>> uh-oh. talk about it, mike. "good morning america" starts now. good morning, america. trump on trial. the senate votes to proceed with the second impeachment. sources say the former president was stunned after a rambling opening statement from his own lawyers praising the democrats. >> we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the house managers' presentation was well done. >> democrats open with a graphic 13-minute video of the insurrection placing the blame on trump. >> if that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing. >> the defense falters. some senate republicans called the day a disaster. six of them crossed the aisle to vote for the trial to go on. race against time. south africa will give the unapproved johnson & johnson single dose vaccine to health

care workers. plus, the uk on alert for two new troubling covid variants. the british government announcing stricter travel restrictions. all this amid growing concerns over reinfection. major winter blast. nearly 100 million americans brace for dangerous snow and ice. rescuers scramble to save 26 fishermen off lake superior as bone-chilling bitter temperatures blanket the midwest. urgent investigation. a gunman opening fire at a minnesota health clinic. why he was previously banned from that clinic. the search for answers this morning. midnight raid. >> open up or we'll kick it in. >> bounty hunters armed with long guns, demand entry at this man's home pointing a gun at his pregnant fiancee. their 3-year-old daughter also inside. the question now, why were police there but standing by and did the bounty hunters have the wrong man?> outre,in urng aacolving asian-americans. are the elderly being targeted? now the actors speaking out. >> it's everyone versus racism. >> this morning the response to

the alarming escalation. stranded. three people trapped on a deserted island for five weeks, what they survived on and how the coast guard finally rescued them after 33 days. and cat got your tongue? >> i'm here live. i'm not a cat. >> the texas lawyer not kitten around. trapped in a cat filter getting millions of views. how the judge bailed him out of the hilarious mishap. good morning, america. you know, cat got your tongue, robin? you didn't say anything back to me. >> oh, my goodness. >> when is the last time you saw a lawyer say, i'm not a cat? i'm really not a cat,

that was something else. we're going to talk a little about that. >> that was really funny. >> that was. >> that was really funny and i'm not kitten. >> oh. ah, man. >> don't go to that well twice. you're better than that. you're better than that. we're going to get right to the historic impeachment trial of former president trump after that senate vote last night that the proceeding is constitutional. the trial will move forward today. >> set to start again at noon. expect more graphic and emotional presentations like the prosecution's opening video on day one, matching the president's words with visceral and violent images of the capitol siege, as the president's legal team is battered by bad reviews. rachel scott starts us off on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. and donald trump was watching it all from florida and sources say he was not happy with his defense team. many senators left that chamber unimpressed and confused. one republican calling it a missed opportunity for trump's defense. this morning, as democrats are ramping up to deliver th opening arguments in the case against donald trump, sources say the former president is fuming over his legal team's dismal debut.

>> i saw a headline. repran walk omt -- i forget what it was. >> reporter: attorney bruce castor taking to the floor first for the defense delivering a nearly hour-long rambling and sometimes baffling speech. >> nebraska, you're going to hear, is quite a judicial thinking place. >> reporter: sources say trump was especially stunned by this moment when his own attorney praised the democrats. >> i'll be quite frank with you, we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the house managers' presentation was well done. >> reporter: that presentation by the impeachment managers encapsulating the chaos and violence during the siege on january 6th. [ crowd chanting ] opening with a graphic 13-minute video forcing lawmakers to relive the moments rioters stormed the capitol, and they watched in utter silence.

>> we're going to walk down and i'll be there with you. we're going to walk down -- we're going to walk down to the capitol. >> take the capitol. >> take the capitol. >> reporter: lead house impeachment manager jamie raskin recounting his personal experience that day. his daughter was in the capitol too. >> and you know what she said? she said, dad, i don't want to come back to the capitol. >> reporter: arguing that the former president incited the riot. >> if that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing. >> reporter: and that the senate must hold him accountable. >> presidents can't inflame insurrection in their final weeks and then walk away like >> reporter: trump's lawyers were supposed to be arguing that since their client has already left office, the trial is unconstitutional. but by the time his second attorney, david schoen, stepped in to make their case --

>> trial by the senate sitting in a court of impeachment is reserved for the president of the united states, not a private sit zo citizen who used to be president of the united states. >> reporter: -- many senators were already confused. some senate republicans calling the day a disaster. >> president trump's team were disorganized. they did everything they could >> reporter: senator bill cassidy previously voted to dismiss the trial, but this time he was one of six republicans who sided with democrats, voting the trial should move forward. schoen later talking to fox news, forced to defend the defense. doing his best to explain his colleague's performance. >> today he hadn't planned on going, and so i'm sure they will be very well prepared in the future. >> reporter: some republican senators clearly stunned but not swayed. at this point it still will be an uphill challenge for democrats. they need the support of 17 republicans in order to convict. today the house impeachment managers will be making their opening arguments and expect it to get personal. a senior aide says they will be

showing more graphic video including new evidence that we have not seen before. their goal here, to target the hearts and the minds of the jurors who witnessed that deadly insurrection. george? >> okay, rachel, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief washington correspondent jon ka i the big question, jon, dierce? the pr onmo repubcavoting to go forward, but conviction still seems out of reach. >> reporter: even after that searing and powerful presentation by jamie raskin, the bumbling and embarrassing opening argument by trump's lawyer bruce castor, only a single republican vote was changed. now, it is possible that some of the republicans that have voted that the trial is unconstitutional could ultimately vote to convict now that the senate has ruled the trial is, in fact, constitutional. but, george, math is math and the bottom line is you need 17 republicans to convict and all but 6 of them are now on record not just once but twice voting

to end the trial. now, the house managers, though, are after something that is more profound, potentially bigger than conviction. they ended that video presentation with a tweet from donald trump on january 6th. it is a tweet that epidemicnd w wo forever." the house managers want the world to remember january 6th forever and remember donald trump's role in making it happen and also to remember the complicity of some republicans in congress, including some of the republicans right there in the senate chamber in the destructive politics that led a mob to invade the capitol. >> that leads to the next question. you don't hear a lot of defense of the president from republicans. you didn't hear much of a defense from his lawyers right there. so it sets up the possibility of an alternate end game. this talk perhaps of some kind of a censure of the president that would set up a different vote. >> reporter: i mean the bottom line is that republicans who do not condone what the president

did, who condemn what the president did, need some way to be on record saying that they condemn what he did on january 6th, but the reality right now is that there still is no real republican movement toward censure. we'll see if that changes. >> thanks. i know you'll join us for the live coverage with our team that starts around noon eastern, robin. now to that major winter blast. nearly 100 million americans bracing for dangerous snow and ice. alex perez is in that deep freeze in chicago which is only expected to get worse. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. the bitter cold has been brutal, now i want you to check out lake michigan behind me, from above. you can see all of that ice building along the lake and in the distance there you can see some cars on the road. well, driving in several states has been a nightmare. overnight, bone-chilling bitter temperatures taking aim at much of the country. interstate traffic brought to a standstill in kentucky after

road conditions grew treacherous with nearly ten inches of snowfall. in ohio, similar slick conditions left traffic backed up. this train sliding off the icy tracks in oklahoma. and in duluth, minnesota 26 ice fishermen had to be rescued off lake superior after a massive chunk of ice broke offshore. >> it was just a matter of minutes that it just opened wide open. >> reporter: rescue boats scrambling to the scene that resembled a frozen tundra. in poughkeepsie, new york plows trying to keep up with the snowfall. but this driver still sliding off the road, then trying to dig himself out. and here's another live look at all of that ice building on lake michigan. so many places waking up feeling like an icebox the last week. now here in chicago we're going on six days of below freezing temperatures and we have about

another week of the same ahead of us. michael? >> all right, well, you stay bundled up there, alex. thank you. we'll bring in ginger with more on where that bitter cold is heading next and more. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: oh, michael, that stubborn polar air not only going to stick around but get worse and we've got piles all throughout the great lakes and northeast about, i don't know, zee high. so everyone wondering are we getting more snow? the answer, yes, but we're getting more ice. that's what i'm most concerned about. we have pictures coming in from arkansas. let me show you what's happening there. they've had anywhere from an eighth to a quarter inch of ice and will get a half to one inch of ice from texas all the way through kentucky. we have a serious ice storm on our hands the ne t >> did you say zee high? is that what you said? >> reporter: yeah, just about cia

zee high. that's what i said. a scientific measurement. >> all right, ginger, thank you so much. we turn to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. nearly 33 million americans have now received at least one dose. that's about 10% of the u.s. population. this as the globe races against those concerning new variants with that breaking news overnight in south africa and new restrictions implemented in the uk. ian pannell has more. >> reporter: overnight, officials in south africa announcing that starting next week frontline health care workers will receive the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine despite not being approved for use yet. the news coming after south africa announced plans to scrap use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine saying it doesn't work on the south african variants in mild to moderate cases. johnson & johnson's highly anticipated vaccine awaiting an emergency use authorization in the u.s., but has yet to be approved anywhere in the world. but already the johnson & johnson ceo suggesting people may need to get the vaccine every year just to keep up with the mutations.

and now this morning, the uk is on alert for two new covid-19 variants. the more concerning mutation only found in limited numbers being called the bristol variant. early data shows it could show characteristics of the south african mutation that may impact the effectiveness of some vaccines. >> the experience of our colleagues in south africa indicate that even if you have been infected with the original virus, that there is a very high rate of reinfection. >> reporter: as more emergency testing is carried out in parts of britain strict new travel restrictions also being imposed with up to ten years in jail and thousands of dollars in fines for breaking quarantine rules. this as the more contagious original uk variant spreads across the u.s., though so far no evidence it weakens the vaccine's effectiveness. meanwhile, a new gallup poll shows more than 71% of americans say they'll take it up from 65% in december.

while just to reassure people most of these variants are unlikely to become more dominant and so far no evidence any of them will stop these vaccines working against serious cases. george? >> okay, ian, thanks very much. let's bring back dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university of public health. welcome back, dr. jha. so there is a good news/bad news situation out there right now. cases are down. deaths are down. vaccines are going up, but these variants are multiplying. so in your view where do things stand right now? >> yeah, good morning, george. thanks for having me on. i think things are looking up. i'm very optimistic about where we will be in late spring or summer. we just have a couple of bumps on the road. the biggest are these two variants, the uk variant and south african variant, both of which pose challenges but our vaccines, i think, will work against both of them and remain optimistic we'll get through them. >> so the vaccines you believe they'll work. can people be reinfected by these new variants even if they've had covid?

>> you know, we haven't seen a lot of reinfections overall but the south africa variant is challenging that dogma that we are starting to see some reinfections. we got to track this very, very carefully and got to track how much of that variant is spreading and what impact it's having on people previously infected. >> does this tell you the ceo of johnson & johnson is right, that this vaccine is going to be like a flu vaccine, something we'll need to take every year? >> you know, i wouldn't be surprised if that's true for a few years. i think we'll try to configure a vaccine that has much more durable and widespread protection. but that may take a few years. so for a little while, absolutely, george, it's entirely possible it'll been annual shot until we get such a high quality vaccine. >> dr. jha, thanks for your time and information. >> thank you. michael? >> thank you so much, george. now to new details in that deadly shooting at a minnesota po wainusdy is, quote, no nie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, a search for answers after a deadly shooting at this medical facility in buffalo, minnesota.

a gunman now identified as 67-year-old gregory ulrich, allegedly walking into allina health clinic and opening fire just before 11:00 a.m., then reportedly calling police himself. >> i just checked as i was walking to take a seat and i heard this man say, get down on the ground and i turned and i saw the back of this man and he had a gun, and they were screaming and there was shooting. >> reporter: at least five people injured. one of them dying overnight. police also locating suspicious nearby super 8 motel where the suspect was recently staying. ulrich who is believed to have acted alone is known to local authorities. >> there certainly is a history of him being unhappy with the health care that he received. >> reporter: the suspect's brother, richard ulrich, telling abc news that gregory had back surgery a few years ago and

allegedly became addicted to opioids. ulrich has an arrest record and in 2018 was banned from the allina clinic. you can see police are still posted outside the health clinic. those who were injured and hospitalized are expected to recover. police say they're thankful more people weren't hurt especially because there are schools nearby. the suspect is expected to appear in court on monday. robin? >> all right, stephanie, thank you. we turn now to the super bowl champion tampa bay buccaneers. they are set to hold their parade today on the water. a parade of boats will float down the hillsborough river, which is along the downtown waterfront. we know that tom brady and gronk, they've celebrated four of these championships together but i do believe it will be their first boat parade. >> probably a safe bet, robin. >> i love that. >> i bet you do, michael. we're going to tell you what

happened on that helicopter crash that killed those nine passengers including kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. caught on camera, violent attacks on elderly asian people. how celebrities are sounding the alarm. but first, let's go back to ginger. ginger? >> reporter: robin, we are not alone in this winter weather adventure. the pacific northwest about to get significant snow. we're talking portland with one to even six inches possible. freezing rain in some of these places could cause that glaze that hits power lines. you've got problems. we'll have so much on that storm and the storms moving across the nation coming up, but first we have to get those sunny cities sponsored by intuit turbotax.

good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. enjoy the sunshine and milder highs today. we have a series of storms starting tomorrow and lasting through at least monday and they're all a one on our storm impact scale. 56 at half moon bay. most of us in the low to tonight increasing clouds and fog, near 40 to near 50 degrees. my accuweather seven-day forecast, get ready for rain >> reporter: you know, robin, i'll have to go south to get the next snowstorm and try to find a roberts high file of snow. >> i am a little taller than you, just a smidge. we'll be right back. ♪

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praised the democrats. some senate republicans called the day a disaster. six of them have crossed the aisle to vote for the trial to go on. also right now, aunt jemima is rebranding. the popular syrup announced the pearl milling company. they've also announced an annual $1 million commitment to up lift black girls and women. new products will arrive in june 2021. this video yesterday. an update this morning. the mother of the driver says something magical happened. boy, you see it right there. amazing that no vehicles were hit down below. >> amazing, indeed. glad he's all right. we continue with new reports with what investigators are saying about the helicopter crash that killed nine passengers including kobe bryant and his daughter. t.j. holmes joins us with that. good morning, t.j. >> good morning, robin. an ntsb board member wanted to make clear that we should not call this an accident because an accident suggests something unforeseen or unpredictable. rather this was a crash that did

not have to happen. caused by bad decisions by a pilot that put him in a position in which he was so disoriented that he quite literally did not know which way was up. the ntsb places blame squarely on the pilot for the crash that killed kobe bryant, his daughter gigi and seven others, saying in itst the pilot made a series of decisions that went against his training and federal aviation rules when he flew into bad weather. >> the pilot's decision to continue the flight resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of control. >> reporter: the ntsb report says pilot ara zobayan flew into heavy fog and experienced spatial disorientation rendering him unable to determine up from down, left from right. according to the report zobayan radioed to air traffic controllers that he was climbing to get out of the thick fog but in reality, the helicopter was actually turning left when it began to descend rapidly to the ground.

>> it's not hard to imagine that this pilot felt great pressure. kobe trusted him. he was a person -- his personal pilot. he knew he had to get him to this basketball game. >> reporter: the ntsb says neither bryant nor zobayan's employer, island express helicopters, pressured zobayan that day, rather, it was a self-induced pressure, not to disappoint his high-profile longtime client which was also a contributing factor to the crash. >> i'm really saddened by this crash and we use the term crash rather than accident and i think it's important to understand the distinction. we have a very good idea of why it happened and we absolutely know how to prevent these kinds of crashes. >> reporter: the ntsb says they're averaging about one crash like this caused by these same causes every six months for the past ten years. now, there have eval lawsuits filed against the company and against the pilot but they made an emphasis on self-induced pressure to get kobe to where he wanted to go. they had actually formed a close friendship, the pilot and kobe,

over the years. kobe would even allow him to fly his kids when kobe wasn't around. they were that close. they say he really was just trying to deliver for his client that day. >> you know, just still sad and hard to believe. t.j., thank you so much for that. we're going to turn now to that disturbing uptick in violence against elderly asian-americans. kayna whitworth is in san francisco with more and the prominent asian-american actors speaking out against the attacks. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: yeah, michael, good morning. this is getting the attention of hollywood, law enforcement and the white house alike. president biden signing an executive order, his first week in office, acknowledging racism towards asian-americans, but still some people we spoke with here saying they fear for their lives. a rise in disturbing attacks. the violence involving mostly elderly asian-americans.

this 71-year-old grandmother pushed to the ground. beaten and left in the street last week. >> she's traumatized. she did get like really bad bruises. >> reporter: police investigating a recent string of attacks in the bay area but community leaders say people have been on edge all year. >> the frequency is much higher, the numbers are much higher and the attack is more severe and more serious and it's getting more violent. >> reporter: do you feel that elderly asian-americans are being targeted? >> yes, because, you know, they're elder, they're frail and cannot fight back. >> reporter: in response to what it calls an alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry since the beginning of the pandemic, stop aapi hate launched a tracking project for incidents, reporting more than 2,800 firsthand accounts including violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning and bullying in 47 states and the

district of columbia. >> for me it was like i had enough. it was enough of this. >> reporter: after seeing this video of a 91-year-old man pushed to the ground in oakland's chinatown, daniel wu and daniel dae kim spoke out and offered a $25,000 reward for an arrest. >> the way we see it is that it's not one community against another. it's everyone versus racism. >> reporter: police arrested a 28-year-old man monday who they say also attacked two other people. the alameda county district attorney creating a specialized team to address the issue telling abc news, since the onset of covid-19, we have seen an uptick in crime against asian-americans. private security has been hired and police have promised a greater presence. but as the lunar new year approach, the fear of ongoing attacks still exists. >> and that's a sad thing for us because this is a time to normally rejoice and be happy but right now everyone is in fear and anxiety. >> reporter: now this is the first time in 150 years san francisco has had to cancel their chinese new year parade

amid covid concerns. but you can see festivities will still go on and in an effort to make that go smoothly they're getting calls from across the country from people that want to help sending in personal alarm, whistles and, george, youth groups have volunteered to escort senior citizens around. >> that's good to see them step up. kayna, thanks very much. we turn now to some terrifying moments for a family confronted by bounty hunters with guns drawn for a midnight search. they did not have a warrant so the family is now suing and they're suing the police who stood by as it happened all caught on camera and whit johnson has the story. >> open it up or we'll kick it in. >> reporter: this morning this dramatic home surveillance video at the center of a new lawsuit. bounty hunters armed with long guns demanding entry to this home in buffalo, new york in the middle of the night. >> come out. come out. >> reporter: jake reinhardt says he was terrified and confused emerging from the front door with his hands in the air, shirtless and barefoot. his pregnant fiancee clinging to

their 3-year-old daughter inside. >> i felt humiliated. i felt disrespected. all my neighbors were outside. my fiancee and my 3-year-old daughter are crying. >> reporter: two buffalo police officers seen on camera standing back appearing to assist the armed men. the bounty hunters, he says, were looking for his brother who jumped a $5,000 bail for misdemeanors in pennsylvania. he was not in the home. >> they had no business going in and the buffalo police had even less business participating in this raid. >> reporter: he can be heard asking to see a warrant. >> let me see a warrant. >> reporter: which the men never reveal. still they make their way inside even pointing a gun at his fiancee taylor schmieder. >> they raised the shotgun at me and said put your hands in the air, ma'am. >> reporter: all the while the two police officers continued to wait outside seemingly unaware of who the bounty hunters were. >> i don't know what agency that is. >> me either. they're from p.a., i think they said? >> reporter: the district attorney looking into the

matter. the family suing those involved including the buffalo police department, the officers and the bounty hunters saying they conspired to and did unlawfully enter and search the plaintiffs' homes armed with drawn firearms terrorizing plaintiffs and their young children. at the scene an officer who arrived after the incident heard apologizing to the family. >> this was a failure on our part. i don't know if it's not just enough training for our guys. >> i apologize for that on our part. >> reporter: the buffalo police department says they can't comment on pending litigation but a police captain did tell local tv station wivb that he saw no violation of policy or procedure on behalf of the officers involved. the bail bond company, bail bond llc, is also releasing a statement saying in part, when credible information is received concerning the fugitive's whereabouts, agents then work with local police to locate and

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gio benitez joins us now with more on how they survived. good morning, gio. >> reporter: yeah, such an incredible story. they spent 33 days stranded on water to drink. the u.s. coast guard becoming their lifeline. this morning, three people recovering after being rescued from a deserted island. the coast guard spotting the group during patrol on anguilla cay, a small island between key west and the bahamas. the trio stranded for more than five weeks waving to rescuers with large flags and a cross made out of sticks. >> we actually discovered them waving next to their temporary shelter they had built. >> reporter: on monday rescuers seen dropping food, water and a radio down to the married couple and another man. the cuban nationals were dehydrated but not hurt. having survived by making this shelter and eating small animals and conch.

>> these people were very blessed. they were out in the middle of nowhere. >> reporter: coast guard lieutenant mike allert rescued the group and flew them to key west. >> being out there in those harsh elements for a long time, they were very happy to see us. >> reporter: and the trio told rescuers they swam to that island after their boat capsized in rough waters. it is not clear if they were trying to flee cuba but, robin, it really is a miracle that they are alive. >> glad they are safe. gio, thank you. coming up next is our "play of the day." no, george, i'm not going to read what it says next. >> i knew you weren't going to read that. >> i'm not going to do it. oing . ? of course, podcasts. originals. bestsellers. future bestsellers. sleep stories. sleep stories? what are you talking about sleep stories? malcolm. oh wow. malcolm. malcolm! mal-hey no! roxy, hey!

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♪ we are back now with our "play of the day" and, robin, since you wouldn't say it in the tease, i'm going to say it.it.i. this is the cat's meow. a lawyer had a big case of cat got your tongue. take a look. >> mr. ponton, i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings. you might want to -- >> we're trying to -- can you hear me, judge? >> i can hear you. i think it's a filter. >> it is, and i'm -- i don't know how to remove it. i've got my assistant here. she's trying to but i'm prepared to go forward with this. i'm here live. it's not -- i'm not a cat.

>> i'm not a cat! >> you know, so the lawyer, the lawyer was using his secretary's computer which her daughter had been using a cat filter on zoom the night before. they eventually fixed the problem and hearing -- the hearing went off without a hitch, you guys. i just want you to know the judge tweeted important zoom tip. if a child used your computer before you join a virtual hearing, check the zoom video options to be sure filters are turned off. judge ferguson going on to praise the lawyers involved in this hilarious mishap wrinvolved yer sh incredible grace, true professionalism all around. i have to agree with that. i kind of like when i had a cat filter. >> there you go. >> yours is more menacing than his. >> no other puns? that's it, michael?

you know, you're punned out? >> well, that filter was enough of a pun. i'm punned out. you know what, i have nothing else. >> can i try one? i think the judge wasn't -- >> go ahead. >> i think the judge wasn't feline good. >> that was creative. >> you know what, this is all -- this was all -- child: good. mom: what do you want to do today? ♪you're broken down and tired♪ ♪of living life on a merry go round♪ ♪and you can't find the fighter♪ ♪but i see it in you so we gonna walk it out♪ ♪ ♪and we'll rise up♪ ♪high like the waves i'll rise up♪ ♪in spite of the ache i'll rise up♪ ♪and i'll do it a thousand times again♪

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. trump on trial. the senate votes to proceed with his second impeachment. sources say the former president was stunned after a rambling opening statement from his own lawyers praising the democrats. >> i'll be quite frank with you, we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the house managers' presentation was well done. the defense falters. some senate republicans call the day a disaster. six of them cross the aisle to vote for the trial to go on. deep freeze. nearly 100 million americans brace for dangerous snow and ice. as bone-chilling temperatures blanket the midwest. ginger tracking the latest. bad romance. love scams skyrocketing ahead of valentine's day costing people thousands of dollars.

the urgent warning from the ftc. ♪ i just want to shout ♪ the power of paying it forward. the remarkable story of two remarkable friends determined t modern family. celebrating america's high-flying heroes. the brand-new look at the brave tuskegee airmen and their legacy of courage. ♪ every heartbeat belongs to you ♪ and amy grant is here live opening up about her incredible health journey. the powerful message she wants all women to hear. and performing for the first time since her surgery, you better believe she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ direction, you're not asking for the world ♪for peti ♪ just a lover ♪ good morning, america. great to have you with us on

this wednesday morning and we are so excited because we cannot wait for that amy grant performance and our love train, it is also full steam ahead as well because valentine's day, you guys, is coming up. >> that's true, michael and this morning, our love coach is going to help empty nesters that have been struggling after 25 years of marriage and they tell us more about their love train journey and their challenge to stay together. >> we look forward to that. we have a lot of news to get to starting with the historic second impeachment trial of former president trump set to start again at noon after the senate vote last night to go forward, more graphic and emotional presentations are ni, chel. >> reporter: george, good morning, again, sources say that donald trump was watching the first day of the impeachment trial from florida and that he was not happy with his defense team. this morning, as democrats are ramping up to deliver their opening arguments in the case against donald trump, sources say the former president is fuming over his legal team's

dismal debut. >> i saw a headline representative so and so seeks to walk back comments about -- i forget what it was. >> reporter: attorney bruce castor taking to the floor first for the defense delivering a nearly hour-long rambling and sometimes baffling speech. sources say trump was especially stunned by this moment when his own attorney praised the democrats. >> we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the house managers' presentation was well done. >> reporter: that presentation by the impeachment managers encapsulating the chaos and violence during the siege on january 6th. [ crowd chanting ] opening with a graphic 13-minute video. >> we're going to walk down and i'll be there with you. we're going to walk down, we're going to walk down to the capitol. >> let's take the capitol. >> take the capitol. >> reporter: trump's lawyers were supposed to be arguing that

since their client has already left office, the trial is unconstitutional. some senate republicans calling the day a disaster. >> president trump's team were disorganized. they did everything they could but to talk about the question at hand. >> reporter: and senator bill cassidy previously voted to dismiss the trial. this time he was one of six republicans who sided with democrats for the trial to move forward. and it will. house impeachment managers will make their opening arguments in just a few hours. >> new evidence is expected. thanks very much. i know you'll join us for our live coverage of the trial. our whole team will be there around 12 noon. robin. we turn though to that major winter blast. nearly 100 million bracing for dangerous snow and ice. so we say good morning again to ginger. ginger. >> hey, good morning to you, robin. now we'll take that cold that's been stubborn and make it record breaking through the weekend so it's going to get even worse. look, i want to take you to duluth, minnesota, where more than two dozen folks who were ice fishing got caught out on a

piece of ice that got separated. thankfully they all got out okay there but now talking about a different type of ice that started in arkansas. that freezing rain that glazes over on the power line, on the roads and, of course, on mailboxes and everything around. you could end up with a half to even one inch of ice in some of those pink areas and timed it there. mostly today through tomorrow in the midsouth then it moves through the mid-atlantic. some snow on the northern end but most importantly, it's that chill. and we're talking about the dangerous kind of windchill that look at that, single digits felt all the way to texas and louisiana. >> it is cold, thanks very much. coming up, romance scams at an all-time high ahead of valentine's day. a new warning from the ftc and a new spin to look out for. plus, how one woman was able to give her best friends the gift of family. wow, the incredible inspiring story you do not want to miss. plus, you don't want to miss this either, amy grant is going to join us live. it's all coming up.

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♪ ♪ ♪ all the things ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this wednesday morning. tomorrow on "gma" we have a special valentine's day "deals & steals." >> we are looking forward to that and thank you, amy, for being here. george had to skedaddle a little early. >> a little busy today. >> yeah, a little busy. right now it is time -- we always have time for "pop news" with lara spencer. good morning. >> yes, ma'am. let's do it. we begin this morning with some movie news and the dream

team that is bullock and pitt. that's right, sandra bullock teaming up with brad pitt on "bullet train." according to deadline she joined the film based on a novel called "maria beetle." if you go by the book it's about five assassins who find themselves on a train from tokyo and it will be hard to believe the first time the two a-list actors have ever worked together in their careers. the only time they came close was in the "ocean's eleven" franchise. he was of course, in the originals. she starred in the all-female spin-off. looking forward to that. also this morning, the queen of soul coming to this the small screen. your first look at tony and grammy award winner so talented cynthia erivo in the new role tr national geographic's new anthology series "genius aretha." take a look. in recognition of all you've done, the people of the world

hereby crown you queen of soul. ♪ chain of fools ♪ >> make sure the world only see the aretha franklin you want them to. >> there will be another one like me. ♪ chain, chain of fools ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ >> oh, my goodness. there will be -- there will never be another aretha. erivo isn't the only one taking on the legendary singer on the screen. as we've shown you, jennifer hudson will also play franklin in "respect" that comes out later this year but you can see erivo as the queen of soul in the four-part miniseries premiering march 21st on nat geo. she looks outrageous in the role. speaking of outrageous let's talk tennis. the australian open has finally begun down under, and serena williams is off to a great start.

the tennis champ vying for a record-tying 24th grand slam winning her first match against law are sigmu-- laura siegmund third round, and her tennis gear always fierce and fashion forward and this time she says it's inspired by a hero. williams tells reporters that her pink, red and black asymmetrical was inspired by florence griffith joiner saying watching her fashion just always changing, her outfits were always amazing. this year we thought what can we do to keep elevating the serena williams on the court? she's doing it. serena wore that for the second round. may we suggest you continue wearing it for the third? looking good, girl. a story that proves perseverance pays off. check out the moment that evelyn, a mother of four, found out that she passed the bar. >> oh, my god! >> yes! hey.

>> evelyn's daughter posted the video and we're so glad she did. she explains the back story of that celebration writing my mom finished law school in 2011. she's been studying for the california bar while raising four kids and working full-time for the past ten years and today she passed the bar. that's esquire now. evelyn telling us i took the exam more than ten times. i stopped counting after a while but giving up certainly wasn't in my dictionary. her plan now is to work in criminal defense to give a voice to low income individuals in marginalized communities. i have chills. i don't know about you. congratulations to evelyn and with that i'll send it back to you. >> we'll get over to michael. michael. >> all right, thank you, robin. now to our "gma" cover story. valentines, beware.

an exclusive look at a new report that finds romance scams are at an all-time high with consumers suffering record-breaking losses. rebecca jarvis joins us with more. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, you never really know who is on the other side of that profile pic and the scammers are out. anybody who is looking for love online right now should beware that these types of scams could cost you thousands of dollars. mary darby says the man she met on a dating app promised her the world. >> he told me that he fell madly in love with me and so, of course, i fell hook line and sinker. >> reporter: but later she says he started asking for money for his daughter's surgery asking her to open an account for him and send gift cards. >> and he said one of his children needed emergency surgery and that the co-pay on it was $500. could i send $500? so i did that and then it led to

another $500 and then it led to a thousand dollars. >> reporter: according to this federal trade commission report, scammers took in record amounts of cash last year in romance scams. the median loss for consumers, $2,500. >> the $300 million reported lost on romance scams is a record number. that is absolutely unprecedented. >> reporter: the ftc reporting scammers are creating fake profiles and taking advantage of the pandemic and economic crisis. >> we have had people report hundreds of people report these scammers were sending them fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits. >> reporter: a red flag, scammers' excuses not to meet in person. >> that has actually become an easier one with the pandemic, right? well, there's travel restrictions. some people have even said things like i just tested positive for covid so i can't meet up with you today. >> reporter: scammers targeting all age groups but the biggest increase in people ages 20 to 29.

and the ftc advises to never send money or gift cards to someone you haven't met. you can also run a reverse image search of somebody's profile pics. if you are scammed report it immediately to the ftc and to the app and, amy, just keep in mind that age old mom wisdom, take it slowly, amy. >> mom always knows best. rebecca, thanks very much for that. we turn to the remarkable story about how two single friends determined to become mothers made it happen through the power of paying it forward and what they jokingly call the sisterhood of the traveling embryos. erielle reshef has those details. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. wendy and abby have been friends for years and now they're sharing the journey of single motherhood and paying it forward through embryo donation creating three families so far with a very special bond. for friends wendy and abby, the path to motherhood wasn't easy

happening later in life after it became clear mr. right wasn't in sight. >> something clicked for me about 12 years ago and i said to myself i want to leave a legacy on this planet. >> we were both in our 40s and i was like, i'm starting to think, you know, if i don't find someone i need to be a single parent. >> reporter: after trying to conceive for about a year using her own eggs 44-year-old wendy decided to use younger donor eggs and donor sperm in a procedure to create 17 embryos. but even then after several attempts to get pregnant using ten of them it just wasn't working so she opted to adopt and in 2017 she welcomed a daughter. >> i got the call one day that i had been matched and then all of a sudden i was a mom. >> reporter: but there were still seven embryos on ice until abby expressed her interest in having a child. >> one night i was on the phone with her walking my dog and she said i wish i could have

somebody carry these embryos and i just thought, well, i'm healthy and i'm in good shape so i should be able to carry. >> reporter: after two rounds of ivf -- >> yeah. >> seven little babies in there. >> isn't that funny? >> it's awesome. >> reporter: abby got pregnant welcoming gala in september 2019. >> i happened to have the most incredible daughter who just is very bright and fun and outgoing and i shaped her to be my daughter and so i fully never ever look at her and think anything differently. >> reporter: then abby decided to pay it forward donating the three remaining embryos to a friend in california who was expecting gala's biological sibling this spring. >> donations are an acceptable way across the country. there is no doubt that going through this process of fertility diagnostic testing,

treatment, ivf, egg donation, embryo donation, it is expensive. >> reporter: wendy and abby now sharing in the joys of raising their daughters reimagining what a modern family can look like. >> i joke it's the sisterhood of the traveling embryos but we're going to have this special bond. if i can in some way normalize anything about this or make anybody feel less scared of it i would love to be able to do my small part. >> wendy and i are both single mothers by choice and it's been very, very empowering to create a family when i wanted to, how i wanted to. >> reporter: and the two friends still have two embryos left and they say they hope that their story will inspire others to possibly try embryo donation as a way to build their own family or to help others achieve that dream. amy. >> all right, a beautiful story, erielle, thank you very much. we'll head over now to ginger. hey, ginger. hey, amy. their biggest two-day snowfall

in 13 years, that's cincinnati for you and that's the otters at the cincinnati zoo enjoying every flake. you got a bit more coming but nothing like that. first event happened earlier good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. enjoy the sunshine and milder highs today. we have a series of storms starting tomorrow and lasting through at least monday and they're all a one on our storm impact scale. 56 at half moon bay. most of us in the low to mid-60s. tonight increasing clouds and fog, near 40 to near 50 degrees. my accuweather seven-day forecast, get ready for rain i have been looking forward to this all morning long. six-time grammy winning singer/songwriter, overall warrior, amy grant, she spoke to us after undergoing open heart

surgery last summer and is joining us this morning for her very first performance since her recovery. that's going to be coming up in just a little bit but i want to catch up, amy. it's wonderful to see you again. i can't believe it's been six months since we last spoke. >> i can't. >> it was right after your surgery so how are you feeling these days? >> i feel fantastic. i just have this feeling like this is going to be the best year yet. i love it. >> i know and we -- hey, didn't we within days of each other we celebrated milestone birthdays at the end of last year, my fellow sagittarian. how was it? >> it was -- it was quieter. >> yep. >> and just like the whole year has been for especially for all of us traveling musicians. crickets. but wonderful. it's just so -- i love this time in life. >> i'm with you. i feel like we're kindred spirits and let me ask you, do you notice something different in your voice now when you're singing? >> it's lower.

but it's funny, trying to get in shape, i think all musicians are struggling during this non-touring time to stay, you know, guitar players are not playing as much. i mean, everybody is just missing audiences but i have started singing while i'm riding my bike and it makes me feel like a kid again. just because to sit there and do vocal exercises is awful but to be biking and i'll just be singing, singing and then all of a sudden i'll pass people and be like, weirdo. >> no, not at all. you know, i started playing tennis again. i think there's something we reach this age that we go back to things that bring us joy. you riding a bike. i'm playing tennis again. who knows. >> it's like, i still can. i still can. what a gift. >> i know. it's not just that i want to, i can and there was a time that i couldn't. you know very well that february is american heart month and that cardiovascular disease is the number one killer among all

americans and one in three women, one in three women will have an issue with this such as yourself. so i know that you want to spread awareness, especially for women. so what is it that you want to share? >> i guess all i can really share is from my own story, and my birth defect was an encroaching killer and i had no idea, and so my advice would be take care of yourself. the world needs you. even if you feel like everything is fine, you don't really know what's going on inside and i think women tend to put their health on the back burner. it's more like, oh, my children, my grandchildren, my work, my spouse, all of those things, and we need the gift of each other, so even if you go, oh, i got nothing on the radar, just get somebody else to check it out. >> yeah.

i'm glad that you did that. and i -- has it been 30 years, 30 years since the release of your album "heart in motion" and you'll be singing for us in the next half hour "every heartbeat." i got to ask you, does it have a different meaning, the song now? >> absolutely, yes. i feel like i've been given a second chance. it feels like this crazy kaleidoscope that started 30 years ago that's just brought into focus the gift of gratitude, joy for the gift of each other, joy for music, yes. >> i'm just watching the video. and it's just taking us back and we are so grateful to you. i remember when we were speaking last summer, i said when you're ready to sing again please come back to "gma" and you're doing that today. we cannot thank you enough, amy. you take care and we're going to hear from you -- >> thanks, robin. >> all the time, any time, my friend. we cannot wait. amy's performance is coming up in just a few minutes.

for more information about heart health from the american heart association, logon to our e goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, all aboard the love train. aboard the love train.

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>> that's at 9:00 on abc7. we will have ain't ntain high ain't ntain high enough ♪ ♪ nothing can keep me, keep me from you ♪ welcome back to "gma" and it is time for our "gma" love train. our love coaches are all aboard to help some couples whose relationships have gone off track during the pandemic. >> i love how we have these. yes, because we said empty nesters almarie and thomas are having trouble and paired them up with best-selling author and motivation speaker devon franklin, and they're going to join us, but first more about their story. >> reporter: after 25 years of marriage, thomas and almarie

caldwell always imagined the perfect love story. three children and a pandemic later, they became empty nesters, what they expected to be a chapter of bliss quickly turned into a reality check. >> how do we communicate again when it's not about, you know, the kids? >> it's together, together, together at all times. the old ways of doing things just -- they're not effective anymore. >> reporter: so we brought in our love coach devon franklin. >> thank you both so much for being transparent because transparency leads to transformation without a doubt. so i really want to know is, you know, what is going on. >> reality is we've grown after 25 year, things that attracted us to each other are not resonating anymore. >> the pandemic has absolutely been a problem because i pushed things down for so long. f u' re-understanding who each one is and giving you both an opportunity to reintroduce yourself to each other. >> i would go to work. he would go to work. we would -- i would come home, make sure we had dinner. we would sit and have dinner together.

>> so, wait, hold on a second. you say during -- since the pandemic you all don't eat together? you have got to sit down and have a dinner together where you all sit and you talk and you get to know one another again. and we can stay on this journey and see if this marriage is able to go to the next level. how does that sound? >> sounds good. >> so this is us cooking dinner. >> giving them a taste of communication with a bit of homework. >> and we're getting ready to sit down. >> reporter: and check back in with devon one last time. >> seeing you all puts a smile on my face, listen, i want to talk about, you know, i want to hear how this expectation-free dinner was. >> looking at her through new eyes. you tell me about yourself. we actually found new stuff. >> this is just a check in. wanted to see how you're doing. i love to see thomas smile.

when thomas smiles, i feel good. >> we all do when weeehae and and thg esll joith morning. cannot thank you enough. so almarie and thomas, let me ask you this, what is the biggest thing that you have learned working with devon? >> so for me the biggest thing that i've learned is that i have a voice and to use it. i think, you know, during the pandemic i just kind of reintroduced myself to myself and learned what that voice is and i just began to use it so that was one of the things devon told me. >> what about you, thomas? >> i learned that you -- you can't be complacent, that these new problems and circumstances from the pandemic require a new perspective. looking at things through new and it'sooki adierth swhdid you of this couple?

>> robin, good to see you. listen, i learned a lot. when we first sat down, they were disconnected, on different sides of the couch, and then by the end of the first session, they were, like,ed holding han and turning towards one another. then by our second session i was like, yo, who am i talking to, thomas is smiling, almarie is all glowing. it's amazing what good communication can do to a marriage. >> yeah. >> all right, so i feel a lot better about asking this next question after i heard that from devon, almarie and thomas, we know we just saw your story. before you started working with devon, you were really questioning whether or not you two could stay together. so now after working with devon, live on national television here on "good morning america," tell us where you think you are headed as a couple. >> i think we've decided to stay together. although we do realize that it's an uphill battle and we still have work to do but it's been three decades for us so we have

decided to work through it. >> it is amazing. thomas, want to add anything to it? >> yeah, i really am excited about the new season, new chapter. i think the skills that devon gave us to kind of -- gave us the opportunity to retalk and recourt and start this next season off brand-new, so i really am excited about the prospects. >> i love that idea about having a new season. devon, what is your best tip for them going forward now that they've decided to give it a real try? >> listen, unspoken expectations are relationship killers so it's all about keeping that communication alive. most of the time if a couple is frustrated it's because there is an expectation that has not been communicated so i would encourage them to ask, hey, can i expect this from you? and give each other the opportunity to say, yes or no. never put the expectation that someone we're married to is supposed to be our everything. they can't be. give them the opportunity to say yes or no. if they can't meet that expectation it's possible that expectation can be met in a healthier way but it's all about

speaking and verbalizing and setting expectations as the key to keeping their marriage and any marriage alive. >> well said and i saw devon how you responded when you heard that they want to keep working >> o yh, robin, have a lwh want you to know we're in this journey together so i'll be coaching you. we'll coach all through the year. i have other coaching sessions that i'm going to give you and give to you so that we can make sure that you all stay and go wherever you want to be in terms of your relationship. >> that is fantastic. how do you feel about that, you two? >> it's wonderful. thank you. >> yeah. real excited. >> did you hear, f-r-e-e, free. [ laughter ] >> that's hard to get. thank you. with all sincerity, thank you, thank you and, devon, bless you for the work you're doing. >> thank you.

>> also, devon, he's going to reveal the cover of your new book. "live free" available for may 4th, but it is available for preorder now on devon's website. you want to check that out. >> everything devon says, i'm shaking my head like, yes, yes, more please, he is the best. >> thank you, amy. tomorrow, we've got more. we've got our last stop on the love train. yes, that's tomorrow. so coming up, coming up, tuskegee airmen including, that's my dad. trail blazers in the fight for equality. mwah. ♪ these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin.

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black excellence is a mindset and the original tuskegee airmen had that mind-set. >> they decided to pursue their dreams as being military pilots despite segregation. >> helped america. even though they didn't have equal rights. >> paved a way for a new generation of black individuals so we can create and impact the world as we know it today. >> the tuskegee airmen look like me. >> without them i wouldn't have the career i have now as a pilot. i wouldn't have this amazing future. the tuskegee airmen are and will always be the best of us. >> wow. welcome back to "gma." pretty cool watching those group of "gma" viewers honoring the tuskegee airmen as we celebrate black history month and, robin, obviously we know this is a subject very near and dear to your heart. >> it certainly is.

i've shared with you many times that my beloved father, colonel lawrence e. roberts was a tuskegee airman and to celebrate these courageous men my company rockin' robin productions along with the history channel will bring you "the tuskegee airmen: legacy of courage" about the first black u.s. military pilots and their fight to serve despite so many >> when you talk about tuskegee airmen, when you think about the barriers they faced as the first african-american aviators of the united states armed forces during segregation, right? this is during world war ii at a time where society were deeming these folks based upon the color of their skin as incompetent and inferior. what they were able to display both in and outside of the military was black excellence. >> some 60 years after they

fought so hard to fight for their country, the achievements and influence of the tuskegee airmen are widely recognized at last. >> they paved the way for people of my generation to run for public office and to carry the torch for what they were able to do decades ago. >> to be able to look at the tuskegee airmen and see the shoulders that we stand on, it's necessary for our generation to see that so we know exactly where we have to go. my great grand uncle was a tuskegee airman so i have men to look for in my lineage, oh, snap, you guys are the reason i'm able to do the things i'm doing today. >> certainly that's one way to look at it but certainly what was accomplished can fit into that story.

teetoung y and charles magee first arrived at tuskegee, issues the airmen sought to address remain. [ crowd chanting ] in the spring and summer of 2020, the fight for racial justice waged so many times before by civil rights leaders by generations of americans of color, by allies, and by the tuskegee airmen, once again took to america's streets, prompted by the murder of george floyd. >> it goes from generation to generation but you need that young fighter to help push us to where we need to go. >> the struggl sr where we're currently sitting. there's been a continuation of the work. seeing the great sacrifice that the tuskegee airmen made is what sort of gave me inspiration. >> reporter: that inspiration, the fuel for generations of

black americans was widely recognized in 2007 when more than 300 of the original tuskegee airmen received the congressional gold medal from president george w. bush. >> tuskegee airmen helped win a war and you helped change our nation for the better. >> that's it. >> oh. >> i never thought i'd worry about my baby girl anymore but i -- >> oh, no need to worry. >> thank you very much. >> yes, sir, my pleasure. >> ah. [ applause ] >> thanks. beautiful, beautiful. >> my father passed away in 2004. he didn't get to witness the airmen receiving such cognitut e that of all the tuskegee airmen is enduring. it is a legacy of determination, pride and courage.

my favorite photo with my mom. we don't talk about the spouses, the mechanics, the navigators, all of them were a part of the tuskegee airmen and they were a catalyst, they really were a catalyst for change that is still being felt inspiring a new generation of activist, leaders to fight. the film directed by kirk frazier. he is a dynamic young black documentarian who like so many sees the airmen as trail blazers in the continued fight for social justice. >> they are -- they paved the way and the way is still being paved. "the tuskegee airmen: legacy of courage" airs tonight on the history channel, i know, robin, i mean it's -- >> i can't talk anymore. >> i feel that because i can't even imagine what that feels like to watch that on national television to see your father honored the way he should be and he didn't live long enough to see just it continue. >> the beauty of it, he didn't care. he didn't care about the glory. he didn't. the airmen, they were just -- they just wanted to fight for this country. >> he was 19 years old.

>> when he headed down on a segregated train to tuskegee, alabama, i was born in tuskegee, not when he was an airman, when he came back later as an instructor but this is my love letter to him and all that were involved in the tuskegee -- >> your siblings are part of it as well on facebook. >> i'm the baby of four. there's the four of us. so we had a special conversation about our dad and the legacy of the tuskegee airmen. i become two years old again when i'm with my older siblings. >> the dynamics never change. >> you catch that right now on my facebook page. >> i know. we'll head over to ginger now and get you a tissue. >> thank you. [ laughter ] >> yes. >> thank you so much. we love that, the legacy lives on through all of you, robin. all right, so let's turn now to space exploration. the nasa rover perseverance is set to land february 18th. in anticipation, the cover story of the march issue of "national and delves into what past rovers

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>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. good morning. i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings." health officials hope the home of the 49ers will become the state's largest covid-19 vaccination site. 500 people got their first vaccine shot yesterday in santa clara county. but it can accommodate up to 15,000 appointments per day as long as there is enough doses on hand. here's mike with the forecast. >> thank you. look at all this awesome sunshine from the exploratorium camera. great day to do outdoor activities, whether it's yard work or taking breaks from working and learning. temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s in most neighborhoods. you'll need the umbrella starting tomorrow. a series of storms, all light on the storm impact scale. >> thank you. we are standing by for a special report from abc news as

day two of former president trump's impeachment trial gets under way. we'll be back at 11:00 for this is an abc news special report. the second impeachment of former president donald j. trump, now reporting chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> welcome back to our special coverage of the second impeachment of president donald trump, former president donald trump, the senate about to take the prayer, as you see chaplain barry black right there before presentations from the house prosecutors. let's listen in. >> and you desire justice to be done. as our senate jurors remember their accountability to you,