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good morning, america. the stage is set to acquit president trump after the senate votes to block witnesses in the impeachment trial. democrats failing to get enough republican moderates to break ranks. >> it's a grand tragedy. >> despite new reported bombshells from john bolton's book, the stage now set to acquit the president. when it could come. public health emergency. the u.s. making the declaration over the coronavirus outbreak. u.s. airlinesuspending flights to mainland china and a mandatory quarantine for a planeload of evacuated americans, the first move of its kind in more than 50 years. caught on camera, state
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lawmaker arrest. the moment this elected official was hauled into a police car and had police give her a sobriety test. the unusual charge she's facing this morning. powerful tributes. ♪ amazing grace >> the emotional night at the staples center as the lakers return to their home court for the first time since kobe bryant's tragic death. >> i look at this as a celebration tonight. >> the honors for a legend. and party time. ♪ super bowl celebrations under way. star-studded events kicking off the big weekend, but stormy weather puts a damper on harry styles' plans minutes before showtime. will the weather cooperate for the big game?
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hey, good morning, everybody. happy saturday. we're going to begin with a crucial vote in the impeachment trial of president trump. the senate blocking the call for witnesses to testify creating a historic precedent and clearing the way for the president to be acquitted. >> senators working into the night to schedule how this trial will be concluded. they will take the weekend off before reconvening monday morning. >> now, the vote to acquit the president won't come till wednesday after both the iowa caucuses on monday and the state of the union address on tuesday. abc's david wright is in west palm beach following the president this weekend. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. technically the impeachment trial will now go into next week, but the result is pretty much a foregone conclusion after the democrats lost last night's crucial vote to bolster their case with additional witnesses. >> ms. murkowski. >> no.
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>> reporter: that one vote from alaska's lisa murkowski gutted any last hope among democrats for calling witnesses. final tally, 51-49 against. >> it's a grand tragedy, one of the worst tragedies that the senate has ever overcome. >> reporter: democrats had pinned their hopes on these four republican moderates, but only two of them ended up breaking ranks, susan collins of maine and mitt romney of utah. >> mr. romney. >> aye. >> reporter: earlier in the day lamar alexander of tennessee made it clear he did not favor calling witnesses like john bolton, the former national security adviser who, according to "the new york times," writes in his unpublished book that trump told him back in may he was withholding military aid to pressure ukraine to investigate the bidens. alexander said, there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven adding that he believed what the president did was inappropriate, but not impeachable.
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in theory that left open the possibility of a tie on the issue until murkowski's vote. she wouldn't say whether she thought the president did anything wrong, but she said congress had failed because the process was tainted by partisanship from start to finish. quote, i have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the senate. i don't believe the continuation of this process will change anything. >> mr. chief justice, i have a parliamentary inquiry. >> the democratic leader will state the inquiry. >> reporter: to satisfy curiosity, democratic leader chuck schumer asked chief justice john roberts if he would have been willing to break a tie as his predecessor did more than once in the trial of president andrew johnson. roberts said, no, he wouldn't. >> i think it would be inappropriate for me, an unelected official from a different branch of government, to assert the power to change that result so that the motion would succeed.
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>> reporter: so at this point here's where things stand. the trial has recessed for the weekend. closing arguments resume monday. fil vote on the verdict scheduled for wednesday. that means that the president will not be able to boast of his acquittal at the state of the union address on tuesday night. instead, he becomes the second president in u.s. history to deliver the state of the union under the cloud of impeachment. the previous person, of course, bill clinton. eva? >> david wright for us. several democratic candidates have been kept off the campaign trail because of the impeachment trial, and now they have just two more days to woo voters in iowa before the nation's first caucus kicks off election season. abc's rachel scott is in cedar rapids, iowa, with this last big push. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. the senators in this race will be working overtime this weekend trying to make up for precious lost days campaigning. this is crunch time.
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we are two days out from the first vote, and it's still anybody's race. senator elizabeth warren wasting no time racing from capitol hill to iowa surprising a crowd overnight. >> hello, des moines. [ cheers ] i heard there were some people who wanted to do some selfies. >> reporter: as senator bernie sanders campaign rallied supporters with a concert. with the weekend off from the trail, the senators running for president scrambling back to the trail two days out from the first vote. their rivals have spent most of their time campaigning here flooding every corner of the state. former vice president joe biden on a 20-city, 17-county bus tour. >> have you benefitted from having the state largely to yourself during this critical stretch? >> all i know, it's been feeling good for a long time and still feels good, and we're going to keep moving. >> reporter: mayor pete buttigieg traveling nearly 700 miles across iowa. buttigieg slipping in the polls now stepping up his attacks on his rivals who are pushing ahead. >> senator sanders is offering
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an approach that suggests that we either have to choose between a revolution or the status quo. >> reporter: in the fight to defeat president trump, democratic voters are torn over the direction of the party and which candidate can take it over the finish line. >> you can elect the safe choice, but i think in order to really fix a broken system, electing somebody like elizabeth is really the only way to get it done. >> the democrats need to nominate somebody that's more centrist. i'm afraid that if we go any other direction that we're going to lose. >> reporter: and another shake-up in this race, a rule change could allow michael bloomberg to get on the debate stage in nevada next month. the dnc dropping the donor threshold opening up the door for the billionaire mayor who is self-funding his campaign to potentially qualify. eva. >> all right, rachel for us. tune in monday for our live coverage of the results of the iowa caucuses right here on abc. so much going on, so much to talk about this morning, we are
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as we've been saying in the home stretch in both iowa and, of course, in the impeachment trial, so let's bring in abc news chief political analyst matthew dowd joining us from texas this morning, and right here in the studio, nyu law professor melissa murray. let me start with you. in the senate trial legally is this a done deal or are there potentially any twists that could come at the end to derail the march toward acquittal? >> i think it would take an absolute political tornado to derail this. this train is pulling into the station. the president is likely to be acquitted as it were on wednesday with that vote. >> well, let me turn to you with this, matt. assuming that melissa is right that the president is likely to be acquitted next week, politically are there winners and losers here? >> well, so broadly i think one of the big losers is the constitutional system of checks and balances. the founders envisioned a president who might push their power too far, but they never envisioned a senate abdicating their responsibility to hold that president in check and
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given a football analogy on the winners and losers since it's super bowl weekend is the republicans won in the short term but it's a little bit like winning a football game but losing a bunch of players to injury because i think in the end in the long term what this could really do is hurt those people running for office for the senate and possibly the president in the long term going to november, so i think it's a mixed bag on this but definitely i think our system of checks and balances suffered during this time. >> melissa, there are some people on the left who have worried aloud that an acquittal is going to give a green light to the president to go and solicit further interference by foreign governments in our elections. do you share that concern? >> well, i think it's a very real concern, certainly since one of the president's defenders, professor alan dershowitz of harvard law school suggested that anything the president did in anticipation of his re-election or in furtherance of his re-election was actually okay. that's a stunning statement that i think most constitutional law scholars would take objection with. >> what about the vote that we
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saw late yesterday to bar witnesses? does that set a precedent going forward? >> we've had so few presidential impeachments in our history anything that happens in one necessarily impacts the subsequent ones that happen so the fact that we for the first time have had an impeachment of a president without witnesses will surely set a bar for the future and will allow presidents to stonewall on the question of witnesses. >> matt, let me go back to you for more on the political aspects here. we're heading as you know into iowa. is the impeachment trial likely to cast a large shadow or are the voters and candidates likely to ignore it? >> well, we're in such a disruptive moment. we're is such a unique time that we've never had an impeachment of a president going into his re-election. we've never had that before in history, and we've never had that in iowa in a caucus in the midst of an impeachment time. to me what it's likely to do is bolster the people making the argument of electability going into iowa. anything could happen. we've seen it happen before. but if i were betting on a candidate, i would bet on the
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candidate that voters think they're the most electable because i think at this point in time for democratic voters, they put a premium on who can beat donald trump in the general election, and for that point, right now joe biden leads on that score. so i think electability is going to be the key on caucus night on monday. >> what's the old proverb, may you live in interesting times. we certainly are. matthew and melissa, our dream team, thank you very much. we really appreciate it. reminder, we will have live coverage of the senate impeachment trial when it resumes at 11:00 eastern monday morning right here on abc. another big reminder while i have you, we do have exciting news regarding the future of abc news. with today's extraordinary news cycle which we've been talking about, the timing is truly perfect for the new abc newslive streaming everywhere breaking news context analysis digging deeper making sense of all the news, abc newslive launches monday night february 3rd, caucus night. whit, over to you. >> busy week ahead, dan. that's for sure. thank you.
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the white house has added six more countries to the list of the nations facing travel bans to the u.s. president trump signed an order on friday to impose restrictions on travelers from nigeria, burma, kyrgyzstan and eritrea. citizens from sudan and tanzania are banned from the diversity visa lottery. they can still apply for other visas. this now brings the total number of countries on the restricted travel list to 13. restrictions are set to take effect on february 22nd. well, a woman is under arrest after a security breach in mar-a-lago just hours after the president was set to arrive. police say 30-year-old hannah roemhild drove a black suv through two of mar-a-lago's security checkpoints. secret service and sheriff's deputies opened fire hitting that vehicle, but she sped off. police later found her bullet riddled suv at this west palm beach motel tackling her as she attempted to flee. fortunately no one was hurt. okay, we want to turn to another big and developing story this morning, the latest in the coronavirus outbreak. the u.s. government has declared
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a public health emergency as a new case is confirmed and the president restricts entry of foreign nationals and american citizens are quarantined for the first time in a half century. abc's adrienne bankert right there in marina valley, california, with much more. adrienne, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. good to be with you. yes, here at that military base where those quarantined americans will call home for the next couple of weeks and you talked about it. this is such a rare move. it's something that the u.s. has not declared in decades. this morning, the u.s. declaring a public health emergency as global fears of the coronavirus intensify. >> it is likely that we will continue to see more cases in the united states in the coming days and weeks including some limited person-to-person transmission. >> reporter: beginning tomorrow the u.s. will temporarily ban foreign travelers who have been to china within the last 14 days restricting flights from the country rerouting them through just seven u.s. airports to screen passengers for the virus.
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>> these prudent, targeted and temporary actions will ensure resources are focused on the health and safety of the american people. >> reporter: and now united, american and delta are suspending flights to and from china. >> i was like, well, i better come back earlier because i don't know when i can come back. they check everybody's temperature and make sure you're not having fever. >> reporter: this morning chinese officials report coronavirus cases have risen with nearly 12,000 patients and at least 259 reported deaths. many in china fleeing the country. abc's ian pannell is in hong kong. >> reporter: just growing restrictions on travelers from china, this railway station leads directly to the border and people are still able to cross. there's now growing pressure on the government to seal it off. >> reporter: in the u.s. the cdc has announced another new case in california bringing the total number of diagned patients here to seven. that's while nearly 200 americans are on lockdown at
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this california air base. the cdc ordering a two-week quarantine for those travelers who evacuated from the center of the outbreak in wuhan. earlier this week on a state department charter plane. >> we were all in awe and shock, you know, because, of course, we all want to go home to our parents or our family members, you know. but we all are pretty much understand the reasoning behind this. >> reporter: and fears of economic impact from coronavirus led to a big sell-off across the board on wall street friday. the dow tumbling more than 600 points, its worst day since august. and again, we heard from officials we will likely see cases here in the u.s. officials warn this is something very difficult to contract here in america. watch out for the symptoms of fever and heavy coughing. whit? >> all right, adrienne bankert for us in california. thank you. we want to bring in our abc
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news chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton joining us from newton, massachusetts. dr. jen, thank you so much for joining us. yesterday we saw a quarantine, another case in the u.s. what's the significance of this? >> well, first, whit, if you talk about the quarantine and travel restrictions, those are natural inclinations in the case of a virus or an outbreak like this on the part of government to safeguard public health. it is about containment. so that's what you're seeing there and, yes, the first quarantine in 50 years in the united states. in terms of number of cases, i think people should be less focused on six, seven, eight, we expect to see more in the country and more focused on the number of people being tested, both here and in china and other countries, because this is a virus that we know now can spread when patients or people have no symptoms. so there are likely many, many people who have been infected that are just showing no symptoms and have a very mild course of the disease. it makes it harder to contain. >> that's spread from person to person, part of the big concern
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here and one of the challenges, dr. jen, with detecting the coronavirus is that the signs and symptoms can be similar to the flu. >> exactly, so fever, cough, shortness of breath, some chills, body aches and some reports some g.i. symptoms. the key, whit, is recent travel history or recent contact, close contact with someone who's been in china. but, again, with this situation so much fear, so much anxiety on the part of the public which is understandable, in medicine and science we have to reiterate, we have to act based on fact, not fear, evidence and not emotion but this is an evolving situation. >> that's why we appreciate having you on the show. dr. jen, as always, thank you. dan? >> any time we have fear nice to have a calm voice. let's check the weather. speaking of calming voices, robert marciano is here with rough weather hitting florida. >> let's not forget facts. i'm full of facts. >> that too. >> fear not the facts, my friends. good to see you, guys.
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i hope you're having a great start to the month of february. it was a rough go in south florida. check out some of this video if you could. miami where they're having a super bowl really got pounded last night with heavy rain, flash flooding there. some of the concerts running into issues. people trying to get around. high heels, the south beach pumps not the best way to get around, 2 1/2 inches of rainfall that falls in a short period of time. all right. we have yet another threat for severe weather across that same area today. this front kind of draping across. right now it's ft. myers over to ft. pierce is where most of it is. later on this afternoon we could see another batch of severe weather, damaging winds, brief hail, tornado, maybe some flash flooding, but clears out for the super bowl. the cold air out ahead of it, warm air, high snow levels, flash flooding and wind alerts, could see high winds from san francisco to san diego down to monday night, and this storm goes coast to coast with a severe weather threat next week. we'll talk more about that in a second.
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erjs good saturday morning. i'm lisa argen. you can see the view from the exploratorium camera. not bad. sunshine but dense fog in the north bay. patchy fog in the east bay. partly cloudy this afternoon. very strong northwesterly winds tomorrow and a big cooldown for super bowl sunday. then freezing cold mornings monday and tuesday. partly cloudy and 66 palo alto. 64 in vallejo. 60 down. the accuweather seven-day forecast much cooler tomorrow. going to have a north wind and clear skies. kind of chilly for the super bowl. i like the chiefs because of that. they're used to playing in the cold weather. temperatures in the 60s. >> nothing really chilly in miami. >> patriots still have a chance? >> not this year. >> but you did win fantasy football. >> you did win fantasy football. once again thank you for the reminder on that. shifting gears, speaking of football by the way, the super bowl weekend under way and before the big game, of course,
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there's plenty of partying going on, but as we just saw, severe weather, rob was talking about it, in miami overnight ended up disrupting plans for some of the celebrity-filled events. abc's t.j. holmes is live from miami with more on that. t.j., good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gang. this was a serious situation here. look, the local stations, i was watching all the weather. they were staying late and overnight and giving updates a serious severe weather situation talking about tornadoes and whatnot, and yet you have a lot of people here that were trying to party. you had a party here hosted by kevin hart. post malone was supposed to perform. that had to be evacuated and ended up going off much later into the night, the one everybody is talking about, harry styles, lizzo was supposed to perform at this big event. people had to be evacuated. that thing was canceled. that's how serious some of the weather got, but yeah. some parties did go off without a hitch. snoop dogg and pharrell were able to take the stage at the bud light party. you had shaq, of course, had his annual big party here, and his of course, he announced earlier that all the proceeds of that party were going to the kobe and vanessa bryant family foundation.
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so still it was a bit of a scary evening here. a lot of people come just for the parties and leave on sunday so this has been a rite of passage and a big deal here but a little different feel last night and more storms today going to make it through but we should be good on sunday, guys. i'll leave it to rob to give you the official forecast. >> you need a blue jacket, my man. i like that report. well done. >> bottom line, you can't shut down snoop dogg. i mean that's basically the takeaway. t.j., thank you. we'll come back to you throughout the show. you mentioned the lakers. they returned to the staples center for the first time since the tragic death of kobe bryant. the emotional tributes on and off the court to a legend. plus, caught on camera, a lawmaker pulled over and given a sobriety test. what she told police when she found herself inside a patrol car. "good morning america" is sponsored by edward jones. it's time for investing to feel individual.
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♪ you can't touch this you can't touch this ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this saturday. cheetos going back 30 years featuring mc hammer's hit song, "can't touch this" in a super bowl commercial this year, but will this be the ad we all talk about on monday? coming up, we're leading up to tomorrow's big game with a preview of the blockbuster commercials and a behind-the-scenes look at the big parties heating up miami. >> that was my jam back in the day. >> too legit. i got to say, i was wondering when we kept on seeing his head when we see his full body. >> hammer pants. >> we all had them too. >> my mom didn't let me have them. still sad about it. >> speak for yourself, johnson. first this morning, let's take a look at the other big
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stories we're following. happening right now, the stage is set to acquit president donald trump after the senate votes to block witnesses in the impeachment trial. democrats failing to get enough republican moderates to break ranks. senators working into the night to schedule how this trial will be concluded. they will take the weekend off before reconvening on monday morning. also right now, public health emergency as fears over the coronavirus outbreak spread. the number of deaths and cases in china rising, and now at least 170 cases confirmed in other countries. president trump restricting the travel of foreign nationals to prevent its spread, and major u.s. air carriers canceling flights in and out of china. american citizens quarantined for the first time in more than half a century. breaking overnight, grand slam title. 21-year-old american sofia kenin has defeated spain's garbine muguruza to win this year's australian open. this is kenin's first grand slam title, the youngest finalist to
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compete in melbourne park since 2008. we're going to start this half hour with a very different kind of sports story, the emotional scene overnight inside the house that kobe built. the lakers playing their first game at l.a.'s staples center since the death of kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others in that helicopter crash. abc's zachary kiesch right there this morning covering it all. zachary, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. emotions were raw here at the staples center last night and yet there was something so therapeutic about it, the house that kobe built, wearing that purple and gold for 20 years and wearing it so well. you know it's been said that our fascination with sports isn't so much about the game, it's about the stories. kobe bryant had an incredible story. for all the joy he brought fans as a player, the first game since the death of kobe bryant, his daughter gianna and seven others came with heavy hearts. his name was stamped on this
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court long before his shocking death. draped in purple and gold, the laker nation coming together to honor the life and legacy of a legend. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: usher and ben hong began the emotional night with a moving tribute. ♪ then lebron james fighting back tears -- ♪ and the home of the brave -- made a passionate speech reminding the crowd that the night wasn't only about grieving. >> tonight we celebrate the kid that came here at 18 years of age, retired at 38 and became probably the best dad we've seen over the last three years, man. so in the words of kobe bryant, mamba out, but in the words of us, not forgotten. live on, brother.
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>> reporter: and then it was game time. the lakers' p.a. announcer calling the starting lineup. >> and the other forward is number 24, 6'6", 20th campaign out of lower merion high school, kobe bryant. >> reporter: kobe bryant named at every position. lakers players warming up in bryant's number 8 or 24 jerseys before a 24-second violation started the game. >> 24-second violation. >> reporter: despite his absence the memories of kobe were everywhere. kobe's wife vanessa, who didn't attend, responding to the lakers tribute on instagram posting, there is no number 24 without number 2. #girldaddy. for some the wounds we still too fresh. the blazers' carmelo anthony, a close friend of bryant, sat out. the lakers embracing the mamba mentality as best they could as the franchise begins a new chapter without kobe. >> out of all the success he had, five rings, multiple mvps
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and all-star game mvp, it felt like the last three years were the happiest i had ever seen him. >> reporter: it was also evident last night that kobe had this unique capacity to connect people. l.a. can be a fragmented city and yet there we were in that arena last night, and it seemed that kobe was the glue, the catalyst, the bridge that brought people together. whit. >> and his death will no doubt have a lasting impact for a long time. zachary kiesch for us in los angeles, thank you. we do want to turn to an alleged drunk driving arrest involving a michigan lawmaker caught on camera. that state representative now facing serious charges. the newly released dash cam showing a michigan state lawmaker under arrest and in the back of a police cruiser after authorities say she was caught driving drunk. >> do you understand there's going to be a moment where we're both going to be on tv, and it's going to be like senator from ann arbor's career's over? >> reporter: state representative rebekah warren is visibly upset. >> i just don't want this on camera for my future.
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just don't ruin my career. >> reporter: the video obtained by detroit abc affiliate wxyz shows warren behind the wheel of her black jeep cherokee the day after christmas, a concerned driver calling 911. >> what's the vehicle doing? >> swerving all over the expressway. >> reporter: watch as it captures her swerving in and out of traffic. drivers seen slowing down even turning on their hazard lights to alert others. >> oh, my god. he went off the shoulder. >> vehicle hit the right wall. >> reporter: warren heard on the video telling officers she only had three drinks before being asked to complete a sobriety test. >> imagine that there is a straight line right here, okay? what i want you to do, put your left foot on that line. and then put your right foot in front of your left foot, touching heel to toe. >> five, six, seven. >> reporter: she allegedly refused a breathalyzer test. >> are you going to take a pbt for me? >> tell me what happens if i don't. >> reporter: warren was then handcuffed. wxyz reporting she was taken to
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a hospital where tests reportedly showed her blood alcohol level was 0.212, nearly three times the legal limit. now, warren is charged with operating under the influence of liquor with a high blood alcohol content. also known in the state of michigan as super drunk. so they've legally defined drunk and then super drunk. we reached out to her but have yet to hear back. >> interesting. well time now for weather and rob marciano. it's nice to have you inside. >> thank you for acknowledging that. you were looking down your nose at me but i appreciate eva's sincerity, it seems for me being here. >> we missed you. >> i appreciate that. got some cool video want to show you. here's the time to share it with our weekend audience. cool snow devil. yes, in northern norway, just kind of a vortex of wind coming through the mountains there and picking up some snow and lifting it up and swirling it around. nobody got hurt. that's the good thing. had just enough daylight to show that. mild air again building into the
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eastern third of the country. temperatures a good 10, maybe 20 degrees above average as we go through tomorrow. 73 in dallas, 69 degrees in little rock and that storm in the pacific northwest now gets into the plains and the southeast wednesday, thursday, friday and we've got two or three days of a severe weather threat here from houston all the way down through the florida panhandle. good morning to you. saturday morning. foggy the north bay. 40s and 50s will be in the 60s today. well above average. partly cloudy skies. and a nice day today. but very windy and cooler this weather report r sponsored by state farm. i will be here for the rest of the show and tomorrow whether you like it or not. >> two days in a row. you don't have another weather event? >> there might be some continuing education. >> that's right, exactly. >> last weekend he was skiing and calling it weather education.
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this morning, lori loughlin and her husband laying out their case in new court documents. the couple's lawyers accusing prosecutors of hiding evidence. this as the two say they thought they were making a legitimate donation to a university. this morning, new details in lori loughlin and her husband mossimo giannulli's fight for their innocence. in newly obtained court documents the couple fighting back accusing prosecutors of hiding evidence. their lawyers say the actress and her husband did not bribe usc officials to gain admission for their two daughters and had no knowledge of where their money was actually going. >> are you guys ready to fight?
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>> reporter: according to the documents, the parents believed their payments were legitimate donations, further citing that usc has had an institutional practice of tightly intertwining admission and fund-raising. >> i know you want what's best for them. you know what, maybe the fast track isn't it. >> reporter: the "full house" star and her husband are accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into usc as fake athletic recruits. the couple's lawyers saying there is no evidence defendants somehow knew these payments to usc were personal bribes. >> hi. my name is rick singer. and i'm the founder of the key. >> reporter: the "varsity blues" mastermind rick singer pleaded guilty to several charges and is now cooperating with prosecutors. and while donations even large ones to universities are not illegal the government is saying each of the defendants intended to defraud the university for admission. we will see this all play out eventually. >> exactly. >> unfurling right now.
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killer. in women it appears to almost be a different disease. women can have different signs and symptoms of a heart attack compared to men and certain ob/gyn issues they may have experienced decades before like diabetes during pregnancy or something called pcos are risk factors for women and future heart disease. it's really important. it's not just a one size fits all. >> these are in many cases preventable conditions so what are the key steps in prevention? >> well, dan, you also know that i am a nutritionist so let's just start with food. food can be helpful or it can be hurtful and on this super bowl weekend when people do a lot of super bowl eating, the american heart association has an amazing heart healthy recipe that really caught my attention. if people go to heart.org, it's basically a vegan apple nacho dish but i think the key is in terms of diet, most people want to restrict their sodium intake to no more than 1,500 milligrams
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a day. they want to watch their saturated fat intake to no more than about 5% of their overall diet and they do want to get healthy fats, so olive oil, nuts, avocado. >> i'm already marinading my tofurkey for the super bowl. >> good. >> aside from diet, what are the tips people may not consider? >> well, i say it's the three ss, dan, most people have heard of controlling cholesterol and blood pressure but the three ss, social connectivity, sleep and stress, all if not addressed can increase inflammation and that's bad for your heart too. >> those are huge tips, jen, thank you so much. great to see you on a saturday morning. >> you bet, dan. >> we really appreciate it. and we will be right back with our "play of the day" from janai. that rhymed. janai. that rhymed. do woodchucks chuck wood?
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>> i met your mom. i find that deeply surprising. >> i want rob to keep singing it. time for our "play of the day." it may be winter in this part of the hemisphere but down under in australia, they're enjoying summer so how about some waterskiing, right? but get ready for the twist here. okay. 11-year-old frazier kicking back. >> oh, wow. >> yeah, a mare named sista providing the horsepower there. definitely a wild ride. frazier's dad says everyone has been busy on the farm cleaning up after massive dust storms so he wanted the kids to have fun. looks like a ton of fun. >> watch out for crocodiles. >> crikey. >> get that horse up to 40 miles an hour barefoot. >> janai just attempted an australian accent. >> just let that go over. let's just ignore that. so bad. >> she said crikey. >> put some shrimp on the barbie. >> so bad. thanks, dan. >> you're welcome.
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that was the best part of my day. >> didgeridoo. >> crikey. "gma" saturday is now two hours so check your local listings if you want more crikey and other stuff from us. coming up, the senate poised to acquit president trump. when to expect that vote. a woman saved from frigid water subsequently shamed over her weight on social media. the support she's now getting and the message she is sending to others. stay with us. stay with us. sending to others. stay with us. >> announcer: abc morning all news all morning. >> good morning i'm liz kreutz. happening today the lunar new year celebration at the san francisco zoo. you can watch the cheyennes lion and folk dance performance. you see video from a previous year. there is a zodiac scavenger hunt
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to learn about the animals on the cheyennes calendar. guests born in the year of the rat get free admission starting at 10:15 this morning. we are a week away from the highly awaited oscars. happening today a sneak peek of the best films in theater. amc bringing back the best picture showcase. today's slate is ford versus ferrari, joke joker and little women. the rest tomorrow. tickets $35 online on the theater website. here are the participating theaters. bay street 16. saratoga 14, mercado 20. and metrio in san francisco. you think watch the best picture as the winners are announced on february 9th. they air only on abc 7. now a check of the weather with lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> it's foggy out tre. moderate air quality in san francisco. so we're looking at the fog and
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mild temperatures downtown. 53. 43 in redwood city. exploratorium camera looks a bit better with 41 and fog in santa rosa. the visibility near nothing up in the north bay. concord down to nothin. two mile visibility in hayward. the airport three miles. it's the last mild day today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. well above average increasing high clouds. calm winds. 65 in concord. tomorrow much cooler with blustery northwestry winds. liz. >> thank you, lisa. stick with us, the news continues with good morning. have a great day.
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