actually speaking of us being old it's the tiktok now. >> yes. mike. good morning, america. double cross-country storms. more than 200 million americans on alert coast to coast, snow and ice sending big rigs out of control on the roads, black ice wreaking havoc. plus, the historic big cold blast slamming the deep south with some of the coldest air in decades, and the dangerous ice storm warning for the east this morning. we're tracking it all. impeachment fallout. former president trump plotting his next move after he was acquitted in the senate for the second time in the most bipartisan presidential impeachment vote ever. now, the republicans who broke ranks facing swift backlash. but the big question this morning -- could trump face criminal charges? race against time. new concerns about those coronavirus mutations.

the uk variant could not only be more contagious, but deadlier as seven new strains of the virus originating in the u.s. are identified. this morning, the states easing restrictions as the cdc director warns "we are nowhere out of the woods" while vaccinations speed up across the country. final rose? after almost 20 years, "bachelor" host chris harrison stepping aside saying he is ashamed after defending past racist actions of this season's front-runner. overnight, former bachelorette rachel lindsay speaking out to “gma” about her interview with harrison. fiery finish. >> whoa! teammates around they go in a hard crash. >> the wild wreck on the last lap of the marathon daytona 500 after a nearly six-hour rain delay, and an initial massive 16-car pile-up all leading up to this surprise winner's unforgettable first major victory. and, royal valentine's day

surprise. harry and meghan announcing that archie's about to become a big brother. the couple expecting their second child. the big questions and the royal reaction this morning. good morning, america. thank you for joining us on this monday morning. we have two big stories. >> hold on a second, michael. welcome back. >> welcome back. michael is back in the house. >> i'll be honest, george, you just scared me to death. i was like did i mess up? [ laughter ] thank you for the welcome back. >> that was my dad voice. >> oh, glad that's over. now we are going to get to the two big stories we're starting with. double storms are pummeling so many parts of the country and the latest on the impeachment trial. there is a lot of fallout this morning after the end of the senate trial on saturday. former president trump not

convicted after the most bipartisan impeachment vote ever. this morning, our new abc news poll with ipsos finds 58% of americans say trump should have been convicted and barred from holding future office, but 83% of republicans believe the trial should not have happened. we do have a lotto get to. much of the country starting the week with dangerous snow, ice and freezing temperatures. hundreds of millions on alert this morning. more than 2.3 million across seven states, waking up without power this morning. >> more than 1.8 million of those people are in texas where marcus moore is there in dallas with the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, good morning. you and i both are texas s look at this. the sidewalk, the streets also packed with snow. this looks like a midwestern city but we're in downtown dallas this morning. temperatures in single digits. the windchill making it feel like it's 11 below and the governor declaring a disaster across this entire state.

this morning, millions waking up in the cold. in el paso -- >> slow down. >> reporter: -- a highway littered with twisted big rigs. this terrifying video in texas, you can see an suv being pulled over, assisted by police when a man starts run. a second car comes rolling down the embankment, slamming into that suv, barely escaping in time. in oklahoma, snow-covered roads making for a messy commute. and the turner turnpike, forced to shut down in both directions after a fiery crash involving two semi trucks and two other vehicles. sending black smoke into the air. several people taken to the hospital. in mississippi, at least five 18-wheelers were involved in this wreck. they are seeing five inches of snow today. watch as this pickup pulls out of a driveway in nashville and then goes sliding sideways down the street. the freezing rains weighing down power lines and igniting transformers in san antonio as temperatures drop below freezing.

>> folks stay off the road so we don't cause a disaster on top of a disaster. >> reporter: across texas, cars unable to find traction. this car sliding and then slamming into a curb. car after car needing a tow to get back on to steady ground. officers out trying to help drivers navigate the dangerous elements, and watch this officer. trying to push that suv back onto secure ground, and when that didn't work, improvising, using the patrol car instead. the other story line here is the al electricity. the demand is so high right now that the energy provider has started rolling blackouts overnight to try to preserve that electricity and this is expected to be below freezing throughout the rest of the week, michael. >> no relief in sight. thank you so much, marcus. millions are also dealing with those bone-chilling temperatures including our alex perez in chicago where they dropped down into the single digits and they had snow overnight. good morning, alex.

>> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, more snow overnight. the arctic cold has had a brutal grip on the midwest, and it just will not let go. now we want you to take a look behind me here from above. this field of snow you're seeing here, that's like michigan blanketed in snow, we've had several days of freezing temperatures and the ice here continues to build, we're also seeing ice-coated roadways which is making driving a nightmare in several places. some people are waking up to temperatures 30, 40 below zero. with those extreme cold temperatures also comes the extreme danger. frostbite can begin to set on exposed skin in as little as five minutes. and to make matters worse, we're expecting more snow here in chicago and other areas today, and later this week. amy? >> all right. this is certainly going to be an active february. thank you, alex. let's turn now to ginger where the big threats are headed next. good morning to you, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, amy.

we're concerned about freezing rain right here in the northeast by tonight, into early tomorrow. also going to see another storm here on thursday. let me take you through those two storms. the one that did all the damage in texas and the plains, oklahoma too, that's the one we're dealing with tonight into early tomorrow. we think up to a quarter inch of ice in northwestern new jersey, parts of the northern hudson valley, they could see some really rough roadways. then you have that second storm developing in the pacific northwest, northern rockies. it's going to dip down. texas gets hit again and we get snow mostly in the northeast changing over to rain by the end of the week. so a lot of people say, oh, it's february. oklahoma city hasn't seen this type of cold in 116 years. >> look at that map. ginger, thanks very much. we turn now to the fallout over the acquittal of former president trump in his second senate impeachment trial. seven republicans broke rank with the president. unprecedented numbers right there, and they are facing a swift backlash right now.

our congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. two impeachments, two acquittals, and now a republican party that's divided over donald trump's legacy and the future in the party moving forward. this morning, a reckoning for republicans after donald trump escaped conviction in the senate for the second time. >> the senate judges that donald john trump, former president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the article of impeachment. >> reporter: even though the final vote fell short of the two-thirds needed to convict it was the most bipartisan presidential impeachment verdict in american history. with seven republicans crossing the aisle to join democrats, declaring that trump is guilty of inciting the deadly insurrection at the capitol just over a month ago. the verdict delayed after a chaotic last-minute push for witnesses by house managers. >> this is an additional critical piece of corroborating evidence. >> reporter: that evidence, an

account from representative jamie herrera-beutler, who came forward with explosive details about a heated phone call between kevin mccarthy and trump. she says that mccarthy begged trump to tell the rioters to stand down. trump allegedly responded, well, kevin, i guess these people are more upset about the election than you are. after republicans threatened to drag out the trial for weeks and delay president joe biden's agenda, both sides eventually agreed to conclude the trial without calling any witnesses. senator mitch mcconnell was 1 of the 43 republicans who voted to acquit. right after the verdict, he torched trump on the senate floor saying he's undeniably guilty. >> no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. >> reporter: mcconnell insists his hands were tied, falling

back on claims that trying a former president was unconstitutional. >> if president trump were still in office, i would have carefully considered whether the house managers proved their specific charge. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi calling it a pathetic excuse, raging at republicans who stood by trump. >> what we saw in that senate today was a cowardly group of republicans who apparently have no options because they were afraid to defend their job, respect the institution in which they serve. >> reporter: but the handful of republicans who voted to convict trump are now under fire, too. the north carolina republican party calling senator richard burr's vote shocking and disappointing and senator pat toomey also feeling the heat, pennsylvania's gop calling his decision a disappointment. louisiana senator bill cassidy now censured by his state gop party, offering a simple explanation why he broke ranks. >> i voted to convict president

trump because he's guilty. >> reporter: the white house made a point of staying out of the impeachment process. but president joe biden did weigh in on that final verdict. he quoted senator mitch mcconnell saying that trump is morally responsible for the violence on january 6th, george. >> we haven't seen former president trump, but he weighed in as well, saying his maga movement has just begun. >> reporter: hinting at his political future, george. we know he's relieved to have this over. now he's plotting his next move. senator lindsey graham said he spoke with trump, and he says the former president is committed to rebuilding the republican party ahead of 2022. he may be acquitted, but his legal troubles are far from over. facing that criminal investigation there in georgia. looking into his attempts to try to overturn the election. so far trump still denying any wrong doing, george. >> rachel, let's talk about that with our chief legal analyst dan abrams. we know about this investigation, and those words from mitch mcconnell and several other republicans saying the president could be held

accountable in criminal trials. >> yeah, and i think that could really make a difference here, coming from people who voted not to impeach. if there are law enforcement officials who believe that a crime was committed but are concerned about the potential political ramifications, you have these senators coming forward and saying this is on you guys. this is up to you to do something about accountability here. >> let's talk about the potential trials he faces right now. you heard about that investigation in fulton county, georgia. explain what that was about, and we also have on a separate matter, the investigations in new york. >> right, there are federal and state investigations. i think the state investigations are of much more concern to him. in fulton country, you're talking about efforts to overthe election, solicitation of election fraud, maybe obstruction of justice. and it's not just the conversation with the secretary of state in georgia.

there were other conversations as well. so fulton d.a. has made it very clear that that is an active investigation. and then in new york, a couple of investigations, the most prominent one coming from the d.a. in manhattan, fighting all the way to the supreme court to get access to his tax returns. and there you got the possibility of bank fraud, insurance fraud, tax fraud, no question that his legal troubles are not over. >> and dan, on that new york investigation the supreme court has had a hold on the subpoena for trump's tax records for several months now. do we have any idea when that might be lifted or what's going on? >> look, i expect that's going to be lifted relatively soon and that's going to be addressed. i think that the goal has been to put this beyond the election, but that case is a much -- almost more concern to some degree, right? because in georgia, you can make the argument, oh, it's political. where's the line? how do you know when it's crossed? in new york, it talks about documents, paperwork from before he was president. if there was insurance fraud or bank fraud, those are cases that are generally pretty easy to prosecute because you have the documents right there.

so i think that that's the one. both are going to be of concern. both we're going to have to follow, but that one is a little bit different even than some of the more political investigations that we have been talking about. >> dan abrams, thank you very much. michael? >> thank you, george. we'll turn now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. and the pace of vaccines picking up. more than 38 million people have received at least one dose in the u.s., and this comes as those new reports of the new uk variant may not only be more contagious, but deadlier. eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: in the race to control the virus, the cdc is now showing preliminary evidence that the uk variant is not only more contagious but deadlier. and here in the u.s., a new study identifying seven new strains of the virus originating here in the states. those variants also possibly more contagious.

cases across the country are down, back to preholiday levels. and states are now starting to ease restrictions. iowa and montana lifting their mask mandates. however, the head of the cdc warning on sunday, now is not the time for people to let down their guard. >> we're nowhere out of the woods and as you know, if we relax these mitigation strategies with increasing transmissible variants out there, we could be in a much more difficult spot. >> reporter: the best defense against those new variants -- vaccinations, which are picking up speed. the u.s. now averaging 1.5 million doses a day. >> i'm relieved. i'm at peace. so, i think this is going to be great. >> reporter: this as the debate continues on how to safely reopen schools. the cdc recommending strict masking, social distancing pods for younger students and cleaning. but saying teacher vaccinations are not a prerequisite to returning to the classroom. >> when you balance the benefit

of getting children back to school with the fact that the rus ru risks are being mitigated if you follow the new guidelines from the cdc, hopefully that will alleviate the concerns on both sides. >> reporter: health officials also reminding people even after you've gotten vaccinated, you should still continue to follow those cdc guidelines. wear a mask, social distance and wash your hands. george? >> okay, eva. thanks very much. let's welcome back dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. welcome back, dr. jha. let's talk about these variants first. what do we know about these seven new variants and whether vaccines can combat them? >> good morning, george. thanks for having me on. we don't know a lot about them yet, and that's not a surprise to see the variants in the united states given how much infection we have had. i expect these variants will be susceptible to the vaccines. we've got to test that out and make sure that's correct. >> this is coming as we're ramping up the vaccines. hit 2 million a day over the weekend, we're averaging close

to 1.7 million over the last week, which is above president biden's goal for now. can these stop that united kingdom variant which we found out over the weekend is more deadly than we first thought? >> yeah, absolutely, and again, first of all, it's great to see the vaccine numbers really ramp up. i do think all the evidence that the uk variant is clearly susceptible to our vaccines. the race right now is to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. >> that's full speed ahead right now. at the same time, you're seeing several states, several cities starting to relax the restrictions. too soon? >> yeah, i wish -- i totally understand while cases are down they want to do. i would say hold a little longer and get the rest of the high-risk people vaccinated. i just wish they could hold off for a little longer. we're following a lot of other headlines including harry and meghan bring valentine's day reveal. they're expecting baby number two. and "bachelor" host chris harrison stepping aside after

dou defending a contestant's past racial comments. this morning, we'll hear from the first black bachelorette, rachel lindsay. but first, back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: we have a busy map, amy. from virginia to maine, we want to focus in on that ice storm warning, up to 4/10th inch of ice. i want everyone to know that the roads will be a wreck by tomorrow morning. and the timing wise, it all starts through the day today, and it moves from south to north, and it's going to be snow on the upper end of it. so syracuse remains snow, up along the canadian border. of course, the chill sticks around. if it ices or even if you get any melting, you get that flash freeze. so black ice could be a problem elsewhere. that's the big picture. let's get the select cities sponsored now by amazon.

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convicted despite the most bipartisan impeachment vote we've seen in american history. seven republicans broke ranks. they're now facing a swift backlash. take a look at this fiery finish at the daytona 500. a stunning massive wreck breaking out on the last lap. it was a marathon of a race after a nearly six-hour rain delay and an initial massive 16-car pileup and this out of control wild finale all leading up to this surprise winner's unforgettable first major victory. underdog michael mcdowell winning it all for the first time. the race ending just after midnight. thankfully no one was injured. >> congratulations to michael mcdowell. good for him. we're going to continue with meghan and harry announcing that big addition to their family. the palace reacting to the good news, and janai norman is here with more. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, michael. good morning. the news not just coming on valentine's day, but coming nearly 37 years to the day when princess diana shared with the world the news that she was pregnant with her second child,

prince harry, of course. as a sign of the times, this announcement, the picture here was taken remotely with an ipad. this morning, a new bundle of joy on the way for meghan and harry. overnight, a spokesperson for the couple telling abc news, we can confirm that archie is going to be a big brother. the duke and duchess are overjoyed to be expecting their second child. sharing this photo of the couple smiling, sitting under a tree. meghan holding her baby bump. their photographer telling british "vogue" the tree of life is behind them, and the nearby garden represents fertility, life and moving forward. a spokesperson for buckingham palace telling abc news the royal family, including queen elizabeth, prince charles and prince william are delighted and wishes them well. if born in the u.s., harry and meghan's baby will be the first senior royal baby born in the states. >> harry and meghan really want to raise their children with influences from both cultures and despite growing up in america when he or she is born, that's exactly what they'll do. >> reporter: harry and meghan's

reveal comes just months after the duchess reveals they suffered a miscarriage over the summer, calling the grief she felt almost unbearable. the 39-year-old writing in an op-ed for "the new york times" last november about the moment she lost her child saying, i knew as i clutched my first born child that i was losing my second. sitting in the hospital bed, watching my husband's heart break as he tried to hold the shattered pieces of mine. i realize that the only way to begin to heal is to first ask, are you okay? >> 2020 was an extremely difficult year for meghan having talked very openly about the unfortunate miscarriage of her child, and we see them in a very happy place, able to announce this news to the world. they're really moving to an exciting new chapter. >> reporter: the family's newest member will join brother archie, but this baby's introduction to society likely to be different than their big brother's. meghan and harry debuted to the press just two days after he was born. >> we're just so thrilled to

have our own little bundle of joy. >> reporter: archie born in the uk before his parents gave up their jobs as working royals and relocating to los angeles. since the move stateside, archie has been out of the public eye. appearing on the couple's holiday card, and recently making his podcast debut, wishing listeners a happy new year with a little help from his parents. >> after me, happy. >> happy. >> new. >> new. >> new year. >> yay! >> reporter: how cute was that. even though the couple has stepped back as senior working members of the royal family this child will be eighth in line to the throne and the first member of the british royal family that would be eligible to run for president of the united states. guys, maybe it's me, but i think that's pretty unlikely to happen. >> you never know these days, janai. >> that's a lot of pressure, come on. >> congratulations to them. we'll turn now to that

"bachelor" bombshell, host chris harrison stepping away from the franchise after nearly 20 years after defending past racist actions of this season's front-runner. this morning, we're hearing from former bachelorette rachel lindsay for the first time since harrison's announcement, and t.j. holmes is here with all of that. good morning to you, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you all. look, this is a franchise that has long since dealt with issues of race, but also some flat-out ak indicatio accusations of racism and racial discrimination on the show. now they have controversy on top of controversy. a one contestant who's under fire for some possible past racist behavior and the host under fire for seeming to come to her defense for that behavior. long time "bachelor" host chris harrison -- >> the most shocking finale in "bachelor" history. this is your last rose tonight. >> reporter: -- is stepping aside. >> there's not going to be a cocktail party.

>> reporter: for now, saying he's deeply remorseful after strong criticism for defending one of this season's front-runners, rachel kirkconnell. >> i'm falling in love with you. >> reporter: kirkconnell becoming the center of controversy after pictures of attending a plantation party a few years ago surfaced, and she's also shared qanon conspiracy theories and liked a photo with a confederate flag. harrison who has been the host since its debut season in 2002 angered many by coming to kirkconnell's defense in an interview last week with rachel lindsay, the show's first black bachelorette. >> is it not a good look in 2018 or is it 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? >> my guess, these girls got dressed up and went to a party and had a great time. they were 18 years old. now, does that make it okay? i don't know, rachel. you tell me. where is this lens we're holding up? was that lens available? were we all looking through it in 2018? >> reporter: on saturday, harrison issued a second apology and announced he's stepping aside for a period of time

writing, by historical racism, i defended it. i'm ashamed over how uninformed i was. i was so wrong. the former bachelorette speaking out overnight to "gma." >> i'm happy that chris is taking the steps he needs to take to realize the gravity of the situation at hand. i think that this is the right move. it was never my intention to see someone have to step aside from a position they've held for 18 years. but as i was sitting there in that moment, it was my intention to say that this is an interview that needs to be seen. >> reporter: kirkconnell is also asking for forgiveness. writing, i was ignorant and my ignorance was racist. now current and former leads standing by lindsay like matt james, the current and first black bachelor, and tayshia adams, the second black bachelorette. >> it was an ongoing conversation that was just filled with so much defense.

>> reporter: people from the past seasons, including 25 women from the current season issued a joint statement writing, just because she is speaking the loudest doesn't mean she is alone. >> i was actually really moved to tears by it. it was unexpected. you're seeing people say i don't want to be a part of that if this is what it's going to be continue to be. >> you have to remember you will see chris harrison the rest of the season. remember these taped early. he's stepping aside. he's not going to do the live broadcast after the final broadcast. how long after that, we don't know. keep in mind, the show has been around 20 years, and before last summer, there was only one black lead, and that was rachel lindsay. those questions of diversity and trying stomato make it more div have been around for a long time. >> thank you, t.j. coming up, presidents' day deals cheat sheet. what you can get right now, and the big ticket tech items, to winter clothes. tems, to winter clothes. who know an open mind is the only kind. who don't need to travel to find something new. who know where to escape, even just for a moment.

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everything and 50% off clearance. >> this holiday weekend is a great time to look for those winter apparel deals. they're making room on their shelves for those new spring styles. so you could really tap into some good stuff. >> reporter: and it's not just winter gear, shopping site deals news predicts 30% of all president's day sales will be on clothing. old navy has up to 50%. dockers, 46% off everything. adidas, 25% off everything. if you're stocking up on staples, victoria's secret has underwear for less than $5 a pair. while we're a long way from the black friday tech sales, a few notable discounts. amazon has the new ipad at a historically low price at $539. that's $60 off what you would pay at the apple store. sam's club members can score a pair of air pod pro ear buds for $179. that's $50 lower than any other big retailer online, and 70 bucks off the apple store price. finally, refurbished laptops are

seeing a big price drop. >> refurbish is a great way to save extra cash. you want to make sure you're shopping from a refurbished retailer and many of the major retailers have their own programs as well. >> reporter: dell refurbished offering 46% off any one item and laptops like this touchscreen chrome book for $559, 23% off its normal price. >> those large-ticket items do have the deepest discounts across the board on holiday weekends like presidents' day. we see a lot of deals on things like appliances for the holiday shopping season. >> reporter: for instance the appliance sales on at best buy and home depot, this front-loading washing machine at home depot, $201 off, a savings of 20%. another savings opportunity, mattresses at mattress firm, up to 50% off. macy's with mattresses discounted and online companies jumping in. nectar and casper saying 15% off, george.

>> becky, we always see these mattresses around presidents' day. i don't know the answer to why we do. how do you cut through all the jargon? >> a great point. there's a lot of marketing speak, so first, you know, the add-in accessories, pillows, sheets, if you don't need them, they're not saving you any money. don't be fooled by that. don't worry about descriptive words. be sure you look at quantitative factors, the number of coils, the density of the foam. you always want to read independent reviews and read the return policy. last summer i was sure i wanted the extra firm mattress, and after two nights of really bad sleep, i returned it. >> live and learn. thank you, becky. for more deals visit goodmorningamerica.com. all right, george. coming up next, we have our "play of the day." you don't want to miss it. ♪ singing in the rain ♪ next level. welco, this phone paired with 5g ultra wideband, wow! the new samsung galaxy s21 is here and it's on verizon 5g ultra wideband,

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. more than 200 million americans on alert coast to coast. the double cross country storms on the move. snow and ice sending big rigs out of control on the roads. plus, the historic big cold blast slamming the deep south with some of the coldest air in decades, and the dangerous ice storm warning for the east this morning. impeachment fallout. former president trump plotting his next move after acquittal in the senate, the republicans who broke ranks facing swift backlash. now could the former president face criminal charges? taking on tax season. what you need to know before you file after navigating 2020. the changes and challenges to consider from stimulus checks to work from home writeoffs and the

best way to gettu your refund. we're breaking it all down this morning. ♪ new this morning, after justin timberlake's big apology -- for his controversial breakup with britney spears and that infamous super bowl moment with janet jackson. now janet's control album soaring to the top of the charts. ♪ >> what she's saying to fans after the fallout. ♪ plus, if you feel like moms don't have time to read, eat, work out or even breathe, this morning, how book influencer zibby owens is bringing together best sellers, helping moms take back their time in quarantine. and we're walking on sunshine. kicking off the week with kevin james and awkwafina and they're saying -- >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. amy, that was one of the

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not only dallas, houston, waking up to their first windchill warning ever, but more than 2 million customers are without power from texas to west virginia. that's when this starts to get dangerous. people are staying in their cars to remain warm. el paso, texas, around a half-foot of snow, interstate 10, one of the pileups, there were several. oklahoma city, interstate 44 with about a half a foot of snow, big-time issues there with some explosions on the highway, and then nashville. nashville, where we see this truck sliding on the road. that's what we're concerned with, more on that on the way. we also have the epic cold. it broke records in north dakota, and some folks were 51 below in one of the towns there. an all-time record, but midland, texas to houston this morning could end up seeing their coldest air temperatures in more than 30 years. to it's so it's a big deal, george.

>> thank you, ginger. we're going to turn now to fallout from the acquittal of former president donald trump and his second impeachment trial. seven republican broke ranks. they're facing a swift backlash. want to go back to rachel scott. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. donald trump hinting at a political future, but the republican party is divided over his legacy and his role in the party moving forward. this morning, a reckoning for republicans after donald trump escaped conviction for the second time. >> not guilty as charged in the article of impeachment. >> reporter: even though the final vote fell short of the two-thirds needed to convict it was the most bipartisan presidential impeachment verdict in american history. with seven republicans crossing the aisle to join democrats. declaring that trump is guilty of inciting the deadly insurrection at the capitol just over a month ago. senator mitch mcconnell one of the 43 republicans to voted to

acquit. right after the verdict, he torched trump on the senate floor saying he's undeniably guilty. >> there's no question, none, that donald trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. >> reporter: mcconnell insists his hands were tied, falling back on claims that trying a former president was unconstitutional. house speaker nancy pelosi calling it a pathetic excuse. raging at republicans who stood by trump. >> what we saw in that senate today was a cowardly group of republicans who apparently have no options because they were afraid to defend their job, respect the institution in which they serve. >> reporter: but the handful of republicans who voted to convict trump are now under fire, too. louisiana senator bill cassidy now censured by his state gop party. offering a simple explanation for why he broke ranks.

>> i voted to convict president trump because he's guilty. >> reporter: president joe biden weighed in on the verdict and he quoted senator mcconnell saying that trump is morally responsible for the violence on january 6th. >> rachel, thanks very much. coming up next, the latest on justin timberlake's apology to britney spears and janet jackson. why he says he failed them. now it's officially tax season, how to handle those stimulus checks. tips on how to file this year. and we're kicking off the week with awkwafina, she's joining us now. we have all that and more coming up on "gma." coming up on "gma." ired during the day, you could be missing out on amazing things. sunosi can help you stay awake for them. once daily sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnea. sunosi worked for up to nine hours at 12 weeks in a clinical study.

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♪ welcome back to "gma." hope you're doing well this monday morning. tomorrow, bette midler joins us. she has a new children's book. we begin with our "gma" cover story after justin timberlake's big apology to britney spears and janet jackson. his fans rallying to support the two women, and now what jackson is saying to her fans as her popular album soars to the top of the charts. janai norman is back with those details. good morning, janai. >> reporter: yeah, amy. justin timberlake making headlines for his apology to both britney spears and janet jackson for missteps he said contributed to a system that contributed to misogyny and racism. his comments coming on the heels of the 35th anniversary of janet jackson five-time platinum album "control". that is now burning up the charts once again. ♪ >> reporter: pop icon janet jackson taking to social media thanking her nearly 4 million

fans for supporting her album and making it number one more than three decades after its first release. >> never in a million years did i ever think this would happen. i really appreciate and i love you so, so much. thank you. ♪ >> reporter: jackson making no mention of justin timberlake after his lengthy apology over the weekend, writing, i am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where i spoke out of turn or did not speak up for what was right, i specifically want to apology -- apologize to britney spears and janet jackson both individually because i care for and respect these women and i know i failed. >> understandably some people, you know, might point out both deserve an entirely separate apology and i think doing it all at once and saying that this speaks to a culture that he helped perpetuate, you know,

he's not wrong that the two are connected. >> reporter: timberlake in part, apologizing for the 2004 super bowl halftime appearance ending in that infamous wardrobe malfunction and an fcc investigation. jackson receiving the brunt of the backlash, allegedly banned from other appearances and removed from projects. while timberlake was invited back to the super bowl, performing the halftime show in 2018 while staying mostly silent over the years. jackson did express some disappointment in timberlake over the ordeal in a 2006 interview with oprah. >> friendship is very important to me. things that you just don't do to friends. in my own time, in my own time -- >> so you do feel like he left you hanging? >> to a certain degree. ♪ >> reporter: timberlake's post prompted in part by the fallout

following the recent he released "the new york times" documentary "framing britney spears" that takes a closer look at her conservatorship, and the way she's been treated throughout her career. >> justin sort of made it seem rightly or wrongly britney cheated on him. like he took control of the narrative. >> reporter: spears and timberlake famously become one of pop music's biggest couples in the late '90s before splitting in 2002. ♪ cry me a river ♪ >> reporter: timberlake releasing the video for his chart-topping hit "cry me a river." painting spears as a heartbreaking cheater. >> he did absolutely was able to skate by unscathed in these -- fw not for these two incidents, but he was able to skate by unscathed in, you know, the britney breakup and the super bowl wardrobe malfunction. if he had been a woman, that would not have been the case. >> in his apology timberlake

saying that the industry is flawed and designed to set white men up for success. saying, quote, as a man in a privileged position, i have to be open about this. because of my ignorance i didn't recognize for all that it was. i can do better and i will do better. at this point, britney has yet to respond. george. >> okay, janai. thanks very much. we're going to switch gears now and get some help with taxes. filing season is open for 2020, and a lot of changes to consider after what has been a challenging year. rebecca jarvis here to break it all down. let's start with those stimulus checks. >> reporter: well, that's right, george, and those stimulus checks that went out from last year, anywhere from $1,200 to $600 on the second round are not taxable income, and about 12 million americans who were eligible didn't actually receive them, and there's a way to get it on your 2020 taxes if you didn't receive them. you can file for what's known as

the recovery rebate credit. this is for anyone making up to $75,000. married couples filing up to $150,000, and that will make you eligible for those $1,200 or $600 checks that went out last year. unemployment benefits. they are taxable income so you do have to file that as taxable income on your taxes, but if you received a form 1099-g that doesn't look right to you, you should know that there was a large amount of fraud we're told on some of the unemployment benefits, and that means that if you received a 1099-g form, george, that doesn't look right to you, that may be fraud and you want to report it immediately to your government. ask them, your local government and state government, ask for a form so you can file appropriately for those benefits, george. >> something to watch out for. and there's a big change for families with children? >> yeah, that's right.

so this year, rather than only having to claim your 2020 income for that earned income tax credit or the child credit, instead you can look at both 2019 and 2020 incomes and decide which one you want to submit because of the hardships families faced in 2020. if your income in 2019 is lower than your income in 2020, then you want to use that 2019 income because that will make you eligible for a greater tax benefit if you are claiming it on behalf of your child's credit. >> so many people have been working from home, can they get a tax break from that? >> we'd all love this. so many people have been working from home. they've spent money to build out their home offices perhaps. the only people who can currently claim that benefit are those who are self-employed. so if you are self-employed, and you're not an employee of another company, you can claim that as a tax credit, and get some deductions on your tax filing. everybody else unfortunately, it's not for you, and you just have to make sure that the space that you're using as a self-employed person is exclusively for your work.

that is what makes it eligible for the tax benefit. >> best way to get a fast refund. >> you want to file e -- e-file. electronics. the thing that will get you the benefits as quickly as possible, that refund as quickly as possible and if you make under $72,000 a year you can go to the irs.gov website and you can do it for free right there, george. >> rebecca, thanks very much. ginger? >> yes, i want to make a little ramen with you. can we do that? little drizzle with you. i just have to show you from north dakota, they froze their ramen, it was 27 below for a low. 6 below was their high. that's kind of artistic. just add the egg. that one was from omaha, nebraska, you've seen the frying the egg when it's hot. now they're freezing it. that's the big picture.

good morning, and a soggy one at that. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. it will be drier and brighter tuesday and wednesday. and then we've got back-to-back storms thursday friday and saturday morning. today mid- to upper 50s along the coast. 58 to 60 around the bay and about 59 to 62 inland. much cooler tonight, mid-40s. here's my accuweather seven-day now to covid, kids and the dentist. a newly released poll finds that 1 in 3 parents say it's been difficult to get dental care for their kids. dr. ashton with more. what it could mean for your kids. good morning, doc. always great to see you, and tell us what this nationwide poll found out. >> michael, this is another example of the ripple effects of covid and we think of dental health as separate as physical

health, but it's really not. it's a critical part. interesting survey findings of parents during the pandemic, they found that 32% found it difficult to schedule an appointment for their child with their dentist. about a quarter found that they had to delay these routine dental visits and 7%, michael, could not get an appointment at all. again, it's important to always think of the indirect consequences of this pandemic and the effect that it has particularly on children. >> absolutely. it's been recommended for children to get regularly cleanings and checkups about every six months, so what can parents do until they're able to get an appointment for their child? >> first of all, i think they're already doing it. one of the good findings of this survey, is while it was hard to get into the dentist's office, parents and children were engaging in more positive behaviors at home.

less sugary beverages, more brushings, two to three times a day, and even flossing. again, kind of a silver lining in there, but to be crystal clear, you don't want to avoid or delay dental care. it's critically important. >> you said flossing and amy looked at me and started laughing. anyway, jen, what should people know about going to the dentist right now? >> well, there's so much fear and concern because of the close proximity that the dentist and the hygienist are working on their patient. to be clear, the ada and cdc have covid guidelines in place since last spring, they've always taken a lot of aggressive steps to protect safety with face shields and masks. they're changing the way they do cleaning. i hate to say it, but they're doing that hard scaling, less of the ultrasound blast to protect everyone in the room.

so i'm a white-knuckle dental patient but it's got to be done. so important. >> doc, thank you as always. the flossing, this is the flossing we do. no, no, no. i was kind of wincing i'm not a huge flosser. but turning now to the new book helping moms take back some time during quarantine. award-winning podcast host, mom of four, zibby owens is bringing us "moms don't have time to," a quarantine anthology with the help of some incredible best-selling authors. erielle reshef has more on this. good morning, erielle. you know a little something about this. >> reporter: i think we all do, right? we're all struggling to juggle what's on our plate right now. zibby owens' new book feature essays from prominent authors. they give some insight on the

things we just don't make enough time to do. >> everything is like in flux. constantly in this book. >> reporter: from her award-winning podcast, "moms don't have time to read books." >> it's all very surreal. >> reporter: host zibby jones interviews a who's who of bestselling authors. about everything from politics to parenting. >> the title of my essay is moms don't have to time to cry. >> my essay is breaking up with my kids. >> reporter: now owens is bringing together dozens of those bestselling authors in a new book of original essays. "moms don't have time to: a quarantine anthology." >> i ask authors who had said something that stuck with me in our interviews. >> reporter: holly says she hopes her essay was never about the dough. it was about learning to make a type of round flatbread growing up in india, and helping women see that their self-worth isn't defined by the praise of others.

>> i was fortunate to grow up in a home with a very feminist father and definitely a mother who wouldn't have stood for being told it wasn't good enough. i saw this everywhere around me, that everything that women did, it was only validated when it was praised by men. >> i feel like i saw that too when i was growing up. it was always women who would clear the dishes and the men got to sit there while we all scurried around. why does my brother get to sit and i have to clean? i feel like i can totally relate to some of these assumptions that are put on women. >> reporter: as a busy mom of four, owens said if you think this book is just for moms, think again. >> so many of the essays are just about life, that's really it. what make life worth living at the end of the day. >> it pertains to all of us.

the proceeds from the book will go to benefit covid vaccines. research here in new york, in honor of her late mother-in-law. her book will be out tomorrow. amy? >> that's great. that's a win-win for everyone, erielle. thank you so much. coming up next here on “good morning america,” we have kevin james joining us live.

♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma." we're glad you're with us on this monday morning and we're glad we have this funny guest who joins us right now. you know from hitch and from the show, one of my favorites the king of queens, now he's starring in a new show "the crew." welcome kevin james. good morning. >> good morning. >> we saw that you recently took your whole family to disney for a few days, does the family have a favorite ride? >> they did it all. they did space mountain, they did them all, and i have a 6-year-old daughter who did it and kind of showed me -- i really, i literally stood by the

stroller every ride, i couldn't pull the trigger. i tried the one roller-coaster i thought i could do the shrinky dog ride from "toy story." that was rough, i got to be honest. >> but you did get behind the wheel of a go-kartgo-kartgo-kart training for new role. ever do some laps at a real racetrack? >> no. you know what, not with anybody else on the track. by myself and i can control everything, but it's scary. it really is. i did one of those gentlemen start your engines. someone brought me out in pace car before. those turns, where they bank, i panicked. he took his hands off the wheel, too. that freaked me out. >> when did you become a nascar

fan in. >> you know very early on, it must have been through wide world of sports. i was a richard petty fan, i would sketch 43 on my notebook. i went as that for halloween one year. i held the steering wheel. it was kind of embarassing. growing up on long island i wasn't exposed to nascar really and again found it later in life when i did a couple of "gentlemen, start your engines," it's an insane world. the experience is completely different. >> you give us a look at it in "the crew." >> we're going make top ten. >> what are you doing? >> what, you guys have some stupid superstition? >> it's science. >> it's not too late, cut your hair. >> no one touches my hair. >> this is unbelievable.

what? wait -- >> what's going on? >> jake's car is supposed to be attached to that. >> a wheel is very important. you got a lot of nascar support. you have a lot of real drivers on the show. ryan blaney is he's always raising your character on the show. are they natural actors? >> blaney was. austin dillon the other guy, they're coming up, they're finding their way, but blaney really annoyed me because he was so good. it annoys when person can master one area of their life and come in front of a live audience, he crushed it. >> kevin, you teamed up again with adam sandler for a nature show on your youtube channel. tell us about it. >> oh, yes.

sandler did kind of like a david attenborough voice. we just followed this weird animal. >> an endangered species i understand. >> yes. i was very bored during quarantine. >> well, you have definitely done some great things, my friend, we're so happy you joined us this morning. you know, the crew is streaming now on netflix. kevin james, everybody, thank you, kevin. >> thanks, guys. appreciate it. coming up next -- awkwafina is going to join us live. we'll be right back. ♪

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♪ we're back now with awkwafina, we loved her in movies like "crazy irish asians" and now she's a voicing a character in the new disney animated film raaya and the last dragon. >> thank you for having me. >> you played the southeast asian disney character tell us about the film and what it represents. >> well, you know, when i first

got the pitched this film and i think at its core it's about unity and trust. the fact that it centers around the first southeast asian princess i thought that was such an awesome thing and of course it was honor. >> your character, the dragon has been compared to robin williams' aladdin. where do you draw your inspiration from? >> well, i mean, first of all that's a very flattering comparison, obviously genie was a huge staple of my childhood. you know, i don't think -- i didn't realize that comparison until obviously afterwards. but, i think, you know, in a way, i think we're all inspired by those characters. so maybe there was some kind subconscious inspiration. you know, disney is so much a

part of my childhood so yeah, that's an honor. >> it certainly is in fact. we'd love to see you in action. i think we have a sneak peek of you as sisu. >> you're glowing. >> oh, thank you. >> no, look. >> this is my little sister's magic. >> your little sister's magic. >> yeah, every dragon has a unique magic. >> okay, what's ■yours n. >> i'm a really strong swimmer. >> all right, that begs the question, awkwafina, do you have a magical power, unique magical power that's all your own? >> if i had a magical power it would be to clear a room by saying something awkward. you know what, i'm going to take off, you know. that would be my magical power for sure. >> you have that magical power and you have your own action

figure, how does that feel to have your own action figure? >> oh, man, that was trippy for sure. there it is. i remember holding it and being like, whoa, and when you shake it, it actually talks like me, it will say a line that i said. i never thought i'd make it to the inside of a toy. obviously i'm going to buy thousands of them and force them upon all my relatives, friends and acquaintances. >> you're joining the marvel universe. anything can you can tell us about the movie or your character? >> oh, man, it's hard. i don't know how much i can share. i can say -- i guess my character katie, she's -- she doesn't do a lot of fitness, i ink, she's not -- she's not -- she's not the fighter in this, i

would say, but she's definitely supportive, she's a good supporter. >> we'll take that. closely held marvel secrets, we know nothing about them. you are by the way, awkwafina a very talented young woman, you're not just an actress and comedian, you went to lack guard ya high school here in new york city and look at you there playing the trumpet. i was told you dreamed of one day playing the trumpet at lincoln center, are we going to see you playing the trumpet any time soon? >> that's a dream deferred. that picture actually is funny, because -- my neighbors hated me. but, it's not the best apartment instrument, i'll tell you that. but, you know, i did, i was super into the trumpet and i bought one over quarantine. i thought, why not.

i did. i was playing silver bells and someone told me to shut up from the streets. there goes that. from the street, can't you just walk by, you know. come on. >> how has quarantine been for you, awkwafina? >> quarantine has been very interesting, you know i spent a couple of months in australia doing the marvel movie, so very different there than here. but, you know, lots of talking to plants, walking around the house naked, all the windows open. it's a lot of spiraling. in the best way ever. >> well, we were certainly happy to spiral with you this morning. that was amazing. awkwafina always a pleasure having you on the program. raya and the last dragon is in the theaters and on diss knee plus, all starting march 5th. let's head over to ginger.

>> amy, i have to say congrats, i think, to kansas, all-time coldest air overnight, dropping to 23 below zero, that's the perfect temperature to do that expert, the boiling water thrown in the air, freezes. the national weather service in wyoming, met good morning. waking up to damp conditions with drizzle and light rain through at least the early afternoon hours, and then tapering late this afternoon into the evening. temperatures will hang out in the upper 50s to low 60s. now after a tough 2020 everyone deference a yes day. you don't wear the world no.

they ha kids get to make the rules for 224 hours. their parents grant all their wishes. jennifer garner has a message for you. >> hey, everybody, do you want to take the yes day challenge? as parents we say no a lot but for one day fulfill your kids' wishes and say yes to all of their silly crazy ideas. and we want to see what they come up with, send us your pictures or videos from one of your fun-filled challenges. you might see it right here on "gma." >> i took the "gm yes day challenge with my boys, and they wanted homemade brownies on the couch watch act movie, not that odd, but it was 9:30 in the morning. i used coconut sugar if that's better. once you have your yes day, share a moment with us by

posting your photos and videos, plus, you got to watch yes day, it's released on netflix march 12th and thanks to our sponsor netflix, we can't wait to see what kids around the country are going to come up for their yes day activities. coming up here on "gma" -- women warriors overseas.

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back now with the inspiring story about kurdish women womenn syria. the daughters of kobani, a story of rebellion, courage and justice. gayle, thanks for coming back to "gma" this morning. you said writing this book wasn't even a choice, something you had to do, explain that. >> i mean, this is really the david versus goliath story, about the women who fought to

hand isis its first battlefield loss. only david also happened to be a woman the story at a time when america was deeply worried about the threat isis posed to the united states, and these women stepped up to fight isis, house by house, and room by room, and town by town. to really stop the threat that isis could pose to folks in the region and of course to the united states and europe. >> they're fighting isis, they're fight agriculture, they're fighting tradition, so important that these women were the commanders and they were seen as the leaders. >> yes, and that was one of the women who led and america's partner, worked with the americans to fight isis said to me, we couldn't let stand a world in which men were able to buy and sell women and in isis was able to rule when they really believed that women had no value at all. secondly to me she turned and said, why did you start this unit? you already had full equality

according to your ideology. she said, we didn't want men taking credit for our work. there's no woman alive who would not understand the universality of that theme. >> tell us about one of the heroes azeema. >> george, everybody has in their family a daughter or a sister or a friend who refuses to take no as answer. determined to lead from the front. you know, isis at one point g gazes her with a bullet, she still shows up at the press conference at the end of this pivotal battle for kobani, where isis had its first loss. she's also a sister, a moment i did an interview with her sister, she told her sister called right in the middle of the battle, i told you to stop calling me. i wanted to show that humanity

amid the inhumanity of the isis fight. >> you tell the story about how they liberated one town and the townspeople said, we thought they made this up. >> an older woman came out and she put her hands on the face of one of the young women after this woman suffered so much under isis and she said, we didn't know if you were real. and honestly, george, i had that same moment sometimes we don't have in our visual library, 30 young women, fatigues and braids with ak-47s going off to fight the islamic state. that was central. >> how did that happen, how did they come to be? >> these were young women and women who at the beginning of the syrian civil war we're going to protect neighborhoods. that was really what they were created to do was to defend their territories and their

culture and what happens is, isis comes and throws on to the global stage, dramatic showdown between the men who bought and sold women and the women who had women's equality right at the center of their ideology. >> just incredible. you're in the early stages of turning this into a screenplay, what do you want americans to take away from this story? >> i want everyone to meet these women, i want americans to know that these are the people who sacrifice so much to help keep america safe from the isis threat. these women faced down the islamic state every single day. >> it's a fas narting story, an inspiring story. thanks very much for the story. "the daughters of

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it's "live with kelly and ryan". today, from the film "raya and the last dragon", awkwafina. plus, performing his big hit "if the world was ending", jp saxe. and a pet picasso from california has created our good news story of the day. all next on "live". and now, here is kelly ripa. [cheering] hey, guys. welcome, it is monday, february 15th, 2021. it is president's day i hope you're all enjoying your day off, your day at home. um... kids are home so we've got to keep it clean, gelman. -always. -can't get dirty today. ryan is still a little bit under the weather,