friday. and we're glad you spent the morning with us. have a g good morning, america. first strike. overnight, president biden authorizes his first military action since taking office, launching an air strike on iran-backed militias in syria responsible for recent attacks that killed a contractor and wounded a u.s. service member. the fallout this morning. shot of hope. the johnson & johnson single-dose vaccine just hours away from possible emergency use authorization. where the 4 million doses ready to be shipped will go. >> this is not a time to relax. >> with the nation hitting 50 million doses administered since biden took office. this as two more vaccines are in the pipeline. stimulus setback. overnight, democrats' almost $2 trillion covid relief bill dealt a crushing blow on hopes to raise the minimum wage to $15

an hour, as that looming deadline approaches for millions of americans about to lose their unemployment benefits. tiger's road to recovery. the golf legend wakes up in a new hospital this morning, as he recovers from that horrific car crash. urgent manhunt. lady gaga's dogwalker shot four times in the chest and critically wounded. >> the suspects snatching two of the pop superstar's french bulldogs. gaga now offering $500,000 for the dogs' safe return. the latest on the investigation this morning. no small potatoes. >> okay, fellas, let's roll. >> good-bye, mister. hello, potato head. this morning, the reaction to the classic toy rebranded with a gender neutral name. bel air? ♪ now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down ♪ >> overnight, harry's surprise interview, getting candid for the first time on stepping back

from the royal family. >> i did what any husband and what any father would do is i, i need to get my family out of here. >> but saying he's never walking away, spilling the tea this morning talking about his parents' portrayal in "the crown." who he wants to play him and family life right now. archie's talking. the conversations with the queen and prince philip on zoom. the moment meghan facetimed in. now, what's next for harry, meghan, archie and the new baby on the way in l.a. >> if i'm not out in five minutes, come and get me. >> okay. good morning, america. great to be with you on this busy friday morning. i got to say it's great the see prince harry relaxed and having a little fun. >> he is relaxed that's for sure. >> james corden knows how to pull things out of you in a fun way. >> archie is talking. his dad is saying an awful lot. we do have a lot to get to including the latest on the third covid vaccine that could

be granted emergency use authorization in just a matter of hours. take a live look right there at the johnson & johnson facility storage in kentucky where the one-dose vaccine ready to ship out if they get the green light. >> it could come as early as today. >> all the latest on the pandemic coming up. we begin with president biden ordering military action for the first time since taking office, launching air strikes against militia groups in syria that are backed by iran. our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. this was the first military strike of the biden administration, payback for a recent attack in iraq that left several american contractors and a u.s. service member wounded and at least one contractor working for the u.s. dead. the u.s. military launched two warplanes into eastern syria near the iraqi border on the orders of president biden who sources say chose the least lethal option targeting a cluster of buildings used by

iranian-backed militias at a border control point, the same iranian-linked militias believed to be responsible for the attack on a coalition base in iraq early last week. >> we know what we did and we're confident that that target was being used by the same shia militia that conducted the strikes. >> reporter: those militia rocket strikes slamming into that coalition base near erbil, iraq, last week where u.s. soldiers and contractors were housed. you can see those burned out bunks. the fire destroying the structures. the same iranian-backed militias have launched rocket attacks against the u.s. embassy in baghdad and the so-called green zone surrounding it. an official telling abc news that the retaliatory strikes by the u.s. could have resulted in a handful of casualties. the pentagon spokesman saying that the strike was proportional and that president biden will act to protect american and

coalition personnel, but added, at the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation. this retaliatory strike has gotten bipartisan support with the house majority leader steny hoyer calling it a strong act that will send a message to tehran and republican senator lindsey graham saying he appreciates the biden administration's striking back at these iranian-backed militias. george. >> and martha, the biden administration has begun to engage with iran on their nuclear program. any insight into how this is going to affect those possible negotiations? >> reporter: well, the administration is open to talks with iran, and while it may cause a bit of an uproar with the iranians for a short time, it should not affect nuclear talks. biden simply could not let those rocket attacks stand without a response and as we said this was the least lethal response, george. >> martha raddatz, thanks very much. michael. now to the latest on the

fight against the coronavirus received at least one dose of the vaccine. that is nearly 14% of the country, and the fda could grant emergency use authorization to another covid vaccine in just hours. take a live look at the johnson & johnson storage facility in kentucky where the one-dose vaccine is ready to go. steve osunsami is live now outside cdc headquarters in atlanta with more this morning. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. here at the cdc they believe that about 20 million americans have now been fully vaccinated against covid-19. these are people who have gotten both shots of the two-shot vaccine. this one-shot vaccine will make it much easier to vaccinate more americans if approved. a third covid vaccine could be available to americans next week and this one has been tested against the number of variants of the coronavirus that have been worrying public health officials. johnson & johnson has come up

with a single-shot vaccine and today they have an all-day hearing with the panel from the fda. as early as this evening the government could say yes to emergency use authorization of the drug. the drugmaker says they can ship up to 4 million doses across the country as soon as the fda gives the okay. just like the moderna and pfizer vaccines, those first johnson & johnson doses will be divided up based on population between 64 areas. >> if the fda approves the use of this new vaccine, we have a plan to roll it out as quickly as johnson & johnson can make it. >> reporter: the johnson & johnson vaccine appears highly effective against the coronavirus. the company reports that it is 85% effective against preventing severe illness and 100% effective against hospitalization and death. by the end of june, it's now possible we could have enough vaccine supply for all of america. johnson & johnson expects to produce 100 million single-dose vaccines covering 100 million people.

moderna and pfizer both two-dose vaccines expect to produce 600 million doses covering 300 million people. that's more than enough to vaccinate every american adult by the end of summer, a goal set by the president. across america, about 66 million doses of the two-dose vaccines have been put into arms and about 50 million of those shots have happened since president biden took office. the president's goal was 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office. and with one month in, he's already half the way there. but he still says he's not celebrating yet. >> while things are improving this is not a victory lap. everything is not fixed. >> reporter: what could help even more are more vaccines and there are possibly two more coming soon. the oxford astrazeneca and novavax vaccine are in phase 3 trials. at the latest, public health officials are hoping that the government will grant emergency

use authorization to johnson & johnson by this weekend, george. >> okay, steve, thanks. we're going to go back to washington now and the house getting ready to pass president biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill, but the attempt to include a new $15 minimum wage suffered a setback overnight. congressional correspondent rachel scott has the latest on where things stand. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning, and the headline here is that $15 an hour minimum wage increase will likely not be included and the final version of this covid relief package. the house is still on track to pass a version of this bill today still but overnight in the senate a setback. democrats have laid the groundwork to be able to pass this bill on their own without any republican support, but that does come with limitations and so in the senate you had this policy ruling saying that that $15 an hour minimum wage increase cannot be included in their version of the bill. the white house says president joe biden is disappointed by this. he is urging congress to act and pass this bill quickly.

likely it would make it easier for the senate to pass the bill. you had two moderate senate democrats opposed to that wage increase, but lawmakers here are up against a deadline. on march 14th, unemployment benefits for millions of americans expire. they want to get this bill on president joe biden's desk before then, so this would extend those unemployment benefits and it would also include $1,400 in stimulus checks to most americans. $350 billion in aid to state and local government, plus billions more for vaccine distribution, covid testing and grants for schools. now, republicans still opposed to that $1.9 trillion price tag, george, they want more targeted relief. >> rachel, we're also hearing now from the acting police chief up on capitol hill concerned with a really stark warning about another possible attack on the capitol. let's look. >> we know that members of the militia groups that were present on january 6th have stated their desires that they want to blow up the capitol and kill as many members as possible with a

direct nexus to the state of the union. >> now that isn't even scheduled yet, that address to a joint session of congress but they are taking nothing for granted. >> reporter: this is prompting new concerns, george, about security so the acting police chief saying that while the fencing that you see around the united states capitol is temporary, she believes it's necessarily. >> rachel scott, thanks very much. cecilia. another political headline. to new york governor andrew cuomo under fire for the number of covid related nursing homes. allegations of bullying and sexual harassment now too. whit johnson with the latest on this growing controversy. >> reporter: once praised for his early efforts in the pandemic, this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo, facing mounting allegations on multiple fronts. his administration accused of a cover-up for its handling of covid deaths connected to nursing homes. >> yes, there were deaths. too many. >> reporter: cuomo's health commissioner defending the controversial decision last

spring to return covid patients to nursing homes after treatment saying it was staff members who brought the virus in. >> reporter: when it's in the community it's in the nursing homes, they tie together. >> reporter: new york's attorney general reporting those deaths were undercounted by up to 50% with some patients counted as hospital deaths despite contracting the virus in nursing ho >> we should have done a better job in providing information. i accept responsibility for that. >> reporter: state lawmakers now considering a vote to strip him of his emergency powers after a top aide admitted to withholding the data worried it would be politicized by the trump administration. this as more details surface about sexual harassment allegations against governor cuomo. his former aide, lindsey boylan, claiming in an online blog post "he stepped in front of me and kissed me on the lips. i was in shock but i kept walking." boylan first accused the governor in december saying, yes, governor cuomo sexually harassed me for years. many saw it and watched. cuomo pushing back, denying the

accusations last year. >> look, i fought for and i believe a woman has the right to come forward and express her opinion and express issues and concerns that she has. but it's just not true. >> reporter: and this week, a spokesperson for governor cuomo reiterated that claims of inappropriate behavior are, quote, simply false. new york city mayor bill de blasio is among those calling for an independent investigation. michael? >> all right, thank you, whit. now to tiger woods. the golf legend has moved to a new hospital as he recovers from that horrific suv crash. our chief national correspondent matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, abc news has learned tiger woods is waking up in a new hospital, cedars-sinai in los angeles. after woods' horrific rollover accident shattered his right leg, he was rushed for emergency

surgery at hartford-ucla medical center where doctors implanted a metal rod, screws and pins to stabilize the bones in his tibia, ankle and foot. the hospital releasing a statement overnight saying, it was an honor to provide orthopedic trauma care to one of our generation's greatest athletes, but cedars-sinai consistently is ranked as one of the top orthopedic centers in the country. >> he is under the care of trauma surgeons right now and under the best trauma surgeons that we have in los angeles. >> reporter: dr. jason snibbe is an orthopedic surgeon in los angeles. while he's not treating tiger woods, he's treated similar injuries. the first step is complete rest. >> complete rest, then after typically around six weeks, maybe eight weeks, he'll start working on the muscles and getting the muscles to fire up again. >> reporter: this on top of his existing back ailments and five surgeries, the most recent in december. but this injury may not 28 l rback be a career killer.

smith had his right leg shattered during a sack. >> i'll tell you what, smith is hurting badly. >> reporter: but his leg got infected and 17 surgeries later, doctors finally cleared him to play. but unlike alex smith tiger woods suffered significant damage to his ankle and his foot, and orthopedic surgeons have said even if the small bones mend perfectly, it likely means a life of pain and inflexibility but they add, if anybody can overcome that, it's tiger woods. cecilia. >> certainly hoping for the best. okay, matt, thanks so much. we turn to the story everybody is talking about, that big rebrand of mr. potato head. the classic children's toy now has a gender neutral name and this morning as you can imagine the reaction is pouring in. deborah roberts joins us now with more on this. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. hasbro is joining a list of to be more inclusive.w pdus fo

but when it comes ysit doesn't always go over so well with the pubc. while some are applauding it, others see it as overkill in an age of political correctness. ♪ he's been a regular on the toy shelf for nearly 70 years. ♪ mr. potato head ♪ >> reporter: back in the '50s families had to supply their own potato. >> okay, fellas, let's roll. >> reporter: later, he and mrs. potato head had audiences laughing their pants off in our parent company disney's "toy story" movies. >> mr. and mrs. you got to keep them together because they're madly in love. >> reporter: but sprouting up this fall get ready for simply potato head. the hasbro company rebranding with a gender neutral name set to release a create your own

potato head family set, that will include two body, a small child potato and 42 different accessories which will allow children to mix and match and create the family structure they want. >> we will always have our fantastic mr. potato head from 1952 and it was a great, great toy, but right now looking forward this is a fantastic option for a more diverse community of children and a more diverse society. >> reporter: the change following similar moves with other brands like barbie now coming in a range of skin tones d ypes.he company taking pains to assure potato head fans that the product isn't completely changing. mr. and mrs. potato head aren't going anywhere. now, you can imagine that this rebranding set off a lot of heated exchanges on social media, many -- much of it political. many people saying that this is all about cancel culture, others having fun with potato/potato but clearly the hasbro company trying to walk a line here and so far not affected. its stock seems to be holding just fine, guys. >> that's a lot.

all right, deb, thanks. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including harry's surprise interview overnight. what the prince is saying about stepping back from the royal family. and the latest on lady gaga's dog-walker shot. two of her french bulldogs taken away. the superstar is now offering a $500,000 reward. let's go to ginger. >> up to two-inch hail in northeast texas and today that severe weather risk slides east. we are in a stormy pattern for parts of the plains into the midsouth. you can see right there heavy rains going into this weekend, we're talking three-plus inches and, of course, it will make its way up the appalachia ann th30 seconds. first though, the weekend forecast sponsored by consumer cellular.

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good morning. welcome to friday. let's take a look at our temperatures. we have 48 in places like novato and half moon bay. as far as your commute, it is pretty quiet out there. but this afternoon and evening, it's going to be breezy north of the bay bridge through the delta. as far as dining out on this friday evening, temperatures are already falling into the 50s as the sun sets at 6:00. even some 40s showing up by 9:00. at least there won't be a windchill. my accuweather seven-day forecast, bone dry through thursday. temperatures a little bit above average. coming up, the urgent investigation after lady gaga's

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it's great to see gether. we'll continue with prince harry's stunning surprise interview overnight with "the late late show's" james corden on a double decker bus tour of l.a. on what prompted his decision to step back from the royal family and revealing everything from his son archie's first word to zooming with the queen, and what he thinks of the hit show "the crown." maggie rulli joins us with so much more. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: what a fun surprise to wake up to on a friday. this was prince harry like we haven't seen him in years making jokes, rapping, drinking tea but, michael, he also uses this as a chance to talk about his mental health and he gives us the real reason why he says he had to leave the uk. overnight, prince harry speaking candidly for the first time about his decision to step away from royal duties. >> it was never walking away. it was stepping back rather than stepping down.

>> it was a difficult environment as a lot of people saw. we know what the british press can be like and it was destroying my mental health. i was like, this is toxic. so i did what any husband and what any father would do is i need to get my family out of here but we never walked away, and as far as i'm concerned whatever decisions are made on that side, i will never walk away. i will always be contributing, but my life is public service so wherever i'm in the world it will be the same thing. >> reporter: revealing his family's plan for the future. >> now that you live here, what is life like or what are you excited for it to be out of lockdown? >> i have no idea. like a slightly different version but a continuation of what we were doing back in the uk anyway, right? it's going to be -- that's what our life -- my life is always going to be about public service and meghan signed up for that and the two of us enjoy doing that, trying to bring some

compassion and, you kn, tryi to ce thmall way that we can. >> reporter: the interview appearing on "the late late show" with fellow brit james corden showing the duke of sussex like we've never seen him before. >> if i'm not out in five minutes, come and get me. >> okay. >> reporter: sharing his views on "the crow." >> how many times can this family make the same mistake? >> all i want is to be loved. that's all any of us want from you. >> don't me tend to be news, it's fictional. but it's literally based on the truth. >> yes. >> of course, it's not strictly accurate. >> of course it's not. >> loosely but gives you a rough idea of what that lifestyle and the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come from that. i'm way more comfortable with "the crown" than i am seeing the stories written about my family or my wife or myself. >> who would you like to see play you? >> daniel lewis. >> damian lewis. >> damian lewis.

>> reporter: even rapping about another famous west coast prince. ♪ now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down ♪ ♪ now take a minute ♪ ♪ and sit right there ♪ ♪ i'll tell you how i became a prince of a town called -- ♪ bel air ♪ >> look at you. >> reporter: and facetiming with wife meghan. >> how has it been going, haz? >> i didn't know we were calling you haz now. >> he's the worst tour guide in l.a. that i've ever had, put it that way. >> i'm the only tour guide you've ever had. i'm the best and the worst. he's having a great time. see you soon. all our love. >> bye. >> i'll put you in touch with the owner and get the details and lock it down. from me and haz, bye. >> i think we're done. >> thank you so much. got to go. >> see you soon. >> reporter: harry talking about when he knew meghan was the one. >> the second date i was

starti tis pretty special because we just -- it wasn't so much where we went. it's the way we hit it off with each other and we were just so comfortable in each other's comfortable. dating with me or with any member of the royal family, i guess, is kind of flipped upside down. all the dates become dinners or watching the tv or chatting at home and then eventually once you become a couple, then you venture out to dinners, to the cinema and everything else, so everything was done back to front with us so actually we got to spend an enormous amount of time just the two of us. >> reporter: sharing details about life now with meghan and baby archie. >> my son is now just over a year and a half. he's hysterical. he's got the most amazing personality. he's already putting three, four words together, singing words. >> what was his first word? >> crocodile. three syllables. >> that's a big word.

>> depending on how busy we do tea, give him a bath, might cook a meal, might order a takeaway. go upstairs sit in bed, turn the tv on. watch netflix. >> reporter: even revealing what the queen bought her great grandson for christmas. >> my grandmother asked us what archie wanted for christmas and meg said a wafflemaker. she sent us a wafflemaker for archie. he goes -- >> does the queen know how to use zoom? >> yes. both my grandparents do. we've zoomed them a few times. they've seen archie running around. my grandfather instead of like pressing leave meeting, he just goes -- like bye-bye as i'm pressing -- just leans forward. okay. bye. >> now, it is incredibly rare to see a member of the royal family being this open and relaxed during an interview and now it seems like we almost have two

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we are back with the investigation into the shooting of lady gaga's dog-walker. the suspects also stole two of gaga's french bulldogs and kaylee hartung is in los angeles with the details. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. this horrific attack happened right here in the storied west hollywood neighborhood and the whole thing was caught on surveillance camera. this morning, an urgent manhunt under way for two suspects caught on camera shooting lady gaga's dog-walker and stealing two of her french bulldogs. >> shooting occurred approximately ten minutes ago. >> reporter: the victim ryan fischer was walking the dogs late wednesday night

when a white nissan altima pulled up. he's seen struggling before he's shot. the thieves taking off with two of lady gaga's dogs. the third escaping and running toward fischer as he screams for help. >> help me. >> reporter: two people rushed to his aid. >> one victim down. >> conscious and breathing approximately 35 years of age suffering from a gunshot wound. be advised we got a suspect vehicle. >> weapon used, semiautomatic handgun. property taken, two french bulldogs. >> reporter: fischer now recovering in the hospital. he's in stable condition. >> there's not probably a mean bone in his body. he loves those dogs unconditionally and would take a bullet for them. >> reporter: lady gaga in rome offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, no questions asked.

>> it might give them the lead as to who these guys are. i mean, the reality is, the firearm and the shooting is going to get these guys a lot more serious sentence than stealing lady gaga's dogs. >> reporter: the third dog, miss asia has been returned unharmed by police. the three frenchies are instagram famous seen with gaga even on special occasions like backstage during her rehearsals for the super bowl halftime show. french bulldogs are among the most popular breeds in the country, ranked fourth on the american kennel club list, they're sold for up to $5,000 and police say that makes them a prime target for thieves. the lapd reporting other recent robberies of french bulldogs. sarah vorhaus experienced this terror firsthand in san francisco. >> he showed me a gun. he held it up here to my head and he said, give me your dog and then he punched me twice in the face. >> reporter: three attackers

snatching her 5-month-old french bulldog chloe on the street in january. she offered a reward for the safe return of her dog. police say it wasn't immediately clear if the attackers knew they belonged to lady gaga or just took them because they are in high demand. people are on high alert taking new measures to protect themselves. the search for those dogs, it continues, george. >> shocking that dog-walker was shot. coming up next, we have our "play of the day." tony bolognavich here. people call me t he king of cold cuts. the sandwich bizness has been real good to me. but now i got this jimmys john's showing up on my turf. i'm jimmys john's. and i have high-quality, reasonably-priced sandwiches. big deal! you got all-natural meats sliced by hand. i got “turkey” and “ham” made by science. i'm good i'm coming for you jimmys john's.

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"frozen," they are teaming up for a moving version of the performance just for "gma" in honor of black history month. and we're all very excited to see it. right now, we'll get to the latest on president biden's first military action since taking office. he's launched air strikes against militia groups in syria backed by iran. want to go back to martha raddatz. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is the first strike ordered by president biden sending two u.s. warplanes into eastern syria targeting a cluster of buildings used by iranian-backed militias and make no mistake, this was a retaliatory strike. these militias are believed to be responsible for the rocket attack early last week against a base in iraq which left several u.s. contractors and a u.s. service member wounded and a contractor working for the u.s. dead. sources telling abc news that president biden chose the least lethal option for this

retaliatory strike but a pentagon official acknowledged there could have been a handful of casualties. the strike has garnered bipartisan support on capitol hill. democrats and republicans saying this wl ssagehran, but it is no to significantly affect the administration's hopes of restarting nuclear talks with iran, george. >> yeah, that is a major priority for the biden administration. okay, martha, thanks very much. michael. now to the latest on the fight against the coronavirus emergency. so far, 46 million americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. that's nearly 14% of the country, and the fda could grant emergency use authorization for the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine as early as today. we're going to go back to steve osunsami who's outside of cdc headquarters in atlanta with more. good morning again, steve. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this third vaccine, if approved for emergency use authorization, could be available to americans as soon as next week, and it has been tested against the variants

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♪ hello friday ♪ ♪ i've been waiting ♪ welcome back. tomorrow on saturday "gma," don't miss the one-pan game plan. great recipes for meals made with just one pan mix for the easy kitchen cleanup. >> i like that. but first, we head to lara with "pop news." hello, lara. >> hi. good morning. we begin with oscars history being made this year. still two months before the big show and it already has allowed a whopping 366 films to be eligible for best picture. this is more movies than they have allowed in the last 50 years. the number so high for a couple

of reasons, first, the oscar eligibility season was extended by two months this year and the criteria for movies to qualify was relaxed giving more films the chance to be seen during the pandemic. stay tuned to see who will make minatiemony rhtren 15 and> d op by vincent van gogh. if you don't recognize it, that's because it's been in a private family collection for over 100 years. very different than what we're used to seeing. this is called "street scene in montmarte" painted in 1887. it's allowed to be seen on public display for the first time ever ahead of its auction next month. the family is finally deciding to part with it. first it will hang in amsterdam,

then hong kong, and then finally where it was made in paris, france. sotheby's estimates its value between $6.1 million and $9.8 million. it'll hit the auction block on march 25th. worth taking a look. finally, a florida real estate agent is getting creative to sell what she's fully willing to admit is the worst house on the street. maybe in the neighbor. here are some of my favorite lines from this honest listing. she writes, and i quote, have you ever watched hgtv and thought i could do that? if so, then pack up your tape measure. the three-bedroom is open concept, she says, considering a bunch of the windows are broken and the roof is leaking. oh, and the floor creaks. and there's a terrible draft. and i know you've heard of a detached garage but have you ever heard of a detached foundation? because that's what you'll find here. and if you're looking for a house that screams i've got bizarre and ominous energy then, honey, stop the car. don't forget about the brick

chimney that perfectly epitomizes how we all feel after 2020 about to collapse and going nowhere because there literally is no fireplace inside the house. what else can be said about this one of a kind opportunity. she goes on to say not interested in crying yourself to sleep every night, then maybe you should just tear it down and build a brand-new house. the neighbors will thank you. the price tag on this gem, you guys, $69,000. got to love her honesty. >> maybe it'll sell by the end of the day. we'll see. thank you, lara. we mer story. overnight, "bachelor" contestant rachael spoke for the first time on camera since those racist posts resurfaced last month and t.j. holmes has more on the controversy. hey, t.j. >> the irony cannot be lost that the "bachelor" franchise gets its first-ever black bachelor and one of the final three women has been apologizing for the past several weeks for her past racist behavior. she apologized again overnight. this time for the first time on camera in a 7 1/2-minute video she posted to her instagram and in it she says stop defending

me. >> thank you. >> reporter: "bachelor" finalist rachael kirkconnell speaking out for the first time overnight on camera. >> the first big step in all of this is white people stepping up and taking accountability. there are things out there that completely validate your opinions and your anger towards me. >> reporter: posting to her 440,000-plus instagram followers to apologize and address those racist posts that resurfaced last month. >> i just hope i can earn your forgiveness and your grace through my future actions and i'm just -- i'm done waiting around for the time to speak and i'm done hiding from all of this. >> reporter: kirkconnell made it to the final three vying for matt james' heart this past monday night coming after weeks

of scrutiny after posts of her liking posts with the confederate flag and posing at an antebellum-themed party in 2018. now, kirkconnell who has since called her past behavior ignorant and racist is rejecting support from anyone defending her, instead sharing resources to help others understand her mistakes. >> if you are in my comments or defending me anywhere telling people that i did nothing wrong, that there's nothing to be hurt about, there's nothing to be angry about or offended about, please stop, you know, if you really want to support me then encourage me to do better and encourage those around you to do better and to accept change. >> reporter: guys, she did go on and she did acknowledge her privilege and her platform, two things she says she probably

doesn't deserve but, if she can didn't understand why an antebellum party might be offensive to some. if people get educated maybe that's a good thing and chris harrison defended her as well and he stepped aside from the show for awhile. let's go to ginger. >> i got to check you in aspen. we haven't seen some video from there for awhile. they just had 11 inches just getting on those slopes. i finally took adrian for the first time yesterday. not quite like that. we didn't look like that or that. if you are in southern california, you've had about 100 inches in some of these places so getting on the board there too. just a reminder last friday we good morning. welcome to friday. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. tons of sunshine and mild conditions again today. a little breezy along our coast and that will spread into all of

our neighborhoods tomorrow and again tuesday. temperatures a little bit above average. 58 at half moon bay to nearly 70 in fairfield. tonight, 30s in our valleys, 40s elsewhere. my accuweather seven-day forecast, bone dry and warmer than average. returning now to the powerhouse black designers who have influenced the fashion world for decades, although not always credited. they've been setting trends and the cutting-edge clothing for years. our fashionista deborah roberts has more. hey, deb. >> reporter: hey there, michael. as you know, black culture has had a seismic impact on the world of fashion for so long from politics to the music industry, so much influencing what many of us wear. well, finally black designers are getting a moment. ♪ >> reporter: from music videos and runways, to big screens and

magazines, for decades fashion trends have sprung from the black community. >> fashion tells a story in the black community, doesn't it? >> our dress is kind of how we communicate things about our culture, our race, our heritage. >> reporter: fashion and costume historian shelby ivy christie reminds us that fashion is about activism and humanity. something we saw in the civil rights movement. >> we want them to be able to visually see the contrast of how these dogs are being sicced on us in our sunday best. coretta scott king marching on selma in her dresses and suits. she can be just as poised and well dressed as jackie kennedy. >> reporter: then the soul brother and sister movement. ♪ hey ♪ >> reporter: and, of course, "soul train." the '80s brought hip-hop. ♪ who were the pioneers who sort of merged hip-hop and fashion together?

>> dapper dan. he took these very traditional european luxury brand textiles, take that clothing remix it and repackage it for the black audience. we wanted to be a part and take part in luxury, luxury was not trying to speak to us. >> reporter: but the fashion industry soon took notice. >> i got tommy jeans. >> reporter: music icons aaliyah and foxy brown becoming the face for major ad campaigns. >> so there's this period of luxury now welcoming in the black consumer on a superficial level of being in ads and expose us to your audience, but then that grows into, hey, we just don't want to be in ads. >> reporter: black owned clothing lines began to rule. fubo, shawn john and baby phat becoming household names. what about in the boardrooms. >> that is a struggle and kind of a painpoint that we are still going through.

>> reporter: today, a new general ration of black designef finding the light from virtual fashion shows to designers like sergio hudson who made it to the world stage by dressing the country's new vice president. >> it's such a hard industry to be in for anybody, white, black, asian, whoever, but it's especially hard for us because of the financial constraints of our community. >> reporter: and that financial piece is important. if you want to help black designers, there are a few things you can do. patronize them, find them online, there are some great ones, christopher john rogers, just giving you a primer here. a lot of them doing great work. invest in their companies. if you're into social media, give them shoutouts. it's all about nurturing them and giving them the opportunity because that's what it's all about, opportunity. michael. >> i'm glad you're shining the light on them, deb, thank you so much for that. cecilia. >> michael, thanks. we turn now to our final day and our final series of parent's

night out helping single moms and dads get back in the dating game and we set up one parent with professional matchmaker paul c. brunson coaching mom of two kaywanda before she went out on two dates. we'll talk to them in a moment. let's take a look and see how these dates went. kaywanda lamb has spent the last two decades successfully raising two boys and pursuing her dreams so dating wasn't a priority until now. >> my motto is do it anyway and that's what i'm going to do. i'm going to do it anyway. >> reporter: living by her motto gam teaming iing her up with p brunson. >> you know the most important place to begin is not the heart, it's the -- >> mind? >> oh, you're already there. you're winning. >> reporter: with her heart and mind in the game, kaywanda set off to meet her virtual prince charming. >> hi, cyrus. >> hi, beautiful. you look good. >> reporter: first up cyrus, the single dad who said timing never felt right but now instant chemistry. >> why in 2021 you are single.

>> i started blogging and i became so passionate about helping other women and i just had tunnel vision. >> reporter: up next, kaywanda meeting weldon, the 46-year-old father of three.et's aquti doe tubr a pool? >> so, we have the hot tub. >> i'm visiting. >> reporter: the two also hitting it off immediately. >> i think i would like to, you know, meet weldon in person. would you like to meet me in person? >> let me think about it for a second. okay, i think i will. >> i feel like i saw some sparks there. all right, here we go with paul and kaywanda. good morning. thanks for being here. so, kaywanda, we just saw your first dates with both cyrus and weldon and we'll ask paul if he thinks your moves were a dating do or a dating don't. so let's start, kaywanda, with that question you got from cyrus. he asked why you're still single.

you said, i'm busy, i got my blog, i got my boys. was it a do or don't? >> this was a don't. don't hate me on this one, kaywanda. so, i really don't like this question, okay, because it suddenly suggests something could be wrong with you for being single which is crazy, right? so you want to deliver the response based on how that question came. if it came in a witty way you give him a witty response like that, ha, ha, why are you single, right? but never feel like you have to answer this question. kaywanda, never ever, ever, ever feel like you have to defend your single status for anyone. >> yeah, i love that. >> okay. >> you don't have to defend your single status to anyone. okay, we're going to talk about weldon. he lives in california. kaywanda, you're in texas. you guys dove right in about the possibility of dating long distance. paul, tell us, is talking about distance on a first date something as serious as long distance on a first date a do or a don't? >> this was a do. >> yay. >> good job on this one, kaywanda.

look, long distance relationships are a nonstarter. that's anything that would prevent a healthy relationship from forming so always feel fres good job on this. >> we got a couple more. so with weldon, you guys seem like you had a lot of mutual interests and you talked about those, had deeper conversations, and we saw with cyrus seems like it got a little flirty there. paul, talk about these. diving into first topic -- first date topic, serious conversations or do you want to keep it light and kind of flirty, do or don't? >> this was a don't. all right, so it was definitely flirty which i like, but we think, kaywanda, that a deep conversation means that you're getting deeper connection on the first date but that's a myth, right? great relationships are formed over time with great