valentine's day. >> barbara may need to step it up this good morning, america. trump on trial. the former president's legal team preparing for their defense this morning after democrats closed their case warning there could be more violence again if the senate does not convict. >> who's to say it won't happen again. >> insisting trump knew exactly what he was doing. >> he struck a match and he aimed it straight at this building, at us. >> that his supporters believed they were taking direct orders. >> fight for trump! >> trump spotted on the golf course as senators weigh his fate. deadly winter storm. that dangerous ice causing a massive pileup in texas leaving at least six people dead. this morning, the cross-country storms on the move with more snow and black ice. plus, the polar plunge sending

windchills plummeting below zero for millions. new shot of hope. president biden announcing the u.s. will have enough vaccines for 300 million americans by the end of july. dr. fauci joins us live with more as the cdc is set to announce new guidelines to safely re-open schools and when your kids could get the vaccine, plus, as major pharmacies start giving shots this morning, a top walgreens executive is answering your questions about how they're working with uber to get you a ride to your vaccine. urgent manhunt. u.s. marshals join the search for a person of interest considered armed and dangerous in the fatal shooting of a yale graduate student gunned down just days after he got engaged. battle over britney, the fight over the pop star's conservatorship back in court. lawyers for her and her father trying to gain control of her

$60 million estate. her loyal army of fans outside the court, the reaction this morning. ♪ and we're flipping into the weekend with this janet jackson-inspired gymnast. what the pop star is saying about the knockout routine this morning. plus, "rhythm nation" to doodle nation. the ultimate squad giving us a dose of puppy love just in time for valentine's day. good morning, america. it's great to be with you on this busy friday morning. it is a big morning, indeed, across the country. major pharmacies are now joining the fight against covid-19, cecilia. >> they certainly are, michael. good morning. take a live look, everybody, at this walgreens right there in durham, north carolina, where the first person is getting ready for the first vaccine to be administered at a walgreens store. dr. fauci is standing by to join us live with so much more on the coronavirus emergency in just a few moments. >> that's right.

but first, the latest on the second impeachment trial of donald john trump. it's entering the final phase. after the democratic prosecutors wrapped their case, saying that the president's words and actions prove he incited the january 6th siege of the capitol warning it will happen in the future if the senate fails to convict. >> and the big question right now is, can those democrats get those 17 republicans to join them? our congressional correspondent rachel scott starts us off. rachel, good morning to you. it does not look like they've got these votes at this point. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. that's right. that number needed for conviction still seems out of reach and trump's defense team will have their first opportunity to counter what democrats have been arguing for days saying that trump is singularly responsible for the violence on january 6th and they will plan to dismantle that argument over just a few hours claiming that while what happened was horrible, trump had nothing to do with it. this morning, former president donald trump's legal team is preparing to mount their defense following a blistering presentation from democrats, warning that if the senate does not convict the former

president, the violence will be allowed to continue unchecked. >> if we pretend this didn't happen or, worse, if we let it go unanswered, who's to say it won't happen again. >> reporter: they say there is no doubt. trump knew exactly what he was doing when he told his supporters to march on the capitol and, quote, fight like hell and that he showed no remorse for it. >> he struck a match and he aimed it straight at this building, at us. >> reporter: playing videos of how the crowd reacted to his words that day. [ crowd chanting "fight for trump" ] >> thank you. >> yes. >> you have to show strength. >> invade the capitol building. >> reporter: insisting those supporters believed they were

taking direct orders from their commander in chief. >> we are listening to trump, your boss. >> reporter: lead manager jamie raskin making the case trump was laying the groundwork for years. >> january 6th was not some unexpected radical break from his normal law-abiding and peaceful disposition. this was his state of mind. >> reporter: but the majority of the republicans in the room unmoved and as the senate weighed his fate, trump was on the golf course seen in these photos from "the daily mail." his lawyer david schoen ready to claim trump did nothing wrong. >> he has condemned the violence and doesn't want to in any way be associated with what happened in this violent incident. >> reporter: the prosecutors already undercutting the defense, claiming the idea he was exercising his first amendment rightd is a distraction, and that incitement of insurrection is not protected under free speech. >> he was the president of the united states, and he had spent months, months using the unique power of that office of his bully pulpit to spread that big

lie. >> reporter: arguing this case is bigger than one man, saying the fate of the country now hangs in the balance. >> what unfathomable horrors await us if we do not stand up now and say, no, this is not america. >> reporter: and only a handful of republican senators seem to be keeping an open mind. one of them senator bill cassidy says he wants to hear from trump's defense team on why he didn't condemn the violence sooner, george. >> okay, rachel, thanks. let's bring in our chief washington correspondent jon karl, and jon, we just heard rachel say senator cassidy wants to hear from trump's defense team. we know they're set prepared to argue for three to four hours? >> reporter: yeah, they say it's going to be a short case. they have 16 hours. they won't use anywhere near that but they'll focus on that constitutionality question and also on trump's words saying that many democrats including democrats in that chamber have used similar language over the years and that it is not incitement, but i've got to tell

you, george, the trump legal team seems at odds with itself. we've spoken with many people either on or close to the legal team. we've heard that bruce castor, who gave that rambling initial performance, won't be heard from at all. trump doesn't want him to speak at all, yet heard from somebody on the trump legal team that castor will take the lead and there's been talk they might bring in entirely new people to help make the case. >> will what they say make any difference for most of the republican senators? it appears only five or six of them are in play. do you think that there are more who have open minds? >> reporter: it appears that almost all of them, george, have made up their mind not on the facts here but on the constitutionality. they simply don't believe it's constitutional to convict in an impeachment trial of a former president. >> jon, one side where the politics may be going, a major break from former president trump, from his former u.n. ambassador. >> reporter: this is really big. nikki haley is not only a former top official in the trump administration, somebody who has been very close to donald trump, rarely criticized him is

considered a leading contender for the republican presidential nomination and look what she said in an interview just published in politico. she said, trump let us down, he went down a path we shouldn't have and we shouldn't have followed him. we shouldn't have listened to him and we can't let that ever happen again. that's a decisive break with donald trump from somebody who was considered quite close to donald trump. >> we'll see if it has an impact. jon karl, thanks very much. i know you'll join us for the live coverage with our team that is at noon eastern. michael. >> all right, thank you, george. now to that dangerous winter storm system causing a deadly pileup in texas involving more than 100 vehicles and killing at least 6 people. ginger is tracking the very latest on that and the new cross-country storm on the move this morning. good morning, ginger. >> michael, you know that classically deceptive freezing rain is what caused that accident. on i-35. people say, it's raining, i'll

get in the car and go. what they don't realize is, it's colder at the surface so the rain falls and hits the subfreezing ground or, in that case highway, freezes on contact and creates a sheet of ice. high-speed wreck after wreck after freezing rain turned parts of i-35 in ft. worth, texas, into a disaster zone. more than 130 vehicles twisted and mangled for more than a mile and a half of that busy highway. 65 people injured. 6 people lost their lives. crews working through early this morning to clear the tangled mess. and that was after they went vehicle to vehicle searching for drivers who were trapped in the subfreezing temperatures. alicia stone was grateful to get out alive. >> i was one of the ones who was able to walk away. just hearing the people when we were standing there, you know, yelling for help. >> reporter: that yelling and the screams of those who couldn't get out compounded by the fear that hypothermia would set in. rebecca benson, a nurse on the

front lines of the pandemic, survived the pileup on her way home from a long shift. >> it literally was shaking my vehicle every time they would come and hit the group of cars. it was terrifying. >> reporter: rain falling on subfreezing surfaces also made for horrific wrecks in austin. this 26-car pileup sent five to the hospital and in atlanta, heavy rain caused accidents and this fiery crash on i-75 killing one person. let me take you live to ft. worth where they're still cleaning up i-35. this is now 24 hours later and they still haven't been able to get through all of those vehicles. i also want to show you that we've got a couple more storms. we're going to have anywhere from washington, d.c., to portland, oregon, included in those which i'll track but look at the polar blast for early next week. we are talking about some of the coldest air in houston that they have seen potentially in 70 years. really cold mardi gras ahead,

we're talking even subzero windchills as far south as dallas. guys. >> okay, ginger, thanks so much. we turn to the fight against the coronavirus. the biden administration with that encouraging announcement that the u.s. will have enough vaccines for 300 million americans by the end of july, that's enough to vaccinate every american adult but the white house is warning it will still be months before most americans can actually get these shots so for nearly 35 million americans have received at least one dose and now some of the nation's major pharmacy chains will begin administering vaccinations today. whit johnson is live at a walgreens here in new york. good morning, whit. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. this is part of a new federal program to be able to provide an additional 1 million doses to major pharmacies across the country and while i'm speaking, we want to go live to durham, north carolina, because that's where 64-year-old marcela thompson, you see her in the picture, will be the first to

get a vaccine at a walgreens in this country as part of this new program. and marcela says that's the pharmacy she goes to all the time. there you see the shot. that's the idea behind all of this. that this is a safe and comfortable and convenient place for people. so back here in new york at the walgreens you can see this is where they're preparing for appointments today. people will check in at the desk right here and then they'll be escorted back to a private place where the vaccine will actually be administered behind this door. 6,500 locations across the country are participating in this. walgreens, rite aid, cvs, other major chains, but supply is limited initially so it's important to check online to see if appointments are available near you. >> that's good advice, whit. i want to ask about the biden administration and the news they've got more vaccines coming online, still saying it will take a while to dole out. >> reporter: exactly, but it is good news because the timeline moves up a little bit. the biden administration announcing that they purchased an additional 100 million doses each from both pfizer and moderna. that's a total now of 600 million doses to be available by

the end of july. it moves up the timeline from an initial announcement that said it would be by the end of summer and that will be enough to fully vaccinate, again, with two shots most of the u.s. population. cecilia. >> great news. okay, whit, thanks so much. let's get more on this from dr. anthony fauci. welcome back, dr. fauci. let's pick up on that news on the vaccines, the supply is going to be increasing over the summer but we're still facing many so bottlenecks across the country. how dow we accelerate distribution? how do we break through those? >> george, there are a few things that the president has put into the strategic plan, one, you just heard reported by the correspondent, namely, getting vaccines into pharmacies where people could conveniently get vaccinated. the other is the standing up of at least 100 vaccine centers, community vaccine centers and the other is to use mobile units to get into not easily accessible areas. so those are just three of the

things as you say to kind of loosen up the bottleneck of getting doses into the arms of individuals. you've heard right now we have contracted for a total of 600 million, which would be just enough and maybe a little more to vaccinate everyone with two doses. >> you've had some hopeful words and say it will be open season for vaccinations by april. explain what that means. >> yeah, george. when the advisory committee on vaccinations made the recommendations of the priority of vaccinating those, they will have all the doses you need at the same time and we started off with health care providers, people in nursing homes and they went to essential members of society together with others, for example, who are elderly and then others who have underlying conditions. once you get past the priorities, then you can see essentially say anybody who is anybody can just get vaccinated. i refer to that sort of to make

people understand it as open season. no matter who you are, you can get a vaccine and when you have enough vaccines to do that, then you're going to see a great surge in the number of people who get vaccinated and that's what's going to happen as we go from april to may to june, and then hopefully by july, we'll be at that point where we have enough vaccine for virtually everyone. >> we're expecting to see the cdc guidelines in re-opening schools today. what should parents know about whether it's safe to re-open schools and what should give them confidence that it's okay? >> you know what, i think it's going to be a combination of things. i don't want to get ahead of the guidelines that the cdc will be coming out with imminently but obviously you want to get the schools open, the president has said that he wants to get essentially 100% of the k-8 open in the first 100 days. i think that's doable. what you want to do is make sure it's safe for the students and safe for the teachers and other personnel associated with the

educational system. you can do that by masking. you can do that by getting good ventilation but you could also get that by getting vaccinations to the teachers as quickly as you possibly can. >> as cases and hospitalizations and death come down, we're seeing states more and more relaxing lockdown, montana dropping the mask mandate. here in new york, they're allowing indoor dining again, preparing to have sports venues and concerts open. ohio has lifted its curfew. is it safe to relax these lockdowns now? >> if you do it gradually, george, without turning a light switch on and off -- remember, we had that conversation months and months ago when we were trying to open up america again for the economic reasons. you want to do it. you want to do it gradually and safely as opposed to just turning it on and off right away. there are still going to be the important need to wear masks. i think we still need to do that. you want to avoid congregant settings but you can gradually get to the situation where you might open up restaurants with

limited seating and things like that. but it's got to be done prudently and gradually. >> and when you say need for masks, you mean for quite some time into the foreseeable future, a year, two years, three years? >> i'm not so sure it's measured in years, george, but i think until we get the level of virus to such a low level in the community, and i had said a projection, and it's only a projection, that hopefully by the time we get all the people vaccinated, let's say, 70% to 85% of the people vaccinated, the level of virus in the community could be so low that you could start pulling back a bit on what are stringent public health measures. you don't want to do it all at once but i think we'll be wearing masks for several, several months into the future. >> dr. fauci, thanks again for your time and information. michael. >> thank you, george. all right, thank you, george. and let's take a look at this. the first lady's valentine's day message to the nation popping up

on the white house front lawn overnight. it's always been one of dr. jill biden's favorite holidays and this year she's sharing some giant candy hearts with heartfelt messages for the country like unity, kindness, healing, compassion, courage, peace, hope and, of course, love, george. >> of course. valentine's day is coming. okay, michael, thanks. a lot more coming up here on "gma" including britney spears, lawyers for her and her father are fighting over who controls her estate. the free britney movement fighting back. and the urgent manhunt for a person in the fatal shooting of a yale graduate student days after he got engaged. first back to ginger. cecilia, here's your weekend forecast sponsored by amazon.

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♪ that needs no introduction. welcome back to "gma." we're kicking off the weekend with a little flashback friday, the one, the only janet jackson's iconic "nasty" music video. i can't believe we're saying this -- this is the 35th anniversary of the superstar's hit album "control" and this morning, you have to see the out-of-control janet jackson-inspired "nasty" routine. i was just watching it. even janet watched it. coming up in our "play of the day." you don't want to miss it. >> it is pretty amazing. following a lot of headlines including former president trump's second impeachment trial. it resumes today with the defense, democrats have already wrapped up their case arguing that trump, quote, struck a match and aimed it straight at the capitol provoking the riot warning he could incite violence again.

major developments in trying to vac nate americans against the coronavirus. they're available at some major pharmacies this morning. and coming up, a top executive from walgreens will answer your questions. and take a look at this moment from the australian open. there you see naomi osaka. >> oh. >> look at that. she's taking a little break. very gently putting that butterfly back where it belongs and off the court. nice moment there. she went on to win her match, michael. >> that's probably good luck there, george, by the way. but we're going to begin with britney spears' battle to have her father removed as the conservator of her estate. the pop star's lawyers in court as the free britney movement gains some steam and amy is here with all the details. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this hearing came less than a week after that "new york times" documentary "framing britney spears," and the film sparking an outpouring of support for the singer and putting her

conservatorship back in the spotlight. this morning, the battle over britney spears' conservatorship back in court. lawyers for her and her father, jamie spears, fighting over who controls her estate worth an estimated $60 million. >> i just hope britney feels the support that we all are sending all the love and support. >> reporter: in court thursday, the pop star's lawyer who has previously said the 39-year-old is afraid of her father and refuses to perform while he is in control of her finances alleging, it's no secret his client doesn't want her father as conservator. jamie's lawyers striking back saying that in court documents from 2019, spears herself had requested for jamie to be her sole conservator. ♪ a judge saying bessemer trust which was appointed co-conservator of the star's estate in november will continue its role. both sides agreeing that jamie and the trust need to come to an

agreement and work on an investment plan for the singer's estate. overnight, jamie's attorney telling abc news in a statement that he looks forward to working with bessemer adding, his love for his daughter and dedication to protecting her is clearly apparent to the court. the court hearing comes as a new documentary "framing britney spears" takes a closer look at her conservatorship which was put in place more than a decade ago following what appeared to be a public meltdown, bitter divorce and custody battle and two hospitalizations. >> free britney. >> reporter: the documentary also follows her loyal army of fans in the free britney movement which claims the conservatorship is being used to control her against her will. >> if i'm wrong and one day britney does come out and tells us that we're wrong and leave her alone, we will do just that. >> reporter: on thursday some showing up outside court. >> if i could say something to britney spears, i would say, britney, we're here to support you. >> reporter: earlier this week spears tweeting, each person has

their story and their take on other people's stories. remember, no matter what we think we know about a person's life, it is nothing compared to the actual person living behind the lens. neither britney nor jamie participated in the unauthorized documentary. the next hearings will be in march. as you saw, a lot of people will be watching. cecilia. >> they certainly will. okay, amy, thanks. we turn to bruce springsteen's drunk driving arrest. we're learning new details about the day he was pulled over and what he told the officer, t.j. holmes is here with more. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. we found out about his dwi arrest just days after his super bowl ad aired. it just so happened in that super bowl air he was behind the wheel of a car. that ad has now been pulled and we're getting further details about the incident including his behavior and even down to what type of tequila he was drinking. new details on the arrest of bruce springsteen. ♪ baby, we were born to run ♪ >> reporter: according to a newly released incident report,

the "born to run" singer was stopped by a park ranger in november at the gateway national recreation area getting ready to take off on his motorcycle when an officer says he saw him take a shot of tequila. that officer says he noticed the 71-year-old springsteen smelled strongly of alcohol, had glassy eyes and was visibly swaying back and forth. according to the report, the legendary musician admitted to drinking two shots within 20 minutes and was seen with an empty bottle of patron. when asked, springsteen confirmed he was going to drive out of the park. the document also said he struggled through a field sobriety test. the new jersey icon was charged with three counts including driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area according to the national park service. >> it's no secret the middle has been a hard place to get to lately. >> reporter: jeep quickly took down its brand-new super bowl ad

featuring the boss, his first commercial ever. ♪ born in the usa ♪ >> reporter: in his 2016 memoir, springsteen revealed tequila was his drink of choice after trying it for the first time at 22 years old. hesitant after seeing his father's relationship with alcohol. >> what had i been sweating and worrying about? unlike my father, i was generally a merry drinker, simply prone to foolish behavior. from then on and for quite a while thereafter, the mezcal flowed, tequila. >> this is quite literally a federal case of because of where it happened. he is going through the federal court system expected to make an appearance later this month. we have not gotten any official word from springsteen's camp. >> thanks very much. we go to the hunt for a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a yale graduate student saturday night. u.s. marshals have joined the search for a student from mit and will reeve is in new haven with the latest.

>> reporter: good morning, george. just days after he got engaged and days before his 27th birthday on valentine's day, kevin jiang was shot and killed here in new haven and we are learning more now about that person of interest who was allegedly in the area the night of the murder. this morning, an urgent manhunt for a person of interest in the fatal shooting of yale graduate student kevin jiang. u.s. marshals now joining the search for this man, 29-year-old qinxuan pan, offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to his location and arrest. police say pan was last seen yesterday driving family members near atlanta. according to family pan was carrying a black backpack and acting strange. >> mr. pan should be considered armed and dangerous. extreme caution should be used if you come in contact with this individual. >> reporter: jiang was shot multiple types and found lying outside his car in new haven. investigators say pan was in the area at the time of the shooting. jiang, a 26-year-old army vet

veteran was recently engaged to be married. his fiancee graduated from mit last year and he is currently enrolled at mit. authorities have not yet confirmed if pan knows the victim or his fiancee. >> we are exploring every angle related to this investigation and related to every person involved, the victim, his fiancee, his extended family and to include the suspect or the person of interest that we've identified here before you. >> reporter: jiang's fiancee zion perry told a local newspaper that they spent their last day together ice fishing and cooked dinner together. >> so many people have been sending me messages, have been posting articles or comments on facebook. that's just so amazing, all the people that kevin touched. >> reporter: police say pan is not a suspect in the investigation at this time, only a person of interest. his current whereabouts are unknown. cecilia. >> okay, will, thank you so much. coming up next, after that deadly wreck on icy roads in texas, and with more bad weather

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>> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. with these freezing temperatures a lot of the snow that's fallen over the past two weeks just isn't melting. just take a look at this right here. even if some of it does melt during the day, it is then freezing right back up again at night creating that dangerous and invisible black ice. these are real hazards on the road right now. icy conditions turning the morning commute into a nightmare in ft. worth, texas, wednesday morning. across the country, slick roads and freezing weather leading to massive pileups and devastating accidents in recent days. including this truck that plummeted 70 feet off a wisconsin highway overpass. the driver lucky to be alive. >> 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: so what do you need to know to stay safe when

driving on frozen roads? >> take your time. allow plenty of following distance between yourself and the vehicle in front of you. >> reporter: sergeant lawrence peele of the new jersey state police saw the video of that crash in texas. >> so at the end of the day, if you find yourself in one of these pileups, stay in the car. that is the best recommendation. >> absolutely. you want to be inside of a vehicle to give yourself that layer of protection. >> reporter: unless, of course, you smell fumes or smoke. experts say your tires, make sure they are in good condition and if the treads are worn down replace them right now. to show how dangerous low tread tires can be we went to the "consumer reports" auto test track in 2019. >> a tire that has a good grip will stop in a shorter distance. >> reporter: at 60 miles per hour on a wet track we slam on the brakes while computers in the car measure the distance it takes for the car to stop. with brand-new tires, the car stops at 161 feet.

but when we hit the track with low tread tires. >> we'll do the same speed 60 miles per hour. >> reporter: the car stops at 202 feet. that's about 40 feet farther than with the new tires. and back here live in fairmont, new york, where it's 15 degrees right now, and i want to show you black ice we've been talking about. it may look like a wet road but this is nothing like driving on wet roads so just make sure that you have your cruise control feature off when you're driving in conditions like these. michael. >> all right, thank you for all that important information, gio. thank you so much. and coming up next, everybody, we have our "play of the day." ♪ music playing ♪ ♪ ♪ my life my life, my life, my life ♪ ♪ in the sunshine ♪ ♪ ♪everybody loves the sunshine♪ ♪

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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." rite aid pharmacies will start administering covid vaccines in seven states today. rite aid says it expects to get 100 doses per store to start. the pharmacy cautions that appointments will be difficult at first but they expect that to get better within a few weeks. let's check in with mike for our forecast. hi, mike. >> thank you very much. let's jump outside from sutro tower where we had more than a half of an inch of rain. we still have a few light showers showing up on live doppler 7, but that's just about over. tonight through tomorrow morning, we'll have drizzle and

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. trump on trial. the former president's legal team preparing for their defense this morning after democrats closed their case insisting trump knew exactly what he was doing. >> he struck a match and he aimed it straight at this building at us. >> warning there could be more violence again if the senate does not convict. trump spotted on the golf course as senators weigh his fate. winter blast. the cross-country storms on the move with more snow and black ice. plus, the polar plunge sending windchills plummeting below zero for millions. race to vaccinate. a top walgreens executive joins us live answering your questions about how to get the shot for yourself and family members and the new warning about mammograms and covid vaccines.

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a big surprise and a whole lot of puppies, you guys. >> yeah, we love puppies here and that pack of doodles. you said it earlier, they call themselves the dood squad, that's d-o-o-d, not to be confused. also coming up this young man may be the most romantic. he warranted to propose to her at disney world. when covid hit he brought the magic kingdom to her to new jersey so she would have the proposal of their dream. >> we'll give them a big surprise. first the latest on the second impeachment trial of donald john trump entering the final face, his lawyers set to make their case after the democratic prosecutors wrapped their case saying that the president's words and actions prove he incited the january 6th siege of the capitol warning it will happen in the future if the senate fails to convict. back to rachel scott, good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning and trump's defense team will counter those claims today arguing that he did not incite

the riot and insisting that the words that he said on january 6th were all protected under the first amendment. this morning, former president donald trump's legal team is preparing to mount their defense following a blistering presentation from democrats. warning that if the senate does not convict the former president, the violence will be allowed to continue unchecked. >> if we pretend this didn't happen or worse if we let it go unansw unanswered, who's to say it won't happen again. >> reporter: they say there is no doubt. trump knew exactly what he was doing when he told his supporters to march on the capitol and, quote, fight like hell and that he showed no remorse for it. >> he struck a match and he aimed it straight at this building at us. >> reporter: playing videos of how the crowd reacted to his words that day. [ crowd chanting "fight for

trump" ] >> thank you. >> you have to show strength. >> yes. >> reporter: insisting those supporters believed they were taking direct orders from their commander in chief. but the majority of the republicans in the room unmoved and as the senate weighed his fate trump was on the golf course seen in these photos from "the daily mail." his lawyer david schoen ready to claim trump did nothing wrong. >> he has condemned the violence and doesn't in any way want to be associated with what happened in this violent incident. >> reporter: only a handful of republican senators appear to be keeping an open mind, one of them, senator bill cassidy, was spotted inside taking extensive notes. he wants to hear from trump's team why it took him so long to condemn the violence that day. >> thanks very much. i know you'll join us for our live coverage with our team at noon eastern. michael. all right, george, we're going to turn back to that

dangerous weather that's on the move across the country. ginger is tracking the very latest this morning on more snow, ice and the bitter cold blast. good morning again, ginger. >> good morning, michael. the last thing we need for these roads is more ice and snow but that's what's going to happen. let me share with you what happened in ft. worth, texas. this was about 24 hours ago and they're still cleaning up i-35. still shut down because that -- it was a tenth of an inch of freezing rain. rain falling on that subfreezing surface creating a sheet of ice. you had 130 cars involved that stretched for a mile and a half. that wreckage had six people killed and 50 people injured. i want to bring you other images and this would be from the storms that are coming because there's more. it's just a series of them moving across the one ha created that issue in texas is moving out. but we've got another for washington, d.c. with some freezing rain possible tomorrow and then the third that's going to go as far south with snow as

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♪ a little bit dangerous ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this friday morning. and i got to say it's a brighter morning, amy is joining us now and i love the sun-colored dress, amy. you're waking us up this morning. i love it. we want to make sure everybody, do not miss "gma" saturday's big valentine's extravaganza filled with surprises, cecilia. >> we are excited about that, michael. thank you. right now we want to get to our cover story and the news that some of the nation's biggest pharmacies have started offering vaccinations. earlier this morning we saw that very first patient getting a vaccine at a walgreens there in durham, north carolina, live here on "gma" and joining us to walgreens gro walgree walgreens -- talk about the

rollout is the walgreens group vice president of pharmacy operations, reena shaw. thanks for being with us. good morning. >> good morning, thank you so much for having me. >> well, i want to get right to it. so many have this big question on their mind right now. when will they be able to get a vaccine, so when will walgreens be able to get a vaccine to everybody who wants one? >> it's -- first of all, we're really excited about this next milestone of the program and what that means is that the cdc and the federal government has given pharmacies vaccines so we can start immunizing. i along with everyone else are looking forward to the vaccine but still have to be patient because there's limited vaccine available. so every state has their eligibility criteria that's in place and patients are to follow that eligibility criteria in order for them to get vaccine and we have everything listed out on the site to see when you're eligible, where you can get vaccine so you can schedule an appointment. >> walk us through the process. if someone wants to get their vaccine through walgreens, where do they start? >> yeah, the great thing is we have multiple options, the first is you can go online. you can go online, be able to understand when are you eligible to get the vaccine and then schedule your appointment.

as you mentioned at the very beginning, it is limited so slots are filling up really quickly. once you schedule your appointment, you can schedule both dose one and dose two and you receive a confirmation. for those that may not be able to go online, you can also call us, call our store and for the stores that will be offering vaccine, they will be able to also schedule an appointment when appointments are available. >> okay, well, we have viewer questions here. i had to put my glasses on so i could read them. they're coming in over social media. the first from ruth and she had this question on facebook for you. she asks, i'm wondering if we get the first shot at one location can we get the second one of the same kind at a different location? >> ruth is asking a great question, so when you get your first shot, you can get it at one location. when you schedule your second dose you can change where you want to get that vaccine so can

you choose the store as long as there's appointments available, you can choose a different location as long as they have appointments and inventory. >> okay, i've got a question for you from stephanie, i have the same one in my own family that a lot are trying to help their parents get these vaccines. she's tweeting, my parents are elderly and live at a distance from me. can i arrange for them to get the vaccine from where i am? >> great question, stephanie. that's something that actually i was doing for family members. you can. you can go online and as long as your parents -- anyone that's elderly are able to schedule -- get an appointment or get the information registered online you can schedule on their behalf. even more importantly, we just recently launched a partnership with uber in which those patients that are in underserved communities, black and brown communities, we will be offering rides to patients that are looking for transportation so as soon as you sign up for an appointment you'll get a confirmation as well as a link to go ahead and be able to

schedule transportation for your patients to the store, so it's a way to ensure we're reducing any barriers in place to ensure patients are able to get to the store and get vaccinated. >> such a crucial step. so great to hear you're doing it. one more from jamie on facebook and she ask, what is the plan if people don't show up for their vaccine appointments? i keep hearing stories about vaccines going to waste and i want mine. >> i know, every -- there should be no dose that's left unvaccinated and so that's one of our policies at walgreens. ultimately in case someone does cancel an appointment, we have a process in place to ensure that we're reaching out to patients or if there are patients that are interested we can reach out and ensure that those patients are immunized and so ultimately every dose that's at our walgreens locations will be administered. we just have a process in place to ensure that there's extra patients available that we can immunize in case that does

happen. >> really great information. thanks for your time. >> with the vaccine rollout ramping up a new recommendation for women about waiting to get a mammogram after getting your covid shot. chief medical associate dr. jennifer ashton has more on that. break down what this recommendation is and why. >> yeah, amy, props to the society of breast imaging, the radiologists who interpret mammograms because they're seeing in realtime some enlarged lymph nodes in women who have had the covid vaccine and they don't want that to produce confusion with results of their mammogram so they're offering some suggestions. if possible, one of them is to get your mammogram before your first shot or wait four to six weeks after your second shot and important, amy, talk to your radiologist and your doctor. let them know which arm you've been vaccinated in and when. this is so important. >> dr. jen, i was just talking

to someone this week who was telling me about the swollen lymph nodes that but that could actually be a good thing, correct? >> yeah, this is your body doing its job and so you want to ideally get those doses in the same arm but the most important thing is to realize that just seeing an enlarged lymph node in an armpit. we call it axillary lymph nodes without a breast finding is not necessarily a sign of breast cancer. >> right, because normally that would be an alarming thing to see a swollen lymph node or feel one underneath your arm. >> it could be, but, again, we see that very commonly. this is just your immune system doing its thing. >> very good to reiterate and to know, dr. jen, thank you. cecilia. we want to turn to the latest on the bachelor nation controversy. during the first season ever to feature a black bachelor rachael is apologizing for past racist comments on social media and erielle has more. >> i'm already completely falling in love with you. >> reporter: overnight rachael

kirkconnell apologizing after recently uncovered racially insensitive social media posts, writing on instagram, at one point i didn't recognize how offensive and racist my actions were but that doesn't excuse them. adding, i was ignorant but my ignorance was racist. >> she's not making any excuses but let us remember that an apology is the bare minimum. an apology is just the little step in the right direction. >> reporter: kirkconnell found herself in hot water after this, a tiktok went viral claiming to show her liking posts with the confederate flag, and even sharing qanon conspiracy theories, and just last week a post on reddit allegedly showed the contestant at a 2018 old south formal, plantation themed party. on tuesday the franchise's host, chris harrison addressing the photo in question in an extra interview with former bachelorette, rachel lindsay. >> rachel, is it a good look in 2018 or not a good look in 2021?

>> it's not a good look ever because she's celebrating the old south. if i went to that party, what would i represent at that party? >> reporter: those comments sparking major backlash and an apology from harrison writing on instagram, i took a stance on topics about which i should have been better informed adding, what i now realize i have done is cause harm by wrongly speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism. >> you have the base, the spokesperson of that franchise say the things that were said this week and it lets you know the work isn't done. >> reporter: and now kirkconnell saying she wants to help prevent others from making the same offensive mistakes she's made writing, i don't think that one apology means that i deserve your forgiveness, but rather i hope i can earn your forgiveness through my future actions. >> so i am now going to hold her accountable for the things she said in her statement and expect to see her act on them. words are only part of it. we need to see what those actions are.

>> reporter: and 25 women of color from this season of "the bachelor" wrote a letter together condemning any defense of racism and saying they will continue to advocate for change. cecilia. >> okay, erielle, thanks. we head to ginger now. cecilia, winter storm warnings from seattle to portland. we've got images coming in from there. the road is a wreck too. two to six inches. freezing rain, columbia river gorge has a blizzard warning then one of our colleagues was driving, oh, tough. than good morning. welcome to friday. we've got sun and clouds and seasonal temperatures for the afternoon hours. how about some drizzle and waves of light rain tonight through tomorrow morning and the possibility of showers sunday evening and a better chance monday. 57 to 62 degrees today. tonight with all of the cloud cover and rain, we'll hang out in the upper 40s to low 50s. my accuweather seven-day

forecast, after saturday now to celebrating the lunar new year. a special day for more than a billion people with roots in asian culture, it is now celebrated around the globe with gifts, traditions and, of course, food. juju chang has more. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, celebrations across the country taking center stage. the lunar new year known for vibrant dances and decorations, a major holiday for 1.5 billion people around the world. it's often called chinese new year but it's not just the chinese who celebrate. many asian cultures take part. >> chinese new year is fun. i always try to decorate as much as possible. >> reporter: instagram influencer phoebe came to the u.s. for college. now back home in china using her feed to share her heritage. >> i feel like i definitely have that responsibility to share as much as i know and as much as i can on social media.

>> reporter: like the hidden meaning behind the chinese tradition of giving money in red envelopes to younger family members and friends. >> red envelopes symbolizes good luck, good fortune and best wishes for the remaining of the year. >> reporter: like so many cultures many of the new year traditions involve tasty dishes. >> food is how asian people express love and plays an important role for this festival. >> reporter: for chef jason wang in new york, he's got that covered. saying the traditional dishes he makes start with noodles. >> they represent a long life. as a way to bring longevity to those around you. >> if you love dumplings, he says they symbolize the moon connecting back to the lunar new year. >> the dumpling is plump so it represents a full year, so it's something that symbolizes how you're going to have a nice and full year ahead.

>> reporter: born in china, coming to america at age 8, his tribute melds chinese and american cuisines. >> we have a little treasure such as maybe a menut or a piece of shrimp inside one or a few and the person that eats that dumpling is like the winner of a special prize. >> reporter: like all holidays wang and ba agree it's not how you celebrate but with whom you celebrate that makes it count. now, it's often referred to as chinese new year but so many asian cultures including koreans like me celebrate. when we were kids we used to make handmade dumplings but not today. in this freezing cold weather, i bought frozen, prepackaged dumplings as well as frozen rice cakes but don't feel bad. i'm sure the crew and i can get some microwaves somewhere. i know that you guys in the studio are going to slice into

some hot and steamy dumplings in a treasure hunt for the lucky one but i for one am happy to say good-bye to the year of the rat and hello to the year of the ox. slow and steady, guys. >> juju, we are right there with you. we're going to dig in and happy new year, everybody. juju, thank you. we want to thank jason who you just heard from. he was kind enough to send over dumplings, one with a peanut filling. >> i think you got it. >> i'm looking. >> we'll find out. stay tuned. over to you, michael. >> well, i tell you what, i didn't get any so you two enjoy. i wish i had some of those right now. you're making me hungry. we turn to a new docu-series spotlighting the masterminds behind the scenes of hip-hop who ushered giants like snoop dogg and iced tea to fame and submitted the genre as a force in america. janai norman has more.

>> to me hip-hop is way more than music. it's a culture. >> reporter: this morning, five unsung figures who are the forces behind some of the biggest names in hip-hop are being revealed in a new six-part fx documentary called "hip hop uncovered." >> you cannot have success in the music business without at the very least shaking hands with the quote/unquote underworld. >> reporter: these so-called power brokers of the genre opening up for the first time. this is a different kind of hip-hop docu-series so tell me for you guys what sets this apart. >> we got dr. dre, snoop, iced tea. before you get to them you go through a human story. >> reporter: one of eugene henley, a/k/a big u. >> his role in rap, he would be the godfather. >> reporter: former gang leader -- >> i respect his set.

>> reporter: he's a former gang leader who doesn't shy away from the street life, and he was behind acts like the late nipsey hussle who tragically passed away he shaped into it what it is today. >> every part of hip-hop, is because of that. >> reporter: janai norman, abc news. >> we'll be right back, everybody. hip-hop. >> reporter: for "good morning america," janai norman, abc news, new york.

>> 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." the city of san francisco has filed a new emergency court order to force its public schools to reopen. the city alleges the district's decision to keep classrooms closed is violating children's constitutional right to attend school. the city attorney included testimony from hospitals, doctors and parents on the emotional toll distance learning is taking. a court hearing on the order is set for next month. check out the saturation in the hills this morning. a little damp. most of that is almost gone and that's the only real issue for your commute. we had a few showers across the south bay. but even live doppler 7 is showing that's going away.

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abc7 bay area. you can see today's episode of "live with kelly and ryan" on our digital channel 7.2 ♪ sweet home alabama ♪2 ♪ where the skies are so blue ♪ yeah, welcome back to "gma." we are so excited to talk to our amazingly talented next guest. ♪ lord i'm coming home to you ♪ >> yeah, sorry. she is an oscar, emmy and also a golden globe winner, actress, producer, and a book lover and her book club is nearly 2 million followers. let's say good morning to our good friend, reese witherspoon. reese, good morning. >> hi, everybody. >> hey, hey. you know, first we want to congratulate you on two new additions to the family, because you have minnie and major, your two new puppies, adorable, of course.

what is a dog's life like at your house? >> it's really a good life over here. there's a lot of pampering. there's a lot of ordering of new dog toys. that's major. he's our new black lab puppy and there's my son with him. and this is minnie pearl. >> ah. >> and minnie pearl, i understand, she likes to read with you, reese. tell us -- is she a member of the book club? >> she is. you know, she mainly likes thrillers and stories about murder. she does. >> we're just going to run a video of minnie pearl on repeat all morning long. i mean that's just too ridiculous. you've got a big announcement you want to share. what's cooking? >> yeah, so just a couple weeks ago we launched the reese's book club app and a lot of people have asked how do you join reese's book club. we're on instagram but we launched this app and it's all free, but it's a way to kind of engage. we have discussions, we have

giveaway, we have ways you can buy each book, so it's a great way for people to connect with each other. i'm on there last night talking about my favorite books and just go a little bit deeper into the experience. >> and the cool thing and know this about you is giving back. the app helps pay it forward as well so tell us about that. >> yeah, it was really important to me that all the proceeds from buying books onthis app go towards the readership which is increasing literacy across the country and also helping get different women's books published. you know, one of the real barriers to getting your story out there, having it published so we're hoping to help more people get their stories told and more writers to highlight. >> that is so huge. okay, reese, we've got to ask, i can't believe how is it possible it's been 20 years since "legally blonde" came out now all waiting for "legally blond 3." mindy kaling is writing the

script. can you give us any secrets? >> i mean, mindy and i trade ideas all day long, so we're really good friends. it's a dream come true that she's actually stepping into the mind of elle woods and reimagining it and have fun and send memes all the time. there was a meme that came out that we were sharing with each other and it's just going to be exciting to see what she comes up with. >> i know, reese, you have been staying very busy during quarantine. we've been watching you on instagram and actually enjoyed seeing your youngest enjoying hanging around the house. when i say hanging, i mean literally hanging around the house. how has quarantine life been with the family? >> you know, it's a lot of zoom school over here. a lot of covid testing because i've gone back to work so it's just -- it's a lot of kids at a lot of different loefflers that we are, you know, so lucky and blessed to have our health and my parents got vaccinated so i feel really, you know -- that

things are moving forward in a great way for everyone in this whole country and across the world. >> yeah, that is good news. reese, we are so glad you were able to join us. thank you so much and good luck to you in this projects, the app is available for download right now. t.j. is at the famous bridal salon kleinfeld getting ready for one of "gma's" most romantic

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♪ one kiss is all it takes ♪ welcome back to "gma." yes, it is almost valentine's day and we have a special celebration, our "gma" love fest. >> i know, we had some great music playing in back. we teamed up with a romantic guy who wanted to surprise his bride-to-be and t.j. is hiding around the corner at the famous bridal salon known from "say yes to the dress." kleinfeld. >> wait, hiding around the corner. that didn't sound creepy at all. hiding around the corner? i'm the "gma" love ambassador. yes, i'm at kleinfeld's. there is a reason i'm here and, look, love in the time of covid can be difficult so decided we wanted to help out a little bit and the couple we wanted to help out happens to be right here. now, brady is behind that mask. he doesn't look very surprised. she, daniella is wondering what in the world is going on.

i'm t.j. from "good morning america." >> hi. >> the show that you are currently live on. >> oh, okay. >> we are here now because of this guy. >> oh. >> he wanted to make this a very special valentine's day for you during covid, a pandemic, it can be difficult. but he found a way to pull it off with our help so what i need you to do right now is take a look. ♪ >> she's extremely bubbly and makes me laugh till it starts to hurt sometimes. i absolutely adore her. >> reporter: brady and daniella's story began when they were high school sweethearts and continued from promposals to college football games to graduations. >> she is a sweetheart. she'll do anything for anybody and she's just the love of my life. >> reporter: after college graduation last spring brady wanted to ask the love of his life to spend the rest of her life with him and he wanted to propose at her favorite place, disney world. >> but, unfortunately, with covid and the restrictionses put on everything we couldn't go. we wanted to pivot and move

it -- try to bring disney home to her. >> oh, my god, i'm going to die actually. i might pass out. >> will you marry me? >> oh, my, god, yes! mwah. >> she means everything in the world to me and, you know, doing this stuff for her is, you know, my way to show her how much i appreciate her. [ horns beeping ] >> how much i love her and, you know, how special she is and that she's not like everybody else. >> reporter: now he is going above and beyond for his disney princess writing a special letter to her for valentine's day. >> they say love is the one thing in life that meme struggle to find, something that is not guaranteed but something we all desire. luckily enough i found you. bringing disney home to you was a special way to show you how much i love you and that nothing can stop our love from growing. i love you with all my heart and cannot wait to see what our

future holes together. winnie the pooh said it bet, if you live to be 100, i want to live till 100 might news one day so i never have to live without you. love, brady. >> he got a winnie the pooh quote in there. how do you even do that? let me have your reaction. all of this is a little overwhelming. live tv on "good morning america," what do you think about what you guys are doing? >> this is just crazy. i'm so surprised. i like don't even know what to say. >> there's more coming but right now i'll give the floor to you, brady. what is it you want to say. >> i love you with all my heart and i hope that this -- this valentine's day surprise is, you know, the best one yet, so i hope you're really surprised and i hope you love it. >> i love you. thank you so much. >> oh, that -- don't you just love it? okay, now we are not done here yet. because we are at a bridal shop for a reason. i need you two to come with me, come with me, come with me. we'll make our way over to a

string of dresses here. i don't know, daniella what your dress budget was. what was it? no, don't tell me. well, that's your spot there. your little mark. i'm in front of just five of dozens of disney collection dresses by allure bridal. you, dear lady, are able to pick any dress from that collection you want at any price point and it's yours. we got cinderella, tiana, jasmine, snow white in here but there are dozens you can choose from and any one you want to pick -- >> you don't have to do it right now but is there one you're eyeing? brady, is there one you're say dag finish >> whatever one she loves the most is the one i love. >> this dude is too much. he is just too much. there is one more surprise. he's been in on all this coordinating with brady but there's one thing he doesn't know about and it's in that box right there. so please, someone do the honors and open it up.

>> up to you. >> so hand the one to him that belongs to him and you take yours. you can both put those on, now, i know you plan to get engaged at disney world and that didn't work out but you guys are still going to be able to go because disney is giving you guys a four-night honeymoon at disney world whenever you feel comfortable and ready to travel but you're still going to get your disney world experience that's going to be for your honeymoon. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> has he outdone himself this time around? we know -- >> he always outdoes himself but, yes. >> how difficult has it been? it's love in the time of covid kind of a thing but are these harder to pull off -- glad to help you out. >> there's a couple obstacles not being able to go where we wanted to do and do everything we wanted to do but i think it worked out for the better. we were able to include our families more at home and now

we're here with you guys, so it seems to work out. >> daniella, your final reaction before we send it back to our studio. >> i'm amazed and shocked and so blessed to have this man in my life. look at this. oh, well, he is special. some of you fellas at home, y'all are going to have to step your game up after watching brady here. he got -- he got a winnie the pooh quote and it sounded romantic. it sounded good. that's impressive, guys. we'll see them down the road. >> we are happy for them and, t.j., you are truly the "gma" love ambassador. >> in every way, t.j. >> you got it, guy. >> thank you, my friend. we'll head back to ginger right now. >> oh, 100 year, minus a day. so romantic. i wanted to share this with you because it wasn't just ice on roads but ice on the side roads in much of texas, this is in josephine north and east of dallas. yeah, that man is ice skating on his, you know, neighborhood

street. so that's the type of ice we were talking about with the freezing rain causing that glaze and the valentine's day city, we love doing this, kissimmee florida, 80. that sounds nice, love, t., going for 31 with the good morning. any of the showers across the south bay will be gone by 9:00. a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. 57 to 62. a chance of rain tonight and again sunday night into monday. after that, sunshine and warmer. and now as we continue to r. celebrate "gma's" love fest heading into valentine's day weekend we have an exclusive first look at two magical new gowns, bridal gowns inspired by disney's "beauty and the beast" and allure bridals. take a look. ♪ tale as old as time ♪ >> reporter: it's a tale as old as time. ♪ beauty and the beast ♪

>> reporter: the animated classic celebrating 30 years of magic and so is disney's fairy tale weddings and honeymoons. disney and allure bridals marking both anniversaries with stunning new belle inspired gowns. >> we wanted to create more sparkle, more drama, really focusing on belle's personality. >> reporter: first up the belle mainline dress. >> we designed a rose motive, scoop neckline with a great a-line silhouette. also a layer of sparkle tulle beneath. >> reporter: the belle platinum design in these embroidered rose appliques are encrusted with over 30,000 beads, sequins and crystals throughout the entire design and we used over 132 yards of fabric. >> reporter: other new designs include snow white, jasmine and tiana looks. >> all of our disney princess styles are offered in the size 0 to 30 to really make any bride's

dreams come true. >> and you can see more gowns from the new collection on goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, the dood squad, how these devoted doodle owners are celebrating galentin

♪ who let the dogs out ♪ well you know what that song mean, we're back with a special edition of pet of the week. use the qr code on your screen to send us your pet picture. >> this morning we're getting a dose, a big dose of puppy love with a cool crew known as the dood squad and the amazing ladies in their lives in honor of galentine's day. take a look. >> all: we are the dood squad. >> reporter: this valentine's day, the dood squad, seven happy doodles and their human gal pals celebrating valentine's in a different way.

this year they're putting doods before dudes. >> for us we love our dogs and i think that creates a special bond between all of us girls and so when we can really tie in our dogs and our love for our dogs and the dogs all around us -- >> reporter: bonding over puppy love and precious pictures. >> we try to make basically a hallmark picture come to life. the dogs get time together where they play and get rid of all their crazy energy and then the girls get to connect. >> reporter: and the meaningful connections don't stop there. >> we go to hospitals and nursing homes and schools and we help with reading programs and our dogs and us get a chance to visit with people and there's nothing like walking in with a dog and seeing someone who is ill or in a nursing home and the smiles they get. >> reporter: the dood dogs doing work for the whole community. >> they make people feel like they have some unconditional love and we're happy to bring it because we actually see the

results each and every time. you know what, the dogs love it too. that's the best part. >> how do you get them to sit like that? mine never sits still. joining us now from atlanta, kim mcnamara, one of the moms of the dood squad. good morning, kim. >> good morning. >> you got to tell us what these doodles have taught you and your fellow doodle moms about love. >> such a good question. dogs love humans and unconditionally which has taught us a diverse group of seven women to love, respect and value each other. it's great. >> that is great and, of course, tomorrow is galentine's day where we all celebrate our female friendship so what are you all doing to celebrate to honor the day? >> absolutely, well, pre-covid the girls would get together for a galentine's bump and let the dogs play and take photos for our instagram account. this year we hope to tick a long walk at piedmont park to enjoy

outdoor time together. >> oh, everybody looks so cute in those pictures. kim, thank you so much. we love having you here. >> thank you for featuring us. >> happy galentine's to all you ♪ ♪ we have the power to harness california's abundant solar and wind energy, but it's not available all day long. use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. they said it couldn't be done but you managed to pack a record 1.1 trillion transistors into this chip

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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." let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco for a look at our accuweather seven-day forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, jobina. look at all of that sunshine, a few leftover clouds are possible and a good day to get out there and run some errands or take some breaks outside. good day. tomorrow we've got some wet weather during the morning hours. best up until 11:00. that's when the showers will exit the south bay. sunday is looking wet. abc news will have coverage of the impeachment trial in a few moments here. we will have coverage on abc7 and streaming on our connected tv app. all you have to download by

searching abc7 bay area. you can see "live with kelly and you can see "live with kelly and ryan" on our digital channel announcer: get ready. cupid is >> announcer: this is an abc news special report, the second impeachment of former president donald j. trump. now reporting, chief anchor, george stephanopoulos. >> good afternoon, and it's just after noon here in the east which means that the trial, the second trial of president trump is about to begin again here on this february 12th, you see senator patrick leahy, the senator pro tem, gaveling the senate into order. today it is the president's turn and his legal team will be taking the stand to rebut what we heard from house managers. here is senate chaplain barry black. >> let's play. mighty god, unsurpassed in both power and