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take a look at our other camera. you can see this is where people will go after they get the vaccine. it's the observation area. they'll wait for 15 to 30 minutes in that area after they get the vaccine, and officials say they're expecting to get about 2,200 people through here today, upping their daily number, and they try to get all those cancellations in due to the weather. this morning, an urgent warning from experts saying the next six weeks are critical to stop the spread of those highly contagious variants. >> look, i'm not an alarmist but this as scared as i've been since the beginning of the pandemic. >> reporter: the white house racing to ramp up vaccinations before the covid variants take hold, announcing plans to ship 1 million doses of the vaccine to 6,500 pharmacies starting next week. >> due to the current supply constraints this will be limited when it begins making sure that we are picking pharmacies in that first phase that are located in areas that are harder to reach to ensure that we have equitable distribution. >> just logistically hard because they either have to find a ride or it's a day that may not work for them. >> reporter: as super bowl weekend loom, fears the game could become a superspreader event and cdc issuing guidelines warning against attending large gatherings urging people to watch at home with your own household.

the mayors for tampa city with with a joint psa. >> i encourage everyone to celebrate in small groups. >> order take-out from your favorite local restaurant. >> don't forget to mask up. >> reporter: and the cdc is recommending if you are going to do a super bowl gathering, to do a virtual or outdoor watch party. george? >> thanks, eva. we are joined by president biden's chief medical adviser dr. anthony fauci. dr. fauci, thanks for joining us again this morning. boy, it is sobering to hear her say she's as scared as she has been at any point during the pandemic. why is this period so dangerous? blizzard warn good morning

ask the mayor. >> >> well, there are a couple of things going on. one of the things we still have a considerable number of cases, even though they've kind of peaked and are turning around and coming back down in the sense of the dynamics of the outbreak. we still have this issue i believe what she's referring to as the variants that are around. in other words, if you look at what's going on in south africa and we have now the variants at least two states and three of them which is the south african variant, which seems to be able to elude certainly the monoclonal antibodies and to some extent the antibodies induced by the vaccine. we're still in a reasonably good zone in the sense of getting some protection that you can extrapolate when you look at the effect of other vaccines on these variants, but whenever you have the evolution of mutants you always have to keep an eye on them because they can get to the point where it may elude the mechanisms that you're trying to suppress it such as with vaccines. >> and that puts the priority on getting as many people these first vaccines as possible. it's leading many to say we should be delaying giving second doses, push to get as many

people that first dose. is that what you recommend? >> you know, george, not necessarily. i think if we have, which it looks like as we're getting from february into march, we'll get a much steadier supply or cadence of vaccine coming in. certainly you don't want vaccines sitting around in a refrigerator or in a freezer if they're ready to go. you want to give them to people but if you balance it well, george, you can get as many people their first doses and when the next shipment comes in, take care of the people that are about due for their second and then give more to the first. so i think you can accelerate it without necessarily dramatically delaying the second dose. i mean if you miss it by a few days to a week or two, i don't think that's a big problem as the cdc says. but i'd be concerned about delaying it for three months or so. >> what do you make of the data on the astrazeneca vaccine that delaying the second dose a bit may be even more effective? >> that's a different vaccine there, george. you got to be careful because

you're dealing with different vaccine platforms. the data that we have for the vaccine that we are giving out right now from moderna and pfizer, the data we have are solid for 21 days with pfizer for the second dose and 28 days. we know just from immunology in general that a little flexibility on either end of that is not going to be a big deal. however, if you delay it longer, you don't know whether or not the efficacy is going to be maintained over a period of time and you don't know how low it's going to go. >> finally, there's this concern that the super bowl is going to become another superspreader event. >> i hope not, george. i believe that they're trying to keep people separated enough in the stands wearing masks so they don't have that proximity. if you abide by the four or five things that you and i have been talking about for a long time, continually wearing a mask universally wearing a mask, physical distance, avoid congregate settings, and

if you're outdoors and you're several feet apart, six, seven, eight, ten feet, you could be okay as long as people abide by that and don't slip. >> no super bowl parties? >> well, absolutely not. i mean, watch the super bowl on tv, enjoy it. have a party in your house with your family with the people that are there. but the one thing you don't want to do, don't want to be, you know, somebody that's putting a damper on anything but you don't want parties with people that you haven't had much contact with. you just don't know if they're infected. so as difficult as that is, at least this time around, just lay low and cool it. >> dr. fauci, thanks again for your time and information. >> good to be with you, george. thank you. >> pretty consistent message from dr. fauci. >> lay low and cool it. i love it. >> you have to love that with dr. fauci. keeps it real. >> all the time. we turn now to the weather. that blizzard warning now we need to keep an eye on. we had two new storms, as the northeast digging out from that

monster snowstorm. very busy lady now, ginger zee tracking it all for us.us hey, ginger. >> reporter: yeah, this pattern is getting active, t.j., that's for sure. more than three feet in pennsylvania, new jersey reported more than 35 inches which if verified could be the biggest in their history and here just north of new york city, i'm doing a lot of anecdotal readings of knee deep. i did measure around a foot and a half to up to two feet. really incredible numbers. now we are watching new storms. before we get there can i show you allentown, pennsylvania, which recorded 27 plus inches, their second biggest snowfall in recorded history. then you go to the coast, and with the winds you had giant waves. scituate, massachusetts, getting pounded and finally the new storm moving through idaho does this. a horrible accident there. thankfully the trooper is okay that was stopped because that tractor trailer went right into him. robin, two new storms and a bunch of cold air i'll tell you about in a bit. >> it is february as you said. thank you, ginger. we turn to the other big

story of the morning. the urgent investigation after those two fbi agents were killed when a suspect opened fire while they were trying to execute a search warrant. victor oquendo is in sunrise, florida with the details this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. executing a warrant may sound routine. it is one of the most dangerous parts of the job for law enforcement. investigators were here working well into the night trying to determine how two of their own died in the line of duty. this morning the fbi is conducting an internal investigation following one of the deadliest days in the agency's history. >> do not fire towards the front porch. >> reporter: special agents daniel alfin and lauren schwartzenberger killed in the line of duty tuesday morning while executing a search warrant in sunrise, florida. authorities say a group of agents knocked on the door of a suspect as part of a child pornography investigation and when there was no answer reached the door. immediately coming under rifle fire.

three other agents were also injured at the scene. s.w.a.t. teams rushing in and an armored vehicle crashing through the gates. >> we're inside the development and we're working our way up. we're going to extract the downed officers. >> reporter: this man says he was woken by the sound of gunfire. >> at least 20 rounds continuous, bam, bam, bam. >> reporter: now agents in mourning. schwartzenberger a mother of two had been with the fbi 16 years often teaching classes in cybersafety to children. alfin had been with the bureau 12 years and leaves behind a wife and child. >> they were valuable members of the fbi and will forever be heroes. >> reporter: one of the deceased agents honored with a solemn procession. officials saluting the flag draped gurney. officials have not released the suspect's identity, but say that he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. still a lot of questions. t.j.? >> victor, thank you so much. we want to turn to that billionaire bezos bombshell. yes, jeff bezos is stepping down

from the day-to-day operations of amazon resigning as ceo of the company he started from scratch. our rebecca jarvis joins us now with more on this and what it means for a lot of folks including a lot of shoppers listening to this. good morning to you, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. there is a lot of interest in this one. he saw the future. he set out to build it and that's what he did. jeff bezos who built amazon from the ground up changing everything from the way we shop to get our groceries to getting deliveries says he is stepping down as ceo of amazon. this morning, a major shake-up at one of the most powerful companies in the world. jeff bezos founder of amazon announcing he's stepping down. writing in a letter to employees, as much as i still tap-dance into the office, i am excited about this transition. the man who started amazon in 1994, building it from an online book store into a global giant worth more than $1.6 trillion

changing the way we shop, stream and get our deliveries announcing he'll leave his role as ceo later this year. bezos writing that 27 years ago when amazon was only an idea and it had no name, the question i was asked most frequently at the time was what's the internet? >> trying to find a product that actually matched the internet technology. that was really the key. >> reporter: his path to success starting with a summer job at mcdonald's when he was 16 where he says he learned how to work under pressure and the value of being a good manager. amazon has made bezos one of the wealthiest people on the planet worth an estimated $196.4 billion. there are more than 1 million amazon employees. 400,000 who joined the company just last year in the pandemic as business boomed. bezos, no stranger to making headlines for his personal life. his 2019 divorce from his wife of 25 years, mackenzie scott, making her one of the richest women in the world.

now as bezos prepares to start a new chapter, he's passing the baton to longtime amazon employee andy jassy known for building amazon web services as he steps into his own new role as executive chair of the board. and in that role bezos says he plans to spend more time on philanthropy, space travel and "the washington post." as far as amazon goes, given that his successor is an internal pick who has been with the company for a very long time consumers should expect business as usual. george? >> rebecca jarvis, thanks very much. to washington now and the latest on the impeachment trial of former president trump. set to get started in just six days and dueling briefs have been filed by house impeachment managers and the new trump legal team. with house prosecutors concluding that trump was, quote, singularly responsible for the january 6th siege of the capitol, trump lawyers denying the claim arguing it's unconstitutional to try a former president. our chief washington correspondent jon karl is tracking the case. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george.

in making their case that the president was singularly responsible for the horror that transpired on january 6th, the house managers will try to make an emotionally powerful case using videos from that day, graphic videos, including videos showing that at least some of those rioters up there clearly believed they were there at the behest of donald trump. so that's the case from the house managers. in terms of the case from the president's new legal team, they will focus primarily on the question of constitutionality saying that a senate impeachment trial is meant to remove a president of the united states and because donald trump is no longer president this is simply not a constitutional process. but, george, they are leaving open the possibility of bringing up the question of election fraud, that the president truly believed what he was saying when he was out there telling his supporters that the election was stolen from him. >> which might actually hurt the president's case. meantime, the republican party is roiled by what to do with this freshman member of

congress, marjorie taylor greene who has been a qanon conspiracy theorist. >> reporter: the republican party is facing a moment of truth today. marjorie taylor greene met with the republican leader in the house, kevin mccarthy, a lengthy meeting last night. mccarthy must decide whether or not to strip greene from her committee assignments. that is something that is under consideration. already you've seen the senate republicans weigh in, mitch mcconnell saying that she is -- her views are looney and a cancer on the republican party. >> jon karl, thanks very much. robin? >> jon was referring to the siege and overnight president biden, and first lady dr. jill biden paid their respects to the fallen officer from the capitol rioters. it was an emotional moment at the capitol rotunda where officer brian d. sicknick lies in honor. speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer were also present. officer sicknick is just the third capitol police officer to lie in honor at the capitol and a congressional tribute will be held as well this morning. we're following a lot of

other stories this morning including that abc news exclusive. a lawsuit accusing the nfl of using two different systems for black players and white players to determine head injury claims. and we hear from the young man who had the first ever successful face and double hand transplant. first, let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: george, by sunday we will see numbers in the windchill category, 40 to even 60 below. parts of the northern plains all the way down into chicago. look at nashville feeling like 11. the sunny cities now sponsored by planet fitness.

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and everybody, it's michael. want to say thank you to everybody for your well wishes and thank you for everyone who reached out and sent me the get well wishes, all the advice on how to feel better. just want to let you know i feel a lot better. i'm just thankful to be on the side of it that i am. you know, i'm doing well. just trying to rest as much as i can. trying to hydrate as much as i can. trying to get my strength back to get back to work as soon as possible. i miss you guys. i miss for my own sanity i gotta get out of this house. i've been quarantining and doing everything i can to get healthy and get back. i just want to thank everybody

out there. you guys don't know how much it means to me to know how many people care about me and my health. i'm really very thankful and grateful for everyone of you. i want to say make sure you take care of yourselves. wear your mask. wash your hands. use your wipes. i did all those things, but it just goes to show me it takes more than you as nan individual. everybody has to do it to help out each other. it's more than just about you. it about the people you're around and your fellow human beings. >> protect yourself. by doing that you'll protect others. you don't want covid. you don't want to go through everything it brings with it. i really appreciate everybody. so good morning, america. love you guys. miss you. see you soon. >> we miss him right back. >> we do miss him.

little smile there. >> yeah. >> important message from michael. we're fol heing a lot of other headlines including the new dangerous variants of the coronavirus taking hold. 1 million more doses of th vaccine will go to pharmacies. >> also alexei navalny has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. his arrest on returning home sparked nationwide protests before he was led away. he drew a heart on a cage for his wife. we see it right there. there's this groundhog day prediction creating sparks. the staten island zoo in new york prerecorded this year's festivities. it was a give away. it was a clear day. we were in two feet of snow. >> oops.

goodness. we'll continuing with that abc news exclusive. the investigation into a lawsuit claiming the nfl uses race as a factor in determining which former players are compensated for suffering head injuries. ryan smith joins us now with this very disturbing story. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning. 70% of nfl players are blacked. but a lawsuit claims when it comes to being compensated for head injuries, they're held to a different standard. former defensive lineman played eight seasons for the pittsburgh steelers. now he says he's battling memory loss, headaches, depression and bouts of anger. all symptoms of what he suspects are the long term effects of the head injuries he sustained on the field. >> football doesn't give you an expiration date. you just expire. i've had ten concussions, at

least 17 surgeries. 17. i'm still getting them. >> reporter: in 2017 a neurologist determined henry was suffering from a cognitive decline. so henry submitted a claim to the landmark 2013 nfl concussion settlement program which paid former players suffering from the effects of head injuries. what was the result of the claim you filed? >> i was denied. we're asked to function in our daily lives like normal human beings. >> reporter: in its rejection of henry's claim the claims administrator questioned whether his performance was valid and asserted the doctor used inappropriate norms. two years later he went in for another evaluation. this clinician used an nfl formula that took into account age, gender, and race and concluded that henry didn't qualify for compensation.

>> how did you react when you learned there was a different standard being used for black players to get benefits as compared to white players? >> i felt so betrayed. i still feel that way. two different systems? how can that be okay? why souhould that be okay? >> reporter: it's known as race norming. it's supposed to help doctors make better diagnoses. critics say it's not an accurate tool and has no place in the settlement program. >> the effect of using the race norm for the nfl is that it drastically limits the amount of damages they have to pay out. it's almost the classic definition of racial discrimination using race as a basis of denying benefits to a disadvantaged or subordinated group because of race.

>> reporter: now in a lawsuit henry and another former player are accusing the nfl of avoiding paying head injuries claims based on a formula that requires race norming. they say the practice is discriminatory because it assumes black players start at a lower cognitive level than white plaurs. that makes it harder for black players to qualify for compensation. >> i want to be looked at the same way as a white guy. we played hard together. we lost together. we won together. >> whenever a neuro psychologist tries to use something other than black norms and white norms the nfl has attacked those clinicians because they haven't used the black norms for players. >> reporter: emails appear to show multiple clinicians agreeing with that assessment. several neuro psychologists say

they feel that factoring for race was all but required under the program. one saying if they didn't use the racial norms inquiries. another saying, black norms do discriminate against black players. the nfl calls the lawsuit entirely misguided. the league says race norming, part of what they call demographic recommendation, is not required. it was agreed toby all parties with the assistance of clinicians. when i couldnyou hear the nfl s stand against social injustice, racism and black lives matter, what do you think? >> liars. they're liars, man. it sounds great, don't it? we stand with you.

boy, that sounds good. >> reporter: the league has received around 3,000 claims for compensation paying out about 1,200 of those to former players, totally about $800 million. the nfl is repeatedly denying requests to release data on people receiving settlements. >> what have they denied to do? >> reporter: release data on people receiving settlements. that's the information that's difficult to tell. >> need that information. ryan, thank you. >> transparency is needed. >> when you look at it on the surface and say black players, white players and they were on that field together. they won and lost together. they should be treated equally. it's 2021 and we're still dealing with these issues. >> a demographic correction. this is a league 70% black. this impacts a lot of

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chance at life and amy has the details. >> that's right. this is a huge breakthrough for medicine and for science and behind it a man who had lost his independence and nearly his entire life. this morning, a breakthrough surgery that has never been successful until now. in july of 2018, joe dimeo fell asleep at the wheel coming home after a double shift working in a lab. his car crashed then exploded and good samaritans pulling him out of the burning car. his parents rushed to the hospital. >> what did they say to you exactly? >> he might not make it. >> reporter: just 19 years old at the time dimeo was burned beyond recognition. burns covering 80% of his body. surgeons performing 20 reconstructive surgeries but he needed more. >> i was bummed out at first but i guess i had it in me to bounce back. i kept moving forward. >> reporter: enter dr. eduardo

rodriguez, head of plastic surgery at nyu langone in new york city who offered joe a face and double hand transplant. only two had been performed, both unsuccessful. >> he only has a 6% chance of identifying a donor because of all the blood transfusions and the skin grafts that he's received during his acute burn surgery. >> reporter: a donor was found and in august dimeo went in for the transplant. a 23-hour operation with 16 surgeons and two operating rooms. doctors replaced his full face and both hands to the midforearm. when you see your son's new face, can you even describe what that is like? >> from the moment on when we walked into the room after the operation, that's him now. >> that's the new joe. >> when i saw my face for the first time, it didn't hit me because it didn't seem real at first.

>> reporter: now almost six months later joe is doing great. >> the swelling has come down a lot more every day. i can see a lot coming back now. especially like my cheek bones. >> reporter: one day he hopes he can thank his donor or family. >> i'm grateful for them to give this gift to me and i don't really know how to thank someone who gives you a second chance at life. >> reporter: a team of more than 140 medical professionals have helped joe on this transplant journey and dr. rodriguez says finding joe's donor was like finding a needle in a haystack and it really shows the importance of registering as a donor. it takes a lot for families to take that next step of donating a face or something that personal. there are people that need every part of the body to survivor get a second chance. >> what an amazing story. thanks, amy.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. race against time. top doctors say the next six weeks are critical for stopping the spread of the highly contagious covid variants. the white house moves to ramp up vaccinations before the variants can take hold. fears the super bowl weekend could be a superspreader event. the cdc issues guidelines for watching the big game. dr. fauci talks to "gma" this morning. double trouble. two new storms on the move right now and the coldest air of the year as the northeast digs out from that monster nor'easter, plows still working around the clock. ginger tracking the latest. medical miracle. more on the first successful face and double hand transplant. one young man now getting a second chance at life after a devastating car accident. the doctor behind the groundbreaking operation joins us live just ahead.

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it's actually a very active pattern that will wrap up around chicago. they're already above average for snow. rain here. that sunday storm is looking less impressive which i think a lot of folks are grateful for and then finally that siberian air pooling down, george. it feels like 35 below in chicago by sunday morning. >> whoa. i am all for less impressive storms. >> with you there, george. our interview of the surgeon who performed a first ever face and double hand transplant we saw earlier. also this morning, the ultimate at-home workouts. how to break a sweat in your living room without breaking the bank. t.j.? well, we might have to work out after he eat these bagels. i don't know if we have the teases in the right order. bagels then workout. moments away from the "gma" bagel battle. two chefs putting their skills to the test.

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regina king also picking up a director nomination for "one night in miami." "black-ish" leading with 11 nominations including outstanding television series and in the music category it's all beyonce all the time. queen bey leading with six nominations. naacp president derrick johnson saying in a statement, we are excited to recognize and celebrate this year's nominees who at times throughout this impressive end of year have provided moments of levity, brought our communities together and lifted our spirits through culture when we needed it most. the naacp image awards will be handed out on saturday, march 27th. and now to a broadway treasure coming to the big screen. three-time tony award winning musical "wicked" getting a big screen adaptation with john chu behind "crazy rich asians" signing on to direct. he took to twitter to confirm the great news using some of the

lyrics from "defying gravity," a wonderful song from the show, writing too late for second-guessing. too late to go back to sleep. it's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap. the writer and composer, the great minds behind the stage show will collaborate and chu has a musical movie under his belt and directed "in the heights." that's for the big screen. still, no word on who will play the starring roles for glenda the good witch or the wicked witch of the west, originally those roles played to perfection by kristin chenoweth and idina menzel in the broadway musical. we will keep you posted on that. what a wonderful movie that will be. then finally i know we all have super bowl favorites and a lot of people are betting on the big game this weekend. so here to help you decide who to put your heart or your money behind is nicholas, the rescued bottleneck dolphin who lives at the clearwater aquarium down in florida.

he is known for his sports predictions. in fact, before his picks -- before he picks today he is on his six-game winning streak. i'll get specific on those in a minute. are you ready to hear who is going to win this year's super bowl? let's do it. >> all right. nicholas has made his choice and it looks like nicholas is predicting the kansas city chiefs to win the big game this year. >> there you have it. you heard it here first. a bold pick from a florida native, but nicholas has a knack for this. he has just chosen correctly the winners of -- get this -- the nba finals, the rose bowl, the sugar bowl, the outback bowl, the college football national championship, and last year's super bowl which also happened to be the kansas city chiefs. >> oh. >> i'm just reporting the news, guys. just reporting the news.

you decide. >> when are you heading down? >> i'm heading down this weekend. >> i bet it will be virtually distanced. >> so much is virtual. our access is so different this time around. you can't really -- they are shutting this down so we'll cover it the best i can. i'll be there. you'll see me from there monday. we move to our "gma" cover story. more on the groundbreaking surgery, the world's first successful face and double hand transplant. he underwent the operation after a horrifying accident. dr. eduardo rodriguez who led it joins us. good morning, doctor. congratulations. thank you for that incredible story that we all covered earlier this morning. let's begin at the beginning. why was joe the right kind of patient for this surgery? >> good morning, george. joe is the perfect patient. he's young. he's healthy, strong, no medical problems, no history of mental illness. comes from a very supportive family and has a secret element

which is he is a highly motivated individual. he's the perfect patient for this type of operation. >> what a triumph of technology and teamwork. the procedure took 23 hours, involved dozens of people and you practiced and rehearsed for months but then the pandemic hit. how did that set you back? >> yeah, it was a difficult time for us. we had to get -- kind of redirect our emphasis on caring for patients during covid, but even during that time we never forgot about identifying joe's donor. and we had to pare down our team to continue practicing in our surgical skills lab not to lose any of our skills. we're concerned about potentially bringing covid with either joe or our donor. ultimately we were perfectly prepared, and everything went without a hitch. >> you said that finding a donor was like finding a needle in a haystack. explain what you mean by that. >> yeah, joe underwent many surgeries following his initial accident and received many blood transfusions, many skin grafts, and that raised his antibody levels to about 94%, which meant he had about a 6% chance of

identifying a donor. normally we identify the donor in new york but because of this rare concern that we had to identify his donor, we went to an entire nationwide search and that dramatically changed and opened up our pool and made the identification of a donor a lot easier. >> there are so many follow-ons from this type of surgery, and it's such a major advancement. how will it help people beyond this particular procedure? >> well, we now know we can perform this operation safely. i've personally performed faces but the fact we can use other tissues with the transplant of the two hands, we know that we can continue to extend and transplant other additional tissues. i think with great advancements in medicine that have allowed us to perform these operations precisely, save tremendous critical time in the operating room we'll be able to do those operations quicker, safer and expand it to broader horizons with patients with great deformities. >> we heard joe talk about when he first saw his face.

as his doctor, what was it like when you finally got to shake his hand? >> it's great. it's an incredibly proud moment. incredibly proud of our team and our institution, but just to be able to feel his hand and his grip strength, and his warmth, you just know it's a culmination of a tremendous amount of work on everybody's part, and to feel that hand inside mine, it's just -- it's an amazing feeling, and i'm incredibly elated that this happened. >> you did amazing groundbreaking work. dr. rodriguez, congratulations again to you and your entire team. >> thank you. thank you, george. >> t.j.? >> all right, incredible. want to turn to the golden globes, though, kicking off a pretty unusual awards season. nominations out this morning and chris connelly joins us from l.a. with all of that. good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: and good morning, t.j. it's a big morning for "ma,"

leading the way for three featuring a few movies you haven't been able to see yet and one magnificent actor that none of us will ever forget. the late chadwick boseman, his tragic passing still so keenly felt is expected to be nominated in the globes best actor motion picture drama category for his shattering performance in "ma rainey's black bottom." >> i'm going to get me some breakfast. >> reporter: while viola davis' work earning her a best actress nod. >> we all sing to feel better. we sing because that's the way to understand life. >> reporter: just one of the movies receiving multiple nominations, considered an oscar best picture favorite, "nomadland." also having a big morning. four nods including a best actress nomination for frances mcdormand. >> my mom said you're homeless. is that true? >> no, i'm not homeless. i'm just houseless. not the same thing.

>> reporter: the long awaited movie version of "hamilton" to reap more kudos on the globes' comedy or musical side and for lin-manuel miranda ♪ my name is alexander hamilton ♪ and leslie odom jr. who figures to be a double nominee for aaron burr. ♪ no one else is in the room ♪ an impressive behind the camera feature debut from regina king. nominated alongside david fincher for the hollywood history lesson "mank." >> new york playwright and drama critic turned humble screenwriter. >> reporter: best actress drama carrie mulligan, "promising young women" four nominations. and vanessa kirby in "pieces of

a woman." a surprise nomination for andra day for her performance in "the united states versus billy holiday." "the creek" sweeping the comedy category on tv. >> everyone is going to think we're marrying each other. >> reporter: "the mandalorian" and "the crown" and "the queen's gambit" picking up nominations for lead actress. and as for the big night itself, tina fey and amy poehler are set to host and overnight news it'll be a bicoastal show with tina in new york and amy out here in los angeles. for the ceremony on february 28th. t.j.? >> everything is going to look a little different. chris, thank you, as always. want to turn now to ginger. >> reporter: t.j., you know we love a little comparison this time of year so central park this morning is 30 degrees. and you go to new smyrna beach,

florida on our surfline camera. the windchill, 30 degrees, so the feels like is not that much different all the way down the coast. you have advisories and warnings for windchill all the way southwest palm beach, 41. look at the freeze warnings, orlando, 35 and miami put out their -- it gets me every year but the warning for falling iguanas so watch for that. that's the big picture. let's get a check now a little clos good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. dress warmer this morning. it is cold out there and grab the umbrella, especially if you're in the north bay. we have the best chance of rain and mountain snow up there. foggy tonight and frosty. today we're a little bit colder than average. 54 to about 57 degrees and look at the wealth of 30s tonight. some of those slipping into the bay. t now to our series "make work from home work for you." and reinventing your exercise

routine. popular fitness product companies like peloton and mirror are seeing sales skyrocket but this morning becky worley has some budget-friendly options for the ultimate living room workout so you can work at it. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. work it, work it, work it from home. that has opened new avenues for working out from home. so which streaming services can help you hit your goals on a budget? exercising at home has reached new heights. >> that's it. travel. >> reporter: many saying it's actually easier than ever to maintain their fitness routines while working from home connected by company peloton reported sales from the last few months of 2020 were up 232% from a year ago and users are logging 20 plus workouts a month, that's up from 11 a month just last year. but a new entrant for those addicted to closing the activity

rings on apple watches, the launch of apple fitness plus. that means cardio, strength and yoga workouts all through apple devices. >> the company says you have to have an apple watch to use the service. it displays your heart rate as you work out which is handy. because it looks like i'm about to have a coronary event. the service costs $79 a year and can be shared amongst six family members, but those aren't only options. hardware makers mirror and tonal offer video instruction projected in a mirror to check your form as you lift or stretch. the investments are hefty. mirror costs $1,495 plus 39 bucks a month but if you paid a personal trainer 50 bucks a week, the investment will pay for itself in under a year. for the exercise class junkies, daily burn offers streaming workouts in disciplines like kick boxing, bar and yoga. all included in their $19.95 a month subscription plan.

whatever workouts you were doing, orangetheory, 305 fitness. they're streaming too. and even your fave personal and even your favorite personal trainer, check your instagram, like chris who puts out free content every day. if you can contribute a little venmo goes a long way. another option, therabands are 12 bucks online and tons of free youtube videos offering isometric exercises for the whole body. robin, you'd be surprised how much of a workout you can get with these. >> i know, but some people like the good old-fashioned dumbbells but those are so hard to find. what are other options? >> reporter: you're so right. there is like a weird covid shortage of dumbbells. my mom couldn't find them anywhere. so, okay, we know about soup cans. they're good for, like, shoulder exercises. they're about a pound.

let's talk near gallon of water. you fill it as much as you want to weigh between 6 and 10 pounds. good for your bicep workouts and then i got my paint can. this thing is about 12 pounds. i don't know what is this called like a shoulder raise. oh, man, i'm getting a workout right here. >> and if you had a dog, like a big bag of dog food is 20 pounds. i know this. >> reporter: right there with the dog food. smart. >> there you go. >> thanks a lot, becky. we'll be right back. for one real life superhero. >> you're going to super bowl lv. >> announcer: tomorrow on abc's "good morning america." ♪

>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. four bay area counties get the green light to reopen some schools and those include san francisco, san mateo, marin and santa clara counties. they are below the state's threshold for reopening and that means in-person classes can resume at all public k through 6 schools. higher grade levels will return when the counties leave the purple tier. let's take a look at what's going on outside. you can see with live doppler 7, it's active to our north with mountain snow down to 3,000 feet and valley rain. this is going to move into our neighborhoods. we've had a few light showers in our higher elevations due to

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we'll have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our app and at we do welcome you back. great to have you with us on this hump day, wednesday morning. >> now we take a look at a new trend in quarantine cooking. yes, people are making homemade bagels. clocked over 3 million views on tiktok. we won't go quite that far but the toppings today going beyond the simple smear of cream cheese. damaris philips and eric adjepong are joining us. they're taking it to the next level. a bagel battle and t.j., you'll be the judge. you already started eating. >> yes. i'm sorry. i'm a little ahead of the game. >> you are. damaris, let me start with you. i'm on your team. you are a putting a kentucky twist on the bagel. >> absolutely. so the hot brown, it's a classic, classic dish.

it is essentially an open-faced sandwich, so it's usually sourdough. we're using a toasted bagel. it works really, really nicely because it gets slathered sauce that is a bechamel sauce and we build it. >> you build it and put it in the broiler? >> yes, absolutely. so the build is like there's a few ingredients you always have in a hot brown. it starts with an everything bagel and throw it in there then turkey, you can use sliced turkey, turkey from the deli department, and then you get the mornay which is this super heavy, beautiful cream sauce which holds up, you know, really well against that bagel. so you just drizzle it all over the top there then a couple of oven dried tomatoes. summertime you don't have to oven dry them but it's winter so we are.

bacon, a little bit of cheese, bacon, a little more cheese and then we broil. >> goes in there for a few minutes. how do you top it off? >> oh, yeah, we actually top it off with the everything seasoning. it comes out golden bubbly and to mimic the flavor of the bagel we put the everything season, which is onion, garlic, poppy seed and sesam s you're ready to go. what do you think? >> not so fast, not so fast, eric, okay, how about this spiced pumpkin bagel french toast? what? >> i'm so excited, yes, yes, we're going there, robin. good morning. yeah, so we're going bagel french toast. we got spiced pumpkin action going on as well. i absolutely love squash, especially during this cold winter season we're in and pumpkin is not only for thanksgiving and november. i have pumpkin puree here, obviously we're working with

spice, nice beautiful warm spices from cinnamon, a little bit of ground clove, a little bit of ginger as well. we have our eggs, some vanilla. we'll create this custard right here and simply dip our bread right in there and allow just to soak in that beautiful custard. >> what's the trick to swapping bagels for bread in the french toast? >> really good question. when we're working with bagels obviously they're a little thicker so denser so we want to make sure we're allowing the bagel to sit in the custard for a little longer. a nice trick, squeeze the center of that bagel. when you see a little bit of springiness and sponginess from the custard coming back at you, you're in perfect shape. >> i'm trying to catch up. you are too fast for me. what is a trick for the perfect results when you want to grill? >> so for us we're working with clarified butter which is really

nice, and so it gives you that same flavor, but raises the smoke temperature a little bit so you're not necessarily burning, you know, your toast as you go ahead and work that in there. so i'm slowing down just a little bit. >> thank you, let me catch up. >> i want to make sure you're with me. we have our soaked bagels right in that custard. we just want to put them right in the fryer right now and over medium heat we'll allow them to sear beautifully. i have a couple actually. >> ooh. i wish people had smell-o-vision. >> oh, my goodness, you get the pumpkin and all those beautiful spices, kind of wafting in the air. my wife was like, what are you baking? what are we eating? you give that a quick flip and you can see a little bit of that orange hue coming out from the pumpkin. and from there, ladies and gentlemen, we just have actually i got a couple -- >> see that. >> yep. i'll move it over right here.

>> you got to have -- >> this beautiful -- >> maple syrup. >> absolutely. a little powdered sugar, a little maple syrup right on top. man, it's a win. >> all right. t.j., bring us on home, t.j. what do you think? >> far be it from me to criticize chef eric but better throw on some cheese and bacon on that bagel if he wants to compete. i'm sorry, you can talk maple syrup all you want but we talking cheese and bacon. >> that's so wrong, t.j. >> t.j. had a hungry morning. >> thank you both. both are fantastic. exactly. that will do it. find these recipes and information on how to take virtual cooking lessons with damaris and eric on our website. >> that is so good. i'm sorry. >> there you got it. the secrets and new strategies for a job search during the pandemic.

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back now with navigating the workforce during the pandemic. it can be a challenging time. we all know this, but women in the u.s., they're losing more than 5 million jobs. we caught up with three determined women looking for the secrets to resetting their careers, and the career coach

helping ladies get paid. on the hunt for a job, you are not alone. >> hey, i'm alisha. i do conference calls. >> reporter: for alisha searching for a job during the pandemic has had its share of challenges. >> i really care about corporate culture. how do you figure this out during a remote interview. >> my pandemic job search, what a roller coaster. >> reporter: kelly becker has her own questions on finding the job that's the best fit. >> i've been unemployed over 270 days. i've put in over 500 and some applications. how should i reset my job strategy? >> reporter: and for temaya there is a real sense of urgency. >> i have a goal to find it in the next 60 to 90 days, so any tips? >> reporter: the unemployment rate hitting an unprecedented 14 point

declining to a still elevated 6.7% in december with women losing 5.4 million jobs since the start of the pandemic experiencing pandemic-related job losses. >> there are serious changes with serious consequences we need to address if all of us and not just women are going to succeed. >> claire wasserman, author of the new book "ladies get paid" has made it her mission to help women overcome barriers in the workforce. "gma" matching claire up with our viewers for one-on-one advice. >> this is a fantastic time to dig into your values. your goals. your priorities. >> reporter: and for job seekers tapping into new strategies could be key to getting the job. and claire wasserman joins us now. you're so cute. when i mentioned your book you were like, yay, you started clapping for yourself. it's so exciting when you see it on "gma" but it's a great book and you're helping a lot of people like the three women we just profiled. it's different out there right now. so how can we all hit the reset

button when it comes to a job search? >> thank you for having me and, yes, i was going like this. listen, this is a really hard time for women and the first thing i want everybody to remember watching right now, you are not alone. here's my silver lining, though, this is a great time to really reflect and possibly reset. i want to make sure that you are going in a direction like i said it has to be aligned with what you deeply want and sort of truly need in your life. but once you've done that i want to you do an inventory of your online presence, right? how are you coming across? and this includes your resume, of course. but you need feedback. feedback can be tough to get. think about who are you going to ask to get perspective? but hold on. before you even submit your application, this can be really overwhelming, right? we saw that with alisha. a lot of days she's been unemployed. let's get organized and set some goals. but break those goals down into mini goals, otherwise you're not going to reach them.

and part of that is how are you going to hold yourself accountable and i think most importantly how are you going to reward yourself? right? this can be tough. the last thing i wanted to mention about resetting your job strategy is get some support, all right? 75% to 80% of jobs are filled internally or through networking so i would have you go ahead and reach out to people who work at the company so that they can advocate for you on the inside. >> that's all great advice. how about the virtual interview? it's so difficult for a lot of people. so what suggestions do you have to help with our skills virtually interviewing? >> well, first you want to look good. i talk about this with temaya, the lighting, the setup. i have all the light rings around me. also you only have this little box to work with so my question to you is, how are you going to convey your personality? i got my pink blazer. you see i took my time setting

up the background so that's the first step. second step and i'm trying to do it right now, energy. bring energy, right? just gesticulate, hands, if you need to do this before you get on, all the things i just did, i want to you talk about your wins but not just sort of, you know, what you did but also how you did it. use language that's in the job description. use language that the company puts on their website about their company culture. but like i said you have to tie it to your impact. it's always, always about the bottom line. how have you made the company money? that could include how you saved the company money. we know women are good multitaskers, we're efficient so you definitely want to talk about that. it's also about how you did it because that's going to show who you are. your process, how you think. your potential, tell that story. you know, because, again, they're hiring you to be part of a team. so what's the team dynamic going

to look like with you. this is the time to talk about it. >> only have 15 seconds left. you know there are a lot of people that are getting discouraged. they've been out there for this. how could we stay motivated? >> first i think too oftentimes we see our jobs as a measure of our worth so when we don't have one, it really hits our self-esteem. please use this time to take care of yourself. also, if you're not getting the job you want, can you create the job that you want? okay, this could be a time to start a side hustle or maybe support someone else's. this is going to keep you motivated and also maybe give you something to talk about during the interview. >> beautiful. hey, claire, congratulations on the book and thank you so much for offering your tips and advice and i want to let everybody know you can find more tips from claire on our website and her book "ladies get paid" is available now. it's on the jumbotron right now, claire. you're on the jumbotron with the book. congratulations again. oh, i love to see that when that

happens. let's get down with ginger. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> yes, robin, i wanted to take a moment because bruce is always envious of riva and so my dog bruce wanted to come and have his moment in the snow, actually he just wanted to come outside and play. i wanted to share something that i'd love to try. look at this. it is a real-life mary poppins on the ice in british columbia. how cool would that be as long as the ice were fully formed, of course, taking a look at -- oh, my goodness they notice they were starting to get pushed until they grabbed an umbrella and it worked. that's the good morning. we're 1 on the storm impact scale with our best chance of valley rain and mountain snow across the north bay today. temperatures below average in the low to mid-50s.

now to two doctors using music as medicine. they were introduced to the world when videos of them singing to patients and health care workers went viral. this segment sponsored by lipton which is helping these two use their voices for a reason that will warm your heart. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: these two doctors sung their way into the hearts of america when their videos took the internet by storm last year during the early days of the pandemic. ♪ lean on me when you're not strong ♪ >> reporter: racking up millions of views with their covers including john lennon's "imagine." ♪ imagine all the people ♪ >> i think it really resonated with people that two physicians that were often associated with a cold hospital and bad news could deliver something warm and inspiring.

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and she provides something of a workbook written mostly she says for white people to understand their role in historic and daily racism. you're asking people to not just read this book but to do work. hard work. >> that's also one of the main reasons why so many people aren't doing it because to do the real work requires you to actually change. >> reporter: before there can be equality ricketts says, there's some tough talks we've all got to have. >> part of what i walk folks through in the book is taking stock of where we are on that spectrum, power and privilege and ensuring we are mitigating and acknowledging the harms we cause against others. >> reporter: while the siege on the capitol sparked new conversations about white supremacy, ricketts says it's a subject she's been trying to address for years. >> people are focusing on the last four years. i need them to focus on the last 400 and wrap your head around them. these systems of oppression, they don't end with trump

leaving the white house. >> do you think most of us want to do better? >> i think most of us want to want to do better and don't do the work that's required to make it -- so they focus on what they will lose but not what they will gain which is a deeper connection to themselves, a sense of inner peace, connection to people that they never thought that they could have a connection with. >> reporter: despite what she calls deeply entrenched american racism, she believes in a better tomorrow. >> if i didn't believe in our ability as a humanity to come together and create equity to create liberation for all to show up for those who have been forced and been made most marginalized for centuries i wouldn't spend my time, energy and hard labor writing an entire book about it. >> reporter: deborah roberts, abc news, new york. >> and a thank you to our deborah roberts for that and rachel's book is valuable now.

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>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. oakland leaders have approved hazard pay for grocery store workers giving them an extra $5 an hour. san jose tabled a vote on a $3 an hour bump waiting on information on economic impact. they say it will lead to higher food prices. >> i'm looking at a chance of wet weather, even some frozen stuff in our north bay mountains. as you can see, we've got a weak storm headed our way. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale and most of the showers will be in the north bay until lunch when we have a few chances of showers south of the north bay. those fade away into the afternoon hours. coldest day this seven-day forecast. look at the upper 60s this weekend. >> thank you, mike.

now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live." you can always find us on our >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, star of the series "after life," ricky gervais. and foods to boost your mood as we continue "live" is "winter wellness week." plus, we will meet a california man who helps animals and a very artistic way. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: good morning. [cheers and applause] good morning. how are you? it's midweek. thank you very much. we feel the same. we are equally as excited to be here as eli. >> kelly: right now. >> ryan: it's wednesday,