good morning, america. it's our second hour, and happening right now, tragedy in texas. millions facing a water crisis after the deep freeze disrupted public supply. across the state people being told to boil water to drink, the latest this morning. race to vaccinate, winter weather impacting coronavirus vaccine shipments. the white house saying 6 million doses have been delayed. what we're learning. following a string of violent attacks against asian-americans, an arrest made after a chinese woman was attacked outside a bakery in new york. actress olivia munn, a friend of the victim's family, thanking the nypd and social media for helping identify the suspect. we're going to hear from the daughter of the victim plus the latest straight from olivia munn in our "gma" cover story.

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we've got the inside scoop ahead in "binge this." first a look at our top story this morning. . manytates being told to boil their water because of utility failures due to that extreme winter weather. in texas, massive power failures shutting down water treatment plants. plus, countless individual disasters due to burst pipes in homes. thankfully the situation is improving. houston reporting power is being restored to thousands of customers. three days ago more than 1 million customers were in the dark. more good news, help is now pouring in to texas from across the country with communities trucking in emergency water supplies. so let's go back to abc's trevor ault who has been witnessing all of this in houston. trevor, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning, dan. so texas is battling back from the depths. much of the power is restored, but millions are still likely multiple days away from clean water and while this state has been ravaged by hurricanes in

recent years this is already one of the most expensive disasters this state has seen in modern history. this morning, mounting devastation in texas. the death toll from freezing temperatures and widespread outages rising higher. >> i went out there. he had no response. he was already cold. >> reporter: toni anderson lost her husband andy to hypothermia. with their house flooding she found him in the garage after his home oxygen machine ran out of electricity. >> this is great if you got electricity but if you don't have electricity, that's worthless. it's worthless. >> reporter: and 11-year-old christian peneda pavon seen playing in the snow monday found dead in his bed the next day. his family believes he died in freezing temperatures inside their powerless home. most of texas has since seen its power restored. celebrating after 87 hours without power. but the struggle n i

more a ilat aisory. >> two cases of water per car and also giving out masks. >> reporter: houston's mayor says there's still a long road ahead and a complicated process getting the water treated, inspected and approved. how long will it be before your residents have clean drinking water? >> it's a technical difference. it could be sunday. i'm saying monday. give or take one day on either side. could be sunday, could be tuesday. >> reporter: still so many questions left unanswered. it has been almost a week since president biden declared a federal emergency declaration for here in texas. he's now in the process of deciding whether or not he will come to texas to assess the damage this coming week. eva? >> trevor ault for us there in houston. thank you. the weather not only affecting water supply but distribution of the covid-19 vaccine. abc's alex presha joins us from washington with more. good morning, alex.

>> reporter: good morning, eva. this morning, the u.s. is closing in on another grim milestone, 500,000 covid-19 deaths and many states are struggling with their biggest weapon against the virus, vaccinations. that's because winter weather is wreaking havoc on distribution efforts. the white house saying 6 million doses have been delayed impacting all 50 states and anticipates the backlog doses will get delivered within the next week but we've seen long lines like in los angeles, cars bumper to bumper outside dodger stadium. nearly 12,500 vaccine hopefuls striking out. their doses delayed. president biden traveled to kalamazoo, michigan friday touring a pfizer facility. starting next week new assembly lines there will be able to produce 700,000 doses per hour. pfizer also says its vaccine degrees below zero can now be stored in regular medical freezers for up to two weeks once it arrives at vaccination sites.

new data shows that new cases, case hospitalizations, have gone down since peaking in january. but president biden won't commit to when things will return to normal. only saying that next christmas, god willing, things will be different. guys? >> alex presha, thank you for your reporting. appreciate that. here's what's coming up, after a recent string of violent crimes against asian-americans how the actress, olivia munn, used social media to help the search for one suspected attacker. olivia munn talking to "gma" this morning. up ahead, a saturday morning visit from tory johnson. she's got "deals & steals" on cold weather solutions and we need them, all from small businesses. plus, brandy and monica reunited over tiktok to serve up some of their signature duets. who can forget "the boy is mine"? do you remember that song? i definitely do. we have the must-see video in "pop news." ♪ just want to see you ♪ ion. ticks and fleas?

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♪ say what you want to say ♪ welcome back to "gma." this morning, hot savings on cold weather solutions from cozy footwear to a personal fireplace. it's a small to miss. that's coming up. but first you can't miss this. janai is here with "pop news." >> she's kind of my personal ple because she's got me on blast. >> because i light a fire under you. all right. time for "pop news" and i know it's saturday morning but we've got a little bit of a throwback for you guys. of course, you remember brandy and monica's "the boy is mine." if you didn't have a friend who you argued over who is going to be who, did you have friends? >> yes, yes. >> if you can believe it, it's been over 20 years since they dropped that. now the two singers are coming together to recreate the introof that song, all thanks to tiktok. take a look. minuxcuse me.

you know, you look kind of familiar. >> yeah, you do too. >> i just wanted to know, do you know somebody named -- you know his name. >> oh, yeah, definitely. >> i just love it. monica posting the first video lip-syncing and brandy dueted it on tiktok adding the caption, love you mo, this was fun. it was fun for all of us. thank you both. now to kansas city chiefs star patrick mahomes. he and his fiancee are expecting a baby girl and matthews sharing these glamorous new photos on instagram. look at that. the soon-to-be family of three already has a big team cheering them on. days before the big game mahomes said to reporters, the guys in this locker room, my parents and the community in kansas city can help teach me to be the best dad i can possibly be. after the super bowl matthews tweeted not how we wanted it to end but 15 played his heart out and i'm always and forever proud of him and everything he does. now let's have a baby. so we're waiting for them to have a baby. >> priorities. >> yep.

finally speaking of tiktok we've got a friendly psa for room is. according to gen-z the laughing/crying emoji is out. they say apparently that's not the only thing getting the axe from today's teens. next up to the chopping block, and i feel personally attacked, side parts for your hair. >> i just want to note i have moved my part to the middle. >> you have. you have. gen-zers are embracing the middle part like tiktok's most followed user charli d'amelio and claim anyone with a side part is showing their age. >> dan and i both have side parts. >> right? and now here i'meiup and the middle part is nothing new.

>> it's nothing new, but gen-z is loving it. another trend they're into, loose jeans. they are cute. kids today are saying yes to jeans with a more relaxed fit. here's what i think, a quick google search will show you gen-zers were born around 1997 to 2010 and they are taking it back to the '90s because they haven't been there before. >> you know what, we've done that once. >> loose jeans sound really good to me. >> i saw your skinny joggers last weekend, dan. >> wow, this is what i'm talking about, personal fireplace right there. >> i do feel like america should see those joggers. >> no, america. i'm going to spare you. also i've never used emojis. so i don't know what gen that puts me in. so, janai, thank you. see you coming up soon in "binge this." we turn to our "gma" cover story. a man has been arrested after allegedly attacking a chinese woman here in new york and the actress olivia munn helped call public attention to this crime. stephanie ramos is here with much more on this. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning.

when actress olivia munn saw the video of her close friend's mother being shoved to the ground here in new york city she took to social media pleading for justice. she's now thanking everyone who helped lead police to a quick arrest. but this is just one of many incidents police believe is part of a violent aggression toward asian-americans. this morning, the asian-american community celebrating the swift arrest of this man wanted for allegedly attacking a chinese woman outside a bakery in new york city. the woman's daughter relieved the suspect was caught. >> this is like a perfect example of everyone coming together for a greater good. >> reporter: the case gaining widespread attention on social media after actress olivia munn, who is a friend of the victim's son, posted about the incident on instagram writing, she left the hospital with ten stitches in her head. we're gonna find this guy. >> it is an incredible feeling to have social media, nypd, everyone mobilized for us and

they mobilized fast and that was such a great feeling to know that our pain, our suffering, our mothers matter. >> reporter: according to court documents the suspect, 47-year-old patrick mateo told the arresting officer he knew why the police were there because someone had sent him the pictures from social media. the attack is not being investigated as a hate crime but mateo is charged with assault and harassment. he's pleaded not guilty. >> as an asian-american, i have been well aware for many, many years of the physical and verbal racist attacks that my community goes through, but especially over this past year, it's increased astronomically. >> reporter: the incident in queens just the latest in a string of violent crimes against asian-americans in recent weeks. in oakland, california a 91-year-old man pushed to the ground in the city's chinatown and a 70-year-old woman knocked to the ground and robbed by two men.

advocacy groups stop aapi hate says they've received reports of more than 2,800 anti-asian attacks since the beginning of the pandemic last year. munn along with stars of "crazy rich asians" gemma chan and awkwafina and "hawaii 5-0" star daniel dae kim have been outspoken against the violence. >> these are people that are elderly and often with pre-existing conditions already afraid to go outside and now they're fearing for their lives. >> reporter: the incident where the woman was shoved to the ground in new york city is not being investigated as a hate crime. the victim's son is now questioning how many of these other incidents can't legally be called a hate crime but are rooted in racism. dan? >> stephanie, thank you so much. really important story, appreciate youreg this big story, the weather. rob is in westchester county, new york, covering that. rob, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, dan. the sun coming up over the snowscape in the suburbs

of new york city. feels good on my back. not nearly as good as it will feel in the deep south beginning to recover at least for temperatures. the road to recovery will be tough. after subfreezing temps today across the coast you'll bounce back to 48 and 60 in houston. 49 in jackson, mississippi. shreveport, similar numbers too. enjoy that. this week? check this out, saudi arabia, the deserts near the jordan border. not unheard of getting snow but this man posted this of building something on his toyota. i'm not sure what it is. excellent effort there. my man noah bare, he built himself a proper snowman just over his head with enhanced lips. good-looking snowman -- snow person, no doubt about that. time for a look at good morning to you partly cloudy skies in santa cruz. we have the winds picking up particularly along the coast and the higher elevations. that's going to bring gusty winds for some of you.

breezy else where. warming trend gets under way tomorrow and really in earnest monday and tuesday. looking for highs today in the low 60s in oakland and upper 50s in fremont. a few degrees below average. windy to breezy today and then we warm up slightly tomorrow. spring-like weathehehehehehehehe >> reporter: in my travels for e work this week i did build a snowman then kiss it which apparently is high risk without a mask. so that's why i'm waiting on my covid test before i can come back in studio hopefully with you tomorrow. >> that's right. we'll look forward to that. rob, thank you very much. >> reporter: any response to that? >> no, no, i got nothing. kissing snowmen, the random snowmen in the streets. what can i say to that? hopefully we'll see you tomorrow in the studio. we want to turn to "deals & steals," tory johnson making sure that we stay cozy and warm in wintertime with sensational savings on cold weather solutions and here's the best part. they are all from small businesses. and you can get all these deals by pointing your cell phone to

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what are you favorite tv shows, what do you binge-watch, it's almost embarrassing because i just love "queen sugar." >> now i need to watch "queen sugar." back with that chat between oprah and ava duvernay. the two talking on oprah's instagram about their acclaimed series, "queen sugar," returning for a brand-new season. we'll have much more on the show in "binge this" with janai. but first we'll take a look at the headlines we're following right now. t ereme winter weather. vaccination sites are now turning into water sites with long lines for bottled water and power is thankfully finally

coming back on for many in houston where just three days ago more than a million customers were in the dark. buckingham palace announcing prince harry and meghan will not be returning as working members of the royal family. they have been stripped of their royal patronages with harry losing his honorary military titles. the sussexes issuing a statement saying that they will, quote, remain committed to their duty and service to the uk. and then just moments ago came the announcement that princess eugenie and her husband have named their son august philip hawke brooksbank. >> rolls off the tongue. lling . minnesota timberwolves forward anthony edwards defying gravity and taking a giant leap to take the shot friday night. edwards, the number one pick in the 2020 nba draft ligitr with wasn't enough for the win sadly. the timberwolves lost the game to the toronto raptors. i had to stop dunking like that because i was like pulling my

hammy. >> you were embarrassing too many people on the court? >> yeah. i just didn't want to show off. >> that's what it was. >> does your physical therapist tell you that this morning? >> yeah, he said lay off the dunking. you know what i would hear every time i dunked, i would hear this noise. [ air horn ] time now for "binge this" with new jersey's own janai norman. >> you've been on a roll since opening your mouth, dan. >> the siren of the ambulance pulling up. >> all right. it is time for "binge this." if you've got downtime this weekend we have you covered. andrea boehlke host of people in ten breaking down what we can tune into this weekend. andrea, thanks for being here. what movies are you loving this weekend? >> hello, janai. thanks for having me. good morning. i have two movies, the first is "nomadland." it stars oscar winner frances mcdormand. so it follows fern who loses everything. she loses her husband, her home. she is now living in a van

navigating this new life on the road. this movie is getting a lot of buzz. nominated for four golden globes and a s.a.g. award for mcdormand's performance. something i found really cool is fern encounters all on her journey. they cast real-life nomads to play versions of themselves, not professional actors. you can watch it on hulu. then this next movie i have for you is really adorable. it's perfect for the whole family. it's called "flora & ulysses." it's about 10-year-old flora, her parents recently separated. one day she rescues a squirrel from an outdoor roomba type vacuum which sounds terrifying if you're a squirrel. it turns out this squirrel has superpowers. can actually communicate with flora. i know. it's very cool. also stars alyson hannigan and ben schwartz. after uh you watch this movie, janai and i see you talking to

squirrels in central park i will join you. disney plus. >> fair enough. and a buzz about tv drama "queen sugar." tell us about it. >> season 5 of "queen sugar" just premiered on own and the series creator hollywood power house ava actually rewrote the season halfway through 2020 because she wanted this to really fit the times. she wanted it to be a time capsule for black americans to reflect what this country has been going through and she really pulls it off as she always does. if you haven't gotten into "queen sugar," what are you waiting for? it's about these estranged siblings that come together after their father's death. now they have this sugar cane farm and they're not sure what to do with it. there is a lot of fighting, a lot of family drama and we heard her say oprah loves the show. what's not to love? you got to get into it. if you miss the premiere watch it on own and the watch own app. >> not only is oprah signing off on it, if ava is behind it you got to watch it. finally, there's a virtual concert you recommend, andrea.

tell us about that. >> i never knew i would miss sweaty concerts but here we are. i have the next best thing. we have a virtual concert put on by hulu called "your attention please: the concert" and hulu is really kbhited committed to diversity and telling these stories. it features black creator trying to lead the world better than the way they found it. great lineup. you have swae lee, joy oladokun, kiana lede and one of my favorites 24kgoldn and all love the song. i know it's early but -- ♪ why you always in the mood messing around acting brand-new ♪ you can watch that on hulu for free. >> it's okay. i know you want to sing that. you can watch it on hulu's youtube page for theexnt for >> you know, once you started singing it i was like, oh, yeah, i heard it on the radio. before i didn't know. andrea, thank you so much.

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back now on "gma" we are celebrating black entrepreneurs this morning and learning about an amazing initiative that helps black and brown female business owners get the resources they need to succeed. take a look. february, a month dedicated to the celebration of black history marked by massive marketing campaigns supporting the black icons, creators and thought leaders of our time. >> what it means for the average consumer to support a black owned business is buying black, however, it doesn't stop there. >> reporter: founder and ceo of black girl venture, shelly bell is on a mission to help with tools they need to grow their business. she calls it "shark tank" meets kickstarter. >> the biggest challenges were

access to financial capital, access to influential networks and access to the ability to hire. >> reporter: these challenges existed before the pandemic but even more so now. >> we look at the challenges that black owners will face now. we have seen that 60% of black owned businesses have had to close their doors. >> reporter: shelly says use this pivotal moment productively. >> you should sit in thisnowled change that has happened and say where can we be more even innovate if. >> joining us now is yelp trend expert tara lewis to break down how we can become better value-driven shoppers and support these businesses far beyond the month of february. thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> so yelp has already seen a surge in searches for black-owned businesses. how do local communities benefit when these businesses thrive? >> yeah, well, you know, we've seen searches for black owned businesses surge 2,400% year

over year on yelp. when you purchase from a local black-owned business you're putting money directly back into the community. local businesses often also purchase from other local businesses. so when you're supporting one you're often supporting the growth of so many others as well. communities are so vital when it comes to local businesses and support. one business that knows that so well is calabash tea and tonic in washington, d.c. in 2019 they were actually identified as the most loved business in washington, d.c. based on yelp data and when things got really tough during the pandemic, it was the overwhelming support of their customers that really helped them to survive and they were just so pleased by that and were actually able to help other people that needed the support throughout that time because of that additional support from their customers. >> so, tara, what are some ways that you recommend seeking out and supporting black-owned businesses? >> well, there's just so many different types of black-owned businesses you can support and

on yelp we made it much more easier to seek out and find black-owned businesses that you can support. one tip is to make sure you are thinking about businesses in all different types of categories. think about landscapers, plumbers, dentists, photographers, all those types of businesses are really important and when you think beyond retail and food, it's very often you'll discover so many more local black owned businesses you may not have known before. eating locally and opting for black-owned businesses is important. you've seen on yelp a 589% increase in black owned food spots over the last year. tell us about this trend and we actually have some food here to celebrate while you educate. >> that's correct. that search is indicative of a shift in the landscape in general and since you are located in new york city, we wanted to make sure you had a taste of a wonderful local black-owned business in the city teranga.

its mission is to share african culture through food by telling the story of african -- the culinary impact of african food throughout the globe. so what you're eating is the salmon jollof bowl with roasted saon pea salad, as well as a sweet roasted plantain. >> it's really good. >> really good. >> i was smelling it all morning. i was like when can we actually eat this. >> i didn't eat it because it's my turn to toss to rob so i'll toss to rob. thank you so much, tara, for talking to us. we appreciate you. now a check of rob with the weather so i can eat my food. >> reporter: enjoy, bon appetit. good morning once again. such a tough week for the folks across the southern plains but, you know, some folks especially the young adults and kids making good out of a bad thing. prosper, texas, north of frisco north of dallas, everybody has a pickup truck in texas, right? how about a tow rope and

skateboard without wheels and do that across three, four, five inchsn. don't try that at home. i don't advocate it but there's the video in texas. worst things certainly happened this week. three to four inches of rain coming into the northwest. snow in the cascades. the blue, the bitterroots and wasatch of utah, enjoy the fresh good saturday morning. here's a look at our exploratorium camera. partly cloudy skies and looks like a gorgeous start to the day. it will be bright, but we've got winds that will pick up throughout the afternoon. upper 50s to near 60 today. warmer tomorrow.w.w.w.w.w.w.w.w. >> reporter: you know back when i was a kid we wouldn't seen use a skateboard. just our boots. grab on the bumper and skitch on down the highway. >> you had to walk to school both ways uphill with your books. i remember that. robert, always great to see you

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and we are back with our new "gma" series, pantry-palooza, taking basic items in our pantry and turning them into incredible dishes. this morning we are focusing on beans which so many of us stockpiled up in our pantries during quarantine. and joining us now is david nayfeld from che fico restaurant. good morning to you. talk to us a little about the versatility of dried beans first here. >> well, whit, thanks for having me. you said it, this is one of the most versatile ingredients you can us and all of us seem to have them in our pantry and don't know what to do with them. the key here is to make a big

pot of them. they're easy to cook and that will work their way into a few different recipes throughout the week. so the first thing and i love making soup in my house because my daughter and my girlfriend, they just devour it. it's a great way to sneak vegetables into their diet. super delicious. super nutritious and right now while the rest of -- about half of the country is under a layer of snow, i think this is something that's well needed. something super substantial and it really, really satisfies people right now. so i like to finish it with a little bit of olive oil because that brings out the natural complexity of the flavor, but couldn't be easier to make and just really, really satisfying. the next thing that i want to show you guys how to make is a great winter pasta and the great thing about this one is the fact that the starch isn't the center of the show. the beans and vegetables play the center of the show. delicious, nutrient dense, has a lot of great properties to it. the key here is remembering to put the beans in at the end so they don't disintegrate and still have beautiful texture on

them and the thing to remember about them also, all of these can be meat optional. so if you're not into the meat or maybe you don't have all the ingredients, you can definitely have some flexibility around them. we'll finish it with olive oil as well and a little bit of parmigiano reggiano and it's satisfying during the cold weather. the last thing here is the casserole and when you talk about easy things at the end of the week, right, you have beans left over in the fridge and you just want to be able to kind of do something super simple. you just take the beans and vegetables. put them into a casserole and finish with some bread crumbs here and a little bit of feta and that's going to add tanginess and then throw it in the oven at 375, very, very simple. like i said and then pro tip on this is if you want a super simple dish, super simple dinner serve it with a side salad and look how beautiful that is. >> gorgeous, we've got all three of them laid out right here in

front of us for the close-up. and while you were talking i was just eating all along. so everything was coming together beautifully. >> as you should. >> david, thank you so much. as always, we appreciate it. get the full recipes on goodmorningamerica.com and the ups and downs of frequent mood swings can take you to deep, depressive lows. or, give you unusually high energy, even when depressed. overwhelmed by bipolar i? ask about vraylar.

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feelings of helplessness and anger over the attacks in china about luna new year and black history month. with new in-person chinese arade this year, festivities are moving to different forms of fun. the city of san francisco is putting together a parade special instead. you can find those details on facebook.com/chineseparade. and, once again, this weekend you can check out one of the parade floats at pier 27. meantime the oakland museum you and your family can make your own lunar red envelopes and zodiac animal masks and also interesting videos on the history of the culture. head to the oakland museum website and they have a link to the et c of the weatr.raindrops lingering in the south bay and upper elevations and a few returns but things are winding down. san francisco sunny conditions, but it is breezy out there. 48 or 49, i should say, right

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