good morning, america. world health officials warning the clock is ticking to contain coronavirus. the race against time with a chilling new prediction. a new hot zone discovered. the first outside china, plus a spike in europe and the warning for americans here at home. how health officials are scrambling to get the outbreak under control. russian meddling? on the day of the nevada caucus, bernie sanders telling russia to back off revealing intelligence officials briefed him about interference. >> did you really think it was a bad joke? >> as michael bloomberg answers the call for transparency over nondisclosure agreements. will we hear from the three

women who signed them? facing charges. a mother's date in court arrested after the disappearance of her two children not seen for months. >> can you tell us if j.j. is safe? >> are we now closer to learning what happened to them? breaking overnight. pilot's past. what we're learning about the man at the controls of the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others. the faa's report as los angeles readies its tribute to a legend. and royal revision. the changes for harry and meghan, the word they won't be using when they stop representing the queen. hey, good morning, and we begin here with ominous new signs in the coronavirus story. the world health organization now warning that the window to contain the outbreak is quickly closing and that we could soon be looking at a global pandemic. >> the virus now spreading to

new countries in the middle east and in northern italy, officials are suspending public gatherings and closing schools after 19 new cases were identified. >> but the largest cluster of the illness outside of china is in south korea where officials are reporting an eightfold jump in new cases. in the past three days. our dr. jen ashton is standing by with analysis, but we start here with abc's ian pannell who's in seoul, south korea. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. that's right. from a country that's in the grip of a major new outbreak, the korean deputy health ministry saying it's entered a serious new phase and the number of worldwide cases has spiked yet again. this morning, a stark new warning from world health officials over the new coronavirus known as covid-19. experts now saying though the cases outside china are still few, time to stop it spreading further may be running out. >> we know of opportunities not

owing so we need to act quickly before it closes completely. >> reporter: and here in the u.s., the cdc warning americans that while covid-19 isn't spreading, it may. >> it's very possible, even likely, that it may eventually happen. >> reporter: worldwide, covid-19 infecting more than 77,000 people as it spreads from the epicenter in wuhan, china. south korea this morning confirming more than 400 cases. health authorities saying 80% of them linked to a single hospital and a church. and in northern italy, the outbreak today spiking to more than 20 cases. authorities there shutting down public spaces, closing businesses, churches and schools in several towns in an effort to slow the virus' spread. and in iran, tehran reporting five people dying from covid-19 and 28 total cases.

now, amid all of the news it is worth reminding people that the race of infection and death in china appears to has slowed again. although the numbers in korea are high that's partly because authorities are so good at testing large number of people. remaining the spread and everywhere you go people are wearing these. >> all right, ian pannell for us there in seoul. let's bring in dr. jennifer ashton joining us from boston this morning. dr. ashton, so many questions about those cruise ships, how covid can spread, the decision to bring those passengers back to the u.s. what has to happen to contain this outbreak? >> well, eva, first let's talk about, let's say, the decision to quarantine or place these quarantine restrictions in place. it's risk benefit. it's the risk of doing that or quarantining people or restricting their travel and the risk of not doing that versus what proposed benefit there could be. when you talk about trying to contain an outbreak like this, the steps are identified the

pathogen, isolate, diagnose and treat and right now, and from the time that this whole outbreak started just about six weeks ago, each of those four steps has been very challenging and in some cases, frankly problematic. >> we're hearing these new numbers in other countries. what is your take on that? >> i really want to caution people. when you hear these number, we have to remember those are confirmed cases, different countries using different diagnostic criteria rather than the confirm case count and death count. i think the real question here is the numbers of how many are being tested, how many are infected. how many are symptomatic and how many are not symptomatic. we can't assess data until we have good data and right now that's been challenging. >> dr. jen ashton, thank you so much for being with us. dan. >> thank you. to put things in perspective here, we always try to point out the flu sickens and kills many more people than the coronavirus, at least at this

point. in fact, there is news this morning that flu deaths among children have spiked. the cdc counting 105 flu-related pediatric deaths, the highest number this time of year since 2009, 13 children died from the flu just last week. the cdc says more children are being hospitalized at a higher rate across america. there have been 16,000 flu deaths, 29 million flu illnesses and 280,000 people hospitalized. >> we still have a ways to go before we're out of the flu season as well. now to the presidential race. democratic candidates facing their third contest. the nevada caucuses get under way today with 36 delegates up for grabs in the state. the results could have a major impact. right now pete buttigieg did is leading the delegate count with 23, bernie sanders 21, elizabeth warren, 8, amy klobuchar with 7 and joe biden with 6. abc's rachel scott is in las vegas, where new concerns about

russian meddling in the election are getting a lot of attention. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. just weeks into an election year and just hours before today's democratic contest, senator bernie sanders sent a stern warning to russia to keep out of the 2020 election. with the democratic primary in full swing, senator bernie sanders making it clear he wants russia to back off. >> we were told that russia, maybe other countries will get involved in this campaign. and, look, here is the message. to russia, stay out of american elections. >> reporter: the senator revealing he was warned by intelligence officials, that russia was trying to boost his campaign all in an effort to create mayhem for the democratic party and help get president trump re-elected. >> that is the ugliest thing they're doing, they are trying to cause chaos, trying to cause hatred in america. it is an ugly business and all of us have got to say, sorry, you're not going to do this in this election. >> reporter: abc news confirmed top intelligence officials told members of congress russia was once again taking steps

to interfere in the election, to bolster the president's campaign. but president trump at a rally in las vegas dismissed it. >> the do nothing democrats, they said today that putin wants to be sure that trump gets elected. here we go again. here we go again. did you see it? the story. aren't people bored? >> reporter: concern over russia's influence in the 2020 election only growing ahead of the next democratic contest. >> what i'm surprised about is why the intelligence community didn't tell me and other people what's going on here. vladimir putin doesn't want me to be the nominee because he knows i know him. he knows i will not take any of his guff. >> reporter: the candidates making one final push ahead of the nevada caucuses. >> this is the moment in history that we have been called to. the moment to choose courage over fear. >> but i'm asking you to help me to caucus for me. >> reporter: pete buttigieg looking to win over undecided voters who are still sorting out their options.

>> we don't have to wake up in a world where our only choices are bernie sanders or mike bloomberg. we can take a different approach and that's what i'm offering. >> reporter: and nevada has the power to reshuffle this race. nearly 75,000 turned out for early voting and this will be the first test of which candidate can appeal to minority voters. eva. >> we are just hours away from finding out. rachel scott, thank you so much. one candidate who is not on the ballot in nevada making a major reversal. michael bloomberg opening the door for some women who have signed nondisclosure agreements to speak publicly about their lawsuits. this morning, an abrupt about-face for michael bloomberg under enormous pressure the former new york city mayor announcing he will release three women who filed complaints against him and his company from their nondisclosure agreements. abc news has reached out to several women involved in complaints against bloomberg or his company. one of the three women was

involved in a 1997 lawsuit claiming bloomberg told her to "kill it" when she announced she was pregnant. >> she thought he would be pleased that she was pregnant. she said that to him and he said to her, kill it. >> reporter: bloomberg settled the case on undisclosed terms. the woman has not commented as to if she will speak out now that she has been released from the nda. the former new york city mayor pummeled over the issue on the debate stage. >> mr. mayor, are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements so we can hear their side of the story? [ applause ] >> we have a very few nondisclosure agreements -- >> how many is that? >> let me finish. >> how many is that? >> none of them accuse me of doing anything other than maybe they didn't like a joke i told and let me just -- [ audience reacts ] >> agreements between two

parties that wanted to keep it quiet and that's up to them. >> reporter: several of the women who signed ndas with bloomberg's company telling abc news they are interested in telling their stories but fear possible retribution. their attorneys say it's unclear if bloomberg's offer to release the ndas will extend to their clients. we tried to get answers from bloomberg after a campaign stop in salt lake city, utah. >> how many ndas did your company sign? will you release the women if they tell you they want to be released? did you really think it was just a bad joke? >> reporter: with another debate set for tuesday in north -- south carolina, elizabeth warren making it clear this issue wasn't going away. drawing up a contract herself that bloomberg could use to release the women from these agreements. >> all that mayor bloomberg has to do is download it. i'll text it. [ laughter ] sign it, and then the women or men will be free to speak and tell their own stories.

>> reporter: and bloomberg now says after a lot of reflecting he recognizes ndas promote a culture of silence in the workplace and contribute to a culture of women not feeling safe or supported. announcing that his company would release those three women from their agreements to address complaints about comments they said he made. dan. >> good to see you pushing for answers there, eva, thank you very much. a lot of questions. let's bring in abc news political director rick klein who's in washington this morning. rick, this news about bloomberg releasing women from their ndas, is that going to help him make the story go away or amplify it? >> this had to be done, dan. he was torched on that debate stage and with another coming up in just a couple of days in south carolina he needed to move past this issue and have a good answer. the big questions from here, do any of these women come forward, get out of these nondisclosure agreements, what do they say and is this it? the bloomberg campaign says there's only three people covered under this narrow

category but there are lots of other people who had lots of other separation agreements for lots of reasons. there could be more to the story. bloomberg though needs to put this in the rearview mirror and and he's trying to do that. >> let's talk about the big political story of this day, the results coming in later today from the caucuses in nevada. bloomberg not on the menu there. how pivotal is this state? >> yeah, mark this day down. not only is it the first day where a diverse swath of voters get to weigh in, but it could be the day bernie sanders takes a delegate lead and i tell you, a lot of people i'm talking to think he may never surrender that lead. may be the last moment to blunt the popularity of a candidate. if there's not a sense of panic, at least concern this could be a day where bernie sanders starts to consolidate that delegate lead and the other folks in the race may have a harder time being part of the conversation. if he's able to rob. he's heavily favored in the polls and a lot of concerns about the first caucus since iowa. almost a dirty word in

democratic circles and a lot of concern about reporting problems that could follow it following the debacle weeks ago. >> but let's talk about bernie for a second. as you said, this could be another big day for him potentially. what about these reports that russians are intervening on his behalf? how big a problem is that for him? >> awkward timing at best and something that raises questions at worst. look, a lot of democrats are worried bernie sanders' nomination could hurt the party and the idea that russians may be boosting it is just an awful story line. bernie sanders himself raising the possibility that there may be political motivations behind the timing and he does not like the fact that this headline is out there. he's had to denounce it strongly and answer questions about why it took so long to reveal this. >> rick klein, great to have you on the show on a saturday morning. we really appreciate it. i want to remind everybody abc news will have complete coverage of the results in nevada this evening and on our new streaming channel, abc newslive beginning this afternoon. whit, over to you. >> all right, dan, thanks. a new layer of suspense in the harvey weinstein trial. jury deliberations are set to

resume monday after a juror sent the judge a note suggesting they might be deadlocked on the most serious charges the movie mogul is facing. stephanie ramos joins us with that. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: both sides on friday, the defense and prosecution talked about their next move, now that the jury seems to be deadlocked on the most serious charges against harvey weinstein. neither side appears to be willing to accept a partial verdict. the judge sending the jury back to deliberate. after four days of deliberation, jurors in the harvey weinstein sexual assault trial may be deadlocked. asking the judge on friday about a partial verdict. in their note they write, we the jury request to understand if we can be hung on counts 1 and/or 3 and unanimous on the other charges. the judge telling the jury if they cannot reach a unanimous decision, they must continue to deliberate. weinstein seen walking out of court is charged with two counts of predatory sexual assault. criminal sexual assault and two counts of rape. the jury of seven men and five women are currently at an

impasse on the two more serious charges of predatory sexual assault. each carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. >> this case has been really problematic from the start. i think the way in which the prosecution charged this case was quite confusing and you see that in the jury's notes. >> reporter: some 80 women have accused weinstein of sexual misconduct but this criminal case centers on just two. >> i tried to get him off of me and kept asking him to stop but it was impossible. >> reporter: prosecutors boosting their case with the testimony of four more accusers including "sopranos" actress annabella sciorra who accuses weinstein of raping her in the early '90s. her case is too old to prosecute it exceeds the statute of limitations, but her testimony is essential to the top two charges. the jury on friday had much of her cross-examination testimony reread to them.

to convict on predatory sexual assault, jurors have to believe one of weinstein's two main accusers as well as sciorra's testimony. >> regardless of what happens in this new york case, he still is facing criminal charges in l.a. and those charges stem from two completely different incidences, different victims, frankly, it's a stronger case. >> reporter: the defense has relentlessly reminded jurors two main accusers maintained contact and even had sex with the movie mogul after the alleged incidents. he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and has maintained from the beginning that all sexual relations with any of his accusers was consensual. the jury is back to deliberate on monday. >> so interesting to be reminded of the l.a. case, so this is a long legal road no matter what happens. >> oh, absolutely. no matter what happens here he still faces charges in l.a. in the case. that will still take place. >> stephanie, thank you very much. appreciate it.

let's turn over to rob marciano and a check of our weather. >> what do you think? >> you guys are matching? >> pretty good look. >> twin to win. >> still holding on to valentine's day. >> we couldn't get over it. >> good morning, everybody. i hope you're doing well on this saturday. it is a chilly start across the east. this would cause problems across raleigh, north carolina, which saw a couple of inches of snow on thursday and temperatures at least at night have been well below freezing so we've seen a lot of black ice and traffic accidents because of that and some of them bad with cars spinning off the road and tumbling into ditches and we have temperatures that are well below freezing this morning, so another black ice winter weather advisory is out for parts of eastern north carolina. 23 degrees, the windchill there currently 18 in charleston, also 18 in chicago, but we will see a pretty big bounce beginning today and really accelerating into tomorrow as far as the temperatures go. into the 50s for chicago, atlanta also getting close to 60. might hit 60 on sunday and raleigh after seeing their two inches of snow on thursday, by the way, that's the first measurable snow they've seen in

over 430 days. so, a little winter for them and we haven't had m whit was actually giving very detailed lessons on how he ties his ties so perfectly every time. >> with the dimple. >> so you guys can match -- >> i got lost after the first ten minutes of it but you have to admire the work. >> he goes dimple-free. dimple-free. >> i didn't know i should wear a red tie to join the fraternity

of nerdy white boys. >> it has been trouble since rob has been in studio. >> that is so not true. unfair. >> good trouble, good trouble. >> i think football season is coming up soon, rob. well, moving on, in southern california, a bear scare plays out for hours in one community. the 400-pound bear went on the roam strolling through streets. and yards. that black bear on the hunt for food because it was trash day and eventually it wound up in a family's backyard where officers sedated the bear. >> look at the little dog right there. >> i don't know if the dog thought he was going to get the bear. the bear is being released back into the wild for all the animal lovers who are concerned about the bear. >> if there wasn't a fence the wiener dog doesn't wouldn't be nearly as -- >> very confident behind that fence. >> yeah. we have a really beautiful story from janai about a little boy who survived cancer not once but twice. >> incredible, 6 years old and

has survived cancer two times. his name is owen langston has an incredible story to tell. he beat brain cancer two times. they honored owen and his family this week. they were introduced to jamie adame and sylvia ramon, the donors who saved owen's life. he's already feeling up to speed since receiving a blood transfusion. >> blood is what keeps your heart running and keeps you alive. it made me feel better. >> i'm not a big crier. i'm not a very emotional guy but i mean, it just -- it just drove me straight to tears to see the joy and to feel the little life in owen when he gave me a hug. oh, my god, that's an indescribable feeling. >> incredible. so much life in that little 6-year-old. and he's already been through so much, he and his family. >> tough little kid. >> yeah, really. >> i think he may have won

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the field. you're all invited to go. it is free and you can even snap a photo with jerry after the discussion. talk starts at 2:00 p.m. now let's get a check of the weather. >> hi. if you're heading out the door, temperatures are mild right now around the bay. in the 50s. cooler in the north bay. some upper 30s there in santa rosa. clear lake this afternoon, we get lots of sunshine. the temperatures cooler compared to yesterday. san francisco, 59. oakland, 62. near 70 in fairfeeltield. get red ready for spring this is a stodream.the american it starts here, in a middle class neighborhood with a middle class kid named mike.

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what is chandler bing's job? >> oh, gosh, does it have something to do with numbers? >> and processing. >> and carries a briefcase. it has something to do with transponding. >> he's a transponster. >> that's not even a word. >> the gang is getting back to together. the cast of "friends" is reuniting. more details ahead on the tv special. >> a lot of anticipation about that over the years. we'll hear more in just a bit. first, some of the other headlines that we're following on "gma." coronavirus concerns rising. world health officials warning time is running out to contain the outbreak.

in south korea, 433 cases are confirmed, that's the largest cluster outside of china. in a region of northern italy, officials are suspending public gatherings and closing schools after 14 new cases were identified there. the virus now spreading to new countries in the middle east. the rld health organization says that we could be looking at a global pandemic. in the presidential race, democratic candidates facing their third contest today, the nevada caucuses getting under way very soon, 36 delegates up for grabs in this state. meanwhile, bernie sanders telling russia to back off. sanders making the remarks after intelligence officials revealed russia may try to influence his campaign and try to get president trump re-elected. south dakota state hitting heating up the court during warm-ups. the women's team hitting five straight half-court shots during practice on the road. >> check out this incredible video. >> five members of the jackrabbits sinking shot after shot. this was just a preview and the

jackrabbits went on to beat north dakota and were sinking the shots when it counts. >> those are five-point shots, right? >> just three. >> only in h.o.r.s.e. a mother facing a judge as they investigate the disappearance of her children. lori vallow was arrested in hawaii but is charged in idaho. her kids not seen since september. abc's marcus moore is on the island of kauai with more. marcus, good morning to you. >> reporter: whit, good morning. this case has so many twists and turns and the woman who police believe has key answers is inside this prison facility behind me facing felony charges in connection with the search for her two missing kids. this morning, 46-year-old lori vallow is in a hawaii jail. >> she was transported to the kauai police department headquarters and booked into our cell block where she stayed until she got taken to her court appearance. >> reporter: the mother of two missing idaho siblings seen here in a hawaii courtroom is now being held on $5 million bail

and fighting extradition. vallow's arrest comes five months after her children, 17-year-old tylee ryan and 7-year-old joshua "j.j." vallow were last seen. authorities say lori and her husband chad daybell left one day after police conducted a welfare check looking for the kids. authorities tracking the couple down in hawaii. >> can you tell us if j.j. is safe? >> reporter: where three weeks ago she defied a court order to, quote, physically produce them. vallow now facing multiple charges including two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of a dependent child. newly released court documents shed light on how they were reported missing. according to police, vallow said her son was staying with a friend in arizona. but when authorities contacted that friend, j.j. wasn't with her, in fact, he hadn't been there for months. the affidavit alleging vallow even asked her friend to lie to police. chad daybell seen praying outside the courtroom friday has written religious books and

given speeches about what he describes as two near-death experiences. daybell and vallow married in november, just days after daybell's wife died. and four months after vallow's husband was shot to death by her brother. police are now investigating daybell's wife's death. this morning, family and friends focusing on the missing siblings worried about their safety. >> where is j.j.? where is tylee? at this point that's our questions. >> reporter: it is still a mystery where those children are this morning and vallow's defense team argued in court that she is not a flight risk and they implored the judge to reduce her bond. but prosecutors say her husband recently received more than $400,000 in insurance money just after the death of his former wife and that she's, indeed, a flight risk and has the resources to hide from authorities, dan. >> marcus, thank you very much. really appreciate it.

meanwhile. as los angeles prepares for a public memorial for kobe bryant, we are learning more about the pilot who was at the controls when it went down. it turns out that pilot had been disciplined in the past and abc's kenneth moton is right here on the story. kenneth, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the pilot operating kobe bryant's doomed helicopter was experienced with thousands of flight hours according to his employer, but this morning his actions that day of the crash under scrutiny as investigators work to figure out exactly why that chopper went down. this morning, as the city of los angeles prepares to say good-bye to a legend, we're learning more about the helicopter pilot involved in the crash that killed kobe bryant, his daughter gianna and seven others. faa records show that the pilot faced an earlier enforcement action for an earl yi violation back in 2015 when he flew into l.a.x. airspace while weather was deteriorating and ordered to be counseled on proper planning and reviewing weather and the faa say at the time the pilot

was cooperative. the cause of the crash that killed bryant is still under investigation and a preliminary report says there are no signs the helicopter's engines failed. appearing to operate at the time of impact. bryant's tragic death has shaken the nba and city of l.a. with millions around the world paying tribute. and at monday's memorial service, the lakers star is expected to draw 20,000 mourners to downtown los angeles. according to authorities there will be no procession before the event and security will be tight. >> we wish to see that this monday as this next chapter, if you will, of our continued process of grieving and coming to terms with this, with such an unexpected tragic event, that it be done in a manner that's respectful of the wishes of the family and of all those that have been so deeply moved by this series of events. >> reporter: after that 2015 incident our l.a. station kabc reports an faa investigator wrote during a phone interview that the pilot admitted his error, took responsibility and was willing to take the

necessary step toward compliance. that investigator, guys, even says there were no signs that incident was a, quote, trend with the pilot. >> thank you very much. really appreciate your reporting and i do want to point out a lot of people following this. we'll have live coverage of the memorial on abc newslive, our new streaming service on monday. time for a check of the weather and rob marciano. hey, hey. >> good morning. we have another storm heading into the west. before that happens a bluebird day across breckenridge, where they're cutting through fresh air at imperial bowl. they have had eight feet of snow in february. it's been pretty stellar for northern colorado. all right, california, you've been in a bit of a drought but you're getting rain. vegas, phoenix, i think cactus league games today for spring training will be impacted for sure and this will get into the

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it comes to using the term "royal" that's another story, the buckingham palace weighing in on the couple's request to trademark the name. julia macfarlane has more from london. >> reporter: two months after harry and meghan announced to the world their intentions to split from the royal family by stepping down as senior working royals, they take perhaps the most visual step towards they gained a million followers in less than six hours with their sussex instagram page and while the label was viewed as lucrative for harry and meghan, they say their brand will drop the word royal starting this spring. a statement reading, while the duke and duchess are focused on plans to establish a new nonprofit organization, given the specific uk government rules surrounding the use of the word "royal," it has been therefore agreed that their nonprofit organization when it's announced this spring will not be named sussex royal foundation. a lengthier post was shared on

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there is really good medical and nutritional science data behind this concept of intermittent fasting. basically it involves a period of anywhere from 12 to 16 hours of fasting. i like to also call it time restricted eating so a lot of people will eat between the hours of let's say 12 noon and 8:00 p.m. and i think the reason it's become so popular is, it doesn't require people to change what they eat or how much they eat, only when they eat. so independent of weight loss, it's a very effective and safe way to eat and popular for good reason. >> yeah, and that's part of the appeal to so many. dr. ashton, we also like to point out that you have a degree in nutrition as well. >> yeah. >> what are the physical benefits of this and who should definitely not be doing it? >> very important questions, whit. so, again, there is a lot of data that supports its benefits and that includes improving your glucose metabolism, reducing inflammation, improving your lipid profile and improving

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time now for our "play of the day." and while we're all about skiing this time of year, i don't know if you're on instagram and saw whit's videos and pictures. >> a little bit of gnar shredding going on. >> shredding the pow-pow. but it's a whole different story down under. surfers hanging ten in australia enjoying their summer, yeah. getting a huge thrill when those bottle-nose dolphins decided to do some showing off of their own. major photographer luke taylor who captured the video says you could really feel the joy that they were having. also the joy of all the surfers. that is incredible. >> there are a lot of them. >> yeah. >> they were playing -- >> oh, my goodness. >> how cool, though. >> maybe the dolphin took his wallet. >> game over. >> dolphins, 1, surfers, 0, thank you very much. that was really cute. by the way, "gma saturday" is now two hours. check your local listings for

air times. coming up, the new warning from the world health organization as the coronavirus spreads. a lot of concern this morning. plus, a dangerous viral challenge leading some to serious injuries. how tiktok is responding to the videos posted on its platform. and what to do when it hurts? simple home remedies to relieve common aches and pains when "gma" comes back. hour number two in just a moment. >> walk it off. >> walk it off. good morning. 1,000 pement will be here to see oprah winfrey. she took in beautiful sights from the east bay and we were there with her.

>> hey. hey. hey. i love that. what a beautiful name. >> she was joined to join her in oakland as the former talk show host went on a hike with outdoor afro, a group that helps reconnect african-americans with nature. oprah says she just learned about the group. >> to find that you have all these beautiful like minded people here in oakland who feel the same is really kind of inspirational to me. >> oprah is on tour with her partner ww, formerly known as weight watchers. tickets are still available to for today's event and can you catch more of her exclusive interview with oprah next week on abc 7 mornings starting at 4:30 a.m. all right. let's get air check of the weather now with francis. >> good morning, everyone. we've been tracking that slight chance of rain south of san jose. we have this area of low pressure that is sliding south. it has brought some rain through

parts of central california. but for us, nothing measurable so far. temperatures are mild around the bay. lots of 50s. cooler through the north bay. this afternoon, we'll see plenty of sunshine but not as warm as yesterday. san francisco 59. oakland, 62. san jose, 68. warmer spots near 70. get ready for spring warmth next week. we'll see some upper 70s to near 80. so enjoy the warmer weather. still a gorgeous weekend ahead. and then even around the bay it will be mid 70s next week. liz? >> looking good. thank you, francis. all right. the news continues right now with "good

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