well, thank you for joining us this morning. "good morning america" starts right now. good morning, america. trump on trial. democrats call former president trump the inciter in chief. present dramatic never-before-seen video of the capitol siege. the moments the violent mob first broke into the building. >> where are you, nancy? we're looking for you. >> searching for house speaker nancy pelosi. [ crowd chanting hang mike pence ] and former vice president pence. >> they were talking about assassinating the vice president of the united states. >> senator mitt romney warned by hero officer eugene goodman narrowly escapes the rioters and the brutal body cam footage showing officers outnumbered and overwhelmed. will republicans hold the former president responsible? new covid rules.

the new quarantine guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated even after exposure to the virus. plus, how double masking can help reduce transmission by more than 95%. this as california announces its first two confirmed cases of the highly contagious south african variant and also why instagram shut down robert f. kennedy jr.'s account and what he is saying about the covid vaccine. ice, snow and bitter cold coast to coast. treacherous conditions on the roads and the runway. a delta passenger jet sliding out of control. 40 states under winter weather alerts as a new blast of snow and ice heads for the east. the boss arrested. springsteen busted for driving while intoxicated. now jeep pumping the brakes on that brand-new super bowl commercial. what is next for the "born in the usa" singer? abc news exclusive, the

first of marilyn manson's accusers shares her story on camera. >> i'm still scared of him. i'm still scared of retaliation. >> the "game of thrones" star says the rocker emotionally, physically and sexually abused her during their three-year relationship. >> then he started chasing me with the axe and at that point i thought, he's going to kill me. >> why she's speaking out now only on "gma." lucky to be alive. the driver in that stunning plunge falling 70 feet from an icy overpass speaking out with his fiancee this morning. what was going through his mind and the only reason he thinks he made it out alive, only on "gma" this morning. ♪ you need to calm down ♪ and, everyone, calm r vealgo "gma." >> good morning, america. it's taylor. good morning, america.

it's good to be with you all on this thursday morning. good morning to taylor swift as well. always exciting when you have taylor swift news coming up. >> you're right. i almost wore my cardigan in anticipation of her news. great she chooses to break the news here first. >> we are looking forward to that, robin and michael. we'll start with the latest on the historic impeachment trial of former president trump. it was a raw and wrenching day in the capitol. the democratic prosecutors confronted senators with harrowing audio and video of those moments where the congress they serve and the people they serve with were under a threat like we've never seen before. all to make the case that donald trump is responsible for what they and the country endured. >> they played never-before-seen footage of the rampage including new angles of officer eugene goodman who led the mob away from the senate chamber. he was back at that chamber yesterday on duty during the impeachment trial. our congressional correspondent rachel scott starts us off on capitol hill.

good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning and senators were visibly shaken by this. watching in silence and in horror. for the first time they saw just how close they came to the violent mobs that stormed the none of it would have happened without donald trump. this morning, democrats preparing to drive home their case against the former president using stunning, never-before-seen images to force senators to relive the deadly siege and confront the grim reality it could have been worse. members of the mob hunting lawmakers in the hallways like house speaker nancy pelosi. >> oh, nancy. nancy. where are you, nancy? >> reporter: her staff forced to frantically scramble for shelter. barricading themselves inside an office. you can hear them terrified on the phone whispering for help as

rioters tried to break in. those police officers outnumbered and overwhelmed. in this newly released body camera footage, one of them dragged down the stairs by the mob and tased. and new security footage revealing just how close rioters came to another one of their targets, vice president mike pence. >> hang mike pence. >> bring out pence. >> as the rioters reached the top of the stairs they were within 100 feet of where the vice president was sheltering with his family. they were talking about assassinating the vice president of the united states. >> reporter: in another chilling video, senator mitt romney almost comes face-to-face with insurrectionists unknowingly walking straight towards them until officer eugene goodman steps in directing romney back to safety. goodman also spotted here, leading rioters away from the

senate chamber. but democrats say the harrowing truth is they were all at risk. >> you were just 58 steps away from where the mob was amassing and where police were rushing to stop them. >> reporter: the house impeachment managers argue one man, former president donald trump, was solely responsible for it all calling him the inciter in chief. >> fight like hell. >> reporter: insisting his false claims of a rigged election were part of a months' long drumbeat, used to incite the riot. >> he told them to fight like hell and they brought us hell on that day. incited by president trump, his mob attacked the capitol. >> reporter: democrats arguing that once the capitol was breached, what trump didn't do was just as damning. waiting hours to tell his supporters to stand down. >> from the very beginning, the people around donald trump lobbied him to take command. trumomman chief, is what donald

did in those initial hours to protect us. nothing, not a thing. he knew it was happening. >> reporter: and republican senator lisa murkowski calling that evidence damning, but still there seems to be only a handful of republican senators keeping an open mind about conviction. democrats need the support of 17 and right now, robin, even with all of that video, they just don't have the numbers. robin? >> it does seem that way, rachel. there are other legal issues for the former president. georgia prosecutors have started a criminal probe into trump's efforts to overturn that state's election results? >> reporter: yeah, robin, and this includes that call that trump made to the georgia republican secretary of state. it was recorded. you can hear him asking him to find nearly 12,000 votes, the exact number that he would need to overturn president joe biden's victory in the state. trump's team pushing back on this and say it's just the latest attempt to score political points during an impeachment trial.

>> all right, rachel. thank you. george? let's bring in our chief washington correspondent jon karl. jon, let's pick up where rachel went off. it doesn't appear that the republicans are going to move their votes yet but it did from all reports from inside the chamber that as the day went on it became increasingly uncomfortable for all the senators in that chamber. >> reporter: it clearly connected with many of them, george. but there is no indication that anything in that presentation changed the minds of any or -- any at all of those 44 republican senators that voted twice before this trial even started to bring it to an end. but the presentation may have a more profound impact, impact on the vote total. it clearly and forcefully outlined what happened on that day and donald trump's role in bringing about. at a time when memories are short and attention spans are even shorter, you have a definitive record of what happened, what donald trump did

to bring it about and what he failed to do to stop it. that may not have changed minds inside the senate chamber but, george, i believe that what we saw there in that presentation will forever help define donald trump and the trump presidency. >> not only on the day january 6th but all the events he did leading up to that day on january 6th. if conviction is off the table and it appears that it doesn't seem likely, how about this idea that at some point, they might put forward a vote to censure former president trump, and that could get some republican support? >> reporter: it is possible, but, george, even after all we saw yesterday, i don't see any concrete movement in that direction. for that to happen you would need at least one or some of those 44 republican senators that oppose this trial to step forward and say they condemn what donald trump did and they believe that the senate must be on record condemning it as well. that may yet happen, but i haven't seen any of them step

forward and call for it yet. >> not yet. i know you'll join us for our live coverage of the trial with our whole political and legal team. that is at noon eastern. michael? >> all right, thank you, george. we turn to the dangerous blast of arctic air moving across the country. 40 states under winter weather alerts as nearly 100 million americans brace for dangerous snow and ice. adrienne bankert joins us from memphis with the latest. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, too, michael. it's starting to rain again here in memphis. check out the ice on these trees. the weight bowing down the branches. some have started to come down. the glaze all over the streets making for dangerous conditions. the national weather center saying in some parts travel will be impossible. overnight frigid, icy weather causing extremely dangerous conditions on roads. and on runways. in pittsburgh a frightening situation during a snowstorm

when a delta jet carrying 77 people preparing to take off for atlanta hit a patch of ice and slid off the runway. >> it was a good drop. it looked like the landing gear was so far down off that little edge that it literally looked like there was no landing gear. at that point is when i became scared. >> reporter: thankfully no one on board was seriously hurt and officials say the airport's operations were never affected. a treacherous commute in maryland. cars sliding off roads. semis pulling over to wait it out. while plows worked to keep up with the snowfall, traffic brought to a crawl in cincinnati after several inches of snowfall there. and here in memphis, little snowfall but freezing rain making for a treacherous ride. in arkansas this tractor trailer slides off the road ending up on its side. ice can be seen hanging from the police vehicle on the scene. freezing rain and weighty ice accumulating on power lines collapsing them leading to power

outages. concerns over power outages is causing some schools to cancel online learning. you can't do your homework if you don't have power. other schools will continue with online classes. michael? >> all right, thank you for that, adrienne. we bring in ginger with where that storm and bitter cold is heading. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: michael i have to start you off in texas. we have so many vehicles in a pile-up. this is i-35, a med star vehicle was involved. they're trying to get people out. lots of reporting coming in. it wasn't just the freezing rain and ice that blasted through arkansas, parts of tennessee, memphis was an issue this morning. we have 45% of our country covered in snow. now we're going to get more. in the next seven days the forecast takes us as far deep as texas. really far south. oklahoma will get a considerable amount.

new england, you're not getting away from it. the next seven days winter has its grip on. the southern cold will break records. there are places like great forks that have been subzero for nearly a week. michael? >> not many places to run and get away from the cold, ginger. thank you so much. in our next half hour we'll talk exclusively to the man who survived this plunge off an icy overpass, robin. >> every time you see that footage, okay, michael, thank you. now to the coronavirus emergency and new quarantine rules from the cdc this morning for people who have been fully vaccinated. so far more than 33 million people have received at least one shot here in the u.s. whit johnson is live at the mass vaccination site at citi field in new york city with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. citi field, home of the mets, has nevelook qike this. take a look behind me. you can see the registration

tables here. people will come in and then they'll be escorted around the corner and that's where the vaccines are being administered. due to low supply, the stadium is only able to offer about 200 doses per day initially, but they do hope to ramp that up to about 5,000 doses per day in the coming weeks. this as the cdc now says that some people who are fully vaccinated can skip the quarantine if exposed. this morning, the cdc saying quarantine is no longer necessary for some people who are fully vaccinated after exposure to covid-19. new guidelines would apply more than two weeks after a person has had their final dose, allowing for immunity, but only within a three-month period following that dose because it's still unclear how long protection lasts and as long as people remain asymptomatic since exposure. the cdc also revealing in a new study that tight-fitting masks or double masking wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask could reduce the risk of

transmission by more than 95%. in this fau simulation they demonstrate how particles are released through loose-fitting masks, showing droplets leaking through the masks. >> the bottom line is this, masks work and they work best when they have a good fit and are put on correctly. >> reporter: proper mask use and the race to vaccinate growing more urgent with new variants raging across the country. in california governor newsom announcing the state's first two cases of the highly contagious south african variant, in addition to 159 cases of the variant from the uk. >> we have vaccines that work well against it and obviously we're going to be planning if necessary to upgrade vaccines in the future if we ever have to do that. >> reporter: in new york good news for sports fans. governor cuomo announcing large arenas can soon re-open at 10% capacity. madison square garden planning to host roughly 2,000 fans starting february 23rd when the knicks face the warriors. now, if you do plan to attend

one of those large-scale sporting events in new york, you will have to submit a negative covid test result within 72 hours. george? >> whit, thanks very much. we turn to the nba and the fallout after dallas mavericks owner mark cuban stopped playing the national anthem before games. t.j. holmes is here with the details on the league's new requirement for every team. good morning, t.j. >> good morning, george. we've seen players take a knee, put a fist in the air, not even come out during the playing of the national anthem, but mark cuban decided his is the hasn't the team's games this year, and nobody took notice until now, and the nba took action. a major reversal overnight for the dallas mavericks. the team played the national anthem giving in to pressure from the nba. >> it's been quite a day. >> reporter: the league cracked down after owner mark cuban decided to stop playing "the star-spangled banner" at his team's home games in november. >> there were quite a few people that voiced their concerns or

really their fears that the national anthem did not fully represent them, that their voices were not being heard. and so we've had a lot of conversations about whether or not we should play the anthem. >> reporter: but once fans returned and reporters took notice, the nba demanded all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with long-standing league policy. >> the nba would prefer that this doesn't mushroom into the kind of issue it did for the nfl. the nba has been very strong on civil rights issues, on social justice issues. mark cuban is one of the most outspoken brash owners in the nba and his entire time owning the dallas mavericks has been about him challenging convention. >> he says he will continue to play it. debate over "the star-spangled banner" is nothing new. historians have argued that a third stanza has racist lyrics in it, and remember the author francis scott key was, in fact, a holder of enslaved africans, george. >> okay, t.j. thank you very much. we are following a lot of

other stories this morning including bruce springsteen arrested for driving while intoxicated back in november. now jeep is pulling his super bowl commercial. we'll give you the fallout this morning. our exclusive with the driver who survived this 70-foot plunge from a highway overpass speaking from his hospital room. what he did when his rescuers pulled him to safety. but first, let's go back to ginger. ginger? >> reporter: yeah, robin, we've got a pretty rare blizzard warning for the columbia river gorge back in oregon. look at that, the parade of storms is on the winter storm warnings go all the way into the rockies so utah, you get it. part of the sierra does too. there's more snow and rain where that came from. we'll get to so much more. first, let's get those cold cities sponsored by jimmy john's.

good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. you need the wet weather gear today. rain, steady, light to moderate this afternoon into evening. another chance saturday morning and into monday and next week looks brighter, drier and warmer. today, how about some mid to upper 50s. rain almost everywhere by the evening commute. tonight we dry out but fog forms. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a 1 saturday and monday. glad you're with us on this thankful thursday. happy friday eve. we'll be right back. happy friday eve. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪

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the mob hunted for lawmakers. the big question, will republicans hold the former president responsible for that violent insurrection at the capitol? ice, snow and bitter cold coast to coast. treacherous conditions on the roads. the new blast of snow and ice heads for the east. 40 states under winter weather alerts. ginger is tracking it all. big news from the oscars. the show will go on from several locations announcing the 93rd oscars will be in person and broadcast from multiple locations in april. and, of course, you'll be able to watch them right here on abc. we'll have a lot more on hollywood's biggest night coming up in our next hour, michael. all right, george. we're going to continue with the news bruce springsteen was arrested for dwi back in november. jeep pulling the music legend's much talked about super bowl commercial and will reeve joins us now with more. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it happened just miles from springsteen's new jersey home and the town where he got his start. the specifics around his arrest

are still uncertain, but jeep says it's pausing that super bowl ad until the facts can be esblished. this morning, fallout b sprina intoxicated three months ago. according to the national park service, the rock 'n roll and new jersey icon had been booked on three counts, including dwi, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area in his home state's area in sandy hook where he shot album covers and music videos like "brilliant disguise." ♪ is it me baby ♪ >> reporter: filmed inside an abandoned house in the park. a spokesperson telling abc news that during his arrest springsteen was cooperative throughout the process. the reaction swift. e ss. ak >> and there's hope on the road up ahead. >> reporter: the company saying

it's pumping the brakes on the ad until the actual facts can be established. telling abc news, it would be inappropriate for us to comment on the details of a matter we have only read about and we uban a global superstar for his music with decades of hits like "born in the usa." ♪ born in the usa ♪ ♪ i was -- >> reporter: -- and "dancing in the dark." ♪ hey, baby ♪ >> reporter: springsteen got personal in his 2016 memoir "born to run" saying his perspective on alcohol has been fraught. writing he didn't have his first drink until he was 22. >> my experience with my father's drinking, it had been enough, that convinced me to never go there. nope, drinking wasn't for me. >> reporter: it's illegal to have any kind of alcohol in the place where springsteen was arrested. abc news reached out to

springsteen and his team. they are not yet commenting and he is due to appear virtually in federal court later this month. robin? >> all right, will, thank you. now we have our exclusive with the driver who plunged from that icy highway overpass in wisconsin. remember seeing this, surviving the 70-foot fall? we'll hear from him this morning only on "gma." transportation correspondent gio benitez has that for us. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that driver was just on the way to his mom's house when he went flying off that overpass. as you can imagine, he's been in a lot of pain, but he is alive and speaking with us from the hospital. this is the terrifying moment a truck flips over a highway overpass just days ago in milwaukee. watch again as the truck plummets 70 feet to the road below, somehow avoiding any other cars. the driver of that truck richarc

candace nospeaking out about b. chd lling "gma" exclusively that once his truck hit the snow, he completely lost control. >> there was just too much snow on the side of the road that once the tires got into like two foot of snow, there's no controlling a vehicle of any kind. >> reporter: richard says two bystanders witnessed the crash and immediately rushed to his aid. >> he held me in the back bed of my truck and helped me call my mom just in case i wasn't going to make it. >> i was thankful that he was alive. we have a 6-month-old baby at home. so just really happy that he made it through it and nobody else was hurt. >> reporter: his accident highlights one of the real dangers of driving in winter weather. some roads can have icier

conditions than others. overpasses and bridges really do freeze faster than regular road, right? >> bridges and overpasses have air, cold air underneath them as well as on top of them. so bridges and overpasses may be icier than the road you just came up on. >> reporter: and richard says he is feeling a lot better now. he's just glad nobody else was hurt and he's especially grateful to those two good samaritans who rushed over to help him out. robin? >> i bet he is. thank you for sharing that with us and we hope he makes a full recovery. coming up later, shutdown. why instagram removed robert f. kennedy jr.'s account. the reaction this morning. and next the abuse allegations against marilyn manson. the "game of thrones" star now coming forward with her account of their relationship. of their relationship.

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back now with an abc news exclusive. "game of thrones" actress esme bianco says she was physically, emotioaryn mann d she sat down with kaylee hartung to discuss the allegations. and, kaylee, viewers should know the details are graphic. >> reporter: yes, they should, george. just as esme bianco was becoming a star on "game of thrones" she now says that marilyn manson was turning her life into a nightmare. several women have come forward with similar allegations of abuse in the past couple of weeks against the shock

but esme bianco is the first woman to come forward and describe the horror she says she experienced on camera. >> i was a prisoner in his -- >> reporter: actress esme bianco first went public with allegations she had been abused when she testified before the california state assembly in 2019. >> the physical violence was most often disguised in acts of intimacy and not consented to. >> reporter: at that time she didn't name the man who she said was responsible, but today that changes. were you abused by marilyn manson? >> yes, i was. >> how long did it take you to realize that is what was happening? >> seven years after i left. >> reporter: she's best known for her role in "game of thrones." >> it's not easy for girls like us to dig our way out. >> reporter: but her career began as a model and burlesque performer in london and in 2005 was introduced to marilyn manson, the controversial global rock star who she idolized as a teenager. >> how did you first come into marilyn manson's orbit? >> so i was introduced to him by his then fiancee. when i spoke with him for the first time the first words out of his mouth were i've been a

fan of yours for years. >> reporter: over the next four years she said they built a friendship based on their mutual interest in art and music. he gained her trust. in 2009 she said manson asked her to star in a music video and flew her from london to l.a. >> he told me that we were going to shoot it on flip cam so we could do it ourselves. that was the beginning of the nightmare. >> reporter: this is when she said manson was first violent with her. >> got to the stage where he wanted to shoot the finale of the video and he locked me in his bedroom and he tied me to a wooden -- i was half naked and he beat me with a whip and he filmed it. >> reporter: she provided abc news with this photo which she says is her back marked with whip lashes after the incident. at any point did you ask him to stop? >> no, i would would have never dared to ask him to stop. >> was there ever a point where you feared for your life? >> the entire time during that shoot. >> reporter: over the following

two years she said their relationship became sexual. >> he would hide abuse by doing it during sex basically. he always went too far. the biting, that was 100% nonconsensual. and he would bite me till i was black and blue. >> why continue to go back? >> i thought he was in love with me. i did not understand that what was happening to me was very, very wrong, and because he was incredibly manipulative. why didn't i just run? what was i doing? it's not until we truly understand, you know, what psychological abuse and gaslighting does to somebody that you can fathom why i would have stayed. >> reporter: then in 2011 with the promise of a committed relationship with manson she says she moved into his los angeles apartment. she says months of controlling and abusive behavior by manson culminated in one terrifying night. >> he thought i had put

cockroaches in the walls to mess with him and he took an axe and he started smashing holes in the walls and then he starts chasing me with the axe and at that point i thought he's going to kill me. >> reporter: abc news spoke with a former assistant of manson's ashley walters who said she saw manson chase bianco through the apartment with an axe and recalled seeing bruises on her body while living there. bianco is the first of his accusers to share her story on camera but several women have come forward on social media including actress evan rachel wood with similar allegations in the past two weeks. in response to those allegations, manson released a statement categorically denying them. he calls them horrible distortions of reality and his statement in part reads that his relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. >> it's disgusting that that is his response, that somehow we are the ones who misconstrued the whole situation.

it's very indicative of the kind of man he is, the monster he is. >> reporter: bianco's attorney provided a statement saying she's given evidence to federal investigators about her allegations against manson. her lawyer says manson's treatment of bianco including asking her to travel across international borders constitutes human trafficking. >> i was defrauded. i was transported from the uk to the u.s. i was harbored and then i was coerced into involuntary servitude and -- which included sexual abuse and physical abuse. >> how does it feel now to be able to name him? >> it's like a massive relief. at the same time it's terrifying. i'm still scared of him. i'm still scared of retaliation. >> where do you find that strength? >> i think it comes from thinking about other survivors. perhaps i can give strength to

another survivor to go and report. i want people who were in this situation right now to know they're not alone and that it's not their fault. >> reporter: we reached out to marilyn manson and his representatives for comment, but we did not hear back. esme bianco tells me she is cooperating with law enforcement at their request because she wants manson to see justice. she believes he should spend the rest of his life behind bars. george? >> okay, kaylee, thanks very much. we will back with our "play of the day." of the day." ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ for you ♪ for you ♪ for you

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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." today is lunar new year's eve and it is fit the pandemic. there are several virtual events around the bay area for the year of the ox with no in-person chinese new year parade. san francisco is placing 11 life-size ox sculptures around the city. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast for you. >> thank you. hi, everybody. as we look from the exploratorium camera, increasing clouds. if you want to do all of your activity with dry weather, do it before the afternoon and evening hours. from noon to 6:00, light to moderate rain from this 1, light storm, moves in. it's going to be a slippery

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. trump on trial. democrats call the former president the inciter in chief. present dramatic never-before-seen video of the capitol siege. the moments the violent mob first broke into the building. >> where are you, nancy? we're looking for you. >> searching for mike pence, senator mitt romney warned by hero officer eugene goodman, narrowly escapes the rioters and the brutal body cam footage showing officers outnumbered and overwhelmed. will republicans hold the former president responsible? coast to coast ice, snow and bitter cold, treacherous conditions on the roads. 40 states under winter wnow and ice heads for the east. shutdown. instagram takes action against robert f. kennedy jr., one of the major voices in the

anti-vaccine movement for sharing debunked claims about coronavirus and vaccines. ♪ ain't no mountain the "gma" love train making its final stop. this millennial couple's emotional pandemic roller coaster. what our relationship expert told them. >> that's a challenge. do you accept? >> how you can keep the spark alive. ♪ you need to calm down ♪ taylor swift revealing her surprise announcement in just a few minutes. the superstar telling us herself only on "gma." ♪ impossible ♪ and your wish is granted. fair godmother whitney houston and brandy's ground breaking cinderella is back. this morning we hear from prince charming himself, plus, look who is saying -- >> good morning, america. good morning, america.

on this thursday morning, a/k/a friday eve. we are so glad you guys are with us this morning. >> we certainly are. so many people, michael, excited to see brandy and whitney in "cinderella" again. this was the first time little black girls saw themselves as the beloved princess and this morning we're taking a look back at the movie's impact and hearing from the people behind this amazing film. >> we are looking forward to that. first, the latest on the historic impeachment trial of former president trump. it was a raw and wrenching day in the capitol as the democratic prosecutors confronted senators with harrowing audio and never-before-seen video of that mob attack in the capitol. all to make the case that donald trump is responsible for what they and the country endured. let's go back to our congressional correspondent rachel scott. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. and senators were visibly shaken watching that video looking at it in silence and in horror. for the first time many of them seeing just how close they came to the violent mobs that stormed the capitol.

this morning, democrats preparing to drive home their case against the former president. using stunning, never-before-seen images to force senators to relive the deadly siege and confront the grim reality it could have been worse. members of the mob, hunting lawmakers in the hallways like house speaker nancy pelosi. >> oh, nancy. nancy. where are you, nancy? >> reporter: her staff forced to frantically scramble for shelter, barricading themselves inside an office and new security footage revealing just how close rioters came to another one of their targets, vice president mike pence. [ crowd chanting hang mike pence ] >> bring out mike pence! >> reporter: in another chilling video, senator mitt romney almost comes face-to-face with insurrectionists unknowingly walking straight towards them until officer eugene goodman steps in directing romney back to safety. goodman also spotted here

leading rioters away from the senate chamber but democrats say the harrowing truth is, they were all at risk. >> you were just 58 steps away from where the mob was amassing and where police were rushing to stop them. >> reporter: the house impeachment managers argue that one man, former president donald trump, was solely responsible for it all calling him the inciter in chief. >> fight like hell. >> reporter: insisting his false claims of a rigged election were part of a months long drumbeat used to ignite the riot. >> he told them to fight like hell and they brought us hell on that day. incited by president trump, his mob attacked the capitol. >> reporter: the house impeachment managers are expected to wrap up opening arguments today. then trump's defense team will be next. senators on both sides of the aisle walked out of that chamber horrified by what they saw, but several republican senators were not swayed and say they still believe the trial itself is

unconstitutional. >> does not appear to have moved them yet. okay, rachel, thanks very much. i'll anchor our live coverage with our team at noon eastern. robin? >> i know you'll be leaving i guess a little bit early again to prepare for that. but right now to that dangerous weather coast to coast. nearly 100 million americans bracing for more snow and ice. 40 states, 40 states under winter weather alerts. ginger, you know she's tracking the latest. good morning, again, ginger. >> reporter: robin, breaking news. unfortunate pictures coming in from that accident on i-35 in dallas/fort worth. watch this. >> oh, he's going to crash into them. >> reporter: that is the moment that that semi adds to the pileup that's been happening. dozens of cars, we don't wexpect 30 to toni injuriesth fire department, everybody slid into each other.

what happened is you had air temperatures on the surface in the 20s. then you start drizzle. the drizzle falls and hits the sub freezing surface and freezes on contact making ice. that sheet of ice is possible from waco back to austin. it's going to move east as we go on. george? >> ginger, thanks very much. coming up here, instagram crackdown. why robert f. kennedy jr.'s account was shut down? what was he saying about the covid vaccine. also this morning, brandy and whitney houston's extraordinary star-studded movie "cinderella" making a big return. we'll hear from one of the cast members this morning. and "deals & steals," tory johnson bringing back the brands we know you love just in time for valentine's day. george has to skedaddle but we'll be right back on "gma." yep. n. somewhere "gma." yep. >> i'm sorry, robin. statistic. a percentage. the token woman on the team.

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back here on "gma" on this thursday morning. tomorrow on "gma," reese witherspoon, we love her. she's going to be here. looking forward to that. >> very exciting but also excited for "pop news" and lara spencer. hey, lara. >> okay. yeah, i don't -- >> oh, can we just see how she does. let's just see. >> hey, you guys. sorry, small technical difficulty. i'm back. i'm back. >> oh, wow, that could -- that was a litt idof yuth there. >> nope, nope, nope. all good. you know, i'm a one-man band here. so we begin with some very exciting news.

an exclusive from one of our favorite singers, taylor swift has surprised us a few times over the last year and this morning she's doing it again. taylor, i'll let you tell us what is new. >> good morning, america. it's taylor. i'm so excited to share with you that tonight at midnight i'll be putting out my version of my song "love story" which was originally on my album "fearless." i've now finished rerecording all of "fearless" which will be coming out soon. my version will have 26 songs on it because i've decided to add songs from the vault which are songs that almost made the original "fearless" album, but i have now gone back and recorded those so that everyone will be able to hear not only the songs that made the album but the songs that almost made it. the full picture. >> pretty cool. taylor will release her entire here's the new cover.

we'll show you a picture of the album called "fearless: taylor's version." it will include six never before heard song from the vault. she wrote them back in 2008. it is the most awarded country album of all time and since it is almost valentine's day, we say it's the perfect time to listen to "love story," taylor's version streaming everywhere midnight tonight. thank you so much, taylor, for sharing your big secret with us. also in "pop news" today, the oscars, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences revealing more details on how they plan to make this year's awards happen this coming april. the academy saying they plan on holding the in-person ceremony across multiple locations to keep numbers smaller. including the dolby theatre where the oscar ceremony has been held for the last two decad decades. a spokesperson for the academy says, quote, in this unique year that has asked so much of so many, the academy is determined to present an oscars like none other while prioritizing the public health and safety of all those who will participate.

the oscar noms will be announced on march 15th, and movie's biggest night scheduled for april 21st right here on abc. that will be so nice to see. and finally a heartwarming rescue of a very lucky snow covered pooch. a couple discovered nisha the golden retriever while hiking in the mountains of ireland. she had been with her owners when she ran off chasing a deer. she never came back. two weeks later, the couple found her near the summit covered in snow freezing unable to stand. they dressed her in their spare clothes and carried her down the mountain for more than six mile sg with her owners who were thrilled to see their beloved girl again. on that note i will send it back to you. all technical difficulties solved. >> well done. >> guys, back to you in the studio. >> way to calm down. way to calm down. >> nice. >> well done, lara. of course. >> working through the problems as usual.

and we want to turn now to our "gma" cover story. instagram taking action against robert f. kennedy jr., one of the major voices against vaccinations. erielle reshef joins us with more on why his account with 800,000 followers was pulled. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. robert f. kennedy jr. has recently come under fire for spreading debunked conspiracy theories about covid-19 and the vaccine. thosactsti k says it misinformation on its platforms. overnight, instagram shutting down robert f. kennedy jr.'s profile claiming he was spreading false information related to covid-19 and vaccines to his roughly 800,000 followers. a spokesperson for facebook which owns instagram saying, we removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines. earlier this week the company announced increased efforts to combat the spread of misinformation related to covid-19 and the vaccine. >> we're currently waging a war against this virus but another part of this war that people don't often talk about is the war against misinformation and

having someone that is so beloved and followed sharing this information and facts not based or data not based in science makes it harder for those of us fighting it. >> reporter: the son of the late former u.s. attorney general robert f. kennedy is a well-known figure among anti-vaccine conspiracy believers and his controversial stance also causing a rift within his extended family. in 2019 two of his siblings along with other family members penning this politico article entitled rfk jr. is our brother and uncle. he's tragically wrong about vaccines. the group writing he has helped to spread dangerous misinformation over social media and is complicit in sowing distrust of the science behind vaccines. as recently as last year, he partnered with disgraced former dr. andrew wakefield whose debunked claims falsely linking the mmr vaccine to autism fueling conspiracy theories. and facebook says that it will be expanding the enforcement of

its new policies in the coming weeks. robin, kennedy did not respond to our request for comment. >> all right, thank you, erielle. we turn to the exciting return of a beloved fairy tale as we celebrate black history month, whitney houston and brandy's groundbreaking "cinderella" coming to disney plus. deborah roberts has more including the diverse star-studded cast. good morning, deb. >> reporter: hey there, robin. yeah, this fairy tale is as old as time, and has captivated little girls for years, but this television version really inspired little girls of color to think differently about what's possible when it featured a black princess. pushing the envelope then and likely to do it all over again for a new generation. ♪ >> reporter: it's a night so many grown-up kids still remember. >> don't let me do all the work. >> reporter: when a new and very different cinderella took heg g?

>> no one seems to know. she is sisn't she? >> reporter: in 1997 singer and actress brandy norwood became to many disney's unofficial first black princess. ♪ >> what did this film mean at that time in the '90s? >> nothing like this had ever been done before, and i think it changed how people saw themselves and saw the power of enrtnment, ahe wanted to view the world. >> reporter: power producer debra martin chase took a gamble shaking up a hollywood classic with a multicultural cast. >> i knew that changing the images and breaking stereotypes on the screen would result in changing attitudes in real life. >> who are you? >> i'm your fairy godmother, honey. >> you? >> you got a problem with that? >> what do you remember most about that? >> whitney was truly her idol.

whitney picked up the phone, me your fairy said, how would godmother and brandy burst into tears. ♪ >> reporter: the $12 million movie, a major budget at the time, was a groundbreaking kind of master class in diversity. whoopi goldberg as queen, paolo montalban as the prince. >> here we go. >> there was diversity, not just in the principal cast, there was diversity in the supporting cast, in the background. >> reporter: one reason it was such a smashing success is whitney houston. the superstar singer not only in the movie but also a producer. >> she wanted little black girls to see themselves as the princess, she wanted little asian boys or little latino boys to see themselves as the prince. >> reporter: that feeling of inclusivity that anybody can step into any role resonating with many, including keke palmer who in 2014 became broadway's first black cinderella.

>> because the story is so universal, it's important it's th'sas so exted when i got the opportunity to represent her on stage. brandy has always been such a huge inspiration, as well as whitney houston. ♪ it's possible, it's possible ♪ >> reporter: it may be the stuff of magic and fairy dust but this fresh take on an old classic may once again spark big dreams in little kids from all walks of life. ♪ this movie apparently had such an impact that it is kicking up a twitter fest of nostalgia. some people tweeting that they saw themselves in brandy for the first time with her long braids and somebody saying it was refreshing to see a filipino actor on stage. but what really got me was one woman said she loved this film so much she wore out her vhs tape. remember vhs? >> oh, my goodness. it is throwback thursday so

thinking of the vhs. okay, deb, always great to see you, my friend. thank you. have a great day, deb. >> reporter: and you too. >> all righty. we know what's going to happen at the stroke of midnight. "rodgers & hammerstein's "cinderella" will begin streaming exclusively on disney plus. now back to ginger. ginger? >> reporter: can't wait to show the boys. okay, how about we do this? we look at what that freezing rain looks like on the sidewalk. that would be a truman, that wou good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. you need the wet weather gear today. rain, steady, light to moderate this afternoon into evening. another chance saturday morning and into monday and next week looks brighter, drier and warmer. today, how about some mid to upper 50s. rain almost everywhere by the evening commute. tonight we dry out but fog forms. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a 1 saturday and

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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. today, pharmacies across the country will be getting a boost of covid-19 vaccines from the biden administration. it will be sending 1 million doses to 65 pharmacies. they hope to deliver vaccines to as many as 40,000 pharmacies and grocery stores. it's quiet outside right now. good morning. here's a look from our exploratorium camera. any outdoor activities, you want to do them earlier rather than later and it will be steady, light to moderate on future radar. this is from noon to 6:00. it looks like all of us are going to be wet by the time the evening commute ends. another chance of a light storm

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we have a programming note we want to share with you. abc news will be bringing you special coverage of today's impeachment trial. it's expected to start around 9:00 and we'll bring that to you live here on air, also streaming on our connected tv app for your roku, apple tv, as well as android. you can download the app by searching abc7 bay area.

you can see today's episode of "live with kelly and ryan" on our digital channel, ♪ur digital channel, this is appropriate. >> always. >> ain't no mountain high enough when you're talking about love, you know what, because it is the final stop on the "gma" love train. this morning our final couple, brooklyn and tre, they told us they have been struggling to find that spark during the pandemic even though, amy, they're together all the time. >> maybe it's because they're together all the time, maybe. we set them up with relationship expert and author of "the game of desire," shan boodram. take a look. >> i want to work on our relationship. >> reporter: millennial lovebirds brooklyn and tre met in college. tre's affectionate, brooklyn, not so much. that's been a process during the

pandemic. >> we don't really appreciate each other as much. our presence. >> i love you but i'm used to you -- i didn't have a chance to miss you. >> reporter: all aboard our love coach, shan boodram. >> let's really dig in. what is the issue you're struggling to work through? >> we're not doing necessarily anything together, but we're in the same space like we just spend a lot of empty time. >> you're together because we're spending time together but we're not connecting, yeah. um, whoo, child. >> do you feel like the isolation from the world has made it even more difficult? >> yes, because that freedom to kind of go and hang out with your friends or get maybe a conversation that you're not getting at home. >> reporter: for the dallas couple to find that spark again, shan put them to work. >> all right. you're going to start to have a daily journal. you just take a minute to write down one thing that the other person did that really just made you attracted to them. >> both brooklyn and tre putting

their pen to paper. >> last night tre cooked and it really made me feel good knowing that he wants to take care of me. he's serving my plate and it just makes me feel appreciated and loved. >> brooklyn is the type of friend that i would love to have around because she's always such a spark of positive energy around her friends. >> then caught up with coach shan one last time. >> it's been a week since we spoke. give me the update. >> the journal entries was a good way to express myself, what brooklyn did that made me feel good. >> we can sometimes get caught up in not just pointing out the fact of what you're not doing instead of what you are doing. >> try to go more mindful. smiles, little touch, little acts of kindness that do something for my partner and we'll see where it leads us to at the end of this activity. that's the challenge. do you accept. >> we accept. >> brooklyn and tre and their love coach shan boodram are all joining us now. good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> it is great to see you all. hey, shan, let me begin with you

because you had this beautiful couple starting to journal. how does that help a relationship? >> absolutely. and i think the term empty time, robin, hit me like a ton of bricks. i know that resonated for me and e fill y people in america caus then? wheel abouthe spark in the relationship, it's seeing when that wheel is moving and not missing opportunities to turn moments of potential into days or nights or hours of passion. >> i love that. all right, brooklyn and tre, we saw you were journaling initially. have you continued to do your homework? are you journaling every day? >> yes. >> yes, we are. >> yeah. we're going to keep it up. >> i love that. we're going to put you to the test. we believe you but we're going to see just how well you've learned -- >> oh, my goodness. >> -- about each other. this is called on or off track. we're going to give you each a scenario and you have to guess the way your partner would like you to respond. you're going to write down your

answers so, tre, you're up first. here's the scenario, it's your turn to cook dinner but brooklyn is in the kitchen getting ready to do it. what does she want you to do, a, let her cook that night, b, cook with her or, c, tell her, it's your turn and to get out of the kitchen, so write down the answer? >> ooh. >> and then -- >> don't cheat. don't cheat. >> i won't look. i won't look. >> tre first, what's your answer? >> okay. >> okay, got it? turn it around, tre? >> yes. >> "c." tell her it's her turn to get out of the kitchen. brooklyn, let's see if he got it right. oh. i love it. you got it right. >> tell me to get out. >> shan, what's your takeaway here? >> that's the power of the journal. it was through revealing through the entries they realized you want me to do that? all those answers would be right

but it's nice when your partners takes control especially, you know, many of us are fans of foreplay but many of us want choreplay. >> so true. brooklyn, this one is for you. you walk into the living room and tre is watching basketball. what does tre want you to do? okay, is it, a, give him space for some me time, is it, b, sit down and ask questions about the game or, c, offer him something to eat or drink? okay. brooklyn, what would -- okay, and, tre, you got to be answering too. you need to put your answer down before she puts it down so we know you're not looking at her. >> let's see. >> there you go. i'm the game police over here. >> yeah, you are. >> making sure. okay. let's see your answer. let's see your answer.

it is -- oh, b. sit down and ask questions about the game. wow. i would not have -- so, shan, what do you say about that? >> that's the truth, robin, because it's different for each individual which is why we have to communicate and ask. we have to take it not for granted. our interests make us interesting and want to know our partner is still fascinated by us. >> wow. i really am surprised by that. that was so interesting, shan, brooklyn, tre, thank you so much for being with us and we're so excited you're on this journey, the love train. >> we have to thank all of the couples for being so revealing, so transparent and great love coaches we've had all week as well so you all brought it home for us, thank you. >> thank you. coming up next we have daniel kaluuya joining us live. ♪ inside you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ in your we are back with daniel kaluuya. he was nominated for an oscar for his role, you remember this, "get out." he is now portraying the leader of the black panther party. it's a new movie called "judas and the black messiah." please welcome daniel. good morning to you, sir. good to have you here with us. >> thank you, thanks for having me. >> you are getting rave reviews. you play fred hampton the chairman of the black panther party and in some ways people say it echos what's happening in

our country today. how do you think the movie speaks to this moment we're in now, daniel? >> it speaks to this moment in terms of it's -- it articulates what a lot of people are feeling in this moment. in seeing the black panther party and he had the ideas and philosophies and strategies in order to help the black community and people in their own community in order to empower them to free themselves. >> very similar to what we are feeling out on the streets itself. here's a bit of the movie. >> you can murder revolutionary but you can't murder revolution and you can murder a freedom fighter but you can't murder freedom. i am -- >> i am. >> a revolutionary. >> a revolutionary. >> i am. >> i am.

>> swerfulel.es throughout the movie that you actually worked with a singing coach to help you prepare? >> yeah, an opera singing coach and had to condition my vocal chords and engage my diaphragm because i would be doing speeches for 12 hours and any muscle, you need to get it strong in order for you to sustain that and not to do permanent damage to it and also study cadence because he had a different cadence to when he spoke and when he did speeches. and i wanted it to feel different but be like the same person at the same time. >> how is your singing these days? >> it's okay. if you give me a chord i might sing a little tune for you. >> you put me in my place, i love that. i love that about you. i'm not the only one.

ryan coogler, when you worked with him on "black panther," he produced that and worked on this film as well. he actually on the set of "black panther" talked to you about playing fred hampton. >> yeah, ryan pulled me to the side and said they're making a film about fred hampton and they asked me to play chairman fred and i was just so taken aback and honored by them thinking of me in that way. >> how familiar were you of the character that you're playing? >> i'd come across him on my travels just navigating as a young black man in the western concept so and the black panther party, i always felt later in life i could dive into it and i'm so blessed this opportunity came so i could do it. >> you are blessed and you are a blessing the way you grace the big screen so i'm buttering you

up because can you tell us anything about "black panther"? can you tell us a little something-something. >> no, you got to give me more butter. that's not enough butter. you got to come back. >> you better be glad we're not in the same studio. i'd come right back at you. >> what would you do? what would you do? >> you are too much. you are right on time. oh, i mean, thank you so much. thank you for keeping it real and keeping me on my toes. and i'll bring -- >> i have to. you come at me at your tallest height. >> i'll bring the butter next time. daniel, you take care and you just keep being you. you keep being you. >> you too. take care. >> "judas and the black messiah" -- it's been a while since someone put me in my place. i like that. it's in theaters and streaming on hbo max tomorrow. ginger. yes, robin. you know we've been kind of complaining about the cold but

in chicago, so cold that lake michigan, some updates. ten days ago, 7% ice cover which is well below average. now climbed up ten days later to 20%. so that helps in a lot of ways some bio diversity ways and we could talk all ways about it. that's the big picture. good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. it's going to a wet and breezy afternoon and evening with temperatures in the 50s. we have more chances of rain saturday morning and monday. now to bridging the s.t.e.m. gap. it's international day of women and girls in science and olay is committed to providing opportunities for deserving women like this wonderful surprise for worthy teachers around the country. take a look. ♪ >> what does s.t.e.m. stand for. >> reporter: kristen teaching engineering and robotics in southern florida. >> wow, look at what happened.

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♪ they told me ♪ we are back now on "gma" this morning and we are getting ready for the major global celebration of chinese new year with chef ming tsai and he's, of course, the chef and owner of blue dragon with healthy recipes

for some incredible food and so thank you for being with us. >> hey, amy, hey, robin. happy new year. >> you as well. >> happy new year. so chinese new year, one of the most important holidays in the chinese culture so tell us about some of the traditions. >> so, a couple things here, oranges and red envelopes, right? so oranges, you give a bowl of oranges to everyone as a sign of good fortune and good luck into the new year and red envelope has money. you give them to children and the idea is you go into the new year with money. you can never go into the new year broke because that's no good, right? so there's a lot oficism bollism with food as well and as you said i'm doing a healthier chinese new year so, for example, a dumpling, it resembles an ingotgold so what i have is a bing so this is a double dumpling so this is double fortune, double good luck so i encourage you to pick it up and dip it in the dim sung dip

with eight super good foods, edamame and -- it's good for you. it's vegan, so that's good, right? >> you could eat that all morning. >> my plate is almost empty. >> she was eing all during the commercial break, i got to tell you that. it's so good. >> delicious. >> is it good? the idea is if you eat good food you'll have good fortune into the new year. a great dish. something else we do is whole fish so whole fish looks like this. check this out. this is a steamed whole fish and the idea is you want to bring this into the new year so i'll add beautiful green leafy watercress. why? it's the color of money, it's green. >> ah. >> with this whole fish i'm going to take this hot oil here, right, and you're just going to dump the hot extra virgin olive oil on top that gives it this great translucency and this dish

is ready to go and you take this beautiful fish like this and you serve it to your guests and one thing that's kind of funny is you point the head to the vip because the tail is for the person that's not the vip. >> oh. well, amy is the vip.th's the k been having. >> amy, i'll turn it around. >> tell us about the green beans. >> one last dish. >> there's another great healthy dish, traditionally beans and pork, here i'm using an imitation pork, right? there is a great plant-based pork. green beans and you do a quick stir fry and you have the same great texture and this is an awesome hot sauce and this is unbelievable. the crispiness of real pork but being plant based you can have a delicious dish like in that everyone loves.

it's garlic, it's ginger, scallion, crispy pork and green beans, again, green for the color of money. >> i love the significance of everything. >> yeah, everything means secret and the cool thing is everyone at home can cook this. chef ming tsai, thanks so much. get the recipes on goodmorningamerica.com and we will be right back. >> how do you not eat? how do you not eat? >> i'm fasting. >> oh, sorry. ♪

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the love filled weekend with the >> announcer: tomorrow kick off the love filled weekend with the lovely reese witherspoon and a big announcement. >> good morning, america. >> plus, a disney size surprise for one young couple in love and what do these seven amazing friends and their dogs do to feel the love too? tomorrow on "gma." before we go we are so happy to welcome a new member of the "gma" family, booking producer courtney condron and her husband, proud parents of isabel wilson. everyone is doing well. we want to congratulate them. >> so beautiful. have a blessed day, everybody. ♪ to make you stay away so long ♪ have a blessed day, everybody. ♪ to make you stay away so long ♪

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