good morning, america. as we join you this tuesday morning, the lsu tigers are waking up national champs. roaring to victory, lsu crowned king of college football. >> lsu sits on the throne of college football. >> capping off an undefeated season with a perfect ending dethroning defending champ, clemson, led by heisman trophy winner joe burrow and his record-setting golden arm. >> it was pretty damn perfect. >> what the champs are saying. impeachment showdown. nancy pelosi meeting with democrats behind closed doors this morning paving the way for a senate trial as the new report shows russian hackers targeted the ukrainian company at the center of the impeachment controversy. debate showdown.

as the top six democratic candidates prepare to face off, the battle behind the scenes. bernie sanders and elizabeth warren clashing over her claims that sanders allegedly said he didn't think a woman could win the presidency. baseball bombshell. the houston astros hit with a massive punishment accused of cheating their way to a world series victory. why the red sox and their manager could be next. wicked weather. 30 cars spinning out in separate crashes out west and an ef-1 tornado wreaking havoc in south carolina. now, 13 states on alert as that major storm bringing heavy snow, rain and ice moves east. deadly sinkhole. the stunning scene caught on camera overseas. a bus completely swallowed. and royal crisis. inside the extraordinary summit with the queen. the new details and why duchess meghan did not join the call. and the real meaning behind the queen's message this morning.

and good morning, america. hope you're well this tuesday morning. it is a busy one especially in the u.s. capitol. take a look. house and senate busy behind the scenes preparing for president trump's impeachment trial, key meeting of house democrats today will pave the way for the senate trial starting this week. we'll have more on that ahead. also this morning, the lsu tigers, well, they have a lot to celebrate taking home the big title in college football last night. that man right there, heistman trophy winner joe burrow. fans erupting at a game watch in louisiana. yeah, and, look, fans also celebrating in joe's hometown of athens, ohio. >> all i could think of was who is going to clean all that up? he knew he was going to win that ring before the game even ended. already getting himself fitted for it. thrilling every step of the way regardless. lsu overwhelming clemson, the defending champs, to win the title and will reeve is in new orleans with all the big moments. good morning, will.

>> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. there was a thick fog in the city yesterday but by the end of the night when the confetti settled on the turf of the superdome it was clear the story book ending for the lsu tigers had been written. the t-shirt here, the national championsh t-shirt that i picked up on the field says it all. coach o., joe burrow, louisiana state becoming legends. the clash of the tigers in new orleans. the college football playoff national championship featuring two undefeateds. defending champs clemson led by coach da bo swinney and hometown lsu by one of a kind louisiana native ed orgeron.

>> i grew up wanting to be the head coach and so proud for the state of louisiana. had support from the governor, the president, from everyone that loves lsu. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady in the building for college football's biggest night. orgeron showcasing his legendary passion pregame accidentally cutting himself on the forehead while firing up his team. but when the game started clemson jumped out to an early lead. >> breaking tackles, banging off people, touchdown. clemson stretches the lead, wow. >> reporter: lsu facing a double-digit deficit for the first time all season before taking control in the second quarter and never looking back. >> touchdown. >> reporter: with his father nfl hall of famer randy moss up in the stands, thaddeus moss racked up two of the five touchdowns thrown by lsu's superstar quarterback joe burrow. the man of the hour delivering a performance for the ages. >> it says perfect. how does that make you feel? >> it was pretty damn perfect. >> reporter: he handed clemson its first loss in two years and winning the duel against his elite counterpart sophomore trevor lawrence himself unbeaten since high school. >> our coaches put together a

great game plan at halftime and we started to roll. >> reporter: in front of a joyous louisiana crowd leading lsu to glory, a national championship. burrow set all kinds of records this year. threw five touchdowns in the championship game to cap off a season that really can only be described with the word that the advocate in baton rouge chose for their cover, perfect. guys? >> perfect, indeed. my goodness. thank you, will. we move to washington and the next phase of the impeachment showdown is kicking off this morning. house speaker nancy pelosi holding a key meeting with house democrats to prepare for a vote to send the impeachment articles to the senate and start president trump's impeachment trial. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce tracking all the latest on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. the house democrats are meeting behind closed doors deciding when to finally send over the articles of impeachment. that could happen as soon as

today. it would set up procedural steps, including to agreeing to the guidelines in the senate. then we expect the formal trial to begin early next week. >> one thing that appears to have been dismissed by the senate republicans is this idea to dismiss the trial before actually holding arguments. >> reporter: george, republicans we have talked to here simply have no interest in a dismissal. they want a trial in the senate and it appears the republicans don't have the votes to dismiss right now so it's all a bit of a nonstarter. >> even though president trump is pushing it. meantime, lots of focus on whether or not we're actually going to see witnesses at this trial. >> reporter: george, a handful of key republicans say they do want to hear from additional witnesses or at least want a promise now that they will consider those witnesses further down the line. hearing from witnesses would dramatically change the dynamic of the trial in the senate and it can make it much longer but the republican leader mitch mcconnell has made it very clear he has no interest of hearing from them and he's looking for a

quick acquit al of the president. >> okay, mary bruce, thanks very much. robin? george, as the impeachment trial gets under way there is a new report that russia's military is interfering in our elections again by hacking into the ukrainian energy company connected to the biden family. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with this story. as we all know, pierre, the president's push to investigate this company is at the heart of the impeachment proceedings. >> reporter: indeed, robin. good morning. that's right, area one, a security firm based in silicon valley claims the same russian military unit that targeted hillary clinton's campaign has hacked burisma, the ukraine based energy company joe biden's son was on the board of and they claims that the gru tricked burisma employees into clicking on to a fake website, giving them a way in. some are speculating the russians may have been phishing for damaging information point bidens to help trump as they did in 2016. we have not heard back from burisma but the biden campaign emphasizes there's no evidence hunter biden did anything wrong

and told us last night that's evidence that putin sees joe biden as a threat and is calling on the white house to condemn the alleged hack. >> pierre, while we have you, tell us about the other headline with the department of justice and apple. >> reporter: robin, it's now an open feud. barr is pressing apple for a way to access two badly damaged iphones by the pensacola cadet who killed three sailors and hope to find sites he visited and people he may have contacted prior to the attack. barr says apple has not been helpful and wants them to provide a method to get into all iphones when law enforcement needs to get in there. this morning apple is pushing back saying hacking is a problem but they've assisted law enforcement extensively from the start but they have to balance the privacy concerns of customers. apple fears a back door for law enforcement is simply another potential avenue for hackers to take advantage of, robin. >> all right, pierre, thank you. michael? >> thank you, robin. now to breaking news. reports this morning that iran has made arrests after that

accidental attack on a passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has the latest. good morning to you, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. that's right. iran now confirming that arrests have been made of those involved in the accidental shooting down of that plane. no details, however, of how many or exactly who has been arrested. reminder that the airline crashed last week shortly after takeoff from tehran's international airport. of course, brought down after being targeted by anti-aircraft fire. now iran's general staff of armed forces taking full responsibility for the downing saying it was, quote, due to human error and apologizing. this morning iran's president rouhani admitting from the get-go he thought the crash wasn't normal saying, quote, it was painful and unforgivable. now this follows a week of protests that saw thousands on the streets angry at the regi

regime's handling of this crisis. the judiciary now saying 30 people were arrested in those protests in which police used live ammunition. george? >> it appeared to be a real threat to the regime, thanks very much. let's move on to the race for the white house now and tonight's final democratic debate before the first votes in iowa. senator cory booker, the latest democrat to drop out is as the remaining candidates prepare for heated clashes tonight. linsey davis is on the scene. we're already seeing a skirmish between bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. >> reporter: we certainly are, good morning to you, george. the story line here is interesting. not so much a he said/she staid as his campaign says one thing and hers says another. now according to a national poll the national front-runner is still joe biden, but many are on sanders and warren and a growing rift. the stage set for a fiery debate here in iowa as tensions rise between senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. the campaigns now duking it out over a private conversation in 2018 when sanders allegedly told

warren a woman can't win. warren saying in a statement, among the topics that came up was what would happen if democrats nominated a female candidate. i thought a woman would win. he disagreed. sanders denied the claims calling it ludicrous stating do i believe a woman can win in 2020? of course, after all hillary clinton beat donald trump by 3 million votes in 2016. the warren campaign taking issue that sanders volunteers are slamming her as a candidate of the elite unable to expand the democratic base. despite a recent "des moines register" poll showing sanders surging to the top in iowa, a new quinnipiac poll suggests nationally the candidate to beat is still joe biden. also of note from that quinnipiac poll the 35% of the people who responded said that

they have made up their minds. the rest are still undecided about who they will vote for. while there is a lot of focus on warren and sanders, remember, the total six candidates on the stage here tonight at drake university. george, get the popcorn ready. >> the candidates have to be careful. iowa voters have a history of punishing those who get into fights before the caucus. >> keep all that in mind. now to the fallout grow interesting that world series cheating scandal enveloping the houston astros and could affect the red sox. astros facing unprecedented punishment for sign stealing and t.j. holmes has all the details. >> the 2017 houston astros had more wins than any team in baseball. also that season they won the world series. also in 2017 they cheated -- the entire season. this is no longer an allegation or speculation. it's a result of an investigation, also an admission by some members of the team. so what do they do? stealing signs? that's a problem as old as baseball. the problem is they did it using a video camera, a monitor and a trash can. listen and you'll hear a loud

bang that major league baseball says is the sound of cheating. >> crushed to left field. springer has just hit his 31st home run. >> reporter: an mlb investigation has sent shock waves throughout the sports world. the league says the houston astros used an illegal camera-based sign-stealing system during their 2017 world series winning season which allowed their hitters to know what pitches were coming. >> the houston astros are world champions. >> reporter: the team's manager and general manager now fired. here's how it worked. a camera in the outfield stands could see the catcher signal to the pitcher what pitch to throw. an astros player would watch that camera feed at this table then bang on a garbage can which let the astros batter know which type of pitch is coming next leading to hits like these.

>> altuve, base hit. >> reporter: listen closely for that bang after the catcher's signal. >> in the air to the left. going back and that's going to be a one-hopper to the wall. >> we broke the rules. we accept the punishment. >> reporter: the mlb punishment includes season long suspensions to team manager aj hinch and general manager jeff luhnow and a record $5 million fine sending a message to teams around the league that illegal sign stealing will not be tolerated. team owner jim crane went a step further and fired both of them after the suspension was announced. >> this is a tough day. i've had a lot of tough days over the years. but, yeah, this is a tough one. >> reporter: the investigation is expected to impact other major league teams as well. >> red sox win the world series. >> reporter: alex cora, the current manager of the boston red sox was the bench coach for the 2017 astros. the mlb commissioner said he developed the sign-stealing

system. just one year later he led the sox to a world series title as manager. boston is now under investigation for illegal sign stealing as well. baseball's commissioner now says he'll determine the appropriate level of discipline for cora after the investigation of the red sox is complete. all right. two big questions everybody is asking. why weren't players punished and why not take away the title? so manfred says when it comes to players, it's hard to determine what level of culpability each player had. hard to decide. he was more responsible than this guy because they all knew. that's why they didn't punish any players. why not vacate the title? you can't definitively say that system resulted in a win. so, therefore, leave it, let it be. they're going to keep their banner but a lot of people upset about that point. >> that doesn't make sense. when you're saying it did help them win and now then you're say -- >> definitively. it's a big deal to take somebody's world series title away. we watched that world series. they won. they're a talented bunch but saying we cannot definitively say --

>> the system was used in houston and then cora goes to boston and they win. >> back-to-back world series are tainted by this scandal. >> something seems to be working. all right. thank you, t.j. wow. wow. we'll turn to all the reaction to the oscar nominations. "joker" walking away with most nods as outrage grows over who didn't make the cut. amy is here with more. good morning to you, amy. a lot of controversy. >> a lot of anger out there, michael. good morning. not only did some big names in hollywood miss the list but once again this has been the story, female directors were snubbed. >> for achievement in directing -- >> reporter: it's the oes oscar shut-out causing controversy this morning. all five nominees for best director, male. >> congratulations to those men. >> reporter: presenter issa rae's foreword reaction going viral. one notable name missing, "little women" director greta gerwig despite her film getting nominations for best picture. >> this is meg, amy, beth and jo. >> reporter: best screenplay. >> my girls have a way of getting into mischief. >> so do i.

>> reporter: lead actress for saoirse ronan and best supporting actress for florence pugh. >> i believe we have some power over who we love. >> reporter: pugh called in to "gma" shortly after the nominations were announced and talked about gerwig's snub. >> the direction is hers. saes she's in every single one of these characters so we share it and we don't notice it. without her, i suppose, but, yeah, incredibly upsetting. >> you have to think about what hollywood as an industry considers to awarding worthy. what the tastes are and the tastes still reflect that people who are in charge who are usually white men. >> reporter: despite the academy's recent attempts to diversify membership, critics calling out a lack of inclusivity in monday's nominations. >> the game is rigged and does not reward people who play by the rules. >> reporter: jennifer lopez considered a shoo-in for a nod for best supporting

actress, shut out, despite booming box office success. now the awards are just a few weeks away. see them on abc on february 9th but i'm sure we'll hear a lot more about that director category. >> yeah. >> okay, amy, thanks very much. we are following a lot of other stories including some new details just in on that royal summit with the queen. turns out duchess meghan did not join the call. we'll find out why. nik wallenda has walked over the grand canyon, niagara falls, times square. wait till you see what's next joining us exclusively in our next hour. first to ginger. scary morning in south carolina. images of cars flipped. an ef-1 tornado. 90 mile per hour winds. now a stationary front that could cause big-time flooding the next 48 hours. already saw three to four inches near yazoo city. lgs also, northwest, pacific northwest, seattle had a rough one. interstate 5 and 520 floating bridge. now for tuesday trivia sponsored by subaru.

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pat sajak and vanna white. >> welcome back to "gma." that's pat sajak back at the wheel after his health scare getting a much deserved standing ovation in his return. and speaking of returns, "jeopardy: the greatest of all time" is back in primetime tonight. will ken jennings take the title? we'll see what happens at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. i'll be honest for you i'm kind of rooting for the old guy. >> that is just you. >> just me. we are looking forward to that. the top headlines we are following right now. the house and senate are busy behind the scenes preparing to president trump's impeachment

trial. house democrats are holding a key meeting today that will set the stage for the senate trial. also this morning, the top six democratic candidates are getting ready for the final debate before the first votes in iowa. they'll face off tonight in des moines. and a frightening scene in china deadly bus accident. the bus getting trapped in a sinkhole. around a thousand emergency crew workers were on the scene trying to help. and the lsu tigers as we've been telling you waking up national champions beating the clemson tigers for the title. led by heisman-winning quarterback, joe burrow who set multiple records last night and this season. >> big night of celebration in new orleans. we turn to the royal crisis over harry and meghan. after the extraordinary summit at the queen's home she released a statement giving her blessing for the couple to transition to a different role but adding that there is some more work to be done on these, quote, complex matters. james longman is at buckingham palace with all the details. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. a big day for the royal family. william, charles, the queen and harry all working out a way for

harry and meghan to step back from their duties as senior members of the royal family. the queen admitting it's not what she wants but it seems she's willing to make her grandson happy. reshaping britain's monarchy, three princes finish their discussions with their queen but the summit was a personal family drama. a brother and grandson charting a new path. would harry get the permission he needed for a new life with meghan? it was thought the duchess would join on a call from canada but the palace says the sussexs didn't feel it was necessary. the queen out with an unusually personal statement after 2 1/2 hours of meetings behind closed doors. it's not what she wants but permission is granted. the 93-year-old saying my family and i are entirely supportive of harry and meghan's desire to create a new life as a young family. although we would have wanted them to remain full time working members of the royal family we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family. >> it's historic for the queen to send a message like this

because you really feel it's coming from her as the grandmother of a family recognizing in this modern world that individuals have their own paths to follow. >> reporter: queen elizabeth striking a grandmotherly tone not using royal titles to refer to the couple but simply harry and meghan. the queen also addressing the couple's plans to become financially independent. harry and meghan have made clear they do not want to be reliant on public funds in their new lives. it's therefore been agreed there would be a period of transition in which the sussexs will spend time in canada and the uk. at the heart of all this perhaps the differences between two once close brothers. queen elizabeth, of course, no stranger to family strife as seen in the tv show "the crown." >> i cannot allow to you marry peter and remain part of this family. >> reporter: the show reimagining history but the relationship between the queen and her sister margaret could be difficult at times. the age-old issue of the heir

and the spare. margaret's romantic relationships required approval from her sovereign but when it's your sister tensions can run high. the parallel with today's drama are clear. a brotherly bond tested to its limit. so the queen may well understand how harry feels but there is a lot to work out. are the couple going to keep their titles? where are they going to live? and who will pay for them? there is a lot to work out. as i say the queen wants all this to be done in the next few days. george? >> james, thanks very much. let's talk to tina brown who wrote a biography of princess diana. welcome back to "gma." >> thank you. >> the queen gave her provisional blessing, i guess, she weighs every word so carefully and calls them meghan and harry not the duke and duchess. >> she's keeping all her options open at this point. first she wants to communicate. this is a warm family thing because that also calms things down, makes her the peacemaker, makes her the person who works

it all out. but a lot of things have been left on the table, as she says, these things need to be worked out. her advisers will weigh in and be the hard cops i think on what is going to happen on the financial front? >> that's what i wanted to ask about. how much does it come down to money and if they get financial independence can pursue some private businesses does that mean they'll get cut off from the queen's fund? >> that's something everyone has to address, what kind of business they want to do. i mean, it has never worked when members of the royal family have tried to pursue these kind of half in, half out deals because things boomerang and the press go crazy and as we've seen in all of the people who raise money with foundations even, suddenly, you know, u.s. funny money. suddenly you find this big grant you got were from saudis who do appalling things or from oligarchs who suddenly are arrested. so this is an area that's really fraught and so there will be so much monitoring of what they are allowed to do, i'm not sure how much freedom they'll get to perceive the independent interests. >> well, but that's the question. you say they might not have

freem freedom. but what is the leverage the queen has? it's her fund. >> the queen's leverage is that. she has -- prince charles has a lot of leverage. he's giving them $2.5 million a year from his private funds. there is the whole cost of security which is astronomical. and the question is, if the british public are really going to be funding that security as they -- by going all around the world and not continually needing round the clock surveillance all over the world that's going to become controversial issue and that will bring a lot of protest. >> we've heard the queen and harry had something of a special, warm relationship. but she seemed to be really blindsided by this. >> look, i mean i think she was definitely extremely unhappy about the way this announcement happened. i mean, she did know they were all in these talks and i think when this picture was released before christmas with the queen with prince charles and, you know, harry -- william and baby george, i think that was a message to say, we're actually solid here. there was no picture there of

harry and meghan. so they've known for some time that this thing was really going in that direction. but, you know, it's a bit like suddenly being in the middle of any kind of job negotiation and suddenly you dump it all out on instagram. i think she was absolutely blindsided because it hasn't yet been resolved and she was upset but at the same time she was also upset apparently about the massive backlash they got because she doesn't need harry to be trashed. i mean at the end of the day harry -- yeah, he's also the second most popular person in the royal family. and, you know, his marriage to meghan was embraced as the new face of england. 7% of england has biracial marriage and they don't like the idea that somehow it can't be worked out, that, you know, you join the royal family and, bam, at warp speed it's gone. >> that's why they want it wrapped up quickly. >> absolutely. they want it wrapped up quickly. >> nice to see you. >> nice to see you too. coming up, nik wallenda, the king of the wire standing by

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good morning, paula. >> we'll be watching like this, robin. nik wallenda has claimed 11 guinness world records. he's crossed the grand canyon and niagara falls, even blindfolding himself on feats. watching his stunts, not for the faint of heart. >> if you can make it in new york you can make it anywhere. >> reporter: a death-defying walk, 25 stories above times square. >> so much blood, so much sweat. and more tears than i've ever put into another walk. >> reporter: an 1,800-foot trek over the raging waters of the niagara falls. >> oh, my gosh. it's an unbelievable view. >> reporter: teetering without a safety harness over the grand canyon. >> winds are way worse than i expected. >> reporter: these are the stunts that have earned nik wallenda the nickname the king of the wire. >> you guys watching think i'm crazy. this is what i was made for. >> reporter: but for wallenda, the risky walks are in his dna. he is a seventh generation wire walker from the famed flying wallendas. now wallenda is bracing for a new explosive stunt. taking his show to one of the

most volatile and dangerous locations on earth. it is in his blood, in his dna. he's known this is his passion since age 2 when he first stepped onto a high-wire. now the king of the high-wire is ready to announce his latest stunt. he will be bringing the heat. little hint there. >> oh, come on now. let him do it. nik joins us now. last time we saw you you were right outside this window about 20 stories up. what's up next? >> on march 4th live on abc i'm going to become the first to walk a wire directly over an active volcano. >> come again. >> that's right, an active volcano. it had been a dream of mine for a long time. and, of course, i live my life about trying to inspire others. >> right, right. >> in order to do that i have to push myself beyond my comfort zone and that's what i'm doing. >> what particular volcano? >> it is a volcano in nicaragua. it is called messiah volcano and the reason i chose it, because

as i searched for volcanos this one was one of the very few that has an active lava lake although as we know from the news more and more are becoming active. >> that's right. we see the philippines and what happens down under as well. what precautions do you have to take? obviously it's very dangerous. >> it's immense. it's everything i've ever done times ten. so in niagara falls i faced the blinding mist of the falls themselves and the intimidating roar of the falls. i'm facing gases, sulfuric gases that are so thick you can't breathe through them so part of my training is training with a gas mask. you can't even see the other side so part of my train something training blindfolded because there is a great chance i won't be able to see. on the set we will have infrared cameras in case you can't see me with the naked eye during the walk. >> other precautions you have to take? >> absolutely. it's also training for distance. not only the volcano but longest walk attempted. highest walk, higher than one

world trade center, the highest sayscraper in new york city so this is truly the greatest challenge i've faced. >> how do you come up with this? i mean -- >> you know, it's funny. my family has done this for a couple hundred years. it is my life. my great-grandfather said life is on the wire. everything else is just waiting. this is who i am. in the middle of night i'll have dreams. it's like, hey, it would be pretty amazing to walk between the pyramids in egypt or walking between the tallest skyscrapers in the world or over times square or over an active volcano. >> is it true since the age of 2? >> it is. that's right. actually my mom was 6 months pregnant with me and walking the wire. so longer than i've been walking. >> oh, well, please take care and thank you for sharing that with us and just hope that everybody in your family is doing well. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, nik. see the two-hour event march 4th starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. michael? >> nik, my dreams are eating a cheeseburger or something, but, wow, contemplations, my friend. we'll be watching. coming up we have a stunt gone wrong and wait till you see who comes to the rescue. it is our "play of the day." ♪ nothing can keep me keep me

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. roaring to victory, a face-off for the ages between two legendary college quarterback, lsu with the big win taking down the defending champs led by heisman winner joe burrow and his record-setting golden arm winning the duel against clemson's trevor lawrence unbeaten since high school. now saying overnight he'll be back. we're there live. also this morning, impeachment showdown. nancy pelosi meeting with democrats behind closed doors to pave the way for the president's trial. "gma" health alert. a scary new study saying alcohol-related deaths doubled in the u.s. in the last 20 years, most of that by women who

overindulge. what to know and what to watch for. dr. ashton here to break it down. bachelor nation favorites j.p. and ashley speaking out for the first time after his harrowing health struggle. it left him temporarily paralyzed and landed him in the hospital and ashley's admission she didn't even believe he was sick at first. what the couple is sharing this morning. ♪ bang bang one day after the oscar nominations, the blockbuster "vanity fair" cover revealed, renee, eddie, j.lo and wait until you see the rest of the 20 of 2020's biggest stars. we are rolling io tuesday with niecy nash. how she and i are teaming up, her dramatic new role. so much ahead as we say good morning, america. ♪ rolling on the river ♪ doo, doo, doo >> whoa. >> i couldn't help but do that.

>> that was good. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. i'here all week. i really am here all week. great tuesday morning and great to have niecy nash here. cannot wait to speak with her ahead. >> she's here after a pretty late night and you had a late night as well. the "the kamiyah mobley story" produced by rock'n robin productions, your company, and you were at the red carpet and had a pretty special guest. >> yes, i did. i looked around, turned around and diane sawyer was there. meant so much to have her there for that special screening of the movie that premieres saturday. diane is somebody who's always been just a stellar example. first of all, one of my bffs. that's true friendship but also about challenging yourselves and something like this venturing out as an ep, executive producer, a little bit outside of my comfort zone. good to have a friend there to help me. >> what a compelling story it is. >> thank you. >> that is coming up. we're following a lot of top stories including the next phase of the impeachment showdown. gets under way today. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, holding a key meeting with house democrats that will pave the way to send the

impeachment articles to the senate and start president trump's trial later this week. we want to go back to our senior congressional correspondent, mary bruce on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. the wait on the hill is now over. nance pelosi telling me tomorrow is the day that the house will be voting to send over the articles of impeachment. that sets up a series of procedures, including agreeing to the guidelines in the senate. we then expect the meat of this trial to begin early next week. the president suggesting they should dismiss the trial entirely. republicans aren't interested in that. they want a trial in the senate. there are a handful of key moderate republicans saying they would want to hear from witnesses. republicans want a promise they'll consider witnesses in the coming weeks. the big question is whether enough republicans will get on

board to force them to bring in new witnesses. george? >> mary bruce, thank you so much. robin? also the lsu tigers taking home that huge college championship led by their quarterback joe burrow. let's go back to will reeve there in new orleans with more on the history-making showdown. good morning again, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it was a night captured succinctly ending a season just like this, perfect. one word, all you needed on this special cover of the bat on rouge advocate" lsu winning over previously unbeaten clemson. joe burrow, the heisman-winning quarterback, leading his team. he's the best player in college football putting the finishing touches on a record-breaking season, five touchdown passes in the win over clemson and trevor lawrence, the other elite quarterback for clemson who had not lost in his collegiate career. that's two seasons unbeaten. he will be back next year as a likely heisman favorite. burrow going out on top and he will be the likely number one pick in just a few short months

in the nfl draft, guys. >> yep. everybody in cincinnati is going, hey, welcome to cincinnati, joe burrow. congratulations to the lsu tigers. great game last night. coming up we have a "gma" exclusive. "the bachelorette's" j.p. and ashley opening up about j.p.'s health crisis that left him temporarily paralyzed. >> thankfully he's doing better. alcohol-related deaths are on the rise. why women are at a greater risk and what you should do. dr. ashton will be here to tell us and, lara, who is with you upstairs? >> you know who. niecy nash, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] we will talk to niecy about her amazing new role. we have an amazing audience and niecy just wants to say one thing -- >> good morning, america. [ applause ] if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream.

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[ applause ] welcome back to "gma" and, boy, do we have a great audience here with us this morning. thank you guys for being here. [ cheers and applause ] and tomorrow is a very, very special day because we have a milestone celebration that we are looking forward to. we have a few surprises in store for the one and only robin roberts. [ cheers and applause ] and one of them, one of them is early in the morning, so -- >> oh. >> hope you're ready. >> tomorrow is my 30th anniversary with the disney company. 30 years. [ applause ] >> 30 years.

>> so that's a lot of early mornings. >> so we're doing a "30 for 30" for robin which she deserves every bit of it. i can't wait for that. a lot of fun. we'll have a good time tomorrow. >> i can't call in sick, can i? >> no. we'll drag you in here. you cannot do that. >> but now it is time to have a good time with lara spencer and "pop news." what you got, lara? [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, michael. good morning. we'll begin with adam sandler. he had received so much oscar buzz for his role in "uncut gems." unfortunately as we know he did fail to get a nomination for that role. but adam showing what a gem he is taking the snub in stride writing on twitter, quote, bad news, sandman gets no love from the academy. good news, sandman can stop wearing suits. he goes on to say congrats to all my friends who got nominated especially mama. now, the mama he's referring to

is kathy bates who earned a best supporting actress nod for her performance as bobby jewell in "richard jewell." long before she played mother to the accused atlanta bomber, she played adam's mama in "water boy" back in 1998. yep, there it is. classic. kathy responded writing in part, you was robbed but mama loves you. she goes on to say i learned a new urban slang word for you. you da g.o.a.t. now it's a subtle reference to the meal she cooks for her son in "waterboy." just wanted to share that with you. adam, you was robbed. >> he was robbed. he was great in that movie. >> he really was. >> we love him so much. >> we do. [ applause ] also popping this morning, more from the oscar nominations. two legend, martin scorsese and composer john williams breaking records for their oscar nods.

scorsese now has nine for best director going all the way back to 1981's "raging bull." that tops billy wilder who received eight nominations for classics including "sunset boulevard" and "some like it hot" and williams broke his own record. guys, he has 52 oscar nominations now. [ applause ] unbelievable. this time for the best original score for "star wars: the rise of skywalker." the 87-year-old who brought us the classic scores from "jaws" and "close encounters of the third kind" is the most nominated living person in oscar's history. find out how both of these men do when the oscars airs february 9th on abc. >> wow. finally, a dog show for all of those gorgeous mutts out there who get shut out of the fancy shows because they aren't pure. we bring you a show for dogs that are purely adorable. this is the third annual american rescue dog show, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

>> yes! yes! >> look at those gorgeous canines. you know, on the hallmark channel on february 19th categories include best in snoring, best wiggle butt, best couch potato. best in underbite. my dog is a contender there, i'm telling you. best senior dog. only one will take home the ultimate, though, the best in show prize. all are winners as the show hopes to show the amazing dogs that can be rescued out of shelters all over the country. you can catch the 2020 american rescue dog show on the hallmark channel on february 16th. don't miss it. >> wonderful. i love that. thank you. [ applause ] we move on to our "gma" cover story. an exclusive interview with bachelorette alums j.p. and ashley rosenbaum speaking out about j.p.'s struggle with a rare immune disorder. adrienne bankert is here with the story. hey, adrienne. >> hey, george. good morning to you all. yes, that rare condition when someone's immune system starts

attacking their nervous system is exactly what happened to j.p. though. when it did, he had no idea what was wrong. >> ashley, would you marry me? >> yes. >> reporter: from happily ever after to health crisis, one of the most beloved couples of bachelor nation, j.p. and ashley rosenbaum are this morning opening up about their harrowing experience with guillain-barre syndrome. it turned the couple's whole world upside down. j.p. paralyzed by the rare illness, that follows a virus infection. >> he complained to me, high hands feel a little weird. by the end of the day we had picked up a pizza for the weekend -- it was a friday. and he -- he couldn't carry the pizza. >> reporter: his strength gone. at times he could not stand or walk. >> you know, walking was hard. i couldn't put on socks -- i couldn't get dressed. i got in the shower. >> he couldn't open up the bathroom doorknob. >> guillain-barre syndrome.

still not sure that's how you pronounce it. >> reporter: breaking it on his instagram story. feeling powerless to his kids. >> i can't hug my kid, pick up my kids. do anything for my kids. i don't want my kids to see me like this. i just burst into tears because i was scared and frustrated -- >> about i have to tell you when he burst into tears -- i've never seen him cry, never. >> reporter: he fell to the ground multiple times unable to move in front of his son. >> what did your son do when that happened? >> i think he was a little scared in his room. he hasn't brought it up since. >> reporter: doctors told the rosenbaums they thankfully caught it early enough. with treatment and physical therapy he's now past his most difficult hurdles. it's really about sickness and health. >> definitely. >> it's never that obvious until you're in sickness and realize what the potential like catastrophic effect it could have on a relationship, on a family. >> on an individual.

>> j.p. is still going through five days of physical therapy every week and though this is really hard the two say this has brought them closer together. ashley does admit with a sense of humor she did not believe j.p. was sick at first. she was like, okay, yeah, whatever, it's man flu. if you feel worse go to the hospital tomorrow. i mean she really was just like, sure, like every married woman in america knows what i feel like. but he didn't just feel better, he felt extremely worse so she said she's so glad they listened. >> oh, my gosh. >> when men say they're sick, they're sick. [ laughter ] >> in this case for sure, yeah. yeah. >> thank you, adrienne, as always. we have a "gma" health alert about how deadly excessive drinking can be. a new study finds alcohol-related deaths have doubled since 1999 and the numbers are troubling for women and deborah roberts is here with more on the study. good morning, deb.

>> good morning, robin. this is some pretty urgent and timely news, particularly during this month of resolutions and new intentions. many of us are vowing to get healthier. but for women, we may also want to include a plan to rethink our relationship to alcohol. >> to bad moms. >> to bad moms. >> reporter: women throw back drinks for laughs in movies like "bad moms." but there's no humor in a new study now showing annual alcohol-related deaths doubling between 1999 and 2017. much of that spike driven by women who overindulge like louisiana mom and blogger harmony hobbs. >> i would drink a lot at home. wine, just hike a glass or two and i'd feel better and then i'd get the kids to bed and then i would drink like the rest of the bottle and start on another one. >> a bottle and maybe a bottle and a half? >> right. >> reporter: she's now sober. harmony's fortunate. researchers from the national institute on alcohol abuse and

alcoholism say women drinkers are at a greater risk for cancer, heart disease and liver failure because women absorb and metabolize alcohol differently. which may explain why many women are now thinking twice about their alcohol intake. trying sobriety challenges like dry january. or the popular sober curious movement. >> sober, sobriety, makes a lot of people feel uncomfortable. >> i think in our society the word is so intertwined with ideas around alcoholism, but actually sobriety can be a lifestyle choice for anybody. >> reporter: author ruby warrington who coined the phrase says the message is more relevant now than ever. >> people are changing their diet realizing it feels great to eat more vegetables. who knew doctors were right all these years and then when i drink, oh, i feel like i'm undoing all of that. >> a lot of us are thinking about that. i'm actually doing dry january but as you might expect, though,

when it comes to excessive drinking men still account for the majority of alcohol-related deaths but while their numbers have pretty much flatlined women are drinking in excess a lot more. stats show an 85% jump in risky drinking and in binge drinking a 23% increase in women. so what's even more interesting, women over 50 are more likely to be drinking. millennials aren't drinking as much these days. >> all right. deb, thank you very much. let's bring in dr. jen ashton. break down the study. >> first of all, in this category it is really important we're mindful there is a spectrum between light, social, moderate alcohol consumption and life-threatening alcohol use disorder. and a lot in between. so deb alluded to some of the numbers. if you take a look a 10% increase in alcohol consumption basically over the last 20 years and a 23% increase in binge drinking. this is amongst women. so, again, this is a very

important and large population that we need to key into. >> why is it that women seem to be more when it comes to having these alcohol-related illnesses being in more trouble. >> we don't know first of all why women are drinking more and drinking more to excess, but this is really important, robin. pound for pound, drink for drink, women metabolize alcohol differently and they have more of the toxic metabolite in their system. so take a 150-pound woman, 150-pound man and give them both two glasses of wine, the woman would have more of that toxic metabolite. >> we heard deb about dry january and we know about the 12 steps. what do you tell your women patients about re-evaluating their relationship with alcohol? >> like anything we do on a regular basis it's always good to turn the lens on yourself and reassess what you're doing regularly. again, there are questions you can ask that we go through to find out if you have an alcohol use disorder. some of them are up here. are you unable to stop or cut down? have you ever had a memory

blackout? but, again, if you are on the lighter end just, you know, do a little period, a dry month. it can be really helpful not only for your health but for your social life. >> good information. as always, jen, thank you. ginger. >> i love that info, thank you. let's do a "gma" moment this. one from ohio. this is a fifth grader madison and i really am honored by this message. >> ginger zee, i want to grow up like you one day and be a meteorologist on "good morning america." >> isn't that so cute? she got a whole weather station for christmas and i thought that was a great way to get started. congratulations, madison. this is where it all begins. can't wait to see you right here on "gma." please send your facebook

[ cheers and applause ] all eyes are on hollywood as we count down to the o [ cheers and applause ] all eyes are on hollywood as we count down to the oscars. this morning we're getting a first look at "vanity fair's" 26th annual hollywood issue and you're going to recognize this year's cover stars and let's see, renee zellweger, jennifer lopez and eddie murphy. this year's issue celebrates the biggest stars of the roaring '20s. so let's take a look. >> reporter: this trio of hollywood heavy weights covering "vanity fair's" annual hollywood issue, renee zellweger, newly oscar nominated for her role in "judy." eddie murphy in his return to

comedy after almost a decade away from the big screen. and jennifer lopez hailed for her role in "hustlers." all pictured on a road trip to hollywood along with 20 of 2020's biggest stars, florence pugh of "little women" also just nominated. awkwafina, laura dern and antonio banderas. the surreal panoramic image created over three days in an empty hanger with over 100 glamorous gowns and 400 pairs of shoes on set and enough jewels for a dozen armed guards to protect for a true hollywood ending. [ cheers and applause ] >> true holiday ending indeed. "vanity fair" editor in chief radhika jones is joining us now. thank you so much for joining us. oscar nominations just announced. some big surprises but also some backlash. >> a little backlash. >> no female directors nominated. a lot of lack of diversity. what is it going to take for hollywood to understand this and kind of get on track? >> well, you know, systemic

change is slow and it is difficult and one of the advantages that we have at "vanity fair" is that we can tell our own narrative about what hollywood is and our three cover stars represent so many different strands of stardom right now. there is renee zellweger who is almost a shoo-in to win but eddie murphy who did a netflix film and announced a new comedy tour. no one like him in our culture and jennifer lopez who had the buzziest role of the year in "hustlers" which is a film, let me remind you written, acted and directed by women and is headlining the halftime show at the super bowl. so wanted to cover all of that expanse and our road trip is a dreamscape of the hollywood we want to see. >> this is the road to hollywood. that's what this issue is all about. a lot of the cover stars have been nominated. laura dern, renee zellweger, antonio banderas, florence pugh but there's so many -- so many stars out there. i'm just curious how do you guys choose who is going to make the cover. >> well, as you can imagine there are a lot of meetings and a lot of conversations and we

watch all the movies and we do look for something that feels representative. we've looking for people at the beginning of their careers, young stars rising stars, a trio of very young boys in the portfolio from movies like "honey boy" and looking for the experience and wisdom and that kind of star quality that alfre woodward brings or antonio banderas brings. it's all about the mix and star quality. >> they're all so different. is there one thing you learned they have in common? >> you know, when we talk to them on set, they all bring this incredible joy to their work and they -- i think they all understand how much importance they represent because people really do aspire to hollywood. >> yes, they do. >> these stars are a vehicle for dreams. >> thank you so much for helping us dream. the issue is on newsstands today.

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morning, kumasi. >> oh, man. thanks, mike. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. welcome back to "gma." it is so great to have you with us on this tuesday morning. >> and look who is with us. she is a great actress, author. this woman can do it all. she's now starring in the new lifetime movie "stolen by my mother: the kamiyah mobley story." please give it up for niecy nash. [ applause ] you looked good last night at the screening and again this morning. >> thank you. > of course, we love you. we've known you more for your comedic roles but you're taking on more of these dramatic roles on and had to explain something to your teen. >> it's interesting because i started offs a comedian and people think that's the lane that you should stay in.

but i called a team meeting and reintroduced myself. i'm niecy nash. we know you, lady and i'm like, no, you think you know me. you know who i used to be. i want to show the world that i can do more than just make them laugh because people who can make you laugh can make you cry. >> oh. >> not the other way around. >> that is true and this movie "stolen by my mother" is ripped from the headline, directly from the headlines about a young woman who is abducted, raised by a woman who she thinks is her mother. you play gloria williams so when you're playing who is the abductor, how do you prepare for a role like that? >> i feel like you always forme i try to find a common ground with the character. you know, and i often say that every woman has a story. and that story don't always end with glory but once you've gone through a certain thing, you in your own life you try to find the spaces and places where you can meet that character. that's what i do.

yeah. >> it's working. you know what you're doing. >> and all thanks to this lovely lady. >> oh, my gosh. >> yes. >> it's been wonderful to work with you. master class, master class being around you and learning about it. >> time for to us meet that character. >> yes. >> gloria's life starts when kamiyah gets a job and needs to show her social security card. >> you can't -- you can't have any job, okay? not right now. go in there and take this bag. >> why, >> i got something i need to tell you. >> mom, what's going on? >> i did something. i did something bad. you might think it's unforgivable. [ cheers and applause ] >> woo! >> i know. >> wait a minute. i was in it and i was like --

>> woo. the young woman, the young actress playing kamiyah, raven ferrell, i'm telling you, there was a connection, you know you play mother/daughter. >> sure. >> but i heard behind the scenes and saw it some on location that you really took her under your wing. >> you know what i do when i'm -- because i'm really a mother, i feel like if i mother them behind camera, it makes sense when you get in front of the camera so she would come to work and i be, those jeans are a little too tight, girl. why you got all that makeup on? what's going on. let me talk to your boyfriend. you no he, and so it's easier than once you get on the other side to have it already baked in. that's my little secret. >> and the whole team gathered last night for the premiere. >> yes. >> over half the crew working on the film were women so what -- [ cheers ] yes, that's awesome and all thanks to you again, robin. what was it like on the set? >> it was lovely. i mean, oh, there we all are. we had a good time last night.

[ applause ] it's a wonderful place to be in when you really see girl power played out and not just talked about. so kudos to you. >> no, thank you for that. i know you did that as well. there was a sense of responsibility. these are women who, they showed their vulnerability. they showed their weakness. this he showed their strength. they -- when you're playing somebody who is real and somebody who is still with us. >> yes. >> that's a double responsibility, isn't it? ? it is a great responsibility to get the storytelling right and i love that this is one of the first times i think you get this story from kamiyah's lens. so i'm very happy to be a part of it and, you know, i make a lot of jokes because i played so many tortured women and mothers lately that i have to laugh to keep from crying sometimes, you know what i mean, because this particular story is about three women in pain. have you both of the mothers,

you have the kidnapper, the mother and then you have the baby in the middle and everybody is in pain and there are no winners in this story. spoiler alert. nobody wins in this story. >> well, thank you for sharing that. [ laughter ] i understand there's a certain co-star that you want who is your neighbor as well. who is that? >> you know it's not that i wanted him. he chose me. >> who is that. >> my neighbor is shaquille o'neal. [ applause ] and he just -- he walked up to me, shaq walked up to me, i want to be in a movie with you. i was like, okay. [ laughter ] so he picked me and, yeah. i don't know. we will wrae see. >> we'll see it soon. >> we'll see. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i cannot think of a better co-pilot on my first venture into this and i'm so glad it was you and i thank you so very much

and the entire cast and crew. thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> "the kamiyah mobley story" premieres 8:00 eastern on lifetime. >> we'll be right back. [ applause ]

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back now with anna nicole smith's never before love story with larry birkhead the father of her daughter live with the first look at a new episode of the documentary series "hopelessly in love." we welcome you. good to see you. it's been a long time. >> thank you. >> i remember talking to you long ago about this. 2007 when anna nicole passed away. dannielynn was just 5 months old. you never talked about the love story between you and ang that nicole until now. why did you decide to do it. >> for so long i had people kind of telling my story and this kind of presented a unique opportunity where they said, you know, this is an opportunity to tell it from your perspective and i said, are you sure you got the right people because our love story was so up and down and it had so many things combined in but it was a two-year affair that people didn't really know about and i think the biggest misconception is that most people thought that i was like the winner of some dna lottery from a one-night stand with anna nicole and it was a long-term relationship. >> it was a long-term

relationship. you say we will see things in this that will surprise us and that have never been seen before as much as this story was covered. >> well, you know, i was surprised because there were things in there i had never seen before and went back through the vaults of all the tapes and archives and you'll hear -- you'll see the first time i met anna at the kentucky derby and you'll see kind of when sparks flew and then you'll also hear about when dishes flew and everything else in between. >> sounds like it was tumultuous. >> it was crazy, but, you know, you'll also hear anna for the first time publicly acknowledge that we were in a relationship because i didn't get that. we didn't have a relationship where we did red carpets and things like that. i was always behind the scenes. so it was important for me not to just share with the audience and the viewers but also to hope that my daughter sees this one day. >> exactly, who is now 13 years old. it's hard to believe. >> it's crazy. >> so let's take a little look at "hopelessly in love." >> you look at how bad anna wanted a little girl.

you look at everything that she wanted in life and i'm trying to still to this day kind of give my daughter things that i would think that would make her proud. there's graduations and there's honor roll and there's all these achievements that dannielynn has and it's super exciting and it's just you think about what it would be like if her mom was here. [ applause ] >> has dannielynn watched the documentary? >> well, you know what, i was -- it was a long process of working with the network and editing. she would come in in the middle of me doing the editing. i would say come in and let me show you the clip, the first time your mom and i met at the derby party and she came in and was peeking around the corner and she goes, turn that off. turn that off. she was my biggest critic but i caught her peeking a few times

and it's something she probably can't watch today but i hope i can put that in a box for her to -- along with the warehouse of size 10 shoes and dresses and everything else and hope she can watch it someday. >> all right. well, thank you for sharing. larry, good to see you. we wish you and dannielynn nothing but the best. watch "hopelessly in love," it premieres friday 9:00 on lifetime. let's go to ginger. >> thank you, lara. after that surge of january heat so many people are reporting blooms this. this is in north carolina, the plum tree in bloom. that is not normal by the way. when it gets cold again that will be a problem and in vermont, southern vermont usually snow covered and they have not had snow there. they've gotten

here now with john and callahan walsh. here now with john and callahan walsh. they track down fugitives and find lost kids. great to have you two back. john, what a legacy, 1,400 fuj tvs brought to justice. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> and you're keeping it going in this show. >> well, this is our second season, tried to retire but america's become this terrible violent place. we had our worst year of violent crime last year, 144 cops killed in the line of duty, 300 mass murders, 29 school shootings. so i came out of retirement. "in pursuit" had its first season. we profiled -- we did 12 shows and caught ten guys and recovered a missing child alive so continues. [ applause ]

>> and, callahan, you work for the center for missing and exploited kids but get to work with your dad. >> i'm honored. my father is my role model but i watched my parents channel their anger over my brother's death in 1981. wanted to try to make sure that didn't happen again and i think that hole in their hears and all of our hearts were killed little by little by the recovery of these missing children but getting justice for families that so deserve it and took 27 years to get justice this our kiss and it fills that hole. >> those families, those victims, the search for justice at the heart of the story. a clip from episode one, a young mother of three found dead and this is the moment when her heartbroken brother arrives at the scene. >> first thing he said is, is my sister in there and we were going to have a very unfortunate situation. he immediately ran towards the front door of the residence. my biggest concern i didn't want him to see his sister like that but there was no stopping him. he was super distraught and it took police officers to keep him

from getting into that house. >> boy, that's about as raw as it gets. >> a terrible case. you know, i always pick my most wanted. he's the first one on our season premiere tomorrow night. cal does the second case but this guy, wonderful woman, had three kids together. he started to abuse her. she was smart enough to move out and he killed her. cops allege he killed her and he's a real dirt bag. he's the number one case on our season premiere tomorrow night on investigation discovery. >> another story, very personal to you. it's about a childhood friend of yours. >> this season is personal to me. lindsay was a close friend of mine. she disappeared out of las vegas. had her remains found partial remains found 16 days after she disappeared but took three years for that dna to match those remains to lindsay. i know her parents well. i want to get justice for her. i want to get justice for her family. we need to know what happened. there are so many questions that have been left unanswered.

that's why we're doing this case. it's so important to me. we need those answers and need viewers to give us that information. >> thank you both for coming in. season two of "in pursuit" starts tomorrow on investigation discovery. michael, what's coming up on your show? >> thank you so much, george. we have an exciting show for you today because it is bachelor tuesday. >> yes, and that means we're recapping all of the juicy drama from last night's star and one of the ladies. plus, happy new year, happy new you. tory johnson is back with discounts on wellness products exclusively for our "ssk" viewers. >> a little deals with tory. we love that. make sure you check us out at lunchtime and up next on "gma," a game changing announcement from the wnba. we'll be right back. [ applause ]

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i have been looking forward to sharing this with you all morning long. breaking news right here on "gma," which will change the face of women's team sports. here to announce the big news are wnba commissioner cathy engelberg. [ applause ] and nneka ogwumike. [ cheers and applause ] president of the women's national basketball players association. a star forward for the l.a. sparks. let's hear it. >> all right. some breaking news. the wnba we're so thrilled to announce the wnba and players association led by nneka, we have announced a long-term collective bargaining agreement that we've agreed to eight years. we have -- we're so proud of the players and their ability to unify around the important issues to them and while they bargained hard we came together, we collaborated and we have what we think is a groundbreaking agreement that's going to support these players for the long-term in the next generation

of players. it's going to include a tripling of the top players' pay. >> tripling. >> tripling. [ applause ] over half a million dollars and we're also going to be providing a platform around health and wellness, and really what -- redefining what it means to be a professional women's athlete. a mom. you know, we have entrepreneurs in the league. it's just really going to be a great platform for us. [ applause ] >> nneka, you're a player. what does this mean? >> you know, it means a lot and i think i really have to credit our staff, of course, the wnba but especially the constituency of the players in the wnba, the executive committee we have is a superstar committee. we really represent the holistic view of a lot of the players and we wanted to leave a legacy. i think we came in understanding that it wasn't just about the top player. it wasn't just about the rookies, it was about every player across the board and we

really are happy to come together with the wnba with actually a lot of innovative ideas ranging from different types of competitions and, of course, you know, expectant mothers, planning mothers and quality of life as a player. you know, we have all individual hotel rooms which is great and we just want to serve as the catalyst for what we want to see if the future for the wnba. >> wnba has done that, paid maternity leave. >> yes. >> tell us about that. [ applause ] >> really, you know as a mom myself, full pay, child care stipend, family planning benefits, progressive, you know, lots of different things for -- again. whether you are a mom or you're a professional athlete, these -- >> these are elite athlete. >> redefine what it means to be a professional athlete in society today, and we're hoping to lift not just women in sports, women in basketball, but women in society. >> oh, my gosh. this is what sports -- sport is

a microcosm of society. it really is. what do you think is going to be the message for team sports for women? >> i think it's really going to set the tone. you know, interestingly enough as much as we fight for what we feel that we deserve we know that we deserve, we have women soccer, we have women's hockey looking up to what we are looking to do and so we really are hoping it can set the tone and create that legacy for women in sports moving forward. >> beautiful, beautiful. front row right here. [ applause ] thank you, cathy. that's right. give it up. can i post you up? can i post you up? >> you got it. >> we'll be right back. [ applause ]

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good morning, i'm kumasi aaron from "abc 7 mornings." here is mike with our forecast. >> hey, kumasi, hi, everybody. live doppler 7 is showing showers, very light moving through milpitas, san jose, and right now millbrae. these will continue, just isolated showers today. mainly partly sunny, 53 to 56. but look at thursday morning, the heavy rain, the downpours, the ponding on the roadways, the thunderstorm threat. it's going to be a mess 48 hours from now, jeff even in a. thank you, mike. we have a crash on the toll plaza between a big rig and a car. a tow truck has arrived as well, in lane 12, causing a slowdown. if you can avoid it, please do. the center is moving quickly but

everything else is backed up at the moment. now time for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live." >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actor, writer, director, and producer tyler perry. plus, performing their new single "diamonds," echosmith. and we continue "live"'s "wellness week." and how you could win an amazing tropical island vacation. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ya