morning. "good morning america" is next. good morning, america. capitol hill showdown. a vote today in congress over congresswoman marjorie taylor greene for pushing those extremist conspiracy theories including that a plane did not crash into the pentagon on september 11th. >> it's odd there's never any evidence shown for a plane in the pentagon. >> and that the parkland school shooting was staged. overnight, republican leadership refused to discipline her. will she be kicked off her committees? vaccine game changers, the new mix and match covid vaccine study under way. are the different vaccines interchangeable and what that could mean for all of us. the clock ticks in the race against time to get those shots. also, a new study saying that people aged 20 to 49 are responsible for over 70% of the spread in the u.s.

dr. jha joins us live. plus new details on the super bowl covid scare. a team barber getting a positive result midhaircut that could cost two chiefs a chance to play in the big game. also this morning, an abc news exclusive. groundbreaking new treasury secretary janet yellen in her first tv interview since being confirmed as the first woman to hold the position joins us live. her plans to turn around the economy devastated by the pandemic, and to get those millions of unemployed americans back to work. secretary yellen on "gma" this morning. storm on the move. 17 states on alert. the blizzard warning this morning with the eastern u.s. bracing for brutal temperatures. the coldest air in years on its way. behind bars, overnight a fired police officer charged with murder after body cam footage revealed the shooting of an unarmed black man, andre hill. what his family is saying this morning. fallen country superstar. ♪ yeah, you talk about ♪ >> fierce backlash against the

most popular singer in america right now. morgan wallen caught on camera using a racial slur. now dropped by a huge record label, top radio stations and why some of country music's biggest names are not accepting his apology. ♪ super base ♪ and super bowl hype. >> wayne's world. >> this morning how the trail blazing women are getting ready to make history on the field. plus, our super sunday surprise for this incredible nurse as we count down to the big game with john cena. >> hi. i'm john cena and i know how to count. >> how his big-time commercial could change your life big time. >> good morning, america. we certainly do say good morning, america. great to be with you on this thankful thursday. so much super bowl news this morning. we'll hear from john cena and gronk will have a surprise for

us. well, not for us, but someone else. >> he's always fun to check in with. a lot of news out of the super bowl and washington, of course, let's take a look. i live look at the capitol, beautiful as ever still but the house set to vote on taking action against republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene stripping her possibly, george, of her committee assignments. >> she has endorsed the baseless qanon and 9/11 conspiracy theories and even suggested at one point that house speaker nancy pelosi be executed. some of her outrageous comments have surfaced after she was elected. republicans are facing a moment of reckoning. rachel scott has the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. and today republicans will be forced to go on the record and decide whether to stand by a congresswoman who pushed outlandish and baseless conspiracy theories or whether to take a stand against her. democrats on capitol hill are gearing up to do what republicans won't, holding congresswoman marjorie taylor greene accountable for pushing extremist conspiracy theories. forcing a vote to strip her away

from her committee assignments. republicans huddled for hours overnight, but ultimately decided to do nothing. taking no action against greene saying she apologized to the party. >> she said she was wrong. if we are now going to start judging what other members have said before they're even members of congress, i think it's going to be a hard time for the democrats to place anybody on committee. >> reporter: but publicly -- >> will you apologize? >> reporter: -- greene has not said sorry for anything, like her past support for the discredited far right conspiracy theories put forward by qanon, and whether parts of 9/11 were staged. >> it's odd. never evidence of a plane in the pentagon. >> reporter: she once suggested nancy pelosi should be executed for treason. >> it's a crime punishable by death, is what treason is. nancy pelosi is guilty of treason. >> reporter: she has even falsely implied the shootings at sandy hook and parkland were staged events. in this 2019 video,

she's seen chasing a parkland survivor, a teenager, and fund-raising off the controversy that was even turned into a skit for "snl." >> congresswoman greene, hard to say those words together. what are some of the theories you believe in and have been promoting? >> how much time you got? >> reporter: her contrition behind closed doors appear to have won her support from republicans. in fact, sources say greene was given a standing ovation from half of the members in the room after she expressed remorse for some of her past comments but democrats now say republicans have left them with no choice. >> the last time i checked, cancers need to be cut out and not allowed to metastasize. >> reporter: another congresswoman, liz cheney, was also under fire not for pushing baseless conspiracy theories, but over her vote to impeach former president donald trump. some republicans were calling for her to be removed from party leadership. republicans overwhelmingly decided against it. >> democrats are coming together

now to pass president trump's covid -- excuse me, president biden's covid relief bill. >> reporter: yeah, biden meeting with democrats just yesterday. they say they are united, and they are open to compromise, but they want to go big, and they're going to be pushing forward with that nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill with or without republican support, george. >> rachel scott, thanks very much. robin, you'll be interviewing the treasury secretary janet yellen in our next half hour. >> i'll ask her that very question. now to the coronavirus emergency and some encouraging signs. hospitalizations dropping dramatically. the lowest they have been since the end of november. and now more than 27 million americans have been vaccinated against coronavirus. that's more than the total number of reported covid cases in the country. whit johnson joins us from the vaccine center at jones beach. that's just outside new york city with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. this is one of the mass vaccination sites in the new york area still getting back up and running after that huge snowstorm earlier this week. take a look from our drone camera up above.

you can see the lines starting to move here. more than 1,500 appointments scheduled for today. meanwhile, the rollout continues as scientists are now exploring new options including giving different types of vaccines for different doses. this morning, a new study getting under way in the uk testing the effectiveness of mixing covid-19 vaccines. participants will be given one dose of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and one dose of pfizer biontech. if this mix and match approach works, it could help deliver more doses to more people. this after promising new research on the astrazeneca vaccine suggesting in addition to offering protection from the virus, it may also slow transmission. preliminary data showing the vaccine can reduce the spread of covid by 50% to 67%, an early sign that vaccinated people are unlikely to infect others. >> that's a big reduction in the number of individuals in the community who would be able to

pass onto others. >> reporter: the study not yet peer reviewed, saying a single vaccine dose can provide protection from the virus for three months allowing longer time frames between doses. astrazeneca's vaccine one of the easiest to transport since it requires standard refrigeration, and could be key in the vaccine rollout worldwide, but the fda not expected to consider emergency use authorization until possibly march after they see the results from an ongoing clinical trial involving 30,000 people in the u.s. this as johnson & johnson plans to submit its vaccine for authorization this week. >> we are submitting the results of our clinical trial in the course of this week, and then the fda will take a few weeks in the course of february to review and hopefully we'll get to the emergency use authorization early march. >> reporter: amid the growing threat of covid-19 variants spreading throughout the country, experts warning we are in a race against time to get vaccinations distributed to

millions. researchers are learning more about what's driving the spread. a new study concluding that younger adults ages 20 to 49 were responsible for more than 70% of the transmission in the u.s. last year. george? >> okay, whit, thanks very much. let's welcome back dr. ashish gentleman, the dean of the brown university school of health. dr. jha, thanks for joining us again this morning. so we're seeing hospitalizations, deaths and cases all on a downward slope. vaccines are ramping up. 27 million americans have the first dose, 6 million fully vaccinated. is there reason for optimism now? >> good morning, george. thanks for having me on. absolutely there is reason for optimism. all of that that you described is really good news. and if these variants weren't around, i would say i think we're on a glide path towards better. the thing that unfortunately makes me nervous about the next few weeks, months are these variants. but beyond that i think we should look at where we are as clearly positive. >> are we winning the race

against the variants? >> you know, it's going to be a very close one. we have to get a lot people especially high-risk elderly people vaccinated before these variants take hold. that's going to happen over the next six, eight week, the variants and that's my time frame for getting high-risk people vaccinated. >> we're seeing such hopeful news on the vaccine front as well. this astrazeneca vaccine in great britain preventing transmission. that's significant. >> it really is and it's consistent with the data we saw -- a little bit of data we saw from moderna in their main trial. this is not yet definitive but it's so clearly suggestive and that's where i think we'll end up with most preventing transmission as well. >> expecting the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine to be online soon. that's in the 60s for effectiveness. it's about 66% versus moderna and pfizer in the 90s so help people sort out how they should think about the vaccines if they have a choice. >> yeah, you know, the 66% from johnson & johnson also is partly because they were testing it

against the south africa variant which moderna and pfizer weren't. here's the bottom line, george. all of these vaccines have been 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths, and that's what matters. i think people should feel comfortable taking any of these because the goal is to avoid getting sick. all these vaccines seem to do that. >> and are you behind this push to get more people this first vaccine even if it delays some others getting the second? >> i am. you know, i feel like that's a reasonable approach. let's get all elderly people their first shot and then fill in with second shots. that's what the uk is doing. i think it's a reasonable approach. >> dr. jha, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. t.j.? all right, george. we want to get to those alleged indictments of members of the extremist group the proud boys. they are accused of plotting ahead of time and playing a role in that attack on the capitol on january 6th. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the very latest here. pierre, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today prosecutors are claiming

there is mounting evidence that members of the proud boys appear to have played a significant role in the planning and execution of the insurrection at the capitol. ethan nordean the self-described sergeant-at-arms of the proud boys seattle branch is accused of plotting in the days before the mob attacked, seeking to buy communication equipment and protective gear, and was allegedly posting on social media warning of a coming war. the charges against him come as two other alleged members of the proud boys, nicholas decarlo and nicholas ochs, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct biden's confirmation. prosecutors say they were standing in front of the door with the words "murder the media," t.j. >> days away from the super bowl, always has a designation as a special national security event. given the environment, would you just describe any increased security for the super bowl and concern even? >> reporter: well, security officials overseeing the super bowl are monitoring social media and talking to law enforcement about the domestic terroristic threat and others, and saying no

threat has been identified, and a senior homeland security official saying yet, quote, the super bowl is an attractive target so we never take our eye off the ball. t.j.? >> pierre thomas for us, thank you, as always. robin? we turn to that blizzard warning. 17 states on alert with the eastern u.s. bracing for the coldest air in years. ginger tracking it all for us. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: yeah, robin, a lot of people just want this stuff to melt. unfortunately, that is not going to happen. already this morning, new storm making its way through minneapolis, the twin cities reporting accidents on the roads there. see how slick they are. that moved through colorado, parts of utah, 6 to 10 inches, accidents in state route 190 in cottonwood canyon and here it come, it's all about the coal and this is really where the danger is. as that storm makes its way to the northeast, mostly rain but it's all about nearly 50 below. the windchill. when you have that type of cold you can get frostbite, george,

in less than ten minutes. >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. the latest on the columbus police officer fired after fatally shooting a black man in december. he's now been arrested, charged with murder in the death of andre hill. alex perez has the story. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. the officers involved did not activate their body cams until after the shooting and the grand jury determining the officer who fired should face murder charges. now, former columbus police officer adam coy has been indicted and charged with murder, two counts of felony assault and two counts of dereliction of duty among other things. he's attorneys say he will plead not guilty. now, police were responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle three days before christmas when they encountered 47-year-old andre hill next door. the father and grandfather affectionately known as big daddy was walking out of a garage of the home he was visiting. the office's body cam rollback

feature captures hill with a cell phone in his hand. the officer argues he thought hill was armed. no firearm was ever found. the hill family says the murder charges are a first step in getting justice, george. >> alex perez, thanks very much. t.j.? we will turn to the super bowl now just days away and we are getting new details about that covid scare that could actually sideline two players for the chiefs. they could miss the super bowl while tom brady, meanwhile is sharing secrets with us about how he stays focused while preparing for the game at home. will reeve has made his way to tampa for us. good morning to, you sir. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. the last thing the chiefs would want is tom brady with more time to prepare but that's exactly what he's gotten here at home in tampa. this all while the chiefs have found the source of that covid scare, a team barber reportedly at the middle of all that drama. just three days away from super bowl lv, the source of the chiefs' covid scare now revealed.

espn reporting a team barber got a positive test result while in the middle of a haircut sunday. backup center and daniel kilgore in the chair when the results came through. more than 20 other players and staff were waiting to get cuts including superstar patrick mahomes. kilgore making light of it tweeting this photoshopped update to his head shot. now both he and demarcus robinson are on the covid-19 reserve list. neither tested positive. if they continue to test negative, they can play on sunday. >> our contact tracing team was on site and able to get a very clear understanding of the exposure. so at this point we feel like we're in a good position. >> reporter: in tampa the buccaneers preparing to be the first team ever to play a super bowl in their home stadium. another milestone for legendary quarterback tom brady who is making his tenth super bowl appearance. brady says he's focused alone at home. >> my family has been out of town for the last six days.

they're not coming back in town til saturday. so i really had an empty house for 12 days leading up to the game. that's the most prep i've ever had. could focus on what i need to do from a football standpoint. >> reporter: and with that empty house brady says he's been watching even more game film which i'm sure the chiefs would prefer, a busy brady home as the legendary qb goes for his seventh super bowl title, t.j. >> that's scary. brady has nothing to do but focus on us. nobody wants to hear that. but mahomes, patrick mahomes, he is keeping an eye on the calendar right now. there is a due date for mahomes, soon-to-be daddy mahomes. >> a baby girl on the way for mahomes and his fiancee brittany. mahomes said yesterday he can't wait to be a dad, but he's trying to tell his fiance to hold off until after the game. speaking of after the game win or lose the chiefs will be heading home to kansas city and the bucs will be going to their

homes in the tampa area. one team will be celebrating. it just won't be in the traditional way here in tampa bay. guys? >> all right, will, thank you so much. do i even need to throw it out there? what do you do if the baby is on the way and the super bowl is hours away. >> ooh. [ laughter ] >> i think you play in the super bowl. >> oh, no. we have a lot more coming up including morgan wallen under fire. one of the most popular country music stars caught on camera using a racial slur and there is fierce fallout. we'll tell you what some other top country stars are saying. and our interview with new treasure secretary janet yellen. she's going to join us live. but first, ginger, what about those two major storms on the move? >> reporter: i'll be tracking them in a moment. let's get snowy cities sponsored by state farm.

good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. warming trend begins today. drier air comes back to our neighborhoods and make it a little bit colder tonight and a little bit of tule fog the next couple of mornings. 56 at half moon way to 62 in fairfield and santa rosa. rosa.s 33 in santa rosa to and we'll be right back.

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april. >> it's the only time i can think of in any genre where somebody went from being the biggest star to having zero air play in the course of one day. >> reporter: the superstar is apologizing in a statement saying, i'm embarrassed and sorry. i used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that i wish i could take back. there are no excuses to use this type of language ever. i want to sincerely jiesincerelyapologize for using the word. i promise to do better. but a growing section of the country isn't accepting the apology. for grammy winner maren morris, we all know it wasn't his first time using that word. we keep them rich and protected at no recourse. mickey guyton, when i read comments saying this is not who we are, i laugh because this is exactly who country music is. i've witnessed it for ten years. >> how do you give someone a crash course in maturity as well as racial sensitivity? i don't know that happens without a lot of time going by.

>> reporter: there's a long-held notion that a lot of people in country music have struggled to fight, that their tunes are meant for white audiences and there might as well be confederate flags waving in the background of some of their songs, but many of country's roots are in black america. the banjo, for example, came to america from west africa. ♪ kiss an angel good morning ♪ >> reporter: and black artists like charley pride who died in december spent decades at the top of the country music charts. morgan wallen has needed to make a public apology before. in october he was scheduled to appear as a guest on "saturday night live" when this video of him partying in an alabama bar made the rounds clearly not following the show's covid-19 safety protocols. he appeared on the show two months later where they made fun of him over the incident. ♪ i thank you in advance for giving this poor southern boy a second chance ♪ >> reporter: the country music

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we are back with treasury secretary janet yellen in her first tv interview since being confirmed last week. she's held top economic jobs going back a quarter of a century. she was the first woman to chair the federal reserve, and now the first woman to head the treasury department. taking on the challenge of an economy impacted by the pandemic and a nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan now is at the top of the agenda. secretary yellen joins us live this morning. congratulations on your historic position and good morning to you. >> good morning, thanks so much, robin. much appreciated. >> there is so much we want to discuss with you. you've gotten right to work. you've repeatedly said that passing a covid relief package,

that it is urgent. so how much time do you have to negotiate with republicans before you, the president and congressional democrats feel you have to go ahead and push this bill through on your own? >> well, the president is really committed to helping americans get through this terribly difficult period. addressing the public health needs to deal with the pandemic as rapidly as we can. to get the population vaccinated as quickly and efficiently as is possible. get children back to school. make sure our economy gets to the other side with strong labor market so that people have jobs, wants to make sure that americans have food to put on the table, seeing long lines of people waiting to get food around the country is something we should never see in the united states.

too many people have to worry about whether they'll have a roof over their heads and he wants to address that. this is really an urgent need and we need to act big. we have to make sure that we provide a bridge so that people aren't scarred indefinitely by this crisis. and small businesses around the country, so many of them have closed. they're the lifeblood of their communities, and they really need help to make it to the other side and to continue offering the jobs that are so important to so many americans. so it's very important to do this, but the president would really like to get to do this on a bipartisan basis. he's met with republicans. he is looking to cooperate to

see -- i think everybody knows what america needs now. i had the opportunity yesterday to meet with the bipartisan group of mayors from around the country and last week i met with small business owners also from around the country. a florist in new mexico and an owner of some small restaurants and food trucks in miami, and we just need the help that small businesses and households are suffering through no fault of their own to get them to the other side of this and emerge with a strong economy. >> as you said -- >> it's important to do this. >> and as you alluded to there's so many people that are hurting right now and the latest unemployment rate will come out tomorrow. what are you expecting? and should the public be

prepared, be prepared for the unemployment and the economy to get worse before it gets better? >> well, you know, employment actually contracted last month. i'm not sure what tomorrow's report holds in store, but, look, we have 18 million now who are collecting unemployment insurance, and last week 1.3 million people filed new claims for unemployment. that's the highest level of unemployment insurance claims we've had. we never had anything so large, even during the great recession. so we need to make sure that people have jobs. if they don't have jobs, that they're supported and that when we come out of this and the economy rebounds -- which we've got some tough months ahead until we get control of the

pandemic. but we want to make sure we've got a good, strong labor market, can put people back to work and that these small businesses that need help survive. >> can i ask you about the stock market? what we have seen, the activity in the last few weeks, especially when it came to the stock gamestop, which was up 400% in a single week, do you believe that that kind of mania poses a serious risk to the economy? and what about, you know, everyday people, their retirement savings, does it play an impact there? >> well, i'm actually hosting a meeting later this morning with top regulators at the s.e.c. and the commodities future trading corporation and also the federal reserve to discuss recent developments. we really need to make sure that our financial markets are

functioning properly, efficiently and that investors are protected and we're going to discuss these recent events and discuss whether or not that the recent events warrant further action. >> so that may be a consideration and may be some action taken given what we've seen in the last few weeks? >> well, we need to understand deeply what happened before we go to action, but certainly we're looking carefully at these events. let me ask you a final question here, making history as you are, what is your hope? what is it that you want to leave your mark on the economy as well as american history? >> well, thank you for that question. i feel we're at a point in our history when we're faced with not one, but two crises. a pandemic that has impaired the health of americans and an

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the showdown looming on capitol hill. democrats forcing a vote on congresswoman marjorie taylor greene for pushing extremist conspiracy theories from whether 9/11 happened to suggesting the parkland and sandy hook school shootings were staged. democrats now planning to hold her accountable after the republicans refused to take action overnight. vaccine game changer. the new study under way at this hour. testing how effective it is to mix and match covid vaccines. could it change how the vaccine is delivered in the race to deliver shots? ♪ the trailblazers. meet the women making history at the super bowl this year. how they're breaking barriers without breaking focus. and the super bowl-sized surprise. this deserving nurse and mom of

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her away from her committee assignments. republicans huddled for hours overnight but ultimately decided to do nothing taking no action against greene saying she apologized to the party. >> she said she was wrong. >> reporter: but publicly -- >> will you apologize? >> reporter: -- greene has not said sorry for anything like her past support for the conspiracy theories put forward by qanon or questioning whether parts of 9/11 were staged. >> it's odd there's never any evidence shown for a plane in the pentagon. >> reporter: she once suggested house speaker nancy pelosi could be executed for treason. >> it's a crime punishable by death is what treason is. nancy pelosi is guilty of treason. >> reporter: she has even >> reporter: she as has even falsely implied the shootings at parkland and sandy hook were staged events. >> the last time i checked cancers need to be cut out and not allowed to metastasize. >> reporter: and congresswoman

liz cheney was also under fire. not for pushing base less conspiracy theories, but for her vote on impeaching donald trump. some republicans are calling for her to be removed but republicans overwhelmingly voted against that. >> rachel scott, thanks very much. we turn to the covid-19 emergency. more than 27 million americans have now been vaccinated against coronavirus. that is more than the total number of reported covid cases in the country. go back to whit johnson at a vaccine center at jones beach outside new york city with more. good morning, again, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. this is one of those mass vaccination sites in the new york area still getting back up and running after that huge snowstorm earlier this week. take a look from our drone camera from up above. see that massive line starting to move. more than 1,500 appointments scheduled for today alone, and scientists exploring new options for administering the vaccines including mixing different brands for the different doses. this morning, a new study

getting under way in the uk testing the effectiveness of mixing covid-19 vaccines. participants will be given one dose of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and one dose of pfizer biontech. if this mix and match approach works it could help to deliver more doses to more people and now amid the growing threat of covid-19 variants, spreading throughout the country, experts warning that we are in a race against time to get vaccinations distributed to millions. this after promising new research on the astrazeneca vaccine suggesting in addition to offering protection from the virus, it may also slow transmission. preliminary data showing the vaccine can reduce the spread of covid by 50% to 67%, an early sign that vaccinated people are unlikely to infect others. and this morning, george speaking with dr. ashish jha regarding the urgent need for more vaccine in the coming months. >> vaccines are ramping up, 27 million americans have the first dose. 6 million fully vaccinated.

is there reason for optimism now? >> all of that that you described is really good news, and if these variants weren't around i would say i think we're on a glide path towards better. the thing that unfortunately makes me nervous about the next few weeks, months are these variants but beyond that i think we should look at where we are right now as clearly positive. >> reporter: back now with another look from our drone camera up above. johnson & johnson still plans to apply for emergency use authorization by the end of this week. that could mean shots going into arms by the end of the month or early march. t.j. >> all right, whit, we appreciate you. thanks so much. a lot coming up including the battle over super bowl ads revealing some of the biggest ones this morning. john scena is going to tell us about how you don't want to miss his commercial. plus, meet the women making their appearance at the super bowl and breaking barriers. tory johnson here with amazing "deals & steals" from black owned small businesses.

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right now time for "pop news" with lara. good morning, lara. good morning, robin. we're going to get right to it and begin with history being made with the golden globe nominations. for the first time in the award show history three of the five best director nominees are women. regina king just made her direct electoral debut with "one night in miami," one of the names. chloe zhao recognized for her work on "nomadland" and emerald fennel for "promising young woman." you might recognize her face. she plays camilla parker bowles on "the crown" and king is now the second black woman in history to earn one. zhao was the first of asian descent. only five women ever have been nominated in this category. a shoutout to jane campion, sofia coppola, ava duvernay, kathryn bigelow and barbra

streisand. in the show's 77-year history streisa streisand, and for "yentl." it airs february 28th. david fincher for "mank" and aaron sorkin for "the trial of the chicago 7." congratulations to all the nominees. also this morning, our first look at eddie murphy in action. amazon studios releasing the first full length trailing for "coming 2 america" following prince akeem has he returns to america to find his long lost son. take a look. >> hello, i am akeem, king of zamunda. you are the heir to the throne. >> he's supposed to be like the prince of wakanda. >> wakanda is a fictional place. >> not to everybody.

>> zamunda is a very real nation. >> i don't need no handout. >> wait a minute. >> all right. >> my son from america. >> leslie jones joining the cast along with tracy morgan and wesley snipes while arsenio hall, james earl jones and others make their return. i am so excited for "coming 2 america." that starts streaming on amazon on march 5th. ahead of the premiere we will talk to eddie and arsenio right here on "gma." and finally a "pop news" exclusive. feast your eyes this morning thanks to "architectural digest" and the magazine giving us a first look at their march issue featuring power players like the one and only serena williams. look at that pad. the tennis star giving us a peek of her florida retreat and designed it with her sister venice calling it her dream home telling a.d. that she left the

interiors though to venus alone because she says, you know, what stay in your lane. she's good at tennis but not so much on the decorating. she also revealed the one thing glaringly missing from the modern home, and that's a tennis court. she says she needed some balance saying, quote, when you have our job, you never get time to relax. so it's food for me to be able to sit still and not do anything. not sure how well that sitting still thing is working based on the trophy room she shared, because it's amazing. she is gearing up for the australian open vying for her 24th grand slam title that begins on monday, february 8th. you can see more of serena's incredible home in the march issue of "a.d." on stands february 10th. i mean, just gorgeous. sending it back to you guys in the studio. >> love it when we have a "pop news" exclusive like that. thanks, lara. >> thanks, lara. we move on to our "gma"

cover story, and the ad battle on super bowl sunday. back to will reeve in tampa with a preview. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is the biggest advertising game of the year too. brands shelling out up to $5.5 million for a 30-second spot to make the most of their time and money in the big game, they released teaser trailers in the lead-up and this year, we have nostalgia, celebrity cameos and some serious cash. ♪ wayne's world ♪ >> reporter: mike myers and dana carvey are back as wayne and garth jamming in their basement with a new uber eats commercial, supporting local restaurants and partying on with cardi b. >> we'd never shamelessly rely on a celebrity cameo, right, cardi b? >> yeah, eat local. >> or jump on the latest trend. ♪ eat local ♪ >> there's just so much change

in marketing right now, a lot of opportunity for the ones that are clever and practical. >> reporter: cadillac dropping major nostalgia. yeah, that's winona ryder as kim boggs from the 1990 cult classic "edward scissor hands." >> reporter: got to tune in sunday for the rest of that. we've seen john cena in super bowl ads before. this year he's joined mountain dew for a unique spot with huge implications. >> 33, 34, 35. hi. i'm john cena, and i know how to count. in fact, knowing how to count can change your life on super bowl sunday. like help you win $1 million. >> i don't want to give too much away. all i can say it's very catchy. it's very distracting so you have to stay focused. >> reporter: the interactive commercial represents a shift in strategy. >> it's not just having celebrities create a call to action to get america to collectively do something so i think the functional super bowl

spot is the future of super bowl commercials. >> reporter: cena sharing details about the game within a game and how to cash in on the big prize. >> simply count all the bottles of mountain dew major melon in the commercial, post what you think the total is and tag it with mountain dew's twitter handle and if you're right you could win a million bucks. >> reporter: it'll air in the first half of the game but cena will be as surprised as the rest of us. >> they've added so many effects and such a universe around what we filmed i can't even begin to fathom what i would count for a number so i'll be in the same boat as everybody else in the super bowl. >> reporter: i'm trying to figure out my strategy to count those major melon mountain dew bottles. i'll figure it out when we get to the game. you have to be the first person to tweet out the correct answer to win all that money. sounds hard but probably worth it. >> absolutely, will. thank you. and now -- >> why not. how about super bowl history

being made. for the for time, two women on the field as full-time assistant coaches for one team. both tampa coaches are proud of the trail they are blazing but say they are focused on something else, you better believe it, the big game. kayna whitworth spoke with them both. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning, searching for this big win head coach bruce air -- arians looked past gender and past color hiring the most diverse staff in the history of the nfl. three black coordinators, a black assistant head coach and two full-time coaches that are female. the world sees them breaking barriers. >> three down value. >> reporter: they do it without breaking focus. >> let's go. >> i just don't want to be a disruption. i want to be an addition. i want to be a value but i don't want the exceptions. i don't want special treatment. >> we're not just happy to be here. we're continuing to prepare to win. >> reporter: bucs coaches lori locust and maral javadifar

making history this sunday. the first time an nfl team will have two full-time assist cant coaches that are female. >> it's the super bowl. what are you going to say to yourself before you walk on the field. >> do my job. i can't allow that outside pressure or distraction to influence anything that i do here. >> eyes up. >> reporter: coach lo started playing football at 40 then began coaching, working her way up to the nfl. >> you spent years trying to get in the nfl. while raising two sons. now they are coaching in the super bowl. how do you look back at that time? >> it allows me to appreciate being here a lot more because i know what it took to get here. >> reporter: maral javadifar noej as -- known as m.j., earning a doctorate in physical therapy. her expertise in body mechanics a perfect fit for the bucs. her family fleeing iran hoping for a brighter future in

america. >> now that you are coaching on the world's biggest stage, what did they say? >> my dad and my mom were both in tears and happy tears. they were extremely ecstatic. >> reporter: the nfl says 47% of their fans are women. seeing you on the sidelines is a visual reminder to them that there is a place for them in this game. >> it goes back. equal opportunities for all and that is our ultimate goal. >> to me if there's going to be any influence it would be women that are my age saying not what if but why not. >> there will be more women in on-field roles during super bowl lv than ever before. the chiefs have two assistant athletic trainers that are female and, of course, sarah thomas who will be officiating and, robin, coach arians says maybe i'll look back and think we've done something here.

i would argue that's happening now. they have done something truly remarkable in tampa. >> the entire staff as you put it. thank you so much. mentioning about sarah. from pascagoula, mississippi. she is mississippi strong. >> that's our girl. >> that's right. thank you, kayna. let's get down to ginger. ginger? >> detroit is about to see their coldest air of the season by the end of the weekend, start of next week so want to show you this. this is what's happening on the st. clair river, there breaking up the ice having to because it's already been plenty cold but now i want to track the storms. everybody asking are we getting another storm sunday? the current one will move through chicago bringing snow. that is tonight and then you move it to the east and it's mostly rain along the coast. it'll be snow up top but it looks like by the time we reach sunday we do have another storm trying to form. we will be tracking that and tomorrow we'll have a clear picture. good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. warming trend begins today.

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>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. good morning. i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." today a group of parents will be speaking out in support of the city of san francisco's decision to sue the school district in an effort to get students back in the classroom. parents we spoke with yesterday about the lawsuit say distance learning is not working. city leaders pointed out when announcing their lawsuit that 16,000 private school kids have returned to in-person learning in san francisco. the school district responded to being sued calling the lawsuit frivolous, petty and embarrassing. let's take a look at our current temperatures. we have 35 in santa rosa to 48 in brentwood. your commute, no weather worries other than being a little chilly

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news app and at ♪ > welcome back, everybody, as we count down to the super bowl. jimmy kimmel has a special guest for his mean tweets. no one other than tom brady. look at this. >> tom brady seems like the kind of man who doesn't know how to use a wrench. kind of true. can we be real for a moment? is there really anyone you'd rather see dropped in a rendered vat of bacon fat than tom brady. >> come on. >> that was mean spirited. >> that was nasty. >> you can see entire mean tweets at 11:35, 10:35 central.

you're there tonight? >> yeah. exactly. >> are you doing mean tweets, as well. >> i hope not. can you give me any tips. >> i did mean tweets before. they weren't that mean. >> we'll see that what happens. right now ryan reynolds joins us live. thanks for joining us. >> the actor and -- >> thank you. >> you're an actor, owner of a company and taking quite a different approach to ads skipping a traditional commercial entirely for something more old school. you know how big super bowl commercials are. you've been in them. >> yeah. >> you're taking a different approach. do tell. >> it is the big -- yes, the biggest forum for ads on the planet really. so the whale reason i became an oents of mintz mobile to bring light to the fact that wireless bills don't need to be 100 bucks a month. a lot of celebrities are working with companies that are aspirational but practical is

sexy. actually it's very sexy and, you know, so instead of a $5 million commercial we do a much cheaper print ad and then we use that money to pass it on to the customers at the company increasing data limbs for every customer. premium wireless. it comes as little as $15 a month. it doesn't need to be like that. >> you've been on such a roll with your ads. aviation gin, match.com, "deadpool." tough not to take the shot? >> well, you know, i'm such a huge fan of super bowls and super bowl ads, i mean, i watch the super bowl just as much for the ads as i do the game. you know, i appeared in an ad in 2016. you know, if you don't get it right it's super hard to do. i want to make sure we're

engaging, not broadcasting so to speak so i like going scrappy. i like aviation jin and mintz mobile have gone scrappy. you know, and it tends to work much better for these companies. >> you said that money you're saving, 5.5 million by not doing an ad, sounds like you're putting back in the company but did you give consideration to the times. some companies aren't engaging at all or buying an ad this time around just given the times we're in. was there any consideration given to that? there's something else, better we could do with the money right now? >> i always think that it's better to approach things head on. i think in these times you want to make sure you're not pand pandering but my company mintz mobile and aviation gin have leaned into everything, helping bartenders and customers have free data when they need it. so i just think companies in this kind of situation if they're afloat and doing well they have a duty to kind of chip

in. >> thank you for that. thank you for that. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> great to hear that. what a year this has been. do you have any plans? >> i'm going to watch the game. i have three daughters, so blake and myself and the kids will sit down and watch the game for about 4, 4 1/2 seconds before it's switched over to "paw patrol" then i'll watch the game from my phone. so that's me. i don't know about you guys. or i may just wander outside and stare at the sun. anything could happen super bowl sunday. we'll see what the weather brings. >> what has been it been like, , and the girls with so much time together? >> i'm building a panic room. you know, just for me, just fits me. it's an iron maiden. no, it's actually been amazing. look, there's gifts in all of

this stuff. we've spent so much of the year all together and so many americans, north americans and people all over the world living paycheck to paycheck and we are very cognizant of how lucky we are to have that time to be together in a way that is not hurting our family so i look back at it with such gratitude but it's been a real call to action not just for me or blake but for everyone to find ways to create equity for others on this planet so it's been a pretty cold bucket of water but in a good way. >> speaking of quarantine you just were talking about you've learned to build a panic room but have a new series called "ryan doesn't know where you are" on snapchat trying to pick up new crafts to be quote, be a less boring husband and father. what are you learned that's made you a less boring husband and father? >> well, i've learned -- look,

in quarantine i think a lot of people did this. they were sort of becoming jacks of all trades but masters of none and i was no different. you know, i was excited to try to learn -- it started with me trying to learn balloon animals which was surprisingly challenging and i thought wouldn't be it be cool to be part of a show where we learn something from a lot of people. we're learning specifically from artists we wouldn't necessarily hear from in mainstream television or media so i was really seeking out very special artists and making sure to highlight their work as well as my absolute absence of work at what they do so well. >> you learned to do ice sculpti sculpting. >> we did axe throwing. i learned nail art. how to do actual -- it was amazing. a lot of these things i get to take home and put to good use in the house. particularly nails you. > still have all your fingers.

>> amazingly, yeah. i mean i've got the four good ones and the other prosthetics and they're great. working great. axe throwing. i recommend doing that under close supervision. truly. that one, yeah. >> and it's always a pleasure to have you with us. you are right. practical is sexy. and you personify that. bless you for it. >> thank you. thank you. >> our best to you and the girls and enjoy the super bowl. >> you too. you too. >> all righty. coming up our super bowl ticket surprise for one incredible nurse. ♪

♪ back now on "gma." all eyes on tampa and a lot will focus on sports heroes. right now someone at work during the pandemic, michelle rau is joining us from where she works. there she is and want to thank her for all she's doing. there's somebody else that wants to thank you. we're not the only ones. take a look at this, folks. ♪ michelle rau goes above and beyond every single day. >> we have a nickname for her, she's the energizer bunny because she just is constantly

moving and always for other people. not for her holofcener. >> reporter: a mother of four she works with high-risk immunocompromised patients. >> she's really careful about where she's going and who she's talking to and what she's being around because she's constantly exposing these people to her and make sure she's being as safe as she can. >> reporter: when the pandemic was at its peak and ppe beam scarce michelle converted an old bedroom into a sewing station. >> when she got her first stimulus check she was super excited and got a sewing machine and making masks. >> for her co-workers and their kids and has a heart for other people. >> reporter: it set a big example for her daughters who now work right beside her. >> she's inspired both of us to work in health care, all thanks to heir. >> reporter: she is inspiring everyone around her. >> thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many. we love you, michelle.

>> thank you, michelle, for all you do, not just for our patients but for our staff as well. >> all: we love you, michelle! >> oh. michelle is with us now. i hope you are feeling the love and we add our thanks. our gratitude for the work and others there are doing. so what we heard in the piece about when you got your stimulus check that you used that money to buy a sewing machine so you could make masks for others. so just tell us where the inspiration came to do that. >> okay, well, we were put on mandatory masks to wear at move fit here and all of a sudden there was a mask shortage. everyone was running out buying masks and fabric so i ran and got fabric and went home and tried to use my old machine and my needle broke and i got really irritated then i got my stimulus check in the mail. i got my check in the mail and said to my husband i'm going to get myself one of these

old-tagged singer sewing machines and make masks and i was giving them to my patients and their families and co-workers and everybody was very thrill the because at the time we couldn't get any masks. >> michelle, speaking of your patients. you work in the immunotherapy unit. you have to take extra precautions even but you are in a position that you almost have to get very close to your patients. >> yes, absolutely. our patients stay on our floor. we're on a floor where we're doing clinical trials and stay on our floor from anywhere from two to five weeks and the moment they get on our floor they're very nervous. they've been through a lot and it's important that we make them comfortable. we're with them for 12 hours at a time and treat them like family and become as close as possible. they come from all over the country and all over the world. it's really important that we make them feel like a whole person rather than just a cancer diagnosis so bringing them in,

getting to know everything about them and their kids and everyone jokes i know where their kids go to school and their kids' names and i like to do that but people feel very comfortable then and they're okay and they trust the process. >> i bet they do and i bet they trust you. are you a buccaneers fan? >> absolutely. yes. >> absolutely. >> well, we have a message for you from rob gronkowski. listen. >> oh. no way. >> thank you for all you have done this year. you are the true hero. i can't wait to see you cheering us on in the stands because you're going to super bowl lv. go, bucs. [ applause ] >> go. >> yay. >> what does it fee like that knowing, michelle, you're going to the super bowl? >> all right! i've been a tom brady fan for a very long time. whoo. >> like a year.

since he got there, right? >> well, very -- >> no, 20 year, silly. >> well, very deserving and glad that we could do something for you. >> thank you. >> you do so much for so many. you enjoy the game. go, bucs. go, bucs. >> thank you, thank you very much. go, bucs, thank you. >> isn't she sweet? >> yeah. >> ah. let's go now to ginger. ginger. >> oh, i just love that surprise. all right, i have to show you this is the way to make a snow person or a baby yoda. the child by the snow artist. linda horton, our cam are operator. always does such great work and said polled everybody and baby yoid dawon. i had to show you dangerous windchills. feels like 21 below in dough moin so rick and friends in indiana and greenfield, you won't be warm either. stay warm, everybo

are you ready for sunshine and warmer weather? i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. we get back to average today, mid to upper 50s. even a few low 60s inland. look at the temperatures over.. coming up, the snack smackdown. she says it's all about

♪ welcome back. "gma's" snack smackdown this morning. my good friend chef nancy is the resident chef for a podcast i am athlete and has to winning ways to make a super bowl snablg. so good to see you, chef nancy. okay, we know we have to keep the super bowl parties small but we can go big on the flavor.

that's what you've done with these wings so tell us what you got for us. >> so i have barbecue for t forr chiefs and lemon pepper for the buccaneers. >> i was wondering about the name. you have one called sweet revenge. >> barbecue sauce? >> yes. >> the barbecue i make is called sweet revenge, yes. >> how do you get the smoky flavor on the barbecue sauce. >> it comes from the smoked paprika and the -- oh, my gosh, the smoked paprika and the chili powder i put in it and i also add onion powder, garlic powdery red pepper flakes. i have some over here already done. it's really good. simmer that for about 25 minutes and if you want to receive an optimum flavor, refrigerate it overnight >> that's it. putting it in the refrigerator overnight is the key? >> yes. the sauce.

how do they taste? >> come on now. >> really good. >> that's why we're not even talking over here. >> well, i guess, chef nancy, i'll talk because these two are busy. >> okay. >> we have lemon pepper which is an absolute favorite of mine but what makes yours stand out here. >> well, what makes stand out is my chef nancy's lemon pepper seasoning right here. >> ah. >> i get them really crispy by coating them with melted butter. seasoning them with the lemon pepper, after that i put them in the oven, about 35 minutes in and then i turn the oven up to 500. it will make the skin extra crispy. >> oh, because the other -- >> you have them right here. >> the other wings, you don't put in the oven, right? how do you make the other? >> i put in the air fryer. the air fryer -- >> go ahead. how does that work, the air

fryer? >> well, the air circulates so gives like a really, really crispy skin and actually a lot healthier than cooking them in oil or frying them. >> they're really, really good. >> why are people sometimes intimidated by cooking wings? i mean, it's -- i'm so sorry, really talking with my mouth full. what are easy tips so people are not intimidated about making wings? >> well, the thing with making wings is you can flavor them with anything and once you have good seasoning, my bay season something onion powder, garlic poured and if you want to flavor it with sauts, barbecue or asian chili sauce, anything. here i have a covid-friendly instead of a platter, i made lomly pops and covid friendly, you can make them up where everybody doesn't have to touch the platter.

>> i was surprised with a gift box with your homemeat spices, tell us about them. >> i have a six-set seasoning, well, it's eye five-set but giving one free, lemon pepper, spicy cajun, rosie rosemary garlic and jamaican jerk and, of course, the lemon pepper available on chefnancy.com. >> tell us about your podcast you do with athletes. >> oh, my gosh, so it's with brandon, fred taylor and ochocinco and i love cooking for them and they love the food. that's the only reason they keep me on. >> beautiful. well, chef nancy, thank you so very, very much. >> i haven't even gotten off the barbecue. i haven't gotten to the lemon chicken yet. thank you as always. get these recipes on goodmorningamerica.com. forgive our

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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. there is a new lawsuit against a mandate to pay grocery workers more in oakland. the association filed the suit saying it violates city and state laws. oakland city council passed a hazard pay increase for workers at large grocery stores. stores will pass those costs to customers, cut hours or close down. here's mike with our forecast. thank you. if you run on sunshine, i've got the forecast for you. dry air, sunshine, a great day to be outside. let's take a look at our temperatures from 56 in half moon bay to about 61 to 62 degrees inland. it gets warmer tomorrow with our warmers temperatures saturday

and sunday. cooler monday. now it's time for "live with now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan" and we'll announcer: it's live with kelly and ryan. today from the film malcolm & marie, zendaya, plus the long island medium, theresa caputo, and we discover the power of rituals as we continue live's winter wellness week, all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. good morning. good morning, kelly ripa. - morning. good morning. - good to see you. good to see you, too. i love sitting down and popping the hook and eye right off my skirt. it's thursday. you can do that. - such a good feeling. - yeah. yes. thursday, february 4... - mm. - 2004. it's so funny. that looks blue in my monitor, so i was like, "go ahead, ryan. say the day." "you read the blue letters. you read the blue stuff."