are. it isnguity en throughout the p. these business way to pivot and to stay afloat. take a look. from the mountains to music city, tennessee is roaring back to life. while cases of covid-19 peaked here last winter, tennesseans felt some of the harshest effect early on in 020 as shutdowns decimated the state's previously booming tourism and hospitality industries. but for chef michael hanna, the pandemic presented a rare opportunity to start his own business. >> gave me the courage to go out there and do it out of necessity and after about a month, it was pushing 20 pizzas out of our house a night. now on his way to leasing his own storefront. for these two, the pandemic actually helped boost their ro

robin? >> ramifications of this case are continuing, stephanie. >> reporter: exactly, robin. the new york attorney general says that the placing of a spit hood on prude's head added to his stress and agitation. they cannot, though, conclude that it directly contributed to his death. but she is asking the state to consider alternative options, also, the justice department just announced that they will review the new york attorney general's report into prude's death to determine whether further federal response is warranted. robin? >> people are waiting for that. stephanie, thank you. michael? >>> we turn to that semi truck colliding with a freight train. 11 train cars going off the track sparking this massive explosion in texas. an 18-wheeler driving through the railroad crossing and striking the train which was carrying coal and gasoline and one car was carrying sulfuric acid. the acid was one car behind the fire. the blast filling the skies over the town with a huge cloud of smoke as you can see there. amazingly no one was injured. the investigation is still active. >> boy,

robin? >> we want you and everyone to take care, trevor. thank you. >>> we'll go to ginger in north redington beach in florida with the track and timing of the storm. good morning to you, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. you have the surf kicking up, but it looks like a fine morning until you realize there are storms brewing that things more than 200 miles away but these hotels while they look sleepy at this moment are chock-full of vacationers. this is a big vacation weekend. it's one of the main concerns we have as this thing moves north-northwest at 12 miles per hour right now. whipping key west as you saw in trevor's piece and it will keep moving north. naples, fort myers, you'll start to deteriorate later this afternoon. we're in a hurricane watch. all the way up through clearwater, sarasota, bradenton all on the lookout for tropical storm elsa. the worst of it will pass by late tonight through early tomorrow. so that's the timing and then you see it make it up to the fl

>> thank you, robin. >>> robin, as the delta variant variant surges, the u.s. military is now taking action to prevent the spread of the virus. moving to mandate vaccination for service members. stephanie ramos is tracking this from the pentagon. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. the secretary of defense says that he will seek the president's approval to make the covid vaccine mandatory for service members no later than mid-september but that if the vaccine receives full fda approval, or if covid cases spike within the military, that time line may be accelerated. pentagon leaders say making the covid vaccine mandatory for the 1.4 million active duty troops is an essential move in maintaining military readiness. president biden has signaled full support of the plan writing in a statement, we are still on a wartime footing and every american who is eligible should take immediate steps to get vaccinated right away and that he's proud of the nation's military men and women for leading the charge. so far the pentagon says 60% of active dut

>> i did, robin. kansas kindness, it's a thing, you know, plain-spoken friendliness and belief in human decency, what a concept. we know that ted lasso has brought that to the fore and maybe the coolest thing about this trip was, indeed, meeting the real-life ted lasso. >> hey, how y'all doing? i'm ted lasso. your new coach. >> reporter: it was the surprising breakout comedy hit of 2020. ted lasso, a division 2 college football coach from the midwest ends up coaching a cynical bunch of british soccer players. >> i got a feeling i'm not in kansas anymore. >> reporter: andonvertm to his eknothos of kindness, positivity and not taking yourself too seriously in thanks, roy. >> reporter: jason sudeikis who plays ted lasso created and co-wrote it and said he based ted lasso in part on this man, donnie campbell. his basketball coach. right away i see the ted lasso similarity, the catchphrases, the kansas kindness, metaphors, dare i say ted-aphors. >> one thing as a coach, you use the sandwich principle. you

robin? you didn't say anything back to me. >> oh, my goodness. >> when is the last time you saw a lawyer say, i'm not a cat? i'm really not a cat, that was something else. we're going to talk a little about that. >> that was really funny. >> that was. >> that was really funny and i'm not kitten. >> oh. ah, man. >> don't go to that well twice. you're better than that. you're better than that. >>> we're going to get right to the historic impeachment trial of former president trump after that senate vote last night that the proceeding is constitutional. the trial will move forward today. >> set to start again at noon. expect more graphic and emotional presentations like the prosecution's opening video on day one, matching the president's words with visceral and violent images of the capitol siege, as the president's legal team is battered by bad reviews. rachel scott starts us off on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. and donald trump was watching it all from

robin? >> does seem that way. eva, thank you. >>> now to that urgent manhunt for the suspect seen opening fire in front of two children in the bronx. police releasing a new picture of the shooter after another violent weekend across the country. stephanie ramos joins us with more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: robin, good morning. violence surged across the country this weekend. here in new york city, those two young children escaped tragedy by mere inches after that gunman opened fire. this morning, the manhunt is on for this suspect involved in a dramatic shooting in new york city. nypd releasing this image of the 24-year-old suspect they say shot a man inches away from children in the bronx. the young kids were on their way to a candy store last thursday evening when the gunman opened fire on his intended target. you can see this 10-year-old girl shield her 5-year-old brother as the gunman unloads. >> i'm disgusted. i'm going to be honest with you. it's very alarming. >> reporter: the victim was struck

i did, robin. those two, they are a dynamic duo of batman and robin, you know, peanut butter and jelly, cookies and cream, you name it. i had a chance to speak to him about becoming a champion once again. congratulations. your fourth, fourth super bowl, man. does it ever get old? does winning get old? >> michael, you know winning doesn't get old, man. you're a winner. winning will never get old, baby. >> you won a super bowl two years ago but after the game two years ago you walked off the field and you said you were in so much pain. you were glad it was over and that you were ready -- you were just ready to retire. so how did you feel walking off the field this time? >> i feel unbelievable walking off the feel. i just played 20 games. it was the most games i've ever played. didn't miss a practice, didn't miss a game. feel like i'm 18 years old right now. i got no injuries at all. it's just playing a full season like that. i feel fresh. i feel like -- you know, i truly feel like the best i've ever

robin. this mass vaccination site at jones beach is fully booked today. ta a lk rone camera, you see the setup they have for the people arriving here early, but time is ticking for this site and sites across the country as they wait for the next vaccine shipments to arrive. playing catch-up, this morning a scramble to get a backlog of vaccine doses delivered after winter storms caused major shipping delays. 6 million doses held up by the weather. that's about three days' worth of shipments. fedex and u.p.s. working through the weekend to get back on track. >> we've been able to get 2 million of those 6 million doses out. we expect to rapidly catch up this week, fill that backlog, make sure they're out to communities and also meet our deadlines and timelines of the doses due to go out this upcoming week. >> reporter: in new york, health department telling us they expect shipments to start arriving today. there are less than a thousand doses left due to the shipments that couldn't get here due

robin? >> all right, michael. >>> president biden reacting to the news calling it a step forward but not enough urging for this verdict to be one step in a push for reform. senior white house correspondent mary bruce has more on his reaction. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, these were the president's most extensive comments on racial justice since taking office. the president urging americans not to look away and think that the work is done now. arguing instead that now is the time to acknowledge and address systemic racism head on. >> this can be a moment of significant change. >> reporter: this morning, the president says a guilty verdict is just the start. >> it's not enough. we can't stop here. we can and we must do more to reduce the likelihood that tragedies like this will ever happen or occur again. >> reporter: calling systemic racism a stain on our nation's soul, biden urged congress to pass the sweeping police reform bill named in george floyd's honor, l

robin? >> alex, thank you. joining us now is matthew rude who was attending the parade with his family. matthew, our hearts go out to you and everybody there in waukesha. how are you doing this morning, matthew? >> i didn't get any sleep last night. i kept replaying what i witnessed, and what could have potentially happened to myself and my children, and just thinking about the families that were affected last night. their lives are forever changed. i just was replaying that over and over again last night. >> i can only imagine you doing that, and it's hard to imagine what you and so many others witnessed. can you please tell us what you saw yesterday? >> so just my two girls, harper and delilah, 5 and 2, took them there to have a wonderful experience. they were enjoying picking up the candy, seeing the floats. and just all of a sudden, i heard screams and chaos coming from my right, and that caught my attention. i looked over and i saw an suv coming towards us relatively quickly, and i knew

robin? >> thank you for your reporting, pierre. thank you. >>> now we have the investigation into the cyberattack on that critical fuel pipeline. the u.s. now saying it has recovered millions of dollars of ransom from those hackers. senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the latest for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is really a rare victory in the fight against these cybercriminals. just as president biden prepares to meet with russian president putin and confront him on cybersecurity the justice department has now seized millions of dollars in ransom paid to the hackers that shut down the colonial pipeline. >> the old adage, follow the money still applies, and that's exactly what we do. >> reporter: the justice department seizing $2.3 million, more than half of the ransom by hacking the bitcoin wallet of the russian cybercriminal group darkside. >> today, we turned the tables on darkside. >> reporter: for six days last month the hackers crippled the

robin. >>> okay, t.j. we turn now to more on that major basketball backlash over the drastic differences between the men's and women's ncaa tournaments. from the weight rooms to the food, even the different covid testing protocols. abc news contributor and "usa today" columnist christine brennan joins us today. on the controversy. always good to see you, christine, and i hope people had a chance to read your latest column about this. the disparities are glaring. it's 2021. we're talking about it still, but is it different this time, christine, do you think? >> it is, robin. it's great to be with you, and yes. these women have a voice. they are confident. they are comfortable. they are glad to speak out. these are the young women we raised, the girl next door, daughter, granddaughter, and your niece, and we've watched them learn life lessons and they, of course, have a platform. they have social media. 20, 25 years ago this could have fallen on deaf ears. now they're able to get our attention and the nation

robin? >>> back here at home president biden signing that bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill saying the message is america is moving again. let's go to our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, when will communities start to see the impact of the bill that was just signed? good morning. >> reporter: hi, robin. that is the big question right now. officials say some money will go immediately out to ports and airports and roads to start projects. this is a big one. the governor of new york says residents in that state won't have to see increases in fare hikes on the subway or cuts in services because they're expecting such a big windfall in this infrastructure cash. let me give you a sense of where the white house is focused. president biden is traveling to new hampshire today. he will be visiting a bridge that's been on a red list because it's in such horrible condition. you can see it there. tomorrow he's headed to detroit visiting gm's electric vehicle assembly pla

robin? >>> now to a consumer alert. that cup of coffee you're drinking this morning may be getting more expensive. rebecca jarvis is here to tell us what's behind the surge. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, and i'm sorry to share this news as you're enjoying your morning ritual, but coffee prices have spiked 18% in the last three months and there are three key reasons here. first of all, a drought in brazil, the world's largest producer of coffee beans. if you see arabica written on the side of your beans there's a good shot they came from brazil, but this year farmers there say they're expecting the worst harvest in 20 years. the second issue is shipping costs. they have risen around the globe in light of the pandemic, and even though colombia and vietnam have coffee beans, the shipping costs make them more expensive and in some cases impossible to even get here to the united states. finally, we're drinking more coffee. we drank a lot of it in the pandemic at home. as cafes are re-opening,

robin? >>> and george, as the covid cases decline across the country, millions are expected to travel for memorial day weekend. many will even be able to get vaccinated before boarding their flight. transportation correspondent gio benitez is at jfk airport with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. yeah, this vaccination site here at jfk opened just moments ago as we come on the air, and lue vaccinate airport employees, an ahead and donate it to the state so that they can go ahead and vaccinate any u.s. resident who is flying into or out of jfk. they're giving that single-dose johnson & johnson vaccine, and i got to tell you, robin, this is 1 of 7 airports across the state of new york that are going to be going ahead and giving that vaccine, again, to any u.s. resident. >> and, gio, we know more than 37 million people are expected to travel this week? >> reporter: a lot of people, robin. that is up 60% over last year. 2.5 million of those are going to be flying, ok

robin? >>> we'll stay in washington with a possible break through on president biden's massive social weeks with democrats at odds - over what to include and how big the bill should be. rachel scott is on capitol hill with the latest for us. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. the president has been working to break that stalemate in his party for weeks and this morning we're learning he's ramping up the pressure. sources tell me when the president met with democrats behind closed doors at the white house he told them they need to reach a deal on his economic agenda by the end of next week. that some pretty big concessions would need to be made, starting with tuition free community college. the president said that community college will likely need to be dropped from the final package and other priorities will need to be scaled back as well. the child tax credit democrats wanting to make that permanent, but the president sut significa suggesting it may only be extended fo

robin. >> so disturbing. allright, pierre, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, gio benitez is going to talk about a major backlog in processing passports and how it could affect your vacation. come on back. your vacation. come on back. like many people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease, i was there. be right back. but my symptoms were keeping me from where i needed to be. so i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for people with uc or crohn's disease. and humira helps people achieve remission that can last, so you can experience few or no symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone

robin. >>> now to march madness. half the final four set for the women and the men after some exciting games last night and will reeve joins us now with which teams still have on their dancing shoes. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i'm so sorry that i have to do this, t.j., hate that the razorbacks' run had to end this way, but i guess smile because it happened, you know. if you're a basketball fan, rejoice, because last night's games were truly elite. overnight, the final four taking shape in the men's and women's ncaa tournaments. >> it's over. >> reporter: 12th seed oregon state turning back into a pumpkin on their road to the final four, the beavers' cinderella story ending to marcus sasser and number two houston. >> the dream is alive for houston. >> reporter: the cougars back in the final four for the first time in 36 years. >> it's been a long time coming. the baylor bears are back in the final four for the first time in 71 years. >> reporter: also making history, number one seed baylor w

robin? >> and that is something we'll be talking about a little bit later this morning. ian, thank you. >>> the pressure is growing on the biden administration to respond to that turmoil in afghanistan as the president faces criticism over u.s. troops withdrawal. stephanie ramos is at the white house with the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: robin, good morning. president biden entered the white house touting his decades of experience on the world stage. when he announced the drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan, back in april, the first major foreign policy decision of his presidency, he assured americans that afghan forces could hold ni, that the nst the talib. the idt meeting rt with his national securityea from camp david over the weekend.phis critics vocal he's mishandled this crisis. the house and senate were also briefed over the weekend on the situation there by the secretary of state, secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the president has no

rob. >> hey, good morning again, robin. a beautiful sun up here on norwalk in the connecticut coastline but want to show you more in the way of snow. this is beautiful in the rocky mountain national park in colorado. a few inches of snow falling there as the streams begin to mel and the water runoff already begins to melt so we will take any additional snow we can get. winter storm warnings posted for the cole rockies. we need it heading into summer. >>> good morning. a couple changes in the forecast compared to yesterday. tons of sunshine. a couple clouds lingering but not nearly as >>> naming the seven sin, sloth, envy, greed. >> gluttony. >> gluttony. >> here we go. >>> coming up, florida georgia line, yes. >> yes, they're full of pride with no envy, those are the two other things, yeah. >> special performance when we people are always finding ways to save money. i learned to cut hair. fortunately, xfinity makes saving easy. and way less awkward... because when you have xfinity internet and add mobile, you can save up to

>> robin, we've talked about this. radiologists were on top of this from the beginning as early as february and what we're talking about here is the normal immune reaction of women who have gotten the covid vaccine and then when they go for their routine breast cancer screening which involves mammograms and often ultrasounds those lymph nodes on the side where they've been vaccinated can get enlarged. take a look at this image. this is from a real patient courtesy of my colleague dr. lisa winestock. circled in yellow you see a flat lymph node on ultrasound. this is what they're supposed to look like. the enlarged image on the right is enlarged and looks black on imaging. unless a woman or the radiologist is alert to this, they can think there might be a cancer there. >> okay. so what are the new recommendations here, jen? >> well, you know, the society of breast imaging, some common sense logistical things if possible. surrounding this covid vaccine. if a woman can get vaccinated before she gets her mammogram or breast

. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we're coming off an april where we saw the fewest tornadoes in 20 years, but may is coming in hot. we got a third of what we got in april in just the last 24 hours. overnight, twisters slicing through mississippi. this drone video that you are watching now is from a tornado in yazoo city. the wide wedge captured at close range. debris flying. then, the drone gets destroyed by the powerful influence. >> strong tornado. >> reporter: and on the ground, this tornado seen crossing the road. trees tossed, power lines snapped, homes and businesses damaged. rescue crews working through the night. at least 23 tornadoes reported across the plains in just 24 hours. nebraska, louisiana and colorado too. we could see nighttime tornadoes again, and i want to show you the area that has to be on the lookout with this system. you have fayetteville, arkansas, over to louisville, kentucky, but there could be giant hail. we're talking monster hail, lubbock up to tulsa. that's today, and even more threat

robin? >> all right, kayna. thank you. >>> we turn now to our expedition "gma" live from antarctica where amy has made landfall with our team after a long, long, long journey over the ocean, and you're on the continent we rarely get to see. good morning there, amy. >> reporter: oh, good morning, robin. what a beautiful sunny day it is here. we have something even more beautiful and incredibly rare behind me. we have a cluster of emperor penguins, a group of 12 and a group of 18. they're right over my shoulder right here. this is incredibly rare because typically they mate early and disperse by mid november. we heard an announcement as we woke up saying they had never seen this many emperor penguins in this area before. we're excited to see them waddling aover the ice. they're taking rests between diving and they're the largest species, and the deepest divers. they can go as low as 1,800 feet below the surface looking for food. they will make their way back to the rookery, but what a majestic view to see here abo

>>> robin, as dr. rachel levine, yes, has been confirmed now as assistant secretary in the department of health and human services, she is becoming the first openly transgender person to be confirmed by the senate and the highest ranking openly transgendered government official. congratulations to her, indeed. >>> and we have a lot more ahead including the sign spinner. >> what? >> yes, remember him? we introduced you to him on "play of the day." this morning, he is going to join us live to show off some of his moves. ooh, i like his sign. that is all coming up, t.j. >> looking forward to talking to him. yes, he will show out for us this morning. >>> but first, we want to start with harry and meghan. the latest victory in their battle with the tabloids. the paparazzi company that meghan is suing over a photo of her and archie, well, it's now filing for bankruptcy. our deborah roberts joins us now with more on this. deb, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. yeah, you might call this a knocut tt

robin. >> good to hear that. all right, will, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to ginger with the track of the store, she's in the rockaways here in new york where they are bracing for elsa's arrival. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. different beach, different morning, same tropical storm elsa. you can see right behind me the surf already kicking up. surfers taking advantage but we're less than 24 hours from seeing impacts, talking about gusty wind, heavy rain and potential for tornadoes still on. let's look at what happened in south carolina, you can see them picking up from what could have been a tornado there. these outer bands are lashing up the east coast and they have already proven, they have the potential to cause tornadoes, so from myrtle beach this morning up through, say, wilmington and wrightsville beach, i want you to be on alert as they move north. north carolina, the outer banks, need to watch out and you'll likely see them extend northward. tropical storm warnin

. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the delta variant now accounts for one out of every five new cases here in the u.s. and health officials say the vaccines are key to stopping these variants and putting an end to this pandemic. this morning, concern growing over the delta variant which now accounts for about 20% of all new cases here in the u.s. the numbers doubling every two weeks. >> good news, our vaccines are effective against the delta variant. we have the tools so let's use them and crush the outbreak. >> reporter: the delta variant reported in at least 47 states already appearing to spark outbreaks in areas with lower vaccination rates responsible for half the new cases in parts of the midwest and west. >> what we're seeing now are the patients who are coming in who don't think that they're going to get sick from it. who aren't mentally prepared to make life and death decisions, do they want to be intubated? do you want cpr if your heart should stop? >> reporter: this as scientists say the delta variant is alre

>> on live tv, miss robin, i'm speechless. that was amazing. that was amazing to see this video just make people so happy and for them to learn all at the same time. we are just so grateful for everything. >> we're grateful to you for your creativity. and rosie's passion. beautiful combination. y'all have a great day. thank you, thank you, thank you. and for more of rosie's tributes check out our website at goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, the super bowl ad ge to work. so come on back. want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most reliable network. sure thing! and with fast nationwide 5g included at no extra cost. we've got you covered. so join the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction. and get a new samsung galaxy starting at $17 a month. learn more at xfinitymobile.com or visit your local xfinity store today. >>> back now on "gma" helping people get back to work. this segment is sponsored by indeed. a compan

robin? >> got to be on the lookout. eva, thank you. >>> about half a foot of snow falling on philadelphia. double that in spots outside that city. rob is just north of philly in with more on that. good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. we're just 12 miles north of philly. one of dozens of hard-hit suburbs here. the snow continues to come down obviously. this clock is not working, frozen in time on this groundhog day and feels like we've done this before. what happened in the city, long duration event, 36-hour time lapse for you going from snow to sleet, day to night. just a big mess certainly in that city but the higher amounts are farther north. a live look for you in scranton, pennsylvania, 19 inches of snow falling there and still coming down. in the lehigh valley they got two feet of snow. that is crippling stuff so the governor declared a disaster emergency freeing up funds to dig this state out. schools once again physically closed today. but online at-home learning is encouraged as the snow ref

robin? >> whit, we could be seeing a preview of the feared combo of the flu and covid. >> reporter: yeah, robin, health officials are urging people to go ahead and get their seasonal flu shots as well worried about a crush of covid patients and flu patients overwhelming hospitals. at the university of michigan, for example, an influenza outbreak of more than 500 patients is being investigated just as covid cases are also surging in the state, robin. >> all right, whit, thanks so much. george? >> robin, thanks. >>> we go to my interview with vice president kamala harris. she weighed in on the sharp rise in inflation, the steep fall in the president's poll numbers, how the administration's build back better plan can address both problems. i pressed harris on claims that the president is not giving her a big enough role in his administration. madam vice president, thank you for doing this. >> thank you for having me, george. >> you know as americans are pretty sour at this point about the econo

but what a morning, robin. just to come back down, keep an eye on this community and what they continue to go through and highlight folks putting in the work like this. >> thank you. we'll have a little bit more. wait. there's more. >> yes. >> we're going to have a little something to tell you about the true spirit. weaver's going to have song. we're going to sing, right? well, you're not going to sing and i'm not going to sing and you're not going to sing but you'll see when we come back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> you did great. you did great. okay? >>> "gma's" "america strong" sponsored by abbott. let me get this straight. you've got an a.i. strategy to deliver a better customer experience, that will help us retain our customers and even grow our business? how much is this going to cost? here's the figure. 59. 59 million? no, five9. as in five9 intelligent cloud contact center. they won't just power our transformation. they'll fund our transformation. yes, yes! exactly! what are you waiting for? ♪ ♪

robin? >> that's true. james, thank you. >>> now to those protests over the fatal police shooting of andrew brown jr. in north carolina. seven deputies now on leave as brown's family prepares to view police body cam video this morning. victor oquendo is in elizabeth city, north carolina, with the very latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. not only does andrew brown jr.'s family and community want the body cam video released. the sheriff's office here wants it out too, but according to the sheriff, it's not up to him. only a judge can approve that video to be released through a court order, and that might happen as early as today.[ chan >> reporter: this morning, a community demanding answers after sheriff's deputies shot and killed 42-year-old father of seven andrew brown jr. >> sergeant advises ems has got one male 42 years of age, gunshot to the back. >> reporter: according to the erifs partment, the shooting occurred as deputies who were wearing body cameras were

>> thank you, robin. >>> now to the latest in the derek chauvin murder trial. a former medical examiner testifying for the defense suggesting that underlying health issues and exposure to carbon monoxide may have been the cause of george floyd's death. alex perez is outside the courthouse in minneapolis with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. this was likely one of the most important witnesses for the defense. a doctor who says he does not believe derek chauvin's actions killed george floyd. derek chauvin's defense calling a forensic pathologist, dr. david fowler, saying that george floyd's death officially classified as homicide was actually undetermined citing a series of potential causes including heart disease and drug use. >> how did the heart and drugs contribute to the cause of death? >> they were significant. >> reporter: the defense then suggesting that floyd inhaled carbon monoxide from the tailpipe of the squad car. >> there is exposure to a vehicle exhaust

robin. >>> now to the latest on bill cosby. this is a live look at his home just outside of philadelphia. he is now out of prison after his sexual assault conviction was thrown out due to a technicality. linsey davis has been covering the story from the start, and joins us now with more. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. many are just floored by this decision, but reaction is really across the board. you have supporters who are outside of his pennsylvania home yesterday chanting, we love you, mr. cosby. one of his attorneys described his release as proof of a syste. meanwhile, you have many critics and accusers who are describing his release as heartbreaking. this morning, bill cosby is officially a free man following a ruling by the pennsylvania supreme court overturning his conviction for sexual assault. the comedian telling me in a phone conversation about his disappointment with some of the coverage. >> nobody had the sense to say, wait one second, this doesn't match up with the truth, this is n

robin? >> please do. all right, ginger. >>> following a lot of other headlines this morning including the growing concern about another surge in covid cases after spring break scenes like this in miami beach. dr. anthony fauci will join us live. he's going to have the latest, and that big news about the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine trial data that we received overnight. >>> also, a terrifying accident on the slopes. a chair falling off a ski lift sending a father and his kids plummeting 15 feet to the ground. we hear from an eyewitness who saw it all. >>> but first, let's go right back to ginger. >> yes, and i got to show you, t.j., a quick look at that map for wednesday and thursday from kentucky down to new orleans. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, the tuesday trivia sponsored by northwestern mutual. >>> good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. dry air and above average temperatures. the hills will be breezy in the 50s the rest of us will be clear and cool are. no rain in the forecast

robin? >> george, now to the latest in the fight against the pandemic. nearly 100 million americans have now received at least one dose of the vaccine as we've told you. now there are new reports about a major mistake at a manufacturing plant involving the johnson & johnson vaccine. erielle reshef has more details for us. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. johnson & johnson says that that mix-up will not affect any of the vaccines that have been administered and it is on pace to meet its goals for distribution. it comes as the country meets that important vaccine milestone but the cdc still urging e are not out of the woods yet. this morning, "the new york times" reporting workers at a baltimore plant who were manufacturing ingredients of future doses of johnson & johnson's one-shot vaccine accidentally mixed up vaccine ingredients several weeks ago possibly ruining 15 million potential shots before they got to the final stages of production. johnson & johnson sa

robin. >> whit, thank you. michael. >>> robin, now to the olympic gymnasts including simone biles set to testify at a blockbuster senate hearing on the fbi's alleged mishandling of the larry nassar case. prachel scott is in the room where that hearing will take place. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: michael, good morning, and in just a few moments lawmakers will hear from the survivors themselves. four decorated gymnasts including simone biles, aly raisman will be seated right here, ready to testify before senators. it has been more than three years since their former doctor larry nassar was convicted of abusing female athletes. but there are still unanswered questions about how the fbi handled that investigation. simone biles has been clear that people in power failed to protect athletes like her and weeks ago an independent watchdog with the justice department found evidence to back that up. the inspector general released a report back in july that said not only did the fbi fail to urgently address those a

robin? >>> now to the pandemic. a promising new study says the pfizer and moderna vaccines could provide protection from coronavirus for years. right now, 66% of eligible adults here in the u.s. have received at least one dose of the vaccine. eva pilgrim is at the vaccination site at the javits center here in new york. good morning, eva. > reporter: good morning, robin. really positive news about these two vaccines. this study looked at two key factors, the type of immune response these vaccines produced, but also time. how long our body produced those responses and scientists say based on that information, it appears these vaccines hold up. this morning, another development in the fight against covid. a new study finding that the pfizer and moderna vaccines could offer significant protection that could last years. scientists calling it promising. >> the best case scenario this probably will last for the life of the person who successfully got immunization with two doses of the vaccine. >> r

robin? >> it does seem that way, rachel. there are other legal issues for the former president. georgia prosecutors have started a criminal probe into trump's efforts to overturn that state's election results? >> reporter: yeah, robin, and this includes that call that trump made to the georgia republican secretary of state. it was recorded. you can hear him asking him to find nearly 12,000 votes, the exact number that he would need to overturn president joe biden's victory in the state. trump's team pushing back on this and say it's just the latest attempt to score political points during an impeachment trial. >> all right, rachel. thank you. george? >>> let's bring in our chief washington correspondent jon karl. jon, let's pick up where rachel went off. it doesn't appear that the republicans are going to move their votes yet but it did from all reports from inside the chamber that as the day went on it became increasingly uncomfortable for all the senators in that chamber. >> reporter: it c

hey, ginger. >> hey there, robin. more than a half foot of rain around harris county, plus inches in some places. you see that flash flooding. folks trying to get through the water. we sauls they's not the right thing to do. more rain on the way, houston area itself could pick up another 4 inches, saturated upon saturated. that tuesday trivia now sponsored by consumer cellular. >>> good morning, i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco, increasing sunshine today but cooler breezes will keep temperatures down from yesterday's highs, mostly clear tonight for the full moon and the lunar eclipse and summer begins this weekend and it's going to feel like it. 50s along the coast today in san francisco, 60s around the bay and 70s inland, cooler tonight thanks to a >>> we'll be right back. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes! over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! the

robin? >> alex, thank you. >>> for more now we bring in our abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. i'll ask what alex was just referring to in a moment. dan, first of all, let's start with closing arguments. let's start with the prosecution. what's your takeaway? >> well, i think that they were very effective at hitting this theme of believe our eyes. use your common sense and then weaving in the expert testimony, meaning they told a story, a story about george floyd, a story about what had happened to him and then they had these big visual aids which would say, look, all the experts are saying the same thing about the cause of death and about the unreasonableness of the force, and i think it worked. >> and the defense really focusing not so much on the -- more than the nine-minute video that many of us have seen but focusing on what led up to that. was that effective, do you think? >> yeah, and that was not a surprising argument. i think that was an important argument for the defense to m

robin? >> thank you, rob. >>> speaking of california, will carr is in santa cruz where thousands have been told to evacuate. good morning, will. >> reporter: robin, thousands of people are being told to get out now this morning after we had a historic fire season last year, you can still see some of the damage these trucks, charred and let me show you as you walk across the street what the real threat is. here in california people have been hoping for rain but it's a bit of a double edged sword. we're expected to get up to ten inches of rain in the coming hours. that will make all of this mud so slick it has the threat of coming down these hillsides with mudslides that could destroy some of these nearby communities. we're also expecting the threat of avalanches in the mountain area and power outages across this area add. add it all up and it is extremely dangerous over the next 48 hours. amy? >> all right, will, thank you very much for that. >>> we turn now to the latest on the coronavirus e

robin? >>> all right, george, we turn now to those intense protests overnight over the fatal police shooting of daunte wright. this comes after the release of that new body cam footage showing the moment an officer discharged her gun instead of her tase. stephanie ramos has the latest for us. stephanie. >> reporter: overnight, new protests erupting nationwide over the death of 20-year-old daunte wright. an unarmed black man killed during a traffic stop in a minneapolis suburb. in the body camera footage released 24 hours after the shooting, police say the officer involved accidentally discharged a gun instead of a taser killing the young father. >> i'll tase you. i'll tase you. taser, taser, taser. oh, my [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> reporter: this morning, robin speaking to wright's parents about the traffic stop that took their son's life. >> he called me and he said, mom, i've just been pulled over. i said, for what? he said, they said they pulled me over because i had air fresheners ha

robin? >> all right, stephanie, thank you. >>> we turn now to janai norman who is in south orange, new jersey, tracking the latest on the race for governor there. still too close to call. good morning, janai. >> reporter: robin, good morning. it has been a long night here in new jersey. the election night parties went on as planned, but no one able to declare victory just yet in this hotly contested race for new jersey governor. way closer than expected. there's still quite a bit of the vote that needs to be counted but a massive upset could be brewing with republican challenger jack ciattarelli hanging on to a less than 1% lead over heavily favored democratic incumbent phil murphy. now, registered democrats out number registered republicans in the state of new jersey by over 1 million. voter turnout, we know, looks to be low especially compared with virginia. murphy who campaigned on a progressive platform is fighting to become the first democratic governor to win re-election in this state

. >> hey, good morning, robin. for the first week of june, this is a significant if not dangerous heat wave for many. central park packed with joggers and bikers trying to get their exercise in before the heat of the day comes in later on today, but it's very widespread up to vermont. here are pictures out of manchester, new hampshire, they hit a record of 94 degrees. they had the sprinklers on. trying to cool off the kids any way they can. chicago, you've been in it for several days. the lake front re-opening there. packed like you've never seen. this is looking like pre-pandemic days. people cooped up and then heated out and just trying to cool off in lake waters there. how hot will it be today? similar numbers, from the northeast to the midwest, boy, the dakotas, you've had it bad. up and over 100 in many spots. minneapolis you've been 90 plus for nine days running. you could see the longest stretch of june heat if this .ontinues over the next few and heat advisories for philadelphia and hartford. you get away f